The Books of Daniel and Ezequiel and Probiotic Benefits

I finished Daniel from la Biblia Reina 1960. It was really good. Next, I want to read Ezekiel. I’m interested in prophetic books from the Old Testament, especially Messianic prophecies that have already been fulfilled. I read in Daniel about how the Messiah is cut off or died and then the temple is destroyed. This is accurate to a death and a temple destruction within three days. It happened on the 70th week or year AD when Daniel probably followed a different, Hebrew calendar. This is the year Solomon’s Temple was destroyed. He is crazy accurate.

"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." --Daniel 12:4.

This must have sounded crazy to Daniel. People running to and from was exhausting without cars, but that is how we describe it when we are doing errands in cars. "You've got to run," and it is in a vehicle. Also, no other generation has seen such an increase in knowledge as what was witnessed in the 20th century. Think about the changes in cars, computers, medicine, and more. This generation stands out as the end time generation as described in Daniel more than any other. People had been riding horses, tending sheep, and planting crops in much the same way for centuries before the last century. He calls it the last days in his book. This is one place Christians get the ideas about the last days and end times.

 

Okay, so I started reading Ezekiel in la Biblia Reina Valera 1960. This is basically the King James Version Bible in Spanish. I was excited about the first few chapters, which included descriptions of angels with four heads and wings. God is on the throne with a rainbow around him. These are amazing visions of Heaven. I want to read twelve chapters a day so I can get to the dry bones chapter quickly. Then, I plan to work through a DELE C2 Preparation book. I also want to brush up on my Portuguese vocabulary this month. My Portuguese has gotten a little rusty since May. I have been watching television and news in Spanish. My Spanish is better than I expected it to be. I understand very fast Spanish on Telemundo. I just thank God because I have not studied since May of this year. I am going to have a busy day for Christmas. I wanted to watch Fireproof and Infidel with Jim Caviesel (the man who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ). I have been celebrating Christmas since Thanksgiving. 

 

I watched a Christmas in Vienna YouTube video from 2008 and 2019 recently. I loved the opera and Vienna boys choir. I particularly enjoyed Laudate Dominum by Mozart. I learned some Latin: veritas means truth. I thought that was cool. I loved Panis Angelicus, which means bread of angels. I also heard a rendition of The Lord's Prayer by Andrea Bocelli today on the CBN Christmas Radio. I have always wanted to see the Vienna boy's choir sing. Now, a lot of the shows I never saw in person like The Lion King on Broadway are available on youtube. Every year, I like to watch the Christmas mass on EWTN catholic network at midnight on Christmas Eve/Christmas. They have such heavenly music on their program. Specifically, I enjoy watching the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. I celebrated the festival of lights with Jews from Central Synagogue in NY online. Hanukah is a holiday mentioned in the Bible in John 10:22 that means the Feast of Dedication or re-dedication of the temple. It was a miracle how long their candles burned. They light candles for eight days to commemorate this miracle. (I am not exactly sure if it was eight candles. If you are interested in Hanukkah, you can always research its history online.) 

 

Anyway, there are Christmas markets in Vienna and Germany that really go over the top with Christmas. I know that Christmas lasts three days in the Netherlands. They really know how to have a fancy Christmas in Europe. A few days ago, the virgin of Guadalupe was celebrated on several Latino and one Catholic channel (EWTN). I always wondered what that was about since there is a television show called La Rosa de Guadalupe. I guess it's something like Touched by an Angel. I haven't watched the TV show yet since I have been busy. It's just a guess. I learned more about the the virgin of Guadalupe since that celebration happened a few days ago.

 

Check out this Forbes article on why probiotics are worth the hype: https://www.google.com/.../why-probiotic-skin-care.../amp/. I’ve been drinking kefir and probiotic yogurt for over a week now and I found out my skin could turn so soft like a baby. I don’t think my skin has ever been this soft since I had eczema. I drink three bottles of water, take collagen and eat probiotic milk and yogurt most days. I’m telling you, actually eating the good bacteria may be even more effective than a topical treatment. That’s what a doctor said about collagen and that has been the case with me. Not only that, probiotics are great for your immune system. This could give you the edge you need to fight the coronavirus.

The Year of the Rapture Novel Coming Soon

Yesterday, I found out that the closed cases on my copyright.gov profile were both approved by the Library of Congress. I was so excited. I had been waiting to publish my book and songs because I never received a letter in the mail saying they had been registered and copyrighted. However, today I worked on editing my second book, called The Year of the Rapture. I also attempted to publish it on Kindle as an ebook. I will know in about 72 hours if it was published or if I need to re-upload it with the newest Kindle software. They actually have really nice software that made my book look much more professional. I added a copyright page, acknowledgement page, and front and back pages that were empty. I was unable to upload a good photo since the program kept turning my photos 90 degrees to the side no matter what I tried. In the end, I did not have a photo in the second book, but I did upload new photos on my Amazon author webpage. 

In other news, I passed General Physics and the Laboratory at ECU with an A- and an A, respectively. I genuinely believe I saw the promised land as I completed these courses. I saw how things could be different if I passed this course because it made it much more likely that I would graduate as a construction management major. These courses were so difficult that I was not sure if I needed to take them a second time to pass, but I did come to realize there was a way to pass if even if you needed a second chance. I was pushed to the end of myself and learned so much detailed information about how the physical universe works. I solved challenging physics problems. I applied all the knowledge from third grade about hundreds and thousandths places to precalculus-trig at the college level. There were many courses that led me to believe I could problem-solve before taking this course. While at Pitt Community College, I completed Accounting I and II, Microeconomics, geology and precalculus-trig. By the end of Accounting II and my associate's degree, I was solving problems without much help from a tutor. Then, while in General Physics, I did everything without consulting a tutor so that there would be no debate about me getting too much help. 

Prospects are looking good for construction managers in North Carolina over the next ten years. People will always need construction managers and general contractors to build their new apartments, houses and commercial buildings. So, I celebrated when I found out I passed this class. It was so easy to fail the entire time that I held my breath until I received my final grades. I am so thankful to God that I do not need to use the pass/fail option this semester to take the course again. I know that classes like physics are so difficult like those in a medical school program. Although medical students are brilliant, it is possible for them to fail their exam the first time they take it. That is how hard their courses are, and they take a lot of physics. They are recommending that more doctors earn bachelors degrees in physics since it is the foundation of all sciences. 

Since ending the fall semester, I have been doing some light reading of a book by Lisa Bevere. I am almost finished with Girls with Swords. I have really been engaged because I enjoy watching fencing during the Olympics every four years, and she explains fencing techniques on a practical level. I had had a Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Frappachino, watched the National Dog Show on NBC after Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and enjoyed a Frisco Thickburger from Hardee's for the first time in several months. I am praying to get registered for the classes I need to stay on track for graduation and get things settled and books reserved for the Spring 2021 semester at ECU. These have been some of the highlights of my winter vacation. 

During my break from Blogger, I learned from Thomas Horn on Skywatch TV him taking fermented turmeric curcumin for six months reversed his diabetes. It is possible to look like you did in your late thirties well into your sixties since most aging is caused by a simple vitamin deficiency. This can be reversed by taking collagen supplements since it makes up most of your bones (90%) and adds elasticity to your skin, the largest organ of your body. I am seeing more and more Hollywood stars that defy aging like Pharrell and Nicole Kidman. Maybe this is their secret. So, I started a turmeric curcumin regimen to help me reverse an prediabetes I may have had. I have eated wheat bread sandwiches daily for many months betweeen 2019 and 2020. I filed my FAFSA and actually worked for over a year up until the COVID-19 pandemic. So, that felt good to not be unemployed during 2019. 

I do not believe NASA about the Apophis asteroid that is approaching earth. Since it is going to fly closer than the satellites, I do not believe they can conclude that it will pass safely by earth in 2029 or that they know the exact location or day it will come here. It seems to be unpredictably changing position and velocity and is so far away that it is impossible to know where it will go with that much precision. They changed their initial story from 2004 that predicted it would hit the earth in 2029. Also, since it is passing closer than the satellites, won't it be pulled down by earth's gravity? There is a reason why the satellites need to be the distance they are from the earth to remain in orbit. So, that is what I think about that.