2009 A.D. - The Year That Was

Compiled and researched by Dhon72 & J4

Then Jesus told them this parable: Think of the fig tree and all the other trees. When you see their leaves beginning to appear, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the Kingdom of God is about to come.

Remember that all these things will take place before the people now living have all died. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my word will never pass away”.

Luke 21:29-33

As we usher the New Year 2010, let’s pause for awhile and have a look at the year before it and see the events and human dramas that unfolds from it, thus might help us to understand and foresee the events in the coming years. As the saying goes, “the lessons we learn from the past shall be the tools for surviving the future”.

2009 is the year where some of us witnessed some spectacle event, some are bizarre and most of all many human tragedies from natural disasters. It is a year where many significant major earthquakes happen around the world that caused fatalities and damages to infrastructures. (below are the list of 2009 significant earthquakes around the world courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey)

Magnitude 6.8 TONGA November 24, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION November 17, 2009


Magnitude 6.5 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE November 13, 2009


Magnitude 7.3 FIJI November 09, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA November 08, 2009


Magnitude 6.8 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN October 30, 2009


Magnitude 6.9 BANDA SEA October 24, 2009


Magnitude 6.8 VANUATU October 08, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS October 08, 2009


Magnitude 7.4 VANUATU October 07, 2009


Magnitude 7.8 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS October 07, 2009


Magnitude 7.7 VANUATU October 07, 2009


Magnitude 6.8 CELEBES SEA October 07, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES October 04, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA October 01, 2009


Magnitude 7.5 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA September 30, 2009


Magnitude 8.1 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION September 29, 2009


Magnitude 7.0 JAVA, INDONESIA September 02, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION August 30, 2009


Magnitude 6.9 BANDA SEA August 28, 2009


Magnitude 6.7 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN August 17, 2009


Magnitude 6.7 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA August 16, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION August 12, 2009


Magnitude 7.5 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION August 10, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS August 10, 2009


Magnitude 7.1 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN August 09, 2009


Magnitude 6.9 GULF OF CALIFORNIA August 03, 2009


Magnitude 7.8 OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. July 15, 2009


Magnitude 6.7 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA June 23, 2009


Magnitude 7.3 OFFSHORE HONDURAS May 28, 2009


Magnitude 4.7 NORTH KOREA May 25, 2009 (presumed nuclear test)


Magnitude 6.5 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION May 16, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 KURIL ISLANDS April 18, 2009


Magnitude 6.7 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION April 16, 2009


Magnitude 6.9 KURIL ISLANDS April 07, 2009


Magnitude 7.6 TONGA REGION March 19, 2009


Magnitude 7.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION February 18, 2009


Magnitude 7.2 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA February 11, 2009


Magnitude 6.6 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS January 19, 2009


Magnitude 7.4 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS January 15, 2009


Magnitude 6.7 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS January 15, 2009


Magnitude 7.4 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA January 03, 2009


Magnitude 7.7 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA January 03, 2009

Every year we see the increase in frequency of High Magnitude earthquakes happening around the world and 2009 was one of them.

It is in this year when the U.N. defiant country North Korea proceeds with a Nuclear Test in spite of protest from neighboring countries, the blast register as 4.7 magnitudes in Richter scale.

And this was also the year when W.H.O. declares H1N1 (Swine Flu) as Pandemic when the disease spreads around the world infecting many people.

This is the year where my country witnessed spectacular events when hundreds of melon headed whales (dolphins) stranded at Bataan Bay (please read my article entitled “Eclipse and Dolphins”). And also the year when my country was battered by Natural Disasters such as Tropical Storms, Volcanic Eruptions, Flash Floods and Epidemic Diseases.

And it is not only my country suffered such devastating calamities that year but also other countries around the world as well.

The following videos below show some of the highlights on Natural Disasters, calamities and bizarre events that took place at the 2nd half of 2009.

On August 7, 2009 typhoon Morakot batters Taiwan.



A few weeks later on August 20, 2009 a freak tornadoes hits Toronto, Canada.



A month later September 23, 2009 Sydney, Australia wakes up in a red haze atmosphere caused by a Dust Storm.



Two days later September 25, 2009 Philippines my beloved country were hit by Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy locally) followed by Typhoon Parma (Pepeng locally) shortly on October 3, 2009.



During the same time on September 29, 2009 a Tsunami hit Samoa and its neighboring island turning one of the best Pacific paradise upside down.



A day later September 30, 2009, our southern neighbor Sumatra, Indonesia was hit by an earthquake.



And in the wake of the night on October 1, 2009 a flash flood hits five District of Southern Indian Andhra Pradesh leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.



And in another story, in the morning of December 9, 2009 Norway was the site of an astonishing event when a spiral sign appears in their sky.

Photo: Jan Petter Jørgensen via Vaeret

Photo: by Altaposten.no


On that same date an unverified apparition of triangular objects hovering and seen in the heart of Moscow, Russia during the day and as well in the night time.

During the day.

During the night.

Both events happen the day before U.S. President Barack Obama attend the awarding ceremony and receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.

This is the year also when Sony Entertainment releases their timely and top grosser movie entitled 2012 based on the End Date of Mayan Calendar, Edgar Casey’s Pole Shift and many more.



Many of us still doesn’t seem to know what is really happening around us and that is why most conspiracy theorist, truth seeker and fellow researcher alike used the term "sheeple" which pertains to people who does not yet realize or not yet awaken in spite of the tragedies happening around them. This are the people who are like sheep not minding the things around them even if the predator stalking them and ready to devour them.

Woe to you Authorities of this World for hiding the truth from the rest of Humanity, sacrificing millions of lives in favor and for the sake of the few and the Elite.

Now, the question is when will you be when the Big Party begins? Will you be ready, will you be awake or will you be still slumbering in the system (Matrix) you were accustomed to since your birth. Will you still be the slave, the puppet of the system (Matrix) created by the so-called Secret Society? This is the secret and the philosophy behind the “Matrix” the movie, challenging our understanding of perspective, reality and illusion.

The following are some quotes from the movie “Matrix” and hope you can relate with it on what is happening right now with our world, words of wisdom by Morpheus, Neo's spiritual leader and guide.

Morpheus Quotes

"Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony."

"What is "real"? How do you define "real"?"

"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill -- the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -- you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes."

"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it."

"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream, Neo? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?"

"The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth."

"What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad."

"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."

"If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain."

"The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

I’m going to end this article with another video clip of the typhoon Ketsana and Parma with a music track, Praise You In This Storm by Casting Crowns followed by its lyrics dedicated to all the heroes as well as the people affected by those calamaties.

Heroes were born on those days, they came from different walks of life and most of whom lost their lives in the service of their fellowmen. I always shed tears every time I watch all those videos above feeling powerless against the wrath of mother nature, but still, in spite of that, I see hope in my fellowmen, I see the flickering light of humanity in each one of us waiting to be awaken once more.

I know that time shall come not too far from this day when each one of us shall understand that love is what matter most and not the material things that most of us are busying about right now embedded to us by the system (Matrix) we are accustomed to ever since we are born.




Praise You in This Storm 
by Casting Crown

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen
and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain,
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.

Chorus:

And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone
how can I carry on
if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away
(Chorus)

I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
(Chorus)

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