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I just came across this thread and found it very interesting and important.
Being a former Seventh Day Adventist, prophecies and the Book of Revelation has big influence in my life. I have a friend who is a total atheist, working for a big national mortgage company. I was so surprised we all come to the same end day scenario. What motivate him is non-spiritual, something to do with conspiracy theory "Rothschild" that I researched but do not quite understand. Seems kind of far fetched. He said something like the popularity of "urban living" is by design for easy crowd control. Make sense that, it is much easier for authoritarian control if mass of people living in a big NYC apt building than scattered rural farms. With the geopolitical changed so much and so fractured across the globe, it is kind of concerning. Jesus's parable of the 10 virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) are among many admonishment that Christians need to be very vigilant. Personally, I think it should mean both spiritually as well as taking steps to ensure our love ones are taken care of when the dark day arrive. I first have this foreboding of bad days ahead is in 1970s with book like " the great late planet earth" by Hal Lindsey and secular movies like "omen" that really scared me.
I believe if what is described in the Bible happen in our life time, it will be so unbearable. Like the story I shared with my kids the story of the "carefree grass hopper and the hard working ant", it is great we have this group to share and learn and encourage each other.
My area of interest is in archery that I think it is a fun sport as well as very practical survival tool to hunt for food. Amateur radio is essential and critical when conventional communication is down like in past natural disasters, ability to be self sufficient in living off the land is self explanatory.
I have little to no skill in all these areas that interest me. I want to be good at it. I do have a HAM license but never practice it. I like gardening, more like weekend brown thumb. I like to collectively share our interest, pray for each other and help each other grow in faith as well as knowledge in all different aspect of survival skills.
I just applied for a local CSA farm. CSA as Community Supported Agriculture" , as volunteer or part time. Please pray for me that I can somehow be part of the farm crew. I just do not know how this can happen as I still working full time, only weekend are open.
BTW: concerning news just keep popping up daily
- my ex shared with me what China is implementing about "social credits" that each citizen is given a "credit card" like score based on how well they obey the Government, civil/criminal offense records, giving to charity, bad habits etc.,
- across Europe like recent Italy election where populist won a lot of votes
- A town, I think south African, is running out of water.
- and some time ago, I heard of a company in Europe implant chips for easy daily administrative task like entering facility without badge
Thanks for this thread. Very informative.
Being a former Seventh Day Adventist, prophecies and the Book of Revelation has big influence in my life. I have a friend who is a total atheist, working for a big national mortgage company. I was so surprised we all come to the same end day scenario. What motivate him is non-spiritual, something to do with conspiracy theory "Rothschild" that I researched but do not quite understand. Seems kind of far fetched. He said something like the popularity of "urban living" is by design for easy crowd control. Make sense that, it is much easier for authoritarian control if mass of people living in a big NYC apt building than scattered rural farms. With the geopolitical changed so much and so fractured across the globe, it is kind of concerning. Jesus's parable of the 10 virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) are among many admonishment that Christians need to be very vigilant. Personally, I think it should mean both spiritually as well as taking steps to ensure our love ones are taken care of when the dark day arrive. I first have this foreboding of bad days ahead is in 1970s with book like " the great late planet earth" by Hal Lindsey and secular movies like "omen" that really scared me.
I believe if what is described in the Bible happen in our life time, it will be so unbearable. Like the story I shared with my kids the story of the "carefree grass hopper and the hard working ant", it is great we have this group to share and learn and encourage each other.
My area of interest is in archery that I think it is a fun sport as well as very practical survival tool to hunt for food. Amateur radio is essential and critical when conventional communication is down like in past natural disasters, ability to be self sufficient in living off the land is self explanatory.
I have little to no skill in all these areas that interest me. I want to be good at it. I do have a HAM license but never practice it. I like gardening, more like weekend brown thumb. I like to collectively share our interest, pray for each other and help each other grow in faith as well as knowledge in all different aspect of survival skills.
I just applied for a local CSA farm. CSA as Community Supported Agriculture" , as volunteer or part time. Please pray for me that I can somehow be part of the farm crew. I just do not know how this can happen as I still working full time, only weekend are open.
BTW: concerning news just keep popping up daily
- my ex shared with me what China is implementing about "social credits" that each citizen is given a "credit card" like score based on how well they obey the Government, civil/criminal offense records, giving to charity, bad habits etc.,
- across Europe like recent Italy election where populist won a lot of votes
- A town, I think south African, is running out of water.
- and some time ago, I heard of a company in Europe implant chips for easy daily administrative task like entering facility without badge
Thanks for this thread. Very informative.