Today's Bibliomancy for Colin Powell

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible:

JOH 21:21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

JOH 21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

JOH 21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

JOH 21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

JOH 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the

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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

carried away captive.

JER 13:20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

JER 13:21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

JER 13:22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

JER 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

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The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible:

the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

DEU 31:12 Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

DEU 31:13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

DEU 31:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of

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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible:

shall reward thee.

PRO 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

PRO 25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

PRO 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

PRO 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

PRO 25:27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

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