Who OWNS our CELLS?

 

1 Corinthians 2:10

King James Version

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: 

for the Spirit searcheth all things, 

yea, the deep things of God.

GOD knows I rest, by watching movies.

And even then, the LORD speaks through the movies He chooses for me to watch.

Today, He showed me a movie which made me question man's ways.

GOD made me watch "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks".

I was intrigued by the word they used -- "immortal".

For there's no mortal that's immortal.

As with every compelling movie, I do some research after I watch it.

And I learned that Henrietta Lacks contracted cancer of the cervix in 1951.

Now, they say it's actually adenocarcinoma.

What really bothered me was when they took samples of her cells without her knowledge.

"During her treatments, two samples were taken from Lacks's cervix without her permission or knowledge; one sample was of healthy tissue and the other was cancerous."

-- Wikipedia

They called her cells "HeLa".

It seems her cells were "durable" and "prolific".

So much so, these were used for extensive scientific study.

"Previously, cells cultured from other human cells would survive for only a few days, but cells from Lacks's tumor behaved differently."

"It was observed that the cells grew robustly, doubling every 20–24 hours, unlike previous specimens, which died out."

-- Wikipedia

It bothers me that the Lacks family was not informed of the doctor's, and hospital's intentions.

Apparently, in those early years, the tissues, or anything taken from a body, during surgery, belonged to the hospital.

I don't know about that, but when my brother's appendix was taken out at an early age, he got to keep it in a bottle.

Which fascinated me, of course -- seeing an appendix for the first time.

Another thing that bothered me was how Henrietta's second child, Elsie, was treated for her epilepsy and and cerebral palsy.

She was institutionalized and received the following treatment:

"Historian Paul Lurz says that it is possible that Elsie was subjected to the pneumoencephalography procedure, where a hole was drilled into a patient's head to drain fluid from the brain, which was then replaced with oxygen or helium to make it easier to see the patient's brain in X-rays."

-- Wikipedia

All these things crush my soul.

These grieve my heart.

Oh, to have saved this mother, and child, from such!

So I turn to the LORD for clarity, and comfort.

I did mention, in another article, that only JESUS can cure us.

Our worldly institutions can't, for they are founded on many gods.

You only need to look at the "Hippocratic Oath", if you don't believe me.

As born again, I look at things Scripturally.

What does the Bible say?

Who really owns the cells of our body?

Who owns our bodies?

SPIRIT led me to these powerful verses:

Genesis 2:7

King James Version

7 And the Lord God formed man 

of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

Job 12:9-10

King James Version

9 Who knoweth not in all these 

that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, 

and the breath of all mankind.

Job 41:11

King James Version

11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? 

whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Psalm 24:1

King James Version

24 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; 

the world, and they that dwell therein.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

King James Version

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: 

and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

1 Corinthians 3:16

King James Version

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, 

and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19

King James Version

19 What? 

know ye not that your body 

is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, 

which ye have of God, 

and ye are not your own?

People can debate all they want, but our bodies belong to the LORD.

As such, here are Scripture's commands, and warnings:

Romans 12:1

King James Version

12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, 

by the mercies of God, 

that ye present your bodies 

a living sacrifice, 

holy, 

acceptable unto God, 

which is your reasonable service.

1 Corinthians 3:17

King James Version

17 If any man defile the temple of God, 

him shall God destroy; 

for the temple of God is holy, 

which temple ye are.

1 Corinthians 6:20

King James Version

20 For ye are bought with a price: 

therefore glorify God in your body, 

and in your spirit, 

which are God's.

I dedicate this post to Henrietta Lacks, the Lacks family, especially to Elise, who suffered greatly.

May the GOOD LORD guide us all, in the proper love, care, and treatment of each other.

Whatever profession, or industry, we may be in.

We are all children of the LIVING GOD.

John 1:12-13

King James Version

12 But as many as received him, 

to them gave he power to become the sons of God, 

even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, 

not of blood, 

nor of the will of the flesh, 

nor of the will of man, 

but of God.

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)

Henrietta Lacks

HeLa

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The SILVER cord

 

Ecclesiastes 12:6

King James Version

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, 

or the golden bowl be broken, 

or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, 

or the wheel broken at the cistern.

There seems to be truth to the saying, "hanging by a thread".

Over four decades ago, I woke up, and saw a long string, gently swaying, and glistening, in the air.

Actually, I seemed to be half-asleep, half-awake, as I witnessed that strange thing.

It connected my body on the bed, to my body up on the ceiling.

Researchers say it's an out-of-the-body experience, or OOBE.

Many "sensitives" say they see their body on the bed.

Well, the reverse was true for me.

I saw my body up in the air.

If not for the ceiling, I'd have gone off.

I knew that if that "string" snapped, or was cut, I'd be gone.

I also saw a rotating, large white circle (or disc) against the wall, with many things going on in it.

I don't know if that was to be my life.

Or it was the world's.

But the images seemed chaotic.

Apparently, it wasn't time to go yet.

Only GOD had control over my life.

Psalm 31:15

King James Version

15 My times are in thy hand: 

deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, 

and from them that persecute me.

The top psychic researcher in my country was astounded that I saw the "silver cord".

That was a silver cord?

I had no idea.

No one could really explain that silver cord.

But I did see it.

Since I've been born again over three years ago, I dropped all new age explanation, and focused on GOD's WORD instead.

And now, I discover King Solomon's verse above, without really looking for it.

I very nearly forgot the dream, until the verse showed up today.

Surely, SPIRIT feels it's time for me to know what that decades-old experience was all about.

As if confirming my initial thoughts.

So, I checked other Bible versions, to tell me more about the "silver cord":

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Amplified Bible

6 Earnestly remember your Creator before the silver cord [of life] is broken, or the golden bowl is crushed, or the pitcher at the fountain is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed;

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

6 [Remember your Creator earnestly now] before the silver cord [of life] is snapped apart, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern [and the whole circulatory system of the blood ceases to function];

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Easy-to-Read Version

Death

6 Remember your Creator while you are young,

    before the silver rope snaps and the golden bowl is crushed

like a jar broken at the well,

    like a stone cover on a well that breaks and falls in.

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Expanded Bible

6 Soon ·your life will snap like a silver chain [L the silver thread will be snapped]

    ·or break like a golden bowl [L and the golden bowl will be crushed].

·You will be like a broken pitcher at a spring [L The jar will be broken by the well],

    ·or a broken wheel at a well [L and the wheel crushed by the cistern; C metaphors of death].

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Good News Translation

6 The silver chain will snap, and the golden lamp will fall and break; the rope at the well will break, and the water jar will be shattered.

Ecclesiastes 12:6

International Standard Version

6 When the silver cord is severed,

    the golden vessel is broken,

the pitcher is shattered at the fountain,

    and the wheel is broken at the cistern,

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Living Bible

6 Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young—before the silver cord of life snaps and the gold bowl is broken; before the pitcher is broken at the fountain and the wheel is broken at the cistern;

Ecclesiastes 12:6

New Life Version

6 Remember Him before the silver rope of life is broken and the gold dish is crushed. Remember Him before the pot by the well is broken and the wheel by the water-hole is crushed.

Ecclesiastes 12:6

Wycliffe Bible

6 Have thou mind on thy Creator, before that a silveren rope be broken, and a golden lace run against, and a water pot be all-broken on the well, and a wheel be broken (al)together on the cistern; (Think thou upon thy Creator, before that the silver rope is broken, and the golden bowl is broken, and the water pot at the well is broken, and the wheel at the cistern is broken, yea, before that all is ended;)

In SUMMARY, "silver cord" means:

silver cord [of life]

silver rope

silver chain [L the silver thread

silver chain

silver cord

silver cord of life

silver rope of life

silveren rope

Even not being born again then, I knew my life was literally hanging on "by a thread", from that glistening string swaying gently in the air, as if someone was going to play jump rope.

It looked so fragile, swaying like that in the wind.

GOD gave me the opportunity to see life, and potential death, in that one instant.

And then again, death of our physical bodies on earth means life with JESUS.

Something born agains look forward to.

2 Corinthians 5:8

King James Version

8 We are confident, I say, 

and willing rather to be absent from the body, 

and to be present with the Lord.

King Solomon confirms what is to happen when that cord snaps:

Ecclesiastes 12:7

King James Version

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:

 and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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