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DATE WITH THE GODS byCHARLESA. SILVA Aboutth eA uthor The Bo.ok. . CharleSsli vas penat -Reevaltsh ea ctutaelx t goopda rotfh ise laisf ofa tFhate i am M essage free-lea pnuclbirce latisoupnpsr esbsye duC rhclhe a manf osro moeft hmea jord erfso r dtewcoa sd.e motipoinc et sutruidoisn -Confimrst hatth e lBii-b Holloyow.d -caAlng elaseri dneesdap ce A typicchaiollf td h Jee tt ravellietnresgl elanincde s Seth,e w orkeidnm anyf romo thepra rtosft he parotfst he woHreli ds. U nievrse. welkln woni nE uropTeh,e -ExplatihneMs y setries OrieanntLd,a tAimne irc.a ofS odoamn dG omorrah, InJ unoef 1 974h ilsei ftheO rigionft heG reat changderda matwihceanl Plyyr amAitlda, ntaisws e ll heh ada cloesnec ountaestr h eE arthe'nsc ounter witahn e xattreersrtriina wli tahh ugec elesbtoiday l · the AnMdoeusn taoifn s(3 200 btiigmrge.)esT he Peru. Bilbec alil"tsW ormwood". 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Contents Prologue 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChapteIr DiscovertihneAg n des.. . . .. .. .8 . . . ChapteIrI My FirsUtF Os. ...........1.5. .... ChapteIrI I My FirsMte etinwgi thR ama 27 . . . . . ChapteIrV Science FiocrSt ciioenn Fcaec t 54 . . . ChapteVr My Tript oN azcaP lain.s. 79 . . . . . . . ChapteVrI Ananaasn dA nionit.e.s. .....9.8. . ChapteVrI I My First ExtrateLrorvees tr1i2a0l . . . ChapteVrI II TheE ducatioofna Non-Belie1v2e7r ChapteIrX TheE ducatioofan N on-BelievTehre- FinaPlh as.e ............1.3.9. .... ChapteXr TheE ducatioofna Believer 159 . . . . . ChapteXrI TheA ntichris.t . 181 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter XITIh eF atimMae ssag.e . . 206 . . . . . . . . . Chapter XITIhIe I mmaculate Concept2i3o6n . . . . ChapteXrI V TheF ourtDhi mensio.n. .....2.7.9 ChapteXrV Chachot heA ut hor 317 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChapteXrV I FinalBleyl ieving 338 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . EditorN'ost e We mustb ec ontinuouaswlayr teh atth ea nti-Christ wasb orno uto ft hen egatitvheo ughfto rmosf m an,a nd thawth atw asc reatbeydm an,c ana lsboe c hangebdy man. Iti so ft heu tmositm portantcheaw te recognize the creatipvoew ero fo urt houghts-pao wer ttharta n scendksn owledgOeu.r t houghtast,t ituadnedsv isual izatiaornep otentto olisnf orgionugrr ealiItfwy e.d well onn egatitvheo ughatnsd e xprensesg atiavtet ituwdee s, wilmla nifetshtin se gativiinot uyrr ealiCtoyn.v erseilfy , we dweloln posititvheo ughatnsd e xerotu rp otential forp ositilviev inwge, w ilmla nifetshta itn o urr eality. We aret rultyh ec reators-onnoltoy f o uri ndividual circumstabnucteo ,f o urw orldE.a cho fu sa sa unit effectthse' wholWei't.h ' massc'o nsciousfnoecsuss ing oure nergiyn u nisoonn p ositilviev ianngd o utcomes, theries l iteranloltyh intgh atw e cannoatc complish. Togetheirnt, h issp iritrueavlo lutwieo nca,n g rowi nto lovaen dl ighBtu.tt hel awo fl ovaen dl igmhuts tb em ade moret hanj usat l awW.e mustm akei ta wayo fl ife. Anothekre yt oc hangionugr c onscioustnoea sh si gher andm ored evelopleedv eilst hrougmhi ndfulneIstis s. througthh eq uiemti ndt hatt hek nowingnewsisl l surface. Compassiaonnd W isdoma ret heh ighefsotr mso f Loves,o l ete verythiynogu d o bey ourr eligiaonnd everythyionugs ayb ey ourp rayer. CMB GJE Prologue On Octobe1r3 ,1 917i,n F atimPao,r tugsaelv,e nty milenso rtho fL isbon, setvheonutsya npde oplwei t nesseodn eo ft hem osta mazinegv entosft hicse ntury. The sunt urned peamliet,t ebdr illiraanytso fm ulti colorleidg hstp,u nt hretei meosn i tasx ist,h enp ower dived dizzily thteoe waarrtdhs. Thew itnessfeeslt lot heikrn ees, terarnidsf cireeda m ingb,e lievtihnagtt h ee ndo ft hew orlhda dc ome. Thisw as thes ixtahn dl ascto nsecutmiovnet hly sightitnhga yte ard,u rinwgh icht imep eoplree ported movementosf a treaen dt hea rrivaanldd epartuorfae cloud-lpihkeen omenon. Amongt hep eoplper esenwta sa correspondfeonrt oneo ft hem ajonre wss ervicoefts h eU niteSdt atoefs AmericTah.e s tory, iatndsde taiwlesr,ep rintiendl ess thanf ivheu ndrewdo rdisn s omeh iddecno rneorfo neo f ourl argensetw spapeTrhse.W orldS erioefs1 917w as gettimnogs to ft hen ews covertahgaetw eek.P eople here ainndt her esotf t hew orljdu swte renc'otn cerned witht hreyeo ungp easancth ildrwehno hads poketno theV irgiMna ry. Thec hildrceanl ltehdi wso man" OurL adyo fF atima." Form oret hanaq uartoefra c enturtyh,eF atimian cident wentv irtuaulnlnyo ticeexdc,e pfto ra no ccasioanratli cle ins omer eligimoaugsa zines. Latetrh,e p ictucrhea ngeFda.t imbae camaes ubjeocft univerisnatle rest. bPeegoaptnla el kianbgo uatm essage tot hew orld gibvyeO nu rL adyo fF atimtao, bree vealed in1 960S.o mehowt hamte ssageen deudp i nt heV atican, anda sf ara sa ltlh er esearicsch o ncernneodC ,a tholic churcho ffichiaasle verm ade any kindo f formal statemeanbto utth imsa tteirn i tesn tirety. 1 2 DATEW ITHT HEG ODS Howevmera,nR yo maCna htoclp irieasntsdsc hrosl a haev knowleodftg heee x sitenocfse u cahm essaIgte . wasw rtitebnyo neo f tthhers ehee pdhc ehrdirlewnh o witnseetsdh eev netS,i esrMt ardiaaDs o rsea,sl ok nown asS iesrtB ernad.e tte In1 91,t7 alakb ouUtF Os was nsoubtj eotcfht e peopleev'esr ycdoaneyv rsianotsF.l yisnuagc erMsar, tiaanndss ,p ascheiwpesr teh inognser eaadb oountl iyn scniceef ictbiookons.H owevewrh,ew ne e xamitnhee holsyc prtiue,rsl egeanndmd,y tholforgomyma npya rts of twhoer lwde,c otninucaolmlaeyc rotshsse a moel d polt: Somdei vinciotmifeer sot mh hee vaenisns omkei dn off lyicnhga riFoirtse.m, ko el,i gshotu,n adnd move menater a wlaysd escriTbheedi .d eiast hsea me-the ceratrues whporseesc eean ccpoamnitehsip sh enome nona er thougthobt e s omtey peg oodfo, rr elattoe d God.T hey coimnoets omkei nodfc ontwaicttsh o me oneT.he seenc ountheaervb se erne poritnme adn pya rts oft hweo r.lW dhen dtihinveiy dt eciidtet sii mste ol eave, a mesasgei sl efttht a evenltlubyae comreesl igion, mythloogtyr,a diotril oeng,eG neden.r a,lt lhyemsees sageaser peaceffiulllw,ei dte hx perssionofs love, prohpet,is cpitru,iaa lndm,o sit mpornttalyt,h eayl l promieseter nlaeil,fU topoira ,ap dairsWhea.t eivters calltehdie,m agerreymi ans stahm.ee Thiss amgee neprlaolit sr ecoridnme da nfyo rms throughtohuweto raldndt horughotuhateg eSso.m oef theseev enctasnb ev eriftihergdoh ur escehaa rnd ivnestitogina.W hent hahta ppewnesc ,a ilhtli srtyo. In tcheinsty u,r Ftahteia mi ncidceannt lb iek etnoe d the BiabcolcuincotafM l o setsla knigt oJ ehovoanh top of MoSuinntoa rit o, choinsrv seatwiiottnhh 'eub rngi n bus'hI .fas eriiovnuess attiogrre awlalnyt tsoc onsider thep ossibilhieto irse hse, mcaoym e wuipht some anwsers. Progluoe 3 Talokf U FOsi sn otu nocmmont hedsaey Msa.n y peopflreo aml olv ret hweo rlhdae vc laitmohe adev h ad somee xperciewe inht thestey pese xoatfor ridnya r eventBsu.,t fsoa rno,o ne shaaisad ny thgi tnoe ither conlcuisveslupyp oorrtd entyh eeixri scteAe.cn coirgnd toa G allPuoplt la kienn1 937,f tfeimeinl nlA imoerincsa satyh ey hsaeveseno me soofUr FtO . A greadte aolf s cnicee fictmiaoetnr ihaalsb een writotnet nh seub jeocft terxatetrrriveaislos rifstr om outesrp acfer,o m JVuelrenssen 'ovetlots h weo rld's mossto hpitsitceadm otipointc uretse,l evisseiroine s, and nonf-ictbiooonk s. Modersnc iehnacsye e tto s avye rmyu cha boutth e outesrp apchee nomeHnoawv.ee rm,a nsyc holaanrds ivnesttiograaserd ecdaititnigmt eot htiysp oefr esceha. r As rae sudlits,ci uosnossn t hes ubjoefcU tF Osa er becoimnbgo tmho rsec eintiicaf ndm orceo mmopnl a.c e Auhtorsw how rite baebionuftgr so omu tesrpa e c often troet fheerma s" gosd.T"h eyc iet thhoe ly scriptoufmr aensry e liiogns-btihbetl hee, aRyanama, thMea habhaarmanotgao ,t hefrosr, UeFviOed nc.e Mythlooglye,g etnrdat,di ioann,hd i tsorayl isnod icate andb eawri tnetshsa t etathrheh asb eevni tseibdy cosmnoau"tgo ds"t hrougrheocuotr hdieosdrt y. Ino rdetrou ndsetransdc ienocneem, u stm aek obejcteis vtduies oabnsvdeat rinosH.i osrtyl,e geanndd tradirtqeiuoeint r haotn et aeki ntcoo nsidetrhaetiiro n soucreasn d muankbesi ead udcetndsiFo.o trh dee epest undersitgna onfrd eligoinoemn u,s atl shoa vfeia th. Oftesncn iceeh,it sorrye,lo inag nilde gemnedgr ef,o rm ign cao mpehrensipviec eto ufr tahcet ueaveln twsh ich haevi snpeidrs ucha cocunts. Thisbo oiks oancoecu notfa ni cnrediebxelprei ence thatth iasu thwooru lldi tkoes heaw rith rtaehdeeo rr, perhawpihst s om1e 44,00p0e opilnte h iwso rlwdh o