It's perfectly natural that each person should evaluate their own particular circumstance before deciding whether to, where to, when to, and how to "prep". Some may do so because of past experiences with natural disasters, self sufficiency, reclusiveness, or for something as simple as not being on a reliable power grid.
For example, about dozen years ago a cold snap increased natural gas demand beyond the pipeline capacity, but because our community had a major employer, the natural gas was provided to us and closed the valves on a distant community without a major employer, which created a severe hardship for the elderly, the disabled, and the young, not including frozen pipes for many households. After this fiasco, virtually every house set up an alternate heating option.
Our past experiences often drive us toward our future decisions. But what if we haven't had a particular experience but are given a warning for a future circumstance, or we failed to grasp the consequence of the warning? What then?
Rev. 18:2 ... “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
It has become a dwelling place of demons,
a haunt of every foul spirit,
a haunt of every foul and hateful bird;
3 For all nations have drunk the wine of her impure passion,
and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,
and the merchants of the earth have grown rich with the wealth of her wantonness.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
It's not much of a stretch to perceive that the major cities of the world will experience a calamity without precedent, and it's not a matter of "
IF", but "
WHEN". And although we could have a discussion on eschatology as to the "
WHEN",
this is not the Forum for that discussion, so I will proceed with a different consideration!
Per
John's words, it should be fairly obvious that if you live in a major city, near a military base, or major infrastructure such as a commercial port, that you should heed his warning and relocate before the threat makes an appearance. And personally speaking, my house IS in a "High Probability Nuclear Strike Target" (HPNST) community, but I FULLY expect that this "Titanic" house of ours will be turned to dust, so I'm working on a "lifeboat" for my family.
But the issue is that not everyone living in or near a HPNST may have internalized the Biblical warning, and may only be in the "Bug IN" or "Bug OUT" mindset ( -- that is, if you can get out -- ), without having more than a few days of supplies, -- but then what?
John's not warning about a hurricane (as bad as they can be). His depictions appear to CLEARLY denote nuclear warfare, which could result in several months for government services to be restored, and several years for the clean-up.
And so it would seem that the wise steward should consider his circumstance and options, and prepare accordingly, because it's never been an "IF" ...
Thanks,
DaDad
