#Herb Abrams

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I have to put a link on the posters I made because someone already stole other ones I made, took them and put them on some wrestling page without credit.

Cunts will probably do it again. Lazy pieces of shit assholes.

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"THERE IS NO GROUP THAT EVER CAME INTO AFRICA THAT MEANT ANYTHING GOOD FOR AFRICANS" -Dr John Henrik Clarke.

“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.” - From 'THINGS FALL APART' 1958, written by Chinua Achebe and was translated into Italian, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Russian, Swiss, Flemish and other languages.

According to historian, Dr John Henrik Clarke, "every group of people that came into Africa meant nothing good for the Africans… and the very first thing each and every one of these groups did was to declare war on African culture…" What followed was the bastardization of African spirituality and ways that held the societies together for millennia before there was a Greece or Rome or before "the first European learnt to wear a shoe or live in a house that had a window." Or as Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan put it, "Before there was Rome, Greece, Jerusalem or Mecca… Before there was a Jehovah, Jesus or Mohommet" (Muhammad ibn Abdul'Mutallib).

It most be noted that the first Hebrew to ever come into existence was a Chaldean from Ur, known as Abram in 1675 BC. Before then, their was no concept of a Jehovah or Jesus, whatsoever, and no Hebrew as a tribe, the world over, from as far as history revealed. By this time, the 82 pyramids in Kemet, and the over 203 pyramids in Meroe, the smaller Nsude pyramids in Udi highlands were already built. The Africans had their own spirituality through which they connected to the non-material world, through which they learnt science like iron smelting, as well as which herbs could heal what sort of disease, agricultural practice, astrology, alchemy, mining for useful minerals from the earth and so on.

Most of Africa were connected to the worship of a deity, Ptah. This was over 5000 years before the first Hebrew came into existence, it was thousands of years before Greece or Rome came into existence and before any Abrahamic religions (which are Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity and Islam etc) came into the knowledge of anyone at all. Abram, the father of it all had not even come into existence.

In kemet, there was a belief that if one died far away from the Nile, one would not resurrect in the afterlife. Hence Kemet became the place of high culture for all tribal nationalities along the Nile from its source through modern day Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia Sudan etc. Abydos was a city of pilgrimage where most Africans, who could, travelled up the Nile, through the Sahara (Which was not a desert until about 5000 years ago, as archeological discoveries indicated), to worship and commune with other Africans. Osiris later become the god in Abydos while Memphis became the home for Ptah, after several foreign invasion from across the Mediterranean and the sands of Arabia.

Most of the magicians in Kemet came from Gao, a city-state of the Soudan(west Africa then). African regions and cities had their own gods and it was necessary to pay homage to the god of a land when visiting or passing through as a sojourner, merchant or gypsy. By this time, Arabian peninsula was the colony of Africans (Study from 'From Babylon to Timbuktu', 'The African Origin of Major Religions, Herodoctus, and Strabo's geographica).

{[IMAGE: The 'inner circle' of the Mossi people. Not every king on the throne rose to the societal status, necessary to attend this gathering. The first shattering effect on this 'inner circle' began when the Arabs arrived west Africa in the 7th century CE, while extending the trans-saharan trade routes through the desert.]}

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winter ball [ficmas day 14] [kol mikaelson x f!reader] cinderella au

↳ masterlist ↳ ship exchange ↳ taglist ↳ ficmas 2024

author's note: this is less wintery than i intended (whoops) but also this might be one of my favorite things I've ever written!!! i'm literally so hyped for it!!! p.s. thanks to charmed for all the spells lol

playlist:

once upon a dream -- lana del rey

that's so true -- gracie abrams

just like christmas -- low

The floor was ashy again. 

Your sisters were horrendous with maintaining the fireplace, and always left the place filthy. Of course, it fell on you to clean up. You always had the clean up. 

You were cleaning the apothecary, brushing up all the scattered herbs and dead things that your stepsisters would drag in under the guise of 'magic.' They had no magic of their own, you knew that. Your stepmother always indulged them, always. 

They never stayed long at work, though, always finding an excuse to go somewhere else. So it was just you in the shop. 

The bells rang above your door. 

You looked up to see Prince Kol walking into your store. You straighten up immediately, dipping into a curtsy. He waved you off. 

"No pleasantries, it's pretentious, and I hate it," he drawled. He was the youngest of his three brothers, commonly known as the wily one. Also known as the devilishly handsome one. Not that you thought about it. 

"Apologies, Your Highness," you murmured, head still bowed. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"According to my network, you're the best apothecary in the kingdom," Kol shoved his hands in his pockets, rifling around until he found what he was looking for. He planted a flower on the table. "I want your help identifying this."

You picked up the flower, twirling it between your fingers. It seemed like one of the common valley flowers, but the energy of it felt off. You touched some of the petals. 

"I'd have to consult my books; I don't recognize it immediately," you hummed. 

"I need it identified sooner rather than later, and I'll pay handsomely," Kol grinned. You looked up at him. His eyes regarded you, cooly, taking into thought every detail. You felt shivers down your spine. 

"May I ask the purpose of this project?" you inquired. 

"Secrets, darling," Kol put a finger to his lips. "This is also confidential; don't mention it to anyone."

"To whom would I mention it?" you muttered. You bit the inside of your cheek to stop any more comments. He smiled gleefully. "I'll check in tomorrow."

You watched him leave the way he came, a flurry of energy here and then gone. You sat down at the desk in the back, twirling the flower stem. No one was in the shop to witness you, so you flicked your fingers and brought several books over to your table. They flipped open to the pages you needed. You were too lazy to stand up and peruse the shelf, especially after your morning. You stayed camped over your desk until your stepmother and sisters got back. They whisked through the door like a tornado. 

"We must make an appointment with the modiste to prepare," your stepmother, Ms. Laurel, said. She glanced around the store as if it personally offended her and as if it wasn't the thing that kept her finances. Your step sisters, Hana and Monet, were not much better. 

"I will have the best chance because of my lovely neck," Monet crooned. She acted like a swan. Hana nudged her over. 

"But I have the best ankles."

"He will not care if neither of you can carry a conversation," Ms. Laurel groaned, hand on her head. She finally noticed your presence. "You still need to dust."

You had, but she would never admit that. 

"What's at the modiste?" you asked, voice small. Ms. Laurel rolled her eyes. 

"Dresses, you dull girl," Ms. Laurel took a seat by the shelf, rubbing her temples. "Prince Elijah is seeking a wife before his coronation, and he's opening invitations to every eligible girl in the kingdom."

No wonder your step sisters were in a tizzy. Not that they'd have a chance. Hana could be mean, but mostly, the two of them were the product of their upbringing. Vapid and clueless to true suffering. You closed your books, hiding the flower under some papers. No, you wouldn't tell your stepmother about Kol's arrival. That was something you'd keep to yourself. 

"And before you ask, you are not attending. I'll need someone to manage the apothecary."

"Not that I wanted to go anyway," you grumbled. Her excuse was false; no one would have come to the apothecary if the crown prince had a ball. Both of you knew that. 

Ms. Laurel whisked out of the shop soon after with your sisters in tow. Some excuses are being made for their absence. Her name might've been on the lease, but it was not hers. It was yours. You waited until the last rings of the bell on the door could be heard before bothering to use magic again. Your books weren't giving you any information, so it was time to try a little trick.

Like an extension of yourself, you let your magic weave around the petals, dancing across as it sought its origin. Tastes and purposes came to your mind, and with perfect clarity, you knew the flower for what it was. You dropped it hurriedly on the table, alarmed. At least you weren't a fool and didn't ingest the flower. You'd probably be dead already. 

You were a little annoyed at the prince for just leaving it with you. 

Like clockwork, he came in again tomorrow. He was once again dressed very casually for a man of his status. He wore the same flirting grin. 

"Have you discovered its origins yet?" he asked, hands clasped behind his back. You leveled a glare at him. 

"Capriforacacus," you raised a brow. "Commonly known as the 'devil's eye,' it's a type of extremely poisonous huckleberry. It's the only one that happens to flower."

"Ah, so you are as good as they say," he purrs. The low timbre of his voice sends shivers up your spine. "Little witchling."

You bristle at the name. "I'm no witch."

"Only magic can truly identify devil's eye," Kol tsked. "That borne of magic can only be found the same ways."

"You tricked me."

"I tested you," Kol shrugged. "I'm so happy I did. You are a sight when you are angry."

Despite him being a pain in your ass, there was nothing malicious about the youngest prince. He was a trickster and annoying, but he looked at you in wonder and intrigue. This was only a witchhunt in the sense that he needed a witch. He had no intention of hurting you. It didn't do much to take away the sour taste on your tongue. 

He leaned as elbows against your table, leaning in close to you. If it were polite, you would've pushed your seat back. As it was, you didn't want to show any vulnerability. Kol grinned. 

"Now that I know I can trust you," Kol smirked. "I do have a real task for you."

"Identifying poisons?"

"Unsure," he said. He pulled out a bunch of random things from his breeches pockets. A coin from the Gulf Coast, a bird's femur, dried plants, and more. It looked like a bad collection of oddities. "This is a secret, darling, so don't utter it to anyone."

You had no one to tell, even if you wanted. 

"I shall be made Spymaster when my brother, 'Lijah, becomes king. I'm adept at sneaking around, and I have no desire to rule. Elijah, despite boring me, knows that. I've already started into my role even though coronation is not for a while."

You had the sense that Kol made a very good spy. He was charming and mischievous and didn't seem to initially come off as threatening. You got the feeling he was actually one of the most dangerous. 

"I have reason to believe that someone is making an attempt on my brother's life," Kol said delicately. Your breath caught in your throat. "We've had various dignitaries coming to stay for the ball at the end of the month, and I've been finding various totems such as these throughout the castle. I've run with enough witches in my day to sense a hex."

He wasn't wrong. Much of what was on the table were various elements in spellwork. Not necessarily evil, but it ws safer to imagine it was for nefarious reasons. You picked up one of the bird bones and grimaced. There was no 'light' spell that utilized animal bones. 

"What are you hoping I will do?" you asked, looking up at him. His dark eyes regarded you cooly. 

"Figure out the spell, figure out the caster," he grinned, the light making his teeth look as sharp as fangs. "I'll be visiting periodically to help, of course. Monitor your progress."

"Make sure I'm not spilling your secrets to the highest bidder," you answered. He quirked a brow, confirming your answer. 

"You will be paid handsomely for your task."

"I'd hope so," you answered without thinking. Curse your stupid tongue. It only spurred him on further. 

"Aren't you a firecracker? I look forward to our next meeting," Kol bowed to you, heading back out of the store. He paused at the threshold, turning to look at you. The sun from the outside gave his hair a warm glow, and he looked every part of the ruggedly handsome prince. "Till later, witchling."

You seethed at the nickname. 

~

When you weren't doing chores for Ms. Laurel, you were researching the various objects. 

The only benefit of your 'room' was that it was on the lowest form of your modest townhome. It was essentially a closet, but far away from prying eyes that allowed you to practice your magic freely. Your body grew hot and itchy when you couldn't cast, and you reveled in the times by yourself when you would conjure the elements. It served even more use now as you utilized your magic to further your research. You weren't closer to an answer, although you were eliminating options. That much was good. 

Your room was next to the kitchen, and occasionally, you had to hide what you were doing from your stepmother, who would come to berate you, and Monet, who would come to steal food. Sometimes, she asked how you were. You weren't sure if she fully meant it. 

You didn't get to see Kol until a week later. 

You had had minimal interactions with the prince, but you found that you missed his energy. You were often a footnote, nothing of importance. Your father was once a respected healer, your mother a hidden witch, and the apothecary renowned for its medicine. Witchcraft was by no means illegal, but it wasn't welcome. Your mother always managed to disguise her healing as something else, even if it was a miracle. You wished you had the same grace she did. 

Your father would've been able to help you with your research, especially before he started to lose his memory before he remarried a woman just so he wouldn't lose the shop. It's times like these you miss him the most. 

It was late afternoon when Kol arrived. He came bearing gifts. You perked up as he took out a bottle of wine and a fresh loaf of bread. 

"I thought it would be nice to have nourishment while studying."

"I think you're spoiling me," you said, mouth salivating from the scents. You hadn't had anything fresh like that loaf in a while, and the wine was way above what you could afford. Kol poured you a glass, and you took a delicate sip. It was full-bodied in a way that made your bones settle into themselves. "Thank you."

"Anything for a pretty witch," Kol winked. You wonder if he flirted with everybody. Part of you hoped it was special only to you. "What progress have you made?"

You spent hours at the shop with Kol, flipping the door sign to 'closed' to offer you some privacy. Kol was your initial assessment and so much more. He was ridiculously intelligent and very curious about the magical world. He was also a little reckless and definitely lived life hanging precariously over the edge. You wondered if he ever worried about falling. 

You conjured a little apparition of a rabbit to quell his curiosity. 

"Elijah plans to welcome magic users onto his court," Kol said, his eyes still full of wonder from the rabbit bouncing around the room. You perked up. 

"He does?"

"He feels that the stigma has gone on too long, that it's time we utilized and appreciated the gifts of witches and warlocks."

You wondered how that would go over with the general public. Kol must've seen the hesitation in your face. 

"Darling," Kol breathed. "Don't be ashamed of your talents and what talents they are." He grinned. You felt yourself grow lighter under his gaze. 

"You're not bad," you whispered, the setting sun casting the shop in tones of pink and orange.

"Did you think I was?"

"I didn't know what to think," you answered honestly. "Most people describe you as dangerous."

"Who says I'm not?"

"You're nice to me," you looked at the bread crumbs from your meal. "That isn't very dangerous."

"Ah, but I did get you wine drunk," Kol grinned, nodding towards your empty glass. He wasn't wrong; your head felt full of fluff. "So, maybe I am as dangerous as they say."

"Are you trying to make me scared of you?" you inquired.

"Is it working?" He leaned forward on the table, almost nose to nose with you. He had thick lashes that you were jealous of. 

"No," you responded. You were being truthful in your statement. He knew it, too. He looked into your eyes as if searching for more truths about you. You didn't know how to offer anything else to him. 

He came over a few more times leading up to the ball, but you were no closer to solving your mystery. One night, you figured out the exact ingredients for the spell. It would bring its target into a deep sleep. Not death, but merely a coma. It still wasn't good, though. 

"Could it be one of the female dignitaries?" you asked. "Securing an engagement so that if Prince Elijah goes into this sleep, she will have the opportunity to rule without the threat of murder?"

"Then she can con him with a fertility spell," Kol mused, tracing the rim of his wine glass with his finger. "Why a sleep spell?"

You weren't closer to figuring out who cast it. 

You did enjoy your time with Kol, though. How could you not? He supplied you with wine and food and laughter, things you rarely got yourself. Camped out in the shop at night, it was your own little world. One where he wasn't the prince, and you weren't a witch. You just were. Sometimes, you caught him looking at you, and your skin would grow hot. You dreamed once of stolen kisses and lingering touches, and the next day, when you saw him, you could barely make eye contact. You were getting into territories you could never come back from. What would happen when your mission was over?

That sadness overcame you the night of the ball. Kol had promised to pay you for your services the day afterward, but then you knew you'd never see him again. Your heart hurts because of it. 

You were sipping tea in the greeting room when your sisters whisked down in their gowns. 

"You both look lovely," you said, giving them a small smile. Monet smiled back, but Hana ignored you, checking her reflection in a mirror. 

"Of course they do; they're gorgeous," Ms. Laurel said as she came down the stairs after them. She was also dressed up, almost as flashy as them. You'd think she was also out to secure an engagement. She pointed a gloved finger at you. "We will be back by midnight. I expect you to have our rooms ready and baths drawn by then."

"Yes, mother."

"Good, we best get going. We're securing our futures!" she cheered, ushering her girls out the door. You watched them with a pang of envy. You didn't care about marrying Elijah, but you'd be a liar to say you didn't enjoy pretty things. You would've liked to wear a pretty dress and see Kol. Maybe he wouldn't have pretended you were a secret. 

You made yourself some dinner with whatever you had stored in your icebox before settling down at the table with all your books again. Something was tugging at your memory, but you couldn't think about what it was. Suddenly, it clicked. You rushed to grab all the spell elements. 

The lesson learned was that maybe you shouldn't always be wine-drunk while trying to find a potential killer. You would need magic for this secret. You whispered the words in the air, imagining each item being a tangled thread. You subtly unpicked all of them, untying the knots and moving them to the side until they formed a bigger picture. When you got to the last one, you gasped. You were an idiot to not see it before. 

If it was true, though, then the spell would be happening tonight, and everyone could see it. You needed to get to the ball. But with what? Even if you could get there, the guards would not let a simple girl like you in. You rushed towards your mother's grimoire. 

You hid it under your bed so your stepsisters couldn't ruin it or Ms. Laurel couldn't burn it. You flipped to the section about disguise spells. You thanked your mother as you found what you were looking for. 

You grabbed the necessary ingredients and laid them out in a salt circle, standing in the middle. You held some loose salt in your hand and sprinkled it over you as you recited the words:

Who you were

You're now another

Take this dress

Make it something other

Your simple clothes were reimagined into a glimmering gown. Your sleeves were gossamer incarnate, the bodice tight before flowing out into the skirt in tiers of satin and chiffon. It made you look delicate and ethereal. It was perfect. 

It came with matching sparkling slippers. They were annoyingly comfortable. 

While you solved your problem of an outfit (and hair, your mother really thought of everything), you still needed a ride. An idea came to you. You conjured a water horse, one of the spirits from the fifth element, and using another of your mother's spells made it corporeal. It was a beautiful white steed, happy to take you where you needed. It would return to its place in the spirit realm by the end of the night. 

All the magic you used made your blood sing and your vision sharper. You raced towards the castle, the wind whipping your hair in a way that made you laugh. You couldn't help it. You felt so free. You ended up at the castle in record time, and even though you were late, no one seemed to care. Everyone was invited, after all. 

You caught a few glances as you raced through the front entrance, searching for the ballroom. You came onto a large staircase in the middle of a dance. Your eyes searched the crowd for Kol, but you couldn't find him, so you started making your way down. You ignored the many eyes looking at you. 

You almost crashed into Kol at the bottom of the stairs. Where he had come from, you had no idea. 

He was dressed like a prince tonight, not like the hellion he normally was. Your breath was taken from you as you regarded him with new eyes. He was always this handsome (you knew that), but in this look, everyone could see it too. 

"Hi, witchling," Kol smiled. His eyes couldn't stop looking at you. "Care to join me?"

He offered you his hand. You heard some people start whispering to each other. You were a strange girl being asked to dance by one of the princes; you suppose it warranted some fascination. Your words were failing you, so you nodded and let him whisk you to the dance floor. He pulled you into a simple waltz. 

"Kol–"

"I resent you for coming tonight," he whispered to you. You looked at him in confusion. "You make it very hard to move on from you."

"Move on?"

"You have bewitched me, darling," he murmurs. "In body and soul."

"Kol," you breathe. You wanted to ask him why you, of all people, have caught his attention; you want to grab him by his lapels and kiss him. You want to run away with him forever. But you remember why you came, not to kiss a prince, but to save one. "Kol, I know who's behind the spell."

He froze at that, his expression becoming guarded again. You whispered into his ear, and he blanched. 

"We need to get you out of here. Now," he cursed, looking around the ballroom. 

"What? Why?"

"He knows I've been looking into it. And you're a witch," Kol said simply. "He'll pin the whole thing on you."

"Kol–" you started but were cut off by shouts of the royal guard. Kol wasn't lying. They were going to use you as a scapegoat. Kol pushed you in the direction of the exit, trying to buy you time. You ran as fast as you could in your heels, picking up your skirts so you didn't trip and tumble on the ground. People were pushed out of the way by the guards, some crying out from the intrusion. You didn't stop, though; you ran towards the entrance. 

Your feet betrayed you. You tripped on the stairs, one of your slippers falling off. You ignored it, continuing down. Several guards came out at the bottom, trapping you. You breathed heavily as you realized this was the end of the road. 

"Arrest her for conspiracy against the crown," the chilling voice of Prince Klaus, the middle brother, crooned. He came down the steps without a care in the world. His eyes were cold and distant. 

"Don't arrest her!" Kol yelled, running up behind his brother. He grabbed your shoe on the way down, almost brandishing it as a weapon as he skidded to a stop. "She's innocent. This is a ploy."

"My dear brother, so desperate for attention," Klaus drawled. "Using this poor girl as an instrument to get the crown. I suppose we'll have to arrest him too."

Kol bristled, and you could do nothing as two guards grabbed him and started to pull him away. Klaus smiled gleefully, no kindness for his brother. You felt the guards attempt to grab your arms, but you wrestled out of them, magic surging through you, providing strength. Your mind went on autopilot, the spells coming easily as you held off the guards with one hand and pointed an accusing finger at Prince Klaus. 

"For those who want the truth revealed

Open hearts and secrets unsealed

From now on, until it's now again

After which, the memory ends.

Those who are now in this place

Will hear the truths in time and space."

Klaus stumbled back, the force of your spell knocking him off his feet. You let the guards go, and the force of your suddenly removing your shield caused them to fall on the steps. You took a step towards Klaus. 

"Prince Klaus conspired to hurt Crown Prince Elijah in an effort to secure the crown for himself," you announced to the crowd. You don't remember the last time you were this brave. "He utilized witchcraft from one of the visiting nations in order to put Prince Elijah in a deep sleep. As the second eldest brother, the crown would fall to him."

The crowd gasped as Klaus' cheeks grew red, his glare focused on you. 

"But Prince Elijah is his brother; he could never kill him. This was the better option. He planned to put it on one of the visiting dignitaries to act as the dutiful brother taking over a post he didn't ask for. Prince Kol started noticing the threats and started investigating, and Prince Klaus knew he needed to pivot. So, he decided to use Prince Kol and me as scapegoats. Positioning the reckless prince and the witch as the enemies."

You took another step towards Klaus, brow raised. 

"Isn't that right, Klaus?" you murmured. 

"That is all true," Klaus said, eyes widening as he slapped a hand over his mouth. You grinned. Your truth spell would make it so he couldn't lie. 

“Niklaus, it’s true?”

Everyone turned to see Prince Elijah, face distraught. He had come out at the end of the confession. You watched Klaus struggle to stop the words from coming out. 

"It's not fair that you get to be King," Klaus seethed. You thought you imagined someone fainting. Elijah looked sad, and you felt for him. You didn't want to imagine what it would feel like to have your sibling do something like that to you. 

"Please release my brother, Kol," Elijah sighed. "And put Prince Klaus in the dungeons for sentencing. Everyone, please go back inside and enjoy the party while the night is young."

The guards took Klaus inside, the rest rounding up the rest of the guests to give Elijah some time to process. You tried to sneak back inside, but Elijah held up a hand, stopping you. 

"You helped my brother discover the spell, correct?" Elijah asked. He was much calmer than Klaus and Kol, much more methodical. You thought its why he would make a better King. 

"Yes, Your Highness," you bowed. Elijah stepped closer to you, taking your hand and kissing its back. Your cheeks flushed. 

"Thank you for saving me."

"It-It was mostly Prince Kol, Your Highness," you stumbled. "He came to me for help."

"Do not sell yourself short, miss–?" Elijah paused, tilting his head to regard you. You recognized the head tilt as something Kol did as well. 

"Y/N, Your Highness."

"Please, call me Elijah," he smiled. He turned towards Kol, who was standing to the side, attempting nonchalance. The desperate look in his eyes betrayed him. Elijah left your side to walk over to Kol's. He offered him his hand. 

"Thank you, for protecting me and your family," Elijah smiled. Kol's expression made your heart break. "You are a better Mikaelson than any of us will ever be."

Kol shook his hand, but Elijah pulled him into a hug. He released him just as quickly. He glanced between you and Kol and smiled knowingly. He whispered something to Kol, which caused him to blush. You had never seen the younger prince embarrassed, but you were lying if you said you didn't enjoy it. 

"You are welcome at the palace anytime, miss Y/N," Elijah bowed to you. "I expect to see you soon."

He left you outside with Kol. You shuffled on the steps, your bare foot cold against the marble. Kol noticed and held up your shoe. 

"May I?" he asked. You nodded, your voice caught in your throat. He kneeled before you, gently lifting up your ankle and putting the shoe back on. His touch was somehow both cold and hot, the skin on his hands rough from use. The image of him kneeling before you was enough to send your heart tumbling. He stood up, giving you a grin. 

"You saved my family."

"You say 'save' as if I singlehandedly figured this out," you said. "It was you as well."

"I provided wine," he laughed. "You provided the knowledge."

"At least Prince Klaus didn't intend to kill your brother," you shrugged. "Although, I know that doesn't truly offer any consolation."

"It doesn't," Kol agreed. "But it'll be okay. Because of you."

"You both are putting a lot of pressure on me."

"I can't help it," Kol shrugged. He took your hands in his, brushing his fingers over your knuckles. "You're a vision."

"You don't have to talk to me now that the job is done," you breathed, looking down at your hands. Your heart clenched in preparation for rejection. 

"What makes you think you aren't stuck with me?" Kol smirked. "I've spent years looking for someone like you."

"A witch?"

"A princess."

He looked at you with a molten intensity that set your insides to ash. You wondered if you were on fire with how hot he made you. You opened and closed your mouth, unable to respond. Kol lifted your hand to his lips, kissing every single finger with a determination that made you melt. 

"You can't be… I'm nobody," you stuttered, but Kol grinned, holding his hands to his chest. 

"I started to fall in love with you from the first day," Kol answered smoothly. "My brother all but begged me to propose to you. You are not a nobody to me."

“But…I…”

"Most marriages have been built on less," Kol cupped your cheek, his thumb brushing over your skin. "Gods know I would've been betrothed to some boring noble woman."

"I…" you had no words. You couldn't say you loved him yet, but you knew you were dangerously close to it. All those hours and days spent together, every conversation and stolen laughter. You felt genuine terror when they started dragging him away. You knew that by saying yes, you were all but solidifying your heart as his forever. You found you weren't afraid of it. You found it made you feel free. "...Yes."

"Yes?"

"Yes, I'll marry you," you breathed. "Kol–"

He cut you off with a kiss like he had been a starving man and you were an oasis. You had never been kissed before; your only expectations were those from the gossip you heard around the market. This was infinitely better than all of those. One hand cupped your cheek while the other gripped your waist, pulling you closer to him. You wrapped your arms around his neck, sighing. He took that opportunity to deepen the kiss. You felt like you could kiss him forever. 

He pulled away to your mild protest. "You are a vision in this dress. If I were a worse man, I'd take it off of you."

"Kol," you protested, giving him a warning glare. He just chuckled, kissing you again. 

"I'm all yours, darling. All yours."

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So I wanna throw my two cents about something wrestling-related again which will no doubt attract some level of ire, if that.

But as a fan of AEW, I hold a certain level of respect and admiration for Tony Khan. However, at the same time, I do think he has a screw loose. This isn't a COMPLETE problem, because I believe you need at least one screw loose to be involved with wrestling as a whole, whether you're a fan or the head of an organization. Lord knows I've got a few loose screws all thanks to wrestling and I'm only just an armchair quarterback.

Here's the thing though, with this new thing going on with Jack Perry and the Bucks with their ugly-ass moustaches while they all collectively bring down Okada with them, (which might be an exaggeration on my part but we'll see) I'm worried this angle is going to end up turning Tony Khan into Herb Abrams.

And if you've ever watched that particular episode of "Dark Side of the Ring," I think you'll know what I mean.

Except Tony Khan probably won't be wasting his fortune on hookers and blow.

I want nothing more than for AEW to have a continuous and prosperous run, especially now that WWE's basically got their shit together as of late. I just don't want to see it go down because of Tony Khan flying too close to the sun, so to speak. In other words, stop letting bitches be bitches for the SAKE of being bitches.

And that's where I get off my soapbox.

[dailyaudiobiblechronological]

1/22/2023 DAB Chronological Transcription

Genesis 30-31

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible Chronological, I'm China. Today is the 22nd day of January. Welcome. It is so great to be here with you today. So excited to be back here reading the word of the Lord to you and with you. This is our second week together or my week second week with you and hope you are having a great day. As we start our week off together, we will be continuing our story. We are in Genesis 30 through 31, and since it's a new week, we're going to switch the translation and we will be in the Common English Bible for this week.

Commentary:

This is a very interesting story. I feel like we could do some family systems therapy here. I'm not qualified to do that. I did study a semester of it once years ago. But wow, this story is a lot to unpack here. And really, first and foremost, I cannot imagine, I don't know what it's like to have a sister because I don't have a biological one. I have sister in laws, but not a biological sister. And so I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to have a sister and be married to the same man, but knowing that the man either loves me only or doesn't love me at all and prefers my sister. That would be very difficult. And then I don't know what it would be like to have my sister. If I'm Rachel, I don't know what it would be like to have a sister, have all of these children, and me not being able to have many. And on the flip side, with Leah having all these children still not being able to be loved. So we have these two sisters who neither one of them are happy, neither one of them have what they want, and yet all of these sons are being birthed. Now, I know very, very little about generational trauma, but could you imagine being one of these sons being born out of despite your I'm trying to figure out how this could be related. Your aunt, sister, mom, wife, your cousins, brothers are all at rivalry, and they're born into rivalry. Literally. The intention of being created was to spite each other. And we have something that feels familiar. We have this, well, I can't have children, so sleep with my servant. When do we see that? We see that with Sarah saying that to Abram and with Hagar and we see that there's a son born out of out of that. And so again, just kind of familiarity with this story. There's this war and then there's, well, how about you just sleep with my servant and that will be my son? And then what's interesting, the erotic herbs. I'm like, okay, interesting fighting over erotic herbs and being like, hey, I sold erotic herbs, so you have to sleep with me. What a statement. What a marriage like, what not. Sometimes the readings up from the Bible. I'm like, okay, interesting. But then moving on forward, we see God remembers Rachel, and that's interesting to me. Did he forget her beforehand or is he just now aware? Oh, yes, Rachel, I see you. I see that you don't have any children. I will give you children. I don't think that he forgot her, but the text says that God remembered. He remembers Rachel, gives her a son, and she's basically like, great, would love another one, or maybe the Lord gives me another son and doesn't really say anything much more about their sons. God blesses Jacob and Laban. And Jacob has this attitude towards Laban that I feel like is justified, right? He's cheated basically 20 years of his life. Now I'm 25, so to be cheated 20 years of my life would feel pretty insane. Like that would feel quite despairing, especially 14 years. Just to have the woman that you love, the person that you love that's a lot. And then to work with him in his his flocks and to be cheated and you're paid to be changed ten times, that's, that's a lot of despair. But if you can remember Jacob, this is the same Jacob of a twin of Esau who stole his brother's birthright. So if we can kind of backtrack up this family line, we see that there's kind of always been the deceitful art motive we can go back with. Even with Abram, with his son Isaac kind of deceiving him. I mean, yes, he's obeying with the Lord, but going up the mountain and the trauma that would play on Isaac, my dad almost sacrificed me because the Lord said so. I don't know how you recover from that. But then Isaac and Rebecca, them deceiving sorry, Abraham and Sarah deceiving a specific king that I cannot remember his name right now. And then Abraham and Rebecca. Or not Abraham and Rebecca. Oh, my goodness. Isaac, Rebecca deceiving that same king. And again, just this kind of deceitfulness. And then Rebecca kind of playing favoritism with their two sons, kind of deceive deceiving Isaac. And then we have Jacob and Esau and Jacob deceives esau. Now Jacob has this birthright, and then he's kind of getting what he put out there. And if you just backtrack all of this, you see that, man, this lineage, like, there's some great things and then they they do what's, you know, they they follow the Lord for sure. And just because you follow the Lord doesn't mean that you get it right 100% of the time. You definitely have to work through your heart motives and all that stuff. But just to reflect back on this family line, we see that eat and lying and manipulation and conniving kind of run the family, and it doesn't really stop here. So you read, all of these sons are born from this place of I'm going to have the upper hand with my sister so that my husband will love me. I'm going to have the upper hand with my sister so that I can have children, and all of these men born into that. And we'll see how this story continues on for us. But goodness, it makes me just so aware of what we're born into. That story matters. Our family stories matter. And so we have generational trauma. I mean, everybody has them. Everybody has something that you want to continue in your family that you're really proud of, that you really love. And then there's some things that you don't. I mean, I feel like everybody's got at least a list of three. And so I think that it's a good time to just pray over our family.

Prayer:

So, Father, I thank you for our family line. I thank you that we come from two different families that aimed together, two different people, and the stories that they brought into their own marriage and their parenting styles. Whether they really did try their best or they didn't try at all or they really consulted you or they really didn't consult you at all. Lord, I just pray that you would give us your eyes and how you see them and how you saw those situations. Lloyd that we would seek out healing for the things that we need to dive deeper in and that need longer processing and longer healing, and that we would seek out the people who have the tools for that, that you would guide and direct us for that. Lord, I also just pray that we would have grace in our hearts, Lord, and forgiveness in our hearts. I know that's tricky and that's tough and that doesn't feel fair. But, God, I thank you that you are not asking us to do something that you weren't willing to do and something that you don't do constantly. Something that you do do constantly. And I just thank you that we don't have to do in our own strength. We do not have our own strength to forgive and to bless and to be kind and to love. But it's in your strength and by your hand and by your might that we can even have the access to do those things. And so, Lord, I just pray that you would fill us with your grace and your love and your kindness to extend towards those who went before us, whether they are still with us or they've passed. I pray that there would just be this inner working in our heart where we can seek you above everything else. And God, I just pray that whether we have our own family that we are stewarding and cultivating and creating, or we are believing for that and toiling that soil and that ground, lord, I pray that we would be good stewards of what we have and that you would increase our knowledge, our wisdom, our grace, our love, our capacities. And, Lord, I Just Pray That We Would Have An Awareness of who you are and Your word and that we would carry that we would have a legacy of knowing you and your word and that we'd be truly a people who desire wisdom and love and kindness and mercy. I just thank you for it and it's in your name we pray. Amen.

Announcements:

Dailyaudiobible.com is our website that is a place of connection where you can see what is happening here in the community, how can it get connected and stay connected. So be sure to check that out. If you have prayer requests and things that we as a community can come alongside of you and pray over you, pray with you, you can call in at 800-583-2164. And if you listen through the app, you can record your prayer requests and send them in here, and they get played at the end of every day's. Podcast. That is all for today. I'm China, I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer Line:

Hey, DAB Chronological, it's Sister A and just want to tell you that God loves you all and I want to pray especially for Debbie. Debbie, you called in on the 4 January 2023 and your prayer just touched my heart so much because God really does love you. And even though what sounds like such a hard trial that you're facing and going through, I know that there's a testimony to come of it and it will show you new dimensions of God's love. He saved you for a reason. You're still here for a reason and that baby has you as a mother for a reason. It says in Matthew 5, it says, blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. And that your prayer request just reminded me so much of Hannah's request in the Old Testament, where God saw the pureness of heart and the earnest prayer that she laid before Him. And so the DAB family just join me in praying that as Debbie has made her intentions known to the Lord and before all of us, let's just agree that this year, 2023, she will know God's love, that as that child grows in her, she will have a deeper revelation of the love of God. I pray, Debbie, that God sends friends and a support group around you, but I also pray that you will use the community that is here to lift up prayers to know that you are never alone. I love you. God bless you, sis. Praying for you always. Bye bye.

Good morning, DABC. This is Tanya calling in from Suffolk. Today is Sunday, January 15. Amiga, thank you so much for calling back again. I just love, love your words of encouragement that you're given despite of what you're going through. I honestly, I feel in my heart that God is going to really continue to bless you tremendously because you are a woman of God. You love God, you love people and you love to help people. So I once again, I just believe in trusting in God that he would do the same for you. But I'm calling in, I'm asking for prayer on his day. My son, his name is Cameron, he's back in school again. I remember telling you guys that last year he goes to Norfolk State University. And we're just trusting and believing in God that finances is going to work out in his favor for him to continue his studies this semester. I'm just trusting and believing in God for that. So I'm just asking you guys just to keep him in prayer as well, that he will continue to walk the path that God has created for him such a time as this. And in spite of what he's going through, know that God is a deliverer. He just has to continue to hold on. I'm just trusting believing in Him for that. So once again, I ask you guys just to pray for him for finances and that God will continue to keep him and allow him to walk according to the path that God has created. As always, DABC, I see you guys. I love you guys and continue to be encouraged. Have a wonderful day.

Hey, my special DABC fam. This is Kingdom Seeker Daniel. I just wanted to give a shout out to all of the new DABCers out there all around the global campfire. Welcome. We are so glad you made it here and you are indeed in for the journey of a lifetime. So buckle up, lean back and enjoy the ride. So glad you guys made it. Let me just pray for a couple of DABCers if I can. Father, I come on behalf of Renee, your daughter, who is facing homelessness, in need of shelter and provision. Father, will you please open the floodgates for our sister and allow her to find all that she needs in shelter as well as to maintain her employment status. God, will you bless your daughter? This is nothing but a small thing to you God, and we're praying that you would give her what she needs so that she can continue to maintain her livelihood in a safe manner. And we thank you for how you will provide for Renee in Jesus name. Then Lord, we lift up Susan from South Carolina whose friends 16 year old daughter Grace has gone missing in Alaska. Thank you God that you see her, you know where she is. We're asking that she would be safe, that she would be found, that she would be brought home intact. And we thank you God, that you are looking after her and watching over her to care for her safety and her well being. God, let your will be done in the lives of your people in Jesus name, amen.

Good morning family. It's Inge from Denmark. Happy New Year you all. I so enjoy starting all over again. It is so amazing. Jill and China, I cannot express to you what a gift it was to me when I heard that you were continuing the readings together. You complement each other in the most beautiful way. I treasure and enjoy and never take for granted your voices on my phone, in my head. I thank God for the both of you, for your entire family every single day. So it's great to be back in stories, back in the beginning, and it's also great to hear all of these familiar voices. I get such a feeling of family. There are also a lot of new voices, new stories, new prayer requests. Welcome, everybody, to the family. Snuggle in. Pour up your coffee and buckle up because you're in for a worldly kind of rollercoaster trip. It's going to be amazing. There are a lot of voices that I miss and I'm just going to randomly name you. I would really love an update. Joy from Mexico. Faith-filled Mama and Moses. Emmy from Illinois. Diane Olive and Jeff Brown. Vincent Vinny from Connecticut. Where are you? Marla from Albuquerque. I know it's been a few years, but maybe you're back. And Victoria Soldier. And then Cody from Utah. I think of you so often in your situation.

[mvdbutler]

Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams) | Wrestling With Wregret

[bills-bible-basics]

WHY POISONOUS SNAKES SPIDERS AND SCORPIONS -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 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." Genesis 3:17-19, KJV "And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife." Genesis 12:14-17, KJV "And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth." Exodus 9:13-15, KJV "And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins." Leviticus 26:21-24, KJV "And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died." Numbers 21:5-6, KJV "Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;" Deuteronomy 8:15, KJV "If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 28:58-62, KJV "I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." Isaiah 45:5-7, KJV It is likewise because of sins and rebellion, that great plagues occur in the Book of Revelation as well. If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/why-poisonous-snakes-spiders-and-scorpions-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=214993&WHY%20POISONOUS%20SNAKES%20SPIDERS%20AND%20SCORPIONS%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

[nityarawal]

10/8/2024

Jewish Atty Wars

(Close 1 Million Jewish Attys-USA)

Morning Songs

Been Alot Of Jewish

Wars

We Thought They

Were Friends

I Hired Ken Carlsson

At Dr. Judi Milin's

Reccomendation

And Julie Anne Steiger

For Therapy

Now She's At The

Academy

I Felt Played

Told To Fake Acting

Classes

Got Stung By A

Tick At Dennis's

Was It From

The Jewish Neighbor

Larry

Dr. Natalya From

Ukraine Said

She Did Her Best

Scraped Out

The Tick Gave Me

Antibiotics

One Dose Of Ivermectin

After Years Begging

Later

I Got A Cyst

In My Brain

So Her And Nurse Darlene

Quit

And Handed Me

Over To Their Daughter

Melody Gray

She Worked In Pharmaceuticals

Got A Black Mercedes

On A Bribe

Sold Drugs With

All The Street Kids

Hitchhiking

For Rides

Where's Melody

She Knew A

Thing Or Two

She Taught Me

About

Stevia Detox

For Lymes

And Some Spirochetes

Native American

Herbs

She Knew More

Than She Realised

Her Dad Was A

Pilot

Poisoned By

Chemicals

Like So Many Of

Us

I Won't Give Up

On Her

Or My Paralegal

Julia Stratton

Ken Carlsson

And The Attys

Turned Her Into

A Penthouse

Freak Show

The Lawyers

Pushed Bigger

Boobs

If She Wanted

A Divorce

Triple Size

Boning Built In

Uncomfortable

T.I.T.T.S

Targeted Alibis

Ken Carlsson

Enabled Her

Drinking

Passed Her From

Guy To Guy

Throw Her In Rehab

Where Is She

Some State Hospital

Dying

Her X Boyfriend

David Lost His

Finger

I Told Him

From Infection

After His Mother

Died

Pirate Knives

Renaissance Fair

That Was His

Gig

To Sunrise

Warfare

You Took His Finger

You Want His

House

Donna Calavara Was A

Good Woman

His Mother

And Wrote Him

Into The Will

Ken Hawks Our

Homes

Jyoti's Was Just

Sold

Did Her Family Hustle

With Dennis's

Neighbor Larry

Like

After Lydia Abrams

Was Murdered

You Know

Most Beautiful

Estates In Riverside

Sold Wholesale

Passed From Jewish

Atty Ken 2

His Plates Say

And Broker Shane Stewart

Posse Of Brokers

After X Sheriff

Keith Harper

Committed The

Crimes

The Pigs Let Him

Roll In Her Estate

Killed Their Assistant

Jodi Kirkpatrick

I Heard From

A Bro

He's Still Hiring

You Know

And I Reported

Him Last October

Still Waiting

For My Rewards

Three Hundred Thousand

Dollars

Reported

Full Disclosure

Eloning For The

Martians

Football Cheerleaders

Just Went Passe

Still Waiting

For Rewards

I Know We All

Need Elon

To Navigate

The Cosmos

We All Need A

Pilot

We Don't Need

An Atty With

A Porn Addiction

Ken Had His

New Thai Tranny

Tucked Into His

Car

The Old Model

Limped Around

Town

He Tried To Pawn

Her Off

On Another

Atty

Bill Whitman

Who Also Failed

My Case

And Uses My

Friends

For

Massages

With His Ukranian

Twins

Too Old To Work

Too Old To Close

Rob Muir Begged

Him To Help

Too Old To Work

Too Corrupt

What's He Doing

With Innocent

Children

My Dear

Too Old To Work

Like Trumpleberry

Biden Has Good

Advice

And Says No

Business Calls

After Eight

In Elon We Trust

If He Could Just

Get My Kids

Back

To Me

Merci

Peace, Love, Eternally,

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Encinitasbeachhome.com

[christophe76460]

LA MARCHE VERS CANAAN.

(2ème partie)

Dans cette deuxième partie de notre petit enseignement, nous parlerons de la libération du peuple d'Israël de l'esclavage égyptien.

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En Ex.3:7-10, L'Éternel Dieu dit à Moïse :

[7] J'ai vu la souffrance de mon peuple qui est en Egypte, et j'ai entendu les cris que lui font pousser ses oppresseurs.

[8] Je suis descendu pour le délivrer de la main des Egyptiens, et pour le faire monter de ce pays dans un bon et vaste pays, dans un pays où coulent le lait et le miel, dans les lieux qu'habitent les Cananéens, les Héthiens, les Amoréens, les Phéréziens, les Héviens et les Jébusiens.

[9] Voici, les cris d'Israël sont venus jusqu'à moi, et j'ai vu l'oppression que leur font souffrir les Egyptiens.

[10] Maintenant, va, je t'enverrai auprès de Pharaon, et tu feras sortir d'Égypte mon peuple, les enfants d'Israël.

* VOYEZ, BIEN-AIMÉS !

L'HEURE DE L'ACCOMPLISSEMENT DE LA PROMESSE QUE DIEU AVAIT FAITE À ABRAM ÉTAIT ENFIN ARRIVÉE.

L'ÉTERNEL DIEU ALLAIT DONC MAINTENANT CONDUIRE LA POSTÉRITÉ D'ABRAM DANS LE PAYS DE CANAAN, CE PAYS OÙ COULAIT LE LAIT ET LE MIEL : C'EST-À-DIRE UN PAYS D'ABONDANCE.

* LE PAYS DE CANAAN ÉTAIT, EN FAIT, UNE PRÉFIGURATION DE LA JÉRUSALEM CÉLESTE OÙ VIVRONT TOUS LES RACHETÉS ; C'EST-À-DIRE TOUS CEUX QUI AURONT GARDÉ LA FOI EN JÉSUS-CHRIST JUSQU'À LA FIN. (Mt.24:13)

* L'ÉTERNEL DIEU APPELA DONC MOÏSE, UN HÉBREU ÉLEVÉ DANS LA ROYAUTÉ ÉGYPTIENNE, ET LUI CONFIA LA MISSION DE DÉLIVRER SES FRÈRES DE L'ESCLAVAGE ÉGYPTIEN.

MOÏSE ÉTAIT, EN FAIT, UN TYPE DE JÉSUS-CHRIST NOTRE SAUVEUR.

* REMARQUEZ !

~ DE MÊME QUE L'ÉTERNEL DIEU FIT EN SORTE QUE MOÏSE NAISSE DANS LE PAYS D'ÉGYPTE ET QU'IL SOIT ÉLEVÉ DANS LA SPHÈRE PHARAONIQUE POUR MIEUX ÉTUDIER LES FORCES ET LES FAIBLESSES DE CE PAYS, EN VUE DE PRÉPARER MINUTIEUSEMENT LA LIBÉRATION DES ENFANTS D'ISRAËL, DE MÊME LE SEIGNEUR JÉSUS FUT ENVOYÉ PAR DIEU POUR NAÎTRE DANS CE MONDE, AFIN DE REVÊTIR UN CORPS DE SANG ET DE CHAIR LUI PERMETTANT DE PORTER LES PÉCHÉS DU MONDE, DANS LE BUT ULTIME DE NOUS LIBÉRER DE L'EMPRISE-MÊME DU PÉCHÉ ET, PAR RICOCHET, DE LA CONDAMNATION DE LA MORT ÉTERNELLE. (Lc.4:18-19)

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* DES PRÉPARATIFS POUR LA LIBÉRATION DU PEUPLE D'ISRAËL :

En Ex.12:1-8, il est écrit :

[1] L'Éternel dit à Moïse et à Aaron dans le pays d'Égypte :

[2] Ce mois-ci sera pour vous le premier des mois ; il sera pour vous le premier des mois de l'année.

[3] Parlez à toute l'assemblée d'Israël, et dites : le dixième jour de ce mois, on prendra un agneau pour chaque famille, un agneau pour chaque maison.

[4] Si la maison est trop peu nombreuse pour un agneau, on le prendra avec son plus proche voisin, selon le nombre de personnes ; vous compterez pour cet agneau d'après ce que chacun peut manger.

[5] Ce sera un agneau sans défaut, mâle, âgé d'un an ; vous pourrez prendre un agneau ou un chevreau.

[6] Vous le garderez jusqu'au quatorzième jour de ce mois ; et toute l'assemblée d'Israël l'immolera entre les deux soirs.

[7] On prendra de son sang et on en mettra sur les deux poteaux et sur le linteau de la porte des maisons où on le mangera.

[8] Cette même nuit, on en mangera la chair, rôtie au feu ; on la mangera avec des pains sans levain et des herbes amères.

* VOYEZ-VOUS !

CES PRÉPARATIFS POUR LA DÉLIVRANCE DU PEUPLE D'ISRAËL ANNONÇAIENT DÉJÀ L'ÉTABLISSEMENT D'UNE NOUVELLE RELATION AVEC DIEU ; RELATION BASÉE PRINCIPALEMENT SUR LE STRICT RESPECT DES INSTRUCTIONS DIVINES, GAGE DE LEUR SALUT.

L'ACTE D'IMMOLATION D'UN AGNEAU MÂLE, SANS DÉFAUT, ORDONNÉ PAR DIEU, ET DONT LE SANG ÉTAIT APPLIQUÉ SUR LES POTEAUX ET SUR LE LINTEAU DE LA PORTE POUR LE SALUT DES ENFANTS D'ISRAËL, SYMBOLISAIT LE SACRIFICE EXPIATOIRE DE NOTRE SAUVEUR JÉSUS-CHRIST QUI VERSA DE SON SANG SUR LA CROIX, POUR LA RÉMISSION DE NOS PÉCHÉS ET POUR NOTRE SALUT ÉTERNEL.

* PLUS EXPLICITE EST ENCORE LA SYMBOLIQUE DU SACRIFICE DE NOTRE SAUVEUR JÉSUS-CHRIST SUR CETTE CROIX :

LE SEIGNEUR JÉSUS RENDIT L'ESPRIT, LE REGARD RIVÉ VERS LE PÈRE, ET LES BRAS GRANDEMENT OUVERTS À L'HUMANITÉ ; SYMBOLISANT AINSI SON AMOUR INCONDITIONNEL ET INCOMMENSURABLE POUR DIEU SON PÈRE (amour vertical), MAIS AUSSI POUR L'HUMANITÉ ENTIÈRE (amour horizontal).

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PUISSIONS-NOUS DONC BÉNIR NOTRE DIEU POUR CE GRAND AMOUR QU'IL NOUS A TÉMOIGNÉ, EN CE QUE, LORSQUE NOUS ÉTIONS ENCORE DES PÉCHEURS, CHRIST EST MORT POUR NOUS !!!

(À suivre ...)

[gootzdisney]

Episode 42: UWF Beach brawl

We take a break from WCW and WWF to visit our old friend Herb Abrams and his UWF! Is he really like Tony khan? You decide! 

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[noeticprayer]

April 13, 2021

Woman-martyr Thomais of Alexandria (5th); Hieromartyr Artemon the presbyter of Laodicea in Syria (303); St Martius of Gaul; New Martyr Stephen of Russia

Gen 15.1-15 (Vespers)

The word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!” And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. “And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. “Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age.”

Prov 15.7-19 (Vespers)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves him who follows righteousness. Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die. Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men. A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness. All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred. A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention. The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.

[alwaysxinxtrouble]

If there was ever a time when Robin found herself grateful for all of her father's teachings growing up on the homestead, it was the moment Jed and Jesse had decided to keep her alive. Her upbringing allowed her to bring something to the table, for her to be more than a liability but also a possible asset. She did everything she could to give them reasons not to kill her; fixing up the vegetable garden and planting enough to can for the winter months, drying fresh herbs for Abram, fixing cars or the tractor when they broke down or needed maintenance, helping with dishes, cleaning, whatever she could do to be useful and keep her mind off the fact she was living with a house full of cannibals.

Though Jesse never gave off those vibes. At least not after Jed stopped him from killing her.

"Even old dogs are capable of learning new tricks. I think you'll do just fine...after a couple lessons." Robin couldn't help the little dig before she leaned back over to start explaining what the problem was, pointing to the bushings in the tightener pivot. How it was a quick and easy fix but if it was missed, how all of the work he had just done would be ruined shortly. She went over every step slowly and carefully while at the same time making sure she didn't sound as if she was talking down to him. Finally, she stepped back once the bushings were replaced and everything was back in place.

"Okay, we should be good. Do you want to give it a spin around the yard to see how it holds up?"

❝ did you just ‘’oh, damn‘’ yourself? ❞

@alwaysxinxtrouble

To be honest, Jesse didn't always pay attention to the shit that came out of his mouth. He'd been talking to himself for years before anyone but his brothers were there to actually listen. He kind of had to, since there wasn't anyone else around for miles. He'd been working in the butcher shop with Jed since he was old enough to help out, and he worked the counter more often than not so he could chat with the customers-- an aspect of the job that Jed tolerated a little and Abram not at all, making Jesse the best man for the job. These days, though, the three of them were taking it in turns to stay on the ranch and keep an eye on Robin. None of them trusted the twins alone with her.

He kept up a running commentary while they worked together on the old tractor in the shed. The thing hadn't worked for years, and while Jed might have been able to get it running, he didn't have the time. Robin was good at that sort of thing, and she'd been able to get farther with it than Jesse could have on his own. Oh, damn! might have slipped out when he'd finally managed to piece a particularly difficult part back together, but he had to pause a moment and think back over the last few things he'd said, finally chuckling when he realized she was right.

"Why, yes ma'am, I did. Good to give yourself a little credit now and then." Who else was going to do it? Jed wasn't a big one for compliments, Abram barely spoke, and the twins were, well-- them. He straightened and stretched, his back aching from being contorted over the machine for so long. Frankly, she could have clocked him with one of the heavy wrenches and tried to run at any time that day. None of them bothered to bind her wrists or ankles anymore, not even Jed.

[faggotmox]

everyone wants to compare like aew & tk to wcw & eric but like...feels more like abrams & uwf though. not to sully herbs good name by comparing him to tk.

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