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"I hope we shall crush... in it's birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1816
Greg
Friday, January 29, 2010
Priceless links
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I ran across this list of links while reading something somewhere. God only knows what it was that time...
Anyway this stuff scares the be Jesus out of me... I truly am a paranoid sort of guy ;) I'm not dangerous to anyone though... I advocate peaceful resistance and civil disobedience at every opportunity.
The 'problems' in our society can be 'deconstructed' and built anew.
*I* see these 'problems' as being greed and corruption throughout the oligarchy. Corporatism, even fascism and tyranny, Fractional Reserve Banking, Consumerism, planned obsolescence. These are not 'new' things... These things have always existed throughout time. They have all been 'dealt with' many times throughout history, world wide. Therefore it should come as no surprise to anyone that it may have to be 'dealt with' once again... in a different time, in a different place.
*I* hope the fools involved in our oligarchy have 'outsmarted' themselves for the last time...
Peaceful resistance and civil disobedience, when combined with the power of our VOTE and the power of our POCKET BOOK, are very powerful weapons indeed.
I feel these links/videos fairly represent many of the rotten to the core, totally corrupt things that are going on now days.
If someone out there can convince me that I am a conspiracy 'nut' and that there is nothing at all to be worried about it would be a great help for my anxiety. Sometimes I fear I am losing my mind and that I truly am a conspiracy nut... So any 'help' would be much appreciated.
I know everything is probably just fine...
I'm probably just paranoid...
I ran across this list of links while reading something somewhere. God only knows what it was that time...
Anyway this stuff scares the be Jesus out of me... I truly am a paranoid sort of guy ;) I'm not dangerous to anyone though... I advocate peaceful resistance and civil disobedience at every opportunity.
The 'problems' in our society can be 'deconstructed' and built anew.
*I* see these 'problems' as being greed and corruption throughout the oligarchy. Corporatism, even fascism and tyranny, Fractional Reserve Banking, Consumerism, planned obsolescence. These are not 'new' things... These things have always existed throughout time. They have all been 'dealt with' many times throughout history, world wide. Therefore it should come as no surprise to anyone that it may have to be 'dealt with' once again... in a different time, in a different place.
*I* hope the fools involved in our oligarchy have 'outsmarted' themselves for the last time...
Peaceful resistance and civil disobedience, when combined with the power of our VOTE and the power of our POCKET BOOK, are very powerful weapons indeed.
I feel these links/videos fairly represent many of the rotten to the core, totally corrupt things that are going on now days.
If someone out there can convince me that I am a conspiracy 'nut' and that there is nothing at all to be worried about it would be a great help for my anxiety. Sometimes I fear I am losing my mind and that I truly am a conspiracy nut... So any 'help' would be much appreciated.
I know everything is probably just fine...
I'm probably just paranoid...
- Taking on the banking cabal
- The International Banking Cartel is the New World Order
- Bankster NGO: Global banking body may be needed
- The Coming Consequences of Banking Fraud
- Rothschild Investment Banking Posts Record Results
- Hannity, Morris Agree with “Conspiracy People” About New World Order
- The Financial New World Order: Towards a Global Currency and World Government
- The porous walls between Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P. and private deals
- Secret Reports, Secret Budgets, Secret Operations, Secret Courts… A Secret Government!
- The “End the Fed” Protests are the (Secret) Road to World Government
- Obama Regulatory Reform Plan Officially Establishes Banking Dictatorship
- Canada says global banking body needed in 2009
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wrong headed
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I saw this 'sentence' in an article in today's local paper, in the financial section.
"Rising [home] prices are important to the economic recovery because they make homeowners 'feel' wealthier and lead them to 'spend' more." (emphasis mine).
Economists are not like the rest of us... They have a much different world view than do most Americans. Theirs is a world view determined largely by numbers, data, statistics...
The 'problem' with such ideas and dependencies is that 'things' do not always follow the rules and or trends of the past few months, years or even decades... Sometimes 'things' really do change.
A great deal of our current economic turmoil came from mathematics genius' who created extremely complex economic/mathematics 'models' which, in the end, proved to be based on unreliable data and or assumptions. These same models were extremely flawed in the sense that they never even considered the consumer in general. Let alone the huge debt trap that American government and business/corporations have laid for an unsuspecting American public for decades now...
I find the sentence quoted above to be insulting, personally. The very idea that 'someone' 'somewhere' is attempting to alter the 'mood' of the public with the sole ambition of causing them to 'spend' more money is outrageous. It is just more 'how can we fool them today' openly displayed in newspapers across America. The article makes no mention of unsustainable consumer debt levels. It only speaks of how can we make 'consumers' feel better so they will turn over their hard earned cash to the economy apparently REGARDLESS of debt levels.
In this country, once 'they' [corporations/banks] convince a 'consumer' to part with their hard earned cash 'they' do everything 'they' possibly can to 'keep' that particular 'consumer' buried in debt for as long as possible. To accomplish this goal 'they' use credit cards with usurious interest rates with ridiculously low minimum payments to intentionally take advantage of economically challenged consumers. 'They' offer the consumer 'trick' mortgages on which the required payment will double in a few years with, seemingly, no regard at all as to whether the mortgage can ever be repaid. 'They' offer car loans to the poor at usurious interest rates of 20% and 30%. In this country it seems the more economically challenged a 'consumer' is the greater the level of abuse they can expect to receive.
Corporations/banks can be, and indeed are, very aggressive with individuals. Once corporations/banks are able to bury an individual in debt to the point of desperation 'they' really turn up the heat. With aggressive, threatening phone calls, law suits, verbal abuse. This is where the 'game' begins. The important part of the 'game' is getting a 'consumer' in trouble with too much debt. The end 'game' is to use whatever methods might be necessary to 'collect' that debt. If that means throwing a family of four out on the street so a bank can resell their foreclosed property then so be it...
I suggest that it is this same 'wrong headed' thinking that has led to the current economic mess we find ourselves in. Rather than even attempt to address 'real' problems in our economy/country the elite powers that be seek only a continuation of the disastrous policies of the past few decades.
All 'they' seem to be concerned with at all is how can we possibly force/trick/bribe/beg 'consumers' to take on ever higher levels of debt.
If 'they' had any sense at all 'they' would be concentrating on improving education in this country. Our public school system is a disaster and, in my opinion, greatly contributed to this financial 'crisis'. I often wonder, and blog about, if a 'poor' education is, intentionally, a part of the larger 'plan'. Dumbed down 'consumers' being easier to take advantage of by government and corporations alike.
Personally I think 'consumer' attitudes have changed dramatically over the past couple of years. People, to me, seem to have awakened from their 'material possessions at any cost' hypnosis. I, personally, do not expect 'consumer' spending to ever again approach the levels they did in 2006-2007. *I* feel that many many people's attitudes toward personal finances have changed dramatically for good. Many people realize now that the American 'consumer' has been 'set up' for years. Treated pretty much as cattle by the elites in power.
My theory is that capitalism is still ok and it will survive. On the other hand I believe that 'consumerism' is/was a dismal failure and will never return to the levels we have seen in the past.
It is past time for the elites to recognize that the rules of the 'game' have changed. Advantage consumer.
Greg
I saw this 'sentence' in an article in today's local paper, in the financial section.
"Rising [home] prices are important to the economic recovery because they make homeowners 'feel' wealthier and lead them to 'spend' more." (emphasis mine).
Economists are not like the rest of us... They have a much different world view than do most Americans. Theirs is a world view determined largely by numbers, data, statistics...
The 'problem' with such ideas and dependencies is that 'things' do not always follow the rules and or trends of the past few months, years or even decades... Sometimes 'things' really do change.
A great deal of our current economic turmoil came from mathematics genius' who created extremely complex economic/mathematics 'models' which, in the end, proved to be based on unreliable data and or assumptions. These same models were extremely flawed in the sense that they never even considered the consumer in general. Let alone the huge debt trap that American government and business/corporations have laid for an unsuspecting American public for decades now...
I find the sentence quoted above to be insulting, personally. The very idea that 'someone' 'somewhere' is attempting to alter the 'mood' of the public with the sole ambition of causing them to 'spend' more money is outrageous. It is just more 'how can we fool them today' openly displayed in newspapers across America. The article makes no mention of unsustainable consumer debt levels. It only speaks of how can we make 'consumers' feel better so they will turn over their hard earned cash to the economy apparently REGARDLESS of debt levels.
In this country, once 'they' [corporations/banks] convince a 'consumer' to part with their hard earned cash 'they' do everything 'they' possibly can to 'keep' that particular 'consumer' buried in debt for as long as possible. To accomplish this goal 'they' use credit cards with usurious interest rates with ridiculously low minimum payments to intentionally take advantage of economically challenged consumers. 'They' offer the consumer 'trick' mortgages on which the required payment will double in a few years with, seemingly, no regard at all as to whether the mortgage can ever be repaid. 'They' offer car loans to the poor at usurious interest rates of 20% and 30%. In this country it seems the more economically challenged a 'consumer' is the greater the level of abuse they can expect to receive.
Corporations/banks can be, and indeed are, very aggressive with individuals. Once corporations/banks are able to bury an individual in debt to the point of desperation 'they' really turn up the heat. With aggressive, threatening phone calls, law suits, verbal abuse. This is where the 'game' begins. The important part of the 'game' is getting a 'consumer' in trouble with too much debt. The end 'game' is to use whatever methods might be necessary to 'collect' that debt. If that means throwing a family of four out on the street so a bank can resell their foreclosed property then so be it...
I suggest that it is this same 'wrong headed' thinking that has led to the current economic mess we find ourselves in. Rather than even attempt to address 'real' problems in our economy/country the elite powers that be seek only a continuation of the disastrous policies of the past few decades.
All 'they' seem to be concerned with at all is how can we possibly force/trick/bribe/beg 'consumers' to take on ever higher levels of debt.
If 'they' had any sense at all 'they' would be concentrating on improving education in this country. Our public school system is a disaster and, in my opinion, greatly contributed to this financial 'crisis'. I often wonder, and blog about, if a 'poor' education is, intentionally, a part of the larger 'plan'. Dumbed down 'consumers' being easier to take advantage of by government and corporations alike.
Personally I think 'consumer' attitudes have changed dramatically over the past couple of years. People, to me, seem to have awakened from their 'material possessions at any cost' hypnosis. I, personally, do not expect 'consumer' spending to ever again approach the levels they did in 2006-2007. *I* feel that many many people's attitudes toward personal finances have changed dramatically for good. Many people realize now that the American 'consumer' has been 'set up' for years. Treated pretty much as cattle by the elites in power.
My theory is that capitalism is still ok and it will survive. On the other hand I believe that 'consumerism' is/was a dismal failure and will never return to the levels we have seen in the past.
It is past time for the elites to recognize that the rules of the 'game' have changed. Advantage consumer.
Greg
Monday, January 25, 2010
Ponzi 101
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Fire Bernanke And Geithner, Eliminate "Too Big To Fail", And Make Banks Use Convertible Bonds To Bail Themselves Out...
Excerpt from Henry Blodget article on Business Insider/Hussman Funds Jan. 25, 2010, 9:00 AM
How to spend $1.5 trillion without Congressional approval
Step 1: Federal Reserve purchases $1.5 trillion in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities, creating $1.5 trillion of monetary base to pay for these purchases.
Step 2: U.S. Treasury quietly announces unlimited support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on December 24, 2009, exploiting a loophole in a 2008 law that was originally written to insure a maximum of $300 billion in total mortgage principal (not losses, but principal).
Step 3: Over the next several quarters, the U.S. Treasury issues $1.5 trillion in new Treasury debt to the public, taking in the $1.5 trillion in base money created by the Fed in Step 1.
Step 4: U.S. Treasury hands that $1.5 trillion in proceeds from the new debt issuance to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Step 5: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use the proceeds to redeem the $1.5 trillion in mortgage securities held by the Fed, thus reversing the Fed's transactions in Step 1, without the need for any other "unwinding" transactions (watch). The base money created by the Fed comes back to the Fed, and the mortgage securities purchased by the Fed disappear, by burdening the American public with a new, equivalent obligation in the form of U.S. government debt.
Outcome: The Federal Reserve closes its positions in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities, the quantity of outstanding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac liabilities declines by $1.5 trillion, thus allowing their remaining assets repay the remaining liabilities without a $1.5 trillion hole of insolvency, and the outstanding quantity of U.S. Treasury debt expands by $1.5 trillion in order to protect the lenders, while ordinary Americans continue to lose their homes and jobs.
Throughout this crisis, the ultimate objective of Bernanke and Geithner has consistently been to protect the bondholders. This objective will not change unless the leadership changes.
The greed, corruption and world's greatest ponzi scheme continues...
See this full article here
Fire Bernanke And Geithner, Eliminate "Too Big To Fail", And Make Banks Use Convertible Bonds To Bail Themselves Out...
Excerpt from Henry Blodget article on Business Insider/Hussman Funds Jan. 25, 2010, 9:00 AM
How to spend $1.5 trillion without Congressional approval
Step 1: Federal Reserve purchases $1.5 trillion in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities, creating $1.5 trillion of monetary base to pay for these purchases.
Step 2: U.S. Treasury quietly announces unlimited support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on December 24, 2009, exploiting a loophole in a 2008 law that was originally written to insure a maximum of $300 billion in total mortgage principal (not losses, but principal).
Step 3: Over the next several quarters, the U.S. Treasury issues $1.5 trillion in new Treasury debt to the public, taking in the $1.5 trillion in base money created by the Fed in Step 1.
Step 4: U.S. Treasury hands that $1.5 trillion in proceeds from the new debt issuance to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Step 5: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use the proceeds to redeem the $1.5 trillion in mortgage securities held by the Fed, thus reversing the Fed's transactions in Step 1, without the need for any other "unwinding" transactions (watch). The base money created by the Fed comes back to the Fed, and the mortgage securities purchased by the Fed disappear, by burdening the American public with a new, equivalent obligation in the form of U.S. government debt.
Outcome: The Federal Reserve closes its positions in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities, the quantity of outstanding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac liabilities declines by $1.5 trillion, thus allowing their remaining assets repay the remaining liabilities without a $1.5 trillion hole of insolvency, and the outstanding quantity of U.S. Treasury debt expands by $1.5 trillion in order to protect the lenders, while ordinary Americans continue to lose their homes and jobs.
Throughout this crisis, the ultimate objective of Bernanke and Geithner has consistently been to protect the bondholders. This objective will not change unless the leadership changes.
The greed, corruption and world's greatest ponzi scheme continues...
See this full article here
Friday, January 22, 2010
John Stossel on Crony Capitalism/Corporatism
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Amazing to me that this is allowed to go on in our country. This is WHY we CANNOT depend on any existing 'party', Democrats or Republicans, to 'change' anything in any helpful way...
There is so much greed and corruption in Washington that this economy is completely 'doomed'. Way too much political access for lobbyists and special interests and it WILL NOT CHANGE!
Greg
Amazing to me that this is allowed to go on in our country. This is WHY we CANNOT depend on any existing 'party', Democrats or Republicans, to 'change' anything in any helpful way...
There is so much greed and corruption in Washington that this economy is completely 'doomed'. Way too much political access for lobbyists and special interests and it WILL NOT CHANGE!
Greg
Hasan is a terrorist
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Simply stated the attack by Major Hasan at Fort Hood was 'the largest Muslim terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, 2001'
Now we finally, more than 3 months later, get to see the official, 86 page long, military 'report' on the incident and stunningly find that within it there is NO mention of Hasan himself, NO mention of his ties to Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical cleric in Yemen, indeed there is NO mention of radical Islam or terrorism at all!
John Lehman, a 9/11 Commission member, believes the report's silence on Islamic extremism “shows you how deeply entrenched the values of political correctness have become. It’s definitely getting worse, and is now so ingrained that people no longer smirk when it happens.”
*I* believe that certainly political correctness had much to do with the vagaries of this report, sure. But I also believe it is and was a deeply political decision as well.
The last thing the Democrats, who hold power over all of our government, want is to admit that the Fort Hood attack was the worst Islamic fundamentalist terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, 2001. Under the watchful eye of the Democratic party...
It truly 'pains' me to say that if there were a Republican administration in office at the time there would be NO WAY to bury this story! The main stream media would have been all over it along with the Democrats. They would be vehemently pointing out how Republican leadership had failed to protect the homeland from extremists. Heads would role and it would be a HUGE story.
And it SHOULD be a huge story... So I, and I believe many other Americans, are afraid of the cronyism of this administration with the main stream media allowing them to manipulate and hide any information it chooses.
No matter HOW important that information might be!
From terrorism to the economy and markets. It is dangerous now to believe ANY of the propaganda spewing from government or their complicit media outlets.
Look how much coverage the White House 'party crashers' got in the media as compared to how much coverage the worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, 2001 has received.
To me it's completely unbelievable!
Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is great) as he gunned down his fellow soldiers. But this 86 page military report refuses to even look at possible motivations for the attack.
"The report ignores the elephant in the room — radical Islamic terrorism is the enemy," says Republican Representative John Carter,The Congressman whose district includes Fort Hood. "We should be able to speak honestly about good and bad without feeling like you've done something offensive to society."
How long can we afford to IGNORE the fact that we are under attack by Islamic fundamentalist extremist terrorists?
Here is *my* 'report' from November 5th, 2009 - IMO, much more informative that the official 86 page military report and a much quicker read.
While the number of dead in the title changed I feel the information *I* provided on the day of the attack itself was/is dead on... I easily saw that the government would do everything in it's power to bury this story for strictly political reasons. It wasn't hard to figure out... See what you think...
Muslim terrorist attack kills 11 and wounds 31
Greg
Simply stated the attack by Major Hasan at Fort Hood was 'the largest Muslim terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, 2001'
Now we finally, more than 3 months later, get to see the official, 86 page long, military 'report' on the incident and stunningly find that within it there is NO mention of Hasan himself, NO mention of his ties to Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical cleric in Yemen, indeed there is NO mention of radical Islam or terrorism at all!
John Lehman, a 9/11 Commission member, believes the report's silence on Islamic extremism “shows you how deeply entrenched the values of political correctness have become. It’s definitely getting worse, and is now so ingrained that people no longer smirk when it happens.”
*I* believe that certainly political correctness had much to do with the vagaries of this report, sure. But I also believe it is and was a deeply political decision as well.
The last thing the Democrats, who hold power over all of our government, want is to admit that the Fort Hood attack was the worst Islamic fundamentalist terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, 2001. Under the watchful eye of the Democratic party...
It truly 'pains' me to say that if there were a Republican administration in office at the time there would be NO WAY to bury this story! The main stream media would have been all over it along with the Democrats. They would be vehemently pointing out how Republican leadership had failed to protect the homeland from extremists. Heads would role and it would be a HUGE story.
And it SHOULD be a huge story... So I, and I believe many other Americans, are afraid of the cronyism of this administration with the main stream media allowing them to manipulate and hide any information it chooses.
No matter HOW important that information might be!
From terrorism to the economy and markets. It is dangerous now to believe ANY of the propaganda spewing from government or their complicit media outlets.
Look how much coverage the White House 'party crashers' got in the media as compared to how much coverage the worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11, 2001 has received.
To me it's completely unbelievable!
Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is great) as he gunned down his fellow soldiers. But this 86 page military report refuses to even look at possible motivations for the attack.
"The report ignores the elephant in the room — radical Islamic terrorism is the enemy," says Republican Representative John Carter,The Congressman whose district includes Fort Hood. "We should be able to speak honestly about good and bad without feeling like you've done something offensive to society."
How long can we afford to IGNORE the fact that we are under attack by Islamic fundamentalist extremist terrorists?
Here is *my* 'report' from November 5th, 2009 - IMO, much more informative that the official 86 page military report and a much quicker read.
While the number of dead in the title changed I feel the information *I* provided on the day of the attack itself was/is dead on... I easily saw that the government would do everything in it's power to bury this story for strictly political reasons. It wasn't hard to figure out... See what you think...
Muslim terrorist attack kills 11 and wounds 31
Greg
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Bullshit... say I...
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Here is is what pisses me off...
If *I* blow up my FX account by trading recklessly then I'm broke and looking for new money with which to 'gamble'...
ALL the big banks took excessive 'risk' in their trading activities and blew up their accounts...
BUT! When the banks went looking for new capital with which to 'gamble' the United States government, via the Federal Reserve, TOOK money away from American taxpayers, who were struggling through the worst economy since the great depression, and 'gave' it to the banks. The banks took this tax payer cash and have been manipulating the markets with it ever since. The government, the Federal Reserve and the banks have all colluded for many months now to prop up, and profit from, their manipulative activities in the market to the point that the banks who were too big to fail are now even bigger! Showing huge profits from trading American tax payer dollars.
The Federal Reserve just reported record profits as well...
And now all the government wants to talk about is tax tax tax... New taxes in the health care bill, new taxes on utilities (cap and trade), and now talking about new taxes on the banks!
Who PAYS all these new taxes?! The American tax payer that's who... Any and every industry that is taxed will do as 'they' have always done which is to pass any and all tax increases on to the 'consumer'. That's just the way the 'game' is played!
Why is it that the American taxpayer is ALWAYS, not only too small to save, but also never to small to apply additional taxes to?!
And the banks are STILL insolvent and the United States government is not far behind them!
This what pisses me off and I'm pretty sure it pisses off many other Americans as well.
There is NO morality left in American government or business at all! Our entire economy is a 'moral hazard' now...
All government and (big) business is good for now is lying, cheating and stealing from the American public. Period...
Consumerism was a huge experiment that seemed to be working pretty well for decades until it collapsed.
Government and banks have been so blinded by greed and corruption that 'they' didn't pay any attention at all the the underlying 'consumer' on which 'they' relied for revenue! Through their mathematical genius' and modeling 'they' have succeeded in DESTROYING the American middle class.
And now 'they' expect 'US' to pay for it all! Again!
Bullshit... say I...
Greg
Here is is what pisses me off...
If *I* blow up my FX account by trading recklessly then I'm broke and looking for new money with which to 'gamble'...
ALL the big banks took excessive 'risk' in their trading activities and blew up their accounts...
BUT! When the banks went looking for new capital with which to 'gamble' the United States government, via the Federal Reserve, TOOK money away from American taxpayers, who were struggling through the worst economy since the great depression, and 'gave' it to the banks. The banks took this tax payer cash and have been manipulating the markets with it ever since. The government, the Federal Reserve and the banks have all colluded for many months now to prop up, and profit from, their manipulative activities in the market to the point that the banks who were too big to fail are now even bigger! Showing huge profits from trading American tax payer dollars.
The Federal Reserve just reported record profits as well...
And now all the government wants to talk about is tax tax tax... New taxes in the health care bill, new taxes on utilities (cap and trade), and now talking about new taxes on the banks!
Who PAYS all these new taxes?! The American tax payer that's who... Any and every industry that is taxed will do as 'they' have always done which is to pass any and all tax increases on to the 'consumer'. That's just the way the 'game' is played!
Why is it that the American taxpayer is ALWAYS, not only too small to save, but also never to small to apply additional taxes to?!
And the banks are STILL insolvent and the United States government is not far behind them!
This what pisses me off and I'm pretty sure it pisses off many other Americans as well.
There is NO morality left in American government or business at all! Our entire economy is a 'moral hazard' now...
All government and (big) business is good for now is lying, cheating and stealing from the American public. Period...
Consumerism was a huge experiment that seemed to be working pretty well for decades until it collapsed.
Government and banks have been so blinded by greed and corruption that 'they' didn't pay any attention at all the the underlying 'consumer' on which 'they' relied for revenue! Through their mathematical genius' and modeling 'they' have succeeded in DESTROYING the American middle class.
And now 'they' expect 'US' to pay for it all! Again!
Bullshit... say I...
Greg
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Samuel Adams #quote
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"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams, 1776
Greg
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams, 1776
Greg
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
We ask others to kill for us
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Perhaps we should stop 'allowing' our government to tell us what is right and what is wrong. What to believe and what not to believe. What is 'good' for us and what is 'bad'...
Perhaps we should trust in God to show us the way?
Video: Martin Luther King And Ron Paul
Greg
Perhaps we should stop 'allowing' our government to tell us what is right and what is wrong. What to believe and what not to believe. What is 'good' for us and what is 'bad'...
Perhaps we should trust in God to show us the way?
Video: Martin Luther King And Ron Paul
Greg
Monday, January 18, 2010
Some Truth from Peter Schiff
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I tend to agree with most of what Peter Schiff says... By now I think, I hope, the insanity of what this government and Federal Reserve are doing to this country can be easily seen and understood by the majority of Americans...
If 'you' don't yet 'get it' then try watching this short video to bring yourself up to speed on at least 'some' of it quickly...
Video: Peter Schiff On The Lunacy Of Government
Greg
I tend to agree with most of what Peter Schiff says... By now I think, I hope, the insanity of what this government and Federal Reserve are doing to this country can be easily seen and understood by the majority of Americans...
If 'you' don't yet 'get it' then try watching this short video to bring yourself up to speed on at least 'some' of it quickly...
Video: Peter Schiff On The Lunacy Of Government
Greg
Ron Paul Powerful Speech - A Call for Revolution?
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A great and important speech by Dr. Paul, IMO
It is also *my* opinion that we do need, not only revolutionary thought and speech, but also revolutionary 'action' by the American people.
As I often do *I* call for peaceful resistance and civil disobedience at every opportunity to slow and hopefully halt this government gone mad...
Just as Dr. Martin Luther King called for progress through non-violent resistance to unjust laws and policies...
Greg
A great and important speech by Dr. Paul, IMO
It is also *my* opinion that we do need, not only revolutionary thought and speech, but also revolutionary 'action' by the American people.
As I often do *I* call for peaceful resistance and civil disobedience at every opportunity to slow and hopefully halt this government gone mad...
Just as Dr. Martin Luther King called for progress through non-violent resistance to unjust laws and policies...
Greg
Bill Moyers - Wall St. and Financial Reform
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The video below suggests that president obama might gain some traction in the polls, with the American people, if he were to toughen his stance against the banksters who have destroyed our economy and continue to reap huge rewards for themselves at the expense of the American people...
I tend to agree...
Greg
The video below suggests that president obama might gain some traction in the polls, with the American people, if he were to toughen his stance against the banksters who have destroyed our economy and continue to reap huge rewards for themselves at the expense of the American people...
I tend to agree...
Greg
Second Wave Of Mortgage Defaults
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Portion of a 60 Minutes report on what is yet to come concerning mortgages in the United States of America...
Sadly, it looks as if starting a company to remove the possessions of newly created homeless people might be a good opportunity...
Greg
Portion of a 60 Minutes report on what is yet to come concerning mortgages in the United States of America...
Sadly, it looks as if starting a company to remove the possessions of newly created homeless people might be a good opportunity...
Greg
Miracle Diet
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Are we being 'intentionally' penalized for making healthier food choices?
I am a low carb sort of guy myself... I struggled with weight issues for many years. At times I was as much as 60 or 70 pounds heavier than I should be.
Mrs. Warrior had us on many different 'diets' over the course of those years. When/if we worked hard and suffered much we might succeed in losing a few pounds. But they were generally ineffective.
I stumbled across the low carb 'lifestyle' alternative and decided to give it a try. That was about 4 years ago.
After weighing as much as 230 pounds, I'm 5' 8" in height, my weight now fluctuates between 170 and 180 pounds.
I probably should be closer to 150 to 160 pounds but none of us are truly perfect are we? ;)
At the 170/180 pound weight level I have plenty of 'splurge' area ;) I can pretty much 'exit' the 'lifestyle any time I 'choose' to do so. During such periods I eat pretty much anything I want, that is within reason. Meaning, mainly, plenty of pizza and sandwiches ;) I can usually carry on like that for weeks or even a month or two (think Thanksgiving and Christmas ;)
I pay a price... Usually gaining 10 or 12 pounds during the period. And I feel myself becoming more sluggish physically. My stomach begins to protrude as well ;)
These are 'signals' to me that I need to switch back to the low carb 'lifestyle'.
I highlight the word lifestyle because that is what is required for 'success'. I lifestyle change is required. A real change in the way you think about food and yourself. So lets call that the 'bad' news ;)
The reason the 'lifestyle' has been, and continues to be, successful for me is because it is possible to build a spectacular menu 'routine' of food 'choices' that are very flavorful.
Full disclosure: This diet does not work well for vegetarians ;)
The main 'focus' of the diet is meat/seafood, cheese and eggs. Obviously there are an unlimited number of flavorful food choices, combination's and preparation ideas possible with this group of foods alone.
With the low carb diet you can also add a number of healthy low carb vegetables to the mix. Green beans and salad are pretty much 'staples' at our house. In addition to lettuce we eat a lot of onions, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower.
We also eat some spinach, avocados, some squash is ok, and eggplant. Garlic is both fine and healthy!
Nuts and seeds are also good for snacks or added to a salad.
One of my own personal favorite deserts when we are on the diet/lifestyle is a bowl of whipping cream out of the can. Especially when sprinkled with a few peanuts and chocolate chips ;) Kinda like a melted ice cream sundae with very few, if any, carbs...
I find sugar free popsicles to be very satisfying in the summer heat. At a carb 'cost' of 4 grams each.
Your menu choices, with the foods available, are virtually limitless. Restricted, really, only by your own imagination. You really can plan many fantastic menus.
Another thing that I, personally, find great about low carb dieting/lifestyle is that you can eat as much as you want. You never have to be hungry at all. You can eat all day long if you so choose. And STILL lose weight! As long as you watch your carbohydrate intake carefully.
Of course, excessively large amounts of fat is not a great idea for anyone. This is easily addressed by serving more chicken, pork and seafood than beef. But beef is perfectly fine too. I try to limit my cheese to a 'reasonable' amount. For me that is usually 2 or 3 ounces per serving. We also use a lot of butter and olive oil when cooking at my house. That too is fine...
Exercising is not really a requirement of low carb dieting but of course it is ALWAYS an excellent idea ;)
When I am in weight loss mode, after a 'vacation' of binging, I try to limit myself to no more than 20 grams of carbohydrates per day for a period of time. This normally lasts a few weeks up to a month or two. It depends on how much weight you want/need to lose. And the pounds truly do just melt away practically on their own.
Counting carbohydrates is a very simple thing to do... If you stick to the main, healthy foods that were pointed out here earlier little counting is even required at all... However 20 grams of carbohydrates per day means many foods are completely off the table including breads and other starches, sweeteners/sweets and many foods that you might not suspect... Including fruits, many 'carby' vegetables, obviously potatoes but also corn and many others. Generally grain.
Once I reach my target weight I normally increase carbs some. Maybe adding a sandwich for lunch or a late night snack. Maybe a little pizza and some burgers in moderation (maybe once a week).
Eventually I usually get carried away and once again find myself eating way too much of the foods that are downright 'bad' for me... Of course this category includes such foods as biscuits, cakes, pies, deserts and ice cream.
They're ALL so FANTASTIC! lol
The foods that seem to me to be the worst of all are foods that contain large amounts of both carbohydrates AND fats! Watching these closely at all times is a very good idea ;)
But, after a period of time, my body and energy level, always lead me back to my beloved, delicious low carb 'lifestyle'. It just waits for me like a good friend ;)
It's easy to be healthier, lose weight and maintain the lost weight simply by making wise food choices. By modifying your food 'lifestyle' while still enjoying delicious meals ;)
I also wanted to point out that it is important for everyone in this country and around the world to try to eat locally produced meats, seafoods if possible, and fresh home grown or locally grown foods as much as possible. The fresher your foods the healthier they will be.
I will say that this particular 'diet' has been a real 'miracle' for me ;)
But now, a bit more of a social note on this issue... Carbohydrates are much cheaper than meat/seafood, cheese and eggs. Period.
It is obvious, to me, that a 'healthy' diet/lifestyle costs more money than an unhealthy one. This is obviously one reason the poorest in our nation/society struggle more, on a percentage basis, than the general population taken as a whole when it comes to weight and health issues.
Add to the fact of higher cost the 'fact' that processed foods, especially processed 'convenience' foods, seem to be PACKED with added carbohydrates and fat. Many people who may eschew cooking for themselves turn to these extremely (intentionally?) unhealthy prepared food 'choices' for both their low cost and convenience.
I posted about this at one time in the past... That 'what if...' our leaders, both government and corporate, really ARE much 'smarter' and more 'deliberative' than we give them credit for? What if 'they' realized, decades ago, that an 'unhealthy' American populous would inevitably lead to great riches throughout the health care and pharmaceutical industries?
Could 'they' really be so diabolical as to develop a plot/plan to attempt to 'intentionally' make Americans 'less' healthy merely to drive profits in the health care industry?
Scary thought huh?
You can fight back. Grow some of your own food if possible. It is a great way to spend more time with family while getting a little exercise and producing healthy food choices for yourself. And it's 'hip' and 'cool' too ;)
'CHOOSE' to be healthy! You can do it!
Greg
I feel I must say here that I am not a doctor, food nutritionist, or much of anything else related to this post. Always be careful. Checking with a professional, your doctor, before dramatically changing your eating habits is no doubt a great idea and highly recommended ;)
Are we being 'intentionally' penalized for making healthier food choices?
I am a low carb sort of guy myself... I struggled with weight issues for many years. At times I was as much as 60 or 70 pounds heavier than I should be.
Mrs. Warrior had us on many different 'diets' over the course of those years. When/if we worked hard and suffered much we might succeed in losing a few pounds. But they were generally ineffective.
I stumbled across the low carb 'lifestyle' alternative and decided to give it a try. That was about 4 years ago.
After weighing as much as 230 pounds, I'm 5' 8" in height, my weight now fluctuates between 170 and 180 pounds.
I probably should be closer to 150 to 160 pounds but none of us are truly perfect are we? ;)
At the 170/180 pound weight level I have plenty of 'splurge' area ;) I can pretty much 'exit' the 'lifestyle any time I 'choose' to do so. During such periods I eat pretty much anything I want, that is within reason. Meaning, mainly, plenty of pizza and sandwiches ;) I can usually carry on like that for weeks or even a month or two (think Thanksgiving and Christmas ;)
I pay a price... Usually gaining 10 or 12 pounds during the period. And I feel myself becoming more sluggish physically. My stomach begins to protrude as well ;)
These are 'signals' to me that I need to switch back to the low carb 'lifestyle'.
I highlight the word lifestyle because that is what is required for 'success'. I lifestyle change is required. A real change in the way you think about food and yourself. So lets call that the 'bad' news ;)
The reason the 'lifestyle' has been, and continues to be, successful for me is because it is possible to build a spectacular menu 'routine' of food 'choices' that are very flavorful.
Full disclosure: This diet does not work well for vegetarians ;)
The main 'focus' of the diet is meat/seafood, cheese and eggs. Obviously there are an unlimited number of flavorful food choices, combination's and preparation ideas possible with this group of foods alone.
With the low carb diet you can also add a number of healthy low carb vegetables to the mix. Green beans and salad are pretty much 'staples' at our house. In addition to lettuce we eat a lot of onions, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower.
We also eat some spinach, avocados, some squash is ok, and eggplant. Garlic is both fine and healthy!
Nuts and seeds are also good for snacks or added to a salad.
One of my own personal favorite deserts when we are on the diet/lifestyle is a bowl of whipping cream out of the can. Especially when sprinkled with a few peanuts and chocolate chips ;) Kinda like a melted ice cream sundae with very few, if any, carbs...
I find sugar free popsicles to be very satisfying in the summer heat. At a carb 'cost' of 4 grams each.
Your menu choices, with the foods available, are virtually limitless. Restricted, really, only by your own imagination. You really can plan many fantastic menus.
Another thing that I, personally, find great about low carb dieting/lifestyle is that you can eat as much as you want. You never have to be hungry at all. You can eat all day long if you so choose. And STILL lose weight! As long as you watch your carbohydrate intake carefully.
Of course, excessively large amounts of fat is not a great idea for anyone. This is easily addressed by serving more chicken, pork and seafood than beef. But beef is perfectly fine too. I try to limit my cheese to a 'reasonable' amount. For me that is usually 2 or 3 ounces per serving. We also use a lot of butter and olive oil when cooking at my house. That too is fine...
Exercising is not really a requirement of low carb dieting but of course it is ALWAYS an excellent idea ;)
When I am in weight loss mode, after a 'vacation' of binging, I try to limit myself to no more than 20 grams of carbohydrates per day for a period of time. This normally lasts a few weeks up to a month or two. It depends on how much weight you want/need to lose. And the pounds truly do just melt away practically on their own.
Counting carbohydrates is a very simple thing to do... If you stick to the main, healthy foods that were pointed out here earlier little counting is even required at all... However 20 grams of carbohydrates per day means many foods are completely off the table including breads and other starches, sweeteners/sweets and many foods that you might not suspect... Including fruits, many 'carby' vegetables, obviously potatoes but also corn and many others. Generally grain.
Once I reach my target weight I normally increase carbs some. Maybe adding a sandwich for lunch or a late night snack. Maybe a little pizza and some burgers in moderation (maybe once a week).
Eventually I usually get carried away and once again find myself eating way too much of the foods that are downright 'bad' for me... Of course this category includes such foods as biscuits, cakes, pies, deserts and ice cream.
They're ALL so FANTASTIC! lol
The foods that seem to me to be the worst of all are foods that contain large amounts of both carbohydrates AND fats! Watching these closely at all times is a very good idea ;)
But, after a period of time, my body and energy level, always lead me back to my beloved, delicious low carb 'lifestyle'. It just waits for me like a good friend ;)
It's easy to be healthier, lose weight and maintain the lost weight simply by making wise food choices. By modifying your food 'lifestyle' while still enjoying delicious meals ;)
I also wanted to point out that it is important for everyone in this country and around the world to try to eat locally produced meats, seafoods if possible, and fresh home grown or locally grown foods as much as possible. The fresher your foods the healthier they will be.
I will say that this particular 'diet' has been a real 'miracle' for me ;)
But now, a bit more of a social note on this issue... Carbohydrates are much cheaper than meat/seafood, cheese and eggs. Period.
It is obvious, to me, that a 'healthy' diet/lifestyle costs more money than an unhealthy one. This is obviously one reason the poorest in our nation/society struggle more, on a percentage basis, than the general population taken as a whole when it comes to weight and health issues.
Add to the fact of higher cost the 'fact' that processed foods, especially processed 'convenience' foods, seem to be PACKED with added carbohydrates and fat. Many people who may eschew cooking for themselves turn to these extremely (intentionally?) unhealthy prepared food 'choices' for both their low cost and convenience.
I posted about this at one time in the past... That 'what if...' our leaders, both government and corporate, really ARE much 'smarter' and more 'deliberative' than we give them credit for? What if 'they' realized, decades ago, that an 'unhealthy' American populous would inevitably lead to great riches throughout the health care and pharmaceutical industries?
Could 'they' really be so diabolical as to develop a plot/plan to attempt to 'intentionally' make Americans 'less' healthy merely to drive profits in the health care industry?
Scary thought huh?
You can fight back. Grow some of your own food if possible. It is a great way to spend more time with family while getting a little exercise and producing healthy food choices for yourself. And it's 'hip' and 'cool' too ;)
'CHOOSE' to be healthy! You can do it!
Greg
I feel I must say here that I am not a doctor, food nutritionist, or much of anything else related to this post. Always be careful. Checking with a professional, your doctor, before dramatically changing your eating habits is no doubt a great idea and highly recommended ;)
Dr. King would be proud
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I was really impressed with the whole idea and notion/thinking represented by an article I read this weekend...
The Nation points out that a wide variety of campaigns to take back power are being launched from diverse sources:
The Nation is right. There are numerous efforts to stand up to the giant banks.
I feel Dr. King would be proud of this movement by ordinary people to address the greed and corruption we see throughout our government and corporate America.
The article quoted here defines "sky high interest rates on credit cards and other lending as the ancient sin of usury.
I agree. I think Dr. King would agree also...
Please see the full article here... Moving Your Money Can Have a Real Effect on Big Banks
Greg
I was really impressed with the whole idea and notion/thinking represented by an article I read this weekend...
The Nation points out that a wide variety of campaigns to take back power are being launched from diverse sources:
The Nation is right. There are numerous efforts to stand up to the giant banks.
Congresswoman Kaptur advises her constituents facing foreclosure to demand that the original mortgage papers be produced. She says that – if the bank can’t produce the mortgage papers – then the homeowner can stay in the house.
Debtors are revolting against exorbitant interest rates and fees and other aggressive tactics by the too big to fail banks. See this, this and this.
Keep in mind that today is Martin Luther King day as well as the fact that Dr. King encouraged progress through non-violent resistance to unjust laws and policies.I feel Dr. King would be proud of this movement by ordinary people to address the greed and corruption we see throughout our government and corporate America.
The article quoted here defines "sky high interest rates on credit cards and other lending as the ancient sin of usury.
I agree. I think Dr. King would agree also...
Please see the full article here... Moving Your Money Can Have a Real Effect on Big Banks
Greg
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Seventh Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
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The Seventh Trumpet
In the first great event on the last day of the end-time tribulation,
Jesus Christ will be in the heavens above the earth with the
144,000 who will be resurrected. The display from earth will
perplex mankind. Some will know the significance and will
anticipate Jesus Christ coming, while others, who still resist, will
see this awesome display as a threat to their power and existence.
Finally, man’s reign will be brought to an end:
The second woe is past, and behold, the third woe is
coming quickly. Then the seventh angel sounded, and
there were great voices in heaven, saying, “The
kingdoms of this world have now become the
kingdoms of our Lord, even of His Christ, and He
shall reign from now and forever more” (Revelation
11:14-15)
This is the announcement that man’s reign over the past 6,000
years has finally been brought to an end, and now, God will reign
on earth in His Kingdom with Jesus Christ at its head; Christ has
now become King of kings over all the earth:
Then the twenty four elders, who sat before God on their
thrones, fell on their faces and worshipped God, saying,
“We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who is, and
was, and are yet to come, because you have taken to yourself
your great power, and will now reign.” (Rev. 11:16-17)
God has always been in control of His creation, but He
chose to allow man to rule himself for 6,000 years. This has
always been part of God’s plan in order for man to learn that
only God’s way of life produces good and lasting results. The
witness of man’s ways over the past 6,000 years has proven to
be disastrous.
When the Seventh Trumpet sounds, the time will have come
for God to begin His rule over the earth. This has been His plan
since before the creation of the universe millions of years ago. As
it says in verse 18, the time has come for God to “destroy them
who destroy the earth.”
Seven Last Plagues
The third and final woe that will follow the blast of the Seventh
Trumpet is divided into seven specific events, which are called
the Seven Last Plagues of God’s wrath. This wrath will be on
those who still will refuse to submit to God.
This wrath will crush the superpowers of Europe and China
along with her allies:
Then I saw another sign in heaven that was massively
great and amazing, with seven angels having the seven
last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God . . .
Then one of the four creatures gave to the seven angels
seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who lives for
ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from
the glory of God, and from his power, and no one was able
to enter into the temple until the seven plagues from the
seven angels were fulfilled . . .
Then I heard a great voice from the temple saying to the
seven angels, “Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the
wrath of God upon the earth.”
The first went and poured out his vial on the earth, and
there fell a destroying and disease filled sore upon the men
who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who
worshipped his image. (Revelation 15:1, 7-8, 16:1-2)
This specific plague of death will fall upon those in the United
States of Europe who embrace the teachings of the Catholic
Church. This will not be a small thing which God does. It will be
powerfully destructive with several hundred thousand dying this
day from this First Plague, and the second follows quickly:
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea,
and it became as the blood of a dead man, and everything
living died in the sea. (Verse 3)
Everything in the coastal waters of both superpowers will die,
including mankind. At this moment, tens of thousands will die
and this death will continue:
The third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and
sources of water, and they became blood . . . Then the
fourth angel poured out his vial on the sun, and power
was given to him to scorch mankind with fire. Men were
scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name
of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they
repented not to give him glory. Then the fifth angel
poured out his vial on the government of the beast, and
his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their
tongues for pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven
because of their pains and their sores, and still would not
repent of their deeds. (Verses 4, 8-11)
God will send a scorching heat upon these same nations.
Hundreds of thousands who have already been suffering will die
now because they continue to defy God. They will not repent.
Then, all light will be removed from these regions resulting in
total blackness. This darkness will have the power to kill even
more of these same hateful, rebellious people; yet they still will
not repent. They will continue to curse God.
As with Pharaoh at the time of the Exodus in Egypt, man has a
nature that seeks to do its own will, and this nature fights against
yielding to God’s perfect will. Mankind has always been this
way. Mankind resists God, even to death, in order to hold onto
his own self-rule, rather than yielding to God’s rule in his life.
Instead of repenting and seeking God, man tries to keep God out
of his way.
John describes what he sees when the sixth plague is poured
out, but it is the result of something that has already been
underway for many months. The result of this vision, reveals the
purpose accomplished by the sixth angel pouring out his vial.
The purpose of this symbolism contained in John’s vision was to
bring these two superpowers together so that God could deal with
them in one location. God has chosen to do this in order to bring
about a final powerful blow to end all of man’s self-rule. The
result will serve as a future witness to the power and glory of
God to end all wars—something that man could never do! Notice
the description of the sixth angel pouring out his vial:
The sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
Euphrates, and the water was dried up so that the way
might be made ready for the kings to come from the east.
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the
mouth of the dragon [symbolic of China and her allies],
and out of the mouth of the beast [symbolic of a United
States of Europe], and out of the mouth of the false
prophet [symbolic of the Pope of the Catholic Church].
For these are the spirits of demons, working miracles,
who go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole
world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of
God Almighty. (Revelation 16:12-14)
Satan will actually exercise power and influence over all three
of these powers on earth, but there are demons who will do his
bidding, as this symbolism shows. Their influence will help bring
about the prophetic reality of this day when these two great
superpowers gather together for the “battle of that great day of
God Almighty.” The result of the vial poured out by the sixth
angel will be that
“he gathered them together into a place called
in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” (Verse 16).
In the midst of all the confusion of this day, this war actually
will begin later in the day when the sixth vial is poured out.
Then, tens of thousands in these two armies will die in this all
out confrontation.
The Seventh Plague
When the last vial is poured out, these two powers will stop
fighting each other. They will declare a quick truce because they
suddenly fear something much greater than each other:
Then the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air,
and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven,
from the throne, saying, “It is done!” There were noises,
and thunder, and lightning, and there was a great
earthquake such as there never has been since mankind
was on the earth. The earthquake so mighty and so
great that the great city [Rome—the seat of religious
power over Europe] was divided into three parts [no
longer a city of seven hills], and the cities of the nations
fell [the great cities of both superpowers], and great
Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto
her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
And every island fled away [prophetically symbolic of
every smaller country seeking to escape, but could not],
and the mountains could not be found [prophetic
symbolism that all the great governments of these
superpowers are destroyed—they no longer exist]. And
there fell on men a great hail out of heaven, and each
weighted about a talent [100 pounds / 45 kg], and men
blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for
the plague thereof was so exceedingly great.
(Revelation 16:17-21)
This plague will be the final blow which will completely
destroy all the remaining governing structure of both
superpowers. The entire infrastructure of all these countries will
collapse. This destruction will prove to be overwhelming; the
death toll will mount into the tens of millions.
These two great armies will still be fighting each other as this
last plague is being poured out. During this plague, they will stop
fighting. Both will receive word of the scale of destruction in
their home countries. They will no longer fear each other, but
they will fear, what they now see, as the source of their demise.
They will see the movement of that which will be glowing in the
heavens. They will not understand what it is, but they will see it
moving toward them. The next thing that will happen is
unbelievable.
Uniting to Fight God
At the end of the Seventh Plague, Jesus Christ and the spiritual
army of 144,000 new members of the God Family begin moving
toward the location of these two great superpowers:
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and
He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like
a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had
a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself. He was
clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called
The Word of God [Jesus Christ]. And the armies which
were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in
fine linen, white and clean [the 144,000]. And out of His
mouth went a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the
nations, and He shall rule them with a rod of iron. He
treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God. He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written,
King of kings, and Lord of lords. (Rev. 19:11-16)
Jesus Christ came the first time, as the Lamb of God to die as
man’s Passover, so that man could be saved through Him by the
forgiveness of sins. The second time He will not come as a
Lamb, but as a Lion; and He will not come in peace, but in war.
The war He will bring will be swift and decisive, as He and the
144,000 will destroy the army of both superpowers. As it says,
“He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God,” by destroying this final display of man’s opposition to
God.
Now, all mankind will be fully humbled before God and
God will usher in His Kingdom to reign on earth.
This final war will be swift and powerfully strong!
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with
a loud voice saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, “Come and gather yourselves together to the
supper of the great God, that you may eat the flesh of
kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on
them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both
small and great.” [he speaks of the destruction of this
army and says that the birds eat their flesh once they are
slain]. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth,
and their armies, gathered together to make war
against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army
[these two opposing armies unite to fight against Jesus
Christ and His army]. The beast was taken [leader of
the United Europe], and with him the false prophet that
worked miracles before him [the Pope], by which he
deceived them that had received the mark of the beast,
and them that worshipped his image. These both were
cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And the rest were slain with the sword of Him that sat
on the horse, whose sword proceeded out of His mouth,
and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
(Revelation 19:17-21)
In this final battle, over 200 million will die.
During this time period (three and one-half years) of this
Seventh Seal, over 6 billion people will die.
Now, finally after 6,000 years of man’s self-rule, God will
rule the earth through His Son, Jesus Christ, and the 144,000 who
then will be in the Kingdom of God—the Family of God:
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment
was given to them [to the 144,000] and I saw the souls of
them who were cutoff for the witness of Jesus [these had
been cutoff from the world for holding onto God’s way],
and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the
beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands. These lived and
reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of
the dead [the rest of mankind who had lived and died
throughout the first 6,000 years of man’s time on earth]
lived not again until the thousand years were finished
[they will be resurrected to physical life once more, but
they will then be living in God’s world once the 1,000
year reign of Jesus Christ has ended]. This is the first
resurrection [referring to the 144,000 who are in the first
great resurrection of mankind]. Blessed and holy is he
who has part in the first resurrection, for on such the
second death has no power [the 144,000 have not been
resurrected to physical life again in this first resurrection,
but to spiritual life], but they shall be priests of God and
of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
(Revelation 20:4-6)
This new millennial age for mankind will bring peace, equity,
righteous judgment, prosperity, joy, and happiness on a level
which will be so great that man cannot even imagine it.
---End
In conclusion...
All the posts I have done over the last 2 days (15 I believe) represent but a small portion of the book... Merely 2 chapters of 7 in the book.
This 'book' changed the way I, personally, view God and God's 'plans' for mankind. I hope providing some of it's content here may encourage others to download and read the book in it's entirety. [It's a free download]
It answered, or shed new light on, many questions that have/had bothered me for many years, even decades I dare say.
Many of the things discussed in the book have already come to pass or are very near, IMO. Including the references to WW III
Many will find some of it's contents to be very controversial... All I can say is stick with it, read the entire book before passing judgment on it. Try to keep an open mind... Read it with your heart.
*I* think that may be what God would want...
The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Seventh Trumpet
In the first great event on the last day of the end-time tribulation,
Jesus Christ will be in the heavens above the earth with the
144,000 who will be resurrected. The display from earth will
perplex mankind. Some will know the significance and will
anticipate Jesus Christ coming, while others, who still resist, will
see this awesome display as a threat to their power and existence.
Finally, man’s reign will be brought to an end:
The second woe is past, and behold, the third woe is
coming quickly. Then the seventh angel sounded, and
there were great voices in heaven, saying, “The
kingdoms of this world have now become the
kingdoms of our Lord, even of His Christ, and He
shall reign from now and forever more” (Revelation
11:14-15)
This is the announcement that man’s reign over the past 6,000
years has finally been brought to an end, and now, God will reign
on earth in His Kingdom with Jesus Christ at its head; Christ has
now become King of kings over all the earth:
Then the twenty four elders, who sat before God on their
thrones, fell on their faces and worshipped God, saying,
“We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who is, and
was, and are yet to come, because you have taken to yourself
your great power, and will now reign.” (Rev. 11:16-17)
God has always been in control of His creation, but He
chose to allow man to rule himself for 6,000 years. This has
always been part of God’s plan in order for man to learn that
only God’s way of life produces good and lasting results. The
witness of man’s ways over the past 6,000 years has proven to
be disastrous.
When the Seventh Trumpet sounds, the time will have come
for God to begin His rule over the earth. This has been His plan
since before the creation of the universe millions of years ago. As
it says in verse 18, the time has come for God to “destroy them
who destroy the earth.”
Seven Last Plagues
The third and final woe that will follow the blast of the Seventh
Trumpet is divided into seven specific events, which are called
the Seven Last Plagues of God’s wrath. This wrath will be on
those who still will refuse to submit to God.
This wrath will crush the superpowers of Europe and China
along with her allies:
Then I saw another sign in heaven that was massively
great and amazing, with seven angels having the seven
last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God . . .
Then one of the four creatures gave to the seven angels
seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who lives for
ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from
the glory of God, and from his power, and no one was able
to enter into the temple until the seven plagues from the
seven angels were fulfilled . . .
Then I heard a great voice from the temple saying to the
seven angels, “Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the
wrath of God upon the earth.”
The first went and poured out his vial on the earth, and
there fell a destroying and disease filled sore upon the men
who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who
worshipped his image. (Revelation 15:1, 7-8, 16:1-2)
This specific plague of death will fall upon those in the United
States of Europe who embrace the teachings of the Catholic
Church. This will not be a small thing which God does. It will be
powerfully destructive with several hundred thousand dying this
day from this First Plague, and the second follows quickly:
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea,
and it became as the blood of a dead man, and everything
living died in the sea. (Verse 3)
Everything in the coastal waters of both superpowers will die,
including mankind. At this moment, tens of thousands will die
and this death will continue:
The third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and
sources of water, and they became blood . . . Then the
fourth angel poured out his vial on the sun, and power
was given to him to scorch mankind with fire. Men were
scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name
of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they
repented not to give him glory. Then the fifth angel
poured out his vial on the government of the beast, and
his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their
tongues for pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven
because of their pains and their sores, and still would not
repent of their deeds. (Verses 4, 8-11)
God will send a scorching heat upon these same nations.
Hundreds of thousands who have already been suffering will die
now because they continue to defy God. They will not repent.
Then, all light will be removed from these regions resulting in
total blackness. This darkness will have the power to kill even
more of these same hateful, rebellious people; yet they still will
not repent. They will continue to curse God.
As with Pharaoh at the time of the Exodus in Egypt, man has a
nature that seeks to do its own will, and this nature fights against
yielding to God’s perfect will. Mankind has always been this
way. Mankind resists God, even to death, in order to hold onto
his own self-rule, rather than yielding to God’s rule in his life.
Instead of repenting and seeking God, man tries to keep God out
of his way.
John describes what he sees when the sixth plague is poured
out, but it is the result of something that has already been
underway for many months. The result of this vision, reveals the
purpose accomplished by the sixth angel pouring out his vial.
The purpose of this symbolism contained in John’s vision was to
bring these two superpowers together so that God could deal with
them in one location. God has chosen to do this in order to bring
about a final powerful blow to end all of man’s self-rule. The
result will serve as a future witness to the power and glory of
God to end all wars—something that man could never do! Notice
the description of the sixth angel pouring out his vial:
The sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
Euphrates, and the water was dried up so that the way
might be made ready for the kings to come from the east.
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the
mouth of the dragon [symbolic of China and her allies],
and out of the mouth of the beast [symbolic of a United
States of Europe], and out of the mouth of the false
prophet [symbolic of the Pope of the Catholic Church].
For these are the spirits of demons, working miracles,
who go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole
world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of
God Almighty. (Revelation 16:12-14)
Satan will actually exercise power and influence over all three
of these powers on earth, but there are demons who will do his
bidding, as this symbolism shows. Their influence will help bring
about the prophetic reality of this day when these two great
superpowers gather together for the “battle of that great day of
God Almighty.” The result of the vial poured out by the sixth
angel will be that
“he gathered them together into a place called
in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” (Verse 16).
In the midst of all the confusion of this day, this war actually
will begin later in the day when the sixth vial is poured out.
Then, tens of thousands in these two armies will die in this all
out confrontation.
The Seventh Plague
When the last vial is poured out, these two powers will stop
fighting each other. They will declare a quick truce because they
suddenly fear something much greater than each other:
Then the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air,
and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven,
from the throne, saying, “It is done!” There were noises,
and thunder, and lightning, and there was a great
earthquake such as there never has been since mankind
was on the earth. The earthquake so mighty and so
great that the great city [Rome—the seat of religious
power over Europe] was divided into three parts [no
longer a city of seven hills], and the cities of the nations
fell [the great cities of both superpowers], and great
Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto
her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
And every island fled away [prophetically symbolic of
every smaller country seeking to escape, but could not],
and the mountains could not be found [prophetic
symbolism that all the great governments of these
superpowers are destroyed—they no longer exist]. And
there fell on men a great hail out of heaven, and each
weighted about a talent [100 pounds / 45 kg], and men
blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for
the plague thereof was so exceedingly great.
(Revelation 16:17-21)
This plague will be the final blow which will completely
destroy all the remaining governing structure of both
superpowers. The entire infrastructure of all these countries will
collapse. This destruction will prove to be overwhelming; the
death toll will mount into the tens of millions.
These two great armies will still be fighting each other as this
last plague is being poured out. During this plague, they will stop
fighting. Both will receive word of the scale of destruction in
their home countries. They will no longer fear each other, but
they will fear, what they now see, as the source of their demise.
They will see the movement of that which will be glowing in the
heavens. They will not understand what it is, but they will see it
moving toward them. The next thing that will happen is
unbelievable.
Uniting to Fight God
At the end of the Seventh Plague, Jesus Christ and the spiritual
army of 144,000 new members of the God Family begin moving
toward the location of these two great superpowers:
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and
He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like
a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had
a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself. He was
clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called
The Word of God [Jesus Christ]. And the armies which
were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in
fine linen, white and clean [the 144,000]. And out of His
mouth went a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the
nations, and He shall rule them with a rod of iron. He
treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God. He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written,
King of kings, and Lord of lords. (Rev. 19:11-16)
Jesus Christ came the first time, as the Lamb of God to die as
man’s Passover, so that man could be saved through Him by the
forgiveness of sins. The second time He will not come as a
Lamb, but as a Lion; and He will not come in peace, but in war.
The war He will bring will be swift and decisive, as He and the
144,000 will destroy the army of both superpowers. As it says,
“He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God,” by destroying this final display of man’s opposition to
God.
Now, all mankind will be fully humbled before God and
God will usher in His Kingdom to reign on earth.
This final war will be swift and powerfully strong!
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with
a loud voice saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of
heaven, “Come and gather yourselves together to the
supper of the great God, that you may eat the flesh of
kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on
them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both
small and great.” [he speaks of the destruction of this
army and says that the birds eat their flesh once they are
slain]. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth,
and their armies, gathered together to make war
against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army
[these two opposing armies unite to fight against Jesus
Christ and His army]. The beast was taken [leader of
the United Europe], and with him the false prophet that
worked miracles before him [the Pope], by which he
deceived them that had received the mark of the beast,
and them that worshipped his image. These both were
cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And the rest were slain with the sword of Him that sat
on the horse, whose sword proceeded out of His mouth,
and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
(Revelation 19:17-21)
In this final battle, over 200 million will die.
During this time period (three and one-half years) of this
Seventh Seal, over 6 billion people will die.
Now, finally after 6,000 years of man’s self-rule, God will
rule the earth through His Son, Jesus Christ, and the 144,000 who
then will be in the Kingdom of God—the Family of God:
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment
was given to them [to the 144,000] and I saw the souls of
them who were cutoff for the witness of Jesus [these had
been cutoff from the world for holding onto God’s way],
and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the
beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands. These lived and
reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of
the dead [the rest of mankind who had lived and died
throughout the first 6,000 years of man’s time on earth]
lived not again until the thousand years were finished
[they will be resurrected to physical life once more, but
they will then be living in God’s world once the 1,000
year reign of Jesus Christ has ended]. This is the first
resurrection [referring to the 144,000 who are in the first
great resurrection of mankind]. Blessed and holy is he
who has part in the first resurrection, for on such the
second death has no power [the 144,000 have not been
resurrected to physical life again in this first resurrection,
but to spiritual life], but they shall be priests of God and
of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
(Revelation 20:4-6)
This new millennial age for mankind will bring peace, equity,
righteous judgment, prosperity, joy, and happiness on a level
which will be so great that man cannot even imagine it.
---End
In conclusion...
All the posts I have done over the last 2 days (15 I believe) represent but a small portion of the book... Merely 2 chapters of 7 in the book.
This 'book' changed the way I, personally, view God and God's 'plans' for mankind. I hope providing some of it's content here may encourage others to download and read the book in it's entirety. [It's a free download]
It answered, or shed new light on, many questions that have/had bothered me for many years, even decades I dare say.
Many of the things discussed in the book have already come to pass or are very near, IMO. Including the references to WW III
Many will find some of it's contents to be very controversial... All I can say is stick with it, read the entire book before passing judgment on it. Try to keep an open mind... Read it with your heart.
*I* think that may be what God would want...
The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
Greg
The Sixth Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Sixth Trumpet
Although Europe will step in to fill the power vacuum left by the
collapse of the United States, there will be other countries that
will immediately begin to prepare for world conquest. They
know Europe, and they will not have Europe exercise control
over their future:
Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from
the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God,
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release
the four angels which are bound in the great river
Euphrates.” The four angels were released, who had been
prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, to
kill a third of mankind. The number of the army of the
horsemen was two hundred million, and I heard the
number of them. (Revelation 9:13-16)
China and other countries of Asia will form an alliance that
will create an army which will exceed two hundred million. They
will have fearsome power to destroy everything in their path, and
this is what they will set out to do. They will seek control—total
control of the earth.
Little needs to be said about this here. However, you need to
know that this great “woe” upon mankind will result in one-third
of all mankind being destroyed, as it will account for the death of
well over 2 billion people. This will indeed be a great woe on
earth!
Pride runs deep in human nature. Mankind will continue to
resist God, even after all the horrifying events of the previous six
trumpets have occurred. By the end of the period covering the
first six trumpets, several billion people will have died. Multiple
millions around the world, who have been conquered by these
two great powers, will have come to repentance. Yet, there are
many who will refuse to repent, including the vast populations of
these two great superpowers. They will insist on living life as
they please. This is what is being spoken of in the verses which
follow the description of the army that numbers two hundred
million:
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these
plagues, still would not repent of the works of their
hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols
of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood,
which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk. Neither
would they repent of their murders, nor of their
sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
(Revelation 9:20-21)
By this point in time, many will have repented. They will have
been humbled because they will have been conquered. Those still
ruling will continue to live as they please, and they will have no
intention of repenting and turning to God. This is a witness of the
haughty spirit in mankind.
Unless humbled, man will not listen to God.
So, that is exactly what God will do—He will humble both
superpowers.
Armageddon
The last great battle of mankind (described in Revelation and
prophetically known as Armageddon) is the account of these two
superpowers converging upon one another and the battle that
ensues. This confrontation is inevitable. This time coincides with
the very end of the three and one-half years of final end-time
tribulation.
The actual region of Megiddo is known anciently in Biblical
times as the place of several great military slaughters. Therefore,
the name has great significance in prophetic symbolism in
relation to this final confrontation of mankind and the end of
man’s rule on earth.
China and her allies will move against the United States of
Europe. These superpowers will pursue a head-on
confrontation of military might, since both will be reluctant to
use any more nuclear weapons because of the enormous
destruction already experienced. However, it should be noted
that if either began to lose the battle, such weapons would be
used, and this nuclear confrontation would indeed end in the
total annihilation of all life on the earth. God will not allow
this to happen. This is why supernatural intervention in the
timing of events is so critical.
Therefore, on this last day of the three and one-half years of
great tribulation, God will intervene in the affairs of all mankind,
thus, saving mankind from destroying himself. This day is called
the day of God’s great wrath. It will be the last day of man’s selfrule
over the past six millennia.
Man’s awesome technological developments over the past
century have been withheld from mankind for great reason. Man
would not have lasted for six millennia if God had allowed such
development before now. This is the precise reason God created a
language barrier at the tower of Babel, scattering man over the
earth (Genesis 11). A few thousand years ago, God actually
caused different groups of people to begin speaking in different
languages in order to withhold such technological advances.
God knew what the growth of technology would bring. He
also knew that nations would use it for personal power, military
advantage, and finally, war. Such is the nature of man. The arms
race has been just that—a race for the most powerful, the most
advanced and the most destructive weapons. The true witness of
man is that he will always use such weapons on one another, as a
result of man’s thirst for power and dominance.
Yes, if God did not intervene, mankind would destroy all life
on earth. This is why God will cut short man’s time by the rapid
development of end-time events which will be completed over
three and one-half years. God will do this in order to minimize an
otherwise prolonged and hideous suffering on earth.
Man’s Last Day
This last day of man’s self-rule will be the greatest single day of
destruction in all history, but it will also bring the greatest “good
news” to man that anyone could ever hope to imagine.
The day the Seventh Trumpet is blown will be the third and
final “woe” upon the earth. But three and one-half days prior to
this, God’s two witnesses will be killed in the streets of
Jerusalem. This event will lead to the first great event that will
begin on that last day:
And when they [the two witnesses] shall have finished
their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the
bottomless pit [Satan through his influence on men] shall
make war against them, and shall overcome them, and
kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of
the great city [in Jerusalem], which spiritually is called
Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord [Jesus Christ]
was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and
tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three and
one-half days [via modern technology], and their dead
bodies shall not be allowed to be put in graves. And those
who dwell on the earth [of the two superpowers] will
rejoice over them, being delighted, and shall send gifts to
one another because these two prophets tormented them
who dwell on the earth. (Revelation 11:7-10)
God’s two witnesses will be viewed by others (who will hate
their message about God) as being responsible for their suffering.
The two witnesses will be bringing plagues upon the nations of
these two superpowers in order to humble them, but they will not
be humbled. Instead, these superpowers will continue in their
own selfish pride. Satan will have been restrained from causing
God’s two witnesses any harm until it is God’s time to allow
them to be killed, but then:
After three and one-half days the Spirit of life from God
entered into them [the two witnesses] and they stood upon
their feet. Then great fear fell upon them which saw them.
And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto
them, “Come up here.” And they ascended up to heaven
in a cloud and their enemies saw this happening to them.
(Revelation 11:11-12)
In the actual order of events for this last day, this will be the
first event.
The day will begin by the appearance, in the highest
atmosphere of the earth, of a large area of dazzling light and a
powerfully colorful display, which man has never witnessed
before.
It will be the physical appearance (manifestation) of the
coming of Jesus Christ and the resurrection that will take place at
this very time. All 144,000 people who have been trained
throughout six millennia to be in God’s government (the first
phase of the Kingdom of God) will be resurrected at the
beginning of this day.
It will be at the time of the resurrection of these two witnesses
(viewed by millions) that the 144,000 will be resurrected and
given eternal life in spirit bodies. The glory of this event will be
seen literally from earth. It will be an awesome, yet fearful sight
for many on earth. After the resurrection of God’s two witnesses
we read:
In that same hour there was a great earthquake [in
Jerusalem], and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the
earthquake there were seven thousand men killed, and
those remaining were made frightened, and they gave
glory to the God of heaven. (Revelation 11:13)
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Sixth Trumpet
Although Europe will step in to fill the power vacuum left by the
collapse of the United States, there will be other countries that
will immediately begin to prepare for world conquest. They
know Europe, and they will not have Europe exercise control
over their future:
Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from
the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God,
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release
the four angels which are bound in the great river
Euphrates.” The four angels were released, who had been
prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, to
kill a third of mankind. The number of the army of the
horsemen was two hundred million, and I heard the
number of them. (Revelation 9:13-16)
China and other countries of Asia will form an alliance that
will create an army which will exceed two hundred million. They
will have fearsome power to destroy everything in their path, and
this is what they will set out to do. They will seek control—total
control of the earth.
Little needs to be said about this here. However, you need to
know that this great “woe” upon mankind will result in one-third
of all mankind being destroyed, as it will account for the death of
well over 2 billion people. This will indeed be a great woe on
earth!
Pride runs deep in human nature. Mankind will continue to
resist God, even after all the horrifying events of the previous six
trumpets have occurred. By the end of the period covering the
first six trumpets, several billion people will have died. Multiple
millions around the world, who have been conquered by these
two great powers, will have come to repentance. Yet, there are
many who will refuse to repent, including the vast populations of
these two great superpowers. They will insist on living life as
they please. This is what is being spoken of in the verses which
follow the description of the army that numbers two hundred
million:
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these
plagues, still would not repent of the works of their
hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols
of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood,
which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk. Neither
would they repent of their murders, nor of their
sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
(Revelation 9:20-21)
By this point in time, many will have repented. They will have
been humbled because they will have been conquered. Those still
ruling will continue to live as they please, and they will have no
intention of repenting and turning to God. This is a witness of the
haughty spirit in mankind.
Unless humbled, man will not listen to God.
So, that is exactly what God will do—He will humble both
superpowers.
Armageddon
The last great battle of mankind (described in Revelation and
prophetically known as Armageddon) is the account of these two
superpowers converging upon one another and the battle that
ensues. This confrontation is inevitable. This time coincides with
the very end of the three and one-half years of final end-time
tribulation.
The actual region of Megiddo is known anciently in Biblical
times as the place of several great military slaughters. Therefore,
the name has great significance in prophetic symbolism in
relation to this final confrontation of mankind and the end of
man’s rule on earth.
China and her allies will move against the United States of
Europe. These superpowers will pursue a head-on
confrontation of military might, since both will be reluctant to
use any more nuclear weapons because of the enormous
destruction already experienced. However, it should be noted
that if either began to lose the battle, such weapons would be
used, and this nuclear confrontation would indeed end in the
total annihilation of all life on the earth. God will not allow
this to happen. This is why supernatural intervention in the
timing of events is so critical.
Therefore, on this last day of the three and one-half years of
great tribulation, God will intervene in the affairs of all mankind,
thus, saving mankind from destroying himself. This day is called
the day of God’s great wrath. It will be the last day of man’s selfrule
over the past six millennia.
Man’s awesome technological developments over the past
century have been withheld from mankind for great reason. Man
would not have lasted for six millennia if God had allowed such
development before now. This is the precise reason God created a
language barrier at the tower of Babel, scattering man over the
earth (Genesis 11). A few thousand years ago, God actually
caused different groups of people to begin speaking in different
languages in order to withhold such technological advances.
God knew what the growth of technology would bring. He
also knew that nations would use it for personal power, military
advantage, and finally, war. Such is the nature of man. The arms
race has been just that—a race for the most powerful, the most
advanced and the most destructive weapons. The true witness of
man is that he will always use such weapons on one another, as a
result of man’s thirst for power and dominance.
Yes, if God did not intervene, mankind would destroy all life
on earth. This is why God will cut short man’s time by the rapid
development of end-time events which will be completed over
three and one-half years. God will do this in order to minimize an
otherwise prolonged and hideous suffering on earth.
Man’s Last Day
This last day of man’s self-rule will be the greatest single day of
destruction in all history, but it will also bring the greatest “good
news” to man that anyone could ever hope to imagine.
The day the Seventh Trumpet is blown will be the third and
final “woe” upon the earth. But three and one-half days prior to
this, God’s two witnesses will be killed in the streets of
Jerusalem. This event will lead to the first great event that will
begin on that last day:
And when they [the two witnesses] shall have finished
their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the
bottomless pit [Satan through his influence on men] shall
make war against them, and shall overcome them, and
kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of
the great city [in Jerusalem], which spiritually is called
Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord [Jesus Christ]
was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and
tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three and
one-half days [via modern technology], and their dead
bodies shall not be allowed to be put in graves. And those
who dwell on the earth [of the two superpowers] will
rejoice over them, being delighted, and shall send gifts to
one another because these two prophets tormented them
who dwell on the earth. (Revelation 11:7-10)
God’s two witnesses will be viewed by others (who will hate
their message about God) as being responsible for their suffering.
The two witnesses will be bringing plagues upon the nations of
these two superpowers in order to humble them, but they will not
be humbled. Instead, these superpowers will continue in their
own selfish pride. Satan will have been restrained from causing
God’s two witnesses any harm until it is God’s time to allow
them to be killed, but then:
After three and one-half days the Spirit of life from God
entered into them [the two witnesses] and they stood upon
their feet. Then great fear fell upon them which saw them.
And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto
them, “Come up here.” And they ascended up to heaven
in a cloud and their enemies saw this happening to them.
(Revelation 11:11-12)
In the actual order of events for this last day, this will be the
first event.
The day will begin by the appearance, in the highest
atmosphere of the earth, of a large area of dazzling light and a
powerfully colorful display, which man has never witnessed
before.
It will be the physical appearance (manifestation) of the
coming of Jesus Christ and the resurrection that will take place at
this very time. All 144,000 people who have been trained
throughout six millennia to be in God’s government (the first
phase of the Kingdom of God) will be resurrected at the
beginning of this day.
It will be at the time of the resurrection of these two witnesses
(viewed by millions) that the 144,000 will be resurrected and
given eternal life in spirit bodies. The glory of this event will be
seen literally from earth. It will be an awesome, yet fearful sight
for many on earth. After the resurrection of God’s two witnesses
we read:
In that same hour there was a great earthquake [in
Jerusalem], and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the
earthquake there were seven thousand men killed, and
those remaining were made frightened, and they gave
glory to the God of heaven. (Revelation 11:13)
Greg
The Fifth Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Fifth Trumpet
The blast from the Fifth Trumpet will announce the emergence of
a great political power and a great religious power on earth. The
Biblical symbolisms contained in the description of the message
from this trumpet blast are prophetically unique. Rather than
having readers become bogged down with an overwhelming
amount of Biblical study that serves no purpose here, I will
simply give an overview of the meaning and outcome.
This trumpet will announce the first great “woe” on the earth.
The prophetic description covers many overlapping, unfolding and
interacting highlighted events in the final three and one-half years
of man’s self-rule. The highlights of this Fifth Trumpet include:
(1) the emergence of Satan and his large army of demons
to great power
(2) the emergence of great power wielded by the Roman
Catholic Church and the Pope
(3) the emergence of a fully-united European union of ten
nations
(4) the emergence of a colossal military might from this
united European union and the destruction of several
hundred million people by it
(5) the protection of God’s elect and the torment and
trying (testing) of those who have refused to repent in the
environs of God’s scattered Church
All these events begin once the fifth trumpet is sounded:
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from
heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the
bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and
there arose smoke out of the pit like the smoke from a
great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened
because of the smoke of the pit. Out of the smoke there
came locusts upon the earth, and they were given power
like scorpions of the earth have power. (Revelation 9:1-3)
Satan’s Rise to Power
In prophecy, stars are symbolic of angels. One simple example of
a star that is misinterpreted by the world of traditional
Christianity is the one that led the wise men to Bethlehem, where
the Messiah was born. Traditional Christianity pictures this as a
literal star over the little town of Bethlehem. Yet, most people do
not know that it wasn’t a literal star in the heavens, but an angel
that directed them where to go.
The star in Revelation 9:1 refers to Satan. John’s vision
represents Satan’s fall from God’s presence to his banishment
here on earth. Satan, and those angels who rebelled with him
against God, have been limited in the power they once were
given. They have been restrained by God. This restraint from
power is symbolically pictured by chains and a place of restraint,
like a prison. The key is symbolic of being released from these
restraints.
Satan has been allowed to exercise powers of influence over
mankind, primarily in the form of feeding man’s own greed for
wealth, power, illegal self-gratification, etc. Now, at this very
point of end-time tribulation, at the sounding of the Fifth
Trumpet, Satan and the demons (angels that rebelled with Satan)
will be released from their restraints and will be able to exercise
far greater power and influence over mankind than before.
Nations and religions already desire to exert power and evil on
earth, but Satan will move them to follow their evil desires more
quickly.
In actuality, God will be accelerating a natural course of
events that would otherwise be spread over many more years of
intense suffering, war, and evil on earth, which would result in
far greater destruction. If God did not speed up these events, as
revealed through the Seven Trumpets, and limit this time to only
three and one-half years, then all life would be erased from off
the earth.
The Final Rise of a United Europe
For over fifty years now, Europe has been moving toward a
union of nations. It began in the early 1950’s with the vision of a
stronger European economy being formed through the European
Common Market. This finally evolved into a greater unification
through the governing power of the European Union. There has
been a constant driving force within Europe to unite under a
stronger governing organization of nations. Over time, a core
block of those nations forged a stronger bond by the adoption of
a common currency—the euro. Political and even military
consolidation has continued to press forward.
For over fifty years, God’s Church has foretold the rise of this
united Europe, which would have a common currency, a military
and religion (Roman Catholic Church), and would finally consist
of only ten united countries.
For many years now, there has been a growing desire among
many Europeans for the revival of an old Europe into a single
United States of Europe, replacing and surpassing the United
States of America as the predominant power in the world. Many
in Europe are frustrated with, what they see, as too slow a pace in
the progress of these goals. A bond of unity among some of these
nations is becoming stronger, while their frustrations are
mounting against those who are seen as slowing the process.
There is deep resentment and growing bitterness toward these
nations (especially Great Britain) who won’t join together for a
stronger euro.
Although many other areas of prophecy can help you
understand what will happen at the time of this Fifth Trumpet,
only the conclusions from the revelation of those prophecies will
be covered in this chapter. More of this information is covered in
The Prophesied End-Time.
Satan’s release from restraint will move him to exercise
greater power and influence over the unity of Europe. Satan has
exercised his influence and power to deceive and create havoc
during every revival of the Holy Roman Empire. He will stir up
ten nations in Europe who will take control of all power over the
European Union. Only those ten nations will agree to lend their
power as one.
Germany will once again be the principal driving force behind
a united Europe. As in the sixth revival of the Holy Roman
Empire, which led into World War II, this seventh prophetic and
last revival will lead into a full blown World War III. And, like a
scorpion that strikes quickly without notice, a new United States
of Europe will swiftly exercise great military power that it
already has in its possession under the cloak of NATO. This will
occur at a very specific moment in time. This new European
power, which would eventually move to accomplish the same
thing, will move forward more quickly due to the influence of
Satan and his army of demons.
The account of this next revelation will infuriate many people,
nevertheless, it is true. At the same time that Satan will have
powerful influence over ten nations in Europe, he will wield
great deceptive power over the Roman Catholic Church. For
centuries, the Catholic Church has been led into deception
through Satan’s power; but he will exercise even greater direct
control at this final end-time. Although there will be a distorted
bond between this new Europe and the Catholic Church, that
bond will become deeply stressed as these two struggle for
dominant power, one against the other.
Indeed, God will make it clear who is the true power over both
the revived Europe and the Catholic Church—it is Satan:
And they had a king over them who is the angel of the
bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is
Abaddon [destruction], but in the Greek tongue he has the
name Apollyon [destroyer]. (Revelation 9:11)
God’s Church
At the same time all these events come together at the sounding
of the Fifth Trumpet, there will be an initial period of time (five
months) when much human suffering will continue as a result of
the first four trumpets. This marks a time of great suffering on a
worldwide scale, but even now, God’s Church is still part of
these prophetic events. God’s Church still exists on earth, and
will continue, all the way up to the very return of Jesus Christ;
but many who were scattered in the Church, after the great falling
away, will not live into the new millennial period that follows.
Although Satan and his demons will be released from great
restraint, they will still be restrained in their ability to cause hurt
to any of God’s people who obey Him, especially those who are
sealed as part of the 144,000. It will be during this time that Satan
and his followers will be allowed to wreak havoc and torment
upon those who have not yet repented and humbly turned to
God’s end-time prophets for understanding.
Those of the scattered Church of God, who are tormented
during this five-month period, will suffer greatly for their
stubborn pride and continued defiance against God. Once this
time has ended as a final time of trying, all of those who have
resisted God through selfish pride will die and will not be
allowed to enter the millennial period that will soon follow.
Instead, they will be awakened (from death) at the end of this
time in the great resurrection. There will be much weeping and
gnashing of teeth. At this time they will finally see the
foolishness of their choices, and they will also see what they gave
up.
This five-month period will also be paralleled by millions of
people who will begin to repent and seek God. They will begin to
turn to the truth they have heard from God’s end-time prophets,
as well as those who serve with them in God’s Church. Yet,
during this same time, those who still refuse to repent (in the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some
western European countries) will experience great trial and
torment to help them see their stubborn pride and bring them to
repentance.
Much Revelation Yet Reserved
Nothing more specific on the Fifth Trumpet can be given at this
time. A little more is mentioned in my first book, but not much. It
is God’s purpose that many of the details of these events, and the
revelation of their complete meaning, be reserved for another
time. This time will be just prior to their actual occurrence or at
the moment they begin to take place on earth. This will be
reserved for greater revelation from God’s two end-time
witnesses at this very time.
The same is true about much of what is being covered in this
chapter about the Seven Trumpets. It is not yet God’s purpose
that all these things be revealed.
During the time covered in the Fifth Trumpet, several hundred
million people will die—more than the total number who died
during the period of the first four trumpets. Finally, this time will
also come to an end, as John wrote,
“One woe is past, and behold, there are two more woes coming
after this” (Rev. 9:12).
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Fifth Trumpet
The blast from the Fifth Trumpet will announce the emergence of
a great political power and a great religious power on earth. The
Biblical symbolisms contained in the description of the message
from this trumpet blast are prophetically unique. Rather than
having readers become bogged down with an overwhelming
amount of Biblical study that serves no purpose here, I will
simply give an overview of the meaning and outcome.
This trumpet will announce the first great “woe” on the earth.
The prophetic description covers many overlapping, unfolding and
interacting highlighted events in the final three and one-half years
of man’s self-rule. The highlights of this Fifth Trumpet include:
(1) the emergence of Satan and his large army of demons
to great power
(2) the emergence of great power wielded by the Roman
Catholic Church and the Pope
(3) the emergence of a fully-united European union of ten
nations
(4) the emergence of a colossal military might from this
united European union and the destruction of several
hundred million people by it
(5) the protection of God’s elect and the torment and
trying (testing) of those who have refused to repent in the
environs of God’s scattered Church
All these events begin once the fifth trumpet is sounded:
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from
heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the
bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and
there arose smoke out of the pit like the smoke from a
great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened
because of the smoke of the pit. Out of the smoke there
came locusts upon the earth, and they were given power
like scorpions of the earth have power. (Revelation 9:1-3)
Satan’s Rise to Power
In prophecy, stars are symbolic of angels. One simple example of
a star that is misinterpreted by the world of traditional
Christianity is the one that led the wise men to Bethlehem, where
the Messiah was born. Traditional Christianity pictures this as a
literal star over the little town of Bethlehem. Yet, most people do
not know that it wasn’t a literal star in the heavens, but an angel
that directed them where to go.
The star in Revelation 9:1 refers to Satan. John’s vision
represents Satan’s fall from God’s presence to his banishment
here on earth. Satan, and those angels who rebelled with him
against God, have been limited in the power they once were
given. They have been restrained by God. This restraint from
power is symbolically pictured by chains and a place of restraint,
like a prison. The key is symbolic of being released from these
restraints.
Satan has been allowed to exercise powers of influence over
mankind, primarily in the form of feeding man’s own greed for
wealth, power, illegal self-gratification, etc. Now, at this very
point of end-time tribulation, at the sounding of the Fifth
Trumpet, Satan and the demons (angels that rebelled with Satan)
will be released from their restraints and will be able to exercise
far greater power and influence over mankind than before.
Nations and religions already desire to exert power and evil on
earth, but Satan will move them to follow their evil desires more
quickly.
In actuality, God will be accelerating a natural course of
events that would otherwise be spread over many more years of
intense suffering, war, and evil on earth, which would result in
far greater destruction. If God did not speed up these events, as
revealed through the Seven Trumpets, and limit this time to only
three and one-half years, then all life would be erased from off
the earth.
The Final Rise of a United Europe
For over fifty years now, Europe has been moving toward a
union of nations. It began in the early 1950’s with the vision of a
stronger European economy being formed through the European
Common Market. This finally evolved into a greater unification
through the governing power of the European Union. There has
been a constant driving force within Europe to unite under a
stronger governing organization of nations. Over time, a core
block of those nations forged a stronger bond by the adoption of
a common currency—the euro. Political and even military
consolidation has continued to press forward.
For over fifty years, God’s Church has foretold the rise of this
united Europe, which would have a common currency, a military
and religion (Roman Catholic Church), and would finally consist
of only ten united countries.
For many years now, there has been a growing desire among
many Europeans for the revival of an old Europe into a single
United States of Europe, replacing and surpassing the United
States of America as the predominant power in the world. Many
in Europe are frustrated with, what they see, as too slow a pace in
the progress of these goals. A bond of unity among some of these
nations is becoming stronger, while their frustrations are
mounting against those who are seen as slowing the process.
There is deep resentment and growing bitterness toward these
nations (especially Great Britain) who won’t join together for a
stronger euro.
Although many other areas of prophecy can help you
understand what will happen at the time of this Fifth Trumpet,
only the conclusions from the revelation of those prophecies will
be covered in this chapter. More of this information is covered in
The Prophesied End-Time.
Satan’s release from restraint will move him to exercise
greater power and influence over the unity of Europe. Satan has
exercised his influence and power to deceive and create havoc
during every revival of the Holy Roman Empire. He will stir up
ten nations in Europe who will take control of all power over the
European Union. Only those ten nations will agree to lend their
power as one.
Germany will once again be the principal driving force behind
a united Europe. As in the sixth revival of the Holy Roman
Empire, which led into World War II, this seventh prophetic and
last revival will lead into a full blown World War III. And, like a
scorpion that strikes quickly without notice, a new United States
of Europe will swiftly exercise great military power that it
already has in its possession under the cloak of NATO. This will
occur at a very specific moment in time. This new European
power, which would eventually move to accomplish the same
thing, will move forward more quickly due to the influence of
Satan and his army of demons.
The account of this next revelation will infuriate many people,
nevertheless, it is true. At the same time that Satan will have
powerful influence over ten nations in Europe, he will wield
great deceptive power over the Roman Catholic Church. For
centuries, the Catholic Church has been led into deception
through Satan’s power; but he will exercise even greater direct
control at this final end-time. Although there will be a distorted
bond between this new Europe and the Catholic Church, that
bond will become deeply stressed as these two struggle for
dominant power, one against the other.
Indeed, God will make it clear who is the true power over both
the revived Europe and the Catholic Church—it is Satan:
And they had a king over them who is the angel of the
bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is
Abaddon [destruction], but in the Greek tongue he has the
name Apollyon [destroyer]. (Revelation 9:11)
God’s Church
At the same time all these events come together at the sounding
of the Fifth Trumpet, there will be an initial period of time (five
months) when much human suffering will continue as a result of
the first four trumpets. This marks a time of great suffering on a
worldwide scale, but even now, God’s Church is still part of
these prophetic events. God’s Church still exists on earth, and
will continue, all the way up to the very return of Jesus Christ;
but many who were scattered in the Church, after the great falling
away, will not live into the new millennial period that follows.
Although Satan and his demons will be released from great
restraint, they will still be restrained in their ability to cause hurt
to any of God’s people who obey Him, especially those who are
sealed as part of the 144,000. It will be during this time that Satan
and his followers will be allowed to wreak havoc and torment
upon those who have not yet repented and humbly turned to
God’s end-time prophets for understanding.
Those of the scattered Church of God, who are tormented
during this five-month period, will suffer greatly for their
stubborn pride and continued defiance against God. Once this
time has ended as a final time of trying, all of those who have
resisted God through selfish pride will die and will not be
allowed to enter the millennial period that will soon follow.
Instead, they will be awakened (from death) at the end of this
time in the great resurrection. There will be much weeping and
gnashing of teeth. At this time they will finally see the
foolishness of their choices, and they will also see what they gave
up.
This five-month period will also be paralleled by millions of
people who will begin to repent and seek God. They will begin to
turn to the truth they have heard from God’s end-time prophets,
as well as those who serve with them in God’s Church. Yet,
during this same time, those who still refuse to repent (in the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some
western European countries) will experience great trial and
torment to help them see their stubborn pride and bring them to
repentance.
Much Revelation Yet Reserved
Nothing more specific on the Fifth Trumpet can be given at this
time. A little more is mentioned in my first book, but not much. It
is God’s purpose that many of the details of these events, and the
revelation of their complete meaning, be reserved for another
time. This time will be just prior to their actual occurrence or at
the moment they begin to take place on earth. This will be
reserved for greater revelation from God’s two end-time
witnesses at this very time.
The same is true about much of what is being covered in this
chapter about the Seven Trumpets. It is not yet God’s purpose
that all these things be revealed.
During the time covered in the Fifth Trumpet, several hundred
million people will die—more than the total number who died
during the period of the first four trumpets. Finally, this time will
also come to an end, as John wrote,
“One woe is past, and behold, there are two more woes coming
after this” (Rev. 9:12).
Greg
The Fourth Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
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The Fourth Trumpet
Then the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was
struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars,
so that a third of them were darkened. So the sun did not
shine for a third of the day, and likewise the night. Then I
looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of
heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe, to the
inhabitants of the earth because of the trumpet blasts
from the three angels who are yet to sound!” (Revelation
8:12-13)
The cumulative effect from the first three trumpet blasts will
be announced by this fourth blast, which will cause much more
destruction. By this time, over one-third of the population of the
United States, the United Kingdom and their closest allies will
have died. Many more will continue to die from the results of this
fourth event. Weather conditions will be horribly altered on earth
as a result of one-third of the sun’s light no longer being able to
warm the earth and give light. Plant life and normal growing
cycles will not be sustained by the sun as in the past. This will
result in immediate famine over many areas of the earth. The
effects from the Fourth Trumpet blast will result in far greater
death—again—tens of millions.
Although the devastation that follows the first four trumpet
blasts result in unimaginable destruction, along with the death of
a few hundred million people, the last verse of Revelation 8 gives
a warning of far worse events that will follow.
After the announcements sounded from the first four
trumpets, a greater warning is given:
Then I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the
midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe,
woe, to the inhabitants of the earth because of the trumpet
blasts from the three angels who are yet to sound!”
(Revelation 8:13).
The expression “woe” refers to dire consequences that will be
far more destructive in the world. There are three “woes,” which
refer to the events that will follow in the last three trumpet blasts.
The downfall of the United States and her closest allies will
lead to a great power vacuum in the world; nations will race to
fill the void. Many areas of the world, that have been held at bay
by the influence of the United States and her closest allies, will
now be determined to accomplish their will on others. Just
consider the nations that have had long lasting border and
territorial disputes, as well as religious and political disputes
which have been contained.
Now they are held back no longer!
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Fourth Trumpet
Then the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was
struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars,
so that a third of them were darkened. So the sun did not
shine for a third of the day, and likewise the night. Then I
looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of
heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe, to the
inhabitants of the earth because of the trumpet blasts
from the three angels who are yet to sound!” (Revelation
8:12-13)
The cumulative effect from the first three trumpet blasts will
be announced by this fourth blast, which will cause much more
destruction. By this time, over one-third of the population of the
United States, the United Kingdom and their closest allies will
have died. Many more will continue to die from the results of this
fourth event. Weather conditions will be horribly altered on earth
as a result of one-third of the sun’s light no longer being able to
warm the earth and give light. Plant life and normal growing
cycles will not be sustained by the sun as in the past. This will
result in immediate famine over many areas of the earth. The
effects from the Fourth Trumpet blast will result in far greater
death—again—tens of millions.
Although the devastation that follows the first four trumpet
blasts result in unimaginable destruction, along with the death of
a few hundred million people, the last verse of Revelation 8 gives
a warning of far worse events that will follow.
After the announcements sounded from the first four
trumpets, a greater warning is given:
Then I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the
midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe,
woe, to the inhabitants of the earth because of the trumpet
blasts from the three angels who are yet to sound!”
(Revelation 8:13).
The expression “woe” refers to dire consequences that will be
far more destructive in the world. There are three “woes,” which
refer to the events that will follow in the last three trumpet blasts.
The downfall of the United States and her closest allies will
lead to a great power vacuum in the world; nations will race to
fill the void. Many areas of the world, that have been held at bay
by the influence of the United States and her closest allies, will
now be determined to accomplish their will on others. Just
consider the nations that have had long lasting border and
territorial disputes, as well as religious and political disputes
which have been contained.
Now they are held back no longer!
Greg
The Third Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
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The Third Trumpet
Then the third angel sounded and what appeared like a
great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it
fell on a third part of the rivers and on the springs of
waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood, and a
third of the waters became wormwood, and many men
died from the waters because they were made bitter.
(Revelation 8:10-11).
Each of these three events will become progressively more
devastating upon the United States and her closest allies. This
lethal blow will finally cripple the most prosperous and powerful
nation the world has ever known. The initial destruction from this
event will include several large cities. It will make the
devastation from Hurricane Katrina appear extremely small by
comparison. The destruction of property will be beyond measure,
but the destruction of life will be far greater. The death toll will
be in the tens of millions.
Worldwide repercussions from this event will trigger World
War III.
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Third Trumpet
Then the third angel sounded and what appeared like a
great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it
fell on a third part of the rivers and on the springs of
waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood, and a
third of the waters became wormwood, and many men
died from the waters because they were made bitter.
(Revelation 8:10-11).
Each of these three events will become progressively more
devastating upon the United States and her closest allies. This
lethal blow will finally cripple the most prosperous and powerful
nation the world has ever known. The initial destruction from this
event will include several large cities. It will make the
devastation from Hurricane Katrina appear extremely small by
comparison. The destruction of property will be beyond measure,
but the destruction of life will be far greater. The death toll will
be in the tens of millions.
Worldwide repercussions from this event will trigger World
War III.
The Second Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The Second Trumpet
Then the second angel sounded and there was something
like a great mountain burning with fire that was cast into
the sea, and a third part of the sea became like blood. And
a third part of the living creatures which were in the sea
died, and a third part of the ships were destroyed.
(Revelation 8:8-9)
This event will take place primarily over water, but its effect
will also decimate much of the coastline of the United States, the
United Kingdom and some of their allies, including the complete
destruction of some cities. A third of all the waters within the
boundaries of these countries will become lifeless; everything
will die in these areas. This death will include a third of all the
people on boats and ships. However, there will be hundreds of
thousands who will die on the coastal areas of these same
regions.
The reason for the destruction of so many shipping vessels is
that this event occurs primarily in port cities where there are
large concentrations of ships, commerce and people.
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
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The Second Trumpet
Then the second angel sounded and there was something
like a great mountain burning with fire that was cast into
the sea, and a third part of the sea became like blood. And
a third part of the living creatures which were in the sea
died, and a third part of the ships were destroyed.
(Revelation 8:8-9)
This event will take place primarily over water, but its effect
will also decimate much of the coastline of the United States, the
United Kingdom and some of their allies, including the complete
destruction of some cities. A third of all the waters within the
boundaries of these countries will become lifeless; everything
will die in these areas. This death will include a third of all the
people on boats and ships. However, there will be hundreds of
thousands who will die on the coastal areas of these same
regions.
The reason for the destruction of so many shipping vessels is
that this event occurs primarily in port cities where there are
large concentrations of ships, commerce and people.
Greg
The First Trumpet
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The First Trumpet
The First Trumpet blast will occur quickly after the Seventh Seal
of Revelation is opened by Jesus Christ. Even as I am writing, the
events prophesied to take place during these trumpet blasts are
already showing signs of emerging on the world scene. Much of
what will occur is simply being held back by God until it is His
time to allow it.
God is going to allow mankind to bring about one more world war.
If God were not in control of the timing,
some of these events would have already begun; but God is in
control of the exact timing of everything that is to take place.
God will cut the end-time short by allowing these end-time
events to occur over the limited space of three and one-half years,
otherwise, mankind would end up destroying all life on the
earth—so says God Almighty!
Notice the powerful description of the first trumpet:
When He [Jesus Christ] had opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven for about the space of half an
hour. And I saw seven angels who stood before God, and
seven trumpets were given to them. And another angel
who had a golden censer came and stood at the altar, and
he was given much incense that he should offer it with the
prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was
before the throne. Then the smoke of the incense along
with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God out
of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and
filled it with fire from the altar, and cast it to the earth.
Then there were voices, and thundering, and lightning,
and an earthquake. And the seven angels who had the
seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. After the
first angel sounded, then there followed hail and fire
mingled with blood, and they were cast on the earth, and
the third part of trees were burned up and the green grass
with it was burned up. (Revelation 8:1-7)
This first powerful event of the Seventh Seal will result in
wide-spread destruction over the United States and beyond her
border into Canada. The destruction in Canada will be less, but
she will experience repercussions from what will happen in the
U.S.; because she is a neighbor, as well as a prophetic brother.
When we are told that a third of all plant life will be destroyed,
that is exactly what it means. The actual event will not be
disclosed until it is time for it to happen. As with all the Seals of
Revelation, many of the specifics of each of the Seven Trumpets
will not be revealed until it is time for the actual events to take
place. It should also be noted, that in the first trumpet there is fire
mingled with blood. Blood means there will be much death when
this event occurs. Most of it will be the death of animals and
birds, but also a large number of people will die—into the tens of
thousands.
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
The First Trumpet
The First Trumpet blast will occur quickly after the Seventh Seal
of Revelation is opened by Jesus Christ. Even as I am writing, the
events prophesied to take place during these trumpet blasts are
already showing signs of emerging on the world scene. Much of
what will occur is simply being held back by God until it is His
time to allow it.
God is going to allow mankind to bring about one more world war.
If God were not in control of the timing,
some of these events would have already begun; but God is in
control of the exact timing of everything that is to take place.
God will cut the end-time short by allowing these end-time
events to occur over the limited space of three and one-half years,
otherwise, mankind would end up destroying all life on the
earth—so says God Almighty!
Notice the powerful description of the first trumpet:
When He [Jesus Christ] had opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven for about the space of half an
hour. And I saw seven angels who stood before God, and
seven trumpets were given to them. And another angel
who had a golden censer came and stood at the altar, and
he was given much incense that he should offer it with the
prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was
before the throne. Then the smoke of the incense along
with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God out
of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and
filled it with fire from the altar, and cast it to the earth.
Then there were voices, and thundering, and lightning,
and an earthquake. And the seven angels who had the
seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. After the
first angel sounded, then there followed hail and fire
mingled with blood, and they were cast on the earth, and
the third part of trees were burned up and the green grass
with it was burned up. (Revelation 8:1-7)
This first powerful event of the Seventh Seal will result in
wide-spread destruction over the United States and beyond her
border into Canada. The destruction in Canada will be less, but
she will experience repercussions from what will happen in the
U.S.; because she is a neighbor, as well as a prophetic brother.
When we are told that a third of all plant life will be destroyed,
that is exactly what it means. The actual event will not be
disclosed until it is time for it to happen. As with all the Seals of
Revelation, many of the specifics of each of the Seven Trumpets
will not be revealed until it is time for the actual events to take
place. It should also be noted, that in the first trumpet there is fire
mingled with blood. Blood means there will be much death when
this event occurs. Most of it will be the death of animals and
birds, but also a large number of people will die—into the tens of
thousands.
Greg
Opening the Seventh Seal
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The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
THE FINAL THREE & ONE-HALF YEARS
This chapter will address the sequence of events which will
unfold during the final three and one-half years of man’s self-rule
on earth. These events are not pleasant to read about because they
are catastrophic beyond belief. These events will begin when the
Seventh Seal is opened.
We have arrived at one of the most fearful moments in time
that is spoken about in the Word of God. It is a time like no
other. God said that there has never been a time like this, nor ever
will be again. It is a time that will teach some of the greatest
lessons of life to all mankind. God has determined that the
lessons from this time are to be indelibly etched into the minds of
all who have ever lived.
The magnitude of this end-time destruction is very unpleasant
to contemplate. It is difficult to write about, and it will be
difficult to read. However, you need to see this time for what it
is, as unpleasant as it is; then you can better understand the
deeper reasons “why” such things are going to be allowed by
God, which is the subject of the following chapter.
The next chapter will explain “why” this end-time of
worldwide destruction has to occur the way in which God has
revealed.
Opening the Seventh Seal
When Jesus Christ opens the Seventh Seal of Revelation, God
declares that the final three and one-half years of great tribulation
will begin, and man’s self-rule will be brought to an end. Satan’s
influence and power over man will also be brought to an end at
this time. He will not be allowed to have any influence over man
for nearly 1,000 years, after which time, he will be allowed to do
so once again for one final, very short period of time.
Once the Seventh Seal is opened, the first of Seven Trumpets
will be blown. Each Trumpet will announce a specific phase of
great tribulation on the earth. The first four trumpets will
proclaim the demise of the United States and her closest allies.
All of this will be explained in this chapter.
The final sequence of events that leads up to the opening of
the Seventh Seal needs to be briefly reviewed. By the time this
final seal is opened, all 144,000 whom God has called over six
millennia will be fully trained to rule in His Kingdom. This
Kingdom will be established when Jesus Christ returns with the
144,000 on the last day of the final three and one-half years of
man’s self-rule. The remaining few, who were yet to be added to
this total count of 144,000, and are alive at this end-time, will be
sealed (completed their training) by the time this last seal is opened.
This final sealing will occur during the time of the Sixth Seal.
During the Sixth Seal, all Seven Thunders will be getting
progressively louder. Before the Seventh (and final) Seal is
opened, the Seven Thunders will become so pronounced that the
validity of everything written about them in the previous chapter
should roar loudly in the ears of anyone who is willing to admit
the truth. But even then, many still will prefer to believe a lie!
They still will prefer to be falsely soothed by denying reality and
the truth.
Also, by this moment in time, there will be a strong, rapidly
growing recognition within the United States that I am who I say
I am—one of God’s end-time witnesses and His prophet. This
Sixth Thunder will continue to grow much louder through this
final three and one-half years.
The First Four Trumpets
The first four trumpet blasts will announce four powerfully
destructive events that will bring about the total collapse of
the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, and some countries of Western Europe. The
direct effect of all four events is first and foremost upon the
United States.
The events, declared by these first four trumpets, are a
prophetic fulfillment of the symbolism contained in the events of
9-11, when the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon were
struck by terrorism. It is during the time of the first four trumpets
when the symbolism of 9-11 is accomplished; the economy,
government and military might of the greatest nation on earth is
struck a fatal blow.
The chain reaction, which will follow, is the very thing that
will lead immediately into World War III. It will be the last war
that mankind will ever fight! Before this final three and one-half
years comes to a complete end, all military forces around the
world will have been destroyed, every economy will be
decimated, several billion people will have died, and vast
destruction will cover every part of the earth.
Greg
The following are excerpts from the book The Prophesied End-Time Revealed - 2008 - God's Final Witness
It is used here without permission... If it is true and if we all are truly about to suffer and die together then I'm betting the author, Ronald Weinland, will not bother wasting time suing *me* over using excerpts from his book...
---
THE FINAL THREE & ONE-HALF YEARS
This chapter will address the sequence of events which will
unfold during the final three and one-half years of man’s self-rule
on earth. These events are not pleasant to read about because they
are catastrophic beyond belief. These events will begin when the
Seventh Seal is opened.
We have arrived at one of the most fearful moments in time
that is spoken about in the Word of God. It is a time like no
other. God said that there has never been a time like this, nor ever
will be again. It is a time that will teach some of the greatest
lessons of life to all mankind. God has determined that the
lessons from this time are to be indelibly etched into the minds of
all who have ever lived.
The magnitude of this end-time destruction is very unpleasant
to contemplate. It is difficult to write about, and it will be
difficult to read. However, you need to see this time for what it
is, as unpleasant as it is; then you can better understand the
deeper reasons “why” such things are going to be allowed by
God, which is the subject of the following chapter.
The next chapter will explain “why” this end-time of
worldwide destruction has to occur the way in which God has
revealed.
Opening the Seventh Seal
When Jesus Christ opens the Seventh Seal of Revelation, God
declares that the final three and one-half years of great tribulation
will begin, and man’s self-rule will be brought to an end. Satan’s
influence and power over man will also be brought to an end at
this time. He will not be allowed to have any influence over man
for nearly 1,000 years, after which time, he will be allowed to do
so once again for one final, very short period of time.
Once the Seventh Seal is opened, the first of Seven Trumpets
will be blown. Each Trumpet will announce a specific phase of
great tribulation on the earth. The first four trumpets will
proclaim the demise of the United States and her closest allies.
All of this will be explained in this chapter.
The final sequence of events that leads up to the opening of
the Seventh Seal needs to be briefly reviewed. By the time this
final seal is opened, all 144,000 whom God has called over six
millennia will be fully trained to rule in His Kingdom. This
Kingdom will be established when Jesus Christ returns with the
144,000 on the last day of the final three and one-half years of
man’s self-rule. The remaining few, who were yet to be added to
this total count of 144,000, and are alive at this end-time, will be
sealed (completed their training) by the time this last seal is opened.
This final sealing will occur during the time of the Sixth Seal.
During the Sixth Seal, all Seven Thunders will be getting
progressively louder. Before the Seventh (and final) Seal is
opened, the Seven Thunders will become so pronounced that the
validity of everything written about them in the previous chapter
should roar loudly in the ears of anyone who is willing to admit
the truth. But even then, many still will prefer to believe a lie!
They still will prefer to be falsely soothed by denying reality and
the truth.
Also, by this moment in time, there will be a strong, rapidly
growing recognition within the United States that I am who I say
I am—one of God’s end-time witnesses and His prophet. This
Sixth Thunder will continue to grow much louder through this
final three and one-half years.
The First Four Trumpets
The first four trumpet blasts will announce four powerfully
destructive events that will bring about the total collapse of
the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, and some countries of Western Europe. The
direct effect of all four events is first and foremost upon the
United States.
The events, declared by these first four trumpets, are a
prophetic fulfillment of the symbolism contained in the events of
9-11, when the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon were
struck by terrorism. It is during the time of the first four trumpets
when the symbolism of 9-11 is accomplished; the economy,
government and military might of the greatest nation on earth is
struck a fatal blow.
The chain reaction, which will follow, is the very thing that
will lead immediately into World War III. It will be the last war
that mankind will ever fight! Before this final three and one-half
years comes to a complete end, all military forces around the
world will have been destroyed, every economy will be
decimated, several billion people will have died, and vast
destruction will cover every part of the earth.
Greg
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