Have not been there since about 1989. Don't think I have missed a thing. On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Such a big deal over nothing ... have you been to Times Square in the past > decade???? It's a Disney-fied fantasy land, lost all it's flavor and color > years ago ... who cares!!! > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 8:02 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Victory! The Arch From The Temple Of Baal Planned For New York City Has >> Been CANCELED <http://endoftheamericandream.com> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Victory! The Arch From The Temple Of Baal Planned For New York City Has >> Been CANCELED >> <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/victory-the-arch-from-the-temple-of-baal-planned-for-new-york-city-has-been-canceled> >> >> Posted: 10 Apr 2016 01:09 PM PDT >> >> [image: Palmyra - Public Domain] <http://amzn.to/1NiVkMc>The Temple of >> Baal is NOT coming to Times Square in New York City next month. This is >> great news, and it represents an incredible victory for Christians in the >> United States. As you will see below, the New York Times >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/life-among-the-ruins.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1>, >> Snopes <http://www.snopes.com/temple-of-baal-in-new-york-city/> and a >> whole host of other mainstream news sources reported last month that >> everything was on track for reproductions of the giant 48-foot-tall arch >> that stood in front of the Temple of Baal in Palmyra, Syria to be put up >> simultaneously in Times Square in New York City and Trafalgar Square in >> London during the month of April. But now that will not be happening. The >> only arch that will be going up will be in Trafalgar Square, and it won’t >> be the one from the Temple of Baal. Instead, the Institute for Digital >> Archaeology has changed plans and will be putting up a reproduction of the >> Arch of Triumph which the Romans originally built in Palmyra and that has >> nothing to do with Baal. So why has there been such a dramatic change in >> plans? >> >> On Friday, I received an urgent message from a contact that has been >> investigating this, and she told me that she had talked directly to someone >> from the Institute for Digital Archaeology and that she had been informed >> that no arch was going up in New York during the month of April. >> >> I pressed her for confirmation, because every mainstream source that I >> could find said that the arch from the Temple of Baal was indeed going up >> next month. So her information would definitely change everything, but I >> needed to be able to confirm this. >> >> Well, confirmation came in the form of an article from the Telegraph >> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/08/why-the-arch-of-triumph-of-palmyra-is-being-recreated-in-london/>, >> which is one of the most important news sources in the United Kingdom. On >> Friday, they reported that the original plan to put up the arch from the >> Temple of Baal in New York and London simultaneously had been scrapped… >> >> When the IDA revealed last December that it was intending to use its data >> and expertise to build not one but two replica Palmyra arches – *to be >> unveiled simultaneously in Trafalgar Square in London and Times Square in >> New York* – it generated headlines across the world. >> >> Since then there has been some backtracking on the original idea. *There >> will be no simultaneous unveiling in New York* – they may transport the >> London arch there later, or build another one – and *the Palmyra arch >> that is being reconstructed is no longer the entrance to the Temple of Bel >> (which survived an attempt to blow it up in August 2015) but the Arch of >> Triumph* (partially destroyed in October) formerly located at one end of >> the Great Colonnade. >> >> As you can see, this report confirms what they were originally planning >> to do, and this represents a massive change of direction. >> >> Just a few weeks ago, everything appeared to be all set for this arch >> from the Temple of Baal to go up in Times Square in April. For example, >> the following is what the New York Times reported on March 19th >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/life-among-the-ruins.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1> >> … >> >> *NEXT month, the Temple of Baal will come to Times Square*. >> Reproductions of the 50-foot arch that formed the temple’s entrance are to >> be installed in New York and in London >> <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/12/28/Palmyra-Syria-arch-threatened-by-Islamic-State-to-be-recreated-in-London-NYC/8221451305365/>, >> a tribute to the 2,000-year-old structure that the Islamic State destroyed >> last year >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/01/world/middleeast/isis-militants-severely-damage-temple-of-baal-in-palmyra.html> >> in the Syrian town of Palmyra. The group’s rampage through Palmyra, a city >> that reached its peak in the second and third century A.D., enraged the >> world, spurring scholars and conservationists into action. >> >> Of course the New York Times was far from alone in reporting about this. >> The New York Post had also reported >> <http://nypost.com/2015/12/29/3-d-printing-to-bring-syrian-arch-destroyed-by-isis-back-to-life/> >> that this was a done deal… >> >> A towering arch of an ancient temple in Palmyra, Syria, that has been mostly >> destroyed by ISIS terrorists >> <http://nypost.com/2015/09/04/isis-destroys-ancient-tombs-in-latest-crime-against-civilization/> >> *will >> be recreated by a huge 3-D printer and put on display in New York City this >> spring*, officials said on Monday. >> >> The life-size model of the original 2,000-year-old structure, *known as >> the Arch of the Temple of Bel*, will stand approximately 48 feet high >> and 23 feet wide. >> >> And as I write this article, Snopes is still reporting >> <http://www.snopes.com/temple-of-baal-in-new-york-city/> that the arch >> from the Temple of Baal is going to go up in New York and London… >> >> *While it is true replicas of Palmyra’s Temple of Baal arch are being >> constructed for temporary display in New York and London*, the project >> solely involves reproducing the structure’s arch and not creating a >> functional building. Moreover, interest in reproducing the demolished >> antiquity is archeological in nature, not religious. >> >> The big question is this… >> >> Why has there been such a sudden change in plans? >> >> First of all, why is no arch going up in New York next month at all? >> >> Secondly, why has the arch in London been switched to an entirely >> different arch? >> >> Could it be possible that the alternative media has played a role? Since >> the original New York Times story last month, a massive firestorm has >> erupted in the alternative media and this story has gone megaviral all over >> the Internet. >> >> Could it be possible that they have backtracked because of how much >> negative attention this story has been receiving? >> >> Of course let us not underestimate the prayers of God’s people. Once >> this story went viral, Christians all over America started praying against >> this arch. From personal experience, I know that the prayers of righteous >> men and women are extremely powerful, and we may never know how much of an >> impact they had on this situation. >> >> So let us celebrate this victory, but let us also understand that what >> this country is facing is not going to fundamentally change unless there is >> true repentance. Because even though a monument to Baal is not going up in >> New York City next month, we continue to embrace the ways of Baal as a >> nation. >> >> Since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, more than 58 million babies >> <http://www.lifenews.com/2016/01/14/58586256-abortions-in-america-since-roe-v-wade-in-1973/> >> have been murdered in America, and of course this was a key feature of Baal >> worship in the ancient Middle East. One place where we find this in the >> Bible is in Jeremiah 10:4-6… >> >> *4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have >> burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers >> have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the >> blood of innocents;* >> >> *5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with >> fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, >> neither came it into my mind:* >> >> *6 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place >> shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but >> The valley of slaughter.* >> >> Another key feature of Baal worship that we see reflected in modern >> society that I discussed in a previous article >> <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-temple-of-baal-coming-to-new-york-will-be-followed-by-hundreds-more-all-over-the-world> >> is the public exhibition of sexual acts. In ancient times, there would be >> crazed bisexual orgies around the altars of Baal, and large crowds would >> gather around to watch. And of course today we are a nation that is >> absolutely addicted to watching other people have sex. In fact, it has >> been estimated that 68 percent >> <http://www.charismanews.com/sponsored-content/56025-men-around-the-world-are-giving-up-porn-and-it-s-because-of-this> >> of all *Christian* men watch pornography on a regular basis. >> >> Unless we change our ways, it is inevitable that the judgement of God is >> going to hit America extremely hard. This is one of the topics that I >> cover in my new book entitled “The Rapture Verdict >> <http://amzn.to/1VgetGR>“. God keep calling us to repent, but we keep >> shaking our fists at Him as a nation. >> >> At some point, time will run out. >> >> For the moment, let us celebrate this victory over the Temple of Baal. >> >> But let us not relax one bit, because there is an enormous amount of work >> that needs to be done to try to wake this country up while we still can. >> >> **About the author: Michael Snyder is the founder and publisher of End Of >> The American Dream. 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