Today I found a list I started years ago. It doesn't have a date on it, so I don't know exactly how long ago. It is a list of what we won't have when the Antichrist and the Mark of the Beast get here.
I don't think it will happen in one moment. I think there will be a slow oppression on the way to that point. We will suffer more and more on the way. It's like the frog in the kettle story -- the frog is oblivious to fact it is getting cooked alive because the water gets hot slowly.
I don't know all the history of Hitler, but it seems he took power slowly... until the violence became his biggest tool. We can see the changes happening in our own world. More and more government controls, mandates, hidden actions, aggression against the church (all kinds of churches and denominations), and the falling away of those who cannot suffer the abuse of those who fight against us. I remember there was alarm after the United Nations was formed because it was a sign of a one-world government.
Here are some of the things on the list I found...
No internet
No phones
No money
No electricity
No fuel for cars, heating, cooking
No water for showers/baths, clean clothes, clean dishes
No water for drinking and cooking
No food
No jobs
No income
No savings
No retirement
No stocks
No bonds
No houses
No cars
No stores
No clothes
No laundry machines
No beds
No blankets
No sheets
No sleep
No medical options
No medicines
No dental
No travel
I could add a lot to this list. I just wanted to share what I found with you.
Life without money, without the ability to buy and sell, is something we cannot conceive of in the US. I used to go to churches and wonder how the people there would survive. We tend to believe we are blessed to be Christians and cannot think of suffering.
I know we do suffer, but it is not something we talk about.
I have been homeless and without money. Sometimes with only mission meals. Sometimes with only food benefits from the government. Without preparations of some kind, the people of GOD will suffer needlessly. Many will be alone. I understand bartering is considered income for tax purposes. We become criminals if we trade anything. In the future we will be the enemy of the government and that will be a tool used against us.
I don't know how we will survive in our communities without becoming ONE BODY in CHRIST. We need each other. I hope we can create something for as many as possible, starting with gathering our families together. There won't be a lot of transportation options when those days get here. Or communications to find out how our loved ones are.
Think about what happens when there is no money or food. God has warned there will be droughts and famines (caused by water issues) and pestilences (caused by droughts and famines). I think He also warns of earthquakes and wars.
I realize I need to study this all over again. I am trying to get that done so I can quote some verses that relate to the statements I bring up. You are welcome to comment on these things and I will try to reply to them. I studied for years before I even thought about Working Together. Some things I remember easily, others are more general in my mind.
Technology has changed more than we know.
What do we need? Everything. And some way to deal with government forces when we must survive without any money.
Think about what you will need, what you might have, what you will definitely lose. Make your own list. Think about where you might be when the crisis happens, and if you are not with the people you love.
GOD will help us, as individuals and churches and communities, but I don't think He will create manna for us every day, or increase our food like He did with the fish and bread. We will be all over the world. He could, but I don't know many Christians with that kind of faith.
I am sure Working Together has a purpose in our lives still. I just don't know what it is, what GOD wants to happen right now. I assume He will let me know when it is time. Until then, I will keep trying to reach the people who love GOD and are saved by Christ.
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