#sea of aland

[smimon]

30.12.2023 Finland day two, CRUISE TIME

Baltic Princess was already waiting for us in the harbor 🥹 there were those seal sculptures everywhere around the terminal and each was painted in a different design, the one nearest our waiting spot was also the coolest 🔥 skeleton seal Edgar the Second, we already adopted him with @j-restlessgeek

Aboard there was a nice store selling hilarious shirts with Moominpappa, and COBI bricks out of all things 🤯

At the club we sat at a table upstairs and ordered two pina coladas each lol. My friend also smuggled three kaksi ananas lonkero in his trousers pockets. At a table nearby there was a Käärijä fan with a super cute doll 😭

Somewhere behind this curtain a Jesse is taping the setlist to the floor in peace and quiet. They prepared everything behind the curtain and even Daltons were already on their spots when it finally moved

They beginned by turning the lights green and it made me a bit emotional 😭

After the gig we went on a walk around the ship because we knew we won't go to sleep anytime soon lol. Saw all the restaurants, pubs and clubs. We also went up to deck 10 to see the summer deck. Somehow it was not freezing cold at all! I mean of course it was, but we didn't feel anything out of the excitement 😂 I took a photo of the smoke stack because wow that's the top of the ship indeed

I returned to the club to listen to the band for a while, met some Kääryleet, vibed together for a while with all the zombie-like energy we had left lol. Went to sleep around 4 am because that's when I finally felt tired xd

[bacony-cakes]

currently trying to label every body of water. the archipelago sea, sea of aland, strait of dover, and strait of denmark don't seem to have any properly defined borders, so we're off to a good start.

[drinkerofsoma]

"The Rock of Doom", Edward Burne-Jones (1888) left "The Doom Fulfilled", Edward Burne-Jones (1888) right It doesn’t take long for one to notice that the depiction of tragic females was a fairly common subject in the Pre-Raphaelite Movement [1]. Present here in the above works of Burne-Jones is the pitiable Andromeda, born of royal blood, she was the daughter of the Aethiopian King Cepheus and his consort Cassiopeia. It is said that in age’s past, her mother had once boasted about Andromeda’s beauty, suggesting it be one that surpassed that of the Nereids. Such a claim was an offense to both their father Nereus and their lord Poseidon, prompting the divinity to unleash the serpentine foe, Cetus, unto the kingdom’s shores. With this tragedy befalling upon his lands, the king sought the advice of an oracle, only to receive an answer quite grave. In order to quell the rage of the Gods and rid themselves of the menacing beast, his daughter had to be sacrificed! As it was his duty, Cepheus put the safety of his kingdom first and thus offered young Andromeda to be consumed by Cetus.

Chained to a rock at the edge of the shore, awaiting her doom, the gallant Perseus chances upon the maiden:

"Now hovering there, he seemed to hear a sound Unlike the sea-bird's cry, and looking round, He saw a figure standing motionless Beneath the cliff, midway 'twixt ness and ness, And as the wind lull'd heard that cry again, That sounded like the wail of one in pain; Wondering thereat, and seeking marvels new He lighted down, and toward the place he drew, And made invisible by Pallas' aid, He came within the scarped cliff's purple shade, And found a woman standing lonely there, Naked, except for tresses of her hair That o'er her white limbs by the breeze were wound, And brazen chains her weary arms that bound Unto the sea-beat overhanging rock, As though her golden-crowned head to mock. But nigh her feet upon the sand there lay Rich raiment that had covered her that day, Worthy to be the ransom of a king, Unworthy round such loveliness to cling. . . . Then unseen Perseus stole anigh the maid, And love upon his heart a soft hand laid, And tender pity rent it for her pain; Not yet an eager cry could he refrain, As now, transformed by that piteous sight, Grown like unto a God for pride and might, Down on the sand the mystic cap he cast And stood before her with flushed face at last, And grey eyes glittering with his great desire Beneath his hair, that like a harmless fire Blown by the wind shone in her hopeless eyes. But she, all rigid with her first surprise, Ceasing her wailing as she heard his cry, Stared at him, dumb with fear and misery, Shrunk closer yet unto the rocky place And writhed her bound hands as to hide her face; But sudden love his heart did so constrain, With open mouth he strove to speak in vain And from his heart the hot tears 'gan to rise; But she midst fear beheld his kind grey eyes, and then, as hope came glimmering through her dread, In a weak voice he scare could hearm she said," O Death! If though hast risen from the sea, Sent by the gods to end this misery, I thank them that thou comest in this form, Who rather thought to see a hideous worm Come trailing up the sands from out the deep." — "The Doom of King Acrisius," I. 269-70

Smitten, the virile hero approaches Cepheus and Cassiopeia for their daughter’s hand in exchange for slaying the vile beast, before venturing forth to conquer it: "He beheld the sea, And saw a huge wave rising mightily Above the smaller breakers of the shore, Which in its green breast for a minute bore A nameless horror, that it cast aland And left, a huge mass on the oozing sand, That scarcely seemed a living thing to be, Until at last those twain it seemed to see, And gathering up its strange limbs, towards them passed. And therewithal a dismal trumpet-blast Rang from the tower, and from the distant town The wind in answer brought loud wails adown. Then Perseus gently put the maid from him, Who sank down shivering in her every limb, Silent despite herself for fear and woe, As down the beach he ran to meet the foe. But he, beholding Jove's son drawing near, A great black fold against him did uprear, Maned with grey tufts of hair, as some old tree Hung round with moss, in lands where vapours be; From his bare skull his red eyes glowed like flame And from his open mouth a sound there came, Strident and hideous, that still louder grew As that rare sight of one in arms he knew: But godlike, fearless, burning with desire, The adamant jaws and lidless eyes of fire Did Perseus mock, and lightly leapt aside As forward did the torture-chamber glide Of his huge head, and ere the beast could turn, One moment bright did blue-edged Herpe burn, The next was quenched in the black flow of blood; Then in confused folds the hero stood, His bright face shadowed by the jaws of death, His hair blown backward by the poisonous breath; But all that passed, like lightning-lighted street In the dark night, as the blue blade did meet The wrinkled neck, and with no faltering stroke, Like a God's hand the fell enchantment broke, And then again in place of crash and roar, He heard the shallow breakers on the shore, And o'er his head the sea-gull's plaintive cry, Careless as Gods for who might live or die." — "The Doom of King Acrisius" I. 274-75 With the death of the serpent, the twain finally became one. Many a child born of their union, ultimately bearing a lineage that begets the great Heracles himself! Notes: [1]: Not always were these woman mythological figures, see Rossetti’s unfinished piece “Found” (1859). 

Links to text: The Doom of King Acrisius: http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/morris/poems/doom.html

Metamorphoses (the original source material): https://ovid.lib.virginia.edu/trans/Ovhome.htm#askline "See how the creature comes parting the waves, with surging breast, like a fast ship, with pointed prow, ploughing the water, driven by the sweat-covered muscles of her crew. It was as far from the rock as a Balearic sling can send a lead shot through the air, when suddenly the young hero, pushing his feet hard against the earth, shot high among the clouds. When the shadow of a man appeared on the water' surface, the creature raged against the shadow it had seen. As Jupiter's eagle, when it sees a snake, in an open field, showing its livid body to the sun, takes it from behind, and fixes its eager talons in the scaly neck, lest it twists back its cruel fangs, so the descendant of Inachus hurling himself headlong, in swift flight, through empty space, attacked the creature's back, and, as it roared, buried his sword, to the end of the curved blade, in the right side of its neck. Hurt by the deep wound, now it reared high in the air, now it dived underwater, or turned now, like a fierce wild boar, when the dogs scare him, and the pack is baying around him. Perseus evades the eager jaws on swift wings, and strikes with his curved sword wherever the monster is exposed, now at the back encrusted with barnacles, now at the sides of the body, now where the tail is slenderest, ending fishlike. The beast vomits seawater mixed with purplish blood. The pinions grow heavy, soaked with spray. Not daring to trust his drenched wings any further, he sees a rock whose highest point stands above quiet water, hidden by rough seas. Resting there, and holding on to the topmost pinnacle with his left hand, he drives his sword in three or four times, repeatedly. The shores, and the high places of the gods, fill with the clamor of applause. Cassiope and Cepheus rejoice, and greet their son-in-law, acknowledging him as the pillar of their house, and their deliverer. Released from her chains, the girl comes forward, the prize and the cause of his efforts. He washes his hands, after the victory, in seawater drawn for him, and, so that Medusa's head, covered with its snakes, is not bruised by the harsh sand, he makes the ground soft with leaves, and spreads out plants from below the waves, and places the head of that daughter of Phorcyson them. The fresh plants, still living inside, and absorbent, respond to the influence of the Gorgon's head, and harden at its touch, acquiring a new rigidity in branches and fronds. And the ocean nymphs try out this wonder on more plants, and are delighted that the same thing happens at its touch, and repeat it by scattering the seeds from the plants through the waves. Even now corals have the same nature, hardening at a touch of air, and what was alive, under the water, above water is turned to stone." — Metamorphosis 4.706-752 For more information on Burne-Jones himself, here is a fantastic documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmO3ZO9TGgA&feature=youtu.be

[jogosdeseleonorueguesadefutebolf]

¿Cuáles son las mejores playas para visitar en Finlandia, Cabo Verde?

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¿Cuáles son las mejores playas para visitar en Finlandia, Cabo Verde?

Mejores playas en Finlandia

Las playas de Finlandia pueden no ser tan conocidas como las de otros destinos turísticos más tradicionales, pero sin duda ofrecen experiencias únicas para aquellos que se aventuran a descubrirlas. Aunque el clima no sea típicamente cálido, las playas finlandesas tienen un encanto especial que las hace irresistibles para locales y visitantes por igual.

Uno de los destinos playeros más populares en Finlandia es la playa de Yyteri, ubicada en la costa occidental del país. Con sus interminables extensiones de arena fina y aguas cristalinas, Yyteri es el lugar perfecto para disfrutar de un día de sol y mar en medio de un paisaje impresionante.

Otra playa destacada es la de Hietasaari en Oulu, que ofrece un entorno natural virgen y tranquilo para relajarse y desconectar. Con sus aguas poco profundas y amplias zonas de arena, Hietasaari es ideal para familias con niños que desean disfrutar de un día de playa en un ambiente seguro y acogedor.

Por último, la playa de Kalajoki es famosa por sus dunas de arena únicas y sus aguas poco profundas, lo que la convierte en un destino popular para practicar deportes acuáticos como el kitesurf y el windsurf. Además, sus alrededores cuentan con una amplia variedad de servicios y comodidades para garantizar una experiencia playera inolvidable.

En resumen, las playas de Finlandia pueden no ser las más cálidas o tropicales, pero sin duda ofrecen paisajes espectaculares y experiencias auténticas que merecen ser exploradas y disfrutadas. ¿Por qué no planificar tu próxima escapada a una de estas joyas naturales y descubrir todo lo que las playas de Finlandia tienen para ofrecer?

Playas más hermosas de Cabo Verde

¡Cabo Verde es un destino turístico impresionante con algunas de las playas más hermosas del mundo! En este archipiélago situado en la costa noroeste de África, se pueden encontrar playas de ensueño que cautivan a los visitantes con su belleza natural.

Una de las playas más impresionantes de Cabo Verde es la playa de Santa Mónica en la isla de Boa Vista. Con sus aguas cristalinas y su arena dorada interminable, es el lugar perfecto para relajarse y disfrutar del sol tropical. Otra playa destacada es la playa de Santa María en la isla de Sal, famosa por sus aguas cálidas y su ambiente animado.

Además, en Cabo Verde se pueden encontrar playas escondidas y solitarias, como la playa de Ponta Preta en la isla de Maio, ideal para aquellos que buscan un refugio tranquilo lejos de las multitudes. La playa de Curral Velho en la isla de Santiago también es un tesoro oculto con sus acantilados impresionantes y su atmósfera serena.

Ya sea para relajarse en la playa, practicar deportes acuáticos o explorar los impresionantes paisajes de Cabo Verde, este destino tiene algo para todos los gustos. ¡Descubre la belleza natural de estas playas y déjate maravillar por la magia de Cabo Verde en tu próximo viaje!

Turismo playero en Finlandia

El turismo playero en Finlandia ha ido ganando popularidad en los últimos años, atrayendo a visitantes de todo el mundo a sus hermosas playas y paisajes costeros. A pesar de ser conocido principalmente por sus paisajes invernales, Finlandia cuenta con una extensa costa bañada por el mar Báltico, que ofrece innumerables oportunidades para disfrutar del sol y la playa durante los meses más cálidos.

Uno de los destinos playeros más populares en Finlandia es la región de las Islas Aland, un archipiélago situado entre Finlandia y Suecia que cuenta con aguas cristalinas y playas de arena blanca. Los turistas pueden disfrutar de actividades como el kayak, la vela y el paddle surf, así como descubrir pintorescos pueblos pesqueros y probar delicias locales en los restaurantes de la zona.

Otro lugar destacado para el turismo playero en Finlandia es la región de la costa suroeste, que alberga ciudades como Turku y Rauma, conocidas por su rica historia y su encanto costero. Aquí, los visitantes pueden relajarse en las playas, explorar antiguos castillos y fortalezas, y degustar mariscos frescos en los numerosos restaurantes a lo largo de la costa.

En resumen, el turismo playero en Finlandia ofrece una alternativa única y emocionante para aquellos que buscan disfrutar del sol y la arena en un entorno natural y culturalmente rico. Con sus hermosas playas, aguas cristalinas y paisajes costeros impresionantes, Finlandia se ha convertido en un destino imperdible para los amantes del turismo de playa.

Guía de viaje a las playas de Cabo Verde

¡Bienvenidos a la guía de viaje a las playas de Cabo Verde!

Cabo Verde es un archipiélago ubicado en el océano Atlántico, conocido por sus hermosas playas de arena blanca y aguas cristalinas de tonos azules turquesa. Si estás planeando unas vacaciones de ensueño en este paraíso tropical, ¡has llegado al lugar correcto!

Una de las playas más populares de Cabo Verde es la playa de Santa María, en la isla de Sal. Esta playa kilométrica ofrece un escenario perfecto para relajarse bajo el sol, practicar deportes acuáticos como el surf o el kitesurf, o simplemente disfrutar de un tranquilo paseo por la orilla.

Otra joya de Cabo Verde es la playa de Chaves, en Boa Vista. Con sus aguas cristalinas y su arena dorada, esta playa es ideal para los amantes de la naturaleza y de la tranquilidad. Aquí podrás admirar impresionantes puestas de sol, avistar tortugas marinas en peligro de extinción y sumergirte en las aguas llenas de vida marina.

Por último, no puedes dejar de visitar la playa de Praia de Atalaia, también en Boa Vista. Conocida por sus piscinas naturales de aguas transparentes y su arena fina, esta playa es perfecta para nadar, bucear y explorar los arrecifes de coral.

En resumen, las playas de Cabo Verde son un verdadero paraíso terrenal que te invita a desconectar, relajarte y disfrutar de la belleza natural. ¡Prepárate para vivir una experiencia inolvidable en este rincón del mundo! ¡Buen viaje!

Comparativa de playas entre Finlandia y Cabo Verde

En esta comparativa de playas entre Finlandia y Cabo Verde, exploraremos las diferencias entre dos destinos costeros únicos. En Finlandia, las playas suelen estar ubicadas en el sur del país, a lo largo del Golfo de Finlandia y el Mar Báltico. Estas playas son conocidas por su entorno tranquilo y sereno, con aguas frías pero cristalinas. A menudo rodeadas de bosques y rocas, ofrecen un paisaje natural impresionante para relajarse y disfrutar de la naturaleza.

Por otro lado, en Cabo Verde, las playas son famosas por su clima tropical y aguas cálidas y turquesas. Conocidas por sus extensas extensiones de arena dorada y aguas cristalinas, las playas de Cabo Verde son ideales para practicar deportes acuáticos y disfrutar del sol durante todo el año. Además, la vibrante cultura local y la deliciosa gastronomía añaden un toque especial a la experiencia de visitar las playas de Cabo Verde.

En resumen, mientras que las playas de Finlandia ofrecen un entorno natural tranquilo y sereno, perfecto para los amantes de la naturaleza, las playas de Cabo Verde son ideales para aquellos que buscan un clima cálido, aguas cristalinas y una experiencia tropical única. Ambos destinos tienen mucho que ofrecer a los amantes de la playa, cada uno con su propio encanto y atractivo distintivo. ¡La elección entre Finlandia y Cabo Verde dependerá de tus preferencias personales y lo que estés buscando en tus vacaciones en la playa!

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THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI "Sharpness of Power."

An account of the death of Lehi. Nephi’s brethren rebel against him. The Lord warns Nephi to depart into the wilderness. His journeyings in the wilderness, and so forth.

This chapter begins a question of how religion and government, organizations designed to be benefactors of humanity have become its enemies instead.

CHAPTER 1 "Awake!"

Lehi prophesies of a land of liberty—His seed will be scattered and smitten if they reject the Holy One of Israel—He exhorts his sons to put on the armor of righteousness. About 588–570 B.C.

1 And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end of teaching my brethren, our afather, Lehi, also spake many things unto them, and rehearsed unto them, how great things the Lord had done for them in bringing them out of the land of Jerusalem.

2 And he spake unto them concerning their arebellions upon the waters, and the mercies of God in sparing their lives, that they were not swallowed up in the sea.

3 And he also spake unto them concerning the land of promise, which they had obtained—how amerciful the Lord had been in bwarning us that we should flee out of the land of Jerusalem.

4 For, behold, said he, I have aseen a bvision, in which I know that cJerusalem is ddestroyed; and had we remained in Jerusalem we should also have eperished.

5 But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have obtained a aland of promise, a land which is bchoice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath ccovenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath dcovenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be eled out of other countries by the hand of the Lord.

6 Wherefore, I, Lehi, prophesy according to the workings of the Spirit which is in me, that there shall anone come into this land save they shall be brought by the hand of the Lord.

7 Wherefore, this aland is consecrated unto him whom he shall bring. And if it so be that they shall serve him according to the commandments which he hath given, it shall be a land of bliberty unto them; wherefore, they shall never be brought down into captivity; if so, it shall be because of iniquity; for if iniquity shall abound ccursed shall be the land for their sakes, but unto the righteous it shall be blessed forever.

8 And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be akept as yet from the knowledge of other bnations; for behold, many nations would overrun the land, that there would be no place for an inheritance.

9 Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a apromise, that binasmuch as those whom the Lord God shall bring out of the land of Jerusalem shall keep his commandments, they shall cprosper upon the face of this land; and they shall be kept from all other nations, that they may possess this land unto themselves. And if it so be that they shall dkeep his commandments they shall be blessed upon the face of this land, and there shall be none to molest them, nor to take away the land of their einheritance; and they shall dwell safely forever.

10 But behold, when the time cometh that they shall dwindle in aunbelief, after they have received so great blessings from the hand of the Lord—having a knowledge of the creation of the earth, and all men, knowing the great and marvelous works of the Lord from the creation of the world; having power given them to do all things by faith; having all the commandments from the beginning, and having been brought by his infinite goodness into this precious land of promise—behold, I say, if the day shall come that they will reject the Holy One of Israel, the true bMessiah, their Redeemer and their God, behold, the judgments of him that is cjust shall rest upon them.

11 Yea, he will bring aother nations unto them, and he will give unto them power, and he will take away from them the lands of their possessions, and he will cause them to be bscattered and smitten.

12 Yea, as one generation passeth to another there shall be abloodsheds, and great visitations among them; wherefore, my sons, I would that ye would remember; yea, I would that ye would hearken unto my words.

13 O that ye would awake; awake from a deep asleep, yea, even from the sleep of bhell, and shake off the awful cchains by which ye are bound, which are the chains which bind the children of men, that they are carried away captive down to the eternal dgulf of misery and woe.

14 Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling aparent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent bgrave, from whence no traveler can creturn; a few more ddays and I go the eway of all the earth.

15 But behold, the Lord hath aredeemed my soul from hell; I have beheld his bglory, and I am encircled about eternally in the carms of his dlove.

16 And I desire that ye should remember to observe the astatutes and the judgments of the Lord; behold, this hath been the anxiety of my soul from the beginning.

17 My heart hath been weighed down with sorrow from time to time, for I have feared, lest for the hardness of your hearts the Lord your God should come out in the fulness of his awrath upon you, that ye be bcut off and destroyed forever;

18 Or, that a acursing should come upon you for the space of bmany generations; and ye are visited by sword, and by famine, and are hated, and are led according to the will and captivity of the cdevil.

19 O my sons, that these things might not come upon you, but that ye might be a choice and a afavored people of the Lord. But behold, his will be done; for his bways are righteousness forever.

20 And he hath said that: aInasmuch as ye shall keep my bcommandments ye shall cprosper in the land; but inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from my presence.

21 And now that my soul might have joy in you, and that my heart might leave this world with gladness because of you, that I might not be brought down with grief and sorrow to the grave, arise from the dust, my sons, and be amen, and be determined in bone mind and in one heart, united in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity;

22 That ye may not be acursed with a sore cursing; and also, that ye may not incur the displeasure of a bjust God upon you, unto the destruction, yea, the eternal destruction of both soul and body.

23 Awake, my sons; put on the armor of arighteousness. Shake off the bchains with which ye are bound, and come forth out of obscurity, and arise from the dust.

24 Rebel no more against your brother, whose views have been aglorious, and who hath kept the commandments from the time that we left Jerusalem; and who hath been an instrument in the hands of God, in bringing us forth into the land of promise; for were it not for him, we must have perished with bhunger in the wilderness; nevertheless, ye sought to ctake away his life; yea, and he hath suffered much sorrow because of you.

25 And I exceedingly fear and tremble because of you, lest he shall suffer again; for behold, ye have aaccused him that he sought power and bauthority over you; but I know that he hath not sought for power nor authority over you, but he hath sought the glory of God, and your own eternal welfare.

26 And ye have murmured because he hath been plain unto you. Ye say that he hath used asharpness; ye say that he hath been angry with you; but behold, his bsharpness was the sharpness of the power of the word of God, which was in him; and that which ye call anger was the truth, according to that which is in God, which he could not restrain, manifesting boldly concerning your iniquities.

27 And it must needs be that the apower of God must be with him, even unto his commanding you that ye must obey. But behold, it was not he, but it was the bSpirit of the Lord which was in him, which copened his mouth to utterance that he could not shut it.

28 And now my son, Laman, and also Lemuel and Sam, and also my sons who are the sons of Ishmael, behold, if ye will hearken unto the voice of Nephi ye shall not perish. And if ye will hearken unto him I leave unto you a ablessing, yea, even my first blessing.

"The Voice of God spake and said hearken unto the words of the sage, which says one must be yoked to the dream and then disembark to fulfill it, to a place of refuge for those who seek the light of the Southern Sun."

The chapter is a tirade against Christianity which the Prophet says is causing generation after generation to increase its appetite for bloodshed:

12 Yea, as one generation passeth to another there shall be abloodsheds, and great visitations among them; wherefore, my sons, I would that ye would remember; yea, I would that ye would hearken unto my words.

16 And I desire that ye should remember to observe the astatutes and the judgments of the Lord; behold, this hath been the anxiety of my soul from the beginning.

If humanity followed the Torah as it should have, we would never have needed a Visitation by a Christ. But we did. Rome was out of control and violence was widespread and has been since.

Why, in spite of the appearance of the Christ is found in these first two chapters of 2 Nephi- we are still yoked to our animal nature instead of the power of the Holy Ghost and refuse to trust God and submit to the natural authority He has.

Chapter 2 explains as Parsha Batach continues.

[queer-as-used-by-tolkien]

Alright, I'll start because I've been honestly looking: I believe the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible and the Textus Receptus documents of the Greek NT, both used in the King James Bible, are the true and accurate words of God, for fair and sensible reasons.

I have not heard one good argument in favor of the Dead Sea Scrolls (recently-discovered extant manuscripts in Greek and Hebrew, used as the textual basis for all modern translations) that doesn't rely on secular 'if its dated older, its better' methodology. (A believer in the Word would hopefully know that God promised us His Word, to be USED, not hidden away in a cave, and we can't have had the wrong Bible for the last two thousand years.) I would also accept an argument that explained why older IS better, from a Christian worldview.

(This goes for the Sinaiticanus and Vaticanus texts, which gain most of their validity from the older Dead Sea Scrolls in the secular scientific practice of textual criticism.)

I have heard no good arguments for why we should trust the Nestle-Aland New Testament, compiled in the 1920s by unbelievers and with over twenty-five editions (meaning the """Word of God""" has been revised every four years on average in its mere hundred-year lifespan).

I have seen not one single proponent of any other single translation. It's just 'all translations are the word of God uwu' no its not. It's a translation. If you want the Word you need to learn Greek at least, if not Hebrew and also, while you're at it, Aramaic.

(I am not saying you should learn Greek and Hebrew, though. The most you need is to learn modern English. (YES, the KJV is modern English. It was translated within a few years of Shakespeare's works, and together the two make up the foundation of modern English. No, it's not a fifth-grade reading level like CNN is, and no it doesn't use pop-culture terminology, but it is NOT Old English. OLD English is incomprehensible to modern ears.) But I won't go further in this post as to why I believe in the KJB.)

I would LOVE to hear good answers to these. I feel as if I've only heard one side.

If you argue that 'there are no differences/they don't matter' know that I will be educating you (which I am willing to do) not the other way around (which I am also willing to do).

But don't bother to reblog if you are going to say 'but it's too hard to read!!!!1!!1!' If you want the Word you'll have to work for it, whether you learn Greek or put up with longer sentences (in actual English) than you're used to.

"You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do."

Milton Friedman (1912-2006) American economist.

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V.A.-"Songs About Elephants" is out on GEISHA SUN COOKIES (UK)!!!!

V.A.-"Songs About Elephants" is out on Geisha Sun Cookies (UK) with tracks from:

Saint De L'Abime ,Hari Hardman ,Acrid Lemon Pasrah ,I,Eternal ,53704 ,Specimen ,Unruly ,Lord Cernunnos ,Jacob Levesque ,Lezet ,Peter Because ,Mean Flow ,Painful Defecation​ ,MUWN,Dancehall Neil ,Awkward Geisha ,{RE}:tkus ,Yann Pillas ,Wiht ,Indead ,Sea of Aland ,Carcinogenic Dreams

bandcamp:

https://geishasuncookies.bandcamp.com/album/songs-about-elephants

https://geishasuncookies.bandcamp.com/album/songs-about-elephants

Lezet's contribution: https://geishasuncookies.bandcamp.com/track/stampede

Elephants.

Thanks to Elephant People.

Power to the People.

The Geisha is Beautiful.

**Cover Art By: Track 12 Person**

GEISHA SUN COOKIES

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Ruins of Bomarsund, Notviks tornet. Autumn - 21

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Eckerö, Baltic Sea

https://www.johaneichhorn.net/

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Leaving Mariehamn. #pelnit #Samsung #Finland #Åland #Aland #boat #sea #island #house #Mariehamn #sky #clouds (ved Mariehamn) https://www.instagram.com/pelnit/p/By2brfHiNGj/?igshid=1t325t9x8wool

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Geese in the tide of the Baltic Sea - Åland Islands.

[angiec333]

Ferry in the Aland islands, Finland

Read more at Self Arranged Journeys - Baltic Sea

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Death

El sol brillaba detrás de él. La palma de su mano apuntaba al escondite subterráneo donde una gran cantidad de mutantes se escondía. Y entre ambos, podía ver a un Alvin del que alguna vez fue su amigo.

“Muévete” dijo Aland, flotando en el cielo. Sus ojos brillaban en la oscuridad de su silueta.

“No...” dijo Alvin apretando sus puños. El grupo de mutantes en la superficie estaban listos para defender el escondite y de ser necesario, morir “¡¿De verdad crees que Andrew hubiera querido esto?!”

Alvin le había pedido a Magda que huyera de ahí, la volteó a ver, esperando que recapacitara. Sus ojos azules conectaron con los castaños.

Fue entonces cuando un fino rayo de luz atravesó su cráneo.

Su expresión se borró poco a poco mientras caía al suelo.

Aland no permitiría que otro mutante hablara de la persona que amó. Pero más que su misión encomendada por apocalipsis, él estaba ahí porque sabía que ahí estaba su hermano. La razón por la que sus padres y esposo estuvieran muertos.

@tomhuntz

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Aland Islands - Finland (by Sami Hurmerinta) 

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1 Nephi Chapter 12. "Filth."

Nephi sees in vision the land of promise; the righteousness, iniquity, and downfall of its inhabitants; the coming of the Lamb of God among them; how the Twelve Disciples and the Twelve Apostles will judge Israel; and the loathsome and filthy state of those who dwindle in unbelief. About 600–592 B.C.

1 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld the aland of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the bsand of the sea.

Sand refers to the distribution and diversity of the Jewish People:

There is another connection between the Jewish people and sand. Each granule of sand on its own gets blown around by the wind and kicked around by those walking on it. However, when you stick the granules of sand together (with water) as one unit, they become strong and powerful. The same is true with the Jewish people. On our own, we are not that strong. But when we have achdus (unity) no one can stop us.

We can suggest yet another connection: The waves in the sea are a metaphor for all the mighty nations surrounding us that are forever trying to engulf us and destroy us. As we say in the Passover Haggadah on Seder night, “In each and every generation, they rise up against us to destroy us…” The Jewish people – with the power of G-d behind them - are like the sandbank at the seashore that prevents those mighty waves from coming ashore and doing great damage.

Here is one final connection between the Jewish people and sand. As any mother will tell you, sand at the beach is ubiquitous – it is everywhere and gets into everything. The Jewish people are the same. We are everywhere and we get into everything. Just read the news every day and you will see just how ubiquitous we are … in a good way. But we Jews are not just everywhere … we are forever.

In spite of this, the world has done its best to end the legacy of the Jew. Remember we are performing a Midrash using a 19th century American text, which is trying to explain an apostatic culture to itself for the first time and urge it to change its ways even if it means going to war:

2 And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against the other; and I beheld awars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.

3 And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away, after the manner of wars and contentions in the land; and I beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.

4 And it came to pass that I saw a amist of bdarkness on the face of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were cbroken up; and I saw many cities that they were dsunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.

The Mist of Darkness=

The Plague of Darkness, the 9th Plague corresponds to the 9th Commandment, do not lust after your neighbor's wife. Remember the people of Israel were enslaved after the Pharaoh, the Confederate and his people became jealous of them and enslaved them.

The 10th Commandment "Do not covet" invokes the death of the First Born, which on the Israelite side is Reuben, the Leader, on the Egyptian side is Rameses, which means "ram= exalted, ish=man" = self-worship.

Earthquakes are purposeful destruction; they are events that are incited by God to get man's attention:

We may begin to answer these questions only after we recognize that the path to establishing humanity’s ethical nature is complex. Human societies are often plagued with serious defects, faults so deeply ingrained that they cannot be corrected as long as society remains undisturbed. Only God’s wisdom can determine at what point society requires such a major shake-up, disrupting the world’s material and spiritual well-being, in order to enable the necessary correction.

Mountains tumbling are the opposite of mountaineering and indicate a loss of sovereignty. Failure to abide by the Decrees would result in the inverse of this verse from Deuteronomy:

"When the Lord your G‑d will bring you to the land to which you will come in order to inherit it." (Deut. 11:29)

Plains broken= A broken city that will provide the substrate for a new one.

Sinking= wallowing like a pig, being overcome by desire for material possessions.

Burning= So that a Jew that is not afire can hardly be said to be alive. Fire is who we are, and why we are here: To set the world aflame.

Could we have survived these past four millennia if we were not burning as a torch within?

Can we survive the tsunami of this era of rapid change if we have no timeless, inextinguishable fire?

5 And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the avapor of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth; and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.

A vapor of darkness means the 'default, the absence of light' in human nature lifted.

Here, though, the word is taken in its primary meaning of "vapor".

They issue from the mouth of Zeir Anpin. This is the mystical significance of a true oath. It is a positive commandment to make a true oath in the name of G‑d [when the Torah requires it], as it is written, "…and you will swear by His Name." (Deut. 10:20)

6 And I saw the heavens open, and the aLamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came down and bshowed himself unto them.

7 And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon atwelve others; and they were ordained of God, and chosen.

8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.

9 And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the atwelve apostles of the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall bjudge the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.

Judgement means intellect. I'm glad I decrypted the meaning of the 12 Apostles Names. It means to the extent we have heard and obeyed the Tantra of the 12 Tribes and delivered the world from violence and slavery is the measurement of our Jewish success at Mashiach.

The Book of Mormon gives the Jews an F at this obviously...it also says three generations and then four shall pass away:

Reuben- The Eldest- the Leader vs. a Swindler.

Simeon- Law Abiding vs. a Crook.

Levi- Harmonious vs. Violent.

 Judah- Praises God vs. a Slanderer.

Dan – Intuitive vs. a Dullard.

Naphtali – The Fighter vs. a Coward.

Gad- Fortunate vs. Accident Prone.

Asher- Happy vs. Bitter.

Issachar- Dedicated, reaps rewards vs. a Cheater.

Zebulun- Honorable vs. a Scumbag.

Joseph- Fruitful vs. Waste of Time.

Benjamin- Son of the Right Hand vs. Corrupt.

10 And these atwelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their bgarments are made white in his blood.

11 And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld athree generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him.

12 And I, Nephi, also saw many of the afourth generation who passed away in righteousness.

13 And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.

14 And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.

15 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed gathered together in multitudes aagainst the seed of my brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.

16 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of afilthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the briver of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of chell.

17 And the amists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which bblindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into cbroad roads, that they perish and are lost.

18 And the large and spacious abuilding, which thy father saw, is vain bimaginations and the cpride of the children of men. And a great and a terrible dgulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the ejustice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and forever.

19 And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my seed, and the atemptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did boverpower the people of my seed.

20 And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the seed of my brethren that they had overcome my seed; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.

21 And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw awars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw bmany generations pass away.

22 And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall adwindle in unbelief.

23 And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a adark, and loathsome, and a bfilthy people, full of cidleness and all manner of abominations.

So the world is divided and there are the 12 Abominations and 12 Antichrists within the American Construct creating a kind of shit fountain out of us.

"Do not bury the annals of my struggle in the Land of Darkness."

Israel, Parsha Vayechi.

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300 Bottles of French Cognac Recovered From Ship Sunk by German U-Boat

Bottles were salvaged in 2019 by a specialist Swedish team near the Baltic Sea. 600 bottles of cognac and 300 bottles of Benedictine were brought to shore. Swedish steamer Kyros was sunk by German submarine during First World War. Now bottles have been cleaned, refilled and are on sale for nearly £8,000 each.

A hoard of contraband alcohol recovered from a shipwreck 100 years after it sank on its way to tsarist Russia is going on sale for nearly £8,000 a bottle.

Hundreds of bottles were salvaged by a specialist Swedish team in the Sea of Aland, near the Baltic Sea, in 2019.

The crew found 600 bottles of De Haartman & Co cognac and 300 bottles of Benedictine liqueur within the remains of the Kyros, which was sunk by a German submarine in May 1917.

It is believed the shipment left Bordeaux in December 1916, but was delayed until the spring due to ice in the Gulf of Bothnia.

By the time the ship was on its way to Russia again, Tsar Nicholas II had been forced to abdicate as the Russia Revolution took over the country.

Since the haul was found again, Cognac house Birkedal Hartmann has carefully cleaned 300 of the bottles, removed the corks and filled them with Grande Champagne Cognac from 1910-15, reports Decanter.

Company archives were used to reproduce the original corks, capsules and labels. Each one-litre bottle is presented in a gift box, which also contains the original cork a and a photograph of the SS Kyros.

At the time of discovering the wreck, Peter Lindberg, who led expedition group Ocean X, said: 'The conditions in the Baltic are very suitable for storing these kind of beverages because it's dark and very cold.'

The Kyros left Sweden in May 1917 and was sunk to a depth of 77 metres in the Sea of Aland, between Sweden and Finland, with an explosive charge.

The ship's crew survived and were transferred to another vessel before returning to Sweden, according to Ocean X.

Mr Lindberg said his group located the wreck more than 20 years ago, but lost the position, only to re-discover it many years later.

It took years to clear the wreck of abandoned fishing nets so divers could inspect it but even then conditions proved to be too difficult to search manually.

He said: 'After we had been there several times with divers and a smaller ROV (remotely operated vehicle), we realised that the situation was becoming too dangerous.'

Ocean X asked Icelandic salvage company iXplorer to help raise the bottles by using a specially equipped salvage vessel, Deepsea Worker.

Four full bottles of De Haartmann Cognac were later auctioned to collectors for US$45,000 (£37,000) each.

In January 2020, one of the surviving bottles of Benedictine was opened at the Palais Benedictine in Fecamp, northern France, where it was hailed as 'pleasant' to taste with notes of cocoa, coffee and mocha.