Brad, first of all, I want you to know that I have confirmation of the Word
you received from God, I say that because, about two years ago I told Todd
We need to get out of debt and stay out of debt, why he asked, I said I
don't know I feel it in my spirit in my soul, its something we have to do.
Secondly, its interesting you bring up martyrdom, I've been thinking of J
Foxes the book of Martyrs today all day.
Its so easy to think and say, ah this or that won't happen not in my life
time, oh no no I know it will happen the bible says it and I believe it, but
not in My lifetime I'm beginning to think differently.
Lelia
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From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: Where America Is Going
> My great grandmother came to this country from Germany back in 1917,
> worked as a maid cleaning houses, and vowed that if she lived in this
> country she would respect and live by the standards of this country. She
> taught herself English as she went along knowing it was only right to do
> such. When she was living day to day, she did not expect others to learn
> German for her to communicate, she would only talk in German to her
> relatives within their own homes. I agree the mentality of those days are,
> for the most part, becoming rare. It would help however, that the USA
> actually have a national language. Did you even know that we do not have a
> national language? You'd assume it is English, but we do not have one. You
> can't enforce what you don't have. I often say "freedom is valued to the
> degree morality, or the value system which holds it up", or some such
> similar saying. The point being we can only enjoy freedoms if we have a
> value system that upholds it, and of course wisdom as well. However, this
> is not a situation in and of itself alone. There is a bigger picture that
> comes into play, especially regarding the US which plays such a role in
> the world, self-imposed or invited, for this consideration it really
> doesn't matter. The point being that for whatever reason we are a major
> player in the global workings, we are, and that makes us a target
> economically as well as spiritually. I like to refer to the global
> economics as this. First of all we know without a doubt, that we are
> moving towards a one world government. That is as obvious as the nose on
> our face, not to mention biblical references, when you look at how
> countries have expanded the trade borders over the years. Technology has
> really went a long way to help that in a short time, which also must be
> noted as we get on in years of the last days, the seals released as shown
> in revelation can happen even in a shorter time than we might expect, we
> are told to be as watchman and it will come like a thief in the night. .
> But anyway, imagine each geopolitical entity on the globe as a glass tower
> or giant test tube. Each one tall, clear and empty. Now, each tube is
> filled with water to the level of their economic strength of its citizens,
> such as wages, debt to income ratio and etc. I'm sure you would have no
> trouble envisioning the USA being quite full of water up nearer the top
> than many countries, than say Mexico, some African states and even
> countries such as Australia where their dollar is worth only maybe 85
> cents of ours. So each one of the geo-political entities filled to their
> respective water level representing the economics. The USA pretty full,
> Mexico maybe a quarter full, Australia maybe three quarters full, UK as
> well pretty full, Central American countries pretty low too. Now, as we
> create trade agreements with each of the varying political entities it is
> very much likened to connecting a hose to the bottom of each tube and
> opening up the valves. What happens? The law of physics applies. The
> trade, or hose, allows a common water level to be established to each
> tube, equalizing or making even the level of all who are connected. We,
> the US with wages of $25 an hour in manufacturing are now connected to
> similar manufacturing of that of $5 per hour and because we can no longer
> be competitive in the international economics at that wage, our wages, or
> water level, must go down to the level of those lesser to keep people
> buying. Perhaps the level of the other countries will rise slightly, but
> that is dependent upon the volume of lower paying jobs against those of
> higher paying jobs. If you have 10 jobs at $10 per hour and two jobs at
> $20 per hour, the average when balanced out isn't going to be $15 per
> hour, it will be much less maybe $11 or $12 per hour. We get companies
> that realize this, and either move operations overseas, or sell out to new
> owners, and the guy who was making $25 per hour can keep his job under
> the new owners for $10 per hour, of course he refuses and looks for work
> elsewhere in hopes to maintain his or her lifestyle. It is inevitable
> that if we are establishing trade with other countries of lower wages, we
> in this country will be lowered in wages. The American worker does not
> want low wages, therefore does not apply to those jobs, and therefore we
> have immigrant labor which the current administration, well let's face
> it, our president is pushing for. He blatantly said that the jobs the
> American workers do into want will be filled by immigrant workers. And of
> course they can easily control the attractiveness of the jobs to the
> American worker and thus control the amount of immigrant workers, and
> ultimately the economics of this country, making us more like other
> countries as Russia where there is upper class and lower class and no
> middle class. The American worker can not be paid what he or she wants or
> maybe even needs right now and so there is a scurry of employment options.
> Statistics will tell you that X amount of jobs were created this month or
> last month, but do they tell you how many were lost? Or, how many folks
> had jobs of $25 per hour but lost them then got a new job at $10 because
> that is all he can find. Or, such as is the case here in the Twin Cities
> area, the commute back and forth from outlining areas is no longer worth
> the gasoline cost and rising taxes, that they will either move closer to
> the job, or in many cases especially now with housing markets fallen, quit
> the job, do not move but keep the home they have due to unlikelihood of
> selling at a decent price, and take a lesser paid job, but have less
> traffic time in their life. So in essence we still have a lesser paid job
> for that person. So there is a much larger picture of our economics than
> just within our borders, it is a world wide situation. But, you say, "the
> trade agreements are called Fair Trade Agreements". The trades yes were
> meant to be evened off, made fair but we sit with millions and millions of
> trade deficit with China and growing everyday which congress is scratching
> their head how to fix. And as of last year already, China owns 45% of our
> debt. Does that give you any clue as to where we are headed? Last year we
> had a national debt of just shy of 9 trillion dollars, when I was just out
> of high school, which I'm sure yawl would agree it really wasn't all that
> long ago right? :) Well. OK. It was 26 years ago, but the national debt
> was 3 trillion dollars. I remember that because it was also the value of
> revenue, properties and etc. of the Disney Company and I remembered
> thinking if we took that money and did without Disney, we'd have no
> national debt wow!! Anyway, six trillion dollars later we are past any
> point of digging out especially with the war costing what it does. Last
> year I calculated it out according to our own governments figures and it
> boiled down to like $1100 per every second we are occupied there,
> unfathomable figures. When I was in Texas, probably six years ago now, I
> got a specific word from God saying to get out of debt. Anyone holding
> credit card debt will be in trouble soon, and to get debt free. I am not
> yet, I don't have any real credit card debt or unsecured miscellaneous to
> speak of, probably did one major purchase of a car that countered that but
> I'm a whole ton better towards that end than I was and I now am reviewing
> our finances to push for that goal, I haven't forgotten God, I haven't
> forgotten. However, the economics are only a part of what is happening.
> The spiritual end globally is also active. I was listening to a radio
> station in Israel the other day through freedom Box, and they had a
> gentleman on there explaining that if America and Europe media would let
> the citizens actually know what is going on over there, they would be
> shocked. Not just Christians but of course Jewish folks in the Gaza Strip
> are being tortured.. An M16 round, one round of it will make a couple
> three inch hole in you and Islamic fundamentalists are blasting 40 rounds
> into their victims, hand cuffing arms behind people and pushing them off
> buildings, tragic things happening. Gaza just announced that the Christian
> population there will, without exception , follow the cultural rules such
> as women with uncovered heads, no evangelizing and etc. or they will be
> killed. Any woman, American or not, if head is uncovered will be killed.
> However, in this country, when three or four suspicious Islamic men were
> understood by another passenger strictly by happenstance of her
> understanding Fata language, gets very nervous of what they are talking
> about, writes a note to the captain, has it sent discretely to the cabin,
> and the men are removed for questioning, the men become appalled at the
> mistreatment because of their praying in public and want recompense. What
> is wrong with that picture? It is clearly one sided economically and
> spiritually. This is really only a mild waft of what will come in the
> latter days. The bible says folks will wish they could commit suicide but
> won't and there will be martyr believers, well we have that happening in
> other countries but it seems so far away as we look on life here in our
> country. It is times as we are in and will go through in the future that
> it is a thankful thing to have the strength and guidance of God to give
> us insight and peace and not be fearful.
>
> Nonetheless because of the encroachment and preparation of a world
> government, we will most certainly be more affected in this country. Those
> with the most, have the most to lose. Also keep in mind we are yet the
> teenager in the world compared to century upon century old countries. The
> descendants of Jacob and Ishmil were poised against each other long ago,
> have been fighting since, and I frankly do not understand how we, a bit of
> an arrogant teenager, can feel we can jump in the middle of what God
> spoke, put our hand up to both sides and say stop, without expecting to
> get by unscathed. Perhaps some of you more biblical scholars have a
> different perspective on it and I am wrong on the last part? But that is
> how I see it at this point.
>
> Brad
>
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