Evolution about Light and Dark Skin Wrong - Again

The Ancient Origins of Both Light and Dark Skin

Yes another article turning the table on beliefs that was based on the incorrect theory of Evolution. Simple scientific theory means that any theory build on the wrong initial assumption, ie starting point, must be wrong. This is the case here where Evolution of Humans from Apes is taken as fact, and then used to explain the difference between light and dark skin people.

The article claims to have found evidence that the previous thought that humans originated out of Africa and everyone had black skin - then evolved into light skin when they moved to other continents; is incorrect. Based on the evidence of diversity of genes and genes for light skin found in ancient Africa, this was used to debunk the previous theory. However the article jump to the opposite conclusion that people were originally light skin, which may also be incorrect.

They would get much better conclusion if they referred back to Genesis which shows that humans can trace our unity back to Noah and then diversified starting from his three sons: Ham, Shem and Japheth. 

Natural Disasters Aug-Sep 2017

To the believers,

We all know God is all sovereign and all-powerful. Nothing in the world happens without is Him allowing it. So what can we say about the natural disasters that is hitting recently?

- Aug 21 - Eclipse - many people were joyously watching wherever they can. A minority of Christians have taken to YouTube to preach the eclipse Aug21 as a warning, followed by another sign in the constellations that is about to happen on Sep 23.

- Aug 26 - Hurricane Harvey - this started being noticed as a tropical storm on Aug17. Most people who were not in the meteorological circles were busy with the Eclipse news. On Aug23, it developed into a depression and warnings began to appear to the public. After various uncertainties of how intense it could be, it strengthen in Aug 24 and finally reached land on Texas on Aug26, causing devastating floods. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Harvey

- Sep 9 - as this is written - the state of Florida is awaiting landfall of Hurricane Irma on the morning of Sep 10. Irma has already devasted the islands of the Carribean. In addtion to Irma, there are two other Hurricanes happening - Katia and Jose.

- Sep 23 - alignment of constellation - possible fulfillment of Revelation 12.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-08/irma-katia-and-jose-hurricane-trio-baffles-scientists/8884834

- Jewish Calendar around Sep 2017

Sep 21-22   Rosh Hashana   Jewish New Year 

Sep 30      Yom Kippur     Day of Atonement

Can we say the deaths from natural disasters are God's fault? This is very hard to accept even for Christians. What else can we say? God didn't do it, the weather did it? So that means God cannot control the weather. Or how about the evil did it. This implies the Evil One has influuence over the weather, but I don't recall an instance where the Evil One influence the natural world, like weather, being mentioned anywhere in the Bible. On the other hand, Jesus clearly controlled the storm, the waves, performed anti-gravitational exercise, etc. 

So should the question be whether God caused the deaths of people at all? We know God is good. We know God is all-powerful. Should there be a contradiction in God is good AND He let people die? God is One, there is no other God and Jesus spoke to His Father as another person and Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as another person. Should there be a contradiction in God is One and God is Three persons. We cannot have answers to these questions because we cannot understand them, but we know each part mentioned above is true as fact. 

Then if God is responsible, the question turn into a question of judgment. Is God judging the people? 

Luke 13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

The best answer is of course given by Jesus Himself. The above questions ask if the people were worse sinners, and the answer is no. But yet, they were still sinners. The answer no given by Jesus, was not the focus. Instead, the focus is on us to Repent. 

Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Those killed, who were believers, will be in the presence of the Lord. Those who were not believers, will not be in the presence of the Lord. In either case, their stories are completed. But we who are still on this earth, rather than questioning God, should take these disasters as a reminder to ourselves to Repent and look to the Lord.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/07/what-did-jesus-say-about-natural-disasters.html

http://theconversation.com/are-natural-disasters-part-of-gods-retribution-83288

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricanes-irma-jose-katia-20170908-story.html

Sign of Jonah

There have been various explanations of the mysterious phrase "Sign of Jonah"

Some links are:
http://blog.adw.org/2010/02/what-is-the-sign-of-jonah-and-has-it-come-upon-us/
https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/book/e/75/t/the-sign-of-jonah
https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2009/march-april/the-sign-of-jonah
https://bible.org/seriespage/19-sign-jonah-matthew-1238-45
https://www.gotquestions.org/sign-of-Jonah.html

Recently however, with the news of the Eclipse of Aug 2017, there are other interpretations that the sign of Jonah could be the Eclipse that happened around 763BC (fact check please). During that period there were wars and disease outbreak in Nineveh. So these events plus the eclipse may cause the Ninevites to have a repentant heart just before Jonah arrived. So the sign here is pointing to the eclipse as the sign of Jonah. This seems a very plausible explanation.

However, the Word of God (ie the Bible), can stand alone, although it can be verified by external facts. So using the Bible to explain itself, here is the original passage:

Luke 11:29-32 The Sign of Jonah
29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 12:39-42
He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

Man gives himself the Mark of the Beast

A man implanted the chip from Sydney transport Opal card under his skin. He thinks it is the ultimate form of convenience and the future.

Opal card implanted in skin: Sydney transport bosses threaten to deactivate card

Perhaps he is not aware of:

Revelation 13

15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or[f] the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Man's limit is 120 years old

The first article below seems to suggest that humans have a age limit, even though human lifespan has increased steadily over the last hundreds of years. The second article seem to counter this saying there is no limit, and the first article uses to little data to reach the conclusions.

Scientists Say There's a Limit to The Human Lifespan – And We’ve Already Hit It

Humans Show No Sign of a Maximum Age Limit, Says New Study

What is most surprising is that the age limit mentioned by the first article is around the 115-125 years. This is of course no surprise for those who take God at His Word - see below.

Genesis 6:2-421st Century King James Version (KJ21)

2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair; and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose.

3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for he also is flesh; yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.”

4 There were giants on the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men who were of old, men of renown.