Daily Archive for October 31st, 2007

Niagara Falls prophesied as site of Second Coming

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From the Buffalo News:

The Second Coming of Christ will occur in Niagara Falls, Isaiah Robertson believes.

“The revival of Jesus Christ will start right here,” he said. “God said he would take his glory from one of the wonders of the world — and that wonder is Niagara Falls.”

Millions of Christians believe in the Second Coming of Christ, in which the Christian savior will return to earth for a final judgment of both the living and the dead.

According to the Old Testament prophecy, “I will show wonders in the heaven and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.”

Robertson has his own personal take on how things will unfold and has turned his city home, yard and church into symbols of his faith.

“Niagara Falls is a holy place, like Jerusalem,” he said. “The sound of the water going over the falls is the voice of God.”

Prince who was never king visited Niagara Falls in 1919

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From the Niagara Falls Review:

This photograph was taken Oct. 19, 1919, at Dr. Harry Grant’s home, Victoria Place, which was located on the brow of the high bank overlooking Queen Victoria Park, about half way between the foot of Robinson Street and Clifton Hill.

The man in the centre of the group, with his right hand on his lapel, is H.R.H. Edward, the Prince of Wales, who was on an official visit to Niagara Falls that day.

Dr. Grant, an oculist who had practised in Buffalo, was hosting a luncheon at Victoria Place with the 25-year-old popular prince as the guest of honour.

Tourism agency gets more cash

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From Niagara This Week:

The tourism industry deserves the city’s support, says the head of Niagara Falls Tourism, as council bucked a trend that would have cut funding for the agency over the next few years.

After hearing a presentation from Anna Pierce, head of Niagara Falls Tourism, during a corporate services meeting Monday where council heard a request for funding, council allocated $400,000 to its budget for the agency, about $120,000 more than it gave last year.

“I’m extremely pleased with the reception by council,” said Pierce after the meeting. “I think everyone realizes the economic impact in Niagara Falls is so significant we can’t ignore it.