Beauty Beyond Senses According to the Bible

2/04/2017 83 Comments

Beauty according to the Scriptures

My attention was caught by a comment posted on my blogsite by someone who introduced himself as Angelo DF. There are some favorable remarks he wrote about my understanding of the Scriptures. Whether they came from the heart or they are praises undeserved, let me emphasize that I do not accept them! Glory, honor and praises belong to the Creator! As for insults and defamations imputed on me and posted on my blogsite, let them stay there!

Comments that come show me two opposites: beauty and ugliness. Beauty is in everything created by God. Harmony, orderliness, gentleness and wisdom abide in the totality of all things in the original state of creation! In GENESIS 1:31,

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

We have to understand that the “very good” condition of everything that was made implies order in movements, harmony in relations, and symbiosis in existence. There is beauty in everything that exists! That beauty came from the Creator, the Divine originator of everything. PSALMS 29:2 states,

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Surely there is beauty in holiness! God in His holiness is the source of beauty in everything He created. Even in things or beings regarded as ugly by others beauty is present. A deep sea creature called fangtooth may look ugly to some but considering the role it takes in nature, it shows how beautiful this creature is! Vultures may look ugly and their ways also, but without these creatures the forest and the wild jungle will stink and will be infested with highly contagious pests hazardous to both humans and animals.

The fangtooth is a menacing looking creature that inhabits the deep waters of the ocean. It gets its name from the long, sharp, fang-like teeth that line its enormous, over-sized mouth. Its gruesome appearance has earned it the name, “ogrefish”. The fangtooth is an extreme deep water species that lives at depths of about 16,000 feet. The pressure at these depths is intense and the water temperature is near freezing. Food here is scarce, so the fangtooth will eat just about anything it can find. Most of its meals probably fall from the upper depths of the ocean.

The fangtooth is found throughout the world in temperate and tropical ocean regions. The fangtooth has a short deep body with a large head and mouth. The body is covered with small prickly scales. The distinct lateral line is an open groove partially covered by scales. There are mucous cavities on the head separated by serrated ridges. The Fangtooth grows to 17cm in length. As the common name suggests, this fish has very long pointed teeth. The lower jaw fangs slide into pockets in the roof of the mouth when the jaws close. This species is dark brown to black.

(Source: http://www.allthesea.com/Deep-Sea-Fish-Fangtooth.html)

An online site that discusses vulture extinction in Africa shows a close association between the transmission of disease and scavengers.

Ecological implications of vulture extinction on scavengers and disease transmission

…Scavengers, especially vultures, provide one of the most important yet under-appreciated ecosystem services of any avian group. Because they feed by scavenging, vultures are highly specialized to rapidly dispose of large carcasses, thus playing a critical role in nutrient cycling, leading other scavengers to carcasses and reducing the risk of contamination by pathogens by quickly consuming decomposing carcasses. Despite the rate at which vultures are declining, little is known about the potential consequences of the widespread disappearance of these scavenging birds on other scavengers and rates of disease transmission at carcasses.

(http://www.africanraptors.org/ecological-implications-of-vulture-extinction-on-scavengers-and-disease-transmission-darcy-ogada/)

Beauty is in created organisms like plants, flowers, birds, insects, animals, man.

ECCLESIASTES 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Man was made upright! He was made in the likeness and image or beauty of his Creator.

GENESIS 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The beauty in man is very well appreciated by someone who loves him or her. Whether that beauty is physical or otherwise, it is observed, felt and believed. I call on all loving mothers as my witnesses! Now comes ugliness. Where did ugliness originate? After quite some time, beauty has vanished in so many things. What was the cause? Corruption! These are what are stated in THE ROMANS 8:22, 20-21 –

22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Corruption from the Greek word “φθορά” or phthora, means decay, destruction of the original composition or state of being.

phthora

From G5351; decay, that is, ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively): – corruption, destroy, perish.

* (Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries, Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.)

How is this related to church? The church in the Bible is symbolized by a bride, a virgin, with Christ as the bridegroom.

II CORINTHIANS 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

This is a great mystery in the Bible!

EPHESIANS 5:30-32
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

The church in the Bible is a beautiful entity, which beauty is based on sanctity and holiness.

EPHESIANS 5:27
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

The sanctifying agent that made the Church of God beautiful is the word of God!

JOHN 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

The exactness and completeness of the word of God constitute its sanctifying truth.

PSALMS 119:160(RSV)
The sum of thy word is truth; and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures forever.

Truth must not be adulterated by man’s words and ideas!

PROVERBS 30:5-6
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Truth must not be diminished even by a word!

JEREMIAH 26:2
Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

Adding or diminishing truth will mean perdition to transgressors!

REVELATION 22:18-19
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

But the whole truth has been corrupted by additions or teachings of men.

MARK 7:7
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

SO MANY UGLY CHURCHES EXIST NOW

The Catholic Church is laden with so many teachings and commandments of men! Its doctrines and teachings are not written in the Bible but are contrary to it as are being observed and believed in, in the Catholic Church!

Mary is believed to be brought to heaven body and soul.


Whereas, the Bible tells us that flesh and blood or the human body cannot inherit the kingdom of God.

I CORINTHIANS 15:50
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

For this reason our earthly body has to be changed to a heavenly body for us to be able to enter heaven or the abode of God.

I CORINTHIANS 15:51-54
51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

To enter heaven therefore, our terrestrial body has to be changed to a celestial body.

I CORINTHIANS 15:40, 49
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

Such Catholic doctrine about Mary is contrary to the revealed truth in the Bible! It is an invented teaching of Pope Pius XII who sounds not so pious in his study of the Scriptures. Apparently Mary was dead at the time of the Apostle Paul. Paul greeted many known figures in the 1st century church and commanded the Christians in Rome to greet them even the mother of Rufus and his’ own mother.

THE ROMANS 16:13
Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

If Mary were alive at that time, why would not the Apostle Paul greet her being the mother of his Lord? And why would not he command the Romans to greet the mother of his Lord? And if Mary were taken to heaven after her death, body and soul, why did not the Apostle Paul mention it in his letters to the 1st century Christians?

The fact that, that teaching of the Catholic Church about the assumption of Mary body and soul was only taught in 1950 at the time of the not-so-pious Pope Pius XII proves that it is an invented teaching!

God Bless.

83 comments:

  1. Another meaningful and wisdom-filled blog which we can truly learn!

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  2. There is beauty beyond what humans can perceive according to the Bible.

    Thanks be to God!

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  3. Thanks be to God for another truth and wisdom He made us understand.To God be the glory.

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  4. Thanks be to God for the beauty of His words that He had enlighten us with through His preacher.

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  5. Thanks be to God for the beauty that He gave us.

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  6. Keep these wonderful blog coming Mr. Controversy!!!! To God be the glory!

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  7. All creatures of Almighty God is perfect and beautiful but the Catholic Church is the ugly one may God have mercy upon them.To God be the glory for all understanding and wisdom

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  8. The Bible does contained all matters that guide and lead us to God wards, even the things we don't know yet! Praises, Honor and Glory to the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Brother Eli Soriano!!!!

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  9. Thanks be to God for another graceful topic.

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  10. Amen Mr. Controversy... To God be The Glory!

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  11. Amen. Thanks be to GOD for this blog.

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  12. There's really beauty in the truthfulness of words of God but we have to understand them to accept its potency. Otherwise without guidance, we'll be disappointed and discourage to its truthfulness. But behind its beauty of her promises there's ugliness to her path to attain its victory of salvation.

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  13. Thank Be to God for the Best Blogs.

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  14. very entertaining!!! awesome!!!!

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  15. Thanks be to God for enlightening our faith through this blog... to God be the glory!

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  16. Another blog worth reading!thanks be to God!

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  17. the blogs of bro. Eli make sense not because of him but because of God Himself... The beauty is in God and His works, even most scientists see the orderliness and harmony of the universe. How great God is!

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  18. Thank you Father God in Christ Jesus our Lord for all the beauties of your Creations.. Thank you God for giving us this very informative blog.. More blessings to come Mr.controversy..

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  19. The beauty of the creation of heavens we see really amazes me. They are very vast but orderly place to their paths to tell the immense eternal wisdom of the creator and people don't even talk about them everyday. This is the ugly part and some deny the existence of God.

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  20. Inside me is longing that one day that the few will be delivered to this place. If we are alone in this universe then they will tell the truth to everybody. This is the real beauty of our existence.

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  21. In his time, He made everything beautiful. Real beauty transcends beyond matter!

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  22. Thanks be to God for his greatness..for His highest caĺling and our life is renewed..for understanding His doctrines and His
    Everlasting LOVE to mankind...giving each and everyone a chance to repent and to life everlasting...A million thanks to You our greatest and most powerful God..Amen

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  23. May God help us maintain the beauty where He created us from and keep distance from the corruptions that could bring us to ugliness. Thanks be to God for another very interesting blog.

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  24. All religions invented by men whose teachings are contrary to the bible are ugly and devilish. We should cleave to the only religion written in the bible which is the Church of God because it is founded by God, headed by Jesus Christ, and preached by the appostles. All the teachings inside the Curch of God are from God, therefore true, beautiful, and perfect. Thanks be to God!



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  25. Amen !!Salamat sa Dios at sa Panginoong Hesus !!

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  26. Such beautiful wisdom this is! Thanks be to God!

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  27. Thanks be to God for another informative blog!

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  28. "The beauty in man is very well appreciated by someone who loves him or her."

    yes! no doubt.. love only sees the good things in every person..

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  29. All glory to GOD for this enlightening blog. May our loved ones read this and be part of 'beauty' whom God created.

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  30. I was once a catholic...and I thought that being catholic was already enough. Not knowing about this path for so many years...
    But after I heard the "proper way of praying" doctrine, my mind was changed right after.
    To all catholics who might read this, please let us not limit ourselves with what we hear.. it should be what we hear and can be READ also.

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  31. what makes us beautiful is not the fancy clothes we wear, nor makeups on our face, these are just for the eyes of sanlibutan. But what makes us beautiful is to walk in the eyes of God. To God be the glory!

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  32. Thanks be to God! Thank you for the wisdom. To God be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

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  33. Indeed,True beauty can never be measured by outside... only God can show the true meaning of Beauty!!

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  34. The words of GOD explained by His preachers are indeed full of beauty and truth.
    Thanks be to GOD for a wonderful blog!

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  35. ...the never ending beauty above us, below us and around us blended with different shades and colors, placed in their proper lines and places, the sweet and titillating sounds of every creation...and the music purported by them,the true fragrance of the earth as i breath with inspiration with the unpolluted air i enjoy...wow...whose wisdom does all these good things come from ...God the creator of heaven and earth...all dedicated to man... di wow talaga...

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  36. This blog is indeed very beautiful.
    It tells nothing but the truth.
    Thanks be to God for this beautiful blessing for us.
    I wish this beauty will be known by more readers.

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  37. To God be the glory! where beauty, goodness and love were emanated...

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  38. Thanks be to God for a very informative and sensible blog.

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  39. ...let this blog be a reminder to my peers as medical practitioners and fellow citizens searching for the truth that the human body is made to exist with a particular wisdom and reason by the creator no matter how ugly it looks like not to be condemned nor to be used as reason to reverse his/her situation/condition to gain money or power with medical technology and medicine for even the potter has a personal reason to make a seemingly ugly vessel...not all mass or cyst found in the human body are meant to destroy but will serve as a protection or promote human ecological balance to prolong the life of that particular person...is that not beautiful? e di wow...

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  40. No doubt, an invented teaching is foul and ugly, whereas a true teaching is fragrant and a beauty. A million thanks to God for this wonderful blog. =)

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  41. Amen! Another blog which reveals the Unbiblical teachings of Catholic Church. Glory to God.

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  42. Absolutely correct,, thnx for this blog

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  43. It is correct that beauty comes from our God the creator trough our Lord Jesus,, thnx be to God

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  44. A very beautiful blog about beauty. Thanks be to God! Thank you Mr. Controversy.

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  45. ...there is no beauty if there is no ugly...hehehe who is ugly? not me...hehehe...all is fair and beautiful pala...e di wow...

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  46. ...indeed GOD's creation is beautiful, and so His teachings, thanks for this very Biblical and informative blog.

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  47. we are provided with 5 beautiful sense wisely put in the human body...the eyes to see, the ears to hear, the nose to smell, the tongue to taste and the hands to touch... such is beauty beyond our senses...just add your common sense...hehehe

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  48. ...e di wow talaga...for we are created to appreciate beauty...and beauty is the creator...and like the creator we are also beautiful...thank`s to Bro. Eli...

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  49. ...no one looks at the beautiful sky anymore, not like before when we as children playing in the neighborhood pause for a moment enjoying the star straddled vast velvety sky...twinkle, twinkle little star...

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  50. ...beauty beyond senses...they are everywhere...such is the wisdom of God...unfathomable...but we can take care of these beautiful things for Christ Jesus...

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  51. ...the devil is always around trying to duplicate real beauty...paper roses...oh how real those roses seem to be...hehehe...

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  52. ...Satan was a beautiful creation...he rebelled against God the creator because for one... he failed to appreciate beauty and for two...he failed to understand the creator as a beautiful being...

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  53. Let us all praise the word of our Lord. Indeed that beauty exists in all things. It only needs the right eyes to be able to see.

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  54. ...the beauty that is reserved for us {who deserves to be} in paradise is really unfathomable for us to profoundly consider a space of hope and faith in God with love in our hearts...

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  55. ...black is beautiful and have time and again the Miss Universe belongs to the black race...it is telling us there is beauty even in dark places...hehehe...

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  56. ...after all is said and done...in the bible as Bro. Eli saw...i bend my knees with my head bowed to the ground in awe and praises to God ...He created everything and are all beautiful...

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  57. ...the beauty of the Church of the bible, the Church of God is preserved because all its teachings and doctrines were inspired by the Holy Spirit so that all the other churches founded by men whose teachings and doctrines are inspired by their own thoughts are ugly...

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  58. ...the most beautiful possession of man is the bible but dirtied and corrupted by man because of greedy countenance with power and wealth dressed with identity, authority, respect and honor...bah...

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  59. ...the beautiful will continue to exist forever like the "salita ng Dios"...

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  60. ...we admire beautiful things but we forget to give thanks to the beautiful creator...

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  61. ...you were an ugly looking gal in class but when you gave me that smile...I felt beauty everywhere with a titillating electricity in my being...and I still gaze at you while you are sleeping being my wife and there is really that very sweet smile of yours..."tulog ka na nga naka smile pa rin"...e d wow...

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  62. ...i saw your eyes...very beautiful eyes... twinkling like stars in the heavenly sky giving me rhapsody under my skin...only to know now,3 months of our married life...that it is an admonition for me not to marry you...hehehe...

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  63. ...there is true beauty and can never be duplicated no matter what...

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  64. ...the most beautiful thing in this world is love,love,love...God`s love because it never hurts..."love hurts, daw"...ay mali na naman sila because demon`s love yaon ginusto nila ...hehehe...

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  65. ...we can both live a beautiful life in a little beautiful house with our son and with your mother but why treat me as an ugly demon...shouting and demanding things from me like what your friend has; with a flashy car,living in a well furnished big condominium and her son enrolled in a private school..."woe is me, what a scandal in the family"...

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  66. People shouldn't add false doctrines in the bible! The catholic church's teaching of mary's body and soul being at heaven is just foolishness, 1 corinthians 15:50! This blog truly opens our eyes from all of the darkness of this world and understanding of the bible!

    Thanks be to GOD!

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  67. Another invention of the Catholic church unfolded. Thanks be to God for this very informative blog.

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  68. may all read this and know the truth

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