"a house divided against a house falleth" - Prophecy and Gourds of Jonah and Mother Mary

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Prophecy and Gourds of Jonah and Mother Mary 

Who could predict events in this year of 2022?  The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth, Trump's announcement of his 2024 run, the shooting and killing of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, etc. should have been revealed before last year.   

Indeed, Christ Jesus knew about desires of people to know about the future beforehand:

Matthew 16

16 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

The story of Jonas is as follows:

Jonah is the central character in the Book of Jonah, in which Yahweh commands him to go to the city of Nineveh to prophesy against it for their great wickedness against him. However, Jonah instead attempts to run from Yahweh by going to Jaffa and sailing to Tarshish. A huge storm arises and the sailors, realizing that it is no ordinary storm, cast lots and discover that Jonah is to blame. Jonah admits this and states that if he is thrown overboard, the storm will cease. The sailors refuse to do this and continue rowing, but all their efforts fail and they are eventually forced to throw Jonah overboard. As a result, the storm calms and the sailors then offer sacrifices to Yahweh. Jonah is miraculously saved by being swallowed by a large fish, in whose belly he spends three days and three nights.  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Jonah)

Nineveh was an enemy of ancient Israel, so that Jonah did not like to go there so as to give a warning from the God to them so that they should repent and get saved by the God.  And, after being expelled from the belly of the fish, he went to Nineveh and told them the warning from the God.  To Jonah's surprise, the Ninevites turned to God and the God forgave them.  But, Jonah had complaints, so that the God appeased him using a gourd as he regretted the plant, having given him a shadow, withering due to strong sunlight: Like Jonah cherished the gourd, the God cherished many people and animals in Nineveh.   

Anyway, we have to search Jonah of today.  But, he might stay still in the belly of a large fish.  Then, we have to wait for him appearing.  However, the war in Ukraine is going on, and the corona pandemic is still rampant.  It looks like there is no Jonah for us.  

Mother Mary in her apparition in the past century mainly appeared to children and young people who honestly told publicly her warnings to the mankind.  But, regrettably the mankind could not establish a global system for peace by the end of the 20th century.  As the mankind did not fairly respond to Mother Mary's warnings, they would not hear Jonah of today if he appeared.  Therefore, when Jonah of today appears from somewhere, he will sit in a shadow of a gourd with satisfaction, seeing the mankind suffering, say, the Third World War, although Mother Mary should feel sorry for the mankind but protect gourds from strong sunlight.               

We had better think about how to restore the world after the coming WWIII.  The God might cherish survivors of the wat like Jonah cherished the gourd.  

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Luke 11, King James Version
16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

"Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead" - Three Major Elements in the Gospels

 

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Three Major Elements in the Gospels 

It is assumed in preaching by Christ Jesus that there is the afterlife.

So, everything in this world should be thought from this fact that there is the afterlife.  

It is also clear from preaching by Christ Jesus that the God loves the poor more than the rich.

So, everything in this world should be thought from this fact that the God loves the poor more than the rich. 

However, the Gospels tell that Satan hates the God and Christ Jesus, so that Satan killed Christ Jesus, as a man, on the cross by using those brainwashed by Satan.  Yet, Christ Jesus resurrected from death to defeat Satan, although from the beginning it is impossible for Satan to defeat the God and Christ Jesus. 

Therefore, people have to learn from the Bible that there is the afterlife; the God loves the poor more than the rich who have sold their souls to Satan; and Satan hates and tries to kill Christ Jesus and His followers. 

The main three elements in the Gospels are the afterlife, God's love to the poor over the rich, and danger of Satan.  Any non-nonsense arguments about life, death, and spirits should focus on these three elements.

Put simply, we have to live poor in this world so as to be loved by the God with consciousness that there is the afterlife where our souls will continue to live after physical death in this world, while getting determined to fight against Satan.

Indeed, the situation where none is afraid of death; everyone is poor while being loved by the God; and Satan is completely defeated can be regraded as a kingdom of the God.    

But, if most of people don't believe in the afterlife, but want to become rich to the extent of selling their souls to Satan while accepting the rule of Satan, the situation will be no different from the current human world, a kind of the hells.  

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John 11, King James Version
11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.