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Came across Stephen Tong's clip on Hebrews. So, just marking this down since I keep forgetting them and losing track of their chronological order, thanks to Google AI:
Seven Miracles, best estimation of chronological order:
Here are the seven supernatural signs listed in chronological order:
1. The Salvation of the Dying Thief
2. The Three Hours of Darkness
3. The Voluntarily Given Spirit
4. The Tearing of the Temple Veil
| Sanctuary Era | Approx. Veil height | Approx. Veil Width | Historical Context |
| The Tabernacle Exodus 26:31-33 | ~15 feet (10 cubits cube) | ~15 feet (10 cubits cube) | Portable tent |
| Solomon's Temple 1 Kings 6:2, 2 Chronicles 3:14 | ~45 feet (30 cubits) | ~30 feet (20 cubits) | First stone structure |
| Zerubbabel's Temple (The initial Second Temple) Ezra 6:3 Josephus Ant. 11 | Estimated by scholars: ~45 feet (~30 cubits) | Estimated by scholars: ~30 feet (20 cubits) | Post-Exilic, after destruction of the first, lack grandeur |
| Herod's Temple (massively expanded and renovated Zerubbabel's) Mishnah Shekalim 8:5 Josephus Wars 5.5.5 | Estimated by scholars: ~60 feet (40 cubits) | Estimated by scholars: ~30-35 feet (20 cubits) | Widely considered as thickest curtain of all 4 eras, yet it is miraculously torn at crucifixion. I see this seems to fit with Matthew 9:36, Mark 6:34, as the priests made the curtain so thick & dense that access to God was virtually no longer in existence in their vain pursuit of sacredness. |
5. The Earthquake and Splitting Rocks
6. The Opening of the Tombs (and Subsequent Raising of Saints) [1]
7. The Conversion of the Roman Centurion
Seven Last Sayings of Christ:
ften referred to as the "Seven Last Words," these are the seven statements Jesus made from the cross, compiled from across the four Gospels. They are traditionally organized in this chronological order: [1]
1. The Word of Forgiveness
"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." — Luke 23:34
Jesus prays for mercy over the Roman soldiers, religious leaders, and onlookers responsible for His crucifixion. [1]
2. The Word of Salvation
"Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." — Luke 23:43
Jesus answers the criminal crucified beside Him who asked to be remembered when Jesus came into His kingdom. [1]
3. The Word of Relationship
To His mother:"Woman, here is your son."
To the disciple John:"Here is your mother." — John 19:26–27
Even in agony, Jesus ensures His mother, Mary, will be cared for by His beloved disciple. [1]
4. The Word of Abandonment
"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?") — Matthew 27:46 / Mark 15:34
Spoken during the three hours of darkness, Jesus quotes the opening line of Psalm 22, expressing His deep physical and spiritual isolation as He bears human sin. [1]
5. The Word of Distress
"I am thirsty." — John 19:28
This statement highlights His true humanity and fulfills the Old Testament prophecy found in Psalm 69:21. [1]
6. The Word of Triumph
"It is finished." — John 19:30
From the Greek word Tetelestai, meaning "paid in full." This signifies that His earthly mission and the work of human redemption were successfully completed. [1, 2]
7. The Word of Reunion
"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." — Luke 23:46
Jesus' final breath is a peaceful prayer of total trust, quoting Psalm 31:5 right before He dies. [1]
8/20/2026 Thursday
U.S. American Debt has reached $40 trillion (compares $4 trillion in 1992, $400 billions in 1971). According to right wing reasoning, Trump is trying to fix this by investigating the 3 major yet "sacred" causes of this hike: Social Security, Medical Insurance, debt interest. Thus inviting many oppositions.
Moderna stock surges as melanoma (cancer) vaccine trial shows "landmark moment". Allegedly great breakthrough in cancer research. On Wednesday, Aug 19, Shares of Moderna surged $91.52, or 145%, to $154.48 in morning trading after touching an intraday high of $163.
8/18/2026 Tuesday
Stephen Tong's overview on Liberal churches:
8/17/2026 Monday
Can Christianity Really Fit into a Political Party / Are Politicians Just Using Faith to Win Votes? Kaitlyn's answer I like: In the past, voters vote for who has access to God; now, voters vote for who is more sincere.
Anti-America Chinese vs. Pro-America Chinese, I think they are both extreme:
杰出人才花百万拿绿卡，3年后回国，狠批美国是死局 #老尤时谈 #yypage
We've finally switched from GEICO to NJM (both Auto and Home insurance). Uploaded the policy to the Tesla App. At $1600 (Auto) & 1200 (home) annually NJM is twice cheaper than GEICO.
Not everyone is called for Street Evangelism; however, what most don't get, including the Holy Post Media, is there's still a need for Evangelism by every believer, i.e. via art, via work, etc. not by force, but by a desire to participate His kingdom work out of love for God:
8/14/2026 Friday
Cicadas sound is heard some of these days. Last one heard was around 2021 which was rather heavy. And here's AI's answer:
In South Amboy, New Jersey, annual cicada season begins in early July and lasts through mid-September. Periodical 17-year cicadas also emerge in mass broods during May and June when local soil temperatures reach 64 degrees, though massive multi-week periodical invasions occur only on their specific multi-year cycles. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Annual Cicadas
Periodical Cicadas
Your memory is spot on. The massive swarm you remember from 2021 was Brood X (the Great Eastern Brood), which blanketed parts of New Jersey. [1, 2]
You are completely correct that 17 years haven't passed since then. What you are hearing right now are annual cicadas. [1, 2]
Annual vs. Periodical Cicadas
If you want to help scientists map out exactly which bugs are waking up near South Amboy, you can snap a photo and log your sighting on the community-driven iNaturalist app. [1]
Would you like to know how to tell the difference between an annual cicada and a periodical straggler by looking at them, or are you curious when the next massive official brood invasion is scheduled for our area? [1, 2]
U.S. vs. Europe economics: Europe is failing further and further away behind U.S. Get busy protect your failures (protecting laborers, etc.), and you won't have any success left:
8/13/2026 Thursday
Marriage Fraud for Green cards ($100,000 per application, $30,000 profit for willing American, referral gets $5,000) in Flushing & Brooklyn for Chinese. 11 caught operating $10,000,000 business in the past 10 years. Though I am against marriage frauds, but I feel this solution from the federal entity inept judging from this era. I wonder if this ushers a time where same-sex marriages become super legal and prominent while international real marriages become frown upon or skeptically illegal:
Skipping my usual MeRF Thursday Zoom Bible Study (no clue if they were even hosting, as usual) at 7pm, Nadia and I went to celebrate my birthday (without telling the waiters, who sang birthday songs at least at two tables during our visit) at the Armory at Perth Amboy, our first, and probably our last visit. Food was okay, but the gnats flying outside were rather annoying. I ordered Paelha Valenciana (lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, chicken, pork and Portuguese Sausage in a saffron rice) $49 while Nadia ordered some fish with shrimps $39.
8/12/2026 Wednesday
There was this hype of total solar eclipse in Spain on my birthday. I heard of it, didn't follow the news. But NASA does have some impressive information. Including a time-lapse map of the eclipses over the last 5000 years. Update 8/18/2026: Veritasium explains it well:
8/10/2026 Monday
I took a photo of our basement vent to the outside with a metal grate cover (often called an Fresh Air Inlet - FAI plate or vent cap). Sent it to Google AI for identification. It's an air vent for the House Trap, from old plumbing system. Fascinating how this prevents city sewer waste or smell coming back into the house. While modern plumbing eliminate this whole system due to most toilet fixtures already come with it's own P-Trap (U-bend under sink or toilet) coupled with rooftop vent trap, and backwater prevention valve to prevent backwater from sewer system.
We'll be picking up our Pearl White Model Y in a couple of weeks on Aug 27, scheduled at TESLA Totowa, NJ. (Update 8/14/2026: I called Totowa in order to see if there's a chance to reschedule the pick up to earlier hours, AI-Grok? picked up the call and directed me to use the app to schedule instead, and wouldn't you know it, one available earlier date and earlier hours showed up in the Reschedule step in the app, so we are now scheduled for Aug 20 pickup at 11AM - Updated - now the delivery date is Aug 21 10AM)
Some accessories to look into:
Carport vs. Car Cover: For carport, I need to learn how to anchor the port to asphalt driveway. For car cover (white keeps cool, black melts snow easy), thickness/multilayer is probably key, but I probably will choose lighter color for both summer and winter use, like Kayme's product.
PPF (If needed, need to install ASAP): Needs to be from trusted sites: Driveprotected, diywrapclub (Tesbros), twraps. Minimum 8 mil thick TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) with self-healing properties, 10-year warranty, non-damaging acrylic adhesive. Avoid cheap PVC, vinyl films. At least full front. If I were to go with bulk roll instead of pre-cut PPF, in order to save money, then I would need to know which individual pieces to cut, and Youtube can help with that.
Update 8/15/2026: I ordered full front clear PPF ($570) from Driveprotected today, along with Paint/PPF Ceramic Coating ($119) and PPF roll by foot x 25 ($625), with 10% discount coupon code I found online, free shipping, 0 tax, comes down to a total of $1,182.60. Sounds like a good deal compared to the others. I also received a couple of emails with videos from them on PPF and ceramic coating training for customers only. I've also just bought a NEMA 5-20 adapter (for 16A max charging) from Amazon (Tesla's shop adds $13 shipping, so no deal), and 10M knifeless tape from Amazon. Also, a 50 ft NEMA 5-20 10AWG extension cord from Home Depot.
Nadia has also bought an 11 PCS full set all weather non-slip floor mats $95.95 Amazon.
Charging Cables & Extensions:
I bought Southwire Generator Cord 50 ft. 10/3 STW 20-Amp Power Distribution Outdoor Heavy-Duty Generator Extension Cord with Power Light Plug from Homedepot for $107+ which should be pretty good being STW (600V), compared to a cheaper Yellow Jacket's SJTW (300V) 50 ft. 10/3 SJTW Outdoor Heavy-Duty Extension Cord with T-Blade Power Light Plug, and the chart below shows why the STW is better for EV:
Problem is, it's Yellow (Nadia prefers black) and 50 FT a little too short if we're to park the car deep in the driveway.
So, best length would be 75 ft for the extension (connecting from Basement's 20A receptacle outlet by Breaker Panel through window to back of driveway) solution from Google AI: Buy the NEMA 5-20 SOOW Rubber Cord (Easiest & Safest):
The absolute best choice is to get a 10/3 SOOW rubber cord with NEMA 5-20 plugs.
Though Japan learned Chinese from China originally. Around the Meiji Restoration (1868), Japan has superceded China in major ways. Words I thought was of China origin are actually Japanese:
電話，廣告，記者，新聞，警察，雜志，etc.
This is a short history video summary of it: Japan's Greatest Uno Reverse on China by Learn Chinese Now on Youtube:
8/7/2026 Friday
Despite more complicated history, I did not know it was Chairman Mao's movement that officially spit the Chinese characters into traditional and simplified:
8/6/2026 Thursday
Nadia's working so I used the time to test the long ago (2024) bought Backup Generator, EcoFlow DELTA MAX 2000 with 2 Portable Solar Panels from Costco. It's been sitting with 100% charge for more than a year. With AI's help, I follow this setup to make good use of it. I really was not distinguishing backup generator and a more permanent Solar Battery setup (LiPO4 batteries). This is a backup generator, meant for portability (i.e. camping) and backup use (i.e. power outage and such). For a more permanent solar battery solution, and for even EV cars, EcoFlow sells their Delta Pro Ultra $5,000 - $10,000 (5 batteries back option). Though I may look for cheaper alternatives for the Delta Pro Ultra.
This Costco deal for the DELTA MAX was around $1,300:
I got to test the two portable solar panels for the first time. It seems to work easily. Although, halfway through, I don't know if it's me or the wifi connectivity (this unit support wifi and allows phone app to connect to it via the wifi network at home, and testing it in the backyard may be too far for wifi connectivity), the unit just bricks for a while, until I tried various reset and reboot on it. According to AI, I need to keep it charged at 50%-60% for optimal longevity. This is my intro to DIY Solar System. Learning the specs and the math of it. Specs below:
At night, I managed to setup in the shed, two LED ceiling lights I bought a while back from Harbor Freight. They are hooked up to the generator and they certainly do light up the room. These are: BRAUN 5500 Lumen, 4 ft. Linkable LED Hanging Shop Light.
8/4/2026 Tuesday
Accepted Tesla's trade-in offer in app: $5800 for Honda CRV 2012, I think it's a good deal considering previous offers from other dealers and even Tesla had gone from $2,000 to $5,400 (a Quick Kelley's Blue Book KBB check shows $5,756 (8/6 update email from KBB values the trade-in at $5,680 - $ 7,155, not sure what's with this update) on based on VIN number and brief car description). Delivery date confirmed for Aug 27th, 3pm, at Totowa. Nadia wants me to call Totowa to have it changed to morning. I'll try to call for a morning reschedule and even earlier date. I'll have to start looking into charging cable (25 10 awg extension cord) and PPF (full front + bulk roll, to cut cost). Other accessories are all weather floor mats, compartmental drawers, LCD screen protector, Ceramic coating, car wash materials, etc. I would also be interested in a future project of charging the car purely via solar, AI gave promising instructions.
8/2/2026 Sunday
Crossroads Community Church Sermon on Numbers 18: The Lord is My Portion
The divine demand upon Aaronic Priesthood in the first verse reminds me that Adam's opportunity to bear Eve's sin was missed.
The multiple mentions of "Perpetual due" (4 times in ESV in this chapter) had me looking this up: That the Levites, or specifically the descendent of Jewish priests is the only one traceable today, as the other Jews are basically symbolized by the tribe of Judah (and Benjamin) while the other ten northern tribes are considered lost or ambiguously assimilated by Assyrians and such. Only the Tribe of Levi has preserved explicit, directly verifiable hereditary surnames throughout Jewish history: Kohanim surnames identify as Aaron's descent: Cohen, Cohn, Kohn, Cahn, Kahn, Coen, Kagan, Kogan, Kaganovich, Kaplan (Ashkenazi Jews transliterated this from European word chaplain), Baron (Bar Aaron), Kohan, Kohanpour, Lavi, Lavaee. Surnames for broader tribe of Levites descendent: Levi, Levy, Levin, Levine, Lewin, Levinsky, Levitan, Levenson, Segal, Sagal, Siegal (meaning Assistant Levite - Segan Levi). Even today synagogues require descendent of Aaron to do prayers and such. So there's some kind of spiritual perpetual due among the Jews still today, but interestingly, Jesus had already fulfilled this. So this spiritual due they are practicing in a way becomes the old wine skin, forever.
Since last night, my ASUS laptop has had some problem accessing the internet. With Google AI's help today I could quickly narrow down and changed the ethernet card's MAC address from factory to spoofed (Device Manager -> Network card -> Properties -> Advanced -> Network Address -> enter random 12 digit HEX numbers) the MAC address and it works right away. For some reason, the Verizon Router must be blocking the original factory MAC address. Rebooting the Verizon router did not help. So this remains a mystery. I'll categorize this entry under Projects until it is resolved or I no longer own this laptop setup. Also, changing the static ip assigned for the laptop in the Router also works, which is my final solution.
The Redemptive-Historical Connection
| [ The Silent Lamb ] | [ The Tottering Fence ] | [ The Final Vindicated Rock ] |
| Jesus stands in absolute silence before His accusers (Isa. 53:7). | Enemies plot to cast Him down from His royal dignity on the cross. | Jesus relies completely on the Father, knowing power and love belong to Him. |
Nadia's heart rate is faster than mine on average, I may know why now:
Veritasium did an interesting study on this and this is my summary and reflection.
The smaller the mammals, the faster their heart rates and shorter their lifespans; vice versa for larger mammals, according to statistics.
For humans however, the exception to this apparent rule began around 1850, when science and modern sanitation improved, and tripled our life expectancy to 3 billion heartbeats.
Metabolic Rate = Metabolic need = the baseline amount of energy (calories) an organism requires to stay alive and keep its body functioning properly (pumping blood, breathing, cellular upkeep, brain function, temperature regulation) over a given period.
The guesses in this scaling has been debated between the Surface Law, 2/3 scaling, thus Metabolic Rate or need = M2/3) and Kleiber's Law (3/4 scaling, M3/4), and Kleiber's Law seems to hold for now.
Surface law's 2/3 scaling comes from three-dimensional Volume (Mass, M), i.e. scales with radius cubed (r3) in relation to a two-dimensional surface, i.e. scales with radius squared (r2). Surface area is thus proportional to Mass to the 2/3 power.
Kleiber found that the empirical data seems to align more with a 3/4 power scaling, in 1932. No one knew why until WBE Theory finally provided in 1997 the theoretical derivation, proving that the 3/4 exponent is the mathematical result of resources moving through a fractal, space-filling network of blood vessels.
The reason smaller mammals have faster heart rates comes down to a fundamental physical problem: they lose heat incredibly fast.
Because of the geometry of size, a small mammal has a huge amount of skin (surface area) relative to its tiny body mass (volume).
No wonder Nadia gets cold so quickly than I do. Because she has a smaller body mass, she has a higher surface-area-to-volume ratio than you do. Also men's muscle factor (more muscle mass = more metabolic resting heat) has advantage over women's. This also explain her side of the bed is so hot.
On the slightly different note: I'm going to have her cutback coffee (calming the nerves that's amped up by adrenaline triggered by caffeine which does cause hand tremor) by gradually switching to herbal tea instead of quitting cold turkey. And also hand muscle training on a stress ball.
The concepts of scaling also apply to human cities based on their populations [02:58]:
7/31/2026 Friday
Called Geico and NJM for Insurance quotes for Tesla Model Y as we have the VIN number now from Tesla App, here's the Granola summary of the call:
NJM seems to give better deal than Progressive which Nadia called before that quoted her: $2100/year.
7/26/2026 Sunday
I placed the $250 reservation for the Tesla Model Y Premium in the Tesla App:
Model Y Premium All-Wheel Drive $49,990
Pearl White Exterior Paint ($1000 extra)
19’’ Crossflow Wheels
All Black Premium Interior
Five Seat Interior
Traffic-Aware Cruise Control
Standard Connectivity
Subscription
FSD (Supervised) Subscription $99/mo (after 3 months trial)
Destination Fee $1,390
Health Care incentive -$500
State Tax incentive -$1,500
Trade-in of our Honda CRV 2012 is supposed to be $5,400
With all tax and other fees (destination, title, registration, etc.)
We will end up financing for $691.86 per month for 72 months.
7/27/2026 Monday
Followed Tesla App instructions to take photos of trade-in CRV 2012, and submitted credit report check for both myself and Nadia (co-owner). Now the trade-in is pending offer "We'll reach out to you when there is an offer ready for review", and waiting for step 5 "Check back later - we'll notify you when it's time to schedule your delivery appointment: Estimated Delivery Aug 8 - Sept 5"
