For The Children*

 

We are seeing our children come under attack like never before. There are shootings in schools, sexual agendas towards children, books and other influential media dealing with witchcraft and demonology directed towards children, as well as the call for abortion on demand. However, through it all, politicians from both sides of the aisle use these dire events as political fodder, rather than as issues to be seriously and sincerely addressed.

Jesus taught regarding the preciousness of children in the Father's eyes:

"At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them. And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted (to turn one's self), and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend (to put a stumbling block in the way upon which another may trip and fall, to entice to sin, to cause a person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to trust and obey, to cause to fall away) one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."                                                                                                  Mt. 18:1-6

Our society is doing all it can to cause children to distrust and desert what they should trust and obey. We are teaching children falsehoods to lead them to things that are destruction for them. Jesus said it would be better to die than to be one who has this agenda towards children. In later verses, He said that it would be better to lose body parts like a hand, foot, or eye, rather than use it to cause spiritual or physical harm to a child, or to a believer who has come to God in the same manner as a humble, vulnerable child.
To the prophet Hosea, the LORD says to His people Israel that He has:
"...a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land."  Hos. 4:1
The LORD goes on to describe a spiritually bankrupt condition of lying, swearing, killing, stealing, sexual sin and violence in His people in the land (v. 2). Aren't we witnessing these same sad conditions in our nation? The LORD said that as His people had forgotten His law, and rejected knowledge of Him, and His ways, He also would forget their children. The children, being the most vulnerable and trusting, are the first to be affected when God's people turn away from His Word, and ways. One such spiritual attack in our nation resulted in deeply affecting the children as Madalyn Murray O'Hair, an atheist, sued to remove prayer from public schools. God's people remained silent as, one after another, references to God, and to His Word, and to His Son, Jesus, were systematically removed from the public realm. Our children have paid the price.
It is the intention of God that the children should know Him, and His life-giving truth. As the LORD talked about restoring the estranged relationship between Himself, and one whom He considers His wife, Israel, He prophesied to Isaiah the effect this would have on the children:
"And all thy children shalt be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness thou shalt be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee."  Isa. 54:13-14
To the prophet Hosea, the LORD said that He would wait for His people to turn back to Him. Unfortunately, He did not see that happening until the spiritual affliction that had resulted from their rejection of His knowledge, had become unbearable:
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early."  Hos. 5:13
After receiving this word, the prophet cries out to God's people:
"Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up."  Hos. 6:1
Even the promise of resurrection comes with our return to the LORD (v. 2). The physical revival is directly connected to the spiritual revival. With our repentance, God's rewards for us become even greater than we knew before.
In another place Hosea wrote:
"O Israel return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so we will render the calves of our lips."  Hos. 14:1-2
To the above cry of His prophet, the LORD replied and promised:
"I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him...They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon...Who is wise and he shall understand these things?...For the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein."   v. 4-9 (excerpt)
Today, seeing the spiritual condition among the people of God, and in our land, including the victimizing of our children in every way, it is time to heed the call of Hosea, and return to the LORD humbly, as a little child. Again the LORD promises:
"If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."  2 Chron. 7:13-14

*The above is based upon the 11/24/19 message to the Church from Dr. Kenneth Stevenson. 

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Signs*

 

In several Gospel accounts, even after Jesus performed miracles of healing and deliverance from demonic oppression, He was confronted by the religious people of the day, the Pharisees and Sadducees, with the demand to show them a sign from heaven (Mt. 12:38, Mt. 16:1). Jesus characterized this demand as being evidence of a wicked, evil, and adulterous generation:
"But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall be no sign given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."  Mt. 12:39-40, see also Mt. 16:4, Lk. 11:29)
Christ's reference to the prophet Jonas spoke of His resurrection, since Jonas prayed to God from the place of death, or Sheol, while in the belly of the great fish, and was subsequently expelled from there alive.
The religious people's demand for a sign was not done in the search for truth, but rather to foster accusation and challenge. God is not opposed to supplying signs. The signs were already rampant around them, having been supplied by the Father, as confirming works of the Son. Healing, deliverance, the raising of the dead, and many more events were all signs to those who would see. Jesus exposed this hypocritical attitude regarding signs by saying to them:
"When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?"  Mt. 16:2-3
The apostles wrote of the signs to watch for in the latter days. Many of the signs deal with the behavior we see now around us:
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent (without self control), fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; having the form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."  2 Tim. 3:1-5
We are seeing the increase of all of these things listed above. In this same letter, Paul talks about the persecution that he experienced for faith in Christ, and warned that all who believe in Christ will experience the same:
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." v. 12-13
We have seen believers persecuted, prosecuted and sued for standing firm in what their faith in Christ tells them is godly and righteous. Paul tells Timothy to continue to stand in what he has learned from Paul, and from the scriptures (v. 14).
Events earlier in this present generation, as well as currently, are signs that have been provided by God for us if we are willing to see. We have seen a progressive descent into darkness and witchcraft. In 1963, atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair successfully challenged prayer in schools in the courts, resulting in prayer being removed from our schools. Harry Potter novels, directed especially toward children, used authentic witchcraft spells in theirs plots. Satanic and demonic statues have been displayed in our cities. The statue of Baphomet depicting a horned deity with two children at its feet gazing at it with adoration, has been displayed in Detroit, and in front of the Arkansas Capitol Building in protest against the display of the Ten Commandments on Capitol grounds. The Arch of Baal (a demonic deity who demanded the sacrifice of children by fire) has been displayed in Washington DC, New York City, London and Dubai. This week, a statue of Molech was placed in front of the Coliseum in Rome, which was the ancient site of the martyrdom of Christians. In ancient times, the statue of Molech would be heated to high temperatures and then children would be laid upon it alive, to be scorched to death. These statues have been used to raise funds in support of abortion on demand.
About the worship of the demon Molech, the LORD says in Leviticus 20:
"...Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones....because he hath given of his seed unto Molech to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name...And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man when he giveth his seed unto Molech... then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people." (v. 2-5)
Like those who challenged Christ for signs, has the Church refused to see the signs that have already been given to us by God? Has the Church also turned its eyes from the increasing demonic wickedness prevailing today, refusing to acknowledge the sin, and the implication of that sign before us? It is dangerous to do so, because we then become equally guilty as an evil generation that asks for a sign, while ignoring the signs that are plain in front of our eyes for those who are willing to see.

*The above is based upon the 11/17/19 message to the Church from Dr. Kenneth Stevenson. 

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Fake News Has Real Consequences-Pt. 2

The continuation of an article by Dr. Kenneth Stevenson (See previous post):



 

In my opinion there is a "fake news" account that has been recycled for nearly 2000 years which has eternal consequences. When Yeshua rose from the dead, there were numerous eye witnesses. According to the Apostle Paul, (originally the chief persecutor of the faith)more than 500 on one occasion. However a contingent of the guards assigned to the tomb were paid a "large" sum of money to spread "the lie" that the disciples stole the body. Like Matthew stated "to this day that story is still being told". In 1965, author Hugh Schonfeld published the same "fake news" yet again, and it was even made into a film in 1976.(Mt. 28:11-15; 1 Cor. 15:6)
The fact remains that the central truth of Christianity is the Resurrection. Again citing the Apostle Paul, in 1 Cor. 15:12-56 we find the a detailed defense of the resurrection from one trained in the "truth" of the Scriptures. In two separate additional passages Paul cites his faith and training as a Pharisee in connection with the resurrection of Yeshua. First in Acts 23:6-8, where he makes it plain that the "hope of the resurrection" was a central belief. Later writing to the Church at Philipi (Phil. 3:5-11) Paul first establishes his spiritual lineage as a Pharisee and then goes on to equate that to "dung" as compared with knowing Christ and the "power of His resurrection", so that he might "attain unto the resurrection of the dead".
So we see clearly from the author of 60% of the New Testament the centrality of the resurrection to Christianity. Which brings me to my own experiences in connection to the resurrection itself. In 1977, I was tasked with editing the papers of a number of scientists and prelates about the Shroud of Turin. Later that year along with a select group of the scientists we journeyed to Turin to present a platform of testing on the Shroud. Working heavily in our favor: using space technology we had produced scientific evidence that the image on the Shroud contained three-dimensional information from a 1933 photographic image ! That completely unique characteristic intrigued many around the globe about the unusual relic. One year later the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) became the first scientific group to conduct hands on intensive testing in an effort to determine what caused the image on the Shroud. The nearly six twenty-four hour days of testing took three years of analysis, collation and peer-review in order to produce the following incredible statement: "We can conclude for now that the shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man. It is not the product of an artist. The bloodstains are composed of hemoglobin and also give a positive test for serum albumin. The image is an ongoing mystery and until further chemical studies are made, perhaps by this group of scientists or perhaps by some scientists in the future, the problem remains unsolved."
Enter the harbingers of "fake news". As the spokesman for STURP, I had been virtually accosted in Turin by an individual connected with the Carbon dating field, decrying the fact that a C-14 test was not being done. His take: it therefore MUST be a forgery. When the STURP report was released the hue and cry for C-14 testing reached a fever pitch. Finally, under the auspices of the British Museum the C-14 dating was done. Sadly the "fake news" cry heard round the world was that that Shroud was a "fake". Forgetting the unparalleled work and conclusions of STURP, the shroud was dismissed out of hand. The real world consequences of the C-14 report cannot be overstated. While the Shroud is not nor ever should be an article of faith, it does provide empirical evidence of the death, burial and even points to the resurrection of Yeshua. To say the Shroud was medieval was one thing. To overturn the multiple positive results of the most sophisticated testing ever developed based on one test alone was quite another. Most importantly to offer not one scintilla of evidence of how such an image which defies reproduction to this day might have been "created" was a bridge too far. Sadly, would be "shroud creators" with the C-14 data in hand proposed bogus theories for shroud formation: theories that were already ruled out by the STURP results !"Fake News!!!"
However, as details came out about the testing, the conclusions of the three labs came into serious question especially among STURP. First and perhaps most importantly, it was not a double blind study. The labs knew which was the Shroud sample and which was the control. They also knew that date range of the control sample. Moreover the C-14 protocols suggested by the STURP scientists and other C-14 experts were all violated. Finally, the very bold declaration that the Shroud was a forgery rather than simply not old enough to connect to Yeshua clearly displays the bias of the testers. In short, they were determined to label the Shroud a "fake" beforehand. Unfortunately the "fake news" ruled the day. My own attempt to clarify the issue was "The Shroud and the Controversy", published by Thomas Nelson. The first consequence of the C-14 "fake news" report was an excellent book which presented "both sides" of the issue fairly, but was "orphaned" by its publisher.
What is potentially the worst consequence is that some latter day "Doubting Thomas" will lose his or her chance to put their hands in the wounds and believe. Before STURP became an organization there were simply four faculty members at the United States Air Force Academy discussing GOD. Three of us were believers the fourth an agnostic. When asked why the agnostic said, "GOD gave me a "scientific" mind, why wouldn't HE reveal HIMSELF to me through science. The Shroud of Turin was brought up and he then said IF it were tested and showed evidence then perhaps he would believe. We four were at the very foundation of what would become STURP. The agnostic today is a believer! However, like the late Bishop John A.T. Robinson, former agnostic himself opined, "...perhaps like the Apostle John (we) have to count ourselves as among those who saw and believed..."* Since the resurrection of Yeshua is indeed the central "truth" of Christianity, the eternal consequences of unbelief are in a word staggering !!
But what is the "truth", the "whole truth" about the Shroud of Turin. First of all thanks to the initial research of Joe Marino and the late Sue Benford, it has been established that the section of the Shroud used in the dating process, was woven with cotton in a technique known as "invisible reweaving". Subsequent tests revealed that the date results were from cotton fibers, rather than the linen of the original Shroud. This was first confirmed by STURP's lead chemist, the late Dr. Ray Rogers thru a peer-reviewed report. His results were repeated by his fellow researcher Robert Villarreal again with appropriate peer review. Most recently thanks to the British equivalent of our own "Freedom of Information Act", French researcher Tristan Casabianca, using the raw data from the British Museum, again confirmed the medieval dates were from cotton fibers and NOT the linen fibers of the Shroud itself. "Fake News" disclosed !! So we are back to the results of Science, which indeed have an incredible story to tell.
STURP's incredibly well conducted and documented test results confirmed a number of significant facts about the Shroud image: First and foremost, the image on the Shroud is clearly that of a crucified man whose suffering and death are identical to that of Yeshua of Nazareth. Secondly there are at least seventeen specific characteristics of the image. Several are unique in and of themselves. Taken together however they make a virtually iron-clad case for authenticity:

1. Superficial (Image is found on only the top most curved surface of fibers)
2. Photographically Negative
3. Encoded with Three-dimensional data
4. Comprised of degraded/dehydrated cellulose fibers (similar to those found of a scorch)
5. Non-directional (not done by human application, which would leave stroke impressions)
6. Autopsy level detail
7. Thermally stable
8. Chemically stable
9. Water stable
10. Infrared positive (Image is negative, except in the infrared zone where it is positive)
11. Sepia toned
12. Bloodstains prevent image formation – bloodstains were there first
13. Blood is human
14. Color spectrum similar to a scorch
15. NEVER successfully duplicated
16. No pigment, powders or dyes found
17. Scripturally accurate

With these demonstrated factual characteristics, STURP scientists were able to test and REFUTE every image formation process offered by Shroud opponents. Nevertheless these "fake news" reports are consistently recycled and marched out in a vain attempt to suppress "the truth".
So let me close with a Scripture and a challenge:

First the Scripture. 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that "ANY" should perish, but that "ALL" should come to repentance." (emphasis added)

I believe that GOD indeed left evidence for the "doubting Thomas" of our age. An age that for the very first time has the scientific tools necessary to properly analyze such an enigma. I challenge all who are open-minded, and especially those who don't believe to put aside any and all "fake news" reports on the Shroud, though they come from pundits, prelates and long-held traditions. Examine ALL the "facts" and determine "the truth" for yourself. If I am correct, your eternity hangs in the balance.

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Prayer of Salvation for all who desire to receive Jesus as their Savior: Lord Jesus, I desire to know You, and to know Your salvation. I believe that You died for me, and that You were resurrected for me. Forgive me of my sins. Come into my heart, change me, fill me with Your righteousness. Inscribe my name in the Lamb's book of life. Baptize me in Your Holy Spirit, so that I can learn the truth of Your Word and ways, and be strengthened in my walk all the days of my life. You are the hope of my life, and You are my eternal life. I place my trust in You, Lord, for myself, and my whole household. Use me to do the will of the heavenly Father, Who sent You, in Whose name You came. In Your name, and in thanks and praise I pray, Amen.

 

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Fake News Has Real Consequences

Based upon an article by Dr. Kenneth Stevenson:　

　

FAKE NEWS HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES
 

　

In the maelstrom that is our current political reality, the term "fake news" has become ubiquitous. Meanwhile, each side of the political divide claims to have the "lock out" on "the truth". "We the people" are expected to believe not according to facts, but rather according to a discordant cacophony of politicians, pundits, political talking points or the current culture of political correctness. Since demographically speaking the majority of Americans do believe in GOD (83-88%*) and the lion's share of that number profess some form of Christianity (65-73%*), it seems to me that the most important thing to do is to first determine the truth.

First of all if something is truly "fake news" it is by definition untrue, therefore: a lie. From a Judaeo-Christian perspective the importance of discerning "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me GOD", which I learned as a child and still believe to be the standard used in every courtroom, cannot be overstated. After all the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation reveal the origin as well as the dire consequences of lying. In Genesis 3:1 the serpent fabricates the original lie "hath GOD said" and as a consequence, mankind is separated from their Creator. Yeshua confirms this and declares that the devil is the "father of lies" from the beginning. Because the "lawgivers" (scribes and Pharisees) could not accept the truth they were determined to destroy Yeshua:
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. And they answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?...Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not....He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God."  John 8:37-44, excerpt
Sadly the same lie is rampant in every defiant facet of humanity today which refuses to receive the "truth" with the result being GOD gives them up to every type of wickedness:
"And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient."  Romans 1:28
Yeshua's final prayer for His disciples provides a crucial understanding of "the truth": "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy WORD IS TRUTH !" (John 17:17 emphasis added).
Therefore it becomes crystal clear that GOD's Word separates us (sanctifies us, cleanses us from sin) and that if the Word has no place in you the lie will! Paul even prophesies a stern warning regarding the deception of the end times. In the warning found in 2 Thessalonians 2 there are several crucial points that should alert any "Berean" (one who diligently searches the Scripture to discern "truth") to the lateness of the hour. Verse 1 reminds us that the Lord is returning and will gather His believers. In verse three we read that there will be a great falling away which will culminate in the "son of perdition" being revealed. Indeed as lawlessness increases many have tried to identify such an individual. Next the "man of sin" will sit in the Temple to proclaim himself to be God. Just this week there was a report concerning the Third Temple.* From verses 10-12 we once again read about "fake news" (in the Greek it reads "the lie" which again refers to the original lie "hath GOD said"). This time sent by GOD to those who: "...received not the love of the truth...believed not the truth...had pleasure in unrighteousness". Verse 13 in stark contrast identifies believing brethren as "beloved of GOD through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth". Furthermore, GOD's position on lying is clearly spelled out in Proverbs 6: 16-19 where both a lying tongue and a false witness are listed among seven things which HE hates:
"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."
Finally in Revelation 21:8,27; Rev. 22:15 "all liars" along with "anyone who loveth and maketh a lie"are denied entrance into HIS Kingdom and instead are destined for separation from GOD in the "lake of fire".
The Scriptures are full of examples of dire consequences from a belief in "fake news" ("the lie"). One prophet lies to another resulting in his being devoured by a lion. (1 Ki. 13:24) Men of "renown" in the Israelite community chose to use their positions to lie against Moses and like the serpent himself they parsed their words using the Torah to justify their behavior. The accusers, their families and all who sided with them were destroyed when they all were taken by what is most certainly the first ever recorded giant sinkhole. The following day an additional 14,000 are destroyed in a plague when they believed the "fake news" report that Moses killed their brethren. Perhaps they chose not to believe their "lying" eyes and ears (Numbers 16). In 1 Kings 22:22-23, GOD allows a "lying spirit" to seal the fate of the wicked King Ahab. The Prophet Elisha, at the height of a famine caused by a Syrian seige, prophesies a miraculous breakthrough for GOD's people the following day. When the King's supporting minister calls it "fake news", the prophet of GOD says, you will see it but not eat any of it. The minister is trampled to death in the gate where he was sent to oversee (2 Kings 7). In Acts 5, Ananais and Sapphira both die untimely deaths for attempting to lie to the Apostles about their giving. Perhaps every professing believer at this juncture needs to re-examine their own hearts to ensure they hold to the "truth".

In my opinion there is a "fake news" account that has been recycled for nearly 2000 years which has eternal consequences. When Yeshua rose from the dead, there were numerous eye witnesses. According to the Apostle Paul, (originally the chief persecutor of the faith) more than 500 on one occasion (1 Cor. 15:3-8). However a contingent of the guards assigned to the tomb were paid a "large" sum of money to spread "the lie" that the disciples stole the body. Like Matthew stated "to this day that story is still being told"  (Mt. 28:11-15). In 1965, author Hugh Schonfeld published the same "fake news" yet again, and it was even made into a film in 1976. The fact remains that the central truth of Christianity is the Resurrection. Again citing the Apostle Paul, in 1 Cor. 15:12-56 we find the a detailed defense of the resurrection from one trained in the "truth" of the Scriptures. In two separate additional passages Paul cites his faith and training as a Pharisee in connection with the resurrection of Yeshua. First in Acts 23:6-8, where he makes it plain that the "hope of the resurrection" was a central belief. Later writing to the Church at Philipi (Phi. 3:5-11) Paul first establishes his spiritual lineage as a Pharisee and then goes on to equate that to "dung" as compared with knowing Christ and the "power of His resurrection", so that he might "attain unto the resurrection of the dead".
So we see clearly from the author of 60% of the New Testament the centrality of the resurrection to Christianity. Which brings me to my own experiences in connection to the resurrection itself. In 1977, I was tasked with editing the papers of a number of scientists and prelates about the Shroud of Turin. Later that year along with a select group of the scientists we journeyed to Turin to present a platform of testing on the Shroud. Working heavily in our favor: using space technology we had produced scientific evidence that the image on the Shroud contained three-dimensional information from a 1933 photographic image ! That completely unique characteristic intrigued many around the globe about the unusual relic. One year later the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) became the first scientific group to conduct hands on intensive testing in an effort to determine what caused the image on the Shroud. The nearly six twenty-four hour days of testing took nearly three years of analysis, collation and peer-review in order to produce the following incredible statement: "We can conclude for now that the shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man. It is not the product of an artist. The bloodstains are composed of hemoglobin and also give a positive test for serum albumin. The image is an ongoing mystery and until further chemical studies are made, perhaps by this group of scientists or perhaps by some scientists in the future, the problem remains unsolved."
In the same manner of continuing belief to this day in the lie that Jesus did not rise from the tomb, but that His disciples took His body, the results of later carbon dating tests performed by the British Museum, which did not follow accepted scientific protocols, and have subsequently been proven to be false*, are still being accepted as scientific fact, and truth. It is time to reveal the lie, and accept the proven truth in this matter.
I have written the book, NAZAH: White Linen and the Blood of Sprinkling, the culmination of forty years of research, to shine the light of truth regarding the Shroud, and its image of what I believe to be the crucified Jesus of Nazareth, and the moment of His resurrection.

*." (Shroud of Turin Research Project) STURP Chemist Raymond N. Rogers uncovered cotton fibers in the tested sample areas of the Shroud cloth, but no cotton fibers in samples taken from the main part of the shroud during the 1973 examination. These two combined clues (isolated gum arabic as well as added cotton fabric) strongly indicate that the carbon dated samples were taken from repair fabric utilized in the re-weave process at a later date...although the original protocol had called for the chemical analysis of the samples prior to their destruction during testing, the three testing laboratories did not perform the analysis. When this evidence is taken into consideration, the carbon dating cannot reflect the date of the untested original main Shroud body, only the period of the tested material added at a later date.  Moreover, Rogers found that the Shroud sample used for radiocarbon dating contain alizarin dye (utilized by the re-weavers to match the original main cloth), whereas no dye of any form was found on any part of the original Shroud cloth."  Brendan Whiting http://www.datingtheshroud.com/Index.htm

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