#ophir

[possible-streetwear]

[love-me-some-mcog]

Mysterious Cities of Gold S04E02

"The Dream of Zia"

[pomegraniter]

Hi! I really like what I've seen of Division 6, what can you tell me about em? They seem really cool :D

I won't go into TOO much detail about them, as that would be too much to fit into a single post, so here's the general rundown of WHO and WHAT they are!

Division 6 is one of the 7 church groups in a cursed town called Sunsbrooke - one that has had its connection to God completely severed due to advanced magic that was being used to allow creatures of hell to manifest in the waking world. as a consequence, almost nothing can enter or leave the town, as it loops infinitely back on itself. effectively shutting them in with the consequences of their actions.

The Church of The Abandoned, as part of the Condemned Ministry, established itself as a governmental entity, out of the many years of madness and anarchy that followed The Severing. and whatever folk remained just sortof blindly followed along with the remaining semblance of organized leadership that they had.

Divisions are an extension of the church given out to the layman, and most were recruited through a process known as the 'Discipleship Program' .

Division 6 is a division specifically designed to study and observe the effects of soul-splitting (exactly what it sounds like) on real people, with a submission of crippling cultist activity, by any means necessary.

Unsurprisingly, a lot of sects of religions and practice that most would view as satanic or immoral cropped up during the many years of anarchy, and with powerful magic being a contract and handshake away? who WOULDN'T want to give up their lives for a taste of that power.

These members are given access to BOTH suites of magic - holy and hell, something that has never been attempted since The Severing. through hard possession, one angel, and one Baphomet in each respective half of their soul. Something thought impossible, since angels are known for completely scorching the internals of all the cursed and impure vessels with souls unprepared to receive them. effectively killing their hosts.

And now, the church sits watching with bated breath. Waiting to see what will come of these 12 young adults. They've funneled a lot of resources into them, preparing them from birth, adoption, or just the tiniest spark of faith for their mission: purify Sunsbrooke, and reestablish their link to the heavens.

Ophir, The Maiden, was the final and most recent addition to the team, which has been running cult-crippling operations out of the church for almost a year now. She possesses the strongest connection to an Angel ever observed in all the years of the Ministry.

And so they sit as this militant group for their government, fighting for their faith, their friends, or whatever they have left.

[les-portes-du-sud]

Cependant que les flots exhalent leurs soupirs,

Sur les fûts brisés zigzaguent les hirondelles;

Le terrain caillouteux resplendit d'asphodèles

Qui naissent au printemps vierges de souvenirs.

Pénétrant de leur or les vagues de saphir,

Les rayons moribonds du soleil étincellent

Je rêve. Expire au loin le chant des tourterelles

Où suis-je ? A Tipaza ? Dans le pays d'Ophir ?

Le soir tombe. La nuit voilera les ruines

Mais surgit Séléné, riche en clartés divines

Bientôt donc renaîtront tous les dieux disparus,

Et le pas souverain des légions romaines,

Et, proches de la mer où chantent les sirènes,

L'ombre de Jean Grenier et l'ombre de Camus.

Jean Bogliolo

[marlowe1-blog]

Job Chapter 28

Wisdom

I feel like Job is going to contradict this statement

And he said to the human race,     “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,     and to shun evil is understanding.”

The rest of this chapter is rather beautiful. Where does wisdom come from. Iyov really goes into a major discourse on how humanity digs into the earth for all the metals, all the diamonds. Food comes from the ground.

It sounds like a very humanist chapter. Like Job is praising humanity for being able to find sapphires, grow food and dig into the earth.

But wisdom? How the fuck do you find that? It's not like you can just go exploring. It's not in the ocean. It's not in the sea. You can't buy it. "A pouch of wisdom is better than rubies."

It's an interesting question since there's an entire book of the Bible dedicated to the aphorisms of the society (Proverbs) and then a book of wisdom when you understand that life isn't about all the nice sayings (Qoheleth). And of course, the section of the Bible (Tanakh) is calls Kethuvim so all of it is considered Wisdom (basically Wisdom is everything that isn't Torah or Prophets. Prophets is history plus the Prophetic works - major and minor).

And unlike in Dungeons & Dragons, intelligence and wisdom tend to be inversely proportional. Grow up gifted and you think you know everything. That is the opposite of wisdom.

But yeah, G-d makes rain and wisdom. G-d knows everything, so fear G-d. What does that mean on a symbolic level? Fear everything or fear whatever makes the rain and the waters.

Fear G-d. Because G-d is beyond the rest. If you fear G-d, you don't have to fear anything else - not fire, murder or zombies. G-d is running things.

Also, it's ironic in the context of this book since G-d can always fuck with you, so you better fear g-d.

[anchoredwithhisword]

Wow!!! Feast of Tabernacles Celebration in Manila 2024

[onetechavenue]

45 grassroots churches across the Philippines receive 250 million crypto tokens each in endowments

24 September 2024, Philippines – Forty-five grassroots churches across the Philippines have received 250 million Ophir crypto tokens each as endowments from the Ophir project to support their operations, community outreach, and worship activities. The grant was given during Ophir’s first-anniversary celebration, attended by over 200 pastors and church leaders at the Evangelical FREE Church in…

[alchemisland]

Apes climbing pillars in Solomon’s Temple

A shadow which stands commanding the length of the land’s lay Apes urgently climbing lapis-alived pillars lined with Ophirian diamonds Conveying Solomon’s temple roof to heaven’s lathe, there are displayed Ophidian icons remnant of iron age rites, scions of wisdom owl’s allowance Prions aflame with religious devotions, candle revealed in tallow unallowable icons Zircon-eyed dragonians whose…

[axelwolf8109]

I wish we had had Ophir and Keziah more

[preacherpollard]

The Phoenicians: An Enigmatic People and Their Relationship with Israel

Brent Pollard Reading about the discoveries of Biblical archaeology and how they shed light on the Bible is a fascinating hobby of mine. I read a recent article about discovering five Tartessian busts in Spain, which could shed light on people who were once close allies of Israel. Scholars considered the Tartessians aniconic because they had left behind no icons or symbols of their religion.…

[possible-streetwear]

WAPPENBUND

[love-me-some-mcog]

Mysterious Cities of Gold S04E08

"Ophir"

[kala-ya-aan]

GANGSTERS & GUERILLAS. ✊🏾

Warrior Bloodline. Hang My Flag 🚩 Red Side Up

[followjacobbarlow]

Patsy Vario Jr. Memorial

[ashymcgee]

That moment when Scotland comes back to remind you that you've been gone too long from the UK. . @opihrginsa sings the song of RETURN. RETURN!!!! . *we miss you, Jada. We won't say it publically, but we do.* . #gin #UK #scotland #edinburgh #Leith #England #ophir (at Salmon Bay Eagles-FOE#2141) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn26ihoPp75iTFLeLe0QdDrBd9_u-2Xmx5k9tM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-one-who-burned]

Being able to hear your beloved as they rest. The softest sigh, a gentle mumble, the sweetest tired grumbling. Such an intimate and beautiful symphony that only you witness in the soft warm glow of the morning light. This moment is yours to cherish forever.