Are you aware that brimstones can be burned? Is it possible that, over time, people simply collected what was in the open and readily available to use as a source of heat? I don't know that to be the case but it certainly falls within the realm of possibility.

Here's some information regarding meteor air bursts. (Bolides) The sulfur balls found at S & G are consistent with what is known about airburst debris.

As to the location of debris: No one really knows with pinpoint accuracy exactly where the cities stood. We do know they existed, though, because there is evidence of a vast civilization of possibly tens of thousands that was almost instantly destroyed.

As a side note: Science has ruled out both seismic and volcanic activity as a cause.

When a meteor strikes the earth, it leaves a crater at the point of impact. There is no crater at Sodom and Gomorrah. That's because the surface wasn't struck by a meteor. It exploded before it reached the surface, probably 2 or 3 miles above the earth. When this happens it causes what's called a cosmic airburst. On average, airbursts of this magnitude happen about once every thousand years, though as recently as 1908 a rather large one occurred in Siberia. Dozens of small meteors enter our atmosphere every day. Most burn up in the atmosphere, but a small percentage of them make it all the way to Earth's surface.

1 hour ago, Mike said:

The kind of research to be done there was to VERIFY what VPW had already found. from God's guidance.

I fixed that for you.

Here is another memorable scene.

(She has to count to 5 before she can enter a room.)

15 minutes ago, GeorgeStGeorge said:

Cute!

George

As a musician,did you notice she still couldn't synch with the rhythm? It made me chuckle.

28 minutes ago, Nathan_Jr said:

“…all the caring of people seemed to be conditionally available only to those who stayed loyal to the group.”

We sure do love ya.

Has anyone seen the Netflix series Extraordinary Attorney Woo?

It's about a (fictional) young lady who, despite her struggles with being on the autism spectrum, grows up to become a highly competent attorney.  The original language is Korean, so it may not be everyone's cup of tea. It has English subtitles, of course. It also has first rate English dubbing, though my personal preference is the original language with subtitles, as the Korean language has a beauty all its own, even if you don't understand it.

She is obsessed with whales, knows all about them and often escapes the stresses of life by listening to whale song recordings with her headphones to immerse herself in their world.

The character is portrayed by world class actress Park Eun Bin, whose 26 year acting career enabled her to avoid stereotypical pitfalls.

It's jam packed with nuance. 

Despite graduating at the top of her class at the prestigious Seoul National University Law School and acing the bar exam, she struggles with life's simple tasks like negotiating revolving doors, as seen in THIS clip.

Side note: (52 Blue). 

When I was in what must have been about the second grade or so, I heard something about how diamonds were made.  Of course, the explanation was tailored for the understanding of a wide eyed 7 year old boy, filled with wonder of all things scientific. Something about coal and heat and pressure. It sounded like magic. So, along with the kid who lived two houses down the street and was every bit as intrigued as me, I descended deliberately down the stairs that led to the coal cellar and scooped up a handful of what I was sure were potential diamonds. We found some old burlap scraps and tied them up into a makeshift parcel, as tight as we could so they would be tightly squeezed. We took some old twine and hung that parcel from the sunny side of the big maple tree that stood guard over my house. And we waited. And waited. And waited. We desperately wanted those old lumps of coal to somehow become shiny gems. Well, after what seemed like an eternity to a couple of 7 year old boys, curiosity got the best of us and we opened the parcel. Imagine our disappointment in finding nothing had changed.

And so, my friends, the 1942 promise, along with PFAL, is a bit like the contents of that parcel we so tightly wrapped and placed where the heat of the sun could work its magic.  Go ahead. Open it up. Look at it closely. Look at it from different angles. Look at it up close and from across the room. Nothing will change. It's still just a couple of lumps of coal, unable to transform into much of anything of real value. 

edit: If the parcel fits, you must...uhmm...something.

2 hours ago, Mike said:

It sounds to me like you, as a victim, are totally unaware of the spiritual war going on all around us. 

HERE

I bid you peace and happiness, wherever your time traveling may take you.

1 hour ago, Mike said:

Did I post that article here?  I may have not found it in 2005, but I know I have it now.

Film at 11:00!

The suspense is killing me./s

13 minutes ago, Mike said:

At the beginning of this thread and several times through it I have said that I have NOT YET gone through the PFAL steps for this one idea of budget and double doors.

This idea is not yet ready for that kind of study.

I did this same thing with the Canon idea, but that idea was much more developed, and I was turning the PFAL crank on that.

On the Determinism versus Free Will thread, my developing of a set of minFW ideas had very little PFAL cranking in it, but lots of science cranking. 

I think it has been rare here that I bring up undeveloped new ideas. 

Long ago I was working the area of spiritual versus senses knowledge in the Ubiquitous thread circa 2003, but it got too complicated for me to finish, so I backed off of that undeveloped idea.

The mirror reversal puzzle I presented here was totally developed and nailed down, but I had to practice my presentation. Later I wrote it up for a different audience in finished form.

Other than those minor exceptions, HERE I try to present PFAL cranked ideas most of the time.

 

So, in other words, this is all simply your own personal interpretation/opinion. Can you elaborate as to why you think this interpretation is superior to others?

Mike, Can you walk me through how you used the PFAL "steps for rightly dividing the Word" on this one?

Maybe it's because I'm getting old and forgetful, or, perhaps I didn't pay close enough attention the first time around, but wasn't there a collateral titled Are You Limiting God? If only I could remember the main point it tried to make.

2 hours ago, Nathan_Jr said:

Who devised these gods? 

25 minutes ago, Mike said:

they were meeting opposing forces that hindered them, thus delaying them.

........or, maybe they had exceeded their quarterly spending allowance.

He wasn't my uncle.

(For the record, dontcha know.)

8 hours ago, chockfull said:

His main conclusion in his criticism was that the missionary work was more cultural appropriation of third world countries as opposed to a genuine Christian movement.

In opposition to E.S. Jones' "When in Rome...." type approach.

The Christ of the Indian Road-E.S. Jones/1925

4 hours ago, Nathan_Jr said:

I don't think the effectual burning of bridges in this context is a consciously, deliberately developed skill. It happens incrementally, subtly, over time, and it's never obvious to the bridge burner they are good at burning bridges until they are all burnt. It's not a learned technique then forgotten.

This sort of thing is what happened to me. One day, in FellowLaborers, I found myself all alone in the house for some reason. I happened to look in a full length mirror and, just like that, like a bolt of lightning, a feeling of self-awareness came over me as I found myself asking, "How the hell did I get here?". Now, I don't mean I couldn't remember arriving or the trip there. I mean I suddenly wondered how my life could have evolved so drastically without me noticing. I realized I wasn't the same person I had been before I got involved with The Way. Not just a little different, but like a completely different person. My bridges to return were gone, vanished. It's not a good feeling. I started to silently question everything that was happening. If only I had paid closer attention to what was unfolding, life might have been very different. Would it have been better? Would it have been worse? Who's to say. But, for sure, it would have been much different.

1 hour ago, Bolshevik said:

I was saying there is likely property or children or a secret being kept, as leverage.

 

"If you leave now, the adversary will have free reign to harm your family."

(or so we are told, as Advanced Class grads.)

And who can forget that old collateral we all loved so dearly, Escape From Your Prisons: A Lesson in Irony.

19 minutes ago, Bolshevik said:

The interview focused on feelings, and mental tricks.  

I would say that in my case, at least, this would most closely describe my involvement.

There were no legal complications for me, though I can certainly recognize this wasn't the case for everyone, especially for people who had child custody issues to be resolved.

edit: Escape can be a rather broad term. For me, it was not a case of being physically restrained.

9 minutes ago, Bolshevik said:

An interview was posted by the writer of the book that sparks questions.

Questions like:

What does it look like when someone rejects the opportunity to escape?