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Last night was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
We accidentally went to bed TWO HOURS EARLY (we misunderstood the daylight savings) so Chaos 0 and I spent the time together upstairs
ALSO INFINITII
Talking about wedding outfits at like 1am, half asleep and fully heartfelt.


All Souls day! BLACK VEIL TIME


System talk about COLORS: "patron saints"
We need STRICT, SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS. No relativism, no blurry edges, no "anything goes." We need ORDER & STRUCTURE.
Related concerns:
1. Spine & Nathaniel BOTH connected to BODY/ REFLECTION; the collapse of self-image post-CNC may be directly hindering their resurrection
2. Julie/ Missy/ Bridget AND Viral/ Diamond/ Lightning "infection" of YELLOW/ GREEN/ BLUE????
3. Our previous Centralites for those hues were the "wrong colors"???
4. REMEMBER THE "BLUE COMMUNICATORS"


Started reading Animorphs 17, FINALLY

24 HOUR FAST LET'S GO!!

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https://biblehub.com/jeremiah/51-27.htm

Babylon is singled out for destruction because of its pride, idolatry, and cruelty.

God announces, organizes, and empowers an international force to overthrow Babylon. Each command reveals His absolute control over nations, His faithfulness to judge sin, and His [effortless] ability to fulfill [even the most minute detail of] prophecy with pinpoint accuracy.

The Lord commands a visible signal of war against Babylon... concretely announcing that the time of Babylon’s seeming invincibility is over, just as God had promised years earlier... it signifies the beginning of God's judgment against Babylon.
In ancient warfare, raising a banner was a signal for gathering troops or initiating an attack. It symbolizes a call to action and unity among the people... A banner rallies allies and marks the place where God’s judgment will begin.
Biblically, banners often represent God's presence and guidance (Exodus 17:15).

The ram's horn, or shofar, was used in Israel for various purposes, including calling people to worship, signaling the start of a battle, or announcing significant events. Its use here indicates a divine summons to the nations to participate in the impending judgment against Babylon, emphasizing the seriousness and urgency of the call. By ordering the trumpet blast “among the nations,” God shows He is orchestrating an international coalition, not merely one empire’s ambition... The shofar gathers the troops and declares that the assault is divinely sanctioned.

"Prepare the nations against her": This phrase indicates a divine orchestration of international forces against Babylon. Historically, Babylon was a dominant empire, and its fall required a widespread coalition of nations. This preparation reflects God's total control over the events, God's sovereignty over all nations, His ability to use them to fulfill His purposes and execute His judgment... and fulfills the prophecy of Babylon's downfall through a diverse alliance.
The specificity of God’s foreknowledge is shown as He names the very tribes He will stir up.

God directs that a leader be set over the campaign, highlighting organized, strategic, purposeful judgment [not a disordered mob or reckless assault]. The verb “appoint” reveals divine authority: Babylon will not fall by chance.
the command also illustrates the principle that earthly leaders unconsciously carry out God’s plans. [Only the faithful are given the humbling privilege of conscious cooperation with God.]

Horses were a symbol of military strength and speed in ancient times. The imagery of swarming locusts conveys overwhelming numbers and an unstoppable force, reminiscent of the locust plagues in Egypt. This metaphor emphasizes the terror, totality, and inevitability of Babylon's destruction... no refuge remains for Babylon. God’s judgment, once unleashed, is unstoppable... Those who trust Him can rest in His sovereign justice; those who oppose Him will find no escape.

Just as the nations were called to prepare against Babylon, believers are called to be spiritually prepared for the battles we face, [by consciously & actively] relying on God's strength and guidance [submitting ourselves to Him as willing instruments for His glory].

The coalition of diverse nations against a common enemy illustrates [dimly, as in a mirror] the unity that can be found [only] in pursuing God's purposes [which is a genuine, selfless, courageous, faith-driven unity, possible only by the Holy Spirit]. Believers are called to unite in Christ to stand [uncompromisingly and steadfast] against spiritual opposition [especially to public violations of God's Law and offenses against His Church, never pursuing private interests or seeking personal gain or recognition, but only serving & defending the honor of God].

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Ararat
A region historically associated with the mountains where Noah's Ark came to rest... often seen as a symbol of God's judgment and deliverance.

Ashkenaz
A people or region associated with the descendants of Japheth, one of Noah's sons.

 Minni
A lesser-known kingdom, 

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In this world we are aliens rather than citizens, in that our final values are not those of this world, not is our final aim. We cannot rest in contentment except in the expectation of the Risen Lord coming in triumph to assume lordship of all things. This, rather than food or any material goods, must be the basis of our whole system of values.


Look favourably on our offerings, O Lord,
so that your departed servants
may be taken up into glory with your Son,
in whose great mystery of love we are all united.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Because of Christ, I have come to consider all these advantages that I had as disadvantages. Not only that, but I believe nothing can happen that will outweigh the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For him I have accepted the loss of everything, and I look on everything as so much rubbish if only I can have Christ and be given a place in him. I am no longer trying for perfection by my own efforts, the perfection that comes from the Law, but I want only the perfection that comes through faith in Christ, and is from God and based on faith. All I want is to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and to share his sufferings by reproducing the pattern of his death. That is the way I can hope to take my place in the resurrection of the dead. Not that I have become perfect yet: I have not yet won, but I am still running, trying to capture the prize for which Christ Jesus captured me. I can assure you my brothers, I am far from thinking that I have already won. All I can say is that I forget the past and I strain ahead for what is still to come; I am racing for the finish, for the prize to which God calls us upwards to receive in Christ Jesus. We who are called ‘perfect’ must all think in this way. If there is some point on which you see things differently, God will make it clear to you; meanwhile, let us go forward on the road that has brought us to where we are.


My brothers, be united in following my rule of life. Take as your models everybody who is already doing this and study them as you used to study us. I have told you often, and I repeat it today with tears, there are many who are behaving as the enemies of the cross of Christ. They are destined to be lost. They make foods into their god and they are proudest of something they ought to think shameful; the things they think important are earthly things. For us, our homeland is in heaven, and from heaven comes the saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus Christ, and he will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He will do that by the same power with which he can subdue the whole universe.