IT'S RAINING!!!

As I write hos blog today, it is about 8:15 am PST (Philippine Standard Time). I am here in the office and it is raining very hard outside. As I peaked in the window of the 29th floor of where I am, I can see the rain battering down on the streets. As usual, it's a very wet day, there's a lot of traffic, and it look like 5 pm outside. I wish I were at home just sleeping this through.

I hate the rainy season. Here in the Philippines, it brings not only floods that kills people, but it also brings traffic jams and a very difficult time to go home. Last 2009, as me and my wife were living in another city, a strong typhoon caused massive flooding in the city of Marikina (the city where I grew up), taking a lot of lives and damaging property. In the place we moved, we were not spared either (we are safe since we were renting on the 8th floor), as flooding also destroyed property. It has been like this since.

It has been raining for almost 3 days now. This is a nightmare specially for those people who are going to be washing clothes. Not to mention it's not even safe to go outside. Also, power interruptions can happen at any moment.

But all of these can be solved with a hot cup of coffee, some soup, and warm baked bread. A book, or comic book in hand, snuggled in a warm bed with my wife and kid. Now that beats the rainy day blues!!! Also, God cleans the world of impurities. He washes the world of the pollution that we cause. Yes, he does it using rain. Love it of hate it, God gives us rain.

HAPPY RAINY WEATHER

BRIAN LUCIANO

07/27/17            

HOW CODE GEASS SHOWS US HOW THE ANTI-CHRIST WILL COME

First, this anime series struck me the most. Before my conversion, this is for me one of the best anime series of all time. It tells the story of a boy named Lelouch Lamperouge, a normal boy who gained powers known as Geass, a power of the word. Simply put it, the Geass embedded in his eye makes the people that sees and hears him follow everything that he says.

From a humble student, he now ascends to a leader of a rebel group bent on fighting a major world empire (Great Britain), to free those oppressed. In the end, he succeeds and becomes emperor of the entire world, taking out all his opponents and even his old allies. This cost him his life, as the world now lives in peace thanks to the efforts that he made.

But beyond the great animation, done by Sunrise and character designs by CLAMP studios, great storyline and superb voice acting,the story has some biblical undertones which can be attributed to the coming of the Ant-Christ here on earth.

Parallels will indicate otherwise. CC, the green haired girl that gave the Geass to Lelouch can be attributed as the False Prophet of the Revelation. In the Book of Revelation Chapter 13 it tells of the coming of the False Prophet, who will "...causeth the earth and them therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed (verse 12)". The previous verses also tells that the false prophet creates wonders to deceive the world, to create and image of the beast, to give life to this image, and for everyone to worship it (verses 14-16). Now, anime fans will say CC didn't do all these things, but a closer analysis reveals otherwise. Lelouch was normal college student before the Geass was passed on to him. So whatever actions Lelouch did while under the Geass, though for most part he acted on himself, was still caused by the actions of CC. Try reading the bible and watch the series again.

If CC is the False Prophet, then Lelouch is definitely the Ant-Christ. Still, in the Book of Revelation Chapter 13, The False Prophet gives a command to make an image of the beast, while he gives life to the image of the beast, and commands everyone to worship the image of the beast, that caused many that would not worship him will be killed (verses 14-15). Lelouch fits this mark as the Geass gives him the ability that anyone follows his commands. Those in opposition will die as a result. His first use of the Geass was when he freed CC and used it on the soldiers or guards to kill themselves. When he became the Emperor of the world, he was about to execute his old allies, The order of the Black Knights, he was killed by ZERO (Suzaku) in order to establish peace in the whole world. Wait, he dies a hero and still the Anti-Christ? We don't know if the peace that he established will be lasting, as plans for a Season 3 occurs. Still one man with a lot of power controlling the entire world seems very much likely that he is the Anti-Christ.No one man can wield that much power. Incidentally, the Geass is his Mark.

Now, the Geass. It's a power of the word, in which it lights up in one of his eyes, and whatever he commands will be followed by the people. Of course, it's none other than the old serpent Satan himself. Yes, he is the one behind the False Prophet and the Anti-Christ. He manipulates people, and he uses deception and blasphemies. The power of Satan's word makes those that are weak willed follow whatever he says. This is the power that the Geass possesses. Though we may see that it is used by the main character for good, still there was a lot of blood,death and destruction that it caused.

I have been wanting to write this for a long time, but I guess I have to write it now since there is already a teaser trailer for Season 3 (entitled Lelouch of the Resurrection). Will I watch it? Definitely, but I will also look for signs and symbols that will give us more hints. Please take note that this is not written to make bad light of the show. It is written because they are already showing us how he will come and rule over this world. Until then, let us keep in our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

BRIAN LUCIANO

JULY 21,2017                                          

NO MORE KING JAMES BIBLES IN BOOKSTORES?

I need to buy a new King James Bible for my wife since my kid accidentally tore off her bible. She is missing pages and the covers. I told her that it would be very easy since the bible has been available in bookstores. I then told her that if we have some extra money, we will buy one.

I searched in the major bookstores, and to my surprise, there are very few to no more KJV Bibles. I was shocked at this discovery!! I can see other bible versions, specially the NIV, but very few KJV bibles. What could be the reason?

I guess that most bookstores think that the KJV is a very old bible. It is outdated thus not being used by most people these days. Some people rely on the modern day versions which are easier to understand. Like they say, this bible is so old that it may already be passe' to some people. It's the only bible used that has been published in the 1600's. The point also that this bible is written in old English, thus making it difficult to understand. But what is the significance of the KJV of the bible?      
 
The King James Bible is God's preserved word. This bible was able to escape the being phased out. Just like the saying" An oldie, but still a goodie". When most old things either end up in antique shops or junk shops, this bible didn't. Even when modern day versions of bibles came out, The King James Bible is still being used today. That is why there is such a movement as KJV Only. Never heard of an ESV or NIV or NLT movement.

Sadly, Satan through the major corporations are little by little controlling even the bible publications. They may come a time that the KJV will be phased out to favor modern day translations which have missing verses. I pray that I can still buy some KJV bibles (around 3 or more) before it's too late.

BRIAN LUCIANO

JULY 21,2017  

THE TROJAN HORSE

Most of us are already aware of the story of the Trojan Horse. The tale is found in the Odyssey of Homer where is gave the Greeks victory over the Trojans. Today, there are many things related to the Trojan Horse. But what does it really mean for today?

As we all know, a Trojan Horse is something that we think is good, but entirely is not what it seemed. It is a device meant to fool our eyes. It will be presented in something grand or beautiful on the outside, thus we will lower down our defenses and accept it. However, it is a snare and it now meant to catch us off guard.  Christianity has some known Trojan Horses, and we have to be very careful with them. Please heed my warnings on this topic, and look out for signs:

1.)  The Prosperity Gospel- yup, get rich here on earth. This type of gospel encourages us to live very prosperously here on earth because God wants it. In this type of gospel, Christians are encouraged to pursue material wealth more than God. Think of it like the "Get Rich Quick" schemes that Pyramiding Companies do. Also, let us not for get what our Lord Jesus Christ told us about having earthly treasures. Matthew 6: 19-21 says"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. "

2.) Modern day Translation of Bibles- I am  King James Bible only advocate. I know that this is the best translation of the bible since it has been used since 1611. Some people say other things about it, and that the modern day translations were much easier to understand since the language it was written in was Old English. True enough, modern day bible translations have watered down the importance of our Lord Jesus Christ by changing some words or omitting them altogether. They are giving a very soft version of Christianity. No wonder the Christians of today are far more softer than those of old. In one bible study I attended, one brother even said that the early Christians did not have any bill problems (electric,water,internet, phone, etc.) unlike us today. I rebuked him that even though that's the case, they can't meet or study the scripture openly. These modern day translations are the bibles that will be used when the Anti-Christ comes. Yes, I believe that the King James bible will be outlawed, thus I will be purchasing copies of this bible for my family. I know that this is God's divine word. 

3.) Churches with Female Pastors-yes, I used  belonged in one of them. See, in my early years as a Christian I didn't understand the bible fully, thus I thought that this will be just fine. As I studied the bible and asked guidance from the Holy Spirit, I found out that I was doing a wrong worship. It hit me right on the face!! The apostle Paul gave us an outline in his letter to Timothy. In 1 Timothy 2:12 he said "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence".  There's a reason why this commandment is given. Thus I left the church, not only because of that, but the church has many doctrines that can't be found in the bible. There's also the danger of Jezebel (please research this further). 
                  
4.) A watered down Christianity-all of these things leads to a watered down version of Christianity. These were not the same Christians of old that were willing to die for Jesus Christ. Gone are the Hell Fire and Brimstone teachings that tell about hell, sin and salvation. Right now, most Christians became soft and even tolerant of earthly issues. They softened the gospel, and Pastors teach only what the people want to hear, about being rich and how God loves us thus he wants us to have mansions and luxury cars. This type of Christianity is the one that is ready to accept the mark of beast.

Be careful of these Trojan Horses. They may look good on the outside, but they will cause destruction to you once you let them in your lives. Just as the Greeks were able to route the Trojans while they sleep, the same thing they will do to you. When you see these signs, get out of them, pray hard to our Lord and read the correct bible. Let the Holy Spirit guide you in the correct path to God.  

BRIAN LUCIANO
JULY 19,2017       

BLOWING OFF STEAM

Hi! This post is just meant to blow off some steam. My last post in this blog took a lot from me. I guess I better make some posts about some light topics, else going down too far the rabbit hole may burn me up that I can't write anymore. Anyway, here are some comic book slugfests that I like. Hint: SPOILERS COMING.

STAR WARS TALES #9

5.) Star Wars Tales # 9 (Published by Dark Horse Comics, Written by Ron Marz and Drawn by Rick Leonardi and Terry Austin)

The cover says it all. Yes, it is the baddest Sith Lords duking it out. For what, bragging rights? Who wore black better? Who has a longer light saber? Yup, this is a classic battle of baddies wherein a Sith cult lures Darth Vader to a trap. They want to kill him and to be replaced with a clone of Darth Maul. The lightsaber duel is really great, with a lot of twists, turns and flashes of light . But who really won? The one wearing black, obviously.

HULK VS PITT

4.) Hulk Vs Pitt (Published by Marvel Comics, Written by Peter David and Drawn by Dale Keown and Dan Panosian) 

Welcome to the WWE.......errrr......UFC.......err no holds barred fight of two of the baddest guys in comics. With muscles pumping, faces grunting, this battle takes mayhem and destruction to a whole new level. This main event features Marvel's green goliath battling an alien with claws and a chain. In the ensuing destruction, they even have the time to play football. And who stopped their rampage, a small kid? Wow, anyway, it's nice to see the Hulk face someone as big as him. Oh, by the way, bowling everyone?

ULTRAFORCE/AVENGERS 

 
3.) Ultraforce/Avengers (Published by Malibu Comics, Written by Warren Ellis and Drawn by George Perez with Paul Neary and Ken Branch)

A merry Marvel mix-up. Yup. This is a crossover book between the Avengers and Ultraforce, The Ultraverse superteam. See, this story rings of wide spread carnage. The story begins with the death of Hank Pym, and a rampage by a very lunatic (and smelly looking Loki). The Avengers and Ultraforce teams take him down (with the Wasp aka Black Widow edging them). Suddenly, everything went blank and they converge to the source of the matter:NEMESIS. A video game console (no not the SEGA GENESIS), NEMESIS!!! She is so powerful that she kills them all in 2 pages then defeats her by having the Black Knight Slice her main Gem. This is a great book with solid storytelling and a great art. If you can pick it up, I suggest you do. Picked it up in a bargain box.

DEATHMATE BLACK

      

2.) Deathmate Black (Published by Image Comics, Written by Eric Silvestri and Brandon Choi and Drawn by Marc Silvestri, Greg Capullo, Jim Lee among others)

This book is really a piece of eye candy. All of the great artists here converge in a tale about death. Yup, there's a lot of body count in this book. Just in the initial pages, almost the entire Gen 13 was wiped out. Then there's the duel between the two indians (they didn't use axes by the way. And, what's up with Turok? He the Lone Ranger or Something!). Anyway, if thought Voodoo of the Wild C.A.T.S wore only her stripper costume, better check her attire here. Grrrrrr! Anyway, one of the best scenes her is when the rebels stormed the Troika's(weird name for a tyrant group. More of a singing band) home base. Carnage ensures here, specially when GunSlinger and Superstar of the H.A.R.D Corps short each others shields out, easily taking down two others with them. The carnage doesn't end here, as Warblade skewers Ripclaw and Union disables Mother May 1. One of the best books in the series, thus making number two.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

PREDATOR VS MAGNUS , ROBOT FIGHTER , #1-2


 

  1.)  Predator vs Magnus, Robot Fighter, #1-2 (Published by Dark Horse Comics, Written by Jim Shooter and John Ostander and Drawn by Lee Weeks with Cover Painting by Barry Windsor-Smith)

I have never read any Magnus books by Valiant until I got hold of this. This was a rare gem if a book. See, in the distant future the Predator has been looking for a prize and it seemed that it fell in the hands of Magnus. The confrontation leads to be a surprising one! If Batman needed an armor to defeat the Predator, to quote Magnus saying " I am a weapon" is no exaggeration. Though he was about to have his head cut off  (because he was caught in a net), some people bugged the Predator thus he was able to escape. What followed is a classic David and Goliath match, only David does not have sling, only his fists. Magnus gutted the Predator's weapons and and even his ugly mug. This just proves that when you can gut robots in half (Optimus Prime, Run!!!!!), you can beat the crap out of an alien. Anyway, with him being a winner, he was awarded a ring by the other Predators. A Ring only!!! To which he threw away. Now i am trying to read his early Valiant adventures.

So there. Anyway, why were these books here? Because I got all of them in bargains. See, there is gold in junk. My shift is about to end, I am exhausted and just can't wait to go home. Hope you all have a nice and restful weekend. God bless all of you!!!


BRIAN LUCIANO

JULY 7,2017

          
     

THE FALL OF MEN (AS IN MEN, NOT MAN)

Society will always relate to men as the strong guardians, fathers, soldiers and leaders of the country. They are strong, quick witted, otherwise role models for their children. They work to keep a roof on their family, and most of all, they lead their family in worship. Yes, men are the ones that heads us all. Grandfathers, fathers, older brothers, sons, etc. That was before.

Now before people label me here as a bigot or hatemonger, know that I am posting my opinion on this topic based on my observations and careful research. This post is by no means belittling women or any third sex. If you feel offended by it, then by all means don't just read it. I don't want to hear nasty comments or flagging this blog as hateful. Again, this is my personal take on the matter. I don't care what is yours.

With that out of the way, let's focus on the two things that made me do the title. First off, it's THE GAY AGENDA. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. See, this thing is getting out of hand. I have been itching to write about this a long time now. This stupid agenda clearly portrays men in a different light. Add to that the media keeps pumping them. Look at the state of media in our country. Every show has a gay character! The most popular stars are gay!!! Sheesh!!! No wonder my TV is off. Now you may ask why? You think I will raise Sodom and Gomorrah again? No!! We all read the story of creation, of how the first man was created. Since he does not have a mate, God made him sleep, and took a rib from him and fashioned a woman. Thus, man seeks woman not only to procreate but to be made whole again. Yes, the woman is our missing rib. That is why we leave our parents to be one with our wife, to be one. Being a gay man eliminates the need to have a female mate in our lives. See, if we take a man to be our other half, with him also having a missing rib, then how will you be complete? Still, something will be missing, as again in the rule of magnets" likes repel, opposites attract". Both of you right now will be incomplete. See, the logic here is that women are created to be our life long partners, to share God's kingdom. They will also carry our seed to multiply the earth.

Which brings me to the second thing: THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT. Yes, and now you will then hit me because you said you love women. Well, the feminist agenda gives women equal rights as men to in society. They can now do what men can do, even better. Right after they give birth, most of them wanted to have careers since they are in direct competition with men. Some of them even wanted to subvert men, or simply forget about men. In my previous blog about Wonder Woman, I defined the roles that women would play in society. They are to be mothers to their children and to be submissive to their husbands. It's ok for women to have careers when they are single or married but don't have kids yet. But when they have children it is their duty to take care of them and leave their jobs. Now, there are women today that don't want to get married anymore. They wanted a career for themselves and does not want to have children anymore because their bodies will be ruined. Society will praise them. But of course, at the end of the day, women will still be lesser than men because she is created out of man and committed the man to sin. Remember Queen Jezebel? Compare her to Queen Esther and see who is a better woman.

If you've gone this far, then you will know why men fell. These movements not only restricts population but makes men weak. We are not anymore the mighty men that we are. These agenda's run by the Globalists will set the stage for the coming New World Order under the Anti-Christ system.

If you are a real man, then you will know that I don't speak falsehood here. Read the bible and find out. Let us get control of our lives with the help of Jesus Christ. A real man is the head of his family, just as he is under Christ, who is the head of his life. Again, REAL MEN LOVE JESUS CHRIST.
Let us do away with these divisions that cause us to be astray with each other.

If you are gay or a dominant woman, please also note that what I speak is my own opinion, and by no means wanting to pick on you. I also encourage you to pick up your bible and read them prayerfully.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY IN JESUS CHRIST

BRIAN LUCIANO

JULY 4,2017

IN DEFENSE OF JOHN ROMITA JR.

I know I shouldn't talk a lot about comics but I just need to address this issue. Overtime, there has been a lot of complaints regarding the artwork of one of the great comic artists John Romita Jr.
There has been a lot of talk about how ugly his art has become through the years. They said it's a bit chunky and blocky type. Though I may agree with some of these posts, I really think that there are some things that contributed to it.

I collected comics in the Speculator Boom of the 1990. At this particular period, comic art has been defined by Image Comics, a new company formed by former Marvel comics artists who wanted more creative freedom over their creations. The market then followed art trends from the likes of McFarlane, Lee, Liefeld and others. Soon, Campbell and Turner followed. These fantastic works ofart are what dominated the market at that time. If they don't draw the way they draw, then their art is considered sucky. John JR., who made numerous works at that time, was overshadowed by these hotshots that they never thought that he produced good comics. He worked on a Punisher comic, and had some runs on X-Men and Spider-Man. The first time I looked at his art, since being new to comic collecting, I also felt that it is also ugly. I shied away from comics that he is doing. However, As I matured in my taste of comic art, John JR. did one his best work to date: Daredevil: The Man Without Fear limited series with Frank Miller. His art here was top notch. From the struggles of a young Matt Murdock that lost his sight,to his training with Stick, to his first run-in with the Kingpin, John JR. delivered. Great facial expressions, fight scenes, and even a uniform used by Murdock, that was used in the NetFlix series, He gave strength to Miller's script. See, we were conditioned by the market to follow these so called "Hot" artists and that if they don't draw that way, then it's a fluke.

Another factor is that John Romita Jr. also works really fast. He never skips a monthly title and keeps up with the schedule. he does his best to render the pages clearly. This maybe one of his pitfalls though, as he maybe giving us more of a layout type of art, in which I agree with some critics of his art being lazy. He does not do full detailed pencils, and relies on inkers to do the art for him. Thisn however, cannot be faulted to him as the editor oversees everything before the final product rolls out. He still has the last say on this. The editors should have demanded John tighter pencils rather than let inkers work their magic. Klaus Janson, for my opinion did a really great job, but in issue 7 and 8 of the Punisher War Journal series, Mike Manley and some other inkers did the inking job. The result: a thing of beauty. Also, John did an amazing job on that series, specially issue 7. Other series or storylines that he did great art was the Incredible Hulk: Return of the Monster story arc. The silent issue is one of his bests, as he detailed how the Hulk transformed while inside a car, ripping the car to shreds.

This is John Romita Jr. in a nutshell. For me, he is one of the best artists in the industry. Sure, he has misses, but doesn't everyone have? They say he rendered Superman really bad, but didn't he have a run with Thor? If he is doing bad art, shy is he still working. I guess that the editors should encourage him to give more tigther pencils, and pay more attention to details. And yes, since he draws faster than others, he maybe also missing out on some important details. Let him be advised not to do quantity over quality.

But bad art: NO!!!

Brian Luciano

07/04/17

BTW Happy Independence Day USA!!!!