One World Currency - Step By Step

By Ray Gano

Last week I wrote an article titled " USPS Now Converting US Dollars To Global SDRs."  Needless to say I have been generating a lot of questions out there. The primary one is "Will there be a one world currency?"

My answer, not only is there going to be a one world currency, it is already here and in the works.

As I showed in my previous article the US Post Office is already trading in what is called SDRs, or Special Drawing Rights. SDRs are becoming the defacto Global Currency Reserve.

But this is not the final solution.

We as Students of bible prophecy know and understand that the Antichrist will create a one world currency that will envelope legal, political, religious and social aspects.

I am one that believes that things do not take place over night. Man needs time to adjust and adapt to change. Otherwise chaos ensues and "the herd" is dispersed.

Background on The Enemy

You and I know the enemy. His name is Lucifer AKA Heylel Ben-Shachar

In the Bible, the Hebraic text in Isaiah 14:2 refers to Helel Ben Shachar or Heylel Ben-Shachar (היללבן שחר). Helel Ben-Schachar is translated into English as “O shining star, son of the dawn!" The name Lucifer is a translation of Helel Ben-Shachar into Latin by St. Jerome in the fourth century. Lucifer derives from two Latin words, lux (light) and fero (to bear–to bring), meaning light-bearer, light-bringer. The Bible identifies Lucifer as Devil, Satan, serpent, dragon, dweller of hell and other names. (1)

Knowing that the enemy is driven by pride and ego, he always shows his hand in a secret way announcing his intentions.

The enemies move to shift the world from multiple currencies to that of a single global one world currency was recently announced. And like many of the announcements of the enemy, it went unnoticed by many.

Back in April of this year (2010) a paper was released by the Strategy, Policy and Review Department of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) titled  “Reserve Accumulation and International Monetary Stability”

In this document the IMF recommends that the world adopts a global currency called the "Bancor." But that is not all, what is also proposed is a single global central bank be created to administer the currency.

Folks, this is not conspiracy talk, black helicopters, or little green men.  The IMF, through this document is telling the world of its intentions of running the world's economy. Let me say very clearly, what the IMF wants, the IMF will eventually get.

The Bancor is coming… step by step.

About The Bancor

The following is what Wikipedia states about the Bancor.

The Bancor was a World Currency Unit of clearing that was proposed by John Maynard Keynes, as leader of the British delegation and chairman of the World Bank commission, in the negotiations that established the Bretton Woods system, but has not been implemented.[2]There are some suggestions from the IMF of the possibility of its use in future.[3][4]

It was to be initially fixed in terms of 30 commodities, of which one would be gold. It would stabilize the average prices of commodities, and with them the international medium of exchange and a store of value.

In practice, until the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, gold itself filled this role, with the U.S. dollar fixed to gold and many other currencies fixed to either the U.S. dollar or directly to gold.

There have been variations on the model of the Bancor recently, such as having a currency unit for regional trade organizations such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), etc. In this model the commodities that would be placed into the pool would be limited to a fixed number of the currencies of the partner nations, and this would be done on an annual basis with agreement on prerequisites for withdrawal.

Step By Step - The SDR

As I have said, I do not believe in things happening overnight. To numb the senses of the masses, steps towards the final goal need to be taken. You can move a herd of cattle to the slaughter house very easily as long as it is done slowly and methodically otherwise the cattle go every time.

The same goes for people.

We have been moving towards a single global currency for some time now and a major step in that direction was when the SDR or Special Drawing Rights was established. But it was just a step in the direction that the IMF wants the world to go.

In the IMF document “Reserve Accumulation and International Monetary Stability” the report does say that  SDRs will become the "principal reserve asset" as the world moves towards a single currency.

The report states:

“As a complement to a multi-polar system, or even—more ambitiously—its logical end point, a greater role could be considered for the SDR.”

But  the report also states that SDRs have some serious limitations. What is that limitation? Well currently the SDR is tied to national currencies So with SDRs being tied to national currencies, when said currencies go up, the SDR goes up. When said currencies go down, like what is taking place today, the SDR goes down.

Here is the breakdown of the "basket" of currencies that the SDR is tied too:

*U.S. Dollar (44 percent)

*Euro (34 percent)

*Yen (11 percent)

*Pound (11 percent)

As we all know the dollar is not doing too well and in fact the trust of the people is starting to wain against the dollar. This effects the value of the SDR and the IMF does not like that.

So the IMF needs to move away from the U.S. dollar as the world reserve currency and urges the adoption of a currency unit that would be truly international.

But that is not the only reason. The fact is that SDRs are a pain in the rear to use. To obtain SDRs, people need to purchase them in their own currency, then use them, then the person who received the SDRs need to convert them into their own currency.

It is this trading, converting, back and forth that really limits their usefulness according to the IMF report….

“A limitation of the SDR as discussed previously is that it is not a currency. Both the SDR and SDR-denominated instruments need to be converted eventually to a national currency for most payments or interventions in foreign exchange markets, which adds to cumbersome use in transactions. And though an SDR-based system would move away from a dominant national currency, the SDR’s value remains heavily linked to the conditions and performance of the major component countries.”

So what is the answer?

Well, as stated by the IMF report, they believe that the adoption of a true single global currency administered by a central global bank is the answer.

Enter the Bancor

In reading the IMF report the IMF thinks that it would be a great idea that the Bancor be introduced as a stable global currency throughout the entire world.

Like the adoption of the Euro, the Bancor would be accepted everywhere along with that countries own currency. People would naturally gravitate to a stronger more stable currency over that of their own currency.

I have to say that if I was offered a means to protect my assets with a stable method of exchange, AKA currency, I know that I would purchase it. I do not have faith in our dollar. The current as well as past administrations have incurred debt that is impossible to pay off. That is a fact.

Knowing this, eventually the US will default on loans. In the day of digital money that we live in the dollar will go down the tubes in a matter of hours. There will not be enough time to pull money from the bank, inflation will instantly kick in and in a matter of days there will be a national financial emergency. The president will declare a bank holiday and close all the banking institutions.  Chaos will erupt and millions of middle class people will see their life savings wiped out.

That is unless people have thought ahead and maintained their wealth in a solid method of exchange (currency) or better yet a method of wealth (gold, silver, tangible assets)

But I am digressing here.

The IMF thinks it would be a solution to the world's problem if one single currency would be put in place. The IMF report clearly calls out the need for the Bancor to ride along side of nation's currencies.

 “One option is for Bancor to be adopted by fiat as a common currency (like the euro was), an approach that would result immediately in widespread use and eliminate exchange rate volatility among adopters (comparable, for instance, to Cooper 1984, 2006 and the Economist, 1988). A somewhat less ambitious (and more realistic) option would be for Bancor to circulate alongside national currencies, though it would need to be adopted by fiat by at least some (not necessarily systemic) countries in order for an exchange market to develop.”

AND what will naturally be needed is a global central bank to administer this new one world currency.  This central bank is something like the current Federal Reserve today. But what is very troublesome is that it will be completely outside the control of any particular national government….

“A global currency, Bancor, issued by a global central bank (see Supplement 1, section V) would be designed as a stable store of value that is not tied exclusively to the conditions of any particular economy. As trade and finance continue to grow rapidly and global integration increases, the importance of this broader perspective is expected to continue growing.”

In fact, the IMF report makes no bones about it and compares this coming global central bank to the Federal Reserve….

“The global central bank could serve as a lender of last resort, providing needed systemic liquidity in the event of adverse shocks and more automatically than at present. Such liquidity was provided in the most recent crisis mainly by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which however may not always provide such liquidity.”

Folks, just in case you do not know this; the Federal Reserve has nothing to do with the federal government. It is a privately held company whose stock you can purchase from the stock exchange. It is run by a cartel of elite bankers, financiers, businessmen and they are the real power behind the curtain.

In creating a central global bank like the one being proposed, it enables the power of the world to be easily wielded  by one single person, the head of that central bank. The likes of an Allen Greenspan or Ben Bernenke would head this bank up.

As I have said, what the IMF wants, the IMF gets. Knowing this, we will eventually have the Bancor and a central global bank running the show. Power will be given to a group of people headed by a single man.

Now do you see how easy it would be to control the masses by one single man?

Scriptures say…

Revelation 13:16-18 KJV And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18  Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Slowly the stage is being set. The enemy in all his pride and egotism is laughing at man  and his ignorance as he makes his plans right before our eyes and no one seems to even be paying attention.

That ol' worm Heylel Ben-Shachar is playing his game and man is falling for it. Eventually he will demand that man take a mark to identify himself as one of his. Those who do not will lose their head as a martyr of our  Lord Jesus Christ.

But for that to take place, there are still some steps that need to be established. We who are here now will face some if not all of this setting of the stage. While we are here we need to be ready always to preach the word, share the gospel and occupy till HE returns.

The time is now to prepare and be ready, not run off to some corner and hide. We have a responsibility to our Lord, it is our reasonable service.

One Final Note

There is today a system already in place. In fact this system envelopes all legal, political, religious and social aspects. It is the system that is spreading like a cancer and it is the Antichrist will use to rise to power. As I stated, the game that our pride filled egotistical enemy likes to play is hiding things right before our eyes. It really is the best place to hide something. This legal, political, religious, and social system many do not want to acknowledge and in fact many are already welcoming and defending its right to be spread;  is Islam and it is right before our eyes. In its system is everything that scripture describes that the Antichrist will use to come to power.

 It is here now and within 20 years it will have established a global government dedicated to its god Allah.

Who by the way is also known as Heylel Ben-Shachar - which literally translated from God's word means Crescent Moon - Morning Star.

END NOTES

Download and read “Reserve Accumulation and International Monetary Stability” at http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2010/041310.pdf

1 -http://www.helel.com/

2 -http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/18/lord-keynes-international-monetary-fund

3 -http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/08/04/306346/imf-blueprint-for-a-global-currency-yes-really/

4 -http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2010/041310.pdf

5- http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13382167&CFID=48661507&CFTOKEN=95325844

Siding With The Foxes vs. The Wolves

By Ray Gano

This is going to be an article that will probably upset many of you out there. You will defend and justify, but in the end you will have to choose a side.

In these days of political turmoil and strife we on the conservative side cry out for someone to lead the charge.

Problem is that we have thrown our lots in with the foxes verses the wolves.

What we have forgotten is who we serve, that is the Lord Jesus Christ and neither the foxes or the wolves recognize Him for who he is; The one and only Savior.

This past weekend Glenn Beck held  a  faith-based event in front of the Lincoln Memorial  in Washington. He rallied conservatives of different faiths around their shared values, principles and strong belief that faith can play an essential role in reuniting the country.

Problem is that Beck is a Mormon. one who does not see our Lord Jesus Christ as the one true Son of  God. In Beck's mind Jesus is just one of many gods and many sons. Beck is a fox among the sheep.

In fact in an interview just after the event in Washington, Beck stated…

"Most Americans Don't Recognize Obama's Christianity"

“You have to learn his (Obama’s) theology. Learn his influences. Learn who he has surrounded himself with his whole life. More knowledge, not less. More access to information, not less,” Beck explained.(1)

And after going over a few clips, the broadcaster concluded that Obama’s theology is not Muslim. But neither is it Christian.

“It's a perversion of the gospel of Jesus Christ as most Christians know it,” Beck asserted. “But as usual, the media won't look at any of those facts because most people in the media don't have any idea what Christianity really is.” (1)

Why are we listening and siding with foxes?

Scripture says…                                                                                                                            

1 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV)  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Mormon's are good people. They maintain conservative values socially, but theologically, they are worlds apart.

Let me point out just some of the false teachings of this cult called Mormonism.

Mormons  believe…

- In a  race of gods, {advanced humanoids from a planet orbiting the mysterious star Kolab} who were once only men but through adherence to Mormon teachings became gods, called a council and decided that Jesus would be the God and savior of planet Earth.

-  Lucifer, spirit brother of Jesus (2), wanting to be God and savior of Earth, lead a rebellion and lost. The followers of Lucifer became demons and therefore denied bodies of flesh and blood for all eternity.

- Those who remained neutral in the rebellion were cursed to be born with black skin (3).

- Those who followed Jesus were born with white skin.

- Mormon doctrine believes in the Pre-existence of souls

- Mormons believe God the father has a body of flesh and blood (4)

- Mormons believe God the Father is also called Michael the archangel (5)

A great pastor and theologian Harry Ironside stated the following…

"Error is like leaven, of which we read, "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." Truth mixed with error is equivalent to all error, except that it is more innocent looking and, therefore, more dangerous. God hates such a mixture! Any error, or any truth-and-error mixture, calls for definite exposure and repudiation. To condone such is to be unfaithful to God and His Word and treacherous to imperiled souls for whom Chris died." --H.A. Ironside

What we in today's modern church have forgotten is biblical separation. We have forgotten the ways of the Lord and instead sided with foxes, who like the wolves are out to kill, and do  as much damage as the wolf. But because of their cunning and slyness, we the sheep, have let down our guard and believe we can live among the foxes.

This sort of mindset does one thing and one thing only. Allows the wolves to come in unnoticed, that is until it is too late and the slaughter has begun.

Scripture says…

2 Corinthians (KJV) 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

Is Mormonism true Christianity? No, it is an abomination and a heresy.

Scripture says…

Titus 3:10 (KJV) A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject;
11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Knowing that Beck stands with the wolves, believes in heresy and an abomination, why are we so willing to let him "lead us" when he represents the enemy?

But that is not all and I don't want to just point out Glenn Beck.

There are others, like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. They have great things to say and know how to rally the people.  We associate with them because they are saying a lot of the right things that sound good to us. "God, honor, country, the constitution" and the list goes on.

But are they one in the faith? No, both Limbaugh and Hannity are both confessing Catholics.

They  too are also foxes among the sheep.

Pope John Paul II , on his deathbed, wrote a note saying, "I am totally in your hands" - a note directed to MARY - not Christ who died in order to offer us eternal salvation!

Did MARY die for us? Was she our final SIN sacrifice? Did SHE hold the key to everlasting life? NO! She was a mere human (born into sin, just like the rest of us!) who continued to have children after  Jesus' birth.

Furthermore, the Catholic Church places entirely too much emphasis on Mary. Although many Catholics will fight you tooth and nail that Catholics don't worship Mary, they have statues to her, shrines to her, and they pray to her.

In fact she is has been named co-redemptress and intercessor between God and man. This is right out of the pit of hell.

1 John 2:22 (KJV)  Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

Here are just a few errors we find with the Catholic Church vs. biblical Christianity.

The Catholic Church teaches: Initial justification is by means of baptism

The Catholic Church teaches: Adults must prepare for justification through faith and good works

The Catholic Church teaches: Justification is furthered by sacraments and good works

The Catholic Church teaches: Justification is lost through mortal sin

The Catholic Church teaches: Salvation is attained by cooperating with grace through faith, good works, and participation in the sacraments

The Catholic Church teaches: The sacraments are necessary channels for the continual infusion of grace. They bestow grace in virtue of the rite performed (6)

And the list goes on and on.

Folks, none of the high profile talkers are Christians. Oh, they may have a form of Godliness, and they may even mention "God" every now and then, but there is not a national-talker on the air who will boldly mention the name of Jesus as part of his broadcast.

Let me state very clearly, God, without Jesus, is not Christianity.

Conservatism without Christianity is "counterfeit salt."

Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity are the poster boys for the secularization of Christianity in America. These and others like them are foxes helping to get our guard down so that the wolves can move in for the kill.

Now let me say, I enjoy listening to Beck, Limbaugh and Hannity. I agree with a lot of what they say politically and the stands they take on behalf of this country. In fact I love it when Beck gets all crazy on the radio or how "El Rushbo"  presents things.

 But, and it seems we have forgotten this, Beck,  Limbaugh, Hannity and the others are not role model for Bible believing Christians.

These people are secular conservatives and not washed in the blood of our Lord.

It does not matter how much we like these guys, love what they say and approve of what they are doing. We still need to separate ourselves from the foxes and the world.

If they do not have the Lord as their personal savior, they are of the world and God commands us to not have fellowship with them.

Scripture says…

Ephesians  5:11 (KJV) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

We have dropped our guard and instead of following the true  shepherd, we have bought into a lie.

Colossians 2:8 (KJV) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ

I love what Coach Dave Daubenmire said..

"Having him (Rush Limbaugh) lecture you, me, or the Democrats on right and wrong would be like listening to Tiger Woods talk about the privacy of his putter. For both of them I would have no assurance that we were referencing the same tool. Tiger used his putter to prod his fans, Rush uses a microphone. Both became famous for what they do, and only recently do we understand who they are." (6)

In fact, let me ask this. How many of you make sure that you tune in daily to Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity or another instead of spending time in God's Word?

How many pastors never miss a show, forsaking time with God?

How many conservative Christians are willing to truly criticize Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity for fear they are criticizing the Republican Party?

Since when did the GOP equate to GOD?

These guys and others like them, their true religion is not Christianity, it is secular conservatism and we who are bible believing Christians need to clear the cobwebs from our mind and understand there is a clear and concise difference.

Beck, Limbaugh and Hannity are faithful to secular conservatism because that is their religion, but what we need to remember is that these foxes are only giving lip-service to Christianity.

That is a fact.

So did I spend my Saturday last weekend watching the foxes make speeches in Washington DC?

Nope, and  to tell you the truth, it wasn’t even on my radar.

Our churches and pastors have taken a back-seat in the battle for the soul of America. Because of that we have negated our responsibility to the "Churches and Pastors of Secular Conservatism."

Christ-less Conservatism and Christ-less Liberalism are both that, Christ -Less.

If they do not serve Christ, then they serve their father the devil who is the enemy.

Scripture says…

2 Timothy 3:5  Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

These foxes offer a salt with no taste, a light that is dark that ultimately leads to death from the wolves whom they work with.

These mouth pieces of secular conservatism do not promote a biblical Jesus Christ. Because of that we need to do what God's Word says and "from such turn away."

We need to turn back to the true leader and shepherd, that is none other than Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Endnotes

1 - http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100829/beck-most-americans-dont-recognize-obamas-christianity/page2.html

2 - Journal of Discourses Vol. 13 p.282

3 - Journal of Discourses Vol. 17 p. 290

4 - Pearl of great price 4:1-4; See John 4:24 & Luke 24:37-39

5 - Doctrine & covenants Sec. 104:28

6 - http://therefinersfire.org/challenging_catholicism.htm

7 - http://www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave197.htm

You Fear Mongering - Post Tribber - Survivalist

By Ray Gano

I woke up this morning and came upon an article that hit me in the heart. The headline read…

This Economy Is Ripping Millions Of Unemployed Americans To Shreds

"If you can still put a roof over your head and food on the table for your family, you should consider yourself to be very fortunate.  There are millions of Americans out there right now that are really, really suffering.  The cold, hard reality of it is that there aren't even close to enough jobs out there for everyone right now.  It is almost as if we are all caught in a really bizarre game of musical chairs where the losers get stripped of their tickets to the middle class.  What this horrible economy is doing to the dignity of millions of middle class Americans is incredibly saddening. "(1)

Folks, for the past couple of years I have been trying to warn of this. Millions out of work, no home, no job, no hope.

We have pastors out there who claim the title, but they are nothing more than hirelings in it for the pay check, glitz and glamour.

In the past several weeks I have gotten some emails that really brought me down.

Here is one…

Ray,

I have definitely seen a decline in the quality of your newsletters as such that I really don't want to receive anything anymore. Marianne has also told you about your gone off the deep end with your survival fear mongering. You seem to think in your head that you are a modern day Joseph.

You have gone the way of the post-tribbers who think that they have to have enough to survive the tribulation period.

The rapture is near and you are telling people to store food for themselves. You are deceived in your thinking. You have gone off the deep end.

In Christ, Brendan

Here is the email the person above mentioned from Marianne.

 Ray, you're not bringing the gospel to the world by hawking survival equipment.  I don't see anywhere in the epistles where we are supposed to do any of this.  What you're doing is scaring God's people, who are to trust the Lord to provide in bad times. Marianne

To be honest it brings me down when I get emails like this. I have to ask "are people not paying attention to what I am saying and writing at all?"

First … Let me say this very clearly.

I am not post trib!

And when someone calls me that, those are fighting words in my book. So to all those out there who think I am, please stop spreading these lies about me. And if you think this, then have some fortitude and common courtesy to come talk to me first so I can set you straight.

I have said over and over again that I stand upon the imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For those who may not know what the word Imminent means, it means "anytime, immediate, now" to name just a few descriptors.

Second … we here in America need to get off our elitist horse and stop thinking God's Will revolves around what we do here. I have said over and over again that God's Throne is not draped in the American Flag. We are just another empire that is falling. We need to come to grips with that.

Third … We need to separate our economic downfall that we are facing in America from the coming tribulation. These are two separate things having nothing to do with each other.

Finally … If you are looking for the rapture because America is about to go down in flames, you are wrong in your ideas and wrong scripturally.

Nowhere in scripture does America's financial woes have anything to do with Last Days Bible Prophecy. The idea that we are not named in scripture has nothing to do with it. South America and Australia isn't mentioned either, do we base our interpretation on those countries too? No we don't. We need to stop this elitist US western centric idea and we need to stop now.

This nation has experienced financial downfall three times in the past. During the revolutionary war we were thrown into a depression, during the civil war we saw hyperinflation and in the 1920-30s we saw the great depression. These historical events had nothing to do with Bible Prophecy and the financial downfall we are going to soon face will have nothing to do with Bible prophecy.

As a side note, you will also notice that each financial downfall was approximately 70 to 100 years apart.

Can you guess where we are today? Yep, right around that point where America will perform a nose dive into a financial down fall again.

Those ignorant of their past are destined to repeat it.

The Civil war had nothing to do with Bible Prophecy, neither did the great depression. In fact during the 1930's Great Depression there were Christians out there looking at Hitler as if he was the coming Antichrist and they too were saying the rapture was at hand. There was economic woe, hard times, starvation, crime and deaths, all the biblical indicators were there, but the tribulation was not upon them nor did Christ return for the Church.

There are many people out there today associating what is taking place here and equating it to the rapture.

The doctrine of the rapture clearly states that there are no indicators to when the Lord will return for His bride. All we know is the season, that season began when Israel became a nation. Only our father in Heaven knows the time and the hour. We have got to remain sober and remember this.

Now If I have described your way of thinking you, like many in the past, are setting yourself up for a severe disappointment.

Right about now some of you may be saying "There he goes, he is proving Bible prophecy right there… he's a scoffer."

Did I ever say that Christ is not going to return?

Did I ever question the rapture?

In both cases no.

So if you are thinking that, please don’t. What I am pointing out is, that the church in America have become elitists in our ideas and thinking; that because we are facing hardship here, surely Christ is returning just for us with the rest of the global church in tow.

This is the attitude that is becoming very prevalent, and it is very upsetting.

I have to ask about our Christian brothers and sisters in China who are living under constant persecution, why didn't Christ rapture them out first and then the rest of us?

What about Christians in Sudan, Ethiopia, Africa,  Asia etc? Are these Christians facing persecution not as special as we are here in America?

The time is now to wake up and smell the coffee and put away this elitist idea about ourselves here in the US and get with the program.

This nation is coming into a serious time of economic hardship. It is not the tribulation and it is not an indicator of the rapture. It will be a time of severe economic woe, hard times, unemployment, homelessness, famine, starvation, sickness, plague, crime and death.

I know this is not what you want to hear, and you want it to just go away; but it isn't.

Like financial downfalls of our past, we are facing yet another. And like the financial downfalls of the past this nation will come out on the other side living in the "new normal."

I want to share with you an email I got just the other day. It was an email strait from God, through one of the PZ Insiders named Gerlinda.  Gerlinda is a survivor of Hitler's Germany.

If you read nothing else in this report, please take the time to read this email from Gerlinda…

Ray,

 It is becoming increasing clear that those who have not learned from history are doomed to repeat it.  Is that why those words were coined; because it happens over and over again?  I am a person who stood in the bread lines of Germany with my mother.  Sometimes, there wasn't any more bread left.  Even after coming to America, for the longest time, I wadded up bread in little balls and hid them for a future time.  Those lesson don't leave you.   We were suppose to be on the winning side.   How could this have happened?  Didn't the Furher promise change and a wonderful new world?   He called it The Third Reich, which would last a thousand years.   The German people were all commissioned to be Kingdom Builders.  They were zealous, proud and put their trust in the words of their leader.   

 Why am I even mentioning this term, "Kingdom Builders"?  Because we have a generation of Christians that honestly believe they are helping to build God's Kingdom.  They are zealous and proud of what they are doing.  Will they also be sorely unprepared as other generations were?  Regardless of what a person's viewpoint is of the Rapture, shouldn't we take note of the rising unemployment?  How about the shortage of food that will fill the shelves of the grocery stores?  Will a Rapture happen before it gets to that?  What if it doesn't?   There was a generation of Christians in Germany that believed in the Rapture too but man's inhumanity to man knocked on their front door before it happened.  Tens of thousands starved to death.  Only those that lived in the country or little village were able to grow gardens, have a few head of sheep, pigs or cows that saw them through and it was these who were used of God to help His Chosen that hid for their very lives.

 A  "Kingdom Builder" person would rather give money to a denomination or TV Evangelist that will build bigger parking lots, provide transportation for their clergy that equals those of the politicians as they spew their silky words of deceit that they are using God's Money to build God's  Kingdom?????  Can one really trust one's hard earned money is going to Missionary Work when we see the evidence of worldly "things" that the coffers of the churches have purchased?  Jesus said His Kingdom wasn't of this world, didn't He?  John 18:36

 As a survivor of WWII, I am stupefied by people's words that God even provides for the Sparrow, there-fore there is no need to put aside, despite all the signs of hard times beginning to stare us right in the face. 

 The last I saw, the birds are eating worms, seeds and the things of the earth.  They know how to forage what God provided.  They don't  hop into the stores to get their daily rations.  Does man remember how to plant a garden in the very earth that God has given and put up his provisions for a future day?  I think the answer is obvious.  Most birds don't live in pretty little Bird Houses  that some man build either.  They build their nest by gathering the sticks and other things that they can use to make it strong to withstand the worst of storms that come.  They don't just assume God will hold back the wind on their behalf.

 With eyes wide open, we can see where this so called Kingdom is going as it marches on to Babylon.  Don't be offended, God's Word calls it Babylon because it includes many path-ways instead of proclaiming the message that Jesus Christ is the only way.    With old ears that are not as sharp as they once were, I've heard the drums beat out the tunes of  love and brotherhood  in the churches.  They are lulling people into a coma of "dumbness".   Don't people think for themselves anymore?  Did they ever?  History shows that most do not.  By and large, most Europeans learned the hard way.  Just think..... when is the last time a message of repentance and calling upon the Lord Jesus Christ to forgive and come into one's heart got preached? 

Never, until just recently, did I think I would witness a repeat of those days in Germany but here I am.   I would be utterly foolish to say, "It can't happen".  It is happening! 

Please do not think this message includes each and every church; it does not.  They know who they are.  Each Christians who understands God's Word and history knows that all the signs are there warning of hard times on the horizon.  Shouldn't we work while there is light to work, put aside while we can and prayerfully, while we are still here, we can be a blessing to those that will need our help so desperately. 

It is not easy to try to warn others because most do not want to be told the truth; it is too uncomfortable.   Well, that comfort level is going down, way down. 

History does repeat itself.  We can't change everyone's thinking but we can change our own.

Gerlinda

The Lord has put it on my heart these past couple of months to write about the dire condition of the Lukewarm Church and the urgency of the hour. 

We are living in the last days of the last days, but we cannot let what is happening here in this country over ride what scripture clearly teaches.

We are not to impose our own ideas, experience, feelings onto God's Word. We are to submit to what God's Word clearly says, not hunting and pecking around for pet verses, taking God's Word out of context so it fits our ideas, feelings and experiences of today.

Millions here in America are hurting. The lukewarm church lacks compassion for the great commission and does not see that it is their concern to reach out to the lost.  It’s always someone else’s job and not theirs. To top that off, they do not want to be involved what so ever.

Scripture says…

Matthew 28:19-20  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Now more than ever we have a great opportunity facing us as Bible believing Christians. The problem is that many do not see the opportunity nor are they ready for that opportunity.

That opportunity is the chance to share the gospel with a hurting nation. The chance to share the blessed hope of our Lord Jesus Christ to those facing hard times, unemployment, homelessness, famine, starvation, sickness, plague, crime and death.

In fact, we are going to face those very same things ourselves. But what makes us different is that we have the Lord at our side. With Him, all things are possible to those who are called according to His purpose.

Problem is that today to many do not care and see it as someone else's job. They do not care or they are too busy to be part of His purpose.

Our "hireling" pastors are worthless, and many have no idea what the Bible really says. If asked if they could lead someone to Christ they will hand them a little yellow card to the person asking them to fill it out and state  " if you believe, check the box."

These hirelings are sending multitudes to hell.

80% possibly 90% of those sitting in the pews today have been put to sleep or worse, they have no idea what the real deal is in the first place. They are C.I.NO.'s - Christians In Name Only.

That means that it is up to us Bible believing Christians to position ourselves and be ready so that we can be used of the Lord.

Folks, God uses those who are in the game, not those who are sitting on their hands doing nothing.

Now is it everyone's job to be out there hitting the streets evangelizing?

No, I don’t see that.

But what you need to do is be ready. 

Do you realize  there are people out there that only YOU can reach for the Lord. I could sit and talk to that person till I am blue in the face and it will not amount to a hill of beans. But if you sit down with them, they will be all ears and most likely make a decision for the Lord. This is why it is so important to be ready. But to be ready, you have to be alert.

We need to be asking God to lead people to us so that we can share the gospel.

In fact I challenge you to pray that prayer and see if God does not lead someone to you. But for you to know who that person is, you need to be ready and alert to your surroundings. You also need to be sensitive to the tugging of the Holy Spirit.

In fact, how the Holy Spirit tugs me is in my belly. I just get that feeling in my inside that I am to stop and talk to a person. In most case I just say hi and ask how they are doing today while making strong eye contact.

When you have a caring smile and make strong eye contact, the person who is hurting will usually open up to you. Just show that you really care and God will do the rest.

If that was not the right person, then on to the next. If anything, you planted a good will seed in that person and they will remember you the next time they see you.

But no matter what, you will not be able to do this if you are not prepared.

Why?

Because you will be concerned about everything else except the Lord and His Will. I know it has happened to me, and it has probably happened to you too.

That is why I have been stressing so hard that people prepare and set up your pantry, it will be one less thing that you have to worry about, thus freeing your time and efforts to do the things of the Lord.

Please understand this. Having one less thing to take up my time in this crazy world gives me more freedom to share the gospel and the blessed hope of our Lord with those who have no hope.

I wish that you were cold or hot

Revelation 3:15-16  I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16  So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

In this verse the Laodiceans were being criticized by Christ for their lack of zeal. They were more concerned about themselves and what was going on in their lives than that of the Lord's and being busy with the Lord's work.

We are the Laodiceans today. We are not willing to surrenders completely to the will of the Lord. We want things our own way, we name the rules, we live how we want to live. The world has us wrapped up in all its trappings and we are too busy running the rat race to be concerned with sharing the gospel.

To tell you the truth, odds are that if this is you, you have already missed thousands of opportunities to share the hope the Lord has to offer, and that is a fact.

In today's world of tattoos, piercings, scantily dressed women and feminized men it is hard to tell who is the church and who is the world.

Scripture says…

James 4:4  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

We need to get to a point where we are sober and looking at things clearly. We are living at a time in America's history where we are going to go through another great depression. This is a fact. This has nothing to do with the tribulation nor is it Bible Prophecy come to pass. We are a nation standing on her last legs and we will soon experience what is being called a "new normal" weathering the financial storm.

Bible believing Christians are being given a chance to build their ark and weather the storm.

That is if one makes the effort.

We are not building an ark to escape the tribulation. We are building our arks to weather the financial storm that will soon be upon this nation.

There is no going back to the old days or how it used to be. Things are going to change and we need to be ready always to share the hope that is within us.

By our actions we will choose to either be in the game or sit on the sidelines doing nothing.

Sitting on the sidelines being lukewarm is not the answer.

We need to be busy about the Lord's work.

The time is at hand, the time is now.

Build your ark today so that you can be a service to the Lord tomorrow while you still have the time.

Endnotes

1 - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/

Signs of The Coming Storm - A Rise in Crime

By Ray Gano

New Braunfels Police Make Arrest In Violent Stabbing

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a violent stabbing at a New Braunfels Wal-Mart. Police have charged Juan Leandro Villareal with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony. New Braunfels police said Villareal stabbed a 64-year-old woman several times at the store's parking lot around 11 a.m. Sunday.

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Layoffs to gut East St. Louis police force

EAST ST. LOUIS • The Rev. Joseph Tracy said he’s tired of going to funerals. And now, he suspects he’ll be going to more of them.

"It’s open field day now," said Tracy, the pastor of Straightway Baptist Church here. "The criminals are going to run wild."

Gang activity. Drug dealing. Cold-blooded killing. Tracy worries that a decision to shrink the police force by almost 30 percent will bring more of everything.

The pastor voiced his concern on Friday at a raucous special City Council meeting at which East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks announced that the city will layoff 37 employees, including 19 of its 62 police officers, 11 firefighters, four public works employees, and three administrators. The layoffs take effect on Sunday.

It is already a zoo out there and it is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets any better.

I am going to say some things here that many people will probably not agree with me on. If you are one of those, I  pray that you open your eyes to what is taking place around you.

Now you may be shielded from the effect that are taking place in the world, but sooner or later you will have to deal with the issues at  hand.

Christ  said…

Luke 22:36 (KJV)  Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)  But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Sheep, Wolves and The Sheepdog

I am seeing a movement take place.

One that I agree with, support and even consider myself one of them.

What is that movement?

The rise of the sheepdogs?

"What? You have got to be kidding me. Sheepdogs? "

We are seeing a rise of just  men and women answering a call. That call is to defend the weak, the innocent,  the helpless, the frail… these are the sheep. Those answering the call are the sheepdogs.

There is also a rapidly growing number of  those we call the wolves.

Wolves - There has always been the wolf. They prey on the weak, the sick, the feeble, the injured, etc. In the wild they serve the purpose to keep the herd strong.  Thus ensuring a strong future generation.

But when we talk about humans being the wolves, they are those who prey up on the weak, frail, the injured and the helpless. These are usually the deviants of society. Resorting to theft, murder, kidnapping as a means to survive. They are the predators and they prey upon the sheep.

In most cases the wolves of this world are cowards, even when hunting in a pack. Stand and fight against them, give a show of force stronger than they and often they will seek out a weaker form of prey and be done with you.

The Sheepdog - are those who stand at the ready to protect the sheep if that time comes.

The sheepdog mentality is not about carrying a gun or some other form of weapon. It isn't about being some 5th degree black belt either. Criminals have guns, weapons and know martial arts.

The sheepdog are also not better than the sheep, they  realize their calling to be ready as well as have the courage to back it up. They have taken the time to read the writing on the wall. But where the sheep have read the same thing, the sheepdogs have done something about it and have taken action.

Here in Texas one is able to have a carry and conceal license. Because one may have a C& C does not make them  tough, a bigger man or give them super strong muscles. In fact look at me,  I am not taller, more handsome, nor leap from tall buildings and I still can't stop trains with my bare hands.

But I am a sheepdog.

A sheepdog can be anyone prepared to protect the sheep.

But that is just one aspect of the Sheepdog.

Maybe you are a sheepdog and you do not realize it.

Sheepdogs…

- They have provided means to protect themselves, their family, and their home with as many means as possible.

- They prepared knowing that this situation was coming not only because they have learned from history, but they have studied God's Word, understanding what the future holds.

- They care for their family and are willing to do what it takes to ensure their health and welfare is secure.

- They blend into the crowd, walk with a purpose and completely alert to their surroundings before they even step outside their front door.

- They have prepared for the coming storm and have ensured their family is provided for.  One example is they have  a well stocked pantry - they see food as an investment and also a means to help their fellow man.

- The sheepdog knows how the end plays out. He or she knows that they are on the winning team and that in the end, it is Jesus Christ whom they serve. They know it is Him who they represent because it is their reasonable service to Christ dying on the cross and shedding His blood for our sins. They have submitted to Christ living a holy and acceptable life unto Him.

- They have a strong mental fortitude and have chosen to be the "sheepdog" when the calling was issued instead of just standing by being the "sheep."

Scripture tells us that there is nothing new under the sun. There will be good times and bad. Man will always repeat himself because he never pays attention to his past. There will also be sheep, wolves and sheepdogs.

Sheepdogs also understand fully when Christ said .. " he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one."

I am going to touch upon something here that again, people may not agree with me.

Folks, it is time for the sheepdogs to recognize who they are, to stand and start picking up the sword.

The wolves are growing in numbers to the point that they have outnumbered the sheep, and it is going to get worse.

Folks the Bible couldn't be clearer on the right – even the duty – we have as Christians to defend ourselves as well as the sheep.

I live in New Braunfels where that  predator wolf stabbed that elderly woman in the Walmart parking lot. Reading that story infuriated both my wife and I. Had I been there, I would have instantly and without hesitation gone to her aid. I will protect the sheep.  Interestingly enough, in talking to my wife she would have gone to her aid also given the ability.

Scripture says…

Exodus 22:2 (KJV)  If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

In other words if a thief breaks into your house,  you have the right to defend yourself, your  family and your property.  It doesn't matter whether the thief is threatening your life or not. You have the right to protect your home, your family and your property as well as using deadly force to do so.

Do you know that our founding fathers based the second amendment on scripture?

During the times of the Israelites it was expected that every man to have their own personal weapons.  There were no police in those times. If an enemy was at bay, every man would be able to defend himself, his house and family. If there were bands of enemy, they could  be called to arms to defend the town if need be. They didn't have an army to call upon, the people defended themselves.

Scripture says..

1 Samuel 25:13(KJV)  And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

Note here that "every man" had a sword and when called upon, every man picked it up when it was required.

Psalms  144:1 (KJV)  A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

Folks, we do not serve some limp wristed pacifist God like the one being taught about today. Over and over again we read in scripture that we are to defend not only ourselves,  but to defend the weak, the innocent, the frail, and the helpless.

They didn't have firearms in the bible, but they kept their arms at their side and at the ready.

As I have stated earlier, Jesus commanded His disciples to buy swords and equip them, strap them on.

Luke 22:36 (KJV)  Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

Now I know that there are some out there who are stating how Jesus told Peter to put his sword up after cutting off the ear of the servant as well as living and dying by the sword and all.

Let's read what took place…

Matthew 26:52-54 (KJV)  Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

53  Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

54  But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

Often these verses are taken out of context. But when we do in fact read what is  taking place here in context, we can clearly see what is taking place.

What  Jesus was telling Peter is that he, Peter, would be committing suicide if he chose to fight.

Here were Roman soldiers and temple guards, both able and ready to dispatch all of the disciples if need be and in a moment's notice. Not only was this a foolish fight,  doing something like this was also undermining God's appointment for Jesus' death on the cross, burial and resurrection.  

What Christ did at that moment was defuse a very volatile situation by picking up the servant's ear and healing him by reattaching the ear again.

Please also note that Jesus told Peter to put his sword "into his place," which was back at his side. Christ didn't tell Peter to throw it away, hand it over or give it up.  I mean why would He after He just told his disciples to sell a coat if one had to so that they could purchase a sword?

The reason for the arms was obviously to protect the lives of the disciples, not the life of the Son of God.

But more than that, it was to ensure that they could protect themselves as well as the right to spread the gospel freely. Not only did Christ arm the disciples with knowledge of the ways of the Lord, He taught them to protect those ways, the ways of God,  and to defend them.

We are living in the last days of the last days. We know that our battle is not with flesh and blood, but with principalities.

But we as sheepdogs need to recognize that the time is now to stand and be willing to defend the weak, feeble, innocent and helpless because the wolves are beginning to outnumber the sheep. If we do not stand and be ready, not only will the weak, feeble, innocent and helpless lose, so will go our ability to freely share the gospel as well.

Finally, I want to share with you one of my favorite verses in scripture.

Ephesians  6:13(KJV)  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

That evil day that scripture is speaking about is upon the horizon. The time to prepare, to train, to "do all that we can" is here. We need to heed those words.

Because knowing that we have prepared, trained, studied  and know God's Word as well as have it anchored in our hearts. Knowing that we have prepared  the physical, the mental, the spiritual…

In other words " and in having done all…"

"To Stand."

What is your calling…. Sheep or Sheepdog?