Thank You

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my dad. The surgery went very well. I hope to be speaking to him again about spiritual matters in the near future.

A Special Request

My Dad is scheduled to undergo open heart surgery on Wednesday--one doc does not think he will live through it. What concerns me the most is his spiritual condition. I have witnessed to and prayed for my Dad for many years, but he is very argumentative about the whole thing--I am sure you know what I am talking about. Could you please pray for my Dad that he would be saved and for the surgery to go well? Thank you.

Avoiding Gold and Silver Confiscation

Note: Nothing below constitutes or should be taken in any way as financial advice.

I firmly believe that in the future--before the rapture--the economies of the world will collapse and I believe that gold will be a way to help insulate yourself and your family from financial difficulties--because gold is one of the most ancient mediums of exchange and stores of wealth.

Some Christians balk at the idea of owning gold and silver saying it is worldly to accumulate earthly treasures, and it is, but I am not talking about storing up treasures on earth for worldly ambitions, I am talking about having resources to survive the coming economic storms-- like how bout not being able to buy or sell without "the mark." I believe that is how satan will get many to take the mark--he will strip them of their resources and then they either take the mark or starve to death. So preparing might prevent that situation from developing--not that any true Christian will take the mark. Doesn't God tell us to go to the ant and learn from her storing up for the future? So is it wrong for a Christian to try and store up for the future so that they can weather the storms and help others to do so too? I don't think so and gold may be one of the best ways to do that.

Will gold be confiscated? That is a question that has been going around a lot over the last few years. Roger Weinland has received inside info that gold confiscation is coming in the fall of 2011. Is this possible? Well they took it in 1933 by making it illegal to own more than $100 of gold and I believe that it is highly possible that in a crisis they will do it again! Also Dan 11:43--a passage which many attribute to the antichrist--alludes to the fact that gold and silver of at least Egypt and maybe the world, depending on how you interpret it, will be given into his hands. ⁴³But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: On the other hand there are many that firmly believe that gold will never be confiscated.

For argument's sake let's assume it will happen, this is how I envision it; First it will probably be justified under some anti hoarding rhetoric--blaming the economies woes on people who collect precious metals. Then they will probably require all citizens to turn in all gold bullion that they own over a certain amount under penalty of fine and or imprisonment--just like in 33. Then they will probably send the military to retrieve all the gold out of the large private holding facilities, and will order the banks, which were previously shut down, to go through all the safety deposit boxes and turn in all the gold found there. They will probably also make gold illegal for barter. That may not be what happens, but that is how I envision it.

Some have told me that they would not turn in their gold because the government would be performing an illegal action against them. But if ownership of gold were made illegal and you kept it, what good would it be? Stores could not legally accept it. It could only be used for barter with individuals and you would be risking fine or imprisonment.

Personally I would rather avoid that conflict and own non-confiscateable gold, if there is such a thing. I believe that there MAY be 2 forms of non-confiscateable gold; Numismatic coins and Chinese coins. The first time they confiscated gold they made an exception for numismatic coins and if they confiscate it again they may make the same exception.

What does the treasury define as a numismatic coin? The most recent treasury document regarding the definition of numismatic has defined numismatic gold as coins that are at least worth two times their bullion value. In other words if gold were at $2000 an ounce then a one ounce gold coin would have to be worth $4000 or more to be defined as numismatic. Thus the coin would have to have a rarity value added to its bullion value to make it worth twice the spot value. Generally these would be coins graded MS 60 and above and would depend on the coin denomination and year. Also numismatic coins can change in value due to demand. You can go to a coin grading service like PCGS or NGC to see values of various coins.

Thus if they confiscate gold and if they make an exception for numismatic coins, as they did the first time around, and use this definition then a coin having a numismatic value worth twice its melt value is the type I want to own.

The other possible type of non confiscatable gold may be Chinese gold coins. They MAY not be subject to confiscation because they are an actual foreign currency. Read what this author has to say about this.

This is being caused by a tiny quirk in the law, wherein the U.S. Treasury cannot call in for redemption, forced or otherwise, gold bullion coins held by U.S. citizens which are denominated, marginally or otherwise, in a foreign currency which is not “Free to Trade” and as such constitutes a “non-convertible currency” by the Bank of International Settlement (BIS). This, in turn, makes the Chinese Gold Bullion Panda Coins, which are issued by the Bank of China, the only officially authorized issued gold bullion coin of a major foreign government, exempt from U.S. Treasury redemption. Why? Because, Chinese Panda coins are denominated in the Yuan, China’s official currency, which is a non-convertible currency, in accordance with BIS’s definition. http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159830

So if they confiscate gold, and if these exceptions will be valid, then to preserve my wealth, and possibly create some, I am seeking to acquire Chinese gold coins and numismatic coins. Since Chinese gold sells pretty close to the bullion price and given the high price and volatility of numismatics Chinese gold may be the better way to go.


What about silver? Many who believe that gold confiscation is coming have turned to silver believing that it will not be confiscated. I am not convinced that they won't confiscate silver either. If you read the link above about confiscation of gold in 1933 they also confiscated silver--they made it illegal to hoard either--that is own more than $100. I admit that it would be much more difficult to confiscate silver--there is about 17 times more of it--but they could make it illegal to use, so again then what good would it be?

So if that were the case and I wanted to own nonconfiscatable silver the principals above regarding gold would also apply--numismatic and Chinese.

Another strategy I am using to preserve wealth and possibly increase it is by purchasing precious metal stocks. I believe that in a currency crash precious metals mining companies would also rise in value.

This is my strategy to protect against a financial collapse, and none of this is to be considered as financial advice. I am just sharing my financial strategy to help survive the coming economic collapse--whenever it occurs. I do not know for sure if confiscation is coming and I do not know for sure if any of the strategies above will work, but I am not going to sit idly by and do nothing--I will prayerfully do all I can and trust God for the rest. BTW; I thought the collapse was going to hit last Fall, many are saying this Fall. When will it occur?  I do not know, but I firmly believe that it is coming soon.

Note: I started this post on Aug 1 and have been severely hindered--wife had an emergency surgery, kids sick, went through 3 harrowing T storms while on the highway just missing 2 small tornadoes, without power twice, huge projects--working sometimes till midnight, hurt leg--still hurting, a hurricane in which we just missed another small tornado and were without power for 46 hours, plus many other things. The devil is hitting us hard and making our life very difficult. I thank God for all that He has allowed us to go through for God will use it for the good. I hate to sound like a cry baby but things are very intense and if you want to help this ministry continue just say a little prayer for me and my family--I have felt your prayers on many occasions.

Hurricane Katia--This Storm Bears Watching

Another "Cape Lookout" event may be on the horizon--Tropical Depression #12 has formed into tropical storm Katia. At present she is predicted to become a major hurricane and is heading towards America. One report I read says she may recurve into the North Atlantic and miss the USA, another said it is too early to tell.

Here are a few interesting tidbits; she became a tropical storm on 8/29/11--six years to the day that Katrina hit New Orleans. The same names were basically used in 2005 to name storms but Katia replaces Katrina in 2011 because of the catastrophic damage from Katrina. Both started as tropical depression #12 of their respective years. Katia became a storm at about 5:00 in the morning--Katrina made landfall in Louisiana at about 5:00 in the morning.

Katrina and Katia both are derivatives of Katherine. There are 5 possible meanings that can be found at the link: 1) each of the two 2) from the Greek goddess Hecate 3) torture 4) my consecration of your name 5) pure. The Greek goddess Hecate is the goddess of the underworld associated with witchcraft, crossroads, tombs, and demons. Hmm... isn't New Orleans called the city of tombs?


So in other words this storm bears watching.
 
I heard a lot of downplay from the media and even scoffing about hurricane Irene, even though she caused $45 billion in damage and at least 32 lives were lost. I believe God had mercy on us, Irene could have been a lot worse if she had not weakened and if she had tracked a little more to the west--it would have been 10 to 100 times worse. (I will tell you about my Irene experience in an upcoming post).

This country is due for judgment--we are not "pure" before God. The stench of our sins have reached unto heaven. We have been warned many times, it is time for America to repent. I am not making any predictions, I do not wish anyone harm, I do not know what this storm will do, if anything--but in light of all the connections--she bears watching.

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward Ps 18:26

Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: Hab 1:12,13

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Prov 14:34

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Judgments of Peace--Earthquakes and Hurricanes

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and peace--they go together, right? Only if you have the devil's peace.

That's right the devil is trying to bring his peace to the Middle East, only the devil and peace is an oxy-moron. The devil's peace will only bring destruction because he is opposed to God and his ultimate goal is to defeat God and take over the world and destroy a bunch of people in the process--even his deceived followers, who will follow him into hell less they repent.

Well, the devil will take over the world and destroy a lot of people, but he will not defeat God as his deceived followers believe. It is impossible for God to be defeated. God can wipe the devil out with the whisper of a word

The devil's way always brings destruction, like earthquakes and hurricanes. As I mentioned in my last post about hurricane Irene;

It also bears watching in light of the meaning of the name Irene--it comes from the name of the Greek goddess of peace. Hmm; we are pressuring Israel into a peace agreement which will cause her to give up her land and we have a storm threatening the USA named after a Greek goddess of peace or should I say demon of peace--satan's way never brings peace--but it will bring destruction.

Looks like the storm is going to bring a lot of destruction along the Eastern seaboard and millions could be without power for extended periods of time including myself as my location is under a hurricane warning. Flooding is also a major concern for many. President Obama said "Do not tempt Irene."

Again the United States is taking the lead in forcing the devil's peace plan upon Israel and we get slammed with a hurricane bearing the name of a satanic goddess of peace--of course it is just another coincidence.

In a post about Tropical Storm Emily I wrote

Late on Aug 1, 2011 tropical storm Emily formed. Emily means "rival" At present Emily is predicted to head toward the east coast and remain a tropical storm. But realizing that in the past whenever we have gone against Israel we have suffered--like Katrina and the settlements--this storm bears watching. Will Emily be a rival to the USA as we are being to Israel?

So what is the message in the storms? Emily the rival died out and Irene the goddess of peace is bringing great destruction. Isn't that what end times prophecy tells us that Israel's enemies will be defeated and that the peace treaty of prophecy will bring destruction--so don't tempt God or Lookout! BTW her center made landfall at Cape Lookout.


Now how about the recent earthquakes is there a peace connection there?

Let's look at the data? Let me also say that I was alerted to some of the proceeding data from Urban Survival.

The Virginia earthquake took place very close to Mineral, VA on 8/23/2011 at 1:51 PM, M 5.8

The Colorado earthquake took place close to Trinidad, CO on 8/23/2011, M 5.3. The earthquake center is 133 miles from Mineral, CO and 113 miles from Mineral County, CO.

The distance between the 2 quakes is about 1467 miles. To the south of the approximate center of the line between the 2 quakes and where the quake line crosses the "death line" between Washington D.C. and Phoenix is New Madrid, MO.

111 miles to the south of New Madrid are 2 border towns of Mineral Wells, TN/ Olive Branch, MS

Hmm...Mineral, Mineral, Mineral, Olive Branch, On the border, 111, New Madrid. Get the connection?

The message in the quakes: As I and others have stated before I firmly believe that if we divide Israel's land, God will divide ours (search New Madrid in the blog search). I believe we have been warned many times before and I believe the quakes are another warning--we are on the border. Many felt the shake of the quakes--I was one, but some did not. Have you felt the prophetic shake of the quakes?

Please do not misunderstand me I do not hate Palestinians, nor do I wish them harm--I have love for all people and want all to come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Palestinians deserve to have a land, but I also recognize that God made a covenant with Israel and gave them their land, and that those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed. God keeps His promises.

Who causes earthquakes and hurricanes? Most believe that they are natural phenomena. Some would say God, some would say man, some would say satan? I believe that the Bible teaches that all evil and suffering comes from satan and the fall of man. God allows such things to happen in His sovereign will, but satan and his minions and men who do his bidding are to blame--that is the way I see it.

Why do I write about these things? To bring glory to God, to wake people up to the times in which we live, for people to be brought to a saving knowledge of our Lord. In regards to our country and Israel I write in hopes that our leaders would heed the warnings and turn from going against Israel and forcing her to divide her land--for I do not want to see our country destroyed. I pray for our leaders.

1. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;



2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.


3. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;


4. Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.


5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;


6. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 1 Tim 2:1-6

Update:

I just read the post entitled Sound the Alarm by Cindy by the sea and she eloquently brings to light other important considerations about these quakes--I reccomend reading the post here is an excerpt:


God is gracious and God is merciful, but, God will not be mocked. The three crosses that fell from the spires of the National Cathedral and the cracks sustained to the Washington Monument are symbols of something far greater; something that speaks to the condition of the American people as they stand before God. The faith of our fathers has carried us for a while, but, we can no longer ride their coattails. As a people, we must repent and turn our hearts toward God, while, there is still time.

Update #2

I just read Prayers for the Peoples post about the 5.8 Virginia quake--it is another must read!

http://www.prayersforthepeople.com/id245.html

Update #3

I just read New Wineskins posts about the earthquakes and Irene--another must read!

http://newine.wordpress.com/



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