Constantinople
1453 :
Fall of Constantinople
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Constantinople
May 29, 1453 • Byzantium: "The Last Day of the World."
“....The enraged Muslims murdered indiscriminately. Churches were looted and the sacramental chalices which had memorialized Christ's shed blood slaked Muslim throats. Christian women and boys were raped on the altars. The land where Paul and Barnabas preached salvation through Christ's death and resurrection now belonged entirely to Islam and to celebrate its triumph, the Muslims tore down the cross above the Hagia Sophia and replaced it with a crescent. To Byzantium's few survivors, it seemed like the last day of the world”
http://chi.gospelcom.net/DAILYF/2001/05/daily-05-29-2001.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ME0000085119_3.JPG
2006 :
November 30, 2006 (“a last-minute addition to the schedule”)
“....The tour of the Blue Mosque - across the square from Hagia Sophia - was a last-minute addition to the schedule.
Having removed his shoes, the Pope paused for a full two minutes, eyes closed in prayer, standing side-by-side with the Mufti of Istanbul and the Imam of the Blue Mosque....”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6158811.stm
“....The
Holy Father removed his shoes before entering the mosque, accompanied by the
Grand Mufti and by the landmark's imam, Emanullah Hatiboglu.
After explaining how Muslims recollect
themselves in prayer, the Grand Mufti began to pray. Next to the Muslim religious,
and facing Mecca, the Pope recollected
himself for a few minutes in silence....”
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=99166
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113000287.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/061130/ids_photos_wl/r2139967089.jpg
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&p=pope+mosque&fr=ush-news&c=news_photos
P.S.
“...The
visit, which lasted some 30 minutes, ended with an exchange of gifts. The mufti
gave the Pope the representation of a dove,
symbol of peace, with the words from the Koran "in the name of God,
clement and merciful."
The Bishop of Rome gave the Grand Mufti a mosaic in which
doves ( http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/061201/ids_photos_india_wl/ra1084451164.jpg )
were also depicted. On
seeing the coincidence, the mufti commented: "A happy sign of fate."
"It is a message of fraternity, in memory of this visit which I shall
surely never forget," said Benedict XVI...”
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=99166
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Maranatha!
truly midnight....
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/nov2006/janm1130.htm
...dear doves,
This is our hope:
only a few more “last-minute additions to the schedule”....
and soon and very soon
Jesus is coming
Come Lord Jesus
(RE: dove/doves
((wow!!....5 times “dove” in chapter 8))
