Anyone else of a "preparedness" mindset?

Because it is exciting!!!!! It is not scary. People have been reading prophecy for centuries wondering how it could be, and we get to see it. It gives me goosebumps thinking about it. Things people could not understand 70 years ago, are obvious to us today.

Sometimes, I want to get up just to see how much closer we are to it today.

It is an exciting time to be alive, and a blessing to be able to see it come together.


In the Book of Revelation, John gives a perfect description of a nuclear war, and up until 50 years ago, mankind had no idea what he could mean. Pillars of fire, smoke and brimstone, they didn't have a clue what that could be. Now it is obvious.

When China and Iran signed their petroleum agreement not long ago, it was exciting because it was another piece of the puzzle falling right into place. For centuries, people wondered why "the kings of the East" would move against Israel. Now, China and Iran are big trading\technology partners and Israel is Irans bitter enemy. Iran has said that when they get a nuke, they will hit Israel. Israel will hit back, HARD, if not before.

Russia has also signed trade agreements with Iran and Syria. There are also prophecies about Russia moving against Israel. Russia will move against Israel first, and will get their booty kicked. It would be hard for Russia to hit Israel with nukes and not affect their trading partners and allies- Isreals neighbors. Israel will use nukes against Russia, they don't care about their neighbors; neither do I.

There is a Biblical prophecy about a "mark" in the right hand or forehead. Just a few months ago, a company revealed they have an implantable microchip that can contain all your financial and personal data, and it is implanted... guess where.... the right hand or the forehead.

I have to calm down, or I will be here all night listing how numerous prophecies are being fulfilled EVERY day.


It is an exciting time to be alive. Pop some popcorn, turn on Fox News and CNN and watch the book of Revelation unfold, live in living color. :goosebumps:

 

Perhaps you need to check again.

http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst102504.htm


Government Debt- The Greatest Threat to National Security
by Ron Paul

October 25, 2004

Once again the federal government has reached its “debt ceiling,” and once again Congress is poised to authorize an increase in government borrowing. Between its ever-growing bureaucracies, expanding entitlements, and overseas military entanglements, the federal government is borrowing roughly one billion dollars every day to pay its bills.

Federal law limits the amount of debt the U.S. Treasury may carry, and the current amount-- a whopping $7.4 trillion-- has been reached once again by a spendthrift federal government. Total federal spending, which now exceeds $2 trillion annually, once took more than 100 years to double. Today it doubles in less than a decade, and the rate is accelerating. When President Reagan entered office in 1981 facing a federal debt of $1 trillion that had piled up over the decades, he declared that figure “incomprehensible.” At its present rate of spending, the federal government will soon amass $1 trillion of new debt in just one year.

Government debt carries absolutely no stigma for politicians in Washington. The original idea behind the debt limit law was to shine a light on government spending, by forcing lawmakers to vote publicly for debt increases. Over time, however, the increases have become so commonplace that the media scarcely reports them-- and there are no political consequences for those who vote for more red ink. It’s far more risky for politicians to vote against special interest spending

Since 1969, the federal government has spent more that it received in revenues every year. Even supposed single-year surpluses never existed, but were merely an accounting trick based on stealing IOUs from the imaginary Social Security trust fund. Remember that the total federal debt continued to rise rapidly even during the claimed surplus years. Since Congress is incapable of spending only what the Treasury takes in, it must borrow money. Unlike ordinary debts, however, government debts are not repaid by those who spend the money-- they’re repaid by you and future generations.

The federal government issues U.S. Treasury bonds to finance its deficit spending. The largest holders of those Treasury notes-- our largest creditors-- are foreign governments and foreign individuals. Asian central banks and investors in particular, especially China, have been happy to buy U.S. dollars over the past decade. But foreign governments will not prop up our spending habits forever. Already, Asian central banks are favoring Euro-denominated assets over U.S. dollars, reflecting their belief that the American economy is headed for trouble. It’s akin to a credit-card company cutting off a borrower who has exceeded his credit limit one too many times.

Debt destroys U.S. sovereignty, because the American economy now depends on the actions of foreign governments. While we brag about our role as world superpower in international affairs, we are in truth the world’s greatest debtor. Like all debtors, we are not truly free. China and other foreign government creditors could in essence wage economic war against us simply by dumping their huge holdings of U.S. dollars, driving the value of those dollars sharply downward and severely damaging our economy. Desmond Lachman, an economist at the American Enterprise Institute, states that foreign central banks “Now have considerable ability to disrupt U.S. financial markets by simply deciding to refrain from buying further U.S. government paper.” Former Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers warns about “A kind of global balance of financial terror,” noting our dependency on “the discretionary acts of what are inevitably political entities in other countries.”

Ultimately, debt is slavery. Every dollar the federal government borrows makes us less secure as a nation, by making America beholden to interests outside our borders. So when you hear a politician saying America will do “whatever it takes” to fight terrorism or rebuild Iraq or end poverty or provide health care for all, what they really mean is they are willing to sink America even deeper into debt. We’re told that foreign wars and expanded entitlements will somehow make America more secure, but insolvency is hardly the foundation for security. Only when we stop trying to remake the world in our image, and reject the entitlement state at home, will we begin to create a more secure America that is not a financial slave to foreign creditors.


Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.


another : http://www.newswithviews.com/NWVexclusive/exclusive59.htmtest

 

I look around for a national "voice of reason," and I have found one.

If you have never listened to Lou Dobbs on CNN weekday evenings, I urge you to do so. Not a right-wing or left-wing fanatic, just the voice of reason.

I don't care what party he belongs to, if he were running for President, I would vote for him. Watch him and see if you don't agree.

He's great.

 

I watch Lou Dobbs very often. He is on right now.

I posted recently somewhere that my company just told us that our manufacturing is going overseas. For some strange reason, I think that Lou Dobbs got wind of that decision via email from an anonymous viewer. hint hint, wink wink, nod nod.

I am hoping that when our customers find out we are outsourcing, it will affect our business. They are doing it in stages, one product line at a time. If the first product takes a hit, then they may cancel the plans to move the rest.

We were not told that this would lead to great cost savings for our customers, but it would offset production cost by 20%. Meaning it raises the profit margin of our products, when we already increase our EBIT by 20- 30% every year. We had record earnings this past fiscal year, but that wasn't enough.

 

My last comment to this thread:


YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

I have nothing else to add.

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One way coin collectors can have fun preparing for the end times:

When (not if, all governments eventually fail) our government goes the way of the dodo you can bet people will quickly stop accepting paper money and clad coins as a medium of exchange. After all, it is based on the good faith of the US government, and not backed by anything of intrinsic value. Many believe that once that happens people will begin using a barter system...you give me some food and I will give you some ammo or toilet paper, those type deals. The problem is, how many shot gun shells equals a barrel of apples? How much coffee should I request in exchange for a pound of sugar...you get the idea. People will need something to use as money. Useless paper bills and clad coins won't be it, but the pre 1964 90% silver coins, along with gold coins and silver and gold bullion will be in high demand for such commerce. As coin collectors we could be buying bags of junk silver from dealers and putting together collections from that stuff, or even just hoarding it in coffee cans. Of course, you won't find keys or even semi-key dates, but you can find a surprising amount of different dates and mint marks in bags and rolls of junk silver. It is all lower grade stuff, but it is still fun. Plus you have the added benefit of knowing that if something were to happen you have something to trade with. I'd hate to have to go with out my morning cup (ok pot) of coffee or toilet paper just because the local stores close down and no one wants my worthless federal reserve notes.

Just make sure to hide the stuff well.

 

Smart man.

Coffee is one of my stores. Get a hand grinder, by whole beans by the bag.

Then, while you still have power, you can sit in front of the TV (or beside your hand cranked, solar powered shortwave radio), pop some popcorn, sip some coffee and watch the Revelation unfold right before your eyes.



Ain't it cool!!

 

Yes, it is cool, and fun in a strange kind of way, to prepare for that stuff. I have thought about storing coffee for the long haul. I just don't know how to store it, and how long it will keep without going bad. I can't do without coffee. Seriously.

I am just hoping for a pre-trib rapture.

 

Aren't we all.

Something that was revealed to me was that even with a pre-trib rapture, and you and I know there is no mention of the US in the end, we do not know how bad it will be right up to the last minute. The great tribulation might not start on the 23 of August, it may end up being a high gear of a longer era of hardship.


We might have 2 years of extreme hardship before the rapture. OR, it may start the next day.

Here is the skinny on coffee storage:

http://www.foodsavershop.com/howtostorwho.html