Signs

6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/28/us-quake-papua-idUSBRE86R0US20120728

Where are these quakes headed?

Revelation 16:18 

Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred

US 'extreme drought' zones triple in size

http://phys.org/news/2012-07-extreme-drought-zones-triple-size.html

Where is this ^^ headed?

Rev 6:5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart^a of wheat for a day’s wages,^b and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages,^c and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

Ezekiel 5:14“I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. 15You will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and an object of horror to the nations around you when I inflict punishment on you in anger and in wrath and with stinging rebuke. I the Lord have spoken. 16When I shoot at you with my deadly and destructive arrows of famine, I will shoot to destroy you. I will bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of food. 17I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I the Lord have spoken.”

What more need be said?

The heat and drought we are seeing this year really have my attention.  I don't care what anyone says, I have lived on this earth long enough to know what is normal and what is not.  The feel of the sun on my skin is different now, more intense.  Something has changed.

What is going on with the sun points us directly here:

Revelation 16:8 

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire.

The Lord is rolling out advanced warning of everything that is coming.

I have had my words taken from me brothers (and sisters).  I sit here with patience, watching with you what is happening in the world and counting on the Lord's promise of mercy to those who are willing and obedient.

May the grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Back From Weeks Vacation

A M6.7 Quake hit today
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-quake-mauritius-idUSBRE86P07320120726


and we had a 6.6 yesterday in the Sumatra
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=775689

and the Olympics begin tomorrow.

We are coming back around into the major quake window and we have record setting weather all over the earth.  The servants of the enemy have advertised that 2012 will be their year.  Will they be allowed to do what they want to do at the Olympic games this year?  We shall see.  I doubt anything will happen since many have caught onto their telegraphing of events they would like to carry out.  The flip side to that is they have become so brazen they may not care that we know what they are planning.

What has the Lord counseled this writer lately?  Patience.  The home stretch to the finish line will be all about patience for us.  How do we know this?

Rev 37“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:

These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.10Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Matt 251“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Notice the wise virgins prepared to wait...they brought oil in preparation to not have their lamps go out during the wait.

While we wait for what seems like a long time in coming, we must keep our lamps lit.  What happens if nothing spectacular happens in 2012?  How many lamps will go out?  How many are not prepared to wait today?  What if they Lord tarries another year or two or three or ten?  How many lamps will go out?

The Lord has cautioned us to be ready for His arrival ANY DAY.  I am not talking about the second coming, I am talking about the coming of the thief and the arrival of the owner of the house:


Rev 3 These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits^b of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. 3Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

Mark 13:32“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33Be on guard! Be alert^f! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”

Watch-that is the command left to us.  Be patient while you watch, that is another command given to us.  As the pattern has been in this world, the arrival of the Master and sudden destruction will come with no warning so it is useless to attempt to point out one day over another.  It will most likely be an average ordinary day of eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage
when the Lord comes back.  It will be like this right up till when?


up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
30“It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.




I find it difficult to write lately.  What is there to write about?  Patience and watching are the order of the day.  The world continues to stare at the abyss right over the cliffs edge where it has been poised now for years.  If there is anything to write today it is not to get caught up in all the signs and signals the enemy and his servants are putting out.  Does the enemy know "the day and hour" the Lord speaks about?  No.  Only the Father knows.


This means we find ourselves being encouraged by the enemy who would like us to leave our oil at home and give up the watch.  He would love for us to walk away from our watch and rejoin this world in its futile pursuits.  There is nothing exciting about patient waiting, it takes disciplined effort and the willingness to suffer.  This is what the Word calls us to.  


We could be very close to the end of the world as we know it, or it could go on like this for years into the future.  I have a hard time imagining this world going on much farther the way it is but I have been expecting the end for years now.  The lesson to me is its time to settle in for the long haul.  Be ready to go tonight and meet the Lord, and be ready to carry on for years.  These same things have been written here for years now and the message does not change today.


Keep the faith, pray for all the brothers, your family and for yourselves that we all may have our sins forgiven and we may be counted worthy to escape all thats about to happen and stand before the Lord.


May the grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

U.S. declares drought-stricken states largest natural disaster area ever

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/us-natural-disaster-area-drought-150130308.html

"The United States Department of Agriculture has declared natural disaster areas in more than 1,000 counties and 26 drought-stricken states, making it the largest natural disaster in America ever."


 It is difficult to grow food when there is no water.  America, Babylon the "great" has her sins revisiting her.  I find it very interesting that here we have THE largest natural disaster in American history and it goes by today almost unnoticed by most people.  How much prophesy is going under the noses of the people today unnoticed?  Drought accompanies famine and famine is the wrath of God.

Ezekiel 6:12 He that is far away will die of the plague, and he ...

... and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.

Rev 6:5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart^a of wheat for a day’s wages,^b and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages,^c and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

On the same day we have 'unprecedented' (their words not mine) flooding in Japan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18808978

The destroyer is certainly on its way and the effects are being seen all around us.


I have come to realize fully that everything will change in one day.  The servants of the enemy appear poised to try something at the Olympics later this month.  Regardless of what they do or don't do it is what our Lord will allow that matters.  The enemy is trying to force the Lord's hand, how silly.  When the Lord opens a door, no one can close it.  When He closes a door no one can open it.

For these reasons, although I see innumerable signs around us that all hell could break loose any moment, I am resting at peace.  What is the Lord saying to the churches?  That's all that matters.  The signs and signals the enemy is sending are irrelevant.  They can only do what they are allowed to do.  That is the only explanation for how we can be hanging over the cliffs edge for YEARS and the world has not tipped over yet.  It will, but it has not yet.  That is a testimony to the power and forbearance of our Lord.

The end will be here soon enough.  It could be here any day.  There is an escape from all coming but we know not when.  What to do?  Rest, pray, believe, hide in the Lord.  Act and think as though we could be here for another 20 years, while at the same time know that we could be in front of our Master tonight.

What happens if 2012 ends up being just another year like all the rest?  We must be prepared to stay here indefinitely and to leave immediately.  We are ready for whatever happens.  We are watching and waiting for the Lord daily which is what we were commanded to do.  WATCH therefore, so the Master does not find you sleeping.  Do the good the Lord has put in your heart to do while you have the power to do it.

Give thanks always, praise the Lord continually while you wait for Him.  This should be at the top of our to do list.  The Lord inhabits the praise of His people, think about what that means for you and your house.

Ps 22:3 But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel.


What evil can befall a house filled with the praise and real presence of God Almighty?

I will be traveling this weekend and all next week.  Please remember me and my family in your prayers as I remember you and yours in mine.  It will be interesting to see if the Lord allows the enemy to pull off his plans at the Olympics this year.  Time will tell.

May the grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Desperate for Normalcy

Last weekend we saw the massive 'derecho' storm that knocked out power to millions in the US.  Now we are seeing a record breaking heatwave
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/07/12614733-scorching-heat-moves-east-and-so-does-smoke-from-wildfires?lite

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/4500-record-highs-broken-jet-stream-pulled-up-towards-canada-out-of-whack-says-u-s-meteorologist/

combined with mass animal deaths (again),
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/18937786/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-butts-county

http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/anderson-news/Hundreds-of-fish-killed-in-Upstate-lake/-/9654706/15392666/-/adx6r0z/-/index.html

http://www.kait8.com/story/18946528/thousands-of-dead-fish-found-in-dexter

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Thousands-of-Fish-Die-From-Heat-Scientists--161498425.html


record flooding in Russia 
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/07/12611734-wave-of-water-torrential-rains-kill-dozens-in-russia?lite

while we are moving back around to the next earthquake window this fall.

The deniers are desperate for normalcy.  They say "this is all normal" to soothe their own minds.  We know that 25+ states in triple digit heat is not normal, nor are 'derecho' storms, nor is the flooding in Russia normal.  The fish kills are being blamed on the heat, but we had massive fish kills in the winter too and they blamed those on either "we don't know" or some other ridiculous excuses like they used for bird deaths: example "fireworks shot down the birds" for the past two years in Arkansas.

What does this all mean?  'Normal' is going out the window fast.  What can we do about it?  Seek the only real refuge:

Psalm 91

1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.^a

2I will say^b of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

3Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare

and from the deadly pestilence.

4He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8You will only observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.

9If you make the Most High your dwelling—

even the Lord, who is my refuge—

10then no harm will befall you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

11For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

12they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15He will call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

16With long life will I satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

The world is turning upside down before our eyes and yes we can do something about it.  We can seek the Lord God who is a real fortress and a real hiding place, and a real protector, and a real guardian and a real help in our time of need.  The scoffers can continue to scoff but what will they do in their day of reckoning?

It is becoming increasingly apparent that all earthly hiding places and places of refuge are being removed.  Those who deny their Creator will have nowhere to turn.  Why be so hardened?  Grace and mercy are offered to all men today.  By faith we can lay hold of these things and find real protection.  This writer knows where his food shelter water and every other provision has come from:  the Lord Jesus Christ and our Father in heaven.

We can give thanks today for all that we have been given and we can remain in His Word.  We can cry out for protection and provision today as we see the world spiral out of control.  Those who have ears to hear, let them hear.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Mag 7 Quake Strike NZ

We are very early in our swing around to the next major quake (late Sept-Oct) and a 7.0 pops in NZ.  This year is shaping up to be special.
http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/map_detail.php?id=203238


May the grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Derecho Jericho

The massive storm that caught millions unprepared this past weekend was called a "Derecho."

From wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho

I believe the Lord nudged me when I heard that name.

Derecho sounds a lot like Jericho.  What happened at Jericho?  Seven trumpets blasts....Ring any bells?

Revelation 8:6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

This fall we will see the Feast of Trumpets 2012, we are also entering the heart of the major earthquake window resulting from the incoming destroyer.  The quakes are now as predictable as a ticking clock.  We also have anticipated economic collapse:
http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-66-is-available-Red-alert-Global-systemic-crisis-September-October-2012-When-the-trumpets-of-Jericho-ring-out_a11079.html

And I have lost track of the many other signs and signals pointing to that season.

What was this "Derecho" we just experienced?  Sudden destruction with no warning.  It was a warning of impending sudden destruction.  When and where things will happen I do not know.  I certainly do not know the day or hour when "all these things" will happen.  What I do know is we have been warned.

Derecho was a warning of a coming Jericho type event where trumpets will sound and the walls will come tumbling down.

No more need be said.  These were some thoughts given to me so I shared them with you.  There is an escape from all coming (Luke 21:36).  There are people who will be kept from the trial about to come upon all the world (Rev 3:10).  Our Lord alone is a shield and a shelter from the things to come (Psalm 91).  Let us take refuge in the only real refuge all men have access to today.

May the grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Violent Wind Storm, No Warning

The past two days saw a violent wind storm rip through many states of the U.S. causing death, untold amounts of damage and ongoing misery.  Millions of people are still without power days after the storm.

What I wanted to bring to your attention was this:  no warning.  Nobody predicted this storm was coming.  There was ZERO heads up, the storm just showed up and caused destruction.  I know the weather sites did not warn us because I checked them multiple times on Friday to see if we were really going to have to endure 100+ degree heat on a day when I had outdoor plans.

We have seen this mega storm strike with no warning, combined with record setting triple digit heat across 25 or more states, combined with ALL of the solar satellites being down at the same time.

What the deniers would have us believe is "oh its hot, this is summer it happens all the time."  Their problem is when records are being broken, it is self evident that this does NOT happen all the time. All time records seldom break during 'normal' times.

We know a destroyer is inbound to the earth right now.  We have evidence all around us that the earth is reacting violently to the presence of this destroyer.  Look around you.

The Lord tells us in His Word that sudden destruction is coming to this earth.  There will be no warning, that's the nature of 'sudden' destruction.  We just had a sudden destruction event with millions of people suffering from it.  I wonder, what will they learn?  What do we learn from this?
What we are seeing is no ordinary event.  We are being warned with events like this no warning event that struck the U.S. this weekend.

The Lord is not slack in fulfilling His promises.  The world is being warned right now through events such as this multi-state wind storm that came out of nowhere and caused massive destruction.  In many parts of the country tornado sirens were going off.  My backyard looked like a war zone.  The roof of the house we live in has a wood spear sticking through the roof all the way into our bathroom like someone threw a javelin at our roof.

This event is anything but ordinary.  We must wake up.  This event was a warning of what is to come.  If you can get a generator and have extra fuel food and water it would be wise.  We do not know how many more warning shots we will live through here on earth before the escape but we do know we lived through this one.  All thanks and praise be to the Lord how showed great mercy and kindness to this writer and his family during this storm in many different ways I will not write about here.

There are more events coming just like what the U.S. has just experienced.  Don't forget the raging wildfires all over the country, that's another warning.

Let us learn from events like this.  We must count on the Lord to provide and protect us and we must do the little we can do to do what we can with our little strength toward these ends.

All glory and honor be to the Lord our God forever and ever.  May the grace and peace of God our  Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.