Hi Daryl!

 SA{at}> It is about 15 Celsius maximum this week, but the rain is welcome!

 DS>   59 degrees with a cool rain would be welcome here right
 DS> now...around 100, with heat index values above that.

Well, Sunday night was the coldest for 25 years - just above freezing point,
and Monday was very chilly, but it is the first "normal" winter we've had
for a few years. I prefer winter to summer, which set new heat records
this year.

 SA{at}> It is Rail Safety Week here, with saturation advertising of the "Don't
 SA{at}> Play With Trains" message (not that anyone is
"playing" - just not
 SA{at}> paying attention).

 DS>   People are in a hurry to do everything...except die, and to
 DS> accept Christ as  Saviour.

Very true.

 SA{at}> I heard Obama on Deutsche Welle last night in Berlin, and while I don't
 SA{at}> think he quite fits the profile or job description of Antichrist, his
 SA{at}> stuff about bringing down the walls between Christianity & Islam (etc)
 SA{at}> comes eerily close. I hope the US has more sense than to elect him,
 SA{at}> & nothing to do with his race / skin colour or popular appeal. Still,
 SA{at}> the prophecies will be fulfilled according to God's will & purpose.

 DS>   The thing is...if it is God's Direct or Permissive Will for Obama
 DS> to get  elected, he will...if it isn't, he won't...simple as that.
 DS> That's the assuring thing in that while things seem out of control,
 DS> God is Always In Control...and His Will is going to be done, no
 DS> matter how mankind feels about it. 

The West seems to lack statesmen these days, & unfortunately the Antichrist
(whoever he is) will more than make up for that when he is revealed, but
yes, God has revealed these events through prophecy.

Cheers, Steve..

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