Here are a couple of words that are not commonly used:

hitherto means up to now

henceforth means from now on

One of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah:

But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity. Micah 5:2

The fulfillment of this prophecy roughly 700 years later: 

While they were there [Bethlehem], the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7

Jesus’ prophecy of his return:

Behold, I have told you in advance… For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be… And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man [Messiah] coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. Matthew 24:25-30

His return has not been canceled:

Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.” … But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief,… 2 Peter 2:3-10

Accept his free gift:

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life… He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:16-20 

(Scriptures taken from the New American Standard Bible.)

Mercy is when we don’t get what we deserve.

Grace is when we get what we don’t deserve.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. —Hebrews 4:14-16

I was unable to access my blog admin this day. Frustrating!

I did some research on paragraph separation and found three styles.

Indent every paragraph.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indent every paragraph except the first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not indent the paragraphs but put some space between them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My preference is the third one shown here where there is a linespace of half the font size. Observe how it is done in books, magazines and online newspapers.

I need a break after yesterday’s post so today I’ll just mention something curious.

I grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota; Rapid City, to be specific. I recall some interesting terminology. I could travel back east to Sioux Falls,  up to Custer (higher elevation), out to Yellowstone (west), up to Sturgis (north), down to Hot Springs (south), down to the Badlands (lower and southeast) or over to Pierre (east). When I was done at any of those places, I would travel back to Rapid.