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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:33:52 -0500

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Bible Prophecy Research
Additions and updates made since Dec 17, 1999
Issue #38
December 28, 1999
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Here are the most recent changes to the BPR website.
Have a safe and happy New Year everyone!

Another year is dawning; dear Father, let it be,
In working or in waiting, another year with thee.
Another year of progress, another year of praise,
Another year of proving thy presence all the days.
Another year of service, of witness for thy love;
Another year of training for holier work above.
Another year is dawning; dear Father, let it be,
on earth, or else in heaven, another year for thee.

Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–1879)

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> Added: Air
http://philologos.org/bpr/files/a012.htm

(Rev 16:17 KJV) "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into
the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of
heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done."

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> Updated: The "Millennium Bug" Computer Problem
in the Bible Codes
http://philologos.org/bpr/files/Misc_Studies/ms015.htm

> Updated: The Ten Plagues
http://philologos.org/bpr/files/Misc_Studies/ms042.htm

This particular file was done back in early 1998 by Moza from
a show on the Learning Channel that she had watched dealing with
a particular theory on the ten plagues. The file was originally
at her personal site which she recently had to take down.

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION

[BPRnote: This particular review was done by a friend
of ours who happens to be involved in homeschooling.
We appreciate and value her opinion.]

A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays
by Robin Scarlata, Linda Pierce

Paperback - 585 pages
6 edition (May 1, 1997)
Heart of Wisdom Publishing
ISBN: 0898260760

Editorial Reviews:

Ron Mosley, Founder of the Arkansas Institute of Holy Land
Studies and author of The Spirit of the Law and Yeshua: A Guide
to the Real Jesus and the Original Church -- Many books about
the Holy Days have crossed my desk, most with only an
explanation of the New Testament view. I was delighted to see
that A Family Guide to The Biblical Holidays includes the
historical purpose and meaning of each holiday as well as the
foreshadows of Christ. The authors have done an excellent job
explaining each holiday to the fullest in an easy-to-understand
text. These often overlooked teachings reveal significant
insights to the predominantly Jewish early church.

Pastor Peter Michas, author of The Almond Tree in God's Master
Plan -- Over the years I have been privileged to read and
recommend many books on various subjects. I have read and
recommended several books on Hebraic roots and especially the
feast days of Israel. Many of these books were the best material
available in their time, but now I have seen by far the most
thorough and yet very balanced book written on the subject of
the Jewish feast days...

Dr. Marvin Wilson, Professor and Chairman of Biblical and
Theological Studies at Gordon College, Wenham, MA and author of
Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith -- I
enthusiastically endorse this exceedingly creative project. This
family guide is a Christian exploration of Biblical Holidays
adaptable for all ages. This impressive work is visually
attractive and scripturally anchored. Here is a delightful
educational tool serious students will appreciate, for it will
provide them with a detailed understanding of one of the
foundational instructional pillars of the earliest Jewish
church. Explore wonderful basic foundational truths that are
found in the only Bible the earliest church knew. The glossary
is a real asset.

---
BPR Review

A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays contains a wealth of
information for anyone desiring to learn more about the Biblical
Holidays and the Hebrew roots of Christianity. A large format
book, (8"x11" and over an inch thick!), with over 380 pages
packed full of activities and information. It is perfect for
homeschoolers as it contains many activities, games, coloring
pages and even some crossword puzzles and word searches. Many of
the activities are geared towards elementary grade level
children but there is plenty of information here that all ages
will find interesting as well as enlightening. The authors do a
wonderful job of showing the Messianic fulfillment of the
prophetic aspects of these holidays. They also mention the
several different eschatological views without endorsing a
particular view. Included are all sorts of teaching on the
traditional ways of celebrating the feasts including recipes,
songs, etc. The book is well planned and would be a great
addition to any homeschool curriculum and library. At around
$40, the book is comparably priced to most homeschool
curriculum. -- CL

For further information and a table of contents please see
http://philologos.org/guide/books/scarlata.robin.1.htm

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Subject: [BPR] - Arutz-7 News
From: bpr-list@philologos.org(BPR)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 12:31:15 -0500

From: "Moza" <moza7@netzero.net>

Arutz Sheva News Service
  <http://www.arutzsheva.org>
Tuesday, December 28, 1999 / Tevet 19, 5760

TODAY'S HEADLINES:
  1. POLICE RAID ARUTZ-7
  2. REACTIONS
  3. RALLY TONIGHT
  4. TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS RAISED

1. POLICE RAID ARUTZ-7
Hundreds of policemen stormed Arutz-7's offices and studios in Beit El at
9:30 this morning, in an attempt to shut down the broadcasts and confiscate
the station's equipment. For over two hours, the police wrenched out
soundboard consoles, computers, and other equipment, leaving extensive
damage in their wake. They deposited these at the front entrance to the
station, but did not attempt to transfer them to their waiting vans, as
close to 1,000 residents of Beit El and other communities had gathered on
the narrow street outside. The crowd, including many dozens of students of
the nearby schools and yeshivot, intermittently sang, danced, and shouted
"Police State!"
   
Arutz-7 technicians continue to work intensively to appraise and repair the
damage caused to doors, computers, broadcast consoles, and wiring. All of
the internet department's computers were operating within 4-5 hours after
the raid, and the live internet broadcast of Arutz-7 was back on the air by
1 PM. The police were unable, despite repeated attempts, to break down the
doors of one of the station's floors, containing a make-shift studio.
Regular broadcasts continue from that studio; of the four damaged ones,
highest priority will be given to repairing the Russian-language studio.
During the course of the raid, Internet Director Baruch Gordon was lightly
injured, requiring eight stitches in his hand, and student Aharon Amram of
N'vei Tzuf had his hand broken.

Communications Ministry representative Chanan Golan, who was present
during the police action today, told Arutz-7 broadcasters that the raid was
initiated not by his office, but by the State Prosecution and the
Attorney-General. Jerusalem Magistrates Court Justice Rafael Yaakobi
signed the court order, after approving the State Prosecution's request for
the warrant. When the police showed the search-and-confiscation court
orders this morning, Arutz-7 management explained that these were based
on false information, and that the Knesset had passed legislation almost a
year ago permitting the station to broadcast.

Some two hours after the raid began, Samaria and Judea Police District
Commander Yitzchak Aharonovitch arrived on the scene. After meeting with
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed - the station's Chairman of the Board and
Rosh Yeshivat Beit El - Aharonovitch announced the sudden end of the police
operation. At approximately 11:45 AM, Rabbi Melamed used a megaphone
to inform the crowd gathered outside, "The police are trying to do their work
honorably, but we have a problem with the Communications Ministry. We
have come to an agreement, and the equipment is all staying here. Please
permit the policemen to leave here with honor."

Yaakov (Ketzaleh) Katz, speaking on Arutz-7's newsmagazine today, said:
        "Police Commander Aharonovitch is a smart man, and after a short time
he realized that he was sorely misled. He saw that there are no transmitters
here - even though we are allowed to have them here and use them - but he
found nothing of the sort...
        "I think that what happened here today is a mark of shame for Prime
Minister Barak and for Public Security Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami, who claims
to be a man of democracy - but what happened here was not democracy, but
dictatorship, pure and simple... In the end, with the help of G-d, they
finally left, and apologized, and it was agreed that they would say that
they had succeeded in stopping the broadcasts - even though the broadcasts
continued throughout, because we simply phoned over to the ship. Their
claim that we are an illegal station is simply not true, especially after
the passing of the Arutz-7 law in the Knesset, and that's why Beilin and
Communications Ministry officials are making intense efforts to pass a
different law..."

Ketzaleh announced that following the tremendous financial damages caused
the station by the police violence, Arutz-7 will hold a marathon
fund-raising broadcast this coming Thursday and Friday. Outpourings of
support, via phone calls, faxes, and e-mails, have already been received at
Arutz-7.

An excerpt from Aharonovitch's hastily-called press conference:
"The warrant was issued at the request of the Communications Ministry, and
we were simply carrying out this order. We have fulfilled our mission of
stopping the station's broadcasts, and we are therefore leaving."
Reporter: "But listen, you can hear the broadcasts on the radio right now -
the antennas are not here, they are on the ship. Arutz-7 is still
broadcasting."
Aharonovitch: "Our mission was to stop the broadcasts here in Beit El. If
they have other channels, this is not my problem." [The afternoon
newsmagazine was broadcast from Beit El as usual, from the lone operative
make-shift studio, at 1 PM.]
 
Veteran Arutz-7 broadcaster Adir Zik spoke to the hundreds of Beit El
residents and students who came to show their support of the station this
morning. After a rousing round of his show's theme song, "You Won't Defeat
Me So Quickly," the crowd settled down to hear his speech. Excerpts:
        "When I used to remark that the State of Israel is turning into a
Bolshevik state, I was called 'radical and extreme...' - but here we
plainly see that with a court order one morning, the police can just come
in and raid Arutz-7. Make no mistake about it: This is a struggle for the
future of this land! They are simply trying to shut our mouths!... Truth
has tremendous strength, and try as they might, they cannot vanquish our
faith. The age of internet and instant communications has arrived, and
Arutz-7's Kobi Sela has just broadcast a news report [via] the ship in the
middle of the Mediterranean [in the midst of the police attempts to shut
down the station]... Don't think for a moment that this is a legal issue.
It's intimately connected to the political goings-on at present. They are
simply trying to shut us up." Zik later said, "Arutz-7 has been
responsible for a revolution in its media message and in its success at
disseminating Torah in Israel and throughout the world. It is part of a
wider society that sends its daughters to Sherut Leumi (National Service)
and its sons to the top IDF combat units, of people who have been able to
live a completely observant life while fully participating in modern
society. This is the deeper level of the conflict: Because of the high
quality of Arutz-7's news and other programming, because we insist on fully
participating in the society - this has the establishment, the media, and
the political establishment eating its heart out."

Reporters from Israeli television stations were at the scene. They
protested the fact that they were not allowed to enter the building, and a
Channel Two reporter said, "I access Arutz-7's internet site every day for
scoops. It's important to make this information and these pictures
available to the public, to see what the police came and did here!"

2. REACTIONS
Deputy Minister of Education Sha'ul Yahalom said that there is no iota of
truth to the police allegations that Arutz-7's broadcasts ever disturbed
airport radio transmissions. Yahalom, speaking as a former Minister of
Transportation, was reacting to statements by Police Investigations Chief
Supt. Yossi Sitbon, who said that the police raid was carried out because
of such disturbances.

MK Rabbi Benny Elon (National Union), a resident of Beit El, who was also
on the scene together with party colleague and leading Arutz-7 proponent MK
Tzvi Hendel, said, "The truth is that I think the police were led astray by
Chanan Golan of the Communications Ministry and Attorney-General Elyakim
Rubenstein, who have an obsession [with Arutz-7]."

MK Rabbi Chaim Druckman (NRP) said, "The police raid on Arutz-7 is an
anti-democratic scandal, an attempt to shut the mouths of the nationalist
camp, the likes of which is only seen in the darkest regimes." He
recommended that his party, which reached a budget agreement with the
government only two days ago, vote against the budget in protest of the
raid. Other NRP Knesset Members said that the raid was an attempt to
silence those who object to a withdrawal from the Golan Heights.

MK Uzi Landau (Likud): "This raid was a manifestation of State Prosecution
violence." MK David Azulai (Shas): "This is a leftist government that
will do anything to shut mouths."

The Yesha Council announced that the Ehud Barak government is defiling the
rule of law via the shutting of its political opponents' mouth. Professors
for a Strong Israel called upon the government to cease its anti-democratic
actions.

Atty. Mordechai Haller:
"There is a general principle that when a legislature legalizes a certain
behavior, all legal prosecution against this behavior is halted, and new
proceedings against it are certainly not begun. The Attorney-General
simply decides that it is not in the public interest to prosecute these
matters... In this case, the legislature has passed a law legalizing
Arutz-7; the law has not gone into effect yet, though, such that this is a
classic case in which the Attorney-General would normally exercise his
discretion not to prosecute... All the above concerns the radio. But the
internet department has absolutely nothing to do with this. The
publication of internet news is no different than any other completely
legal behavior by Arutz-7 staff, such as preparing a cup of coffee. If an
Arutz-7 employee prepares a cup of coffee, the police cannot come and
arrest him - just like they cannot do so for the equally-innocent act of
sending news over the internet... If a judge gave a ruling to confiscate
all the equipment in a building used for allegedly illegal broadcasts, when
the police knew perfectly well that some of the equipment is not used for
broadcasts at all, then that order should never have been given=85 I think
it's shocking that a judge would give an order that was so sweeping... I
think the police probably misled the judge in that they did not give him
the full picture=85"

Yisrael Medad, head of Israel's Media Watch:
"I think that this raid was a very foolish move that puts Mr. Barak on the
defensive, because he can be seen as approaching dictatorship. We know
that during the previous Labor administration of Mr. Rabin, some moves on
his part led him to being perceived as someone not interested in the rule
of law and citizens' democratic rights to express themselves... I think
that Arutz-7 represents a very strong body politic, an important
representative of a major cultural and religious element in Israeli society."

3. RALLY TONIGHT
Women in Green announced a rally for this evening, in protest of the raid
on Arutz-7. "In an attempt to assure approval by the voting public in the
upcoming referendum on whatever Golan Agreement is reached with Syria,"
the
organization announced, "Prime Minister Barak ruthlessly moved this morning
to close down the only effective opposing media source to his policies,
Arutz-7 Radio... Arutz-7 has had free and open discussion, informing the
public of Barak's subservience to Clinton, and the many faults and failures
of his policies..." The rally will be held at 7:30 PM opposite the Yakar
educational institute at 10 HaLamed-He St. in Jerusalem, where Atty.-Gen.
Elyakim Rubenstein is scheduled to speak on "Law and Democracy."

Readers who would like to send their comments on today's events to various
public figures are invited to find their fax numbers and e-mail addresses at
<http//www.arutzsheva.org/English/newspaper/ondisplay/ref/faxes.htm>.

4. TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS RAISED
About 4,000 people took part in a demonstration last night on Mt. Scopus
overlooking the Temple Mount, in light of the increasing loss of Israeli
control of the holy site. Moshe Feiglin of Zo Artzeinu, chief organizer of
the event, told Arutz-7's Ron Meir today, "On Shabbat, the Waqf builders
found a structure, possibly from the times of the Temple, under the Temple
Mount. They did not report it to the authorities, but instead destroyed
it, rock by rock... Our main goal last night was to raise awareness of the
Temple Mount, our nation's holiest place - not to turn a cold shoulder to
the heart of the nation."

Feiglin added, "the use of civil disobedience may have arrived faster - or,
rather, Ehud Barak is bringing it faster - than we had thought. And after
what they did to you today in Arutz-7, it seems that Ehud Barak is pushing
us to the corner quicker than expected..."

Speaking with Arutz-7 yesterday, Feiglin agreed that his Zo Artzeinu
movement had moved from "solving individual, localized problems, to dealing
with more general, historic issues." Feiglin said, "How can we wage a
struggle for the limbs of the nation, if we turn our backs on the heart of
the Land, the heart of the nation? We must begin by telling the truth to
ourselves, first of all. When we [Israel] took down the flag after
capturing the Temple Mount in the Six Day War, that was the beginning of
our collapse in Judea and Samaria and the Golan. The way to tell if there
is life in a body is by stabbing it; if pain is felt, and if a scream is
heard, this is a sign of life. Whoever comes to participate in tonight's
demonstration is reacting to the stabbing in the heart of the Jewish
people, and is showing that he feels pain and is still alive. This will be
a show that Am Yisrael Chai - the People of Israel lives!"

Arutz-7's Segal asked, "What will the slogans be tonight? Will you be
yelling against the Waqf's illegal construction on the Temple Mount?"
Feiglin responded: "The truth is that we've passed the stage of yelling
against someone else. This is not a demonstration against Barak, or Bibi,
or Rabin, or anyone else. It is first of all a complaint against myself,
against ourselves - how is it that this is the first time in 30 years that
a demonstration of thousands has been organized about our loss of
sovereignty on the Temple Mount? We, the religious public, are the first
ones to be blamed for turning our backs. How can we come to Ehud Barak
with complaints on this issue - what does he understand about it? This is
first of all a form of repentance for us, a call to renew our covenant with
'the site of our holy place,' and from here we will secure strength for our
struggle for the entire Land... The top of Mt. Scopus is very fitting for
this event, as it is the spot at which Rabbi Akiva looked out over the
newly-desolate Temple Mount some 1900 years ago and saw foxes prowling
around - and laughed in anticipation of the forthcoming Redemption."

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Subject: [BPR] - Dec 29, 1999 TV Programs
From: bpr-list@philologos.org(BPR)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 19:29:32 -0500

From: "Moza" <moza7@netzero.net>

8:00 PM Eastern

 HIST - PROPHECIES - Civilizations seek their destinies
          through prophetic visions.(CC)(TVG)

9:00

 A&E - INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS - "The Survivor" -
          Controversy surrounds author Binjamin Wilkomirski's account
          of the Holocaust.(CC)

 HIST - THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA - Historians, engineers
          explore the ancient structure.(CC)(TVG)

10:00

 DISC - PREDICTING THE 21ST CENTURY: A DISCOVERY NEWS
SPECIAL
          - Top science stories of 1999; year in review.(CC)

 HIST - THE ATLANTIC WALL - Fearing invasion from the sea,
          the Nazis construct 3000 miles of
          fortifications.(CC)(TVG)

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