Divers Southern Indiana Courthouses &c

Bloomington is the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, and sports an impressive downtown courthouse, a 1908 Beaux Arts design by Hoosier architects Wing & Mahurin.

Monroe County Indiana Courthouse

The building was closed for the weekend, but I took a look at the exterior just before dusk. While I stood there, strings of lights lit up.
Monroe County Indiana CourthouseWhat’s a county courthouse without some allegories?
Monroe County Indiana CourthouseOr a war memorial? At first glance, it looks like a Civil War memorial only, but it specifically honors veterans of the war with Mexico, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I.
Monroe County Indiana CourthouseWhile in Nashville, Indiana, I took a quick look at the more modest, but also handsome Brown County Courthouse, a structure from the 1870s.
Brown County Indiana CourthouseNashville has some other interesting buildings as well, such as the Nashville United Methodist Church.

Nashville Indiana UMCThis looks to be a former Masonic building, though I’ve only looked into the matter enough to know that the Nashville, Indiana, Masonic Lodge #135 isn’t in that building, but a newer-looking one. But the older building does say LODGE on the front facade in large letters, along with Masonic symbols on either side.

Nashville IndianaNashville isn’t a very large town, but there are streets away from the main tourist drag, Van Buren St. On just such a street we happened across a tree-carving studio.
Nasvhille Indiana tree carving studioBesides Elvis and a bear, you can also find Willie Nelson in wood there.
Nasvhille Indiana tree carving studioAnd one of the popular ideas of a space alien.
Nasvhille Indiana tree carving studioOne more courthouse: a good-looking structure in Paoli, Indiana, county seat of Orange County. We passed through town on the way to West Baden Springs, but didn’t stop in the intense rain. Even so, the courthouse caught our attention.

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  1. How’s it been?

    I’d like to share some extremely important news that’s been going throughout the internet relating to our future security.

    We’re advancing towards a future of a one world cashless money society in which we will be mandated to have an RFID chip placed in our body. This microchip will store all our data and we will lose much more of our privacy because of the tracking power.

    Even bigger news, did you know that this was foretold almost 2000 years ago by a major historical figure named Jesus Christ? Hard to believe? Keep reading to see… This could be the most important thing you will read.

    …”And he(the false prophet) causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six” (Revelation 13:16-18 ASV)….

    Referring to the final days, this could only be referring to a society where physical currency is no more, which we have yet to see, but we are on the horizon of. Why? Otherwise we would be able to buy or sell without accepting the mark of the beast between each other if tangible currency was still in use. It logically deduces itself to this conclusion.

    The mark can not be spiritual, because the word references two distinct physical spots. If it was to be spiritual, it would just say in the forehead.

    Here is it where it all starts coming together. It is amazing how perfect the scriptures are in the matter of this RFID microchip. Here are the details from a person named Carl Sanders who worked with a lineup of engineers to help produce the RFID chip in the 1900’s.

    Carl Sanders attended 17 New World Order conferences with heads-of-state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the CIA to discuss their agenda on how to bring about this one-world system. The government commissioned Carl Sanders to invent a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the nations-a microchip that could be placed below the skin with a hypodermic needle(a quick, convenient system that would be gradually received by the people).

    Mr. Sanders, with a team of engineers with him, with U.S. grant monies supplied by US tax dollars, took on this assignment and engineered a microchip which is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable via the temperature fluctuations in our skin. Without the understanding of the biblical scriptures (Sanders was not a believer at the time), these men spent one-and-a-half-million dollars gathering data on the best and most convenient spot to have the RFID microchip inserted.

    Guess what? These researchers determined that the forehead and the back of the hand(the two spots Revelation says the mark will be placed) aren’t just the most convenient spots, however are additionally the only viable places for rapid, consistent temperature changes inside the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is about seven millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the dimensions of a grain of rice. It’s capable of holding pages upon pages of information about you. All your standard records, work records, crime history, health information, and financial information can be saved on this microchip.

    Brother Sanders believes that this RFID microchip, which he remorsefully helped bring about, is the “mark” spoken about in Revelation 13:16-18. The original Greek word for “mark” is “charagma,” which is defined as a “scratch or etching.” Additionally it is fascinating to be aware that the number 666 is a word in the original Greek. The word is “chi xi stigma,” with the end word, “stigma,” also meaning “to stick or prick. Mr. Sanders believes this is referring to the use of a hypodermic needle being poked in the human flesh to insert the RFID chip.”

    Carl Sanders spoke with a doctor asking what would take place if the lithium contained in the RFID microchip leaked into the body. The physician replied by saying a terrible sore would appear in that location. Now this is what the scriptures of Revelation 16:2 says:

    “And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and there came an evil and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped its image” (Revelation 16:2 DARBY).

    Scripture tells us we will not be able to buy or sell without having the mark, or the number of its name. This number is identified as 666. Scripture tells us to count the number 666. How can we calculate 666?

    This is where it gets really interesting. Counting the number 666 has been long debated throughout history, but has now been uncovered in these final days by God. What you will read confirms itself with the word of God the real interpretation to calculate 666.

    Throughout the scriptures, God uses the number three for confirming things. A few examples are shared below:

    “For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one” (1 John 5:7 NKJV).

    “and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4 NKJV).

    “…Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” (Revelation 4:8 NKJV).

    Now what is interesting is the the mark is revealed in detail in three different verses (Revelation 13:16,17,18), and each verse lists 3 different characteristics of the given topic. The last 3 being the number 6 being used 3 times in a row. This is a key point to solving how to calculate the number 666.

    What does it mean to calculate? It means to add up. How may we add up 666? Recall back to my past point about God confirming in 3’s. Now logically, what would be the most rational way to count the number 666? To add it up equally in 3’s based off the number. It is not sensible to count it equally as 600+60+6, this would also bring us back to the beginning. We are not able to count it as 600+600+600, or 60+60+60, because there are no zeroes in between or at the end of 666. The only reasonable explanation we are left with is 6+6+6=18. What is interesting is that the verse that tells us to count the number itself is verse 18, being the 3rd verse out of 3 verses that describe the mark of the beast. Now what is 18 divided by 3? 6. So 3×6=18, or 6+6+6=18.

    Another interesting point is the only two other possible combinations (bringing a total of 3 possible combinations) for moving the “+” symbol in between the sixes are 66+6=72, and 6+66=72. Count both 72’s together and you get 144. Why the number 144 is interesting is because the verse following Revelation 13:18 is the first time in the scriptures where the 144,000 are being mentioned in detail:

    “Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads…” (Revelation 14:1).

    If we add up all 3 values by counting 666 by moving the plus symbol around in all 3 possible combinations, we would get 72+72+18=162. What is interesting about the number 162, is, if you divide 144,000 by 162, you get 888. The name for Jesus in Greek gematria calculates to 888. The New Testament was written in Greek. Revelation 14:1 not only mentions the 144,000, but also the Lamb who is Jesus Christ.

    Now what is interesting concerning the number for Jesus, 888, is that if you apply this same formula, you get 8+8+8=24. Why the number 24? Revelation chapter 4 tells us there are 24 elders seated around the throne of God. This is the same throne where Jesus sits:

    “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads” (Revelation 4:2-4).

    Now if you take 8+8+8=24, and 8+88=96, and 88+8=96, you get 24+96+96=216. Take 144,000 divided by 216 and you get 666. Recall that this was the identical method to get the numeral 162 out of counting 666 that brought about the quantity 888 when dividing 144,000 by 162. It’s perpetual.

    With making use of the identical formulation of counting by adding the “+” symbol in between the numbers, why do all these numbers relate in such a manner?

    Another fascinating factor to notice is that if you add up all the numbers from 1 to 36, it totals 666. The number 36, as in three sixes? Might this be a sign that we have to add up three sixes as opposed to perceiving the number as six-hundred sixty six?

    So what could this imply? We all know in this world we are identified by numbers in numerous forms. Starting from our birth certificates to our social security card, as well as our drivers license, being identified founded on a system of ruler ship. So it is conceivable that this RFID microchip will comprise a new identification that has a total of 18 characters.

    Might this be the title of the beast, the number of its name? The one-world beast system that’s identified by 18 characters? This may match the scriptures that speaks of a mark that we must have to buy or sell in our right hand or forehead, and that it also incorporates the number of the beast, throughout a future cashless money society.

    Go to: https://biblefreedom.com to see all the proof!

    The Holy scriptures warns us in the last days that a false prophet will rise up performing miracles to deceive many to acquire this mark:

    “Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image” (Revelation 19:20).

    At ALL COSTS, resist the mark!

    “Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name” (Revelation 14:9-11).

    We’re dwelling in very prophetic times with major Biblical prophecies being fulfilled. When Donald Trump acknowledged Jerusalem as capital of Israel on December 6th of ’17, this was a big step to fulfill the Third Temple prophesied in the Bible.

    God’s holy Word’s alerts us that the Antichrist will seat himself in this temple:

    “…and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).

    Within the Islamic religion, there is a man known as the Mahdi, known as their messiah who they’re waiting to appear. There are a number of testimonies from people online who consider this man shall be Barack Obama who is to be the biblical Antichrist. I myself have had strange dreams concerning Obama. He came on stage proclaiming himself to be a follower of Christ with no affiliation to the Muslim faith, but was later revealed by his own family members that he indeed is a faithful Muslim.

    His actual name is stated to be Barry Soetoro, and he had his name changed to Barack Obama. Why would he do this?

    Jesus says, “And He said to them, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'” (Luke 10:18).

    In Hebrew, the word “Barack” means “lighting”, and the usage of “Bama” (Strongs Hebrew word 1116) is used to mean the “heights” of heaven.

    The day following the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the triumphing select 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama’s domestic state) for 11/5/08 were 666.

    Obama was formerly a U.S. senator for Illinois, and his zip code was 60606.

    Regardless, whomsoever seats themselves in the Third Temple in Jerusalem, declaring themselves to be God WILL BE THE ANTICHRIST. DO NOT BE LEAD ASTRAY.

    Why do we need Jesus?

    “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 2:23).

    “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

    Our good works cannot save us. If we step before a judge, being responsible for committing a crime, the judge is not going to judge us by the good that we’ve achieved, rather the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God’s image, pose this type of moral justice, how much more a perfect, righteous, and Holy God?

    God has delivered to us His ethical law’s by way of the ten commandments given to Moses at Mt. Siani. These laws were not given so we may be justified, but in order that we might see the need for a savior. They’re the mirror of God’s character of what He has put in each and every one of us, with our conscious bearing witness that we know that it’s wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our mother and father, and son on.

    We may strive to observe all the ethical laws of the 10 commandments, however we will in no way catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law received by Moses became flesh over 2000 years ago within the body of Jesus Christ. He was brought forth to be our justification by perfectly fulfilling the law, living a sinless life that solely God may fulfill.

    The distance between us and the law can in no way be reconciled by our own personal merit, but the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we are to seize hold of, by faith in Him, He’ll pull us forward being the one to justify us. As in the court of law, if someone steps in and pays your fine, despite the fact that you are guilty, the judge can do what’s legal and just and allow you to go free. This is what Jesus did almost 2000 years ago on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled inside the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood, with His last words being, “…It is finished!…” (John 19:30).

    Now why did Jesus have to die for us?

    Due to the fact that God is Holy and just, the wrath that belongs to us could not go unnoticed. Because of the perfect righteousness and justice of God’s character, it ought to be reconciled, it must be quenched and satisfied.

    For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). This is why in Isaiah chapter 53, where it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it satisfied God to crush His only begotten Son.

    This is due to the fact the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. For if it was poured out on us who’ve earned it, we would all die and go to hell. God created a way of escape by pouring it out on His Son who’s soul could not stay in Hades, however was raised and seated on the right hand of God in power.

    Now after we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), God no longer see’s the man or woman who deserves His wrath, but the glorious image of His perfect Son living in us, justifying us as if we received the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death.

    Now what we must do is repent and trust in the savior, confessing and forsaking our sins. That is not only a head knowledge of believing in Jesus, howeverrather receiving His words, taking them to heart. In which we no longer live to exercise sin, however turn away from our sins and practice righteousness:

    “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

    By doing so we may become transformed into the image of God by faith in His Son Christ Jesus Who’s willing to offer the Holy Spirit to those that ask of Him:

    “Most assuredly, I(Jesus) say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ (John 3:5-6).

    “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His” (Romans 8:9).

    What are you waiting for? Our heavenly Father only wants the best for us, restoring every thing this world has stolen from us. This is what it means to be “holy”. To be made whole.

    He’s ready to listen to you. That God given tongue to speak language, through faith, pray to Him, ask Him to forgive you by confessing to Him your sins and be willing to forsake them; that you receive the sacrifice of His Son Jesus on the cross, and that you need His Holy Spirit residing inside you reworking you into a child of God.

    Jesus says, “but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him(the Holy Spirit) will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

    Did you know that Jesus spoke more about hell than anybody else in God’s word, even more than He spoke about heaven?! For this very cause He came to die for us, to save us from this place that we earned by our sins.

    He describes hell as a real place where,

    “Their worm does not die
    And the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:44).

    And where,

    “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth…” (Luke 13:28).

    Jesus tells us who to fear,

    “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).

    “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’

    Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’

    And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.'” (Revelation 21:1-8).

    Out of all the world religions, how can we make sure the Bible has it all right? The scientific information has established and continues to support that the universe once had a starting point wherein space, time and matter were created. Many know this as the big bang.

    “The non-biblical religions tell us that god or god’s create within space and time that eternally exist. The Bible stands alone and says that time and space don’t exist until God creates the universe.” – Astronomer(Phd) Hugh Ross

    The Bible not only got it all right that space, time and matter all came into existence at the start of the universe, it also states in 7 different places that the universe is expanding 1000’s of years before scientists learned this information.

    Did you already know that the actual Noah’s Ark was discovered where the scriptures instructed us it’d be with the correct dimensions? As well as proof for the destruction of the cities of Sodom & Gomorrah and the Exodus event of the Red Sea crossing?

    The Bible is by far the most translated and read book in the history of the world, packed with predictive prophecies, matching what we find inside the book of nature. Wouldn’t you expect God’s word to be so?

    This data and much more can all be found right here: https://biblefreedom.com

    Jesus is calling you!

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