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This was what i orinially posted but it disappeared when I lost my Internet connection. It has just suddenly reappeared from somewhere. Just to update everyone. My dear wife Kay went to be with the Lord yesterday. She had a new pneumonia. The first was fluid in the lining of her lungs. They drained that but then she got fluid inside the lungs. She was pretty poorly on Saturday, but seemed to revive on Sunday. She was gripping my hand which she wasn't before. Friends took me to the hospital straight from church on Sunday morning and I was with her till about 7.00. My eldest grandson and his wife visited after their lunch. They left when 2 of my granddaughters arrived with the husband of one of them. The eldest of the two, who is the family language expert, brought in my wife's French bible and read Psalm 103. We then sang God Holds The Key Of All Unknown, What A Friend We Have I Jesus, Psalm 23 (to Crimmond) my wife joining in, then we all prayed and said we loved her. Then yesterday her voice was very week and when I held her hand it was limp. I gave her a drink of apple juice they she just went. My daughter and some of the grandchildren had left about 15 minutes before. My wife had a brain haemorrhage almost exactly 29 years ago and she wasn't expected to survive then, so we had all those extra years. Thank you Lord. Thank you for all your prayers. The following is from the Facebook page of our. former foster son. Yesterday my mum went to glory to be with her Lord she wasn't my biological mum she was the mum given to me by the grace of God who took a broken teenage boy and with the help of God taught him to read to love and to trust God gave me a family I will miss my mum I take comfort that she's with the Lord and I will see her again my heart and my love and my prayers are now with my Dad and my sister's and the rest of the family God bless you mum and until we meet again in glory with the Lord I love you

Thank you, My wife went to be with the Lord yesterday evening. I was with her but the rest of the family left about 10 minutes before. She was very weak on Saturday, but seemed a lot stronger on Sunday, holding my hand firmly, which she hadn't done before. Her voice was stronger as well. Some of my grandchildren were with me and we had a bible reading and sang some hymns, my wife joining in. Then we all prayed before leaving. Then yesterday she was very weak not eating or drinking.

Thank you.my wife has been very weak, but today seems much stronger. She is off oxygen. On Sunday she had twe very bad nosebleeds, they think may fave been caused by the oxygen. The nutritionist saw her today as she has lost a lot of weight. The wanted to weigh her today, but decided that the orthopaedics should see her first, to see if any damage to her spine if she stood. Thank all for your prayers.

I did Pot au feu today should last me a couple more days.

My dear wife was taken to hospital last Tuesday she had been in sever pain for a while. After an X-ray she' was taken to hospital with multiple fractures to her back, fluid on the lungs, and a massive haitus hernia.(We already knew that, but didn't realise it was so sevede. They said that only 10% of her stomach is in the correct place.) When she went in I was told to say goodbye to her and pray with her. Yesterday the drained he lungs and took, a chest X-ray. Still waiting for results on X-ray and tests on ghe lung fluid, possibly heart, or could be something else..

I read most of this many years ago. I have a couple of notes to make. 1. Historicism goes back much more than 500 years. At least till 1200 when the Waldensians published their Treatise on Antichrist. It was also taught by John Huss and the Lollards, who were frequently in correspondence with each other. In fact the early Church writers taught an orderly fulfillment of prophecy. 2. Darby got his ideas of dispensationalism from Edward Irving who first preached on Dispensationalism on Christmas day 1825. He wrote in his Morning Watch magazine. The Irvingites then held annual prophetic conferences in Albury, Some of which Lady Powerscourt attended. She then held similar conferences in her home in Powerscourt in Ireland. Darby and Irving both attended some of these. 2a The lrvingites prophecied that the Rapture would occur July 15 1835. They gathered together to await the event. Basil Atkinson, Irvingism in its Rise, Progress, and Present State. 1836 Atkinson was formerly one of Irving's prophets. According to H. H. Rowdon, The Origins of the Brethren, Darby didn't fully formulate his idea of Dispensationalism till 1841-2.

We had. Church lunch today, plenty of choice. I was gong to make a dish, but decided not to as there is always plenty left over.

Nobody hungry these days? I had roast beef dinner with veggies today.

The 70 weeks were completed in the ministry of Christ. Great tribulation in the gospels was on the Jews in The 3½ year Roman War, AD 66-70. Great tribulation in Revelation was on those who had washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb, ie Christians.

Revelation 2:10.

Where in scripture does it say any time for tribulation other than 10 days?

I have never heard of coffee being drunk during the Services. Our church has a time of fellowship with coffee or tea in the back hall after the service. I did go to a church in France once where they had a break before the sermon and had baguettes, but I can't remember what else.

Where does it say the tribulation is seven years? I think that is adding to scripture.

The tribulation on the church has been going on from the founding of the church. John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Revelation 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

As far covid goes, our! Church has not had special cleaning since the covid lock down. Perhaps we should start again as the week before last, one family of six, had covid, and last Sunday our pastor and his wife and five of his children had covid. One of our former foster children became a member of a church in Liverpool which refused to lowdown. They had only 12 members before and 40 after the lock down.