Obama Blindsided By The New World Order

This blog was originally written May 11, 2013, when President Obama was still in office. I removed it from my list of published articles after he left office because I didn't think it was relevant, since he was no longer president, but I'm reactivating it just because of the times in which we're currently living and for the fact that, although he's no longer president, he's still actively operating in the background of politics. Please note that although this is my original article, I've added a few brief updates to bring it more in line with current issues we're facing today.

I had a dream, and in this dream, I had been invited to a two day function held by the world elites. I had absolutely no idea why I had been placed on the invitation list. In this dream, I was trying to find the proper clothes to wear before heading down to the banquet hall. Most of the clothes I had with me were dirty and lay strewn across the floor, but I managed to find something clean to put on. I thought it strange that the room I had been given was just a bedroom and not a hotel suite.

There must have been about 200 to 300 people in the banquet room, maybe more. President Obama was among them. Mixed in with the elite were about 25 – 50 people like me, who were just ordinary working class people. There was a podium in the main event room from which various individuals were taking turns giving speeches. Security was being taken seriously because the number of security personnel was off the chart.

The central theme of this event was focused around a woman, who, by her photo, appeared to be Hispanic or Latino, and who had immigrated to America. She had died and the discussion at all of the short high level meetings in the banquet hall was whether we, as a nation, should celebrate this woman's life. There were some people in the room who thought, as I did, that it made no sense because she had not made any significant contribution to our country and her story didn't demand such a nationwide response. I can't remember the exact details of why they felt it was imperative that they go forward with this plan quickly, but President Obama and the elites expressed their desire to use her death for their own political and personal benefit (sound familiar?). 

At this point in the dream, because some of us were questioning the motivation behind this push for a national celebration, we suddenly began to fear as if our lives were in danger; that the President could, at any moment, give the word and a sharpshooter would just take us out. We were bucking the system and not going along with the majority of people who were pushing this narrative, and that was making us targets.

While eating dinner, I felt the eyes of the elite trained on me, especially the ones who were sitting close to me. They were listening to my conversations and were looking at me like I was some kind of river rat who had been invited into their private world, and they weren't happy about it. I felt very awkward and out of place. Some of the elite were self-made millionaires/billionaires who came from nothing, so unlike the other elites who came from "old money," they didn't have a problem with me being there. There were also powerful celebrities at this banquet who were counted among the elite. Don't ask me who these celebrities were, because I don't remember. That's a piece of information I somehow didn't retain (or was forbidden by God to retain). 

The table at which we sat had a partition located directly in front of us. On the other side of this partition was the kitchen, ready to serve you whatever you wanted. All the food was served almost immediately, even though it was made to order. There was a really strange machine that guests would use to wash their hands after dinner. Everyone would queue up to use the same machine. There were special wireless glasses that you had to wear to use this hand washing machine. By tapping the frame of the glasses, a menu would appear on the lens where you could choose the water temp, the speed of the water flow, the amount of soap to dispense, etc... (Glasses like these weren't even invented at the time I had this dream. Now I call that prophetic...lol) When I got to the machine, I had no idea how to use it, so I had to call up the instructions on the machine's flat screen monitor, which gave me a brief 60-second tutorial on how to operate the glasses. Well, by the time I finished washing my hands and was handing the glasses off to the next person, the line was very long, so I was getting a lot of angry looks from people who were very upset by my lack of experience in using this handwashing machine, and because of how long they had to wait in line.

As the dream progressed, the discussion turned to a particular type of weapon that had been developed to be issued to all military branches and to all law enforcement agencies nationwide. It was a type of energy weapon. It was like a super powered taser, only it didn't shoot wires with barbs on the end, it actually shot a stream of electricity.

Suddenly we were notified that there was an emergency news broadcast. The whole banquet room got quiet very quickly. All the lights were dimmed and the monitors were brought up. As I sat alone at a white rectangular table, President Obama appeared and stood on my immediate left. Ignoring me, he clasped the edge of the table with both hands and leaned in to watch the news broadcast along with the rest of us. There was some sort of huge nationwide uprising. This was it! American citizens were standing against the NWO. The military and all law enforcement agencies had already been issued their new energy weapons. As they began targeting people, we all became aware that these weapons weren't made to just take you down, they were made to take you out! They began shooting armed and unarmed individuals, not incapacitating them for arrest, but actually killing them! 

At first the guests at the event the lethal response, but they soon became weary, as they began to comprehend the enormity of the situation and what it might mean to their own personal wealth, power, and safety.

There were some ground vehicles that could actually lift off and fly in the air. They were small one-man vehicles. They could fly on their own or be coupled together (like cars on a train). They were trying to escape the madness on the ground, but they soon found out that they were being followed by uniformed personnel in their own one-man vehicles. These uniformed individuals began shooting down the civilian vehicles left and right, causing civilians to fall to their death. (Could the different vehicles that I saw in the sky in this dream be in reference to various sized aircraft? Everything from single prop planes to private jets to commercial airlines? Could this mean that military aircraft will be shooting down planes? It's a possibility.)

President Obama's reaction was like someone who had been left out of the loop. I got the impression that although he knew the moment was coming, the exact timing of the event wasn't something of which he had any knowledge. He was learning about it in real time, just like us. He even seemed a little disappointed that we had been brought to this point. He seemed to have hoped that the response of the American people wouldn't have been so severe in order to accomplish NWO goals. He just turned from the monitors and resigned himself to the fact that the NWO was now in the process of exerting complete control over the nation. He didn't call DHS or DOD or anyone else to try to stop what was happening. He just let the scenario play itself out.

That was when the elite at the event started fearing for their own personal safety. Like... “Is there nothing that President Obama wouldn't do to get what he wants? Are we all expendable?” (Now, to be clear, I'm not pinning this event on Obama. I think he's just a figurehead in this dream. After all, he wasn't the one calling the shots at this point. To the NWO, he's just as expendable as the rest of us.)

Snipers began taking people out one by one at the event. Then I thought I had seen someone I knew. She walked right past me and went outside without even acknowledging me. I went outside to try to find her. I called her name and when I looked to my right, she was already in her vehicle. She just drove right past me ignoring me as if I wasn't even there.

That's when I realized that she wasn't who I thought she was. She was a decoy sent to get me outside. I immediately looked up and spotted a couple of snipers on top of a tall building on the far side of the property. I put two and two together and realized they wanted to take me out, so I immediately ran back inside and tried to put something between me and the expansive glass façade at the front of the building.

Then the dream flash forwarded. The shooting was over. I was now standing outside near the parking lot. There were some vehicles still left abandoned in the lot. I somehow knew that most of the guests had been killed by the snipers. Although I couldn't see their bodies, I instinctively knew they were dead. I also knew that some of them had survived and had fled on foot. I walked past a small row of cars and just kept walking... alone. There was no one else around.  Anyone who wasn't dead was gone, even the snipers.

That's when I woke up.

Here are a few things I took away from this dream at the time.

• It doesn't matter how rich or powerful you are; it doesn't matter if you're a famous influencer on social media; it doesn't matter how politically connected you are; it doesn't matter if you're a Hollywood celebrity; to those who want to take over the world, everyone is expendable. Even during the Tribulation, EVERYONE will be ordered to received the Mark of the Beast, no exceptions. Even those who thought themselves in control of everything will be forced by the Antichrist to take his mark or die.

• We all know that there are some troops and law enforcement officers who will not think twice about arresting, persecuting, torturing, and/or killing US citizens. The status of the individual doesn't matter. We've seen it in the past, it's happening now, and it will occur in the future. During the Tribulation, people will be ratted out, hunted down, and even killed by those who believe that they're doing a service to mankind and to the world. I'm sure they'll be rewards on the head of every born again believer at that time (whether the reward is in status or is financial). I'm reminded of an article years ago where they reported that the military leadership was instructed to ask troops if they were willing to fire on U.S. citizens if necessary. Those who said they refused were being quietly let go at the end of their tour of duty.

<<< UPDATE JULY 6, 2014 >>>

A while after this article was written, Google glass became a reality, so the technology in my dream has actually been invented! 

Many local police departments have now been militarized, giving police some of the same vehicles, body armor and equipment that's used by our military forces. This coincides with my vision of military and local law enforcement sharing the same military technology.

<<< UPDATE MARCH 22, 2024 >>>

With the massive illegal penetration into United States through our southern boarder, will there be an event that will take the life of a Hispanic/Latino woman that will spark the politicization of this event by the political elites and the rich and powerful (in other words, the NWO) for their own benefit? If the past few years have been any indication, the answer would be a resounding "Yes!"

It's been over 10 years since I first wrote this article, and as time passes, this dream seems to become more plausible. I doubt I will be invited to an actual banquet to stand elbow to elbow with the elite, but perhaps I was invited by the Lord to be an observer to a prophetic view of what's to become of this nation. Is this a warning of the downfall of the United States and an exit from the world stage, thus allowing the Antichrist to finally take power? The United States has been the nation of people that has taken on the task of fighting tyranny in this world and has stood for individual freedom, but as morals erode and the enemy is openly worshipped through entertainment, and as our government becomes more corrupt as the demonic powers and principalities strengthen their grip, it's not difficult to imagine a time when our nation will collapse under it's own sin. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Suddenly, God's gentle hand will become hard, and judgment will be upon this nation. 

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The Sword And The Gun

After waking up, getting dressed, taking the dog for a walk, and making myself a cup of tea, I got right into prayer. After prayer I opened my bible and finally settled on reading through a portion of Acts. As I read, I noticed that the Lord has given us examples of how the Apostles and disciples responded to their mistreatment by the authorities, both secular and religious. Time and time again, not once did any of the Apostles or disciples of Christ take up arms or resist in any way. Then I thought, “If it’s okay to fight against a tyrannical government, then where is the evidence of this in the New Testament? Where are the examples of the Apostles' physical resistance to government tyranny?” I couldn't seem to find any examples in the book of Acts, nor could I remember an instance in any other book of the New Testament.

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The founding fathers of our great nation had the foresight to set boundaries in which our government could operate. They also gave the people of this nation the authority to take up arms if our elected officials moved toward creating a tyrannical government. I used to think that coming against a tyrannical government was okay, but then my thoughts began to stir and I began wondering whether I was okay with this because I was walking in the flesh instead of walking in the spirit. Protecting our country from foreign and domestic enemies seems logical.  After all, attacks can come against the citizens of this country from outside our borders or from within. What I can’t seem to understand is where, in the New Testament, are the followers of Christ instructed to rise up against their own government by the use of force. Not even Jesus was concerned enough to speak out and rally against the Roman government during His time on earth. Jesus even went so far as to say that they should give to Caesar what belonged to Caesar and to God what belonged to God.

If we look at online news articles, we can see evidence that our nation is in a downward spiral. It seems as if decisions are being made by major organizations, judges and government officials (from the local level to the White House) that can only harm our nation and bring it to ruin economically, morally and spiritually; to bring us from a position of power in the world to one of submission to a one world authority. Gun confiscation, abortion, post-birth abortion, the Islamization of America, increased persecution of Christians, racial division, economic collapse, gay marriage, corrupt government, etc… In the face of what is happening in our nation, we have the responsibility to stand up and fight the corruption and sin, but we must proceed within the constraints of the law and, more importantly, the word of God. 

You may ask, “Didn't the Apostles and disciples operate in civil disobedience? Doesn't that make it okay for us to do the same?"

What kind of civil disobedience did the Apostles and disciples of Christ participate in? Their civil disobedience was limited to preaching God’s word, healing the sick and casting out demons, even when they were told not to do so upon threat of punishment or death. They certainly did not go beyond this level of civil disobedience to a more violent form by brandishing weapons or committing any form of physical violence.

All you have to do is look at the complete text of the New Testament and you will find only one instance where someone responded to authorities with force. It’s the recorded incident of when Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane in Matthew 26:50-54. Here Jesus rebukes Simon Peter for taking up the sword and striking the servant of the high priest. A few verses before this, we find that the "large crowd" who came to arrest Jesus were armed with clubs and swords. The modern equivalent would be to have the authorities show up brandishing their guns and tasers. Jesus rebuked them for showing up armed, but He did not resist them. An interesting note, though. In John 18:6 we see the power of God knocking the armed crowd to the ground as Jesus speaks to them. It's sort of a foretaste of what it will be like when Jesus returns and defeats His enemies with the sword from His mouth, which is the Word of God! Okay, getting back to the discussion at hand...

The same incident with Peter and the sword is recorded in the following portions of scripture:

Mark 14:46-48  Although this account doesn't mention Jesus’ rebuke, it does give us more details about the group that came to arrest Him… they appeared with weapons. So with this clarity, we can see that in Matthew 26:52, Jesus rebuked the use of weapons against the Roman and Jewish authorities, even though they approached Jesus and the disciples armed.

Luke 22:48-52  Again, the use of the sword against the servant of the high priest was mentioned, as were the weapons that the Romans (and possibly Jews???) were carrying.

John 18:10-12  Jesus had his hands bound before being led away.

I don’t want to ignore the scripture that so many people seem to quote to justify the taking up of arms against the government. That would be:

Luke 22:35-38  “And He said to them, ‘When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you lack anything?’ And they said, ‘Nothing.’ And He said to them, ‘But now, he who has a purse, let him take it, and likewise his wallet. And he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. For I say to you that this which is written must yet be accomplished in Me, "And he was reckoned among the transgressors"; for the things concerning Me have an end.’ And they said, ‘Lord, behold, here are two swords.’ And He said to them, 'It is enough.’”

Now why would Jesus instruct them to purchase swords and then tell them that the two swords that were already in their possession were enough? Obviously it wasn't meant for their present situation because Jesus rebuked Simon Peter for striking out with his weapon.

Were the swords to be used for protection from man or was it for another purpose? Look what Jesus said as recorded in Luke 22:35 “And He said to them, ‘When I sent you without purse and wallet and sandals, did you lack anything?’ And they said, ‘Nothing.’”

We see here that the Lord is making a comparison. Jesus had previously sent them out in pairs to the cities that He intended to visit. They were not to bring money, food or a change of clothing, yet they lacked nothing. Now, Jesus was about to be arrested and eventually crucified, so He would no longer physically be here on earth with them. It's now that Jesus is giving them instructions to take their purse and wallet and sandals. When you look at it that way, it makes sense. Things were about to get difficult for the disciples once Jesus was crucified. The Lord was no longer going to physically be here on earth. The Bridegroom was leaving and the disciples were going to be sent farther away than they had traveled when they were sent out in pairs by Jesus. Just as they didn't fast while the Bridegroom was with them, they didn't need to worry about their provisions while He was with them either.  

Again… why have swords? I believe it’s because Jesus knew that the gospel wouldn't be accepted by many and that the Apostles would need to fend for themselves, sort of like wilderness survival. They would be shaking the dust off their feet of more than one city and they would need to hunt and kill and prepare game for sustenance as they traveled. They would also need protection against any type of wild animal. Not once in the NT do we see anywhere (other than in the Garden of Gethsemane) that anyone actually used the sword or any other type of weapon against those who would come against them for spreading the message of salvation through Jesus. Nor did the Apostles instruct anyone to use a sword for defensive purposes. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

Act 9:22-25  Paul didn't have a showdown with those who were plotting to kill him. Instead, he left the city secretly. He avoided the confrontation. Some “Patriots” operating in the flesh might see this as being a coward, but if you recall, Jesus escaped death a few times by walking away.

Acts 12:1-17  Herod has James killed by the sword, but there is no evidence James used any weapon to defend himself or that Christians formed a militia to defend James. This portion of scripture also describes Herod’s order to arrest Peter with the intent to kill him as well. Peter didn't fight his own arrest. He was bound and led to prison. What happened? He was delivered by God through a miracle, not through the use of a weapon.

Act 13:49-51  This example shows that the Jews were upset with both Paul and Barnabas and had them thrown out of the city. Again, they didn't fight the forced eviction. How did they respond? The shook the dust off of their feet as a judgment against the inhabitants of the city and they moved on to Iconium.

Act 14:4-6  Here is another example of being attacked by a group of people who were planning on killing Barnabas and Paul. Was their response to defend themselves with their own weapons or to call for backup? No, they became aware of what the authorities and Jewish leadership were preparing for them and they fled from the city. They didn't call for Christian arms against this group… they fled. Again, in the flesh they could be considered cowards, but that’s man’s interpretation of their actions, not God’s.

Act 14:19-21  We have a group of people who have stoned Paul until they thought he was dead. They then drag him out of the city to dispose of his body.  Did he or any disciples fight to protect him? No. After his body was disposed of, the disciples surrounded his seemingly lifeless body and watched in wonderment as he raised himself up on his two feet. Was Paul’s immediate response to seek justice against those who attacked him? No. The word of God says that he went back into the city and then left the next day.

Here’s one more.

Act 16:20-40  Paul and Silas are grabbed, stripped, flogged and thrown into prison with their feet secured in stocks. They didn't draw any weapons and neither did any other born-again believer. They submitted to the authorities, and while in prison that night, they prayed and sang songs to the Lord. What happened next was a miracle. An earthquake… doors flung wide open… shackles removed! The power of God revealed! As we continue reading, we see that the imprisonment of Paul and Silas also led to the salvation of the jailer and his entire family. Paul and Silas had their wounds washed and the jailer brought them to his own house that night and set a table before them. They ate and rejoiced. They were then brought back to the prison before daybreak and word came down that they were to be released. It was only then that Paul mentioned that he was a Roman citizen. This caused the judges to fear because it was against Roman law to injure a Roman citizen. They actually begged Paul and Silis to leave the city. They did… eventually.

Why didn't Paul prevent his punishment by informing the Romans that he was a Roman citizen? Perhaps it was because God wanted them to go to prison so that the jailer and his family could hear the salvation message and repent. Sometimes the Holy Spirit tells us to be quiet, and that’s probably why Paul didn't say anything before he was flogged and put in prison.

This reminds me of the story in Daniel when King Nebuchadnezzar decreed that everyone was to worship his image. Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (also known by their Chaldean names of Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego) refused to worship the image and they were bound and thrown into the fiery furnace. They had their moment of civil disobedience, but that was because the word of God superseded the king’s law. Did Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah try to physically resist their captors? No. They allowed themselves to be led to the furnace and proclaimed their faith in God by saying, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to return a word to you on this matter. If it is so that our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, then He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up.” (Daniel 3:16b-18 NKJV)

So here we have documented evidence of incidents that occurred where weapons could have been used for defense, but at no time was a weapon brandished or fists fly. What does that say to us in our current situation?

We need to be about the Lord’s work. If God’s word is in conflict with man’s law, God’s word supersedes the law. If the 2^nd Amendment is watered down or stripped from the US Constitution, we need to obey the law of the land. To form a group under our own authority in order to take up arms against a tyrannical government isn't scriptural.

As Christians, we must operate within the law unless it conflicts with scripture, no matter how unjust we believe the law to be. We must continue to pray that those in a position of power will have a change of heart and that the Lord will move them to back away from their attack on the 2^nd Amendment. If the attack continues and the 2^nd Amendment falls, we have to operate within the law and give up our weapons. That will be a difficult moment in any gun owner's life, whether Christian or not, but it would be necessary to follow the law of the land.

In my opinion, we've waited too long to correct the mistakes that the previous generations have made. The mistakes that this generation has made have compounded the problem. Unfortunately, I see this as an example of reaping what we've sown. As a nation we've supported countries where there are no civil rights or laws protecting the individual liberties of it’s citizens. We've condoned torture, murder and corruption. We've funded and armed rebels who have now become our enemy. Why should we expect our way of life to remain as it has been since the founding of this country? We're reaping the evil that this nation has sown across the face of the earth and within our own borders. God is lifting his hand of protection from our nation.

So what do we do in the meantime? We do what Jesus did, what the Apostles did, what the early church body did... we pray for God's protection and for His will to be done in our life and in our land while we strive to live our lives lead by the Holy Spirit. That’s what we should have been doing all along. By taking up arms, we have become our own protector instead of relying fully on God for our protection. If you still feel you need to arm yourself, you will need to find alternate methods of defending yourself in the eventuality that guns are outlawed or severely restricted. I, myself, don't feel the need to arm myself. I rely on God to be my Protector. I'd rather be injured or lose my life rather than take the life of someone who still has yet to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. But that's just me. Many people don't feel the same as I do.

One thing is for sure, the church age is coming to a close and a one world government lead by the Antichrist is quickly approaching, and no personally owned weapon can stop that from happening. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ (Yeshua) as your Lord and Savior, if you have not submitted your life to Him, please do so. Time is short. Here is a link to the salvation page of my blog.

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Martial Law And Hope For The Rapture!

The first thing we have to do is define "martial law." Typically, the imposition of martial law accompanies curfews, the suspension of civil law, civil rights, habeas corpus, and the application or extension of military law or military justice to civilians.  In other words, say goodbye to the United States as you’ve known it and embrace an extremely altered future. 

How would our lives as citizens and as Christians be affected should marshal law be declared here in the US?  Let’s take a look at a few simple examples:

Example #1 (Hint: Start A Daytime Bible Study)

Time for bible study!  You get your bible, you pad of paper and a pen or two.  You might even bring along a dry highlighter and maybe a snack for everyone.  You head outside and look at the twilight sky as you head for your car.  Suddenly, a light shines in your eyes and you hear a loud command to, “Freeze!”  You stop, hoping not to be shot while you try to explain who you are and where you’re going.  You can barely get a word out before you hear, “Back in the house.  No one is allowed on the streets past sunset.”

Surely they’ll make an exception for people who actually have some place to go, especially a bible study, right?  You try to explain that you’re just going to a bible study and weren’t planning on a bank heist when unexpectedly everything is knocked out of your hands, you’re thrown to the ground and you’re cuffed.

Curfew was enacted 24 hours ago, but you assumed it was directed at those who would most likely riot in the streets while destroying property and looting from stores. It couldn’t possibly be for law abiding Christians heading off to bible study. 

You find that you are sorely mistaken as you are taken to jail and thrown in with others who made a similar assumption.  As you all discuss what brought you there, several of your cellmates tell stories of people being shot dead in the streets without as much as a warning.  It’s then that you realize how blessed you were to be taken into custody alive instead of being taken down by a sniper.

The next morning you’re transportation has arrived.  You’re shocked to learn that you are being sent to a FEMA camp for “re-education.”  What about a lawyer?  What about my right to justice under the legal system?  Sorry, habeas corpus no longer applies.  You're off to "Camp FEMA."

Example #2 (Sign: “Highway To Hell Traffic Only”)

It’s morning and you’re excited about participating in a regional conference on end-time eschatology.  You have confirmation of your registration and your list of workshops.  You stop off at the local coffee shop to get a large coffee before heading out.  You pull away from the coffee shop, take a few sips of your coffee and look forward to a three day weekend of fellowship and education.  

As you prepare to take the on-ramp to the highway, you realize that it’s been barricaded with military and police vehicles and both the police and military are waving people past the on-ramp.  You’re curious about what’s going on, but you assume it’s just another DHS exercise and you drive on while your GPS device calculates another route.  You pass several more on-ramps with the same scene, military and police.  Your concern rises when you realize that the highway has been blocked off.  You definitely won’t be able to make it to the conference if you can’t even get on the highway.  

Out of curiosity you decide to pull over to ask them what’s happening.  Immediately they pull their weapons and order you to get back in the car and drive on or they’ll fire.  As you raise you hands in submission and try to explain that you only want to know if there are any on-ramps that aren’t blocked, several shots ring out.  You hit the ground, lifeless.

Certainly there will be justice!  They can't just kill anyone they want to in cold blood!  During martial law, military justice applies, and that includes killing American citizens if they deem it necessary.

Example #3 (Sorry, Church Is Cancelled)

It’s Sunday morning and you head out to church.  Martial law had been enacted a few days ago.  New “laws” seem to be made every day as more and more individual freedoms are taken away.  You’ve heard some horror stories, but you can’t verify whether they are true or not.  You can hardly wait to get to church and hear what the Pastor has to say about all of this and to hear what stories the congregation has to share.  As you approach the church, you observe a disturbance in the parking lot.  Cars are leaving filled with passengers.  Where is everyone going?  You pull into the parking lot and the police stop you.  You roll down your window as an officer approaches.

“Sorry sir, there’s no church today.  Please circle around and leave the parking lot.”

You ask for more information, but the officer just says, “Move along, sir.”

As you circle the parking lot, you see the church secretary.  You stop and roll down your window to ask her what’s happening.

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“Church has been cancelled until further notice.”

“What?  Why?” 

“Martial law.  It seems that Christians who go to full-gospel churches and who believe in a literal return of Jesus are considered possible terrorists and we’re not allowed to meet in groups of more than 3 unless it’s sanctioned by the ‘state’, so there’s no way we can have church.”

You can’t believe your ears.  “Terrorists!  That’s ridiculous!  How can they do this?”

“I don’t know,” she says, “Some churches are able to remain open, but we’re not one of them.  I think they’re afraid we’ll get together and form a plan to overthrow the government or something.”

You see an officer approaching your car.  You say goodbye to the church secretary who also notices the officer and scoots by the front of your car as she heads to hers.  You feel the vibration and hear the sound of the officer banging on the top of your trunk with his flashlight. “I said move along, sir!”  You smile and wave and drive around the parking lot.  As you approach the exit, you see others being redirected as well.  Unfortunately, one individual seems to have given the police a hard time and he’s being handcuffed and dragged off.  You recognize him as the deacon of the church.  His car door is still open and his engine was running.  You see his wife emerging from the car screaming and crying.  You exit the parking lot, and as you drive home, you come to the reality that something has gone terribly wrong.

Can they really stop Christians from having church?  Yes, they can.  As you read in this account, born again believers in Christ who believe that the bible is the inspired word of God, who believe in a literal rapture of the church and who believe in the second coming of Christ are already considered by the government to be possible terrorists.

Example #4 (Filling Up On Food and Fuel)

An economic collapse has occurred.  Most people lost every penny they had in the bank, including businesses and state agencies. Your community has been under marshal law for the past couple of weeks.  Transportation has been curtailed, all privately owned grocery stores, convenience stores and gas stations have been closed.  Due to the restriction of highway travel, no food or fuel was able to be delivered to local area supermarkets, convenience stores or gas stations.  This caused a riot-like run on food left nothing on the shelves.  Even the church food bank is empty.  Gas station tanks ran dry after just 24 hours.  Because of the declining economy in previous years, a lot of people were forced to seek help.  This help included financial assistance and food stamp assistance.  Since these forms of assistance utilized EBT cards, the transition to a new digital monetary system was almost seamless.  They just had to substitute one card for another.  The same was true for those who used debit cards.  They were useless now, and the switch to a card that accessed a new form of digital money seemed like a solution they could live with.  As long as everyone had food on the table and fuel in their cars, they were satisfied… for now.

The military along with local law enforcement agencies opened government operated gas stations and food distribution sites in a few areas of the city.  They’ve become the community “saviors” in this time of need.  Unfortunately, if you are a gun owner, you are required to surrender all your firearms, ammo and clips before you can purchase any food or fuel.  You also have to submit to a home search.  If they find out you’ve deceived them and that you still possess firearms, the penalty is internment in a regional FEMA camp.

Graphic: patdollard.com

Taking all firearms away from citizens is the goal of the majority of those serving in the federal and state government at this point in time.  During a time of martial law, expect that to be their main focus and their main reason for the terrible crimes against humanity that will result in their attempt to disarm American citizens.

Example #5 (What’s On TV?)

Once martial law was enacted, television began changing.  Entertainment television was being axed in favor of a more news oriented form of entertainment.  Sponsors were no longer making money, so they couldn’t afford to pay for advertisements.  That hit the entertainment industry hard and almost all television entertainment ended within a few short weeks.  Hit even harder were religious broadcasts.  They were taken off the air immediately after martial law began. 

Since there wasn’t much to keep their attention, many people listened to the state-run news outlets and read local newsprint that continued to push forth the idea that everything would be okay and that the government was there for them.  They were told of this country’s past hardships and were encouraged to endure until we came through these hard times.    

Some people began complaining about propaganda television, but most people just laughed at those comments.  After all, every single news outlet couldn’t possibly be lying, and the president was there for them as well, making sure that no one went hungry or went without medical care.  Every new mandatory directive was for everyone’s safety.  Citizens were ready to make sacrifices for their president and for the country in order to make it through this difficult time and emerge a stronger and more cohesive nation.

Every time a personal liberty was taken from them, they were told it was for their own safety, and they believed it.  Of course, there were stories of people being shot in the streets or sent to detention centers, but they were the troublemakers; they were the ones the government was trying to protect everyone from; they were the bad guys.  What they didn’t know is that a lot of them were born again believers in Christ who refused to be forced to do anything that went against the word of God, even if it meant their death. 

It's not just television, radio and newspapers that will be under the control of government.  Other forms of information will be under their control as well, including magazines, the internet, post office, etc...  Any information you receive will be under the tight control of the government. 

Epilogue

These are just a few examples of what awaits us when our economy implodes in the near future.  It could only be a few weeks or a few months away.  How much of what I described will we have to endure before the Lord returns?  We just don’t know.  Martial law doesn’t even compare to what’s ahead for those who will go through the seven-year tribulation.  It’s just the beginning of a world system that will encompass everyone, whether they are slaves to Satan or slaves to Christ.  

During the Tribulation, the Christian believer has one hope, and that hope is in Jesus Christ.  The believer has the hope of salvation through the blood of Jesus, a hope sealed by the Holy Spirit, a hope to be realized by our physical death or by the glorious appearance of Jesus Christ at the end of the tribulation period.  As this end-time scenario plays out, prepare for the worst but hope for the best.  Prepare for martial law, but hope for the Rapture! 

God bless and may the peace that passes all understanding fill your heart as we wait for the return of the Bridegroom!

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I Am A Witness To History

“I am a witness to history.

“I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history.

If you remember the plot of the Sound of ...Music, the Von Trapp family escaped over the Alps rather than submit to the Nazis. Kitty wasn't so lucky. Her family chose to stay in her native Austria. She was 10 years old, but bright and aware. And she was watching.

“We elected him by a landslide – 98 percent of the vote,” she recalls.

She wasn't old enough to vote in 1938 – approaching her 11th birthday. But she remembers.

“Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.”

No so.  Hitler is welcomed to Austria

“In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25 percent inflation and 25 percent bank loan interest rates."

Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn't want to work; there simply weren't any jobs.

“My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people – about 30 daily.’

“We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany, where Hitler had been in power since 1933.” she recalls. “We had been told that they didn't have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living.

“Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group – Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone in Germany was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria. We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back.

“Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.

“We were overjoyed,” remembers Kitty, “and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades. The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.

“After the election, German officials were appointed, and, like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order. Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed. The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service.

“Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women. Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home. An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn't support his family. Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.

“Then we lost religious education for kids.

“Our education was nationalized. I attended a very good public school. The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler’s picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn't pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang ‘Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles,’ and had physical education.

“Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail.”

And then things got worse.

“The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination. The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free.

“We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.

“My mother was very unhappy,” remembers Kitty. “When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn't do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun – no sports, and no political indoctrination.

“I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing.

“Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time, unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler.

“It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly. As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn't exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.

“In 1939, the war started, and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn't work, you didn't get a ration card, and, if you didn't have a card, you starved to death.

“Women who stayed home to raise their families didn't have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.

“Soon after this, the draft was implemented.

“It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps,” remembers Kitty. “During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys.

“They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines.

“When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat.

“Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.

“When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers.

“You could take your children ages four weeks old to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, seven days a week, under the total care of the government.

“The state raised a whole generation of children. There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology. By this time, no one talked about equal rights. We knew we had been had.

“Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna..

“After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the government. The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything.

“When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full.

“If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.

“As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80 percent of our income. Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families.

“All day care and education were free. High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized. Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing.

“We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables.

“Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn't meet all the demands.

“Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.

“We had consumer protection, too

“We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the livestock, and then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.

“In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps. The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated.

“So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded. When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work.

“I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van.

“I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months.

“They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.

“As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.

“Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law-abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long afterwards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.

“No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.

“Totalitarianism didn't come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria. Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.”

“This is my eyewitness account.

“It’s true. Those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity.

“America is truly is the greatest country in the world. “Don’t let freedom slip away.

“After America, there is no place to go.”

Kitty Werthmann

It’s time to open your eyes to what is happening in America today!

That ends the article that I copied and pasted into this blog.  Now for a few additional comments from me.

Slowly, our individual rights are slipping away.  Presidents past and present have signed one executive order after another, slowly diluting our constitutional rights to the point where those rights are now open for reinterpretation by those who would destroy the very words that this country was founded upon.

We need to learn from the past before it's too late.

The past:  Hitler promised to fix everything.  “We elected him by a landslide – 98 percent of the vote,” she recalls.

The present: Obama promises to fix everything.  November 2008 - Headline: "Obama wins election in landslide to become first black president."

The past: “No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.

The present: August 23, 2012 - Headline: "Judge orders Raub released – former Marine wrongfully detained."

Excerpt: “Brandon Raub was arrested with no warning, targeted for doing nothing more than speaking out against the government, detained against his will, and isolated from his family, friends and attorneys. These are the kinds of things that take place in totalitarian societies.”

The past: “We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables.  Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn't meet all the demands.  Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control."

The present: October 31, 2011 - Headline: "Business Roundtable: Regulations Are Killing Business"

The past: "Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing."

The present:  August 8, 2012 - Headline: "Over 100 Million Now Receiving Federal Welfare" (That's one-third of the population; does not include Social Security or Medicare).

The past:  “During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys.  They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps."

The present:  May 14, 2009 - Headline: "Boy Scouts Train to Become Homeland Gestapo"

Excerpt:  "Gestapo Scouts will be required to combat 'rightwing extremists' who will refuse to turn in their firearms after the next false flag terror attack or engineered pandemic. SWAT Scouts will be called to deal with those who refuse to participate in mandatory vaccinations. Police state Scouts will be the vanguard for Obama’s million-man Civilian National Security Corps. 'just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded' as the military."

The past: “Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law-abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long afterwards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.

The present: January 26, 2013 - Headline: “The Resistance Begins: New York Gun Owners Refuse to Register”

Excerpt: “With emotions running high in the aftermath of the Newtown Sandy Hook shooting, politicians on the State and Federal level have begun introducing legislative actions to curtail access to firearms protected by the Second Amendment. In Missouri, parents may soon be forced to register firearms with their child’s school under threat of criminal penalties. In Massachusetts, another proposal would require storage of semi-automatic rifles at government approved storage depots. And, in the State of New York, congressional representatives have already passed legislation that requires registration of every semi-automatic rifle and reduces maximum magazine capacity to 7 rounds of ammunition, and Governor Cuomo has floated the idea of gun confiscation.”

Goal: Get the population dependent on the government while stripping them of their individual rights.  The dependent populace will voluntarily give up some of their rights for safety, "human rights," political correctness, and for their basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, medical attention, medication, etc...).  By the time the populace realizes how much of their individual rights they have lost, it will be too late.  The state will gain control through marshal law and anyone who defies the state will be neutralized.

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