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"Ooh, Superman, where are you now When everything's gone wrong somehow? The men of steel, the men of power Are losing control by the hour."

*taps microphone* Did I get it right? *looks it up* Yes, I did. Somebody forgot to post a reply. Well, then, it's my turn...

No guesses? It's Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen NEXT

No. "Us" refers to a profession, not a species or race. George

I wasn't sure about the second quote, but the fourth was the clincher. "LES MISERABLES."

Wild guess. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

To love another person is to see the face of God. *** For the wretched of the earth there is a flame that never dies -- even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.

"Forbid me, now, to die. I'll obey. I will try. On this page I write my last confession. Read it well, when I at last am sleeping. It's the story of one who turned from hating- a man who only learmed to love when you were in his keeping."

The Witness of the Father, the Son & Moses: Midnight Look at the “time” … “But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’’’ (Matt. 25:6) Why “midnight”? What does “midnight” symbolize in the parable? What preceded Christ’s parable? Christ’s command: “Watch.” “Watch therefore….” (Matt. 24:42-44). What is significant about “midnight” in the Bible? It’s a watch hour. What is the historical/symbolic significance of “midnight” in the context of the Fig Tree (Israel) & 10 Virgins (Israel)? The Father ordained “deliverance” to come to pass at the “midnight watch hour.” Exodus 12: The Exodus At midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of livestock. Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not someone dead. Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, “Rise up, and get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel, and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also.” (Exod. 12:29-32) The Father set the precedent… and the Son followed. Thus, we have the unified voice (again) of the Father and the Son: the midnight watch hour signifies deliverance. The Hebrews (in Egypt) “watched” by following God’s Word given by Moses—placing lamb’s blood on the doorposts, and thus, the angel of death passed over them—bringing forth deliverance. And to this very day and time… What do Hebrews ask at Passover? “Why is this night different from all the rest”? Hebrew deliverance at the midnight watch hour is remembered… 3500 years later. Significant? Yes. It’s still branded in the hearts and minds of the followers of Moses who await their Messiah… This solemn act—lamb’s blood on the doorposts—at the time of the Deliverer, Moses, foreshadowed the blood of God’s Lamb, the coming Deliverer, Christ. The parallel between Israel’s history and future is unmistakable: Just as the Lord God delivered and gathered the Hebrews through Moses (following the exile in Egypt), so shall the Lord God deliver and gather the sons of Israel through Christ (following the exile to the “four winds” of the Earth). As Moses delivered the Hebrews from Pharaoh, so shall Christ deliver the sons of Israel from the Antichrist (Matt. 24:15, 27-31). The historical/symbolic significance of “midnight” at the time of Moses, and the prophetic/symbolic significance of “midnight” in the parable given by Christ, tell the same “ancestral story:” Deliverance. In the Parable of the 10 Virgins, “Midnight” symbolically represents the “Time” of Divine Visitation and Israel’s Deliverance—for the wise virgins who “watched.” Peace. revvel

Back to the Future "About the whole no guns thing... I'm not sure I feel as strongly about it as you do." George

Where was I that I didn't catch this? I might have been trying to find Bubba? One, or maybe two lines max and I could have gotten this.

No, so let's just move on. I was trying to quote "The Doors" but most of Morrison's (Kilmer's) lines are too filthy and obscene for our PG rating here. "Roads? Where were going we don't need roads!"

I've heard of Deal or no Deal and Tic Tac Dough (and maybe Fear Factor), but I haven't seen any of them George

One would have thought so. You're up. George

I'm working on something.

I recognize him now. He was in Full Metal Jacket and Predator 2. I'll know him next time. The Specialist James Woods Vampires (funny how that worked out)

...dance into the fire. That makes this Duran Duran's "VIEW TO A KILL." (The theme song to the Bond movie.)

A) Deal or No Deal B) America Says C) Chain Reaction D) Tic Tac Dough E) Estate of Panic F) Fear Factor

Correct, all 3 times.

Every line in Forrest Gump is a giveaway

A is, if I am not mistaken, Deal or No Deal. D is, if I am not mistaken, Tic Tac Dough. F is a desperate attempt to get someone to move the thread along. Also known as Fear Factor.

The Parable of the 10 Virgins I’ll post on the witness of Moses tomorrow…but let me float a few questions about the parable. In the parable, the wise virgins enter the banquet and the foolish don’t. Why don’t the foolish enter? Why do the wise enter? What does this illustration of opposites convey? In other words, what really separates the wise from the foolish? What did Christ say in the Gospel of Matthew? Peace. revvel

Luke 21/The Fig Tree/10 Virgins Luke 21:20-31: The Mystery for Israel They will fall by the edge of the sword and will be led away captive to all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Luke 21:24) Who are “they”? Israel. What will be trampled on by the Gentiles? Jerusalem. What is the subject of Christ’s prophecy? Israel & Jerusalem. Compare the terminology used by Christ in Luke 21 to the terminology/mystery for Israel He revealed to Paul in Romans 11. Romans 11: Paul & Isaiah For I, brethren, would not have you be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written: “There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob. For this is My covenant unto them when I shall take away their sins.” (Rom. 11:25-27) What will come to pass when the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled? “There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer” … exactly as Joel prophesied. Joel 3 The sun and moon darken, and the stars withdraw their radiance. The Lord roars from Zion, and sounds His voice from Jerusalem, and heaven and earth quake. But the Lord is a refuge for His people, and a stronghold for the children of Israel. (Joel 3:15, 16) Thus, the mystery for “the children of Israel” shall be fulfilled: The Deliverer, Christ, the High Priest will save Israel and remove ungodliness from the house of Jacob. When? “When these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28). “Your redemption” refers to whom? The context & the mystery: Israel/the house of Jacob. 4 Witnesses—Christ, Paul, Isaiah & Joel—testify that Luke 21:20-28 prophesies of Israel/the house of Jacob. 0 Witnesses—in the Bible—testify to the contrary. Luke 21: The Fig Tree “He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees…” (Luke 21:29-31). As the Lord God revealed to us: The Fig Tree is a symbol for Israel, (Hos. 9:10)—with “good figs” & “rotten figs” (Jer. 24:1-8). And the Fig Tree parable is 100% consistent with the context of Christ’s prophecy & the mystery for Israel: (Luke 21:20-28; Rom. 11:25-27). Matthew 24 & 25: The Fig Tree In the Gospel of Luke, Christ established irrefutable, divine truth: The Fig Tree parable symbolically speaks of Israel—and also speaks of the coming redemption for Israel, when the mystery for Israel is fulfilled. As Christ’s truth is universal, this truth applies regardless of which Gospel this parable is found. Christ: Matthew & Luke The voice of Christ given through Matthew & Luke provides different pieces of the same puzzle picture: Israel’s redemption, atonement & restoration—elucidated by illustrations, the Fig Tree and 10 Virgins. Next: Witness of the Father, the Son & Moses—the first deliverer of Israel Peace. revvel

Arrow "I can't take another funeral. I can't bury another one of us." (Full disclosure: I haven't seen this show, but it is quite popular. I googled "[SHOW] repeated lines" and got the quote above.) George