J-M's History Corner

Many of the following accounts defy explanation.  NATURAL, godless explanation.  They hint at a deeper world than what we see; at the existence of a supernatural realm. These are true, eyewitness accounts of YEHOVAH (God) and His angels intervening to save human life. From Graveyard Shift: A Guardian Angel Helped This Poster Avoid A Deadly Snakebite From lightenergy : “When I was in my 20s, I spent four years traveling the world. I was in South Africa, just outside Durban, and a friend had taken me on his motorbike to his favourite waterfall. We had both been swimming but I got cold and went to sit on a patch of green grass. To get there, I had to step from the sand I was on over a log then across a bit to the grass. I was walking medium speed, and lifted one foot to step over the log, when a VERY loud booming masculine voice shouted, “STOP!” Except the shout wasn’t heard with my ears, it was inside  my head. Hard to explain. Also, th...

Welcome to the 12th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts.  Last fortnight I reviewed Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) .  This fortnight, I'm reviewing: The Shack (2017), rated M for mature themes That is the Australian rating; in the United States, it's rated PG-13 for thematic material including some violence. As usual, I'll include the trailer and a clip at the end.  And as usual, a disclaimer is offered. WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. The Shack I had some trepidation about watching what some called a "theologically inaccurate" and "heretical" movie, but Stuart Hazeldine's adaption of William P Young's novel is a truly beautiful faith-based film. Mackenzie "Mac" Phillips (Carson Reaume) was abused (along with his mother) by his drunken father as a child - and is implied to have killed his father by poisoning his alcohol with strychnine.  Years later, as an a...

This is my monthly reblog of an older post. The next installment of my Restored English Translation (RET): Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 3.  As usual, it contains the  Aleph Tav and the  Hebrew names and a glossary for the Hebrew names.  Nothing much else to make a commentary out of, apart from an observation about the serpent who tempted Chavah (Eve).  Notice verse 14: “ And YEHOVAH ELOHIM said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, you are cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field.  On your belly you shall go, and you will eat dust all the days of your life. ” (RET)  So, despite popular portrayals, the snake originally had legs , and would have looked just like a lizard.  (The 1966 movie The Bible: In the Beginning… correctly portrayed the snake as having originally had legs, and shows it losing them when YAH cursed it.) Read the rest at  https://jmshistorycorner.blogspot.com/2018/06/restored-english-transla...

Blockbusters Reviewed Welcome to the 5th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts.  Last fornight I reviewed Die Hard (1988) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) .  Picking this fortnight’s film/series was difficult; it was originally going to be Die Hard 2 (1990), then Ant-Man (2015), then The Ten Commandments (1956), before last week seeing and finally settling on: Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), rated M for mature themes, violence and coarse language That is the Australian rating; in the United States, it’s rated PG-13 for violence including battle sequences and intense images.  As usual, following the review will be the film’s trailer, and a clip.  As usual, here’s the disclaimer: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Exodus: Gods and Kings I’ve had mixed feelings over the years about watching Ridley Scott’s reimagining of one of the most famous Biblical stories.  When it first came out,...

This is my monthly reblog of an older post.   In the Bible, in the Book of Revelation, we read: “I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending, says YEHOVAH ELOHIM [The Lord God], Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, YEHOVAH of Hosts.” (Revelation 1:8) Read the rest at  https://jmshistorycorner.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-revelation-of-aleph-tav.html.

In the Bible, in the Book of Revelation, we read: “I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending, says YEHOVAH ELOHIM [The Lord God], Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, YEHOVAH of Hosts.” (Revelation 1:8) “I was in the Ruach [Spirit] on the day of YEHOVAH, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a shofar [ram’s horn trumpet], saying, ‘I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last.'” (Revelation 1:10-11a) (the speaker of Yehoshua/Jesus) “And He said to me, ‘It is done.  I am the Aleph and the Tav, the beginning and the end.” (Revelation 21:6a) “I [Yehoshua] am the Aleph and the Tav, teh beginning and the end, the first and the last.” (Revelation 22:13) That is what the Greek translations of the book (on which our English translations are based) says.  In the original Hebrew and its Aramaic translation, the verses clearly say, “I AM the Aleph and the Tav” .  The Aleph and the Tav are the first and last letters of the Hebrew al...

There is raging debate today as to what is the true Name of our Creator, whom many simply call “God” or “The Lord”, generic titles that could apply to any deity.  There is also a lesser debate as to the true Name of God’s Son, our Messiah, commonly known by the incorrect Anglicised “Jesus”.  The letter “J” did not exist as a separate sound until the 1500s, before which it was just another way to write “I” or “Y”. The most popular version of the Creator’s Name is Yahweh, while others say Yahuah, Yahveh, Jehovah or Yehovah.  In each case, His shortened Name is Yah.  The most popular version of the Messiah’s Name is Yeshua, while others say Yahshua, Yahushua, Yahusha, or Yehoshua.  The Name of the Messiah is largely viewed as being dependent on the Name of the Father.  So, what is the truth?  The following video discusses the available evidence and firmly establishes what our Creator’s Name really is: https://youtu.be/3MXIfOSOJ_k At th...

I have embarked on a quest to translate the entire Bible into English.  Or, more accurately, revise and correct previous translations in light of the Hebrew word meaning and ancient manuscripts.  It is (currently) called the Restored English Translation (RET).  This translation preserves all of the Hebrew names.  It also includes the Aleph Tavs   את – the revelation of Yeshua ha’Mashiach (Jesus the Christ) throughout the Tanakh (Old Testament).  More info on the ongoing project will be posted later.  A glossary is at the end of the chapter. The following is my RET translation of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 1.  You will notice some differences from traditional translations – particularly when our Creator commands creation into existence.  Most English translations say that God (whose Hebrew title is ELOHIM) said, “Let there be…”  In fact, if you look up the Hebrew words, the more accurate translation is “And ELOHIM [God...