Christ's Power Is Made Perfect In Our Weakness

The apostle Paul was concerned about his weakness in his physical body

But Christ Jesus told him:

'My Grace is sufficient for you,

For My Power is made Perfect in weakness.'

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,

So that Christ's Power may rest on me.

That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships,

In PERSECUTION, in difficulties.

For when I am weak, then I am STRONG. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

This is a critical concept to understand.

We are not strong in Christ because we are intellectually or physically strong;

Not because of our giftings, except those supernatural gifts from God.

We are strong in Christ when we are completely dependent upon Him

And depending on nothing from ourselves.

Christ cannot and will not work through us

Unless we are completely dependent upon Him.

When God said to Joshua: 'Be strong and courageous.'

He meant that Joshua be strong and courageous in Faith in God. (Joshua 1:6)

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

(2 Corinthians 11:30)

In boasting about our weakness we are giving ALL Glory to God

As in fact it is ALL His.

Understand the the world is the exact OPPOSITE.

The people of the world exult in their own strength and intellectual prowess;

In their giftings, ALL of which were given by God.

The people of the world, in their presumption and ignorance,

Refuse to give the Glory to God, which is ultimately their DOWNFALL.

Pride goes before DESTRUCTION, a haughty spirit before a FALL.

(Proverbs 16:18)

No one has anything that was not given them by God Almighty,

The Creator of all that exists and every person.

The people of the world exult in the natural world around them,

And in themselves,

And are completely ignorant of the spiritual world the controls them.

And the fact that they are ruled by the spirit of Satan.

They see themselves as strong but they are DECEIVED.

Everyone is either ruled by Satan or by Christ Jesus.

There is NOTHING in between.

If we think we are smart and gifted and physically strong

And that we are a gift to the world because of this, we are DECEIVED;

We have made an IDOL of ourselves.

This is exactly what Satan did

And what he deceives the people of the world into doing.

They make IDOLS of themselves and others.

He said in his heart:

'I will ascend to heaven;

I will rise my throne above the stars of God;

I will sit enthroned on the mount of the assembly,

On the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.

I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High.' (Isaiah 14:13-14)

What will be the END result for Satan?

You have been brought down to the grave, to the depths of the PIT.

Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate:

'Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble,

The man who mad the world a DESERT,

Who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?'

(Isaiah 14:15-17)

All your pomp has been brought down to the grave

Along with the noise of your harps;

Maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you. (Isaiah 14:11)

What will be the END of the people of the world who reject Christ?

'I will rise up against them,' declares the Lord Almighty.

'I will cut off from Babylon her name and survivors,

Her offspring and descendants,' declares the Lord.

I will turn her into a place for owls and into swampland;

I will sweep her with the broom of DESTRUCTION,' 

Declares the Lord Almighty. (Isaiah 14:22-23)

What did Christ Jesus say to His Father?

'Here I AM, I have come—it is written about Me in the Scroll.

I desire to do Your will, O My God;

Your Law is within My heart.'

I proclaim Righteousness in the Great Assembly;

I do not seal My lips, as You know, O Lord.

I do not hid Your Righteousness in My heart;

I speak of Your Faithfulness ans Salvation,

I do not conceal Your Love and Your Truth from the Great Assembly.

(Psalm 40:7-10)

I pray that those who read this message are among the “weak;”

Those made strong in the Power of Christ Jesus.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!

The Righteous Prevail In The END

In the END, Christ Jesus returns to reclaim the earth He created,

And He establishes His Kingdom on earth for a Thousand Years,

The Millennium, the Day of Rest,

From the Six Thousand Years He has “worked” with mankind.

With Him will be the Righteous,

Those who Overcome this world and Satan who currently rules it;

Those who Overcome by the blood of the Lamb

And the word of their Testimony;

Not loving this life so much as to shrink from death. (Revelation 12:11)

What makes a person Righteous?

Only one thing, and that is Christ living in and through that person.

We have no righteousness of our own [Romans 3:10],

There is only One Who is Righteous, Christ Jesus.

We are justified by Faith (Romans 5:1];

Made righteous by Faith, and that by the grace of God.

Abraham believed God and His Faith was credited to him as Righteousness.

(Romans 4:22)

However, his Faith, his Righteousness, was put to the TEST

When God asked him to sacrifice his only son.

Abraham passed the TEST,

However, had he not, he would not have been found Righteous.

So we see that our Righteousness is on the condition of our Obedience.

What does this Obedience entail?

Let's look at some of the Requirements:

For if you forgive men when they sin against you,

Your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their sins,

Your Father will not forgive your sins. (Matthew 6:14-15)

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,

Where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven,

Where moth and rust do not destroy,

And where thieves do not break in and steal.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21)

Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink,

Or about your body, what you will wear.

Is not life more important than food,

And the body more important than clothes. (Matthew 6:25)

Seek first [and above all else] the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness,

And all these things [everything you have need of]

Will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33)

Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged,

And with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (Matthew 7:1-2)

[This judging is concerning motives not actions;

We cannot know a person's motives

But we must judge their actions, their FRUIT.]

Do not give to dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.

If you do, they may trample them under their feet,

And then turn and tar you to pieces. (Matthew 7:6)

Enter through the NARROW Gate.

For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to DESTRUCTION,

And many enter through it.

But small is the Gate and Narrow the road that leads to LIFE,

And only a FEW find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)

[The heart-set and mind-set of the world is the broad road

That leads to DESTRUCTION;

Every person doing what is right in their own eyes.]

Watch out for False Prophets.

They come to you in sheep's clothing,

But inwardly they are FEROCIOUS wolves.

By their fruit you will recognize them. (Matthew 7:15-16)

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.

Rather be afraid of the One Who can DESTROY both soul and body in Hell.

(Matthew 10:28)

Whoever acknowledges Me before men,

I will also acknowledge him before My Father in Heaven.

But whoever disowns me before men,

I will disown him before My Father in Heaven. (Matthew 10:32-33)

Do not suppose I have come to bring peace to earth.

I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

For I have come to turn a man against his father,

A daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

A man's enemies will be the members of his own household.

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me

Is not worthy of Me;

Anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

And anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me

Is not worthy of Me.

Whoever finds his life will lose it,

And whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. (Matthew 10:34-39)

We can see from these few examples that OBEDIENCE is not an easy task.

It can only be accomplished by Christ living in and through a person.

I pray that those who read this message are among those who do.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!

President Obama And Iran

Is there anyone on earth, who has the lest bit of understanding of Iran

And the Mullahs that rule her,

That believes she will ever stop her attempt to build a nuclear bomb.

Iran, who's overriding, and often stated goal, is to annihilate Israel,

And all Infidels.

Does any American or any other person believe

That President Obama is trying to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb?

The President who's actions are nearly always the opposite of what he says.

The President has already lifted significant Sanctions

That will give Iran the money it needs to finance the building their bomb.

With this signal, business people throughout the world

Will now begin to do business with Iran

Which will give Iran greater resources to achieve her goal of a nuclear bomb.

Iran will never give up her goal of building a nuclear bomb.

With a deliverable bomb she can intimidate anyone she wishes.

Her Fatalistic Religion urges her to annihilate ALL Infidels

Which includes those Islamics not of her sect of Islam, Shi'a.

At the same time President Obama is attempting to force Israel

To give up land that is crucial to her defense.

What are the President's motives?

Does he want, in fact, to see Israel wiped off the face of the earth.

Would that not bring peace to the Mideast

In the mind of those ignorant of Scripture?

At least temporarily, until the Islamics went after each others throats,

And at the throat of every nation of earth.

The Scripture tells us what ultimately happens.

Russian and a federation of Islamic nations come against Israel

And they are DESTROYED as Ezekiel 38 tells us.

Nevertheless, today, it is fascinating

To see how Satan pits one nation against the other

To achieve his goal of presenting to the world his son, the Antichrist;

Satan who rules EVERY Nation will bring this about as Scripture details.

When he accomplishes his goal,

Of getting the Entire World to worship his son,

God Almighty begins His Great Tribulation,

At the end of which Christ Jesus RETURNS to reclaim the earth He created.

This is a time when every person on earth is being forced to choose,

God or Satan--No more fence riding.

Why is Israel the focus of the worlds attention?

Because she is the focus of Satan's attention;

Because she is the nation God chose to make a PROMISE to;

That the Throne of David will reside in Jerusalem FOREVER!

(2 Samuel 7:12-16)

To Him Who OVERCOMES

In the Seven Letters To The Seven Churches

Christ Jesus said to all but two of them:

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

To him who OVERCOMES,

I will give the right to eat from the Tree of LIFE,

Which is in the Paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)

Only two of the seven churches were in right standing with Him.

He was speaking to Churches who were saved 

And baptized in the Holy Spirit.

Yet, He never uses the term “saved.”

This is because being “saved” was not the issue.

Making a confession of faith in Christ Jesus

Is the first, critical step, in belonging to Him.

Being baptized in the Holy Spirit is also critical;

But these two critical steps do not by themselves

Determine our Eternal Destiny.

As critical as these first steps are in our belonging to Christ Jesus,

They do not by themselves determine our Eternal Destiny.

What then, does determine our Eternal Destiny?

The answer is OBEDIENCE!

Obedience that includes maintaining our First Love;

Loving Christ Jesus with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.

The Church at Ephesus was obedient in many things

But had lost their First Love.

In doing so they had disqualified themselves from belonging to Christ Jesus.

Christ Jesus exhorted them to repent of this loss

And return whole heartedly to Him.

We are “saved” out of this world by faith in Christ Jesus;

Forgiven by the blood He shed in our behalf.

We are Baptized in the Holy Spirit, immersed in the Spirit,

To give us the enabling Power of the Holy Spirit who comes to live within us;

Christ in us our hope of Glory;

Who gives us the Power to OVERCOME the Evil One and the world he rules.

We are “saved” to Walk in the Light of Christ;

In the OVERCOMING Power of Christ!

This is what it means to Walk in the Light; The apostle John declares:

God is Light; in Him there is no darkness at all.

If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet Walk in the darkness,

We LIE and do not live by the TRUTH.

But if we Walk in the Light as He is in the Light,

We have fellowship with one another,

And the blood of Jesus His Son, purifies us from all sin. (1 John 1:5-7)

Whoever claims to live IN Him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 2:6)

It is important to note that by Walking in the Light we are purified of all sin.

The implication is clear that if we do not Walk in the Light

We are not purified of our sin.

If we do not continue to Walk in the Light; If we Walk in darkness;

Our confession of faith in Christ Jesus is of no effect!

To OVERCOME we must Walk as Jesus did!

OVERCOMING is our goal, which leads to Eternal LIFE.

It is a NARROW path set out by Christ Jesus Himself; ABIDING IN Him!

If we have made our confession of faith in Christ Jesus;

If we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord

And believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, we are saved.

If we have been baptized in the Holy Spirit

We have received the Power of God's Holy Spirit

Who enables us to OVERCOME the Evil One and the world he rules.

God has given us EVERYTHING we need to OVERCOME.

ALL our provision is from God so that no one can boast.

Now, the rest is up to us, to choose to use what He has given us.

Five of the Seven Churches Christ Jesus sent letters to were DISOBEDIENT.

Only two were not.

What would Christ Jesus write to your Church?

What would He write to you? What is your testimony?

They OVERCAME him [the Evil One] by the blood of the Lamb

And the word of their testimony;

They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

(Revelation 12:11)

OVERCOMING can cost you your life! Yet, there is no other alternative.

He who was seated on the Throne said,

'I AM making everything new!'

Then He said, 'write this down, for the these words are trustworthy and true.'

He said to me: 'It is done. I AM the Alpha and the Omega,

The Beginning and the END.

To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost

From the Spring of the WATER OF LIFE.

He who OVERCOMES will inherit ALL THIS,

And I will be his God and he will be My son.' (Revelation 21:5-7)

[Christ Jesus makes clear that those who OVERCOME will inherit ALL THIS!]

Therefore let us go on and get past the Elementary Stage

In the teachings and doctrine of Christ,

The Messiah, advancing steadily toward the Completeness and Perfection

That belong to Spiritual Maturity.

Let us not again be laying the Foundation of Repentance

And Abandonment of dead works [dead formalism],

And of the Faith [by which you turned] to God. (Hebrews 6:1, AMP)

I pray that all who read this message

Are on the path to OVERCOMING the Evil One and the world he rules.

This is a crucial message I have not heard any church preach.

The writer of Hebrews said:

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!

Joy Unspeakable And Full Of Glory

What awaits those who OVERCOME?

Joy Unspeakable and full of Glory [1 Peter 1:8];

A joy that cannot be comprehended with words;

It is far beyond words, as is everything in Heaven.

How then can this reality be comprehended?

By the Spirit, because the Spirit searches all things

Even the DEEP things of of God;

The Spirit of Christ in us reveals to us the DEEP things of God.

(1 Corinthians 2:10)

Understand that EVERYTHING in Christ Jesus is Supernatural.

Listen to the apostle Peter describe this phenomena:

To God's Elect, Strangers in the world,...

Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,

Through the Sanctifying Work of the Spirit,

For OBEDIENCE to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood.

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

In His great mercy He has given us New Birth into a Living Hope

Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

And into an INHERITANCE that can never perish, spoil or fade--

Kept in Heaven for you,

Who through Faith are SHIELDED by God's Power

Until the Coming of the SALVATION

That is ready to be revealed in the Last Time.

In this you greatly rejoice,

Though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief

In all kinds of trials.

These have come so that your Faith—of greater worth than gold,

Which perishes even though refined by fire--May be PROVED genuine

And may result in Praise, Glory and Honor when Jesus Christ is REVEALED.

Though you have not seen Him now, you BELIEVE in Him

And are filled with INEXPRESSIBLE and Glorious JOY,

For you are RECEIVING the GOAL of your Faith,

The SALVATION of your souls.

This is what we are to remember as we live each day here on earth.

We are Strangers and Aliens here [Ephesians 2:19];

We who BELIEVE and are walking in the Light of Christ Jesus

Are God's ELECT, chosen by the foreknowledge of God

Before the foundation of the world.

To represent Christ Jesus in this world;

Chosen to be OBEDIENT to Him.

He has given us a New Birth into a Living Hope,

Which is LIFE in His Spirit,

PROVEN by His RESURRECTION from the dead.

He has given us an INHERITANCE that can never Perish, Spoil or Fade--

It is KEPT for us in Heaven by the Power of God.

Today, here on earth, through OBEDIENCE,

We are SHIELDED by God's Power

Until Christ Jesus brings to us the REWARD, He has PROMISED,

That is in His hand [Revelation 22:12],

When He will give to EVERYONE according to what they have done.

It is in this REALITY that we REJOICE,

Even though we may have to suffer grief in all kinds of TRIALS

As we watch the world around us FALL APART as Scripture foretold.

These TRIALS have come so that our Faith,

Of greater worth than gold, may be PROVEN GENUINE.

And may result in Praise, Glory and Honor to Jesus Christ

When He is REVEALED.

Though we have not seen Him, His Spirit living in and through us,

Testifies for Him;

His Spirit that leads us into ALL Truth;

Tells us what is yet to come [John 16:13];

Has written upon our hearts and put His Laws in our minds [Jeremiah 31:33]

Has given us His Anointing,

Who enables us to know the Truth [1 John 2:20];

The same Anointing that remains in us,

So that we do not need anyone to teach us.

And as that Anointing is REAL, not COUNTERFEIT--

Just as it has taught us we remain IN HIM [1 John 2:27].

We understand that apart from Christ Jesus we can do NOTHING [John 15:5].

We understand that when the world HATES us,

It hated Christ Jesus first.

If we belonged to the world, it would love us as its own.

As it is we do not belong to the world,

Because Christ Jesus has CHOSEN us out of the world.

That is why the world HATES us. (John 15:18—19)

Christ Jesus tells us:

Remember the worlds I spoke to you:

'No servant is greater than his Master,'

IF they OBEYED My Teaching, they will OBEY yours also.

They will treat you this way because of My Name,

For they do not know the One Who sent Me.

IF I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of SIN.

He who HATES Me HATES My Father as well.

IF I had not done among the what no one else did,

They would not be guilty of SIN.

But now they have seen these MIRACLES,

And yet they have HATED both Me and My Father.

But this is to FULFILL what is WRITTEN in their Law:

'They HATED Me without REASON. (John 15:20-25)

Today, the world HATES Christ Jesus and every follower of His

Because it is ruled by Satan.

Yet we who love Him, have Joy UNSPEAKABLE and full of Glory

Because we KNOW our DESTINATION.

I pray that all who read this message have this JOY.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!

Are you Ready To Meet The King?

The apostle John meets the King of kings, Christ Jesus in all His Glory:

I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me.

And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,

And among the lampstands was someone 'like a son of man,'

Dressed in a robe reaching down to His feet

And with a golden sash around His chest.

His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow,

And His eyes were like blazing fire.

His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,

And His voice was like the sound of rushing waters.

In His right hand he held seven stars,

And out of His mouth came a sharp double-edged sword.

His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead.

Then He placed His right hand on me and said:

'Do not be afraid.

I am the First and the Last.

I AM the Living One;

I was dead, and behold I AM alive for ever and ever!

And I hold the keys of Death and Hades. (Revelation 1:12-18)

John sees seven golden lampstands which represent the Churches

That Chrsit Jesus was writing to, and His Church for all time.

And among the lampstands someone who looked in form like a normal man.

However, He was supernatural in every other respect.

He had a robe that reached down to His feet

And a golden sash around His chest, speaking of His Kingship.

His head and hair were white, speaking of the holiness of God.

And His eyes were like blazing fire, the all consuming fire of God;

All seeing and meaning certain judgment for sin.

His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,

Speaking of His ultimate power and authority.

His voice was like the sound of rushing waters,

Like the sound of the River of LIFE 

That flows continually from the throne of God;

Like the sound of standing near Niagara Falls.

Christ Jesus holds His Church leaders in His right hand [the seven stars]

From which no one can remove them.

Out of His mouth comes a sharp double-edged sword,

Speaking of the absolute Truth and Authority of the Word of God.

His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance;

Speaking of the absolute holiness of God.

When John sees the risen Christ, he falls to the ground as though dead;

The manifest presence of God is overwhelming, rendering him powerless.

No one can stand in His presence, unless He allows it.

Christ Jesus stabilizes John by placing His right hand on him

And tells John not to be afraid.

Christ Jesus tells John that He is the First and the Last,

The Self-Existent One, the Eternal One, with no beginning and no end.

He says that He is the Living One,

The One from whom all LIFE emanates.

He died for the sins of all mankind but is now alive forever.

Christ Jesus holds the keys of death and Hades;

He determines who lives and who dies, 

Who goes to heaven and who goes to hell,

Based on His all knowing, perfect love;

Who desires that every person choose the LIFE He offers.

John is told to write down what he has seen,

What is currently taking place, and what will take place later.

Christ Jesus tells John that the seven stars

Are the “angels,” or leaders of the Seven Churches,

And the seven lampstands are the Seven Churches.

This King, Christ Jesus, God Almighty, holds your life in His hands.

Do you know Him?

What is your destiny?

You will meet Him soon, either at the point of death or His Second Coming.

As He causes your entire life to pass before you,

Will He say to you well done good and faithful servant,

Or away from me you evil doer, I never knew you!

This King, Christ Jesus, God Almighty, will determine your future

And the future of every nation, every tribe and every tongue.

John addresses the Seven Churches in the province of Asia

And the Church of Christ Jesus for ALL Time:

Grace and Peace to you from Him Who is, and Who was, 

And Who is to come,

And from the Seven-fold Spirit before His Throne,

And from Jesus Christ, Who is the Faithful Witness,

The Firstborn from the dead,

AND THE RULER OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH.

(Satan controls the kingdoms of the earth [1 John 5:19],

They are all his kingdom, singular.

He plays them one against the other as he pleases

Because they have ALL rejected the Christ of God.

Yet he can do NOTHING but that which Christ Jesus allows.

When Satan presents to the UNBELIEVING world his son, the Antichrist,

This is God's Powerful DELUSION [2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.])

To Him Who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His Blood,

And has made us to be a Kingdom and Priests to serve His God and Father--

To Him be Glory and Power FOR EVER AND EVER! Amen.

Look, He is coming on the clouds, and every eye will see Him,

Even those who pierced Him;

And ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH will MOURN because of Him.

SO SHALL IT BE! Amen.

'I AM the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God,

Who is, and Who was, AND WHO IS TO COME, the ALMIGHTY.'

(Revelation 1:4-8)

At the RETURN of Christ Jesus the whole world MOURNS,

Because they know at that time they are headed for HELL!

Yet for those who KNOW Him there will be Grace and Peace. Hallelujah!

I pray that those who read this message are ready to meet the King;

That Grace and Peace will be theirs;

That they will not be among those who mourn the RETURN of Christ Jesus.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!

Protect Your Family From Financial Collapse

Be prepared: Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse

BY PAUL BEDARD | DECEMBER 26, 2013 AT 12:33 PM 

Image from Marotta's website warning investors to prepare a "bug-out" bag in case of a fiscal...Image from Marotta's website warning investors to prepare a "bug-out" bag in case of a fiscal...

A top financial advisor, worried that Obamacare, the NSA spying scandal and spiraling national debt is increasing the chances for a fiscal and social disaster, is recommending that Americans prepare a “bug-out bag” that includes food, a gun and ammo to help them stay alive.

David John Marotta, a Wall Street expert and financial advisor andForbes contributor, said in a note to investors, “Firearms are the last item on the list, but they are on the list. There are some terrible people in this world. And you are safer when your trusted neighbors have firearms.”

His memo is part of a series addressing the potential for a “financial apocalypse.” His view, however, is that the problems plaguing the country won't result in armageddon. “There is the possibility of a precipitous decline, although a long and drawn out malaise is much more likely,” said the Charlottesville, Va.-based president of Marotta Wealth Management.

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Marotta said that many clients fear an end-of-the-world scenario. He doesn’t agree with that outcome, but does with much of what has people worried.

“I, along with many other economists, agree with many of the concerns expressed in these dire warnings. The growing debt and deficit spending is a tax on those holding dollars. The devaluation in the U.S. dollar risks the dollar's status as the reserve currency of the world. Obamacare was the worst legislation in the past 75 years. Socialism is on the rise and the NSA really is abrogating vast portions of the Constitution. I don't disagree with their concerns,” he wrote.

In his latest note, he said that Americans should have a survival kit to take in case of a financial or natural disaster. It should be filled with items that will help them stay alive for the first 72-hours of a crisis, including firearms.

“A bug-out bag is a good idea depending on where you live even if the emergency is just power outages, earthquakes and hurricanes. And with your preparedness you will be equipped to help others who might be in need,” he wrote. “Be prepared. Especially because it keeps you from being scared.”

He provided a list of items and even a link to bug-out bags on Amazon.

Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted atpbedard@washingtonexaminer.com.

My comments:

It is instructive that even secular people understand the fragile nature of the American Economy. The printing of worthless money by the Federal Reserve is IMMORAL and will have devastating effects when it is forced to stop. America will reap what it has sown. I pray that Christians are prepared spiritually as well as naturally.

Flee From Babylon!

'Flee from Babylon!

Run for you lives!

Do not be destroyed because of her sins.

It is time for the Lord's VENGEANCE;

He will pay her what she deserves.

Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord's hand;

She made the whole earth DRUNK.

The nations drank her wine;

Therefore they have now gone MAD.

Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken.

Wail over her!

Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

We would have healed Babylon, but she CANNOT be healed;

Let us leave her and each go to his own land,

For her judgment reaches to the skies,

It rises as high as the clouds.'

The Lord has vindicated us;

'Come, let us tell in Zion what the Lord our God has done.' (Jeremiah 51:6-10)

Who is BABYLON? She is the Bride of Satan.

She is the spirit of Satan and the CITY that RULES over the kings of the earth,

The CITY that rules EVERY World leader [Revelation 17:18].

They have ALL committed ADULTERY before God with her [Revelation 18:9].

Understand that EVERY City in the world is consumed

With the spirit of Babylon.

They ALL aspire to be like their big sister, Babylon The Great, New York City.

The spirit of Babylon has caused the ENTIRE earth to be DRUNK

On the wine of her ADULTERY.

Because of this the ENTIRE earth, every nation,

ALL of its inhabitants have gone MAD.

You see, REJECTION of God, His Christ Jesus, His Word,

His Covenant and His Commandments, is MADNESS.

Can we pray for her that she would be healed? NO we CANNOT!

She is beyond being healed; her conscience has been seared,

She has given herself over ENTIRELY to Satan.

However, we can and should pray for individuals;

Individuals can and will be saved out of Babylon.

ALL who call upon the Name of the Lord will be SAVED [Romans 10:13];

ALL those Christians who invite Christ Jesus in, Who is knocking at their door.

(Revelation 3:20)

What will happen to Babylon?

She will FALL and be BROKEN:

Therefore in ONE DAY her PLAGUES will overtake her:

Death, Mourning and Famine.

She will be consumed by FIRE,

For Mighty is the Lord God Who judges her. (Revelation 18:8)

The Great City split into three parts,

And the Cities of the Nations COLLAPSED.

God remembered Babylon The Great

And gave her the cup filled with the wine of the FURY of His WRATH.

(Revelation 16:19)

This is a vivid picture of the End Times Babylon,

Spoken of in the Book of Revelation, which is our TIME!

And God's COMMAND to His people to FLEE from her;

Otherwise those who do not FLEE will be DESTROYED

Because, FINALLY, it is time for the Lord's VENGEANCE.

What do we FLEE from?

We flee from the heart-set and mind-set of Babylon, the spirit of the world.

The World ruled by Satan [1 John 5:19]

We FLEE from the APOSTATE Church

That ALTERS and DENIES the Word of God;

Who DISTORTS or leaves out the Book of Revelation

And the Old Testament Prophecies that speak of The Time Of The END.

The APOSTATE Church that does not speak of the fact 

That Satan rules this world.

Look at America's and the world's REBELLION against God!

Can God be MOCKED? No He cannot and He will not,

That is a PROMISE from His Word. (Galatians 6:7)

'Come out of her My people, so that you will not share in her sins,

So that you will not receive any of her plagues;

For her sins are piled up to Heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.

Give back to her as she has given;

Pay her back double for what she has done.

Mix her a double portion from her own cup.

Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself.

In her heart she boasts,

'I sit as QUEEN; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.'

Therefore in ONE DAY her PLAGUES will overtake her:

Death, Mourning and Famine.

She will be consumed by FIRE,

For Mighty is the Lord God Who judges her. (Revelation 18:4-8)

I pray that those who read this message

Will FLEE the heart-set and mind-set of Babylon; of the world;

That they will remain true to God, His Christ Jesus, His Word,

His Covenant and His Commandments.

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!