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EARTH IN PARADISE AGAIN 2030 Elect

(c) 2004 by O'Sullivan Publi!in" H#ue$ellin"t#n% Ne& ealan

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ISN 032556728Pinte in A#tea#a% Ne& ealan9it +intin" :anuay 2006

NOTES 2030 Diagrams

four 'heavens + abyss'

Testing times.Eden...Noah Moses

hrist !ord "aith

#megeddon $000 year %ingdom &ion

og magog (ema )eaven"a*sity of *ooing to ,srae*

-N saghetti Monster Ma*thus

hristianity that dire/t*y denies !ord of od.ente/ost betrayed1 *ibera*

Sa*e of )S for money.

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Stana .anne #, icenin" t!e ,utue &it!in .ainline c!itianity by bible +#+!ecyinte+etati#n !a le t# c#y.u" eult t!at ae a ece+tively c#.,#tin" a t!ey ae n"*T!ee inte+etati#n +#.ie a t#uble ,ee ie int# !eaven &it! #nly a li+evice n#ti#nal% #calle ,ait!% eBuie* Jet ,ait! .ean !eain" t!e tut!% n#t u"a c#ate lie* 9ait! .ean tetin"t!e +iit #, +#+!ecy n#t &all#&in" all #, it inici.inately &!#leC "ul+in" it #&n li-e ,at ,##*9a t## .any b##- &itten in En"li! ventue +eicti#n bae #n ;IA in,#.ati#n% # Ti.e.a"aine an uc!li-e* It cann#t be #ne li-e t!at >en &ill t## u+ie #n actual #ccuence*$e cann#t ely #n cuent unetanin" at all* $e nee ceative !el+ t# e/+l#e #u unuual,utue t#"et!e**

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linea e"ula ,a!i#n* S# I t!#u"!t t# .a-e a e"ula linea +eentati#n in t!e ,#. #, t!i b##-*In it a,t ,#. it &ill be #&nl#aable ,#. .y &ebite at eit!e &&&*ae#ctine*c#. #&&&*2iea*c#. a a +intable PD9 ,ile* T!i can be ea by A#be ,ee PD9 eae #,t&ae#n any c#.+ute*

Event in t!e l t#ay ae # a.ain" t!at all +evi#u ,#. #, +#litical unetanin" ibein" c!allen"e* T!e ie #, ;!ina% Inia an S#ut! Eat Aia i # yna.ic t!at t!e &et !atill n#t -en u+ t# t!e +#bable +#+ect #, a ##n an Buic- #ve!a#&in" an e.ie* Alle,,#t ae t# atte.+t #.e!#& t# +ut #,, t!e evil ay* Hu"e event ae !a++enin" ,# &!ic! t!eei n# eBually cale e/+lainati#n* Pe#+le yean ,# c#.+lete ealy -n#&le"e ab#ut t!ei ,utue*T!e ,utue i n#& !ee a.#un"t u* i" t!in" ae .#vin" # ,at* Te. li-e ean&!ile .eia ceate ati,icial itacti#n #, it #&n li-ecelebity !##% ,a.e an ,#tune% !e#e #, ,a-e uvival +#"a..e* T!u ann#uncin" a,#eunne t# eal ti.e "laiat#ial nu,, !#& #n T eeve ,# t## t#uble#.e tue +#+!et*Pe#+le e/!aut +ublic inteet by .eely bein" ,a.#u ,# bein" ,a.#uC little livin" "# .ae#ve in t!ei #&ne i.a"e* T!ey &ill e.an t#tal ,ictive #luti#n t# eal +#ble. ab#ut t!ea+ily c!an"in" event* H#&eve t!e bi" an&e i c#.+letely +#itive in #utc#.e ,# t!#e &it!t!e i"!t &ill% ta.ina an c#ua"e* T!#e &!# l#ve an ,ace tut! &ill tiu.+! #ve all*

Pe#+le !ave neve l#t inteet in t!e ,acinati#n a li-ely ,utue !#l* $e ae +ellb#un by t!eiea #, &!at !a++en ne/t* $!at #e !a++en ne/t= T!e Bueti#n #, all Bueti#n* H#lin" all

#u !#+e in it !an* T!ey &!# .ate t!e ,utue !all live ,#eve* >y &ebite -etc! #ut anan&e # unnevin" an yet e/!ilaatin" t!at nealy #ne .illi#n +e#+le !ave viite t!ee* >yan&e ae ,ully in t!e taiti#n #, P#+!ecy* I a. a &ite &!#e c#ncen i #u +#+!etic ,utue*

A an"e#u tae a tut! &ill #ut an t!e actual event t!e.elve ete.ine t!e &ite ,a.e*T!e .ea"e i al&ay e/te.ely +#+ula*

T!e +eent &ite i n# iv#y t#&e +!il##+!e* I # n#t &ite in a c#.+licate uneaable &ay*$!at it &itten !ee uttely ent!all t!e aut!#* He i +e#nally inv#lve in t!e #utc#.e* N# i itall ##. an "l##.* T!ee i a a.atic #utc#.e ,# t!e i"!t +e#+le* T!e i"n#ant !all n#t


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T!e +#t .#en "eneati#n i an e/+ei.ental "#u+ &!# bavely e/a.ine #l .yt! an+eicti#n* $e cann#t be ,#bbe #,, by t!i ate e/a.inati#n* >#t c#nie t!e.elve t!eeBual #, any #t!e +#,ei#nal* In,#.ati#n t#ay i # ic! an available a t# eBui+ evey#ne&it! t!e -ill neceay ,# a++#ac!in" any ituati#n* T!e intenet a"e i t!e level +lyin" ,iel #,iea* J#u can !ave a univeity level eucati#n ut by clic-in" #n in,#.ative &ebite* T!at i&!y a +#ven &ebite i t!e bet aut!#ity ,# clai.in" #ne attenti#n* T!e aut!# !i.el, -n#&!#& .any +e#+le ae ta-in" #ut !i iea* T!e ,utue cann#t a"ain be le,t t# t!e va"aie #,c!ance* T!e ,utue eveal it an&e t# t!#e eanetly ee-in" t!e tut!*

In &!at .anne !all &e +#cee= H#& can &e tell eliable in,#.ati#n=One t!#u#u"! an&e eie in c#ect leae!i+* T!e t#tally c!##le .an !a all t!ean&e* Seveal ,it ate .ate e"ee # D#ct#ate .ay u,,ice ,# a #b but can #ne ely#n t!at ,# t!e un-n#&n= T!e ,utue .ut n#t be ete.ine by +e#+le #nly vee in +ittin" #ut#l in,#.ati#n* T!ee ae n# #ct#ate ,# +#+!ecy* O ,# +eicti#n* 9utu#l#"it ae,eBuently n"* T!e ,utue .ay be un-n#&able ay #.e* It i ine,,able a .yteyC a -ill t!e!u.an ace !a yet t# acBuie* >#e an .#e in,#.ati#n ab#ut a +#ible ,utue u#un u*$!# &ill ae ay t!i an t!at +eci,ically &ill !a++en= >ay y#u ea it !ee* All t!e .#t

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ab#ut t!e latet t!in" t# be -e+t abeat #, i &ie+ea* A i, tyin" t# cule u+ t# t!e ,utue.a-e it #u ,ien* Ec#n#.ic a &it! #t!e !u.an enev#u i an atte.+t t# +eict an c#nt#lt!e ,utue* ;#.+ute .#elin" al# i "eae t# +#+!ecyin" ,utue #utc#.e ,inancially* >any+e#+le tun e"ulaly t# at#l#"y% un i"n% !##c#+e a a &ay t# ,eel t!at t!ey !ave #.e"i+ #n t!e ,utue*

Geneati#n K an J i #vel##-in" t!e .#t eliable an ancient avice #, allC !eain" t!eaut!entic v#ice #, G# in +aye* Pe#+le +ay believin" ,ine an enti.ent i &!at +aye iab#ut* $e nee t# !ea ,#. G# iectly #uelve a i t!e Hebe& +#+!et* $e nee t#tuy t!e. ee+ly a"ain* Al#n" &it! t!e &!#le +inci+le #, +#+!ecy an t!e ,utue*T!ee i an e/act !a+e t# t!e ,utue% a +atten icenable t# t!ey !# !ave ea t!e #,G# "eatly* e tee+e in t!e ancient ci+tue t!ee,#e an live ,#eve ,# in t!e. i t!e,utue #, tut! an t!e tut! #, t!e ,utue* y t!i &e !all live* $e .ut l##- t# t!e e/tene

+atten t!at e/ta+#late #ut ,#. t!e -n#&n e/actitue #, ci+tual +eicti#nL #ut an #n int#t!e vey ,utue &e ee- t# -n#&* T!e +at ucce #, +#+!ecy i #u -ey t# cetainty ab#ut t!e,utue* T!i cetainty "ive u c#n,ience% &e believe becaue &e -n#& !i. by .any eain"an .uc! +aye* 9#. t!i +#ecte an lai #&n +atten &e can !#& nati#n &ill ,itt!e.elve int# cetain eBuence an event* T!e .#t i.+#tant +atten i t!e ie #, t!e EatCt!e 'in"' #, t!e Eaten nati#n ae +#"ein" ,at int# .aive #.inance #, l event*T!i i 'le,t M #ve' elibeately an i"ni,icantly ,#. Daniel +#+!ecy #, t!e in"*Daniel .enti#n t!ee in" in Daniel 7% ?% 5% 8 an # #nC ;#n,i.in" t!i i Nine Eleven ,# t!ey.b#lic 'END' #, t!e ei"n #, t!e $EST* ',# a "eat &at! ,ille "#atC an at t!e la.b t!at +#-ea a


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in t!e $et% Ne& J#- i bunt t# t!e -y in an !#i,ic t!e.#nuclea e/+l#i#n* Plu a "i"antica.y t !une .illi#n t#n" c#e #ve t!e ie u+ ive Eu+!ate* T#&a &!eeecently .i"ate an#inte believe% in t!ei billi#n ( a c#& incluin" euecte Davi%

Aba!a.% Daniel !i.el,% an Iaia!) billi#n #, euecte ea% billi#n #, un-illable livin"believe ae &aitin" ,# Savi#u An#inte* T!e :e& ae .eely t&enty .illi#nC ut a la"e.#en ;ity eallyC all c#&e% ##.e% int# :euale. t# eca+e Hi &at!* Haae ,ea,ullyby t!e t ,ie beat!in" +#+!et* Su#une by t!ee billi#n #, Elect e.nant believe an+ue !i++e* T!e .eely ',#ll#&e' ae l#n" "#ne* 9#. ab#ve t!e ate en,ie #&n #n t!e .ain" in" #, t!e Eat ,#ce an u+#n t!e &ic-e ;ity :euale. t# et#yit* T# .a-e &ay% by it vacant uin ,lattene #ut t!e ettlin" #&n #, t!e .a"ni,icent .#untain #,Pya.ial ION% t!e #nly '.#untain' #n t!e Eat! &!ee :eu &ill ei"n a t!e Ancient #, Day%&it! &!ite !ai an a # #, I#n* He &ill ei"n t!ee ,# a t!#uan yea tetin" ,ut!e !iceatue until t!e lat tet be,#e t!e e.a% t!e :u"e.ent eat #, t!e Savi#u An#inteC &!ent!e Devil an Deat! an Hell &ill ie u+ t# a& a&ay even #.e #, t!e ,it euecti#n int# aec#n eat!L # "eat &ill t!e tet #, #uelve be* N#ne un,it # unt!y ente int# !eavena,te t!e E>AT!i i &!at &ill !a++en% a acc#in" t# t!e H#ly Sci+tue*$e believe #t!e&ie% &!ateve &e &ant t# believe% t!#e c#ne.ne t# e"et it ,#eve*

DE>OSTHENES% 345 ,l;*9@T@RE TENSEIt &a a +e,ect ni"!t ,# a +aty* In t!e &a. ;ali,#nia evenin" t!e le.#n tee +e,u.e t!e +ati# an t!e,lic-ein" Ti-i t#c!e cat !a#& #ve a lavi! table*T!e a#.a #, tea- ilin" #n t!e babecue "ill &atantaliin" an &e &ee &i!in" #.e#ne ul "ivet!e i"nal t# eat

T# #u i.ay &e ic#vee t!at n# #ne ele &a#utie* $e &ee al#ne * * * &it! #u a++etite*;u!e in a ti"!t cicle in t!e #ve!eate livin" ##.&ee .#t #, t!e "uet% &aitin" at!e i.+atiently ,#tlie ,#tune telle t# ea t!ei +al.* One by #ne t!eyul ea"ely !#l #ut t!ei !an% -n#&in" t!ey ul*a ,latteie% but !#+in" t!ee ul be #.e bal,iuC! ab#ut t!e.elve &!ic! ul "ive t!e. a .ental*li,tan e"#buile t# tell t!e b#y at t!e #,,ice #*C* "il at t!e bi"e table*

An # it !a been ,#. t!e be"innin" #, ti.e* Pe#+le ie been #bee &it! t!e eie t# -n#& &!at i** Cn" t# !a++en in t!e ,utue*

9#. -in" an ule t# evant an lave% ic!% C* l#&ly an .i"!ty +e#+le !ave calle u+#n &iL% +#+!et% ee% .a"ician% t!e ta an t!e .##nC +#&e an i"n bey#n t!e unetanin" #, t!enan nin*

At#l#"y #i"inate in ancient ;!alea% in t!e e"i#nt!e Peian Gul,* All t!e +#u -in" #, ;!allate abyl#n% !a ta,, at#l#"e t# aviei c#ncenin" t!e ,utue*e Gee- ,at!e #, !it#ian% He##tu% +ea- #,


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ceible city #, abyl#n an .enti#n t!e en#

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Au"u* T!e "eat R#.an #at#% ;ice#% &a a.e.be #, t!i b#a* H#&eve% it !a been ai t!atalt!#u"! ;ice# t##- !i utie ei#uly ince !e &a5 .an #, "eat l#yalty t# !i c#unty% !e +ivately c#niee #.e #, t!e au"u' +#+!ecie t# be abu*;aea e+ene u+#n i"n in t!e -y t# c#nucta,,ai #, tate an ule t!e .i"!ty R#.an E.+ie* At!e leae #, t!e +e#+le% !e et t!e e/a.+le ,# !i ,ell#& R#.an t# bec#.e #bee &it! !##c#+e*>any tan"e cut#. !ave been ,#ll#&e in ete.inin" t!e c#ue #, +e#+le an nati#n* Decii#n #,.aia"e an #uney% &a an alliance% !ave #.eti.e been .ae becaue +ecial c#ut ee ea ce

tain i"n #, #.en ,#. t!e entail #, a c!ic-enStay Eye>any +e#+le t#ay ae ic#vein" at#l#"y a"ain*P#++in" u+ #n t!e ne&tan ae # .any +a.+!letan b##- ab#ut t!e ta t!at #ne ul al.#t t!in-it &a a ne& +!en#.en#n* T!e !i++y .uical% Hai% !ait #&n ta,, at#l#"e t# avie t!e cat #n +e#nal.atte an .a-e ue t!e cicu.tance ae i"!t ,#buine* One #, t!e .#t +#+ula #n" #, t!e .#.eui ABuaiu*

At#l#"y i !avin" t!e "eatet b##. in it !it#y*9@T@RE TENSE :

All y#u !ave t# # i l##- in al.#t any ne&+a+e t#

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Di/#n% At t!e !ei"!t #, !i c#ncen #ve t!e lcie% an +la"ue by !i #&n ill !ealt!% !e #u"!t !eavice* In t!e c#.+any #, #t!e nati#nal leae #, t!e+at% R##evelt #u"!t t# ,in #ut &!at t!e ,utue ulbe ,#. #.e#ne &!# +#ee +ecial uncanny abilityt# +#+!ey*:eane Di/#n t#l Peient R##evelt t!at eventuallyt!e @*S* ul be allie &it! Ruia a"aint Re ;!ina*H#&eve% !e &ane 9DR n#t t# "ive Ruia anyt!in"t!at &an't #u t# "ive* T!e +eient% !#&eve% eviently i n#t !ee t!i avice% ,# it &a n#t l#n" a,te&a t!at t!e'Jalta c#n,eence &a !el an 9DRc#nclue a ecet a"ee.ent &it! Ruia t# "ive t!e@SSR cetain teit#y &!ic! !a e.aine une !e#.inati#n eve ince*>* Di/#n !a .ae #.e +eicti#n &!ic! !ave!a ti-in" ,ul,ill.ent* S!e ent % it i e+#te%%t# t!e late Peient enney +i# t# !i ti+ t# Dalla%&anin" !i. t!at !e ul be -ille t!ee* S!e al# +eicte eveal yea a"# t!at &e ul !ave a Re+ubli

can +eient electe in 875*y ne #&n a.ii#n% !#&eve% >% Di/#n ay !ei n#t in,allible* 9# intance% !e +eicte t!at Re;!ina ul +lun"e t!e l int# &a #ve Que.#yan >atu in Oct#be #, 865* (I, y#u can't e.e.bet!at ,a bac-% t!i i n#t !a++en*) S!e t!#u"!t $alteReutiae ul actively ee- t!e +eiency in 874*(He in't%)S+iituali. an .ytici. ae &eavin" t!ei +ella.#n" all a"e "#u+* $e a& a !an#.ely illutate.a"aine ecently t!at ,eatue P#+!ecy% ESP ne&%+yc!ic e/+eience% an +iitual !ealin"* P#v#cativeavetiin" inclue ;#..unicati#n ,#. t!e Sun

$#l% an a ne& b##- &!ic! eveal !#& t!ey livein an#t!e i.eni#n t!at i #nly an intant a&ay ,#.a++#t &it! Eat!*It i a .ytic ti.e* 9a.#u .#vie ta an &ealt!y#cialite ae tavelin" t# t!e c#untie #, t!e 9a Eatt# c#nult &it! !#ly .en* T!e in,luence #, +iituali. in #u +#+ula #n"% e&ely% an even cl#t!in"% i#bvi#u* $e eceive an invitati#n ecently ,#. anInian +iitualit &!# ay !e avie #n all a,,ai #,li,e* S!e al# !a a "uaantee (.#ney bac-=) t# e.#ve evil in,luence an ba luc- ,#. any#ne &!#c#nult !e*T!e +iit ae unnin" in eli"i#u cicle% al#* A

*n#u bi!#+% n#& eceae% ti.ulate inteet +ylie +!en#.ena by > c#..unicati#n &it! !i ea nla c!uc!e an #n c#lle"e ca.+ue .eiu. aeC' Cn" +ea-in" invitati#n* T!e &ite #, 1 eli"i#ui in a


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,ience t#ay* 5In t!e ,iel #, !i"!e eucati#n t!ee ae .#e t!an,#ty c#lle"e &!ic! n#& c#nuct +yc!ic eeac! unet!e title #, +aa+yc!#l#"y* T!e inteet in t!ee ub

ect i "#&in" !i +#+#ti#n t# t!e inceae in at#l#"yan +#+!ecy*;'et la ieT!e ,utue i bi" buine* 9enc!.en% ,# intance% +en .#e t!an a billi#n #lla a yea #n claiv#yant% "y+ie% ,ait! !eale% ee an +#+!et* InPai t!ee i #ne c!alatan ,# evey 20 Paiian%c#.+ae &it! #ne #ct# ,# evey 64 citien an#ne +iet ,# evey 6%000* I, y#u &ant t# !ea &!at t!e ,utue !a in t#e ,#y#u% +e!a+ y#u !#ul ee y#u tavel a"ent ,# t!e,atet &ay t# 9ance* ut ty t# av#i t!e nee ,# a#ct# # a +iett!ei evice ae at!e cace*Eca+e$e &ee #n t!e ca.+u #, a la"e univeity tal-in"&it! #.e tuent in t!e c#.,#table l#un"e #, #ne #,

t!e #.it#ie &!en &e n#tice a vey attactive "il!eitate in t!e ##&ay* S!e t## ,# a ,e& .#.ent%!e eye "lancin" vacantly a#un t!e ##.% an t!enate #ut a i, !e &ee bein" c!ae by e.#n*$!at #n eat! # y#u t!in- &a n" &it! !e= Ia-e .y c#.+ani#n*P#bably !e vibati#n &ee n"% an&ee #ney#un" .an* S!e .i"!t !ave t!#u"!t t!ee &a #.e#ne# #.et!in" in !ee t!at &a a t!eat* $!# -n#&=ibati#n% +iit% ta% +#+!et&!at an ab#bin" inteet &e !ave t#ay in t!e un-n#&n% t!e uneenan t!e ,utue*In #u i.a"inati#n &e l#n" t# te+ #ut #, #u !u.

u. e/itence an int# l bey#n* Ta-e cience,icti#n a an e/a.+le* It ,acinate u* $e ea b##-,#. t!e ei#u t# t!e c#.ic ab#ut .en &it! .iacul#u +#&e #, vii#n # +ece+ti#n* $e it &it! ,acin

9@TORE TENSE ti#n be,#e #u televii#n et a &e ae tan+#te #ut#, t!e +eent an int# t!e t#.##&*Tell It


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cle- &a ,lutee an vey a+#l#"etic* S!e in't &antt# ic#ua"e t!e.% but !e ai t!ey &ee a-in" ,#t!e i.+#ible*I &i! I !a been in t!at b##- t#e* It ul !avebeen # i.+le t# &al- #ve t# a at!e +#.inent i+lay an +ull #ut t!e ##- t!at "eneati#n #, eae!ave believe c#ntain t!e +!il##+!y #, tut!* It n#t#nly c#ntain tut!% but al# t!e "eat t!e.e #, +eace%l#ve% an !#+e% &!ic! ae t!e eie #, t!i an evey#t!e "eneati#n*H#&eve% c#.+ae t# t!e +eculati#n #, .#t t!atCi calle +#+!etic t#ay% t!e ible c#ntain clea an%L.ta-able +#+!etic i"n* $e ae able t# ee i"!t in t!i et Selle +eicti#n .ae centuie a"#in" ,ul,ille be,#e #u eye*T!e ible .a-e ,antatic clai.L but t!ee clai. aeC .#e tatlin" t!an t!#e #, +eent ay at#l#"e%CC =+!et an ee* 9ut!e.#e% t!e clai. #, t!e ibleC ve a "eate bai in !it#ical evience an ,act* e +#+!ecy can bec#.e a ue ,#unati#n u+#n

2ic! y#u ,ait! can "#&an t!ee i n# nee t#y#u intellect &!ile ,inin" t!i ,ait!*9@T@RE PARADISE AGAIN$e believe t!ee i a !#+e ,# t!e ,utue% in +ite #,t!e &ay t!e l l##- t#ay* $e believe t!at a +e#ncan be "iven a ecue an yet e/citin" vie& #, !i etinyby .a-in" an !#net inveti"ati#n #, t!e tete tut! #,ible +#+!ecy*>en' cui#ity eac!e +at an ,utue% * % *T* 6* E


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C $!en a +#+!et +eain t!e na.e #, t!eV t!e #e n#t c#.e t# +a # c#.e tue%

09t!at i a &!ic! t!e #t el#ve ;itien a&a in t!ei !#.e t#&n*T!ey n#t #nly .ae !#tan"e +eicti#n &!ic!ul be ,ul,ille uin" t!ei li,eti.e% but al# +#

ecte l#n"an"e +eicti#n ab#ut event ,a in t!e,utue* O,ten t!ey in't unetan t!e i"ni,icance #,t!ei #&n +#+!ecie (I Pete C02)* H#&eve%.any #, t!ee +#+!ecie ae +eicti#n #, e/act !it#ical !a++enin" &!ic! &ill lea t# t!e en #, !it#y

a &e -n#& it*T!e at#ni!in" t!in" t# t!#e #, u &!# !ave tuiet!e +#+!etic Sci+tue i t!at &e ae &atc!in" t!e ,ul,ill.ent #, t!ee +#+!ecie in #u ti.e* S#.e #, t!e,utue event t!at &ee +eicte !une #, yea a"#ea li-e t#ay' ne&+a+e*


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,#et#l t!at any :e&i! uviv# ul be caie #,,t# abyl#n a lave* T# c#.+#un t!e c#.+le/ity #,t!ee +eicti#n% !e ai t!at t!e Iaelite ul beabyl#nian lave ,# +eciely eventy yea (:ee.ia!26C)*

At t!i +#uit :ee.ia! ul +#bably !ave n ac#ntet ,# T!e >an icaia!*' *eve% t!i &a n#t a ti.e &!en uc! +e,ecti#n &a e &it! a "#l +in an "ua% # a eal #n >ica* L i+l#.a* On t!e c#ntay% !e &a t!#&n int# Cn an ,e bea an &ate* $!at i !e # t#ve uc! teat.ent=>icaia! live at a ti.e &!en a "## -in"% :e!#!aC **C**%*CW va ei"nin" in t!e #ut!en -in"#. #, :ua!* IE

' 9@T@RE PARADISE AGAINie n#t!en -in"#. #, Iael ule A!ab% a &ic-e-in"*9# #.e ea#n :c!#!a+!at viite A!ab% &!# i..eiately tie t# +euae !i. t# #in ,#ce a"aint at#uble#.e Syian ene.y ,#. an aea calle Ra.#t!"ilea*

A!ab "at!ee !i #&n +ecial +#+!et t#"et!e&e.i"!t call t!e. .e.be #, !i Inne Secuity ;#uncilan a-e t!e. &!et!e !e !#ul "# t# battle a"aintRa.#t!"ilea # n#t* T!e 400 +#+!et &ee # ##t!in" t# A!ab t!at t!ey !#ul be calle t!e ##t!aye

#, !i -in"#.* T!ey ail a"ee% &it!#ut ientin"O+ini#n% t!at A!ab !#ul "# int# battle an t!at G#ul bin" !i. t!#u"! tiu.+!antly*ut :en#!a+!at &a n#t ati,ie &it! t!e avice #,t!ee +#+!et in +ite #, (*!ei unani.#u a"ee.ent*He ai% I t!ee n#t !ee an#t!e +#+!et #, t!e


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.ay inBuie #, t!e icaia! t!e #n #, I.l a!L but !ate !i.% ,# !e neve +#+!eie "## c#ncenin"aie% but evil (I in" 22C5)*:e!#!a+!at inite t!at >icaia! be c#nulte% # an#,,ice &a ent t# bin" !i. in* $!en t!e #,,ice ,#un!i. !e tie t# +euae t!e +#+!et t# be a "## ,ell#&an "# al#n" &it! A!ab' Inne Secuity ;#uncil antell t!e -in" &!at !e &ante t# !ea* ut >icaia! e+lie% A t!e icaia! !#&e t!e b#lne t!at c!aacte

$HEN IS A PROPHET A PROPHET=3ie a tue +#+!et* 9it% !e labele all #, t!e 400c#ut +#+!et a lia* T!en !e +eicte t!at A!abul be -ille in t!e battle an t!at t!e Iaeli a.yul be #ute*T!e c!ie, #, t!e ,ale +#+!etA!ab' ;!ai.an#, t!e Secuity ;#uncil&al-e u+ an lu""e >icaia!% +#bably &it! t!e a.e +e.#niti#n #, ,ea t!at.ae Pa!u% t!e Iaeli eli"i#u leae% ta-e a &!ac-at :ee.ia!*S# >icaia! &ent t# ail an A!ab &ent t# battle* ut,it >icaia! c!allen"e all t!e +e#+le t# &itne !i

"ae #n t!e tet #, a +#+!et* He ai% I, y#u (.eanin" A!ab) etun in +eace% t!e


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at na.e% "lance at y#u aily ne&+a+e an* t!e t#n"ue t&ite ai"ne t# +e#+le t#ay*)Seanac!eib &a a ca,ty ,ell#&* He ent !i el#Buent3v&Va+iece% a ,ell#& na.e Rab!a-e!% t# t!e +e#+le

49@T@RE PARADISE AGAIN$HEN IS A PROPHET A PROPHET=#, :euale. &it! a +#&e,ul +#+a"ana +eec!* Rab!a-e!% an ancient >inite #, >iin,#.ati#n% t#lt!e +e#+le #, all t!e e,eat u,,ee by nei"!b#in"c#untie* T!i &a bain&a!in" in t!e ca,tiet ene*T!e tec!niBue ue &ee intene t# inuce t!e beie"e citien #, :euale. t# uene &it!#ut a ,i"!t*$!en in" Hee-ia! !ea !#& !i +e#+le &eebein" inti.iate% !e ent a ele"ati#n t# Iaia! t# +lea&it! !i. t# +ay t# :e!#va!% t!e G# #, Iael* Iaia!t!en .ae #.e !#tan"e +eicti#n* He ai t!ata u.# ul eac! in" Sennac!eib #, intenal t#u

ble in !i -in"#. an t!at !e ul etun &it!#utattac-in" :euale.* 9ut!e.#e% !e ai t!at Sennac!eib ul be aainate in !i #&n lan*It !a++ene ut a Iaia! +eicte* :euale. &a+ae a cetain e,eat an in" Sennac!eib &a -illeby !i #&n #n (Iaia! 3?C3735)*Iaia! Peict One Hune Jea in t!e 9utueIaia! al# +eicte t!at abyl#n ul c#.+letelyet#y :ua! an cay a&ay all t!e teaue #, Iael*He ,#et#l t!at t!e uvivin" #n #, t!e #yal ,a.ilyul be eunuc! in t!e +alace #, abyl#n* T!i #ccue ut a little #ve #ne !une yea late (Iaia!38C6?)*

One Hune an 9i,ty Jea in t!e 9utueIaia! "ave an inceible +eicti#n &!en !e ,#et#lt!at t!e .i"!ty invincible abyl#nian ul be c#nBuee an # c#.+letely et#ye by t!e >eet!at abyl#n ul neve be in!abite a"ain (Iaia!3C?22)*T!i &a an at#ni!in" +eicti#n at t!at ti.e incet!e city #, abyl#n beca.e #ne #, t!e even ne#, t!e ancient l an &a c#niee i.+e"nableJet a++#/i.ately 60 yea a,te Iaia!' +eictic*t!e >ee an Peian beie"e t!e t#&ein" &all #,abyl#n% T!i &a n# .all ,eat* T!#e &all &ee I,*,eet !i"! an # t!ic- t!at ,ive c!ai#t c#ul un abeiii

a#un t!e t#+*T!e >ee an Peian &ee cunnin"* T!ey a..et!e Eu+!ate Rive &!ic! an une t!e abyl#nian&all an t!#u"! t!e city* $!ile abyl#n &a celebatin" at a un-en #yal ball% t!e >eian a.y .ac!eal#n" t!e y ive be une t!e &all an c#nBueet!e city* T!i &a t!e vey ni"!t t!at t!e !an&itin"#n t!e &all a++eae t# ie a#"ant abyl#nian -in"*It ea% >ene% .ene% te-el% u+!ain* Daniel% t!e+#+!et% eci+!ee it t# t!e un-en .#b a ,#ll#&C


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J#u -in"#. !a been &ei"!e in t!e balance an,#un &antin"* It i ivie an "iven t# t!e >ee anPeian* T!at ni"!t t!e abyl#nian -in"#. ,ell(Daniel 6C3)%* T Hune Jea in t!e 9utueIaia! +eicte t!at a cetain -in" na.e ;yuul ee t!at :euale. an t!e Te.+le &ee ebuiltby all#&in" t!#e &!# &i!e t# # t!i - t# etunt# t!e lan #, t!ei ancet# (Iaia! 44C2546C4)*

Al.#t 200 yea a,te t!i +eicti#n a cetain Peian -in"% al# na.e ;yu% "ante #yal ,av# t# t!e:e&i! ca+tive le,t #ve ,#. abyl#n an ent t!e.L# :euale. &it! a eBuiiti#n ,# .ateial t# ebuil*!e city (Ea C)*T!e P#+!et Peeve>any #calle iblical c!#la t#ay ty t# late

Ate uc! +eicti#n a Iaia!' t# .a-e !i +#+!eice ee. t# be a,te t!e ,act* T# # t!i n#t #nly vi#I$:ES t!e c#nitent &itne #, t!e !it#y #, t!#e ti.e%lUt al# .a-e t!e :e&i! +e#+le eli"i#u c!alatan

L'.l eceive* T!e :e& ul !ave !a n# ea#n t#,# +#teity t!#e &itin" #, t!e +#+!et i, t!eya ,au*1 Iaeli +#+!et &ee n#t +#+ula% a &e !aveU.* In t!e ti.e #, :ee.ia!% >icaia!% Iaia!% anC'e* t!e # &ee a"aint anyt!in" t!ey te # '* acce+te* Jet t!ey &ee +eeve ab#ve all&itin" #, t!ei ay*

79@T@RE PARADISE AGAIN

$!at .ae t!ee +#+!et # +ecial= T!e an&e liein t!e tet #, a tue +#+!et &!ic! >#e "avet!ei

+#+!ecie .ut all c#.e tue* T!ey c#ul n#t bei"n#e* $e cann#t i"n#e t!e.* T!ey +ae t!e tetu..a cu. laue*Hit#y teac!e u t!at .an lean n#t!in" ,#. !it#yHEGEeianic +eicti#n* I"n#ance &an#t t!ei e/cue* T!e ea#n t!ey in't believe Hi.ae ,acinatin" an e/te.ely elevant t# t!i !#u #,!it#y in &!ic! &e live*T P#taitT c#.+letely i,,eent +#tait #, a c#.in" >eia! &ee ecibe by t!e Ol Teta.ent +#+!et*T!e +#tait% +ainte by t!e ue !an #, G#% &ee

+lace #n t!e a.e canva% ,a.e in #ne +ictue%9# t!#e &!# live +i# t# t!e bit! #, :eu #,Naaet-%%t!e +e+ective #, t!ee t +#tait #, t!e>a1aiali &a i,,icult t# unetan*I.a"ine a .an l##-in" at a an"e #, .#untain* He- able t# ee t!e +ea- #, #ne .#untain% an bey#n itt!e +ea- #, an#t!e* H#&eve% ,#. t!i vanta"e +#int%!e cann#t ee t!e valley &!ic! e+aate t!ee t.#untain%>en vie&e t!e t +#tait #, t!e >eia! in t!ea.e .anne* T!ey a& t i,,eent +e#n% but.ie t!e c#nnecti#n* T!ey i n#t +eceive t!at t!eec#ul be ut #ne >eia!% c#.in" in t i,,eent #le%

an e+aate by t!e valley #, ti.e*One +#tait #, t!e >eia! e+ict Hi. a a !u.bleevant &!# ul u,,e ,# #t!e an be eecte byHi #&n c#unty.en* T!i +#tait &e .ay call t!eSu,,ein" >eia!* (eia!*)T!e #t!e +#tait !#& t!e >eia! a a c#nBuein"-in" &it! unli.ite +#&e% &!# c#.e uenly t# eat!at t!e !ei"!t #, a "l#bal &a an ave .en ,#. el,etucti#n* He +lace t!e Iaelite &!# believe in Hi.


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DO $E REAeia! &a c#ncene* T!eyt##- vey liteally t!e +#tait #, t!e >eia! &!# ulc#.e a t!e ei"nin" in"* H#&eve% t!ey !a e"eneate in t!ei #&n eli"i#u c#nvicti#n t# t!e +#int&!ee t!ey in't believe t!ey &ee in,ul* T!ey believet!ey &ee -ee+in" t!e la& #, >#eL t!ee,#e% t!ey a&

n# nee ,# a u,,ein" >eia! t# elive t!e. ,#.t!ei in*T!e :e&i! eli"i#u leae !a built u+ a taiti#n#, inte+etati#n &!ic! .ae -ee+in" G#' la& .eelyan e/tenal t!in" (>a- ?C6)* :eu% !#&eve%+#inte #ut t!e tue .eanin" #, G#' la& in t!e Se.#n #n t!e >#unt% He !#&e t!at .ue &a n#t utactually -illin" #.e#ne% but t!at it &a bein" an"y

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He !#&e t!at G# l##- u+#n t!e !eat an n#t utu+#n t!e #ut&a +e,#.ance #, .an%I a. ue t!at i, y#u t##- t!e +evi#u +aa"a+!ei#uly y#u .ay ,eel a little unc#.,#table i"!t n#&*J#u .ay be ayin" t# y#uel, &!at I ai #.e yeaa"# &!en t!e tue .eanin" #, t!e Ten ;#..an.ent&a it +#inte #ut t# .e* $!# in t!e l can beacce+te by G# i, !e i "#in" t# !ave t# -ee+ t!e la&in !i t!#u"!t an .#tive=I, t!i i &!at y#u ae t!in-in"% c#n"atulati#n J#u!ave ut ic#vee t!e &!#le +u+#e ,# t!e la& #,>#e* T!e c#..an.ent &ee neve intene t# beue t# - #u &ay t# G#* T!e c#..an.ent &ee+i.aily "iven t# !#& u !#& +e,ect &e ul !avet# be in #e t# ean acce+tance &it! G# by #u #&n"## ee* T!i i &!y G# ay t# u% $!#eve -ee+t!e &!#le la& an yet tu.ble in #ne +#int% !e !abec#.e "uilty #, all (:a.e 2C0 NAS)*It i eay t# ee in t!e li"!t #, t!i &!y t!e ible ay%'* * * by t!e - #, t!e eia!% but .any eecte Hi. becaue t!ey &ee l##-in",# a "eat c#nBue#* T!ey &ee l##-in" ,# t!at +#litical leae &!# ul elive t!e. ,#. t!e R#.an

#++ei#n* In t!ei blinne t!ey ic#unte .#e t!an300 +eci,ic +eicti#n in t!ei #&n ace &itin"ab#ut t!i >eia!*T!e ec#n ea#n &!y t!e :e&i! +e#+le eectet!e >eia! &a #ne #, ini,,eencean ini,,eence t#t!ei +iitual nee* T!ey c#uln't be b#t!ee* T!ey&ee t## buy* T!ey !a a c!ai#t ace # a +aty t#atten* ;au"!t in t!e tea.ill #, aily e/itence% t!eee+e nee #, t!e inne el, &een't i.+#tant*In aiti#n% t!ey in't b#t!e t# # any inveti"ati#n,# t!e.elve* >any -ne& t!ee &a #.et!in" unuual ab#ut t!i ca+ente ,#. Naaet!% but t!ei eli"i#u leae eecte Hi. an t!ey t##- t!ei #+ini#n

intea #, eac!in" ,# t!e tut! t!e.elve*It &a becaue +e#+le &ill n#t # t!ei #&n eeac!t!at :eu .ae an at#unin" tate.ent #n t!e i"n #,t!e ti.e* He !#&e i.+ly an clealy !#& +#+!ecie&ee bein" ,ul,ille by Hi li,e* An yet% t# t!e ##, .any% He &a i"n#e*Si"n #, t!e Ti.eT!e eli"i#u leae #, Hi ay &ee t!e nu.be #ne-e+tic* T!ey ca.e t# :eu an a-e Hi. t# !#&t!e. a i"n ,#. !eaven* T!ey &ante #.e enati#nal


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.iacle &!ic! ul "ive t!e. +##, t!at :eu &at!ei +#.ie >eia!* T!ey &ante Hi. t# uenlyte+ #ut #, t!e -y a t!e c#nBuein" >eia! (a He ieveale in ec!aia! 4) an ta-e #ve all t!e -in"#. #, t!e l an e,eat t!e R#.an E.+ie*:eu !a aleay "iven t!e. i.+#tant i"n t# +#ve&!# He &a* He !a !eale .any +e#n an !aaie at leat #ne ,#. t!e ea* ut t!ey in't c#nie t!i u,,icient evience t# +#ve Hi clai. #, bein"t!e >eia!*:eu an&ee t!ee eli"i#u leae by ayin"C$!en it i evenin"% y#u ay% Tt &ill be ,ai &eat!e,# t!e -y i e* An in t!e .#nin"% It &ill be t#.yt#ay% ,# t!e -y i e an t!eatenin" J#u -n#&!#& t# inte+et t!e a++eaance #, t!e -y% but y#u cann#t inte+et t!e i"n #, t!e ti.e (>att!e& 7C2% 3)*Y Y


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in" Davi &a +#.ie at leat t e/citin" t!in"!ee* 9it% #ne #, !i iect ecenant ul ei"n,#eve* Sec#nly% t!i +e#n ul n#t #nly be #ne #,!i iect ecenant% but in a .ytei#u &ay Heul be uniBuely t!e S#n #, G#*Rabbinic taiti#n acibe t!i t# be a +eicti#n #,

t!e >eia!* ;#neBuently% #ne #, t!e .#t c#..#n>eianic title i t!e S#n #, Davi*it! ;eentialC T!e PlaceT!e +#+!et >ica! live even !une yea be,#et!e bit! #, ;!it* He &a a c#nte.+#ay #, t!e "eat+#+!et Iaia!* It &a eveale t# >ica! t!at t!e >eia! ul be b#n in et!le!e.%ut t!#u% et!le!e. E+!ata!% t!#u"! t!#u belittle a.#n" t!e t!#uan #, :ua!% yet #ut #, t!ee!all !e c#.e ,#t! unt# .e t!at i t# be ule in IaelL&!#e "#in" ,#t! !ave been ,#. #, #l% ,#. evelatin" (>ica! 6C2 :)*T!i &a a +#+!ecy #, t!e >eia! &!ic! &a un.i

ta-able becaue it e,ee t# Hi etenal +ee/itenceW * * &!#e "#in" ,#t! !ave been ,#. #, #l% ,#.evelatin"*T!i &a n# #inay .an% but a u+enatual +e#n&!# ul invae !it#y ,#. et!le!e.*T!i +#+!ecy i Bu#te in t!e Ne& Teta.ent in>att!e&% in an&e t# He#' Bueti#n t# t!e Hebe&t!e#l#"ian ab#ut &!ee t!e >eia! ul be b#n*T!ey an&ee !i.C In et!le!e. #, :uea% ,# # iti &itten by t!e +#+!et (>att!e& 2C6)*H#& e.a-able it i t!at centuy a,te centuy t!eHebe& +e#+le !ane #&n t!ee etaile +#+!ecie*T!ey !a t# be evelati#n ,#. G#% #t!e&ie t!ey

ul n#t !ave been +eeve% in uc! a c#nitent.anne*it! ;eentialC T!e Geneal Ti.e$e !ave e/a.ine t!e +#+!ecie c#ncenin" t!e,a.ily line #, t!e >eia! an t!e +lace #, Hi bit!*


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>eia! ul c#.e a t!e Pince% t!e !eia++aent t#t!e t!#ne #, Davi% ul be 453 yea (78 &ee- #,yea453 yea)* Si R#bet Aneen #, Sc#tlanJa +ent .any yea #, !i li,e vei,yin" an valiatin" t!e etail #, t!i +#+!ecy* He te a c#.+e!enive b##- #, bi tuy calle T!e ;#.in" Pince*N#t #nly &a Daniel "iven +eci,ic yea% but al# aeBuence #, .a# !it#ical event &!ic! cann#t be9it #, all% t!ee &a t!e +#cla.ati#n "iven t# t!e:e& t# etun ,#. ca+tivity an ebuil t!e Te.+le*

A,te t!at% t!e >eia! ul c#.e a t!e Pince*T!en t!e >eia! ul be cut #,,% &!ic! i anii#. ,# bein" -ille*

A,te t!e >eia! &a -ille an a.y ul &ee+ inan et#y t!e city an t!e Te.+le &!ic! &a ebuilt+evi#uly by t!e etune abyl#nian e/ile (Daniel 8)*Daniel' +#+!ecy !#& t!at &!#eve t!e >eia!&a He !a t# a++ea be,#e t!e city an t!e Te.+le&ee et#ye in A*D* ?0 by Titu #, R#.e*T!ee &a #nly #ne +e#n &!# &a ta-en ei#uly

a t!e >eia! be,#e A*D* ?0% $e !ave t!e l#"ical caniate ,# t!at #le in t!e ca+ente ,#. Naaet!*;eential Relatin" t# Hi >inity$e !ave c#niee a +an#a.a #, :eu' bit! ceential t# vei,y Hi clai. a t!e :e&i! >eia!* T#+ile +##, u+#n +##,% c#nie t!e +#+!ecie elatin"t# t!e ee :eu ul # u+#n eat!+#+!ecieab#ut Hi #&n .inity*T!e +#+!et Iaia! +eente a vivi eci+ti#n #,t!e c#.in" >eia! &!en !e aiC Say t# t!#e &!#ae #, a ,ea,ul !eat% 'e t#n"% ,ea n#t e!#l% y#uDO $E REAatt!e& C4% 6 NAS)*ilie ,act t!at :eu &a +e,#.in" t!ee vey .ia


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cle &a Hi ceential t# ubtantiate Hi clai. t!atHe &a t!e >eia!*;eential Relatin" t# Hi Reecti#n an Su,,ein"P#bably t!e .#t +!en#.enal +eicti#n elatin" t#t!e u,,ein" >eia!' +#tait ae t!e +#+!ecie t!at!#& Hi eecti#n an u,,ein"* One #, t!e "eat +aa"e #n Hi eecti#n i Iaia! 63* T!i i calle t!eba c#ncience #, t!e yna"#"ue becaue it i n#l#n"e ea in t!e te.+le #n !#ly ay% a it #nce &a*In Iaia! 62 t!ee i a "eneal l##- at t!i One &!# icalle t!e evant #, G#* It i #bvi#u !ee t!at t!e+#+!et i n#t tal-in" ab#ut Iael% &!ic! in #.e +aa"e i calle t!e evant #, G#% but ab#ut #ne &!#ul ave Iael% e!#l% .y evant% (;!it) !all+#+e% !e !all be e/alte an li,te u+% an !all bevey !i"!* A .any &ee at#ni!e at !i.!i a++eaance &a # .ae% bey#a !u.an e.blance% an


!i ,#. bey#n t!at #, t!e #n #, .en (Iaia! 62C3% 4)*T!i &a a e,eence t# &!at !a++ene at t!e tial #,:eu &!en He &a e+eately !it in t!e ,ace* S# !all!e tatle .any nati#nL -in" !all !ut t!ei .#ut!becaue #, !i.L ,# t!at &!ic! !a n#t been t#l t!e.t!ey !all ee% an t!at &!ic! t!ey !ave n#t !ea t!ey!all unetan (Iaia! 62C36)%In t!i +aa"e t!e +#+!et i ayin" t!at He ultatle% # at#un nati#n (.eanin" t!e n#n:e&) ant!at t!ey ul ee t!in" t!ey !a neve een* T!eGentile% in #t!e % ul be"in t# unetan t!e&ay #, G#*

H#&eve% Iaia! +ea- #, Hi eecti#n by t!e :e&%&!ic! in itel, &a e.a-able ince Iaia! &a a :e&i!+#+!et &!# te at leat ?00 yea be,#e ;!it &ab#.* Iaia! +eicte t!at bi +e#+le ul eect t!evey #ne ,# &!#. t!ey l##-e (Iaia! 63C3)*N#tice an inteetin" ,act* T!e +#+!et &ite #, t!ievent in t!e +at tene% &!ic! &a a c#..#n liteayevice #, t!e :e&i! &ite * * * (.any &ee at#ni!e *** !i a++eaance &a # .ae)* $!ent!ey &i!e t# e.+!aie t!e cetainty #, a +#+!ecyt!ey ul +ut it in t!i tene% &!ic! i calle t!e +#+!etic +e,ect tene in Hebe&*It &a ,ut!e +#+!eie !ee t!at t!e :e& ul

eect t!i >an becaue He in't !ave t!e #yal +len# t!ey eie* Iaia! ai He ul be e+iean eecte% &!ic! i +eciely &!at !a++ene*In t!i +at #, t!e +eicti#n t!e ceential #, t!e>eia! a a +e#n &!# ul be a ubtitute ,# t!einiBuity% # &ic-ene% #, .an ae +eenteC Suely!e !a b#ne #u "ie, an caie #u ##&L yet &eetee.e !i. tic-en% .itten by G#% an a,,licte*ut !e &a une ,# #u tan"ei#n% !e &abuie ,# #u iniBuitieL u+#n !i. &a t!e c!atie


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.ent t!at .ae u &!#le% an &it! !i ti+e &e ae!eale* All &e li-e !ee+ !ave "#ne atayL &e !avetune evey #ne t# !i #&n &ayL an t!e #t +e#n &it! #nly ali"!t e/+#ue t# ;!itian teac!in" &ill e.e.be t!e

#, :eu ,#. t!e c# &!en He ai% 9at!e%,#"ive t!e.L ,# t!ey -n#& n#t &!at t!ey #*

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An#t!e Ol Teta.ent +#+!et &a ec!aia!% &!#te al.#t 600 yea be,#e :eu live* In !i b##-!e "ave an#t!e +eci,ic an .inute +eicti#n &!ic!c#ul #nly e,e t# #ne +e#n* He teC An T ai


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unt# t!e.% I, ye t!in- "##% "ive .e .y +iceL an i,n#t% ,#bea* S# t!ey &ei"!e ,# .y +ice t!ity +iece#, ilve* An t!e


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T!e Pal. &ee acce+te a t!e #, G# anDavi &a +ea-in" in t!e S+iit% a t!e ancient abbinical c!##l ec#"nie* T!e +al.it "ive a etailean +ecie +eicti#n #, a +e#n bein" cuci,ie* He+ea- #, t!e u,,ein" #, t!e >eia! a i, !e &ee #nt!e c# &it! Hi.% ,eelin" Hi +ain% eein" t!e +e#+lean event a#un !i.* S+ea-in" in t!e +iit #, t!e>eia!% Davi ay% I a. +#ue #ut li-e &ate!ei +ea-in" #, t!e +#,ue +e+iati#n #, #ne !an"in"in t!e intene un* An all .y b#ne ae #ut #, #intt!i i #ne #, t!e .#t e/cuciatin" a+ect #, cuci,i/i#n* T!e li"a.ent tetc! an t!e b#ne +#+ #ut #,

#int*He tell #, t!e intene t!itan .y t#n"ue cleavet! t# .y a&% :eu ai #n t!e c#% I t!it9# #" !ave c#.+ae .eC t!e ae.bly #, t!e&ic-e !ave encl#e .eC t!ey +iece .y !an an.y ,eet* I .ay tell all .y b#neC t!ey l##- an taeu+#n .e* T!ey +at .y "a.ent a.#n" t!e.% an catl#t u+#n .y vetue (Pal. 22C75 :)%

D#" &a a c#..#n lan" e/+ei#n t!e :e& ue,# t!e Gentile:eu &a u#une by Gentile at

9@T@RE PARADISE AGAINt!e cuci,i/i#n* He &a cuci,ie in t!e nueL t!i +aa"e +ea- #, t!e !a.e #, it* At t!e ,##t #, t!e c#t!e #lie "a.ble (# cat l#t) ,# Hi #be*

A +e,ect a t!i +aa"e i in it +#+!etic accuacy%it "ain aiti#nal i.+#tance &!en &e ealie t!at cuci,i/i#n a a &ay #, +uni!.ent &a n#t -n#&n at t!eti.e Davi te t!i* T!e :e& #, t!at ti.e e/ecuteby t#nin"* It &a n#t until ab#ut 200 *;* &!en t!eR#.an a#+te t!i cuel +actice t!at cuci,i/i#n &a

&iely ue500 yea a,te t!i +#+!ecy*Guaantee AccuacyI, t!ee i #ne t!in" t!at "uaantee t!e !it#ical accuacy #, &!at t!e Ne& Teta.ent aut!# te it it!e ani.#ity #, t!e :e&i! +e#+le &!# cuci,ie :eu%T!e .ea"e #, t!ee +#+!ecy ,ul,ill.ent &a +eaby #, in#ut! all #ve t!e Paletinian aea tatin"nty ay a,te t!ee event !a++ene*I, t!#e &!# cuci,ie :eu c#ul !ave i+#ve any#, t!e !it#ical ealitie #, t!ee event t!ey ul !ave#ne # an et#ye t!e &!#le .#ve.ent ,#. t!ebe"innin"* ut t!ey in't bin" u+ any e,utati#n #,t!e ,act #, ,ul,ille +#+!ecyL intea t!ey +ut t# eat!

t!e +e#n &!# &ee +#clai.in" t!ee ,act*T!at "eneati#n i n#t ta-e ei#uly t!e ceential#, t!e u,,ein" >eia!* :eu= +eicte t!e etucti#n#, t!#e &!# +ut Hi. #n t!e c#* 9# t!e ay !allc#.e u+#n y#u &!en y#u ene.ie &ill t!#& u+ a ban-be,#e y#u% an u#un y#u% an !e. y#u in #n eveyie% an &ill level y#u t# t!e "#un an y#u c!ilen&it!in y#u% an t!ey &ill n#t leave in y#u #ne t#neu+#n an#t!e% becaue y#u i n#t ec#"nie t!e ti.e#, y#u viitati#n (


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$a t!i +#+!ecy ,ul,ille= A +evi#uly .enti#ne%Titu an t!e R#.an le"i#n &e+t #&n u+#n :euale. an et#ye it in A*D* ?0%$ill $e eia!* D# &e ae alle"#ie a&ay t!e .eanin" #, t!ee=$ill t!ee +eicti#n be ,ul,ille ut a cetainly an"a+!ically a t!#e #, t!e ,it c#.in"=T!i &ite ay +#itively% Je*T!ee #e te& c#untie &!ic! !ave +l#ye # centala #le in l !it#y a t!e


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ti#n &!en ;!it uenly etun t# +ut an en t# t!e&a #, &a calle A.a"e#n*Iael% t!e 9ue # A.a"e#n$!at !a !a++ene an &!at i !a++enin" i"!t n#&t# Iael i i"ni,icant ill t!e entie +#+!etic +ictue*>en &!# !ave tuie event t!at &ee t# #ccu !#tlybe,#e t!e "eat !#l#caut -n#&n a A.a"e#n aea.ae a t!ey ee t!e. !a++enin" be,#e t!ei eye*T## ,e& iblical c!#la +ay any ei#u attenti#n t#t!e +#ven +#+!etic c#ntent #, Sci+tue* D% $illia.9* Albi"!t% e.inent ac!ae#l#"it an +#,e# #,Se.itic


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t!ey ul !ave n# e+ect ,# eit!e t!e vey #l # t!evey y#un"* ;ivilian ul be .aace an +#+etyc#.+letely et#ye* T!e uviv# ul be ta-en alave*

A +evi#uly n#te% t!e +#+!et Iaia! ae etailt# &!at >#e +eicte% ab#ut 60 yea be,#e it379@T@RE PARADISE AGAIN#ccue* Iaia! ai t# a -in" #, :ua!% na.e Hee-ia!C e!#l% t!e ay ae c#.in" &!en all t!at i iny#u !#ue% an t!at &!ic! y#u +eece# !avet#e u+ till t!i ay% !all be caie t# abyl#n*N#t!in" !all be le,t% ay t!e #e al# +eicte t!e ec

#n ta"e* He ai t!at becaue #, c#ntinue ibelie,an eecti#n #, t!en G#% Iael ul be et#ye aa nati#n a ec#n ti.e* T!i ti.e t!e uviv# ulbe cattee t!#u"!#ut t!e l in evey nati#n* T!eyul be elentlely +eecute.en &it!#ut a c#unty* >#e "ive a "a+!ic +#tayal #, t!e !it#y #, t!e:e& &!en !e ay t!at t!ey &ill be cattee a.#n" allt!e +e#+le #, t!e eat!% &!ee t!ey !all ,in n# eae*T!e :e& &ill ,in n# et ,# t!ei ,eet% t!ei vey live!all !an" in #ubt (Deute#n#.y 25C7475)*>any #t!e +#+!et% uc! a Iaia!% :ee.ia!% Ee(t.)-iel% an A.# t# na.e a ,e&% all +eicte t!e "eatl&ie e/ile #, t!e :e&i! +e#+le an t!e etuc

ti#n #, t!e :e&i! nati#n*:ut be,#e Hi aet an cuci,i/i#n% :eu ai%ISRAE


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by :eu a #ccuin" t# t!e a.e "eneati#n t!at cuci,ie Hun* He ai% Tuly I ay t# y#u% all t!ee t!in"!all c#.e u+#n t!i "eneati#n (>att!e& 23C37NAS)*Hit#y vei,ie t!e accuacy #, t!ee +#+!ecie* :uta +eicte by :eu% le t!an ,#ty yea a,te Hieat! Titu an t!e R#.an le"i#n et#ye :euale.an t!e nati#n% lau"!tein" !une #, t!#uan*T!#e &!# uvive &ee !i++e #,, t# t!e lave .a-et in E"y+t* S##n t!e u++ly e/ceee t!e e.anan t!ey &ee t!le% even a l#&ly lave*9# al.#t 2000 yea t!e #n #, Aba!a.% Iaac%an :ac#b !ave &anee a#un t!e eat! &it! n#c#unty #, t!ei #&n% in c#ntant ,ea #, +eecuti#n aneat!* I a. ue t!at t!ey !ave a-e t!e Bueti#n .illi#n #, ti.e% &!y all t!i evil ,# u= T!e tue ;!itian!a l##-e #n &it! a.ae.ent an c#.+ai#n% &!ilet!e :e& !a bec#.e a +!en#.en#n t# t!e l* It i n#ne t!at >#e te c#ncenin" t!ei u,,ein" an+uni!.ent% T!ey (i*e*% t!e u".ent) !all be u+#n

y#u ,# a i"n Z#, &anin" t# #t!e nati#n[ an ,# ane% an u+#n y#u ecenant ,# eve (Deute#n#.y 25C47 A.+li,ie)*Iael' !it#y #, .iey &!ic! !a e/actly ,ul,ille+#+!etic &anin" !#ul be a i"n t# t!e &!#le la i"n &!ic! a.#n" #t!e t!in" !#ul teac! t!atG# .ean &!at He ay% an ay &!at He .ean*Iael Reb#nT!e a.e +#+!et &!# +eicte t!e l&iee/ile an +eecuti#n #, t!e :e& al# +eicte t!eiet#ati#n a a nati#n* It i u+iin" t!at .any c#uln#t ee t!e #bvi#uC ince t!e ,it +at #, t!ee +#+!ecie ca.e tue &e !#ul !ave antici+ate t!at t!e ec

#n +at ul c#.e tue% al#* T!i et#ati#n &a t#359@T@RE PARADISE AGAINc#.e ab#ut in t!e "eneal ti.e #, t!e cli.actic evenyea c#unt#&n an it ,inaletbe +e#nal a++eaance#, t!e >eia! t# elive t!e ne& tate ,#. etucti#n*Set t!e Rec# Stai"!tRi"!t !ee a cae,ul itincti#n .ut be .ae bet&een t!e +!yical et#ati#n t# t!e lan #, Paletinea a nati#n% &!ic! clealy #ccu !#tly be,#e t!e >eia!' c#.in" an t!e +iitual et#ati#n #, all :e&&!# !ave believe !a t!e >eia! ut a,te Hi etunt# t!i eat!*

T!e +!yical et#ati#n i acc#.+li!e by unbelievin" :e& t!#u"! t!ei !u.an e,,#t* A a .atte #,,act% t!e "eat catat#+!ic event &!ic! ae t# !a++ent# t!i nati#n uin" t!e tibulati#n ae +i.aily ei"ne t# !#c- t!e +e#+le int# believin" in t!ei tue>eia! (Ee-iel 35L 38)*T!e Sc#,,e9# .any yea +i# t# 845 #.e ;!itian c!#laenie t!e +#ibility #, acce+tin" t!e +#+!ecie c#ncenin" t!e et#ati#n #, Iael a a nati#n in Paletine*


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A a .atte #, ,act% .any ible teac!e tau"!t t!at all+#+!ecy elatin" t# Iael' ,utue &a ,ul,ille in Iael' +at* Ot!e tau"!t t!at t!e +#.ie .ae t# Iael.ut be a++lie t# t!e ;!uc! (ince Iael eecte !e>eia!)% S#.e t!e#l#"ian #, t!e libeal c!##l tillinit t!at +#+!ecy !a n# liteal .eanin" ,# t#ayan t!at it cann#t be ta-en ei#uly* It i i,,icult t#unetan t!i vie& i, #ne cae,ully &ei"! t!e cae #,Iael' ebit! a a nati#n%Tut! 9#. Duty ##-T!ee !a been #&a t!#u"! !it#y a "#u+ #, .en&!# ili"ently tuie t!e +#+!etic c#ntent #, t!e iblean t##- it b#t! ei#uly an liteally* T!i &iteeac!e t!#u"! .any c#..entaie #n t!e ubectatin" bac- t# A*D* 7 an ,#un t!at .any c!#laclealy unet## t!at t!e :e& ul etun t# PalISRAEeia!ul c#.e* T!ee .en !el t!i +#iti#n in +ite #,

.#c-in" an iicule #n t!e +at #, t!e .a#ity #,;!iten#.*T!e cetainty #, Iael' +!yical ebit! a a nati#nan et#ati#n t# Paletine &a een by D* :#!n Gu..in" in 574* T!u.b t!#u"! !i ,acinatin" #l b##-%#ve a !une yea #l% an y#u'll eaC H#& c#.eit t# +a t!at a a nati#n t!ey !ave been i+ee #veevey lan% yet inulate% e+aate% an al#ne a.i t!enati#n= T!e +eicti#n #, t!ei et#ati#n ae in a e,inite #nly n#t yet ,ul,ille* A a nati#n t!ey&ee cut #,, an i+ee% an it i a= a nati#n t!ai t!ey!all be "at!ee an et#e*at #ne cl#in" act in t!i "eat a.atic !it#y #,

an e/ta#inay +e#+le i yet &antin" t# c#.+lete t!e&!#le* T!ei et#ati#n i +eicte an e.ane*$!# &ill tetc! #ut !i !an t# .#ve t!e cene ancall ,#t! t!e act#* 5$a t!i .an a +#+!et # a tuent #, t!e +#+!et#, G#=T!e ,act t!at t!e :e& !a t# be et#e a a nati#nbe,#e ;!it c#ul etun &a een by :a.e Gant% anEn"li! ible c!#la &itin" in 577*T!e +e#nal c#.in" #, ;!it% t# etabli! Hi .illennial ei"n #n* eat!% &ill n#t ta-e +lace until t!e :e&ae et#e t# t!ei #&n lan% an t!e ene.ie #, ;!itan t!e :e& !ave "at!ee t#"et!e t!ei a.ie ,#.

all +at #, t!e l% an !ave c#..ence t!e ie"e#, :euale. * W * n#& t!e etun #, t!e :e& t# t!eH#ly


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evel#+e .any #, t!e cucial +#+!ecie #, Iael'et#ati#n* He% t##% !#&e t!at t!e :e& ul etunt# Paletine an bec#.e a nati#n be,#e t!ei +iitualc#nvei#n an t!e etun #, t!e >eia!% :eu ;!it409@T@RE PARADISE AGAINT!e "eat c#ntibuti#n #, t!ee .en &!# t##a"aint t!e +evailin" eli"i#u #+ini#n #, t!ei ay i#bvi#u* T!ey +#ve t!at t!ee +#+!etic +aa"e aeclea an c#ul be unet## i, ta-en liteally% A !une # .#e yea a"# t!e +#+ect #, t!e nati#n #,Iael ee.e i.+#ible* T!ei ,ait! in t!ee +aa"ein t!e ible !a been vei,ie be,#e #u eyeT!ee .en ue &!at .ay be calle t!e "#len ule#, inte+etati#n &!ic! t!e iblical ec# #, ,ul,ille+#+!ecy inicate i c#ect*$!en t!e +lain ene #, Sci+tue .a-e c#..#nene% ee- n# #t!e eneL t!ee,#e% ta-e evey at it +i.ay% #inay% uual% liteal .eanin" unle t!e,act #, t!e i..eiate c#nte/t% tuie in t!e li"!t #,

elate +aa"e an a/i#.atic an ,una.ental tut!%inicate clealy #t!e&ie* 6T!i i t!e .et!# &!ic! t!i &ite !a ili"ently#u"!t t# ,#ll#&*T!ee I.+#tant EventT# be +eci,ic ab#ut Iael' "eat i"ni,icance a ai"n #, t!e ti.e% t!ee ae t!ee t!in" t!at &ee t#!a++en* 9it% t!e :e&i! nati#n ul be eb#n in t!elan #, Paletine* Sec#nly% t!e :e& ul e+#e#l :euale. an t!e ace ite* T!ily% t!ey ulebuil t!ei ancient te.+le #, !i+ u+#n it !it#icite*T!e Nati#n #n in a Day

S#.e 2700 yea a"# Ee-iel !#&e t!at t!e :e&i!nati#n ul be eb#n a,te a l#n" l&ie i+ei#n% but be,#e t!e c#.in" #, t!e >eia! t# u"e a"eat ene.y &!# ul ie u+ a"aint t!e ne& nati#n*Hee i Ee-iel+ea-in" +#+!etically t# t!i "eatene.y #, t!e evive tateA,te .any ay y#u !allbe viite an .utee ,# eviceL in t!e latte yeay#u !all "# a"aint t!e lan t!at i et#e ,#. t!eava"e #, t!e % &!ee +e#+le ae "at!ee #ut #,.any nati#n u+#n t!e .#untain #, Iael% &!ic! !abeen a c#ntinual &ateL but it +e#+le ae b#u"!t ,#t!#ut #, t!e nati#n * * * (Ee-iel 35C5 A.+li,ie)*ISRAE


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e#lati#n #, t!e lan #, Iael* N#te t!e ,#ll#&in" tate.ent in t!e c#nte/tC t!e lan t!at i et#e ,#.t!e ava"e #, t!e * * * An% * * * t!e .#untain #, Iael% &!ic! !a been a c#ntinual &ate* * * *;lue t!eeC It i al# a ti.e &!en t!e :e&i! +e#+leae bein" etune ,#. e/ile #ut #, .any nati#n*'Ee-iel 3? i +at #, t!i c#nte/t an etail t!e .iacle#, t!e +!yical et#ati#n #, t!e :e& t# t!ei #&n lan%t!en a,te&a t!ei +iitual c#nvei#n* T!i &a +eicte t# #ccu at a ti.e &!en t!e l ul be ayin"% e!#l% t!ey ay% Ou b#ne ae ie u+% an #u!#+e i l#tL &e ae c#.+letely cut #,, (Ee-iel 3?C

A.+li,ie)*;lue ,#uC T!e cu/ #, t!e cae i t!at t!i +!yicalet#ati#n t# t!e lan i iectly a#ciate &it! ti""ein" t!e !#tility &!ic! bin" ab#ut a "eat u".entu+#n all nati#n an t!e >eia!' etun t# et u+ G#'in"#.* In #t!e % it i t!e +eence #, t!ieb#n nati#n #, Iael% ,l#ui!in" in +#+eity% t!ate/cite a "eat ene.y ,#. t!e utte.#t n#t! #, Pal

etine t# launc! an attac- u+#n t!e. &!ic! et #,, t!elat &a #, t!e l* T!i &a i t# be ene &it! uc!a i+lay #, ivine inteventi#n t!at a "eat .any #, t!euvivin" Gentile an :e& +ut t!ei &!#le tut int!e tue >eia!% :eu ;!it*It cann#t be e.+!aie en#u"!* T!i et#ati#nul ta-e +lace a,te a l&ie i+ei#n an l#n"te. e#lati#n #, t!e lan #, Iael* H#&eve% it ul#ccu !#tly be,#e t!e event &!ic! &ill cul.inate &it!t!e +e#nal% viible etun #, t!e >eia!% :eu ;!it%t# et u+ an evelatin" in"#. an bin" ab#ut t!e+iitual c#nvei#n #, Iael42 9@T@RE PARADISE AGAIN

:eu t!e P#+!et:eu ;!it al# +in+#inte t!e "eneal ti.e #, Hietun &!en Hi ici+le a-e Hi. t i.+#tantBueti#n* $!at &ill be t!e i"n #, y#u c#.in"= t!ey&ante t# -n#&* An $!at &ill be t!e i"n #, t!e en#, t!e a"e=T!e c#.in" e,ee t# in t!e Bueti#n ab#ve ic#..#nly e,ee t# a t!e ec#n avent #, ;!it*It &a #nly natual t!at t!ey &ante t# -n#& &!at i"nul inicate Hi etun t# et u+ G#' +#.iein"#.*I. an&e :eu "ave .any "eneal i"n inv#lvin"l c#niti#n &!ic! !e calle bit! +an"* He ai

t!at t!ee i"n% uc! a eli"i#u a+#tay% &a% nati#nalev#luti#n% eat!Bua-e% ,a.ine% etc%% ul inceaein ,eBuency an intenity ut li-e bit! +an" be,#e ac!il i b#n*One #, t!e "eat i"n He +eicte% !#&eve% i #,ten#vel##-e* He +ea- #, t!e :e&i! +e#+le bein" in t!elan #, Paletine a a nati#n at t!e ti.e #, Hi etun*He +ea- #, t!#e &!# ae .:uea ,leein" t# t!e.#untain t# eca+e t!e "eat battle t!at i..eiately+ecee Hi etun (>att!e& 24C7)*


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An#t!e tate.ent #, :eu e.an a nati#nal e/itence &it! even t!eii ancient !i+ et#e* Payt!at y#u ,li"!t .ay n#t be *** #n a Sabbat! (>att!e& 24C20)% T!i inicate t!at t!e ancient taiti#ne"ain" tavel #n t!e Sabbat! ul be !i ,#ce a"ain%t!u !inein" a a+i eca+e ,#. t!e +eicte invai#n*Even t!e Te.+le !a t# be ebuilt acc#in" t# t!ei"n "iven in >att!e& 24C6* (>#e &ill be ai ab#utt!i !#tly*):eu' +eicti#n e"ain" t!e nati#n et#e t# t!elan ae e/te.ely i"ni,icant &!en &e ecall t!at He+eicte a l&ie i+ei#n an c#.+lete etucti#n #, t!e nati#n &!ic! ul be"in &it! t!e "eneati#n&!ic! cuci,ie Hi. (att!e& 23C37)*Jet &!en :eu l##- int# t!e ,utue an ecibet!e c#niti#n &!ic! ul +evail at Hi c#.in"% He+ut t!e :e& bac- in t!e lan a a nati#n*ISRAEatt!e&24C32% 33 NAS)*Pe,ect Paable$!en t!e i"n ut "iven be"in t# .ulti+ly an inceae in c#+e it' i.ila t# t!e cetainty #, leavec#.in" #n t!e ,i" tee* ut t!e .#t i.+#tant i"n !i>att!e& !a t# be t!e et#ati#n #, t!e :e& t# t!elan in t!e ebit! #, Iael* Even t!e ,i"ue #, +eec!

,i" tee !a been a !it#ic y.b#l #, nati#nal Iael*$!en t!e :e&i! +e#+le% a,te nealy 2000 yea #,e/ile% une elentle +eecuti#n% beca.e a nati#na"ain #n 4 >ay 845 t!e ,i" tee +ut ,#t! it ,itleave*:eu ai t!at t!i ul inicate t!at He &a at t!e## eay t# etun* T!en He ai% Tuly I ay t#y#u% t!i "eneati#n &ill n#t +a a&ay until all t!eet!in" ta-e +lace (>att!e& 24C34 NAS)*$!at "eneati#n= Obvi#uly% in c#nte/t% t!e "eneati#n t!at ul ee t!e i"nc!ie, a.#n" t!e. t!eebit! #, Iael* A "eneati#n in t!e ible i #.et!in"li-e ,#ty yea* I, t!i i a c#ect eucti#n% t!en &it!in

,#ty yea # # #, 845% all t!ee t!in" c#ul ta-e+lace* >any c!#la &!# !ave tuie ible +#+!ecyall t!ei live believe t!at t!i i #*T!e Re+#ei#n # :euale.

An#t!e i.+#tant event t!at !a t# ta-e +lace be,#et!e ta"e ul be ,ully et ,# t!e evenyea c#unt#&n &a t!e e+#ei#n #, ancient :euale.% >uc!#, &!at i t# !a++en t# t!e :e&i! +e#+le at t!e etun#, t!e >eia! i t# #ccu in t!e vicinity #, t!e ancientcity*


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ec!aiab #.e 2600 yea a"# +eicte t!e "eatinvai#n a"aint t!e :e&i! +e#+le &!# ul &ell449@T@RE PARADISE AGAINnea ancient :euale. at t!e ti.e #, >eia!' ec#nc#.in"* ;!a+te 2 t!#u"! 4 #, ec!aia! "a+!ically ecibe t!e event in eBuence*Hee i an #utline #, t!ee cucial c!a+teC* T!e ie"e #, :euale. by all nati#n (2C3)*2* A eci+ti#n #, t!e battle in an a#un :euale. (2C48)*3* T!e +e#nal evelati#n #, :eu ;!it a >eia!t# a e.nant #, :e& in :euale. (2C0)*4* T!e e+entance an ,ait! &!ic! #ccu at t!i +e#nal evelati#n (2C4)*6* T!e #+enin" #, t!e ,#untain #, ,#"ivene t# e+entant Iael (3C) X7* T!e tiu.+!ant etun #, t!e >eia! (4C2)*It i clea in t!ee c!a+te t!at t!e :e& ul !avet# be &ellin" in an !ave +#ei#n #, t!e ancient city

#, :euale. at t!e ti.e #, t!e >eia!' tiu.+!antavent*:eu ;!it al# +eicte t!i ituati#n in Hi lat"eat +ublic .ea"e be,#e Hi aet* He &ane t!e:e& &!# ul be livin" !i :uea t# l##- ,# t!eab#.inati#n #, e#lati#n% &!ic! &a +#-en #, byDaniel% t!e +#+!et% tanin" !i t!e !#ly +lace (>att!e& 24C6)*'T!e ab#.inati#n #, e#lati#n !a a tec!nical :e&i! .eanin" &!ic! i t# eecate t!e Te.+le by bin"in" a Gentile # an un!#ly t!in" int# t!e !#ly +lace(a c#necate c#.+at.ent &!ee #nly an aut!#ie+iet i t# ente)* An ab#.inati#n #, e#lati#n !a+

+ene #nce be,#e !i :e&i! !it#y &!en !i 76 *;*an invain" -in" na.e Anti#c!u E+i+!ane lau"!tee a +i" in t!e !#ly +lace*T!e +#int i t!i% in #e ,# t!ee t# be a Te.+le%t!ee ul !ave t# be a e+#ei#n #, t!e Te.+le itein ancient :euale.*In >ac! an A+il #, 87? I &a lectuin" #n t!iubect at .any c#lle"e ca.+ue #n t!e $et c#at*I ai t!at i, t!i &a t!e ti.e t!at I t!#u"!t it &a% t!enISRAEany c!uc-le ab#ut t!at tate.ent*

T!en ca.e t!e &a #, :une% 87?t!e +!en#.enalIaeli i/ay blit* I &a +e#nally +ule a t# t!ei"ni,icance #, it all until t!e t!i ay #, ,i"!tin" &!en>#!e Dayan% t!e in"eni#u Iaeli "eneal% .ac!e t#t!e &ailin" &all% t!e lat e.nant #, t!e Ol Te.+le%an ai% $e !ave etune t# #u !#liet #, !#ly+lace% neve t# leave !e a"ain%Neele t# ay% I eceive Buite a ,e& +!#ne calla,te t!at* A"ain% a"aint inceible #% t!e :e& !aun&ittin"ly ,ut!e et u+ t!e ta"e ,# t!ei ,inal !#u


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#, tial an c#nvei#n*T!e T!i Te.+leT!ee e.ain but #ne .#e event t# c#.+letely ett!e ta"e ,# Iael' +at in t!e lat "eat act #, !e!it#ical a.a* T!i i t# ebuil t!e ancient Te.+le#, !i+ u+#n it #l ite* T!ee i #nly #ne +lace t!att!i Te.+le can be built% acc#in" t# t!e la& #, >#e*T!i i u+#n >#unt >#ia!* It i t!ee t!at t +evi#uTe.+le &ee builtC t!e ,it &a built by S#l#.#n 3000yea a"#* T!e ec#n &a built by t!e etunin" abyl#nian e/ile 2400 yea a"#* T!i #ne &a c#.+letelye,ubi!e by He# t!e Geat late #n in an e,,#t t#&in t!e ,av# an acce+tance #, t!e :e&* T!e ec#nTe.+le &a t#tally et#ye by Titu an t!e R#.an#le. ,ait!% t!e D#.e #, t!e R#c-* T!ii believe t# be built Buaely in t!e .ile #, t!e #lte.+le ite*

Obtacle # n# #btacle% it i cetain t!at t!e Te.+le&ill be ebuilt* P#+!ecy e.an it*:eu ;!it +eicte an event &!ic! ul ti""e ati.e #, un+aallele catat#+!e ,# t!e :e&i! nati#n!#tly be,#e Hi ec#n c#.in"* T!i ab#.inati#n #,e#lati#n # eecati#n #, t!e inne anctu. #, t!eTe.+le ul #ccu at t!e .i&ay +#int #, G#' lateven yea #, ealin" &it! t!e :e&i! +e#+le be,#e479@T@RE PARADISE AGAINettin" u+ t!e l#n"a&aite in"#. #, G# (Daniel8C2?)*Daniel' +eicti#n al# inicate t!at a +ince ul

ie u+ ,#. a.#n" t!e +e#+le &!# et#ye t!e ec#n Te.+le (&!# &ee t!e R#.an in A*D% ?0) an t!at!e ul .a-e a ,i. c#venant &it! t!e :e&i! +e#+le* T!i teaty ul "uaantee t!e eli"i#u ,ee#.t# eintitute t!e #l aci,ice an #blati#n #, t!ela& #, >#e*T!i +ince .ut be ,#. a evive ,#. #, t!eancient R#.an E.+ie% (>#e ab#ut t!i in a latec!a+te*)T!e a+#tle Paul +eict t!e activitie #, t!i R#.an+ince in "eat etail an "ive u ini"!t int# t!e act t!ati calle t!e ab#.inati#n #, e#lati#n* Paul +ea-#, t!i +e#n a #ne &!# #++#e an e/alt !i.el,

ab#ve evey #calle "# # #bect #, !i+% # t!at!e ta-e !i eat in t!e te.+le #, G#% i+layin" !i.el, a bein" G# (II T!eal#nian 2C4 NAS)% yt!i act% t!e R#.an +ince% &!# i al# calle t!e


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>#e &it! aci,ice an #blati#n in t!e "eneal ti.e#, ;!it' etunL ec#nly% t!ee i t# be a eecati#n #, t!e :e&i! Te.+le in t!e ti.e i..eiately +ecein" ;!it' etun*$e .ut c#nclue t!at a t!i Te.+le &ill be ebuiltu+#n it ancient ite in #l :euale.*I, t!i i t!e tune t!at t!i &ite believe it i% t!ee&ill ##n be"in t!e c#ntucti#n #, t!i Te.+le* Aet!ee any evience #, uc! intenti#n in Iael=In a ,acinatin" aticle &itten !#tly a,te t!e eca+tue #, #l :euale.% a e+#te intevie&e a ,a.#uIaeli !it#ian% Iael Ela* In an&e t# t!e Bueti#n%D# y#u +e#+le inten t# ebuil t!e Te.+le= Elaai% 9#. t!e ti.e t!at in" Davi ,it c#nBueeISRAEOSHE DAJAN%* * * an c#.a ,#. y#u +ace #ut #, t!e utte.#t+at #, t!e n#t!% y#u an .any +e#+le &it! y#u% all#, t!e. iin" #n !#e% a "eat !#t% a .i"!ty a.yLy#u &ill c#.e u+ a"aint .y +e#+le Iael% li-e a cl#uc#vein" t!e lan* In t!e latte ay I &ill bin" y#u

a"aint .y lan% t!ai t!e nati#n .ay -n#& .e% &!ent!#u"! y#u% O G#"% I vinicate .y !#line be,#et!ei eye*EEIE< 35%67% 760 *;*R@SSIA IS A GOGT!e ne& State #, Iael &ill be +la"ue by a cetain +atten #, event &!ic! !a been clealy ,#ecate*S!#tly a,te t!e et#ati#n #, t!e :e& in t!e lan #,Iael% an inceible ene.y &ill aie t# it utte.#tn#t!* T!i ene.y &ill be c#.+#e #, #ne "eat


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nati#n &!ic! &ill "at!e a#un it a nu.be #, allie* Iti t!i N#t!en ;#n,eeacy t!at i etine t# +lun"et!e l int# it ,inal "eat &a &!ic! ;!it &ill etunt# en*$!en &a a teena"e &atc!in" t!e en #, $#l $aTT% ,acin" t!e c#ntinue ,ea #, an#t!e &a% I neet!en !#& it ul all en* I #nce !ea a ai# +#"a.&it! a .inite ayin" t!at t!e ible inicate t!at t!elat &a #, t!e* l ul be ,#u"!t bet&een nati#ny.b#lie by an ea"le an a bea* T!at &a inteetin"t# .e% but !e in't bac- u+ !i e.a- &it! any e,inite +##,* Even t!#u"! I &an't eli"i#u # inteetein t!e ible% I till +ent .any !#u in bull ei#nab#ut t!i ubect &it! #t!e .en &!# &ee a ieli"i#ua .yel,*


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&!en !e ayC ut y#u% O .#untain #, Iael% !all!##t ,#t! y#u banc!e an yiel y#u ,uit t# >y+e#+le IaelL ,# t!ey ae ##n t# c#.e !#.e (Ee-iel37C5 A.+li,ie)*

An a"ain ,#. Ee-iel% 9# T &ill ta-e y#u ,#.a.#n" t!e nati#n% an "at!e y#u #ut #, all c#untie%an bin" y#u int# y#u #&n lan (Ee-iel 37C24

A.+li,ie)*Ee-iel t!en ,#etell t!e +iitual e"eneati#n #, t!e+e#+le at #.e +#int a,te t!ey ae et#e a a nati#n&!en !e ay% T!en &ill I +in-le clean &ate u+#ny#u% an y#u !all be clean ,#. all y#u i.cieanne%an ,#. all y#u i#l &ill I cleane y#u* A ne& !eat&ill I "ive y#u% an a ne& +iit &ill I +ut &it!in y#uCan I &ill ta-e a&ay t!e t#ny !eat #ut #, y#u ,le!an "ive y#u a !eat #, ,le!* An I &ill +ut >y S+iit&it!in y#u an caue y#u t# &al- in >y tatute * * *(Ee-iel 37C262? A.+li,ie)*T!e +aable #, Ee-iel 3? ecibe t!ee a.e eventin t!i eBuenceC ,it% t!e +!yical et#ati#n a a nati#n

in t!e lan an t!en t!e +iitual ebit! #, t!e +e#+le*Ee,ciel e/+lain t!e +#+!etic vii#n% inicatin" t!e yb#ne a t!e &!#le !#ue #, Iael !#+elely cattee t!#u"!#ut t!e nati#n #, t!e l (Ee-iel3?C)* T!e b#ne c#.in" t#"et!e an ine& an ,le!bein" +ut u+#n t!e. i e/+laine a .eanin" t!e e"at!ein" #, t!e +e#+le int# a +!yical et#ati#n #, anati#nal e/itence in Paletine* In't it ,acinatin" !#&"a+!ic t!i +!yical anal#"y i=Ee-iel' vii#n% !#&eve% "#e bey#n t!e +uely+!yical* It ay * * * but t!ee &a n# beat! # +iitin t!e. (Ee-iel 3?C5 A.+li,ie)* T!i inicate t!att!e eal +iitual li,e ul c#.e &it! t!e ebit! #, t!e

+e#+le a,te t!e et#ati#n*T!i et#ati#n an +iitual ebit! #, t!e nati#n it# be t!e be"innin" #, t!e evelatin" -in"#. &!ic!t!e >eia! i +#.ie t# bin"% Ee-iel ay% I &ill.a-e a c#venant #, +eace &it! t!e.L it !all be an evelatin" c#venant &it! t!e. *** I &ill et >y anctuayin t!e .it #, t!e. ,# eve.#e' (Ee-iel 3?C27

A.+li,ie)*Stuy Ee-iel 35 an 38* T!e .#t i"ni,icant +at #,t!i c!ain #, event i etabli!e !ee* T!ee c!a+teR@SSIA IS A GOO6inicate &it! cetainty t!at a,te t!e +!yical et#ati#n

#, t!e nati#n% but be,#e t!e +iitual ebit!% t!e "eatn#t!en ene.y &ill invae Iael (Ee-iel 35C5% 7)*T!en G# &ill u+e.atualy u"e t!e n#t!en invae% an t!i i t!e vey act &!ic! &ill i.+el t!eIaeli +e#+le t# -n#& an believe in t!ei tue >eia!%:eu ;!it (Ee-iel 38C75)*ec!aia! beauti,ully ecibe t!i cene &!en !eBu#te G# a ayin"% An I &ill +#u #ut u+#n t!e!#ue #, Davi an t!e in!abitant #, :euale. a +iit#, c#.+ai#n an u++licati#n% # t!at% &!en t!ey l##-


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#n !i. &!#. t!ey !ave +iece% t!ey !all .#un ,#!i.% a #ne .#un ,# an #nly c!il * * * (ec!aia!2C0)*Ee,ciel +eain c!a+te 40 t!#u"! 45 #, a ne&!i+ +atten &!ic! &ill be etabli!e a,te t!e >eia!% :eu ;!it% c#.e t# ei"n #n eat! #ve t!e in"#. #, G#*Since t!e et#ati#n #t Iael a a nati#n in 845% &e!ave live in t!e .#t i"ni,icant +ei# #, +#+!etic!it#y* $e ae livin" in t!e ti.e &!ic! Ee-iel +eicte in c!a+te 35 an 38*In 564 a c!#la na.e ;!a.belain u..e u+ t!ecu/ #, &!at !a ut been ai* In c#..entin" #n Ee-iel 35% !e #beve% 9#. all &!ic! I !#ul in,e% t!ec#.in" et#ati#n #, Iael &ill at ,it be "aual an+aci,icL a et#ati#n +e.itte% i, n#t aite an enc#ua"e # +#tecte* T!ey &ill etun t# #ccu+y t!e&!#le lan% b#t! citie an villa"eL t!ey &ill be ettlet!ee% bec#.e +#+e#u an inceain" in &ealt!%be,#e t!i "eat c#n,eeacy #, n#t!en +e#+le &ill be

,#.e a"aint t!e.*l;#nie t!at ;!a.belain te t!i #ve #ne !une yea a"#l#n" be,#e Iael &a a nati#n aite an enc#ua"e by #t!e c#untie*$!# I t!e N#t!en ;#..ane=9# centuie% l#n" be,#e t!e cuent event c#ul!ave in,luence t!e inte+ete' iea% .en !ave ec#"nie t!at Ee-iel' +#+!ecy ab#ut ie n#t!en c#..ane e,ee t# Ruia*

629@T@RE PARADISE AGAIND* :#!n Gu..in"% &itin" in 574% ai% T!i -in"

#, t!e N#t! I c#nceive t# be t!e aut#cat #, Ruia* * * t!at Ruia #ccu+ie a +lace% an a vey .#.ent#u +lace% in t!e +#+!etic !a been a.itte byal.#t all e/+#it#* 2$!at' t!e Evience=Ee-iel ecibe t!i n#t!en c#..ane a G#"%#, t!e lan #, >a"#"% t!e c!ie, +ince (# ule) #,R#!% #, >e!ec! an Tuba (Ee-iel 35C2 A.+li,ie)* T!i "ive t!e et!nic bac-"#un #, t!i c#..ane an !i +e#+le*In #t!e % t!e +#+!et "ive t!e ,a.ily tee #,t!i n#t!en c#..ane # t!at &e can tace t!e .i"ati#n #, t!ee tibe t# t!e .#en cati#n t!at &e -n#&*

G#" i t!e y.b#lic na.e #, t!e nati#n' leae an>a"#" i !i lan* He i al# t!e +ince #, t!e ancient+e#+le &!# &ee calle R#!% >e!ec!% an Tubal*In t!e iblical c!a+te c#..#nly calle t!e Table#, Nati#n by c!#la t!ee na.e ae .enti#ne*(See Genei 0*) T!ey ae ecibe a t!e "an#n#, N#a! t!#u"! la #n :a+!et!% &it! t!e e/ce+ti#n #,R#! (Genei 0C% 2)* >a"#" i t!e ec#n #nLTubal i t!e ,i,t! #nL an >e!ec! i t!e i/t! #n*J#u .ut be alt e/cite ab#ut >a"#"% >e!ec!% an


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Tubal by t!i ti.e J#u ae +#bably ayin"% $!at int!e l # t!ee cuty elic #, ,icti#n !ave t# # &it!Ruia= e!ec! an Tubal* He ienti,ie t!e. &it! a +e#+le na.e t!e Sa.aitan an

>uc!#vite &!# live at t!at ti.e in t!e ancient +#vince #, P#ntu in n#t!en Aia >in#*5:#e+!u% a :e&i! !it#ian #, t!e ,it centuy% ayt!at t!e +e#+le #, !i ay -n#&n a t!e >#c!evi anT!#belite &ee ,#une by >e!ec! an Tubal e+ectively* He ai% * * * >a"#" i calle t!e Scyt!ian byt!e Gee-* He c#ntinue by ayin" t!at t!ee +e#+lelive in t!e n#t!en e"i#n ab#ve t!e ;aucau .#unPliny% a n#te R#.an &ite #, ealy ;!itian ti.e%ai% Hiea+#li4 ta-en by t!e Scyt!ian% &a a,te&acalle >a"#"* 6 In t!i !e !#& t!at t!e eae babaic +e#+le calle t!e Scyt!ian &ee ienti,ie &it!t!ei ancient tibal na.e* Any "## !it#y b##- #,

ancient ti.e tace t!e Scyt!ian t# be a +inci+al +at#, t!e +e#+le &!# .a-e u+ .#en Ruia*$il!el. Geeniu% a "eat Hebe& c!#la #, t!eealy nineteent! centuy% icue t!ee in !iunu+ae Hebe& e!ec!% !e ay% &a,#une #, t!e >#c!i% a baba#u +e#+le% &!# &eltin t!e >#c!ian .#untain* T!i c!#la &ent #n t# ay t!at t!e Gee- ca.e%>#c!i% eive ,#. t!e Hebe& na.e >e!ec! it!e #uce #, t!e na.e ,# t!e city #, >#c#&* In icuin" Tubal !e ai% Tubal i t!e #n #, Ra+!et,a%,#une #, t!e Tibeeni% a +e#+le &ellin" #n t!e lac-Sea t# t!e &et #, t!e >#c!i*

Geeniu c#nclue by ayin" t!at t!ee +e#+le un#ubtely .a-e u+ t!e .#en Ruian +e#+le*T!ee i #ne .#e na.e t# c#nie in t!i line #,evience* It i t!e Hebe& % R#! tanlatec!ie, in Ee-iel 35C2% 3 #, t!e in" :a.e an Revie Stana ei#n* T!e liteally .ean inHebe& t!e t#+ # !ea #, #.et!in"* Acc#in" t#.#t c!#la% t!i i ue in t!e ene #, a +#+ena.e% n#t a a eci+tive n#un Buali,yin" t!e +ince*


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649@T@RE PARADISE AGAINT!e Ge.an c!#la% D* eil% ay a,te a cae,ul"a..atical analyi t!at it !#ul be tanlate a a+#+e na.e% i*e*% R#!* He ay% T!e yantine an

Aabic &ite ,eBuently .enti#n a +e#+le calle R#an RQ% &ellin" in t!e c#unty #, Tauu% an ec-#ne a.#n" t!e Scyt!ian tibe* ?D* Geeniu in !i Hebe&


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ent .ilitay .i"!t an it iect an #bvi#u ei"nu+#n t!e >ile Eat% n#t t# .enti#n t!e ,act t!at it in#& an i.+lacable ene.y #, t!e ne& tate #, Iael=H#& c#ul .en li-e ;!a.belain an ;u..in"% ,#t!at .atte% #ne !une yea a"# !ave # clealy eent!e ,utue ie #, Ruia t# it +eent lt!eatenin"+#iti#n=T!e an&e i a"ain% it ee. t# t!i &ite% #bvi#u*Ee-iel #nce a"ain +ae t!e tet #, a +#+!et* He&a "uie by t!e S+iit #, t!e livin" G#* In t!e a+#tlePete' ,inal lette% &itten a !e ,ace cetain an i..inent eat!% !e tate t!e #uce #, t!e +#+!et' &i#. an ini"!t* Pete ,it tate &!ee +#+!ecy in#t #i"inateL ut -n#& t!i ,it #, all% t!at n# +#+!ecy #, Sci+tue i a .atte #, #ne' #&n inte+etati#n'(II Pete C20 NAS)* In #t!e % t!e +#+!et in#t ea. u+ t!ei #&n inte+etati#n #, li,e an !it#y*T!en Pete eclae &!ee +#+!ecy i #i"inate%* * * ,# n# +#+!ecy &a eve .ae by an act #,!u.an &ill% but .en .#ve by t!e H#ly S+iit +#-e

,#. G# (II Pete C2 NAS)*$!en a .an -n#& t!at !e i ab#ut t# ie% !e uually"et a#un t# ayin" t!e t!in" !e c#nie t# be .#ti.+#tant* Pete c#niee t!e cetainty an elevance#, t!e +#+!etic t# be t!e .#t i.+#tant t!in"*He even &ane t!at in t!e latte ti.e .en +#in" aR@SSIA IS A GOOTHE #untain t!at b#e Tu-ey% t!an t!e Elbu>#untain t!at b#e Ian* Ian' "eneal teain ial# .uc! eaie t# c# t!an Tu-ey'* Tan+#tati#n%!#&eve% &ill be neee t!#u"! b#t! c#untie*$atc! t!e acti#n #, Ian in elati#n t# Ruia ant!e @nite Aab Re+ublic* T!i &ite believe t!at i"ni,icant t!in" &ill ##n be !a++enin" t!ee*Et!i#+ia # ;u! (lac- A,ican Nati#n)Et!i#+ia i a tanlati#n #, t!e Hebe& % ;u!%


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;u! &a t!e ,it #n #, Ha.% #ne #, t!e #n #, N#a!*>#e .enti#n t!e lan #, ;u! a #i"inally bein"aacent t# an aea nea t!e Ti"i an Eu+!ate ive(Genei 2C3)*

A,te e/a.inin" .any aut!#itie #n t!e ubect% t!e&ite ic#vee #nce a"ain &!y D* Geeniu i ec#"nie a #ne #, t!e "eat c!#la #, !it#y* Geeninu..aie all #, t!e evience a ,#ll#&C () T!e;u!ite &ee blac- .en* (2) T!ey .i"ate ,it t#6?t!e Aabian +eninula an t!en ac# t!e Re Sea t# t!eaea #ut! #, E"y+t* (3) All t!e blac- +e#+le #, A,icaae ecene ,#. ;u!*Geeniu #beve% Inee all t!e nati#n +un",#. ;u! an enu.eate in Genei 0C?% ae t# be#u"!t in A,ica* 0;u! i tanlate Et!i#+ia t&enty#ne ti.e in t!ein" :a.e ei#n% &!ic! i #.e&!at .ileain"* Iti cetain t!at t!e ancient Et!i#+ian (.#en Abyinia) ae .ae u+ #, ;u!ite% but t!ey # n#t e+e

ent all #, t!e.% acc#in" t# !it#y*T!e #bein" c#nclui#n i t!iC .any #, t!e A,icannati#n &ill be unite an allie &it! t!e Ruian int!e invai#n #, Iael* T!i i in acc# &it! Daniel'"a+!ic eci+ti#n #, t!i invai#n (Daniel C3746)*T!e Ruian ,#ce i calle t!e in" #, t!e N#t!an t!e +!ee #, +#&e &!ic! t!e A,ican (;u!),#ce &ill be a +at #, i calle t!e in" #, t!e S#ut!*One #, t!e .#t active aea #, evan"eli. ,# t!e;#..unit "#+el i in A,ica* A &e ee ,ut!eevel#+.ent in t!i aea !i t!e ,utue% &e ealie t!atit &ill bec#.e c#nvete t# ;#..uni.*


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;#ne an All It H#e (I#n ;utain ;#untie)G#.e &a t!e elet #n #, :a+!et!% an t!e ,at!e#, A!-ena% Ri+!at!% an T#"a.a!* T!ee +e#+le.a-e u+ an e/te.ely i.+#tant +at #, t!e ,utue Ruian invai#n ,#ce*D* J#un"% citin" t!e bet #, t!e .#t ecent ac!ae#l#"ical ,in% ay #, G#.e an !i !#e% T!eyettle #n t!e n#t! #, t!e lac- Sea% an t!en +eat!e.elve #ut!&a an &et&a t# t!e e/te.itie#, Eu#+e* SGeeniu +ea- #, +at #, ;#.e' !#e a bein"

A!-ena % % * t!e +#+e na.e #, a e"i#n an anati#n in n#t!en Aia% +un" ,#. t!e ;i..eian&!# ae t!e ancient +e#+le #, G#.e% T!e .#en :e&unetan it t# be Ge.any% an call t!at c#unty byt!i Hebe& ca.e% * * * u:#e+!u calle t!e #n #, A!-ena% T!e R!e"inian an a .a+ #, t!e ancient R#.an E.+ie +lacet!e. in t!e aea #, .#en P#lan% ;ec!#l#va-ia% anEat Ge.any t# t!e ban- #, t!e Danube Rive* T!e

.#en :e&i! Tal.u c#n,i. t!e a.e "e#"a+!ical+ictue*T!e c#nclui#n i t!at G#.e an it !#e ae a+at #, t!e vat aea #, .#en Eaten Eu#+e &!ic! it#tally be!in t!e I#n ;utain% T!i inclue Eat Ge.any an t!e Sl#va- c#untie*T#"a.a! an All It H#e(S#ut!en Ruia an t!e ;#ac-)In Ee-iet 35C7 t!e !#ue #, T#"a.a!% an all it!#e ae +eci,ically +#inte #ut a bein" ,#. t!eutte.#t n#t!* Geeniu ay t!at t!ey ae a n#t!en nati#n an c#unty +un" ,#. G#.e ab#unin"in !#e an .ule* S#.e #, t!e #n #, T#"anuaa

R@SSIA IS A GOG68,#une A.enia% acc#in" t# t!ei #&n clai. t#ay%Geeniu c#ntinue*D* au.an tace evience #, #.e #, t!e #n #,T#"a.a! t# t!e Tu-#.an tibe #, ;ental Aia* T!iul e/+lain t!e tate.ent% * * * #, t!e utte.#tn#t!% an all it !#e*T!e c#nclui#n i t!at T#"a.a! i +at #, .#e.S#ut!en Ruia an i +#bably t!e #i"in #, t!e ;#ac- an #t!e +e#+le #, t!e Eaten +at #, Ruia*It i inteetin" t# n#te t!at t!e ;#ac- !ave al&ayl#ve !#e an !ave been ec#"nie a +#ucin" t!e

,inet a.y #, cavaly in t!e l* T#ay t!ey ae e+#te t# !ave eveal ivii#n #, cavaly* It i believeby #.e .ilitay .en t!at cavaly &ill actually be uein t!e invai#n #, t!e >ile Eat ut a Ee-iel an#t!e +#+!et liteally +eicte* Duin" t!e #ean$a t!e Re ;!inee +#ve t!at in u""e .#untain#u teain% !#e ae till t!e ,atet .ean #, .#vin"a la"e attac-in" ,#ce int# battle #ne*In't it a c#incience t!at uc! teain tan bet&eenRuia an t!e Iaeli=


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>any Pe#+le Ae $it! J#uEe-iel inicate t!at !e !an't "iven a c#.+lete lit#, allie* En#u"! i "iven% !#&eve% t# .a-e t!i &itea.ae by t!e nu.be #, +e#+le an nati#n &!ic! &illbe inv#lve*G#"% Ta-e ;#..anEe-iel% +#+!etically aein" t!e Ruian ule%c#..an !i. t#%* * * be +e+aeL ye +e+ae y#uel,% y#u an all y#u c#.+anie t!at ae ae.bleab#ut y#u% an y#u be a "ua an a c#..ane ,#t!e. (Ee-iel 35C? A.+li,ie)*In #t!e % t!e Ruian ule i t# eBui+ !i c#n,eeate &it! a. an t# au.e c#..an*I, y#u !ave #ubt ab#ut all t!at !a been ai in t!ic!a+te% in't it a bit unnevin" t# n#te t!at al.#t all #,t!e c#untie +eicte a +at #, t!i "eat a.y ae

70 9@T@RE PARADISE AGAINaleay a.e &it! &ea+#n ceate an .anu,actuein uia=

$!at' J#u Ga.e% G#"=$e !ave een t!at Ruia &ill a. an eBui+ a vatc#n,eeacy* T!i +#&e,ul "#u+ #, allie &ill lea anattac- #n et#e Iael H#&eve% Ruia an !e c#n,eeate &ill be et#ye c#.+letely by an act t!atIael &ill ac-n#&le"e a bein" ,#. t!ei G#* T!iact &ill bin" .any in Iael t# believe in t!ei tue>eia! (Ec-iel 35C6 ,,*)*T!e attac- u+#n t!e Ruian c#n,eeacy an t!eeultin" c#n,lict &ill ecalate int# t!e lat &a #, t!el% inv#lvin" all nati#n*T!en it &ill !a++en% ;!it &ill etun t# +event t!eanni!ilati#n #, all .an-in*

Ou baic ai. &ill be ,# e,#y bae*NASSER O9 EGJPT% >AJ% 87?T!ey !ave ai* ;#.e% an let u &i+e ,,ie. #ut a anati#nL let t!e na.e #, Iael be In e.e.bance n#.#e*PSA 53C4 (A.+li,ie) +#+!eie ab#ut 000 *;*SHEI TO SHEI$!en t!e +!#ne in" an it' t!e +e#n &e !ave ut.enti#ne in c#nveati#n% inevitably &e ay% $!at ac#incience% &e &ee ut tal-in" ab#ut y#u* O &!en&e #+en t!e .ail an ,in t!e c!ec- t!at &e neee t#+ay an u"ent bill% &e en#y t!e ti.ely c#incience*H#&eve% in &itin" t!i b##- t## .any +iece an

event !ave ,allen int# +lace ,# u t# believe t!ey c#ulall be c#incience* T!i i &!y &e believe &!at #neva"ue eli"i#nit !a calle t!e ivine !an ,#. #.e&!ee et t!e ta"e t!e &ee- &e be"an t!i c!a+te*In t!e lat c!a+te #.e #, t!e c#n,eeate #, a,utue Ruian invai#n ,#ce &ee #cu.ente ,#.iblical +#+!ecy* T!e c#n,eeate &!# ae elevant t#t!i c!a+te ac t!e Aabic nati#n* T!e ible ay t!atE"y+t% t!e Aabic nati#n% an c#untie #, blac- A,ica&ill ,#. an alliance% a +!ee #, +#&e &!ic! &ill be


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calle t!e in" #, t!e S#ut!* Allie &it! Ruia% t!ein" #, t!e N#t!% t!i ,#.iable c#n,eeacy &ill ieu+ a"aint t!e et#e tate #, IaelS# &!ee i t!e c#incience=

A &e &ee eeac!in" t!e cuent tatu #, t!e leain" Aabic nati#n% E"y+t% &e ic#vee t!at #n t!eca.+u #, a la"e univeity% le t!an ten .inute a&ay%it &a Aab $ee-* Obvi#uly t!ey .ut !ave +lanne itt# c#incie &it! #u tuy*

03 9@T@RE PARADISE AGAIN$it! ec!#e #, Sc!e!eaae !u..in" in #u ubc#nci#u% &e .ae #u &ay* * * WOn ;a.+u$e ,#un an e/#tic .i/tue #, $et an >ile Eatal#n" t!e !ae &al- #, t!e beauti,ul nn ,ity* S#.etuent &ee &eain" !eac#vein"% Aab,a!i#n% t#inicate &!ee t!ei alle"iance &a* T!e vii#n &a n#tBuite li-e ileEat &it! "eat inteet*E"y+t i l#cate at t!e #ut!en en #, t!e lanbi"e &!ic! c#nnect t!e c#ntinent #, Eu#+e% Aiaan A,ica* T!e value #, t!i i.+#tant +iece #, eal


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etate% &!ic! !a been etabli!e by centuie #, ,i"!tin"% &ill +lay an i.+#tant +at in event &!ic! &e &ill!#& in t!e c!a+te #n $#l $a III* ;#nveniently ,#E"y+t% it !a an ieal l#cati#n ,# it #le #, leae!i+in t!e A,#Aab l*E"y+t' "e#"a+!ical ie% la"e +#+ulati#n% 60%000.an .ilitay etabli!.ent% avance inutialiati#n%an Peient Ga.al Abel Nae' .ilitay Aab nati#nali. .a-e it t!e +#litical% intellectual% an cultualcente #, t!e Aab l% a &ell a .uc! #, A,ica* $!at ab#ut Nae= He !a bec#.e t!e y.b#l #,leae!i+ ,# b#t! A,ican an Aabic &a #, libeati#n ,#. $eten i.+eiali.* Nae' .ani,et#%P!il##+!y #, t!e Rev#luti#n% +#vie u &it! ini"!t int# t!e ,utue iecti#n &!ic! &e can e/+ect #t!e Aab an A,ican ituati#n*Nae vie& t!e l a a ta"e% &it! E"y+t a#ne #, t!e +inci+al act#* T!i #le i t!eei.eni#nal% ecibe in Nae' lan"ua"e in te. #,cicle* T!e ,it #, t!ee i t!e Aab aea &it! Aab

unity a t!e .ain +l#t* ey#n t!i cicle lie A,ica%&!ic! Nae envia"e a t!e eat #, tu""le bet&een&!ite 'i.+eialit' an t!e ini"en#u Ne"#e ,#+#ei#n #, it ic!e* Enc#.+ain" t!ee t ciclei t!e l #, Ila.% al# t!eatene by I.+eiali.*In t!e +at ,e& yea% Nae a++ea t# !ave e/+ane t!i c#nce+ti#n #, t!e t!i cicle t# inclueall n#n$eten an uneevel#+e $eten c#untie* 2Nae !a n#t &eve ,#. In &itten "#al t#bin" ab#ut a -in #, Aab S#ciali.* He !a e+eately ai t!at -in"% !ei-% ultan% an ca+itali..ut all be #bliteate* T!i !a a++eale t# t!e c#.

.#n Aab &!# !a been #++ee ,# centuie* @in"t!e G#+el #, >ateiali.% +lu t!e c#..#n b#n#, Aabic ace ientity% &ee &it! t!e >#le. eli"i#u tie% Naei believe t!at !e can unite t!e


Aab t# lea t!e euecti#n #, all une+ivile"eniiticct int# a .i"!ty t!i l ,#ce* He envii#n!i.et= a t!e #ne t# lea t!e nati#n #, A,ica% blac-an Aab% t# unity%S#.e!#& t!e ai.% a.biti#n% an lly iecti#n #, ictat# +at an +eent neve ee. t# c!an"e*

T!ee !a neve been a benev#lent ictat#*R#& t# >a-e Ene.ie an In,luence Pe#+leNae !a ,allen int# a ta+ &!ic! !a ennae all

Aab leae* It ul a++ea t!at t!e #nly &ay t#e.ain a +#+ula leae in t!e Aab l t#ay it# -ee+ t!e ,la.e #, !ate t#&a t!e tate #, Iael,anne t# a ,eve +itc!* T!e #ne &!# can .a-e t!e.#t elab#ate an "#y +#.ie #, Iael' etucti#n i nu.be #ne #n t!e !it +aae* $!eneve an

Aab leae ene !i +#+ulaity &anin"% !e &!i+ u+


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a +#+a"ana +#"a. ab#ut t!e nee t# libeatePaletine% acc#in" t# >ileEat #beve*It i believe by .#t e/+et #n t!e >ile Eat t!atNae &a ta++e int# t!e :une% 87?% &a% +layin"t!e "a.e #, lin >an' luS* He -ne& t!at !e c#ulneve e.ain ent!#ne a t!e leae #, t!e @nite

Aab Re+ublic i, #t!e a""eive Aab leae ailea"aint Iael in t#n"e te.* It i e+#te t!at !e&a cau"!t un+e+ae &!en @ T!ant Buic-ly c#.+lie&it! !i #e t# e.#ve t!e @*N* #beve ,#. t!ebu,,e #ne &!ic! e+aate t!e Aabic an Iaelia.ie* Once t!i #ccue% !e !a n# altenative butt# .a-e "## !i t!eat*Iael a& t!e ea an"e #, a la"ecale E"y+tian.#biliati#n in t!e Sinai +eninula an al# t!e t!eat#, n#t bein" able t# !i+ t!#u"! t!e Gul, #,* ABaba*T!e Iaelite al# a& t!e a+i uni,icati#n #, all Aabicnati#n int# a ,#.iable ,#ce u#unin" t!e. #nt!ee ie* Iaeli leae ealie t!at unle t!eyeie t!e initiative an attac-e% t!ee ul be n#

!#+e #, uvival*$!at tate #ut t# be a b#l +#+ulaity tunt #nNae' +at% ei"ne t# .a-e Iael l#e ,ace #vet!e bl#c-ae #, t!e Gul, #, ABaba% ene in a ,iac#*SHEI TO SHEI76Rat!e t!an be c#.+letely !u.iliate in t!e eye #,t!e l% Nae caie t!e l t# t!e bin- #,&a*It i t!i -in #, ,iece +ie an .#lein" !atea"aint Iael t!at &ill -ee+ t!e >ile Eat a an"e#u t#uble +#t* N# Aab leae c#ul !#+e t# e.ainin +#&e i, !e &ee &illin" t# .a-e c#ncei#n in

ne"#tiatin" &it! Iael*In :uly% 875% t!e !ealine in a ne& .a"aine&ane% N# Eain" #, >ieat $a Dan"e* T!ee+#t ai t!at T!e ecent viit #, E"y+t' PeientNae t# t!e S#viet @ni#nt!e c#unty t!at a.!i. a"aint Iaeltune attenti#n t# an aea t!atneve ee. ,a ,#. t!e e/+l#i#n +#int* 5In Dece.be% 875% t!e a.baa# t# t!e @niteState ,#. Iael% Jit!a- Rabin% a -ey tate"it int!e i/ay AabIaeli $a #, 87?% ai t!at !ec#uln't be #+ti.itic ab#ut +eace in t!e nea ,utuein t!e >ile Eat*@ T!ant ai #, t!e E"y+tIaeli ituati#n% Neve

in t!e !it#y #, t!e @nite Nati#n e/+eience &it!+eace-ee+in" !a t!ee been uc! c#.+lete anutaine ie"a ,# a ceae,ie a"ee t# by t!e+atie* >* T!ant &ent #n t# ay t!at &a,ae al#n"t!e Sue ;anal !a bec#.e # intene !e .i"!t !avet# c#nie &it!a&al #, @*N* ceae,ie #beve*0

At t!e ti.e t!i i bein" &itten Nae i e+#tet# be in +## !ealt!* $!et!e !e c#ntinue t# leaE"y+t% # i e+lace by #.e #t!e leae # eaby t!e ti.e t!i i +ubli!e% t!e clealy +eictable


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c#ue #, t!e >ile Eat &ill n#t be c!an"e* T!ee&ill be c#ntinual cie t!ee an a "eat inv#lve.ent#, t!e l' .a# +#&e*T!e in" #, t!e S#ut!;uent event in t!e >ile Eat !ave +e+aet!e ta"e ,# E"y+t' lat act in t!e "eat a.a &!ic!&ill cli.a/ &it! t!e ,inale% ;!it' +e#nal etunt# eat!*$e ae n#t atte.+tin" t# ea int# t#ay' !a++enin" any event t# +#ve #.e va"ue t!ei* T!i

t neceay* All &e nee t# # i -n#& t!e Sci+in t!ei +#+e c#ntet an t!en &atc! &it! a&e&!ile .en an c#untie% .#ve.ent an nati#n%,ul,ill t!e #le t!at G#' +#+!et ai t!ey ul*


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Ruian #ublec# #, t!e E"y+tian% t!i +aa"eal# inicate t!at t!e blac- A,ican an Aab

A,ican c#untie &ill be inv#lve &it! E"y+t an inline ,# Ruian c#nBuet a &ell* T!e tate.ent%* * * t!e


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an ta-e t!e. #veC * * * I &ill "ive #ve t!e E"y+tian int# t!e !an #, a !a .ateL an a ,ieceZ.ecile[ -in" &ill ule #ve t!e. (Iaia! 8C4RS)* T!i e,e t# t!e Antic!it ;!itianity#, R#.e &!# &ill+#e E"y+t a,te Ruia i et#ye*

All #, t!ee t!in" &ill !a++en t# t!e E"y+tian until.any cy #ut t# t!e tue Savi#% :eu* Iaia! ay%* * * &!en t!ey cy t# t!e a"e#n*REE


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l at t!e a.e ti.e a t!e "eat N#t!en P#&e(Ruia) an t!e in" #, t!e S#ut! (E"y+t an t!e

A,#Aabic alliance)*T!e #i"inal Gee- tanlate eat (Revelati#n 7C2) ae liteally anat#le !eli#u% &!ic! .ean%t!e iin" #, t!e un* T!i &a t!e ancient ei"nati#n #, t!e Oiental ace an nati#n* :#!n ecibet!i vat !#e #, #lie ae.ble at t!e Eu+!ateRive a t!e -in" #, t!e un iin" an t!u e,initely+eict t!e .#ve.ent #, a vat Oiental a.y int# a&a in t!e >ile EatT!e .enti#n #, t!e Eu+!ate Rive bin" #utan#t!e i.+#tant tate"ic clue ab#ut t!i Eaten c#n,eeacy* T!i "eat ive !a ,i"ue +#.inently in.ilitay !it#y t!#u"!#ut t!e a"e* It &a al&ayec#"nie a t!e ancient b#unay bet&een eat an&et In t!e late nineteent! centuy a c!#la ai #, t!i,actC 9#. ti.e i..e.#ial t!e Eu+!ate% &it! ittibutaie% !a been a "eat an ,#.iable b#unaybet&een t!e +e#+le eat #, it an t!#e &et #, it* It

un a itance #, 500 .ile% an i cacely ,#ableany&!ee # at any ti.e* It i ,#. t!ee t# t&elve!une ya &ie% an ,#. ten t# t!ity ,eet in e+t!Lan .#t #, t!e ti.e it i till ee+e an &ie* / T!iTHE JEile Eat an a++aently t!ey ae t!e #ne &!#.a-e t!e ive y u+ # t!at t!e a.y can Buic-lyc# t!i ancient baie #, eat an &et*

A tei,yin" +#+!ecy i .ae ab#ut t!e etiny

#, t!i Aian !#e* T!ey &ill &i+e #ut a t!i #, t!eeat!' +#+ulati#n (Revelati#n 8C5)* T!e +!en#.enaby &!ic! t!i etucti#n #, li,e &ill ta-e +lace ae"ivenC it &ill be by ,ie% .#-e (# ai +#lluti#n)% anbi.t#ne (# .elte eat!)* T!e t!#u"!t .ay !ave#ccue t# y#u t!at t!i i ti-in"ly i.ila t# t!e+!en#.ena a#ciate &it! t!e.#nuclea &a,ae* In,act% .any ible e/+#it# believe t!at t!i i an accuate ,itcentuy eci+ti#n #, a t&entiet!centuyt!e.#nuclea &a*


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An#t!e ;#incience=T!ee +eicti#n% .ae nea t!e en #, t!e ,itcentuy% c#ncene an Aian c#n,eeacy &!ic! ul,iel t!e "eatet a.y eve t# .ac! t# battle* T!ia.y ul be aie u+ ut +i# t# ;!it' etunt# t!e eat!*9# centuie Aia !a !a a taiti#n #, bac-&ace* T!#u"! t!e +e#+le #, Aia !ave al&ay beennu.e#u ia +#+ulati#n% t!ey la""e be!in t!e $etin eucati#n% cience an tec!n#l#"y* 9# !une #,?2*THE a!al R#..el' A,i-a ;#+*T!e iti! navy !a #nly a !an,ul #, !i+ !i t!eInian Ocean an t!ey &ee Buic-ly #ee t# ,lee t#>aa"aca t# avet uicie* Ha t!e :a+anee c#ntinue a #i"inally +lanne% $#l $a II c#ul !ave!a a i,,eent enin"*It &a at t!i +#int t!at a tan"e t!in" !a++ene*

A.ial Ja.a.#t#% ,# #.e une/+lainable ea#n%

c!an"e t!e #e% an !a t!e ta- ,#ce tun a#unin t!e Inian Ocean an !ea ,# t!e $et ;#at #,t!e @nite State* $e believe t!i .ut !ave beenivine +#vience*T!e intenti#n #, t!i ta- ,#ce &a .iacul#ulyic#vee &!en #.e ail# #, t!e @*S* Navy intece+te t!ei ai# .ea"e an bt#,ce t!e c#e* T!ebattle t!at enue &a eally t!e tunin" +#int #, t!e&a* $it! a !an,ul #, ? b#.be an a vatly#utnu.bee ta- ,#ce% t!e @*S* Navy tune bac-t!e :a+anee at t!e attle #, t!e ;#al Sea*:a+an &ent #n t# be e,eate an !e ea. #,l c#nBuet !ave been +ut a&ay*

H#&eve% t!e c!unin" #, u+!eaval &a ta-in" +lacein t!e Oient*T!e Da"#n : A&a-e$it! t!e ;#..unit ta-e#ve #, ;!ina% t!e eallee+in" "iant #, Aia &a a&a-ene* In ab#ut 570an atute tu,cnt #, +#+!ecy% D* R#bin#n% +eicteCTHE JE


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t!e Oiental .in #, &!ic! n# #ne !a even a ,#eD* Gu..in" in 574 al# ,#ea& t!e neceity #,t!e Oient entein" t!e inutial a"e an late bec#.in"a "eat c#u"e t# t!e $eten civiliati#n%3In t!e t&enty # yea ince t!e ,all #, ;!ina t# t!e;#..unit t!ee !a been a teay elentle +e+aati#n ,# all#ut &a &it! t!e ,ee l* T!#u"! t!elivin" c#niti#n #, t!e ei"!t !une .illi#n # .#e+e#+le #, Re ;!ina ae till baically li-e t!e nineteent! centuy% t!ey !ave .ae e.a-able +#"e int!e +#ucti#n #, &ea+#n ,# &a*;#ncenin" Re ;!ina' +#tential an +u+#e%ict# Pet#v ai in 87?% ;!ina #e +#e allt!e +eeBuiite ,# bein" # bec#.in" a l +#&e*;#..unit ;!ina' ec#n#.ic "#&t! i evient an!a been #n t!e ie* $it! # &it!#ut S#viet !el+% !e&ill be +#"ein" t#&a !e av#&e "#al #, eac!in"t!e inutial level #, t!e #t!e .a# +#&e #, t!el *** a "iant% ,# ecae !al,alee+% !ee+i!ly&atc!in" t!e et #, t!e l "# by #n t!e +at! #,

tec!n#l#"ical +#"e* T!i "iant !a a++aently beena&a-ene*6' Re ;!ina i e,initely #n t!e #a t# bec#.in" al +#&e% but !e ei"n ,# t!e ue #, t!i tatuei n#t +eace* $it!in #ne yea a,te t!e ta-e#ve #,;!ina !e ;#..unit leae tate t!e &a in #ea*T!ey !ave ince ,#.ente t!e &a in iet Na. an!ave tavele t# eveal c#untie in A,ica an t!e>ile Eat ee-in" t# a""avate intenal ubvei#nan ;#..unit &a #, libeati#n*T!e vaunte Sin#S#viet +lit i #ve an inte+etati#n#, ;#..unit #ctine* T!e ;!inee init t!at t!el can be ca+tue #nly by ,#ce #, a. an

vi#lenceC t!e Ruian n#& believe t!at t!e ,ee lcan be ca+tue by t!e elatively li.ite vi#lence #,intenal ubvei#n * * * &!ile .aBueain" unet!e "uie #, +eace,ul c#e/itence* It !#ul be .a-e&ell% !#&eve% t!at neit!e !ave ie.ba-e ,#.t!ei "#al #, t#tal l c#nBuet ,# ;#..uni.* T!i

?4 9@T@RE PARADISE AGAINI an inte"al +at #, t!e ;#..unit #ctine* $it!#utt!e t#tal etucti#n #, t!e ca+italit yte. t!e baic+#.ie an "#al #, ;#..uni. c#ul n#t be attaine%t!at i% t!e c!an"in" #, .an' natue by t!e c#.+

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