"Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent" - Hate Money but Love God

Very Recent State of Tokyo Station

Hate Money but Love God

Put simply recently a famous woman who loved money but hated the word of God died.

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To be a rich man, you have to do bad things or plan bad things almost everyday.

Even a dollar of a rich man cannot be earned without his plotting any crime.

Reversely, if you live completely a right, righteous, and rightful life, you cannot even earn a penny.

Besides, you are not allowed in principle to be rich if there is any man that is poorer than you in your neighborhood and in any part of society, according to religion.

Wealth and money are deeply linked to evil deeds, illegal acts, ruthless thinking and behaviors, and a way of living without love to the poor.  So, any young man who wants to be rich would be determined to be as cruel as possible to be liked or even loved by bad rich men.

So, Christ Jesus told to hate wealth and money but love words of God.

And there are too many stupid professional religious guys in this world who cannot understand the meaning of this word of Christ Jesus.  Such fools can be found anywhere on the earth from the Vatican to London and as far as in Japan.




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Mat 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mat 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

"And he came to Nazareth" - Minamata Verdict

Tokyo Station & Shinkansen Trains

Minamata  Verdict

One woman who died in 1977 was today finally and officially recognized by the Japanese Supreme Court as a patient of the Minamata Disease, the worst pollution disease of Japan.

When this disease came to be focused on by the public decades ago, one high-ranking official of the Japanese Government said in a TV interview that Japan had to promote industrial development and increase output of the industry to cope with other advanced nations, so that something must be sacrificed.

So, elite bureaucrats of the Japanese Government knew well the Minamata Disease, but they would not stop operation of a factory which continued to discharge waste water where mercury was included, the very cause of the Disease.

Minamata disease, sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease , is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning...

Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, in 1956. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, which continued from 1932 to 1968. This highly toxic chemical bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in Minamata Bay and the Shiranui Sea, which when eaten by the local populace resulted in mercury poisoning. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease

This disease caused by the industry indicates how evil the modern industry could be.  And it also shows how evil a modern government could be.



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Luk 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
Luk 4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
Luk 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
Luk 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

"Sir, give me this water" - Intangible Change

Tokyo JR Railway Station, Japan

Intangible Change

It is said that the 9/11 Terror on New York and the Pentagon changed the US decisively.

Today, however, can we identify big changes America has exhibited in these 12 years, though still some American soldiers are engaged in battles in Afghanistan?

Especially if it had been an act of God, the terror, could we find any spiritual effect among Americans?  Have Americans become more religious or spiritual than before to any direction or in any sense?

Will a history textbook in future read that since the 9/11 Terror Americans changed drastically to be very pious people?

For example, after the Civil War, the American society changed so drastically.  And, after the Vietnam War, the American society changed so drastically.  So, after the 9/11, the American society must have changed so drastically, too.  The symbolic incident is the election of Mr. Obama as US President.  But, something intangible must show a more grave change.  The question is what it is specifically.

Have more Americans come to pray to God than before the 9/11 tragedy of 2001?  That is a question, anyway.





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Joh 4:15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
Joh 4:16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
Joh 4:17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
Joh 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
Joh 4:19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

"they could say nothing against it"

Tokyo Railroad Station, Japan





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Act 4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Act 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Act 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Act 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

"worship him that liveth for ever and ever"

The Season of Cherry Blossoms Going Out around Tokyo







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Rev 4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
Rev 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Rev 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

"the woman of Samaria" - Solution

Sea Shore on the Pacific near Tokyo, Japan, though Not Tsunami

Solution

There are many rich people in this world who can buy what their money allows them to buy.

There are many experts and scientists in this world who know what their ability and efforts allow them to know.

Modern wealth is created by modern technology based on advanced science which has been cultivated with a huge amount of money.

And, it is thought that poverty cannot be conquered by mankind since those who have wealth enough to eradicate poverty would not try to solve problems caused by poverty.

Of course the poor cannot fix their own problems arising from poverty as they have no material means.

So, it is clear that the enemy of poverty is rich men who would not help the poor.  For example, for the poorest man in the world, every other person who is richer than he is his enemy.  And for the second poorest man, every other person who is richer than he is his enemy.  In this sequence, you cannot find any key to the solution.  

Finally, we have to admit that only God can put an end to this grave issue of mankind.  Therefore, our faith in God is the solution.



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Joh 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
Joh 4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
Joh 4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Joh 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

"all the kingdoms of the world" - The Rich and The Poor

Pacific Coast of Honsyu Island, near Tokyo, Japan

The Rich and The Poor

If there were only two men in this world, one would be rich and another would be poor.

Then the poor might try to harm the rich.  Therefore, the rich would arm himself with any weapon better than that the poor has.   The rich would naturally lose friendship to the poor, while the poor should always feel unhappy as he cannot become rich.

Now there are so many people in this world who can be divided into the poor and the rich.

The rich think that the poor might try to harm them.  So, the rich have armed themselves with various tools, systems, schemes and regimes the poor cannot use.   The rich have no friendship to the poor, while the poor always feel unhappy, for they cannot become any rich.

But, above the poor and the rich, there is God.

The most important point is that God does not expect that mankind is split into the two groups: the rich and the poor.  So, God would correct this situation in the human world.  Actually He once sent His Son to the human world, though bad Romans and filthy priests of Judaism executed Him.

And it is well known that Christ Jesus is to come back.  The poor will welcome Him, but how will the rich react to this extraordinary interference by God through His Son.

I suppose the rich will try to execute Christ Jesus again.

So, I hope that Christ Jesus will destroy the Devil acting behind the rich once and for all.

Anyway God is the creator of mankind but not the poor and the rich if He created the Devil for some mysterious reason.



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Mat 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Mat 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

"not tempt the Lord thy God" - Unusual Weather

Mt. Fuji, Today

Unusual Weather

Today a big tempest has covered all over Japan, like a big typhoon, incurring some casualties.

Some meteorologist said that the decrease of ice in the Arctic Sea has made the atmospheric pressure around the north pole weak, allowing cold air mass in Siberia to move more freely even to the southeast and to Japan eventually.

So, this winter (from　December to February) was very cold in Japan with much snow falling in areas facing the Sea of Japan off Siberia.

But in March Japan had a summer day, when the temperature is over 25 degrees Celsius, a few times.  It is the first time in the Japanese history that this extraordinary weather condition has occurred in the end of winter.

In 2011 Japan suffered an M9 earthquake and subsequent great tsunamis, but the summer of 2010 was dangerously hot in Japan.

I hope that those extraordinary warm days in March are not an ill omen for 2013.



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Mat 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

"all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time" - Capitalism and Commercialism

Imperial Palace Plaza (old Edo Castle of Shogun)

Capitalism and Commercialism 

Capitalism and commercialism have freed people from religion or the degraded Vatican in the western world.

But from a religious point of view, the fight between Christianity and the Devil seems to have resulted in victory of the Devil who allured and tempted people into poisonous capitalism and commercialism.

Now as you know the British royal family has degraded themselves so much and ordinary European people are used to enjoy degraded living so badly.  The situation is also bad in the north American continent where most of people do not respect normal living any more.

But, in the Islamic world, the Devil is yet to succeed in dragging people into capitalism and commercialism.  Muslim women look rather decent, wearing scarf; and Muslim men look rather pious, practicing worship toward Mecca.

Further in a wider scope, China and India have also succumbed to the Devil, outwardly developing their economy and enriching their people.   But capitalism and commercialism are causing more problems than providing solutions to their problems.

Since Europe and North America have the most advanced democracy, they are proving that democracy is not a weapon the God has given to mankind to fight evil of  capitalism and commercialism.

Now that the Vatican is so powerless, we have to again rely on Christ Jesus directly again.  Then we may be able to escape the great trap of the Devil.



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Luk 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luk 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luk 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Luk 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

"the seven Spirits of God" - Some Rankings

Tokyo

Some Rankings

Ranking on Live Artificial Satellites 

1. Russia 1,450 

2. USA 1,113 

3. JAPAN 134 

4. China 133 

5. France 56 

6. India 50 

7. EU 

8. Germany


Ranking on GDP as of 1990 

1. USA 

2. JAPAN 

3. Germany 

4. France 

5. Italy 

6. UK 

7. Canada 

8. Spain 

9. Brazil 

10. China


Ranking of Car Exporters (2010) 

1 Japan 4.84 million cars 

2 France 4.78 

3 Germany 4.48 

4 S. Korea 2.77 

5 Spain 2.07 

6 USA 1.5 

7 UK 

8 Brazil

Ranking on GDP as of 2000 

1. USA 

2. JAPAN 

3. China 

4. Germany 

5. India 

6. France 

7. UK 

8. Italy 

9. Brazil 

10. Russia


Ranking of Internet User Population 

1. China 

2. USA 

3. JAPAN 

4. India 

5. Brazil 

6. Germany 

7. Russia 

8. UK 

9. France 

10. Nigeria


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Rev 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Rev 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Rev 4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

"again into Galilee" - Korea before WWII

Tokyo Subway

Korea before WWII

Korea was not an independent and prosperous country before the Empire of Japan started to liberate Korea from the Qing Dynasty of China in the late 19th century.

The Korean kingdom then was a poor and devastated country with almost no farmers who could read and write.  And their farm land was also almost barren.

The second Manchu invasion of Korea occurred in 1636, when the Manchu Qing Empire brought Korea's Joseon dynasty into submission. It followed the first Manchu invasion of Korea of 1627.
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Ming China attempted to send a minuscule force in support of Joseon in what was merely a token effort, but the force was wiped out in the sea during a storm. This desperate situation forced Injo to make his submission. King Injo yielded up three pro-war officers to Qing, as well as agreeing to the terms of peace:
1. Korea submits to the Qing Dynasty.

2. Korea has to break her traditional relationship with Ming. 

3. Korea offers the first and second sons of King Injo, and sons or brothers of ministers as hostages. 

4. Korea pays tribute to Qing as she has done to Ming. 

5. Korea will serve for Qing in the war against Ming. 

6. Korea offers warships to return of Manchu soldiers. 

7. Both ministers of Korea and Manchu became stuck together as marriage. 

8. Korea is not allowed to build castles. 

9. Korea pays tribute amount of quantity after 1639. 

Huang Taiji set up a platform in Samjeondo—the upper reach of the Han River. At the top of the platform he accepted King Injo's submission. King Injo kowtowed to Huang Taiji, who allegedly forced Injo to repeat the humiliating ritual many times.
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Northern and middle regions of Korea were devastated by war. Although the Manchurian army was strict in discipline, the Mongolian soldiers plundered cities.
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Until 1894, Korea remained a tributary state of Qing China, even though the influence of Manchus decreased from the late 18th century as the Joseon Dynasty began to prosper once again. Japan forced Qing China after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) to acknowledge the end of the traditional relationship with Korea, in an attempt to implement their plan to exploit and eventually invade Korea in the early 20th century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Manchu_invasion_of_Korea

Correctly, Korea was not so prosperous at the time.  When Japanese started to help Koreans govern themselves, they found that most of agricultural fields in the Korean Peninsula were desolated.

Actually the Korean kingdom faced starvation partly due to the irresponsible court in early 1870s.  The upper class or the noble class of Koreans did not take care of farmers at all.  Korea was split between the incapable, old-guard, Confucius upper class and a majority of poor and illiterate farmers.          

Good or bad, modernization of the Korean Peninsula was carried out by the Empire of Japan till the middle of the 20th century, though the Empire had to annex Korea since Koreans could not maintain their new empire, which Japanese helped establish, by themselves alone.



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Joh 4:1 When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

"through Jesus the resurrection from the dead"

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Act 4:1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Act 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Act 4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Act 4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

"into the wilderness to be tempted" - Poverty in Old Japan

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Poverty in Old Japan 

In any society in the world, being poor means being at the risk of one's life.

But in Japan it was not so dangerous if you had been poor even before the 19th century.

In the samurai era of Japan, which ended around 1870, farmers accounted for around 85% of the whole population at the time.  However they were governed by the samurai class which accounted for only 7%.

Japanese farmers in the samurai era could not freely move or change their residences.  They were bound to the land.

Farm lands were a kind of  property of daimyo samurai or  feudal lords who were subject to shogun or a samurai king who lived in Edo (Tokyo), though plots could be sold and bought by farmers, merchants, etc.  Farmers had to pay tax in the form of rice as rice was the staple food and a big commercial commodity in Japan.

Anyway, every farmer was forced to live in a village surrounded by paddy fields on the permanent basis.  So, no matter how poor a farmer became, he could rely on help from his community so long as he was a decent member of it.  In addition, in every village there was a Buddhist temple or a shinto shrine which could offer some help to a poor member of the community.  And low and order was of course maintained by samurai soldiers and officials.

In Japan being poor did not necessarily mean facing a threat to the life even in old days.  There were almost no different races, tribes, or foreigners in Japan for these 2000 years.

This situation and circumstance had a great influence on the Japanese culture and Japanese religions.  Japanese were not used to encounter extreme cruelty of a large scale, though its society had been governed by the samurai warrior class for more than 700 years before Japan started its westernization around 1870.  

In addition, the climate in Japan was not so sever.  Though it has snow and ice in winter, people can live even outdoor or in poor wooden houses comfortably from spring to autumn.  Safe and humble living was allowed in Japan due to its natural features in old days.  Poor people in a village might have looked like one part of the nature.

So, the Japanese Buddhism was especially influenced by this inclination of acceptance of poverty  in the Japanese society.

A Japanese Village in 1830s by Hiroshige

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Mat 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Mat 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

"his brethren and his mother" - 13.8 Billion Years Ago

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13.8 Billion Years Ago

This universe began from the size of a coin.

The whole universe experienced a big bang 13.8 billion years ago; since then it has continued expansion to the size of 47 billion light years or more, taking 13.8 billion years.

Before it reached the size of a coin, it had also undergone an inflation expansion from 10^-36 meters in a period of time of 10^-33 seconds.

And before this inflation expansion, it is believed that our space has existed in the size of 10^-36 meters or less for 10^-44 seconds.

(Note: 10^-2 = 1/100 = 0.01)

However we cannot see this state of the universe if we had a great telescope which could see past states of stars, galaxies, and any part of the universe.  We could only see the universe as old as 380,000 years.  At the time the size of the universe was a sphere with a radius of 40 million light years.

So, if we had a super telescope and aimed it to any direction in the sky, we could see the space which has a size of only 40 million light years as the least size of it.  Today within this distance, namely 40 million light years, there are 1,000 or more galaxies existent or observed from the earth.

The state of universe 380,000 years ago is called transparent to radiation. Till then light could not fly freely because protons and electrons did not form atoms, thus obstructing movement of light. In other word, it was 380,000 years ago that atoms or specifically hydrogen atoms were first formed with a proton accompanied by an electron flying around the proton. So, in the space of the size of 40 million light years, there were no atoms at all before the state of getting transparent to radiation. In the space, protons and electrons in addition to neutrons were flying randomly without forming any atoms while light could not fly for a long distance as it was captured or deflected by protons and electrons so easily.  And stars and galaxies were formed after atoms were established in the space of the size of 40 million light years, which was 380,000 years old.
Today, even between the moon and the earth, it was impossible to imagine that the distance is filled with protons and atoms so densely without forming any atoms.  Incidentally, the distance to the moon is about one light second.

But this visible type of matters, such as protons, electrons, and atoms, accounts for only 10% of matters that exist in the whole universe; the rest is called dark matter.

And what is the most impressive thing is that if we had eyes like a super telescope, we could see the same limited zone in the size of 40 million light years in "any direction" as a place we could see the oldest stars, since the whole space was just as large as 40 million light years 13.8 billion years ago.    

The space looks like converging to a limited zone at the most distant area.

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Mar 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Mar 3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
Mar 3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Mar 3:34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mar 3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

" which was the son of Levi" - God vs. Money

God vs. Money

Nobody thinks today that he can conquer the world.  And no one can do.

Even in a country no single rich man can control the whole nation.

But money has almost conquered the world.

Everybody admits value of money in any worlds, including the Christian world, the Islamic world, etc.

Of course love and peace are respected by everybody.  But money prevails.

The last thing that can destroy this evil power of money is God.  And, it is very likely that He will correct human beings in this context.  But, it can be a very hard lesson for mankind.




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Luk 3:28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
Luk 3:29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
Luk 3:30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

"Nay: but by the law of faith" - Distrust of the Vatican

Cherry Blossoms Viewing in Japan

Distrust of the Vatican

The Vatican has great networks all over Europe in these centuries if not for the past 2000 years.

It must have a great network to collect information before WWII, too.

So, the Vatican must have known what was going on in Germany in 1930s and early 1940s.

But, the Vatican did not announce to the world that Nazi Germany was killing millions of Judaists.

Another doubt on the Vatican behaviors is that it might not like to see Muslims succeed politically and economically.  The Vatican might like to see Muslims forever living in poor conditions.  Christian Europeans must be always a cut above Muslims, probably in their doctrine.  So, the Vatican might be a big factor for continuing failures of Islamic nations in these decades.

Anyway, Christ is all and Christ is in all.  Religion is all and religion is in all.  Even in politics and economy the Vatican must be a big factor especially around Europe, or in the Islamic world.      




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Rom 3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Rom 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Rom 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

"which was the son of Mattathias" - China, Korea, and Japan

Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo Area, Japan

China, Korea, and Japan

China, Korea, and Japan were virtually isolated from the world till 1800s.

For China, it was China that was the most advanced in terms of culture in the world.  So, Chinese empires in succession in history did not feel any need to communicate and trade with other nations on an equal basis.  Only if other country had begged a Chinese Emperor to allow trade with China, the Chinese court would regard the foreign country as its subject state and permit trading relations.

So, China did not admit that the UK and other European countries in addition to the US were multiplying their national wealth and military power due to their success in pursuing the Industrial Revolution.   The Qing  dynasty, the last classic Chinese empire, could not manage to learn, study, and adopt Western science and technology.

As for the Korean Kingdom, they were simply proud of being a great follower of Confucianism.  The Korean court was content to be a tributary to China.  Yi-Dynasty Korea was at the time suffering poverty and a moral slump, due to failures in agriculture, a split of the society between the lazy noble class and poor farmers.

As they became blind to the world due to their biased inclination of Confucianism and Sinocentrism, Koreans never tried to reform their social structure, economy, and living standards by introducing fruits of the Industrial Revolution from Europe and the US.

Only Japan could successfully reform its political structure through a civil war which put an end to supremacy of samurai dominance and opened a new era for Westernization and modernization.  This revolutionary movement is called the Meiji Restoration as new Japanese elites, namely ex-samurais, built national structure with Emperor Meiji at their center.  Actually this new era of Japan which started in 1868 is called the Meiji period (till 1912) today.

So, among China, Korea, and Japan, only Japan could start its version of the Industrial Revolution  before the 20th century.

The industrial revolution began about 1870 as Meiji period leaders decided to catch up with the West. The government built railroads, improved roads, and inaugurated a land reform program to prepare the country for further development. It inaugurated a new Western-based education system for all young people, sent thousands of students to the United States and Europe, and hired more than 3,000 Westerners to teach modern science, mathematics, technology, and foreign languages in Japan (O-yatoi gaikokujin). 

In 1871 a group of Japanese politicians known as the Iwakura Mission toured Europe and the USA to learn western ways. The result was a deliberate state led industrialisation policy to enable Japan to quickly catch up. The Bank of Japan, founded in 1877, used taxes to fund model steel and textile factories. Education was expanded and Japanese students were sent to study in the west. 

Modern industry first appeared in textiles, including cotton and especially silk, which was based in home workshops in rural areas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#Japan
      

So, historical approaches to and views on the past cannot help but be very different among these three countries, since only Japan was resolute in standing against Western powers, including Russians, with its own force and power cultivated through its industrial revolution which started around 1870.    

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Luk 3:25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
Luk 3:26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
Luk 3:27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

"if a house be divided against itself" - TPP

Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo Area, Japan

TPP

One of the biggest issues in the Japanese politics now is the so-called TPP.

The 2005 Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPSEP or P4) is a free trade agreement among Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore. It aims to further liberalize the economies of the Asia-Pacific region. 

Since 2010, negotiations have been taking place for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposal for a significantly expanded version of TPSEP. The TPP is a proposed free trade agreement under negotiation by (as of December 2012) Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam.[9] Japan has expressed its desire to become a negotiating partner,[10] but not yet joined negotiations as the TPP became a major issue in Japan's 2012 election. 

Anti-globalization advocates accuse the TPP of going far beyond the realm of tariff reduction and trade promotion, granting unprecedented power to corporations and infringing upon consumer, labor, and environmental interests. 

One widely republished article claims the TPP is "a wish list of the 1%" and that "of the 26 chapters under negotiation, only a few have to do directly with trade. The other chapters enshrine new rights and privileges for major corporations while weakening the power of nation states to oppose them."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Strategic_Economic_Partnership

So, it is another form of embodiment of Wall-Street greed.

Though many big American corporations are joining their efforts to make the US Government pursue prevalence of this TPP regime around the Pacific Ocean, some US industry is against it.

"This new trade agreement will place domestic U.S. firms that do not do business overseas at a competitive disadvantage. Foreign firms under this trade pact could conceivably appeal federal regulatory and court rulings against them to an international tribunal with the apparent authority to overrule our sovereignty. If foreign companies want to do business in America, they should have to follow the same rules as everyone else. Obama is negotiating a trade pact that would constitute a judicial authority higher than even the U.S. Supreme Court that could overrule federal court rulings applying U.S. law to foreign companies. That is unconstitutional. The U.S. cannot be allowed to enter a treaty that would abrogate our Constitution."
– Bill Wilson, President, Americans for Limited Government  

http://act.americanjobsalliance.com/issue/tpp-threatens-american-jobs-freedoms/

But some countries also are anxious about an influence of Japan's expected joining of TPP.

Terms of Japan's entry to TPPA talks bad news for NZ, 'surrender of sovereignty' for Japan 

'Japan’s Prime Minister Abe will announce this afternoon that Japan will seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) negotiations. He already has US endorsement to do so', says Professor Jane Kelsey who has just returned from observing the Singapore round of the talks. 

Once a 90-day notification period to the US Congress expired Japan would be able to join the talks in September, one month before the political leaders of the existing eleven countries hope to sign the completed deal. 

'If this is true, the US has effected a double play on New Zealand', said Professor Kelsey. 

Trade Minister Groser said New Zealand would welcome Japan's participation 'once we have established procedures for their entry that are acceptable to their governments and to ours'. That was widely taken to mean Japan’s agreement to comprehensive agricultural liberalisation in line with the statement of the TPPA leaders in Honolulu in November 2011. 

Australia has been trying unsuccessfully to achieve that goal in a free trade negotiation with Japan since 2007. 

New Zealand would have just over three months to get Japan to agree or give way to a timeframe that appears to have been imposed unilaterally by the US.
'Even if Japan agrees in principle to consider opening dairy market access, that is just the first step in the process', according to Professor Kelsey. 

'Assuming the US continues to delay any substantial discussion of dairy market access to its own markets until September, the US and Japan could then join forces in demanding flexibility and stymie the one gain that New Zealand government has said is a bottom line and without which it will walk away from the TPPA'.

http://www.itsourfuture.org.nz/terms-of-japans-entry-to-tppa-talks-bad-news-for-nz/

So, TPP might make every party unhappy except Mr. Obama.

It should be abolished.



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Mar 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Mar 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Mar 3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Mar 3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

"John was not yet cast into prison" - Anti-Christ Revolution

Tokyo Suburb Railroad

Tokyo Suburb

 Anti-Christ Revolution

This economic state of the world is rooted in the Industrial Revolution which first began in England between 1760 and 1830.

But underlying motivations for this movement were very anti-Christ: 

There were two main values that really drove the industrial revolution in Britain. These values were self-interest and an entrepreneurial spirit. Because of these interests, many industrial advances were made that resulted in a huge increase in personal wealth. These advancements also greatly benefitted the British society as a whole. Countries around the world started to recognize the changes and advancements in Britain and use them as an example to begin their own industrial revolutions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution

Hence, this global economy based on science and technology rooted in the British Industrial Revolution would destroy the world eventually, since its fundamental motivations are so anti-Christ.


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Joh 3:24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
Joh 3:25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
Joh 3:26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Joh 3:27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

"He that hath an ear" - Knowledge, Technology, and Wealth

Prime Minister's Office, Tokyo

Knowledge,  Technology, and Wealth

In Japan this winter, from December to February it was very cold.

But in March it is not so cold at all.  Now cherry blossoms are fully blooming in Tokyo, the second earliest full-bloom of sakura (cherry blossoms) in record of Tokyo.


As we have observed the world, it is now clear that wealth and knowledge cannot save people.  Rich people in advanced countries have wealth developed, produced, and realized by modern technology.  Systems that support, protect, and keep their wealth are built on various types of deep knowledge.  But, those rich people are simply bad people,  Put simply, with such knowledge, technology, and wealth, they have become servants of the Devil.  They have no great spiritual contents in their minds and souls.

So, at best, those who are poor in terms of moral value would control the whole world with modern systems but without any concerns about human matters, ethical matters, and spiritual matters.

If science and technology continue to progress while a human ethical level is still so low, a great disaster should occur in future.  For example, one desperate terrorist group might easily acquire information,  over the Internet or cellular phones, about how to build a nuclear bomb and where to get material for the bomb.  And, they might easily make such a bomb.  Or they may make biological weapons so easily, using advanced technology being offered in some convenient market.

So, great knowledge and technology will provide great fortunes for some civilized people in advanced and developing countries, but terrorists might also try to take their share of wealth through confusion and a turmoil they might be able to cause by use of such a bomb and weapons.

We had better stop progress of our science and technology at the present level if we want to avoid a future disaster which can be worse than the 9/11 Terror and the 3/11 Tsunami combined in addition to Fukushima Daiichi.


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Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Rev 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Rev 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

"because she was the mother of all living" - Future Economy & Energy

Tokyo Shinkansen Train

Future Economy & Energy

There is a theory that the world GDP will soon stop growing.

This will probably be a matter of debate for some time, however, I for one believe that we could. To be more specific, in an article published just a few days prior to the collapse of the Lehman Brothers, evidence was presented about an upcoming economic downfall, near the end of the first decade of the millennium. The analysis was based on a simple logistic growth fit against actual real GDP data.

Fig. 1. Reprinted from Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 76 (3), G.P. Boretos, The future of the global economy, 316–326, Copyright (2009), with permission from Elsevier

http://www.forecastingnet.com/apps/blog/entries/show/7679507-global-economic-crisis-could-we-have-predicted-it-

In this case, we will not need much energy, at least, making it possible to preserve the nature and environment, since recent growth in GDP is parallel with an increase in an amount of energy consumed.

http://agora-web.jp/archives/1494835.html

http://www.worldenergy.org/publications/survey_of_energy_resources_2007/crude_oil_and_natural_gas_liquids/639.asp


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Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Gen 3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Gen 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Gen 3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

"all the evils which Herod had done"

Mt. Fuji Observed from Tokyo Area








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Luk 3:18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
Luk 3:19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Luk 3:20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

"The salutation of Paul " - New Pope

Mt. Fuji, Japan, Viewed from Suburb of Tokyo


The new Pope said that his close friend from Brazil said to him no to forget the poor, so that he chose the name Francis.

It is not so good.

It means that the Pope and the Brazilian cardinal were not poor at all.  If they had thought that they were poor, they would not have used the term the poor in that context.

They should have said that they would respect their fellows the poor by adopting the name Francis and show the world that they were also poor

Pope Mr. Francis is not poor as he knows it very well..

So, the Vatican should be judged by Christ Jesus.


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2Th 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
2Th 3:17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
2Th 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

"neither cold nor hot" - Poverty in 2012

Tokyo

Poverty in 2012

As the figure below shows, the number of hungry people has increased since 1995-97. The increase has been due to three factors: 1) neglect of agriculture relevant to very poor people by governments and international agencies; 2) the current worldwide economic crisis, and 3) the significant increase of food prices in the last several years which has been devastating to those with only a few dollars a day to spend. 925 million people is 13.6 percent of the estimated world population of 6.8 billion. Nearly all of the undernourished are in developing countries. 

http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm

It looks like we had been living in a better world till 1997.

But after 1997, despite the 9/11 Terror of 2001, aggression for wealth mostly generate in Wall Street and the City led to a hike in food prices, though this trend was somewhat suppressed by the 2008 global financial crisis.

Anyway, Europe and North America are enjoying a plenty of foods while other areas are suffering food problems.  Is this what the Vatican can accept?



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Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Rev 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

" whether he were the Christ, or not" - Prophecy of the Popes

Bank of Japan

Prophecy of the Popes

106. Angelic shepherd: Ven. Pius XII (1939–1958)

107. Shepherd and sailor: Bl. John XXIII (1958–1963)

108. Flower of flowers: Paul VI (1963–1978)

109. Of the half moon John Paul I (1978)

110. From the labour of the sun / Of the eclipse of the sun: Bl. John Paul II (1978–2005)

111. Glory of the olive: Benedict XVI (2005–2013)

112. Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills [i.e.Rome] will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. The End.:  Francis (2013–present)





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Luk 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Luk 3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
Luk 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: