Saturday, May 24, 2014

How to become a god (with small "g") under GOD?




I believe all of the above and many more are real persons or spiritual beings and could be very powerful
BUT
did YOU know that the GOD and creator of ALL (King of Kings and Lord of Lords) has created ALL of the above and YOU as-well. 

He LOVES <3 them ALL {GOD is LOVE! see:1 John 4:8}
but 
they rebelled against their Creator.

 The TRUE and the ONLY GOD that I KNOW and have a PERSONAL relationship with is our Creator.
He is three persons in One! (Father-YHWH, Son-Jesus the Christ, Holy Spirit)

 He is offering YOU a way to become like a god (with a small "g"), a GOD's SON  that will make you more POWERFUL than any of the above beings that rebelled against The Holy One!

 Here's how 
YOU 
can ACCEPT 
this OFFER, 

by 
a SIMPLE 
but SINCERE 
PRAYER 
of FAITH/BELIEF
like the one below


“Dear God my creator, 
I know that because of my sin I need Your forgiveness. 
I believe that You died on the cross for my sins. 
I believe You rose again so I could live with You. 
I want to stop living for myself and start living for You. 
I want Your peace in my life. 
I want forgiveness for my sins. 
Please come into my heart and change my life. 
I want to live with You forever. 
I want You to be my Lord and Savior. 
In Yeshua’s name. Amen.”


For more details about why one has to do ONLY this to get saved/ receive moksha
See: http://mostimportantdecision.blogspot.com/

 #TooGoodToBeTRUEbutTRUE #TheGospel #GraceAndFaith


Also See:  
What does the Bible mean by “you are gods” / "ye are gods" in Psalm 82:6 and John 10:34?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_deities

List of deities

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an index to polytheistic deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type and by region. This is not a list of names or epithets of gods in modern monotheistic religions, for which see "Names of God". For deified individuals see "List of people who have been considered deities", "Apotheosis" and "Imperial cult". For deities whose cult is fictional see "List of deities in fiction".

By classification

Ruler of the Pantheon

Celestial, Cosmological


Baronne Rigoley d'Ogny as Aurora, by Jean-Marc Nattier, Baltimore Museum of Art

Chthonic

Human sphere

Demigods, Deified Heroes

By cultural sphere

Near East and North Africa


Osiris, lord of the dead. His green skin symbolizes rebirth

Central / Northern Asia

East Asia

India / South Asia


The image illustrates the Hindu belief that each part of the cow embodies a particular deity

Southeast Asia

Europe

Sub-Saharan Africa


Contemporary poster of a Mami Wata, "serpent priestess" painted by German (Hamburg) artist Schleisinger, ca. 1926, displayed in shrines as a popular image of Mami Wata in Africa and in the Diaspora.[1][2]

Americas

Australia-Oceania

Syncretic mythologies

See also


Main Deities

The Hindu trinity consisted Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, the followers of the first two formed two major sects.

Vishnu

Vaishnavism is the sect within Hinduism that worships Vishnu, the preserver god of the Hindu Trimurti ('three images', the Trinity), and his ten incarnations. It is a devotional sect, and followers worship many deities, including Rama and Krishna, both considered as incarnations of Vishnu. The adherents of this sect are generally non-ascetic, monastic and devoted to meditative practice and ecstatic chanting. [3][4][5][6] Some alternate names of Vishnu the Preserver:

Shiva

Saivism is the Hindu sect that worships the god Shiva. Shiva is sometimes depicted as the fierce god Bhairava. Saivists are more attracted to asceticism than adherents of other Hindu sects, and may be found wandering India with ashen faces performing self-purification rituals.[3][4][5][6] Some alternate names of Shiva:

Devi

Cults of goddess worship are ancient in India. The branch of Hinduism that worships the goddess, known as Devi, is called Shaktism. Followers of Shaktism recognize Shakti as the power that underlies the male principle, and Devi is often depicted as Parvati the consort of Shiva or as Lakshmi the consort of Vishnu. She is also depicted in other guises, such as the fierce Kali or Durga. Shaktism is closely related with Tantric Hinduism, which teaches rituals and practices for purification of the mind and body.[3][4][5][6] Some alternate names of Shakti (Devi) the Mother Goddess:

Related Deities

Avatars (Incarnations)

Vishnu

  • Mohini, female incarnation of Vishnu

Dasavatara

  1. Matsya, the fish
  2. Kurma, the tortoise
  3. Varaha, the boar
  4. Narasimha, the Man-Lion (Nara = man, simha = lion)
  5. Vamana, the Dwarf
  6. Parashurama, Rama with the axe
  7. Rama, Sri Ramachandra, the king of Ayodhya and the hero of the epic Ramayana
  8. Krishna, a hero of the epic Mahabharata and the creator of the Bhagavad Gita (Lord's Song).
  9. Buddha, the founder of Buddhism
  10. Kalki who is expected to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the time period in which we currently exist.
Krishna is often associated with His beloved Radha, and hence also known as Radha Krishna. Krishna was also manifested as Lord Jagannatha. People of Eastern India consider Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to be his re-incarnation. Krishna is the chief deity of the Iskcon Hare Krishna and other sects.

Shesha

Lakshmi

Minor Gods

The Rigveda speaks of Thirty-three gods called the Tridasha ('Three times ten'). They consisted of the 12 Adityas, the 8 Vasus, the 11 Rudras and the 2 Ashvins. Indra also called Śakra, lord of the gods, is the first of the 33 followed by Agni. Some of these brother gods were invoked in pairs such as Indra-Agni, Mitra-Varuna and Soma-Rudra.

Adityas

Vasus

Assistants of Indra and of Vishnu
  • Agni the "Fire" god, also called Anala or "living",
  • Vāyu the "Wind", the air god, also called Anila ("wind")
  • Dyauṣ the "Sky" god, also called Dyeus and Prabhāsa or the "shining dawn"
  • Pṛthivī the "Earth" god, also called Dharā or "support"
  • Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha, ("break of dawn", but often used to mean simply "light"), the Saura sectary worshipped Sūrya as their chief deity.
  • Soma the "Moon" god, also called Chandra
  • Aha ("pervading") or Āpa ('water' or ether), also called Antarikṣa the "Atmosphere" or "Space" god,
  • Dhruva ("motionless") the Polestar, also called Nakṣatra the god of the "Stars",

Rudras

They are the 8 personifications of god Rudra and have various names.

Ashvins

The Ashvins (also called the Nāsatyas) were twin gods. Nasatya is also the name of one twin, while the other is called Dasra.

List in alphabetical order

Most of the Hindu temples are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu (including his incarnations Krishna and Rama), Shakti (the mother goddess, hence including the forms of Durga and Kali and the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati), Ganesh and Hanuman.[7][8][9] The Hindu scriptures claimed that there were 33 Crore or 330 million (1 Crore = 10 million) gods. The number might be figurative but there are several names and forms for the multitude of gods. [10] Given below is an incomplete list of deities.

A

  • Aakash
  • Acyutah, another name of Vishnu.
  • Adimurti one of Vishnu's avatars.
  • Aditi is mother of the Devas.
  • Adityas, are the offspring of Aditi.
  • Agni* is the god of fire, and acceptor of sacrifices.
  • Ammavaru goddess who laid the egg that hatched Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
  • Anala "fire" in Sanskrit, equated among Agni.
  • Anilais one of the Vasus, gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is equated with the wind god Vāyu, Anila being understood as the name normally used for Vāyu when numbered among the Vasus.
  • Anumati ("divine favor" in Sanskrit, Devanagari: अनुमति), also known as Chandrama, is a lunar deity and goddess of wealth, intellect, children, spirituality, and prosperity. Her vehicle is Krisha Mrigam or Krishna Jinka (Blackbuck).
  • Anuradha
  • Ap In Hinduism, it is also the name of the deva, a personification of water, one of the Vasus in most later Puranic lists.
  • Apam Napatis an eminent figure of the Indo-Iranian pantheon. In Hinduism, Apām Napāt is the god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes. In Zoroastrianism, Apąm Napāt is also a divinity of water, see also Burz.
  • Aranyaniis a goddess of the forests and the animals that dwell within them.
Aranyani has the distinction of having one of the most descriptive hymns in the Rigveda dedicated to her, in which she is described as being elusive, fond of quiet glades in the jungle, and fearless of remote places.
  • Aravan also known as Iravat (इरावत्, Irāvat)[1] and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna (one of the main heroes of the Mahabharata) and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central god of the cult of Kuttantavar (Tamil: கூத்தாண்டவர்) —which is also the name commonly given to him in that cult—and plays a major role in the cult of Draupadi.
  • Ardhanari is a composite androgynous form of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati (also known as Devi, Shakti and Uma in this icon). Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half male and half female, split down the middle. The right half is usually the male Shiva, illustrating his traditional attributes.
  • ArdraThe Hindu myth associated to Ardra is that of Taraka. Taraka is an asura who is granted invulnerability by Brahma.[1]
  • Arjuna-(pronounced [ɐrˈɟunɐ] in classical Sanskrit) (lit. 'bright' or 'silver' (cf. Latin argentum)) is the third of the Pandavas, the sons and princes of Pandu, who with Krishna, is considered to be the hero of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
  • Aruna is a personification of the reddish glow of the rising Sun,[1] which is believed to have spiritual powers. The presence of Aruṇá, the coming of day, is invoked in Brahmin prayers to Surya.
  • Arundhati is the wife of the sage Vashista, one of the seven sages (Saptarshi) who are identified with the Ursa Major. She is identified with the morning star and also with the star Alcor which forms a double star with Mizar (identified as Vashista) in Ursa Major.
  • Aryaman is one of the early Vedic deities (devas). His name signifies "bosom friend". He is the third son of Aditi. He is an Aditya, a solar deity. He is supposed to be the chief of the manes and the Milky Way is supposed to be his path.
  • Ashapura -Mata no Madh is one of aspect devi. Her temples are mainly found in Gujarat.
  • Aslesais the 9th Nakshatra among the 27 Nakshatras in Hindu astrology. Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or Nāga.[1] It is known as Hydra. It extends from 16:40 to 30:00 Cancri.[2]
  • Asura(Sanskrit: असुर,[1] Sanskrit ásu - "life force".[2] Compare: Æsir. Also see: Ahura Mazda) are non-suras, a different group of power-seeking deities besides the suras, sometimes considered naturalists, or nature-beings. They are the forces of chaos that are in constant battle with the Devas.
  • Asvayujau is a goddess of good luck, joy and happiness.
  • Aswiniis the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astrology, corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis. The name aśvinī is used by Varahamihira (6th century). The older name of the asterism, found in the Atharvaveda (AVS 19.7; in the dual) and in Panini (4.3.36), was aśvayúj "harnessing horses"
  • Ayyappan is a Hindu deity worshiped in a number of shrines across India. Ayyappan is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, who is the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu (as Mohini, is the only female avatar of the God Vishnu) and is generally depicted in a yogic posture
  • Ayyanar
  • Ayya Vaikundar

B

C

D

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U

V

Y

* - major deities

See also

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Sadhu Chellappa and Vedas


Growing up in a Hindu temple in South India, Sadhu Chellappa mastered the Indian Scriptures. In the temples, he found practices and beliefs contrary to the scriptures. This led to his asking many questions to his teachers and masters. Not satisfied with answers he left the Hindu faith and became an atheist. After a series of failures he decided to commit suicide.

In a dramatic conversion, as he planned to jump from a train in the city of Madras, he heard a verse from the Bible being quoted by a preacher in a Christian meeting. "He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will receive pardon" (Proverbs 28:13). He immediately got down at the next station and walked to the meeting and he found the Lord Jesus Christ in his life.

 Continue reading @ http://www.agniministries.org/Testimony.aspx

 Click here for some thought provoking videos about the origins of hinduism
As per the above link:
"Sadhu Chellappa explains how hinduism originated from christianity! Evidence are given by the Sadhu and what other Hindu leaders don't want you to know! "

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Kings of the East


Proverbs 25
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 21
1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.


 Do you relate to the above verses based on what God has already done, doing in your life? 

 Do you accept this commission from the King of Kings? 
If yes, just say "yes Almighty God my Creator.. I accept" and God will do all that needs to be done through you, as you take each step in faith based on what's He is laying on your heart and what He has already revealed to you primarily though scriptures and via various other channels that God speaks to you, which could be unique to each one of us.

A part of vision God gave me.. is to "take back" ALL that belongs to God that the evil one stole from God and His creation the man, more specifically movies and music (any media), Internet and anything related to technology, Politics, Education and Health, through the special insights and revelations that God has and will continue to give me (and you as a believer) through scripture and all other channels that could be unique to each one of us. To not just create our own material for conveying the truth but also to use the material that has been funded and influenced by the evil one against himself by using or highlighting the segments of truth mixed in with the lies that are propagated through the various communication mediums.



Matthew 2:1-2 
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." 

 Matthew 2:11 
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

 Matthew 2:12 
And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route. 

 At-least one of the three kings (or wise men) seems to be from people groups of India.
(See Joshua Project> India) and another from the current China. (See Joshua Project> China)





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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Christ in Ancient Vedas

Dr. Roy Abraham Varghese - The Christ Connection: 

How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus

Here's an interesting discovery that I came across recently.


So who is this Purusa/Prajapati mentioned in these ancient vedas? Need to find out for yourself.
From http://www.muktimission.org/articles/08_07_Christ_in_Ancient_Vedas.pdf

Christ in Ancient Vedas

When Christ was born in Palestine it was informed the wise men of the east, the non-Jewish world. Not only at His birth even before that, the plan of salvation through the sacrificial death of Christ was revealed in the ancient Vedas, the Hindu religious books. When the ancient sages wrote about the sacrifice of Prajapati (God), quite unknowingly they were portraying the Lord Jesus Christ as the way of salvation.
Prajapati’s Sacrifice as described in the Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of Hindu religious books written before the earthly life of the Lord Jesus Christ. The literal meaning of the word is the Lord of all creation. He is the Creator. Therefore, the Prajapati’s Sacrifice means the Sacrifice of God Himself. There are several verses in the Vedas in connection with this. Let me quote one of them from the Tandyamahabrahmana in its second part, chapter 7:
“Prajapatirddevebhyam Atmanam yajnam krtva prayacchat”
(Having done a self-sacrifice, Prajapati, the Lord of all creation, offered Himself for gods.)
This concept of self-sacrifice is very significant. Normally, God is supposed to receive sacrifices and offerings; but here the victim of sacrifice is God Himself.
The opinions of the Hindu Scholars
Among the Hindu scholars we cannot see any unanimous opinion about the Prajapati-sacrifice. According to some scholars this sacrifice has not yet been done on this earth, yet others hold that it is only a model of a perfect sacrifice, which is already done in heaven. H. Aguilar, one of the Sanskrit scholars of India, writes in his book, The Sacrifice in the Rg Veda, as follows:
“Taken in its totality, the myth of the Purusa/Prajapati is not unworthy of the Christian conception of the redemptive incarnation of the logos (Word = Jesus) by means of ‘kenosis’ (emptying), leaving out the question whether they (Christians) can be homologated (in agreement) or not” (The Sacrifice in the Rg Veda, Page 69. Bharatiya Vidya Prakasam, Delhi. India. 1976).

We can agree to the opinion of the Sanskrit scholar when we understand the sacrificial nature of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ for the remission of the sin of mankind. The Holy Bible always explains the death of Jesus Christ as sacrifice. This concept of sacrifice involves love, self-denial, covenant, bloodshed and burning. It is the greatest manifestation of love. Jesus said: “Greater love has no one than this, that one laid down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
Some Important Features of the Prajapati’s Sacrifice fulfilled in Jesus
(1) The meaning of the word ‘Prajapati’ (the Lord of all creation) is fulfilled only in Jesus.
According to the Holy Bible, Jesus Christ is the creator of the world: “All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being” (John 1: 3). About Him it is also written: “Thou Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Thy hands” (Hebrews 1: 10). Jesus is the real Prajapati – the Lord of all creation.
(2) According to the Vedas, Prajapati is called Purusa, the Man of perfection. (Purusasukta, Rg Veda 10: 90: 1-16). Christ refers to Himself ‘Son of Man” (Matt.20:28).
(3) The definitions of ‘Purusa’ in Vedic literature are meaningful only when they applied to Jesus.

                        Definition #1 is quoted from ‘Yajur Veda’ 32:4: “Purvoh jatah Purusah” which means one who is born in the beginning. Well, Jesus has no beginning. He is eternal. Still Jesus is called the first born in the Bible: “He is the image of invisible God, the first born of all creation” (Colossians 2: 15).

                        Definition # 2 “Purnatvad Purusah” means the One who is perfection is Purusah is also fulfilled in Jesus. When all men of the world are imperfect beings, Jesus Christ, the Son of Man is the one and the only perfect Man in this world.

                        Definition #3: “Sa yat purvo asmat sarvasmat sarvan papmana ausat tasmat Purusah (He who burns out sin before all is Purusa” (Brhadaranykoponisad 1.4.1). The Chandogyopanisad 1.6. 6-7 says: This man is above all sin and one who worships Him and follows Him also raise himself above sins.”
Jesus Christ came to this world to save sinners from their sins. At the same time He was above from sins. He is the one and the only sinless Man in this world. According to the Vedas the victim of the Purusa-Prajapati’s sacrifice should be blameless. It is completely fulfilled in Jesus.
(4) The Sacrificial Man should be closely tied to the sacrificial pillar (Sathapathabrahmana 3.7.3.1). Christ was closely nailed to the cross, the sacrificial pillar.
(5) The blood of the Sacrificial Man should be shed, according to the Vedas. Fulfilled in Jesus’ crucifixion.
(6) The Sacrificial Man should return to life after the sacrifice. (Brhadaranykopanisad 3.9.28.4,5). Fulfilled in Jesus’ resurrection

There are many other features of the Prajapat’s sacrifice in the Vedas fulfilled in Jesus. For a detailed study read the book,
                        Christ in Ancient Vedas, written by Dr. Joseph Padinjarekara.
The Katopanisad another Hindu book written around 600 B.C. says, “the one who knows this Purusa becomes free and attains immortality” (ch.6.8).
Dear friends, the Upanisads also say that knowing Him is the one and the only way for your Mukti - salvation.
The Svetasvataropanisad firmly declares that “there is no other way to enter into eternal life.” (ch.3.8).
The same thing was told by Jesus: “I am the way, the truth and life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6).
The answers to the prayer of the ancient sages in the Upanisads are found only in Jesus
Dear friends, the ancient sages prayed in the Brhadaranykopanisad, (1.3.28):
                        “asatoma satgamaya (from unreal lead me to the truth”
In answer to this Jesus said:
                        “I am the truth” (John 14:6).
The sages prayed:
                        “tamasoma jyotirgama (from darkness lead me to light)”.
Jesus answered:
                        “ I am the light of the world’ (John 8;12).
They prayed:
                        “Mrtyorma amrtam gamaya (From death lead me to immortality)”
Jesus responded:
                        “I am the resurrection and life; he who believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25).

“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
John the Baptist introduced Jesus to the world as the victim of the perfect sacrifice of God. In order to communicate the meaning of His sacrifice Jesus Himself said to His disciples: “I am the living bread. . . If any one eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world (John 6:51).
Again Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). If we believe in Him we are His sheep. However, as the Prophet Isaiah has written, “All of us like sheep have gone astray” (53:6). The Bible says: “There is none righteous, not even one”(Romans 3:10). “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3: 23). In order to save us from our sins, Jesus gave His life in sacrifice because
He loved us. Jesus says: “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). If we miss the point – the sacrificial love from the crucifixion – it would be a mere senseless bloodshed. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3: 16).

Friends, the ancient Vedas of India also say that the way of salvation for all mankind is to believe in sacrifice of Almighty God (Prajapati).

This concept God’s sacrifice is completely fulfilled in Jesus’ Crucifixion and resurrection. Would you believe in this sacrifice? Jesus died for your sin. Accept Him as your personal Savior. “We are sanctified through the blood of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10: 10). And this is the covenant of God to them that believe in this perfect sacrifice: “Their sins and iniquities I will remember no more”(Hebrews 10:17). Therefore, there is no more sacrifice needed for the remission of sin and attain immortality.

Thus the Scripture says: “And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin”(Hebrews 10: 18). The Holy Bible says: “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus as your Lord, believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you shall be saved; (Romans 10 9). Would you confess with your mouth that Jesus as your Lord today? Would you believe in
His perfect sacrifice and resurrection? If you can say ‘yes’ please pray:
O God, I am sorry about my sin. I need Jesus who died for my sins. I believe in this perfect sacrifice and the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive all my sins. I accept you as my Lord and Savior. Thank you Jesus for saving me. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

(Summarized from the book, Christ in Ancient Vedas (220 pages) written by Dr. Joseph Padinjarekara)For the book and more details write to INTERNATIONAL MUKTI MISSION, 283HOMEWOOD AVE, WILLOWDALE, ON. M2R 2N6. Phone: 416 512-1786. Email:muktimission@yahoo.ca

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It seems that only one way to God is what is claimed in


1.The Bible. 

Jesus answered, 
"I am the 
way and the 
truth and the 
life. 

No one comes to the Father 
except through me.
John 14:6

and

2.The Svetasvataropanisad firmly declares that 
“there is no other way to enter into eternal life.” (ch.3.8). 

The Upanisads also say knowing Him is the 
one and the only way for your Mukti - salvation


So if you are truly seeking God, mukti(salvation), eternal life it seems just logical that 
both these texts need to be investigated for their claims and 
also find out if any other texts claim this too and 
if any such claims exist investigate them too 
until you are satisfied with the results in your own mind, instead of just taking these claims for granted.

If they are truths they will stand up to your sincere investigation 
If they are not then they will not.
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