Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Some Safety Tips Before, During and After Earthquakes
The United Nations is advising the Philippines to be ready for an upcoming big earthquake. A quake with a magnitude of 7.2 or higher on the Richter scale is sure to hit Metro Manila, they say, but the bigger question is when exactly this will happen.
The Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) report published in 2004 predicts that an earthquake with a high magnitude will surely occur because of the Philippine Fault Zone (also called the Marikina Valley Fault System), but experts can’t predict when this disaster may happen.
According to the report, the death toll may reach about 35,000, some 145,000 people may be injured while around 175,000 buildings will be damaged. Where exactly is the West Marikina Valley Fault Line?
It lies northeast of Manila and traverses Marikina , Pasig going to Muntinlupa down to the south.
Instead of being afraid and all panicky, we should make sure we are ready should an earthquake happen. And for those who are located at fault line or near the said fault line make sure to leave the place as soon as possible, it is much better to avoid as early as possible than to wait for the disaster to happen.
Here are some earthquake safety tips to remember.
What to do before the Earthquake
1. Arrange your home for safety: Store heavy objects on lower shelves and store breakable objects in cabinets with latched doors. Don’t hang heavy mirrors or pictures above where people frequently sit or sleep.
2. Store flammable liquids away from potential ignition sources.
3. Stock up on emergency supplies. These include: battery operated radio (and extra batteries), flashlights (and extra batteries), first aid kit, bottled water, two weeks food and medical supplies, blankets, cooking fuel, tools needed to turn off your gas, water and electric utilities.
4. Learn what to do during an earthquake (see During the Earthquake)
What to do during the Earthquake
1. If outdoors, move to an open area where falling objects are unlikely to strike you.
2. If driving, slow down smoothly and stop on the side of the road. Avoid stopping on or under bridges and overpasses, or under power lines, trees and large signs.
3. If indoors, quickly move to a safe location in the room such as under a strong desk, a strong table, or along an interior wall. The goal is to protect yourself from falling objects and be located near the structural strong points of the room.
What to do after the Earthquake
1. Check for injuries and attend to people who may need help.
2. If the power is out, unplug appliances to prevent possible damage when the power is turned back on.
3. If you smell or hear a gas leak, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas at the meter.
4. If the building is badly damaged, evacuate immediately.
The only powerful thing we can do is to pray it won’t happen.
Below is the List Of Major Fault Lines Of the Philippines:
1. Marikina Valley Fault (Montalban-San Mateo- Marikina - Pasig -Taguig-Muntinlupa-S… Pedro-Binan-Carmona-Santa Rosa-Calamba-Tagaytay-Oriental Mindoro)
2. Western Philippine Fault ( Luzon Sea-Mindoro Strait-Panay Gulf-Sulu Sea )
3. Eastern Philippine Fault ( Philippine Sea )
4. Southern of Mindanao Fault ( Moro Gulf-Celebes Sea )
5. Central Philippine Fault (Entire Ilocos Norte-Aurora-Quezon-Masbate-Eastern Leyte-Southern Leyte-Agusan Del Norte-Agusan Del Sur-Davao del Norte)
*The earthquake that destroyed Guinsaugon is the Central Philippine Fault
*The 1990 earthquake that destroyed Central Luzon and Baguio is also the Central Philippine Fault.
Of these, the MARIKINA VALLEY FAULT poses the greatest danger because it cuts through all the modern and progressive portions of Manila such as Eastwood, Rockwell, Ortigas Center, Bonifacio Global City, Ayala Center, and Alabang. Also, the PhiVolcs people have warned that this fault line can move anytime because it is already 11 years late for its movement.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
This is a sign of our Saviour
This is a sign of our Saviour
Luke 2:12 - And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Today as I sat to write I was asking the Lord for a message hoping it
would be with the season that we are in, remembering the passion of
Christ. When I got a scripture from the early parts of Luke I felt a
little down but when I read it I said wow God does know how to get the
message in, as always.
Today as people are remembering the sacrifice of Jesus on the crucifix
(although it was yesterday) the Lord wants us to look at His birth as
a child in the manger.
The Angel of God appeared unto the shepherds watching over their flock
in the night. The Angel told them to go to the manger and they would
find a small child wrapped in cloths and this is the sign that the
Saviour is born.
Today the Lord is tell us the same thing but today the Lord is not
telling us to look at the manger but to behold the crucifix. Today as
we look at the crucifix we are reminded of our Saviour for this is the
sign for us that He has completed the works to open the door of
salvation for us.
When Jesus was born the Angels bust into worship signing ‘Glory to God
in the highest and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased’.
Today we are expected to bust into worship looking at the sign of
Jesus on the crucifix. We need to sing the same song and also the same
words which the Angels of God proclaimed. Truly today looking at Jesus
on the crucifix we need to give glory to God for He became our peace
sacrifice by being hung on the crucifix. He gave His life so that the
wrath of God would be taken away from us by taking it on to Himself.
When He was a child He was wrapped in cloths but as He was hung on the
crucifix not a piece of cloth was on Him. When He was a child people
joyfully looked at Him but on the crucifix He was not recognizable
even as a human being.
He humbled Himself and became our sacrifice so that we can be lifted
up and be blessed with spiritual riches.
So today as we look at Jesus hung on the crucifix let us not be sad
but with a thankful heart let us give glory unto God for the mighty
work He has done for us.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are awesome and almighty God. When man sinned in your
righteousness You cursed man but in your mercy You humbled Yourself
and took the curse on Yourself for us. You bore our iniquities and set
us free from bondages. Lord, You were lifted up on the crucifix as a
peace sacrifice and by your Cross You became our way to Heaven. Lord,
we thank You and give glory unto You for You are truly God and beyond
words. We just prostrate ourselves before You and worship You, You
indeed are worthy of our praise...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Sacrifice]
Luke 2:8-14
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Galatians 3:13-14
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a
tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through
Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
faith.
Numbers 21:5-9
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have
ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is
no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light
bread.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the
people; and much people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for
we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD,
that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the
people.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it
upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten,
when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it
came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the
serpent of brass, he lived.
Luke 2:12 - And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Today as I sat to write I was asking the Lord for a message hoping it
would be with the season that we are in, remembering the passion of
Christ. When I got a scripture from the early parts of Luke I felt a
little down but when I read it I said wow God does know how to get the
message in, as always.
Today as people are remembering the sacrifice of Jesus on the crucifix
(although it was yesterday) the Lord wants us to look at His birth as
a child in the manger.
The Angel of God appeared unto the shepherds watching over their flock
in the night. The Angel told them to go to the manger and they would
find a small child wrapped in cloths and this is the sign that the
Saviour is born.
Today the Lord is tell us the same thing but today the Lord is not
telling us to look at the manger but to behold the crucifix. Today as
we look at the crucifix we are reminded of our Saviour for this is the
sign for us that He has completed the works to open the door of
salvation for us.
When Jesus was born the Angels bust into worship signing ‘Glory to God
in the highest and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased’.
Today we are expected to bust into worship looking at the sign of
Jesus on the crucifix. We need to sing the same song and also the same
words which the Angels of God proclaimed. Truly today looking at Jesus
on the crucifix we need to give glory to God for He became our peace
sacrifice by being hung on the crucifix. He gave His life so that the
wrath of God would be taken away from us by taking it on to Himself.
When He was a child He was wrapped in cloths but as He was hung on the
crucifix not a piece of cloth was on Him. When He was a child people
joyfully looked at Him but on the crucifix He was not recognizable
even as a human being.
He humbled Himself and became our sacrifice so that we can be lifted
up and be blessed with spiritual riches.
So today as we look at Jesus hung on the crucifix let us not be sad
but with a thankful heart let us give glory unto God for the mighty
work He has done for us.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are awesome and almighty God. When man sinned in your
righteousness You cursed man but in your mercy You humbled Yourself
and took the curse on Yourself for us. You bore our iniquities and set
us free from bondages. Lord, You were lifted up on the crucifix as a
peace sacrifice and by your Cross You became our way to Heaven. Lord,
we thank You and give glory unto You for You are truly God and beyond
words. We just prostrate ourselves before You and worship You, You
indeed are worthy of our praise...
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Sacrifice]
Luke 2:8-14
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Galatians 3:13-14
13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a
tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through
Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
faith.
Numbers 21:5-9
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have
ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is
no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light
bread.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the
people; and much people of Israel died.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for
we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD,
that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the
people.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it
upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten,
when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it
came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the
serpent of brass, he lived.
Re: Massive quake in Japan...Have the signs started?
I just read this article in SpiritDaily. I guess I'm not the only one feeling it.
EVENTS IN JAPAN HAVE MANY SCURRYING TO LOOK BACK AT ALLEGED RECENT PROPHECIES
It is fast and furious. Right after the Japan quake, many pointed to what they saw as accurate prophecies of the disaster.
There is, first, Pedro Regis, the alleged seer from Anguera, Brazil, who last year seemed to have correctly foreseen a flood in Madeira, Portugal, the Haitian disaster, and a potent Chilean quake.
Now, some saw another "hit" in that Pedro (whom his diocese has not yet discerned) had just a few weeks ago quoted the "Virgin Mary" as saying: "Death will pass through Assis [a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil] and my poor children will have to weep and lament. Akita (Japan) will drink the bitter cup of pain. Bend your knees in prayer. Your victory is in The Lord. Open your hearts and accept My appeals. Now is the time of Grace for all of you."
That was February 15, and in fact Akita -- which is in the northern region of Japan -- indeed felt the effects of the quake -- albeit not like some areas; it was left in the dark by a great power outage. Still, it was interesting because Akita was the site of another alleged set of revelations to a nun named Sister Agnes Sasagawa, who heard Mary's voice from a statue that wept 101 times.
Just about exactly a year ago, on March 20, 2010, Pedro quoted the apparition he claims to see as saying, "A megaquake will shake Japan and My poor children will weep and lament. Greater pain never existed."
Moreover, last October 30, Pedro reported the words, "You are heading towards a future of great difficulties. The earth will shake and Egypt will drink the bitter chalice of pain. Pray. Pray. Pray. The Middle East will experience a heavy cross and My poor children will shout for help. The beautiful country will be in tears for the death of her children. Bend your knees in prayer. Your victory is in The Lord. Don't cross your arms. This is the message I give you in the name of the Holy Trinity. "
The question, of course, it whether a seer who mentions so many places is not likely by the simple turns of chance to hit a few predictions. Pedro, no doubt a good believer, receives several messages a week, and a single message often mentions two or more locales. He has cited disasters for 22 locales just since February 1. At that rate, more than a hundred places are mentioned in a year.
Still, Pedro draws much interest, and so does a Protestant, David Wilkerson, who has had a notable recent "miss" (foreseeing utter financial destruction right after the recent Wall Street crisis) but who wrote a book in 1975 about a vision he had in 1973 called The Vision in which (on page 32) he said: "The U.S. is going to experience, in the not-so-distant future, the most tragic earthquake in its history... Another earthquake, possibly in Japan, may precede the one I see coming here."
Of course, Japan is always a likely candidate (see Sent To Earth). We even traveled there specifically to research quakes. But there is certainly much going on and not just there. In Aayanagar, India, an image of Mary is weeping blood and oil since last month and images of Jesus continue to be reported in many places (more on this next week). Perhaps we can speculate this:
When the first of several "warnings" prophesied at Medjugorje are announced, it might be on the scale of what just transpired in Japan -- since seer Mirjana Soldo once replied, when asked if people would rush to see the event in her first secret, that it would be a local event that everyone would hear about from afar but that "it is one thing to go and see a sign, quite another to go and see suffering or a disaster. Who would want, for example, to go to Italy to see a dam collapse?" Her words.
Just before the recent quake, we were receiving concerns about the New Madrid fault in the Midwest (which created a massive series of tremors in the early 1800s south of St. Louis), and it is peculiar how the Japanese quake was preceded by the destructive quake in Christchurch, New Zealand (note the name), a tremor in Japan itself, a quake that destroyed buildings earlier this week in China, a volcano that suddenly heightened its activity on the Big Island of Hawaii, and a strange, massive fish kill in southern California (not to mention all the weather across the continental U.S.). Meanwhile, a similarly historic quake once occurred (in Alaska) on Good Friday (1960) -- the last Friday of Lent, where this is the first Friday of the same holy period.
It takes no seer to see that "signs" are following one another with increased and perhaps portentous rapidity. Noted one viewer, John Olenik -- from snow-buried Upstate New York: "The first time I looked at the clock today, the time read 1:11. I then read my e-mail from someone who is trapped in the Tokyo airport, giving an account of what is happening. His e-mail was dated March 11, 11. Significance? The signs are becoming stronger, are they not?"
EVENTS IN JAPAN HAVE MANY SCURRYING TO LOOK BACK AT ALLEGED RECENT PROPHECIES
It is fast and furious. Right after the Japan quake, many pointed to what they saw as accurate prophecies of the disaster.
There is, first, Pedro Regis, the alleged seer from Anguera, Brazil, who last year seemed to have correctly foreseen a flood in Madeira, Portugal, the Haitian disaster, and a potent Chilean quake.
Now, some saw another "hit" in that Pedro (whom his diocese has not yet discerned) had just a few weeks ago quoted the "Virgin Mary" as saying: "Death will pass through Assis [a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil] and my poor children will have to weep and lament. Akita (Japan) will drink the bitter cup of pain. Bend your knees in prayer. Your victory is in The Lord. Open your hearts and accept My appeals. Now is the time of Grace for all of you."
That was February 15, and in fact Akita -- which is in the northern region of Japan -- indeed felt the effects of the quake -- albeit not like some areas; it was left in the dark by a great power outage. Still, it was interesting because Akita was the site of another alleged set of revelations to a nun named Sister Agnes Sasagawa, who heard Mary's voice from a statue that wept 101 times.
Just about exactly a year ago, on March 20, 2010, Pedro quoted the apparition he claims to see as saying, "A megaquake will shake Japan and My poor children will weep and lament. Greater pain never existed."
Moreover, last October 30, Pedro reported the words, "You are heading towards a future of great difficulties. The earth will shake and Egypt will drink the bitter chalice of pain. Pray. Pray. Pray. The Middle East will experience a heavy cross and My poor children will shout for help. The beautiful country will be in tears for the death of her children. Bend your knees in prayer. Your victory is in The Lord. Don't cross your arms. This is the message I give you in the name of the Holy Trinity. "
The question, of course, it whether a seer who mentions so many places is not likely by the simple turns of chance to hit a few predictions. Pedro, no doubt a good believer, receives several messages a week, and a single message often mentions two or more locales. He has cited disasters for 22 locales just since February 1. At that rate, more than a hundred places are mentioned in a year.
Still, Pedro draws much interest, and so does a Protestant, David Wilkerson, who has had a notable recent "miss" (foreseeing utter financial destruction right after the recent Wall Street crisis) but who wrote a book in 1975 about a vision he had in 1973 called The Vision in which (on page 32) he said: "The U.S. is going to experience, in the not-so-distant future, the most tragic earthquake in its history... Another earthquake, possibly in Japan, may precede the one I see coming here."
Of course, Japan is always a likely candidate (see Sent To Earth). We even traveled there specifically to research quakes. But there is certainly much going on and not just there. In Aayanagar, India, an image of Mary is weeping blood and oil since last month and images of Jesus continue to be reported in many places (more on this next week). Perhaps we can speculate this:
When the first of several "warnings" prophesied at Medjugorje are announced, it might be on the scale of what just transpired in Japan -- since seer Mirjana Soldo once replied, when asked if people would rush to see the event in her first secret, that it would be a local event that everyone would hear about from afar but that "it is one thing to go and see a sign, quite another to go and see suffering or a disaster. Who would want, for example, to go to Italy to see a dam collapse?" Her words.
Just before the recent quake, we were receiving concerns about the New Madrid fault in the Midwest (which created a massive series of tremors in the early 1800s south of St. Louis), and it is peculiar how the Japanese quake was preceded by the destructive quake in Christchurch, New Zealand (note the name), a tremor in Japan itself, a quake that destroyed buildings earlier this week in China, a volcano that suddenly heightened its activity on the Big Island of Hawaii, and a strange, massive fish kill in southern California (not to mention all the weather across the continental U.S.). Meanwhile, a similarly historic quake once occurred (in Alaska) on Good Friday (1960) -- the last Friday of Lent, where this is the first Friday of the same holy period.
It takes no seer to see that "signs" are following one another with increased and perhaps portentous rapidity. Noted one viewer, John Olenik -- from snow-buried Upstate New York: "The first time I looked at the clock today, the time read 1:11. I then read my e-mail from someone who is trapped in the Tokyo airport, giving an account of what is happening. His e-mail was dated March 11, 11. Significance? The signs are becoming stronger, are they not?"
I Will Never Fail You Nor Forsake You!...Jesus
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