For the ninth time in the last 13 months a major body of water has turned blood red. The Yangtze River in China has done just that, turning blood red on September 7th. You can read an official account and view pictures of this amazing event right here. The Yangtze is China's largest and longest river. If you took the time to read the MSN story you will notice they used the word "apocalyptic" which is being tossed around more and more by mainline news services. I believe these events are indeed pre-tribulational foreshadowings of what is to come on a far more dramatic scale. I follow youtube.com very faithfully and there is some excellent work on these events. I recommend that you view the following video.
Paul's words as recorded in Romans the 13th chapter seem very appropriate at this time.
Romans 13:11
King James Version (KJV)
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.Dear Reader are you ready for the days ahead? Have you trusted Christ as your Savior? If not, do it now. Watch the short video in the right sidebar and keep your eyes open for the increasing signs of His soon return.
Here is the video that I want you to watch. Yeah, I know it's 19 minutes long but it contains information that is absolutely mind blowing. I will make some comments following the video that are equally mind blowing.
It's obvious, if you are honest, that neither Mitt Romney or President Obama has a clue as to handle this situation and neither of them present a budget that will even remotely deal with the coming Niagara Falls of woe that is just ahead. We are in a hopeless situation from a human perspective. We do not possess the solution to this disaster within the collective intelligence of all humanity. Soon, and I mean very soon, evil men are going to exploit this crisis. There is going to be a gigantic "re-set" of the global economy. The Bible calls it the "mark of the beast" in Revelation, the 13th chapter. I believe these evil men will advise the total erasure of all debt worldwide and the implementation of a new "digital" monetary system that will utilize RFID technology (aka the chip) in the right hand or foreheads of the global population. I could literally hear mouse clicks as this last sentence was read! People just don't believe the Bible and they don't believe it's all that bad and they don't believe that we are living in the shadow of Christ's return. But there are a few folks out there who do believe these things and I hope you are one of them. I have discussed these things with some of my fellow believers and we all wonder how we should prepare for the collapse. I think it would be good to get out of all personal debt if possible. I think it would be a good idea to store up some food, water and some precious metals. But all of these preparations just buy a little time when the bank holidays and riots occur. There it goes again, mouse clicks, I lost some more of you! Yeah, I believe these events are coming. But the only real lasting and effective measure that can be taken is to trust Christ as Savior. I know that this sounds simplistic and to some just plain delusional but I really believe it is the best course of action. Here is what Jesus said about accumulating wealth and neglecting your soul.
Matthew 16:25-27
King James Version (KJV)
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?You can purchase all the gold in Ft. Knox (if it's still there) and you could hoard all the food at your local grocery store but if don't have Jesus you will lose all! These are scary times but they are exciting times if you are a believer in Christ.
The Democratic party will roll out their 2012 platform this week and it will lack a key component that has been a part of both party platforms for decades...recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. You can read more about their platform in this article. This is not so surprising if you truly believe the Bible. The Bible tells us that in the last days all nations will turn on Israel and the main contention will be the status of her capital.
‘For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.’ Zechariah 14:2
I have mentioned before that the Scriptures make no mistake in declaring that Jerusalem is uniquely God's city.
"...I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there...." 2 Chronicles 6:6
Jerusalem is not Allah's city, not Confucius, not Buddha or any other so called gods. The Bible declares that things will get very desperate in Israel and Jerusalem and then the Lord Jesus Himself will come to their rescue. ‘Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east,’ Zechariah 14:3-4
The storm clouds of war are gathering for the world and especially for Israel. Obama has ordered a pull back of troops in cooperation with Israel and it is more and more apparent that Israel will have to go it alone against Iran and Russia (see Ezekiel 38 and 39). It will all happen just as God has foretold us in His Word. At the end of the day the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob will get all the glory for the rescue of Israel and the exaltation of Jerusalem as capital of His kingdom. We are at a pivotal time in history. So the question must be asked again, "Have you trusted Jesus as your Savior"? There is still time to trust in what He did on the cross to be sufficient payment for your sin. I urge you with a special sense of duty to make that decision quickly. We are rushing toward the climax of history.
