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Por Vermillion Rich , 09 de julho de 2009 17:01

Ontem, uma pergunta foi postada no meu Peça Rich página por Tyrone Cain. Para maior comodidade do meu leitor, eu tenho acrescentado a suas perguntas aqui:

Tão rico, se esses caras [Kenneth Copeland e seus amigos] são Shams, que está nele para ele? Não vem com bênçãos dando [se] seja [para] hem t ou alguém? Você tem uma forma melhor de dar esperança a alguém? A Bíblia diz que a destruição dos pobres é a sua pobreza (Provérbios 10:15). Não é a pobreza o mal? Paulo diz que devemos ser libertos deste mal do mundo atual (Gálatas 1:4). Ele está falando agora ou quando morremos? Não é o evangelho da boa notícia na qual Paulo disse que "não é vergonha, pois é o poder de Deus" e que conduz à salvação e em grego e hebraico não é a salvação mais do que a experiência de nascer de novo? Não é o "poder" é a palavra de Deus? Não o estado da Bíblia que, "Todas as coisas são possíveis àqueles que crêem" (Marcos 9:23) e que "Deus é poderoso para fazer abundantemente e, acima de tudo que possamos pedir ou pensar de acordo com o poder que opera em nós "(Efésios 3:20)? Se o Espírito Santo me testifica com o que esses caras estão dizendo, segundo as Escrituras, qual é então o problema? Por favor, ajudem um irmão a não bater com os professores e badgering prosperidade, mas com as Escrituras que me livrará deste presente mundo [mal e] me dá esperança. Como [não] um Joe regular gosta de mim, segundo a Bíblia, viver a vida abundante que Jesus morreu? Obrigado senhor muito bem. Esperando sua resposta.

Por favor note que tomei a liberdade de fazer uma edição maior em seu comentário para o benefício de meus leitores. No entanto, você ainda pode ver seu post original sobre a editada Peça Rich página com um link para esta resposta. Nesse meio tempo, aqui está a minha resposta:

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Tyrone Brother,

Obrigado por postar suas perguntas, embora eu deva admitir que você fez isso um pouco difícil para mim decifrar com o uso de texto desafiador. Por favor, tome mais fácil para mim na próxima vez que você comentar, Bro ok?: •)

Tão perto quanto eu posso dizer, você deve ter lido meu post Como eu sei (e porque eu Repreendido), Kenneth Copeland e perdeu todo o contexto das minhas afirmações. Deixe-me tentar esclarecer as coisas aqui brevemente neste post, e eu também aqui referência outros lugares onde você pode obter ainda mais informações sobre estes temas. Ao longo do caminho, vou tentar responder algumas das perguntas que você colocou em seu comentário.

Prosperidade é bom:

Deixe-me começar por apontar que você parece pensar que eu sou contra o preceito bíblico de que Deus ama a prosperar seus próprios filhos, eu não sou. Se você olhar em torno deste site, você vai ver muitos outros artigos escritos por mim sobre economia e finanças, e até mesmo uma imagem animada de moedas de ouro na coluna da direita. Eu seria anti-prosperidade e incluíram todos aqueles em meu blog próprio ministério?

Por favor, dedique alguns momentos para dar atenção especial para pelo menos três dos meus artigos: Economia, Gold, ea Palavra do Senhor, parte 1 e parte 2 , e Profetas-chegada (e seus advogados Inept) . Através destes você vai obter uma melhor idéia de onde estou vindo no que diz respeito à forma como os chamados "prosperidade" é ensinado hoje em dia por alguns, como Copeland e muitos de seus amigos. Vários outros posts relacionados a este blog ) vai ajudá-lo para compreender uma imagem mais completa de como a Bíblia explica que uma pessoa pode prosperar se materialmente, mesmo em uma grande recessão ou depressão, tais como o mundo está experimentando agora.

Vida Abundante adequadamente definidos:

Quanto à sua pergunta, "Como é que um Joe regular gosta de mim, segundo a Bíblia, viver a vida abundante que Jesus morreu?" Deixem-me chamar a atenção para a definição adequada da vida abundante "que Jesus estava se referindo. Parece que você acha que sua referência para a vida abundante "era cerca de prosperidade material. No entanto, esse não é o que a Bíblia define como:

O ladrão não vem senão para roubar, matar e destruir, eu vim para que tenham vida ea tenham em abundância. ( João 10:10, NASB )

consist in the abundance of the things he possesses .” ( Luke 12:15, NKJV ) E Ele [Jesus] disse-lhes: "Acautelai-vos e cuidado com a cobiça, por uma vida não consiste na abundância dos bens que ele possui." ( Lucas 12:15, NVI )

Para o reino de Deus não é comida nem bebida, mas justiça, paz e alegria no Espírito Santo. ( Romanos 14:17, NASB )

E quando Ele era exigido dos fariseus, quando o reino de Deus deve vir, Ele respondeu-lhes: O reino de Deus não vem com a observação: Nem dirão: Ei-lo aqui! ou, Ei-lo ali para, eis que o reino de Deus está dentro de você. ( Lucas 17:20-21, NVI )

Meu querido irmão, a vida abundante "que Jesus veio para nos dar nada tem a ver com prosperidade material, exceto um provável efeito colateral quando uma pessoa justa anda em conformidade com a Palavra de Deus ao longo do tempo. A vida abundante que "Jesus estava falando é o reino de Deus dentro de um crente, que é definido como" justiça, paz e alegria no Espírito Santo. "A vida abundante" é a mesma Vida Eterna que Jesus veio para dar nos através da Sua morte, sepultamento e ressurreição.

Será que o apóstolo Paulo tem "a vida abundante"? Em verdade, sim. No entanto, considerar o que está escrito na Bíblia sobre o que Paulo pregou:

[Paulo e Barnabé] pregou a boa notícia de que cidade e ganhou um grande número de discípulos. Então eles voltaram para Listra, Icônio e Antioquia, fortalecendo os discípulos e encorajando-os a permanecer fiel à fé. "Devemos passar por muitas dificuldades para entrar no reino de Deus", disseram. ( Atos 14:21-22, NVI )

Observe que Paulo ", pregou a boa notícia" (ie Evangelho), mas também advertiu os novos crentes que as dificuldades iriam ocorrer também (perseguição, por exemplo). Ele não disse, "todos os seus problemas acabaram", porque Paulo sabia por experiência própria que não era certamente o caso:

São hebreus? Então estou I. São israelitas? Então estou I. Eles são a semente de Abraão? Então estou I. São ministros de Cristo?-Me falar como um tolo, eu sou mais: em trabalhos muito mais abundante, em faixas acima da medida, nas prisões com mais freqüência, muitas vezes em mortes. Dos judeus cinco vezes recebi quarenta açoites menos um. Três vezes fui açoitado com varas, uma vez fui apedrejado, três vezes sofri naufrágio, uma noite e um dia eu fui no fundo, em viagens muitas vezes, em perigos de rios, em perigos de salteadores, em perigos de minha própria patrícios, em perigos dos gentios, em perigos na cidade, em perigos no deserto, perigos no mar, perigos entre falsos irmãos; em cansaço e fadiga, insônia, em muitas vezes, em fome e sede, em jejuns muitas vezes, em frio e nudez, além de outras coisas, o que vem em cima de mim diariamente: a minha profunda preocupação para todas as igrejas. ( 2 Coríntios 11:22-28, NVI )

Não é que eu estou querendo dizer que eu era de alguma quer pessoal, pois tenho aprendido a estar contente (satisfeito ao ponto onde eu não estou perturbado ou inquietos), em que estado eu sou. Eu sei como ser humilhado e vive humildemente em circunstâncias difíceis, e sei também como desfrutar de abundância e viver em abundância. Eu aprendi em todas as circunstâncias o segredo de enfrentar qualquer situação, seja bem alimentado ou com fome, com uma suficiência e suficiente para poupar ou ir e sem estar em desejar. Eu tenho força para todas as coisas em Cristo que me fortalece [ Estou pronto para qualquer coisa e igual a qualquer coisa por ele que infunde força interior em mim, eu sou auto-suficiente na suficiência de Cristo]. ( Filipenses 4:11-13, AMP )

Meu querido irmão, se Paulo não considerou os confortos terrenos e bens materiais para ser a "vida abundante" que Jesus estava falando, por que deveríamos? O Senhor certamente quer abençoar Seus filhos, pois Ele "deseja que todas as coisas que iríamos prosperar, e estar em saúde, assim como nossas almas prosperar", assim como John fez para Caio ( 3 João 2 ). material prosperity, because wealth will ruin the fools ( Proverbs 1:32 ). Ele também promete entregar quem vai olhar a Ele para a salvação (por exemplo, o Salmo 91 ). Contudo, o importante é que os crentes devem prosperar primeiro em suas almas com a abundante vida verdadeira. Isso deve ocorrer antes de prosperidade material, porque a riqueza será arruinar os tolos ( Provérbios 01:32 ). Deus é um Pai bom demais para deixar seus filhos se tornarem "arruinada" por causa de uma falta de maturidade espiritual sobre as coisas materiais.

Assim, Tyrone, sua definição precisa ser biblicamente definido ... e Copeland não definido. O último você vai ter problemas e doutrinariamente contrário. Isto leva-me para uma discussão / análise bíblica de alguns erros doutrinais de Copeland ...

Erros teológicos Copeland:

Para começar, deixe-me que a primeira nota Como eu sei (e porque eu Repreendido) Kenneth Copeland post que você lê na RichVermillion.com destinava-se a fazer duas coisas:

1 - Para ajustar o registro reto sobre minha antiga associação com Copeland. (E de novo, se eu fosse anti-prosperidade, eu teria sempre que lhe estão associadas, em primeiro lugar?)

2 - Para chamar a atenção para o KennethCopelandBlog.com projeto. Nisso, eu sou (ao longo do tempo) detalha cada vez mais dos pecados dos quais Kenneth Copeland e sua família precisam se arrepender.

Por favor, visite o KennethCopelandBlog.com website para o contexto e informações complementares, e dá especial atenção ao respectivo post intitulado, Rev. Precedente da repreensão de Hagin Kenneth Copeland . Aí, você vai encontrar aí que o pai "muito" da Palavra de Fé próprio movimento anteriormente repreendeu Kenneth Copeland (e outros) para empurrar a sua prosperidade "ensinar a extremos que violaram Escrituras. Em outras palavras, mesmo que "o fundador" da chamada "mensagem de prosperidade, de modo", disse Kenneth Copeland e que muitos dos outros "pregadores da prosperidade" tinham ido longe demais e tinha chegado ao erro como resultado. Assim, eu simplesmente estou reiterando Do ponto Hagin a este respeito.

Existe um "Evangelho da Prosperidade?:

Agora, com relação ao próprio Evangelho, eu recomendo que você leia o meu post intitulado O Evangelho REAL , aqui neste mesmo blog. Aí eu destacar os elementos essenciais de uma apresentação verdadeiro Evangelho, que Paulo expôs ao rei Agripa em Atos 26:20 , quando disse: "que todos os homens devem arrepender-se convertessem a Deus, e fazer trabalhos condizentes com o arrependimento." Você vai notar que Paul não menciona nada sobre "Deus vai fazer você !!!!" ricos como sendo um elemento chave para a mensagem do Evangelho. Assim, ao não chamar a atenção suficiente para o arrependimento "" parte do verdadeiro evangelho, e fazendo a sua mensagem em um "algodão doce" dieta do fluff açucaradas, os chamados pregadores da prosperidade "(como Copeland) têm desviou em heresia. Mais uma vez, ler o Evangelho REAL e você vai ver melhor o que estou falando.

No que diz respeito ao grego e hebraico significados das palavras "salvação" e "salvo", você está parcialmente correto (isto é correto a respeito do seu significado, mas não no que diz respeito à sua aplicação). Pode-se certamente apontar o fato de que essas palavras significam "a salvação completa, até mesmo da doença e da pobreza" (o que seria verdade), especialmente quando as pessoas de ensino que já são cristãos. No entanto, com os incrédulos, um pregador seria necessário manter um contexto de apresentação do Evangelho, "depois de se arrepender, voltar para Deus, e fazer trabalhos condizentes com o arrependimento, estes são alguns dos benefícios que você pode esperar bem ....". Peter fez isso em sua apresentação do Evangelho em Atos 2:14-46 , por exemplo. Assim, para ilustrar com uma metáfora:

A "sobremesa" deve vir após a refeição principal "de uma verdadeira mensagem central do Evangelho.

Novamente, leia o Livro dos Atos e comparar o que os crentes originalmente anunciado com o que estes homens se propagam hoje, e você irá perceber que existe uma diferença significativa. Se eles querem chamá-lo de uma "doutrina" (errante como é), que é uma coisa. Chamá-lo de "Evangelho" é outra completamente diferente. Para chamar a pregação da prosperidade "pervertido" de Copeland e seus associados "uma forma de o Evangelho" é uma heresia, tanto quanto qualquer outra coisa a que Paulo estava se referindo, em Gálatas capítulo 1 , quando ele disse que essa dobradinha, "não é um Evangelho" e que essas pessoas serão "maldito" para dizer que ele é. Conseqüentemente, este é um dos pecados para que eu estou chamando de Copeland se arrepender (eu realmente não quer o cara ir para o inferno, e eu tenho certeza que você concordaria).

"Prosperidade" como uma doutrina:

Para o ensino voltado para a prosperidade crentes a Bíblia (ou seja, não chamá-lo de "Gospel" mensagem em si, mas simplesmente uma doutrina para os cristãos de aprender e aplicar em suas vidas), que também exigiria a inclusão adequada do ensino sobre a obediência a Deus , trabalho duro, sacrifício, disciplina, investimento, economia, teologia monetária, a economia, como a "suportar as dificuldades como um bom soldado de Jesus Cristo" ( 2 Timóteo 2:03 ), e etc

A chamada da prosperidade "professores" falharam miseravelmente de fazer isso, que foi um dos principais pontos Kenneth Hagin fez quando ele repreendeu-se anos para ficar muito extremas no seu ensino. (Novamente, veja o artigo sobre a Hagin KennethCopelandBlog.com site mencionado acima.) Assim, seu ensino errante está muito isolado, mesmo de algum outro ensinamento da Bíblia relacionadas sobre o assunto de ganhar dinheiro para não falar dos assuntos relacionados ao bom cristão serviço ao Senhor.

Já que você mencionou a doutrina de dar a sua Peça Rich comentário, deixe-me também de salientar que tal doutrina é apenas uma parte dos blocos de construção para a prosperidade das escrituras bíblicas. Essa nova doutrina, a Bíblia, teria por necessidade incluem dar aos pobres, dando aos ministérios locais, e até mesmo dar a outros crentes na necessidade de que aspectos doutrinários são geralmente ignorados pelos Copeland e seus amigos. (Eles tendem a enfatizar apenas dando a eles e / ou outras dentro de seu grupo de amigos-que acontece de ser outra coisa Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin tentou corrigi-los aproximadamente).

No entanto, mesmo quando bem ensinado dentro da sua gama de aplicação, a doutrina de dar certamente não é mais o todo enchilada "para a obtenção da prosperidade bíblica, como esses ministros andantes muitas vezes levam os outros a acreditar. Não é apenas mais do que isso.

Muitos dos bíblica elementos adicionais de obtenção de prosperidade material (especialmente os pragmáticos) pode ser encontrada dentro do meu ministério aqui no blog RichVermillion.com . (E eu não peço ninguém para me dar ainda "um centavo" por ter feito esses ensinamentos disponíveis).

Novamente, eu acredito firmemente que Deus quer que Seus filhos prosperar materialmente. Eu sou apenas biblicamente equilibrada na minha compreensão de como, porquê e quando, Ele escolhe a enriquecer financeiramente seus filhos.

Deixe-nos que 'Spirit':

No que diz respeito à sua pergunta, "Se o Espírito Santo me testifica com o que esses caras estão dizendo, segundo as Escrituras, qual é então o problema?" Deixe-me ser direto, o Ir.: O Espírito Santo não vai contradizer a si mesmo. Ele não discorda com a Palavra de Deus, Ele escreveu através dos apóstolos e profetas (cf. 1 João 5:6-8 , por exemplo). Assim, tudo o que é "testemunho" para você em relação ao ensino andantes destes ministros não é o Espírito Santo.

Bro, todos nós precisamos de desenvolver em primeiro lugar uma boa compreensão das Escrituras e julgar as coisas pela Palavra de Deus, não apenas pela forma como "sentir" ou qualquer testemunha "Nós sentimos que temos sobre ele. Devemos julgar as coisas corretamente, a primeira palavra, e depois o "testemunho interior" segundo. Pessoalmente, eu acho que é apenas suas emoções concordando com o que estão ensinando, bem como as emoções de uma criança concordam que ele deveria comer o doce como um substituto para o alimento regular. Esse é o pensamento carnal, meu irmão.

counterfeit manifestations by demons . Para levar esta discussão para um nível mais alto ainda: Vamos manter em mente que a igreja nas Escrituras com mais manifestações do Espírito de Deus (a igreja em Corinto) também é a mesma igreja que tinha a falsa manifestações mais por demônios. Paul tinha realmente explicar-lhes: "Portanto, eu dar a conhecer a você que ninguém que fala pelo Espírito de Deus diz, 'Jesus é maldito', e ninguém pode dizer 'Jesus é Senhor' senão pelo Espírito Santo. "( 1 Coríntios 12:3, NASB ) Esta, infelizmente, é o estado da igreja charasmatic no E.U.A. em geral: Too apanhados em "manifestações" e que algum "espírito", diz ter bom senso suficiente para saber a diferença entre Espírito Santo de Deus e as manifestações demoníacas. Este fato lamentável, juntamente com E.U.A. da igreja tendência a idolatrar a sua celebridade "pregadores" (que é idolatria bona fide, e uma abominação diante de Deus) é por isso que muitos "ovelhas" perdidas estão sendo conduzidos por "lobos" de hoje.

A deficiência é a igreja charasmatic em geral é o mesmo que havia em Corinto: A falta de boa teologia, e uma paixão pela Palavra de Deus, igual ou superior à sua paixão por manifestações espirituais. Esta deficiência deixou o Corinthians suscetíveis à fraude e erro, e ainda é a principal causa da "mania Charis" hoje dentro da igreja (ou seja, os ensinamentos bíblico e erro, juntamente com influências demoníacas). Precisamos ter uma empresa de fundamento bíblico para se construir o nosso espiritual "casas" em cima, e que a igreja precisa parar de construir em cima de areia "." Jesus disse que a "rocha" sobre a qual construir nossa fundação não é senão a Palavra de Deus (ver Mateus 7:24-28 e Lucas 6:47-49 ).

Conclusão:

Em resumo, o irmão, eu não sou anti-prosperidade, mas estou firmemente anti-erro e anti-heresia. A fim de entender a minha posição sobre estes temas de forma mais clara, você precisa primeiro examinar meus outros escritos. Nesse meio tempo, esquecer o que suas emoções ou "testemunha" está dizendo sobre os ensinamentos de Copeland e seus amigos (ou qualquer outra pessoa, para esse efeito) e obter baseada na Palavra de Deus . A palavra, no seu contexto, é a medição só vara estamos a confiar na medição da validade da doutrina. , because they are all mutually dependent upon one another . Além disso, todos os temas da doutrina devem ser examinados cuidadosamente à luz das doutrinas bíblicas outros, porque todos eles são mutuamente dependentes uns dos outros.

Por fim, obrigado pela participação na Peça Rich página, e para expressar suas preocupações e perguntas. Espero que lhes respondeu adequadamente em breve aqui, especialmente no contexto dos meus outros posts referenciados. Espero também que vos tenho dado muito a "mastigar" e que, como resultado da leitura de minha resposta, você vai reavaliar a sua própria caminhada com o Senhor e teologia e, em seguida, pressione para seguir a Jesus através de uma vida espiritual equilibrada firmemente fundada sobre a Palavra de Deus.

Sinta-se livre para enviar outro comentário a este post se você tiver um acompanhamento pergunta acima. Isso vai nos permitir ter uma linha de discussão aberta sobre este tema aqui, e vai permitir que outros a participar com seus próprios pensamentos também.

Bênçãos para você e os seus, como seguir a Jesus e à Sua Palavra, com uma compreensão equilibrada, e com todo seu coração.

Sempre em Jesus,

-Rico Vermillion

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Comentários (1)

Por Rich Vermillion , 20 de abril de 2009 11:30

Na qualidade de minha vocação, tenho a honra de ser o mentor de outros ministros e líderes no Corpo de Cristo (assim como outros têm sido os mentores para mim). Muitos desses irmãos são mais velhos do que eu realmente sou, embora eu não sou mais um "frangote" eu mesmo.

Um irmão de tal forma que vou falar aqui é realmente alto para mim na idade de cerca de uma década e meia. Apesar deste fato, o Senhor o impressionou de emular e procurar o conselho de me-que, apesar de jovem, sou sênior a ele no ministério. Através dos anos, durante nossas conversas muitos, este irmão ungido por várias vezes me perguntaram: "Como é que você tem tanta sabedoria além de seus anos? "(Claro, essa é a sua observação indicou, não meu.)

Bem, finalmente eu disse-lhe que o meu "segredo" por telefone um dia ... e agora eu estou escrevendo este post para dizer isso para você também (por isso, mantê-lo em segredo, ok? Risada).

Elihu Fala

Vamos começar dando uma olhada em uma passagem muito interessante no livro de Jó, no Antigo Testamento, e então vamos construir a partir daí:

Então estes três homens pararam de responder a Jó; porque era justo aos seus próprios olhos. Mas Eliú, filho de Barakel o buzita, da família de Ram, ficou muito zangado com Jó para justificar-se, em vez de Deus. Ele também foi irritado com os três amigos, porque eles tinham achado nenhuma maneira de refutar a Jó, e ainda tinha o condenou. Eliú, porém, esperou antes de falar a Jó, porque eles eram mais velhos do que ele. Mas quando viu que os três homens tinham mais nada a dizer, sua raiva era despertado.  

Então Eliú, filho de Barakel o buzita disse:
"Sou jovem em anos,
e você é velho;
é por isso que eu estava com medo,
sem se atrever a dizer o que eu sei.

Eu pensei, 'Idade deve falar;
idade avançada ensine a sabedoria. "

Mas é o espírito de um homem,
o sopro do Todo-Poderoso, que lhe dá o entendimento.

Não é apenas a idade que são sábios,
não só os idosos que compreendem o que é certo. ( Jó 32:1-9, NVI )

A maioria dos cristãos estão familiarizados com a história de Jó e seus "três consoladores", ter ouvido trechos de domingo, um sermão muitos. No entanto, poucos se dão conta de que havia realmente Quatro homens sentados com Jó naqueles dias.

Na verdade, Elihu estava tão quieta que não aprende mesmo de sua presença até o capítulo trinta e dois! O que é ainda mais interessante sobre este homem é o fato de que quando o próprio Senhor aparecer, Ele repreende Jó, depois de três Job "amigos" ... mas ele nunca disse uma palavra negativa de Eliú.

Por seis capítulos Elihu pregou a justiça de Jó, Elifaz, Bildade e Zofar. Quando ele foi feito, Deus Todo-Poderoso apareceu no capítulo trinta e oito e confirmada toda palavra Elihu. O testemunho da sabedoria e unção do que a jovem e que uma repreensão para a "Elihu anciãos", cujas palavras que o Senhor denunciou:

Depois que o Senhor tinha dito estas coisas a Jó, disse a Elifaz, o temanita: "Estou com raiva de você e seus dois amigos, porque você não tem falado de mim o que é certo, como o meu servo Jó tem. Então agora tomar sete touros e sete carneiros, ide ao meu servo Jó e sacrificar um holocausto por vós. Meu servo Jó orará por você, e eu vou aceitar a sua oração e não lidar com você de acordo com sua loucura. Você não tem falado de mim o que é certo, como o meu servo Jó ". Então Elifaz, o temanita, Bildade o suíta e Zofar o naamatita fez o que o Senhor lhes disse, eo SENHOR aceitou a oração do trabalho. ( Jó 42:7-9 , NVI )

Então o que podemos aprender com a história de Elihu? Idade não é problema, é sabedoria.

Além disso, que a sabedoria vem do Espírito de Deus e através do espírito de um homem disposto a ouvi-lo. Este, então, me leva ao ponto de revelar o meu segredo, com a qual pessoas de todas as idades podem alcançar a sabedoria "além de seus anos" (independentemente da sua idade):

Oh, como eu amo a sua lei!
Medito nela o dia todo.

Seus comandos faz-me mais sábio do que meus inimigos,
para eles [os Seus mandamentos] estão sempre comigo.

Tenho mais discernimento que todos os meus professores,
para eu meditar sobre seus estatutos.

Tenho mais entendimento do que os idosos,
para eu obedecer seus preceitos.

Eu mantive os meus pés a partir de todos os caminhos do mal
para que eu possa obedecer a sua palavra.

Eu não partiu de suas leis,
para o senhor mesmo me ensinou.

Quão doces são as tuas palavras ao meu paladar,
mais doce que o mel à minha boca!

Eu ganho de compreensão de seu preceitos;
por isso odeio todo caminho errado. ( Salmo 119:97-104 , NVI)

My Secret

Salmo 119 passa a ser o meu salmo favorito. Aqui, no subtítulo da letra hebraica "Mem", encontramos o meu segredo. Melhor de tudo, este "segredo" é aplicável a todos os interessados em atingir a sabedoria "além de seus anos."

A chave é: Mediação de e estudo, a Palavra de Deus.

Bíblico "mediação" não é uma coisa estranha quando você se senta em uma posição dolorosa e "contemplar o nada." Não, isso é poppycock religião oriental. Mediação bíblica é onde você ponder as Escrituras, e estudá-los a sério.

A palavra hebraica também traz consigo a idéia de "resmungando para si mesmo", significando que você precisa para falar a Palavra de Deus em voz alta para si mesmo ao contemplar várias passagens. Pergunte a si mesmo: "Como isso se aplica a minha vida? O que é o Senhor está dizendo aqui? "Em outras palavras, a Bíblia realmente diz-lhe para falar com você! (Apenas certifique-se discutir a sua Bíblia quando você rir ....)

A oração também é a peça chave da meditação bíblica. A melhor pessoa para perguntar sobre as Escrituras é a pessoa que escreveu-los! Então, ter uma boa conversa com Jesus sobre a Sua carta de amor para você, e deixá-Lo, "Abra os seus olhos que você pode contemplar as maravilhas da Sua lei." (Salmo 119:18)

Agora, é claro, eu estudo de outras fontes de informação. No entanto, eu aprendi que eu sou melhor equipado para "julgar corretamente" as fontes e para extrair corretamente a "sabedoria" precioso a partir da base "material que o rodeia , fazendo a Palavra de Deus a minha principal fonte de estudo e meditação (que incluem a utilização de bons recursos de estudo da Bíblia como concordâncias, dicionários bíblicos, dicionários e textos grego / hebraico interlinear).

Por quê? Bem, aviso que a mediação da palavra de Deus pode fazer por qualquer homem ou mulher que vai levar algum tempo para fazer isso:

1 - Faça-os mais sábios do que os seus inimigos: Esses "inimigos" (cristãs ou não), obviamente, não viver, ou meditar, a Palavra de Deus. Se o fizessem, eles não escolhem ser hostil para uma criança de Deus em primeiro lugar. (Nota: Aqueles que aplicam a disciplina da igreja bíblica de um cristão pecar, não são "inimigos" para eles. Na verdade, eles são seus melhores amigos, Provérbios 27:5-6 ).

2 - Dê-lhes um maior conhecimento de todos os seus professores: "Os professores," se eles param de meditar sobre a Palavra, realmente regredir no conhecimento de Deus. Enquanto isso, os seus próprios "estudantes" vão ultrapassá-los no conhecimento de Deus e das coisas de Deus, mas somente se eles se tornam a Palavra de Deus a sua meditação diária.

3 - Transmita-lhes uma maior compreensão do que até mesmo os mais velhos: Elihu afirmou claramente nas passagens acima do Trabalho, que a idade isoladamente não é suficiente para alcançar a sabedoria de boa-fé. Um homem ou uma mulher precisa para conhecer a Deus pessoalmente, e depois também estudar e aplicar a Sua Palavra na sua vida com alegria. (Veja também o meu blog sobre o Evangelho REAL ).

Como é que eu estou sendo usado pelo Senhor para edificar e ministrar às pessoas que são até mais velhos do que eu? Porque, "Oh, como eu amo a lei de Deus. Medito nela o dia inteiro! "Por isso, sempre que eu estou revendo-bíblica fontes de informação não, eu estou comparando-a com a Palavra de Deus" para ver se estas coisas sejam assim "( Atos 17:10-12 ). Mesmo quando estou executando errands ou brincar com as crianças, muitas vezes me pensar (e falando) a Palavra de Deus.

Portanto, você tem o meu "segredo" ... e era, aparentemente, é um segredo poucos milênios Elihu antes que eu vim junto.

Honest madrinhas

Let me make some final notes about mentorship before we conclude : Keep in mind that we can all learn from each other in various areas, and thus, mentor each other. Please do not mistake the fact that I mentor others in the things of ministry and the prophetic, as an indication that these same brethren (and a few sisters) do not also teach me as well.

Some of my “protégés” are actually friends of mine. From them I also learn new things about my Heavenly Father because of their own unique biblical perspective of Him. Others are experts in their fields (eg business), and I love to sit and listen to them so I can learn what they know. (I have found that the more I grow in wisdom, the less I talk and the more I listen to others. ..because I already know what I know .) In short, I may be a particular person's “protégé” as much as they may be mine.

Too often there has been an overemphasis of “mentor-protégé” relationships in various Christian circles, which often amounts to nothing more than an egocentric minister trying to puff him or herself up. Some ministers are so insecure that they need to surround themselves with “protégés” or “sons in the ministry” in order to make themselves feel important, or to look good (so they think) in other people's eyes. Avoid such silliness.

Basta tomar a decisão que você pode aprender com quem sabe mais sobre qualquer tema que você faz. Provérbios tem muitos versos poderosos, a este respeito, mas uma rápida vou direcionar sua atenção para a atual é a seguinte:

Sabedoria mensagens na rua,
Ela levanta a sua voz na praça;
Na cabeça das ruas barulhentas ela clama;
Na entrada dos portões da cidade, ela profere suas palavras:
"Até quando, ó os ingênuos, você vai amar ser simplório?
E escarnecedores deliciar-se em escárnio
E os tolos ódio conhecimento? (Veja Provérbios 1:20-33 para a passagem inteira)

Sabedoria está gritando de cada trimestre. O homem sábio ea mulher presta atenção e aprende. Aprenda com os seus "professores". Aprenda com os seus "velhos." Você pode aprender com perfeitos estranhos. Você pode até aprender com seus "inimigos" se você buscar o Senhor pelo seu conselho em questões como:

Mesmo que os príncipes se sentar e falar contra mim, teu servo medita em Seu estatutos ....
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they [His commandments] are ever mine….
Those who love Your law have great peace, and nothing causes them to stumble. I hope for Your salvation, O LORD, and do Your commandments . ( Psalm 119:23, 98, 165-166, NASB )

The key is to keep the Word of God as your chief counselor:

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers . ( Psalm 1:1-3, NASB )

Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors…. Therefore I love Your commandments above gold, yes, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way. ( Psalm 119:24, 127-129, NASB )

Of Donkeys and Prophets

The prophet Balaam learned wisdom from a donkey— but that animal spoke in line with God's Word (see 2 Peter 2:15-16 and Numbers 22:21-33 ). So regardless of the vessel, I advise you to “learn to discern” when Wisdom herself is speaking through them, and when she is not . The more you meditate on God's Word, the easier it becomes to discern such things… even when reading the writings of a perfect stranger on his ministry blog (chuckle).

In closing, let me suggest that you make my favorite Psalm, one of yours also: Psalm 119. It is the longest chapter in the Bible, but, Oh! what a blessing it is! You will be greatly profited thereby, especially if you make portions of it your daily meditation.

In Jesus,

- Rich

Nota especial: A inspiração para escrever este post de hoje foi devido ao maravilhoso testemunho de um jovem, Joshua. Seu é o primeiro post listados no novo RichVermillion.com página Apreciação . Que ele e toda a gente que lê este artigo, ser incentivados por este meio, para viver em contínua e da Palavra de Deus. ( 2 Timóteo 2:14-26 )

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By Rich Vermillion , February 8, 2009 3:13 pm

Monetary Hyper-Inflation Is Already In Progress

I would say that (regrettably) most of the US and global public is blatantly ignorant of the nature and dangers of “hyper-inflation” when it occurs. Worse yet, most have no idea of its cause. This is a dangerous fact, and let me take just a moment to explain what it is, why it is dangerous, illegal, and thus unbiblical , while utilizing both a very alarming chart and video embed in the process. Then I will link you to a few relevant resources that will give you the “big picture” of what is not just going to happen…but what is already in progress in the US monetary system and global economy.

The Term:

First, hyperinflation (which term does NOT always need the hyphen, and from here on will not include it) is defined by Dictionary.com in-part as:

A very high level of inflation that tends to result in the breakdown of the monetary system, the hoarding of goods, and difficulty in achieving real economic growth. The classic case of hyperinflation occurred in Germany during the 1920s. Hyperinflation, which tends to motivate people to own real goods, adversely affects security prices.

However, the above definition—though the common understanding— is VERY misleading . It focuses more on the felt effects or perceived results of monetary hyperinflation and not its true cause . This common “definition” emphasizes the sudden explosion in prices of goods and services as the currency collapses in value. However, a better definition would be:

Hyperinflation : The massive inflation (increase) of the supply (quantity) of a currency by a central bank or government, which debases the per-unit value of the currency.

Or in other words, hyperinflation of the money supply is “turning on the printing presses” and increasing the amount of money in circulation to such a degree, that supply/demand dynamics debase (devalue) each unit of the currency at a hyper- de flationary pace. The more money in circulation, the less each unit of money is worth.

O resultado final da hiperinflação da oferta de moeda é que os mercados começam a perceber o fluxo de moeda, e depois adaptar os seus preços em conformidade. Isso resulta eventualmente na hiperinflação de preços em que os "preços de rua" pode dobrar e até triplicar for goods and services in the marketplace. (Ou mais) em um único dia para bens e serviços no mercado. - Rich

As bizzare as the above scenario might sound to the average person unfamiliar with monetary history, the fact is that this very set of circumstances has happened MANY times within the Twentieth Century in localized areas within every major section of the globe (Europe, Asia, the Americas, etc.). It is even occurring NOW in places of the world such as Zimbabwe. (I will give you a few links in a moment to give you some examples.)

Nevertheless, it is a fact that hyperinflation has never occurred before on a GLOBAL scale—but it is about to do so, and the process has already begun.

Broken Laws:

The Bible, of course, condemns such devaluation of the money supply as it causes tremendous harm to both individuals and society as a whole:

You shall not have in your bag true and false weights, a large and a small . (Deuteronomy 25:13, AMP)

Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, and dishonest scales are not good. (Proverbs 20:23, NKJV)

Aqueles que estão por detrás desta prática está usando "pesos falsos", como eles executam seus crimes. Eu chamo essas coisas "crimes" porque eles são uma violação da lei de Deus, bem como todos os terrenos moral, "natural", e leis comuns. Nos Estados Unidos, também é uma violação de os E.U. Constituição, que é a "lei suprema do país", tornando-se um crime de "proporções constitucionais" dentro da sua jurisdição.

I state that they use “false weights” because the ones who get to use the new money FIRST (ie those running the proverbial “printing presses”) get to use the money at TODAY’S value. Those who are further down the line find the money has already debased as the market has adjusted to the increase in the money supply, and thus, worth a lower value per unit. So Deuteronomy's edict above is clearly violated in that the one with “the bag” has “unbalanced” the proverbial scales. There is “one large weight” to the money when they printed the new dollars, and one “small weight” to the dollar's value once it gets into their hands of the rest of society.

Who are these criminals? Well, you can answer that with another question: Who determines the money supply? Generally, it is the central bankers in cahoots with the government. In the United States, that would be the Federal Reserve (which is really a private institution , and no more a part of the government than the shipping company Federal Express) and the US Federal Government . So then who is to blame for the consequent hyperinflation in prices once the market reacts? The same criminals who caused the monetary supply hyperinflation.

What these criminals do, however is attempt to pass the blame off on the “free market” and “forces beyond their control.” They will even try to convince you that they are trying to “alleviate the crisis” and portray themselves as the proverbial “knights in shinning armor” riding forth to slay the “inflation dragon.” However, the OPPOSITE is actually true—they caused the hyperinflation problem, and its terrible results on society. So their propaganda is no more than “smoke and mirrors” intended to camouflage their guilt and self-serving agendas. The reality is that they used “false weights” for their own profit and gain, and destroyed the US currency in the process.

Most people do not realize how serious a problem this really is. However, when it costs a million dollars or more for a single loaf of bread (as it did in Weimar Germany back in 1923, and does in Zimbabwe today) they will realize only too late what a tragic affect on society the greed of these culprits has caused. But do not fear , my friend, you are NOW being properly forewarned —and that is the first step to becoming properly prepared … so please continue reading…

Honest Scales:

A realidade é a seguinte: Em um mercado verdadeiramente livre, com bom e honesto "pesos e medidas" e um sistema monetário baseado em commodities (ouro físico, ou seja, prata, semi-preciosas, metais como o cobre, e / ou de dinheiro de papel 100% trocados por ouro ou prata) hiperinflação não poderia acontecer em todos:

• A limitação da oferta de dinheiro para apenas as quantidades de ouro puro, prata e metais preciosos semi dinheiro em circulação, impediria a hiperinflação monetária. (Nota: o puro conteúdo da mercadoria na moeda teria que ser marcado com precisão, e protegidos sob as penas da lei, como bem. contrário, o governo poderia rebaixar a moeda por rebaixar a cunhagem de metais vis e reduzindo a sua pureza, como o governo romano adorava fazer. Melhor ainda, manter a cunhagem de uma indústria privada e obter o fora do governo do dinheiro de negócios completo, exceto para garantir a precisão dos créditos pureza, hortelã e banqueiros privados de ouro.) Essa limitação impede que o governo eo banco central de "ligar a impressoras" e oversupplying o sistema monetário. Se o papel-moeda-mercadoria apoiado e totalmente reembolsáveis também é usado (por exemplo, ouro ou prata "sistema" padrão monetário), então a impressão de "papel" é limitada pela quantidade de mercadoria no armazém para suportá-lo (desde que o leis sejam aplicadas, é claro).
• A aplicação da lei de "pesos e medidas honesto" toda a sociedade seria impedir a fraude e, portanto, proteger ainda mais os mercados de uma actividade criminosa que pode causar escassez e / ou pressões inflacionárias. L Este deverá incluir a exigência de 100% de reservas bancárias para clientes depósitos, porque os bancos podem aumentar artificialmente mesmo sistema de uma mercadoria-backed monetária através de sistema bancário de reservas fracionárias. Se exigimos que os bancos mantêm 100% do dinheiro de seus depositantes no cofre (desde um depósito à ordem "é sempre continuam a ser propriedade do depositante), então os bancos não podem expandir o sistema eficaz monetária através de" meios de comunicação fiduciária ", sob a forma de empréstimos bancários, cheques, e "digital" de transações.

(Note: To learn more about how fractional reserve banking can expand the money supply regardless of the actions of government and central banks, download this chapter from Jesus Huerta de Soto's outstanding book, Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles . The entire book is available in both English and Spanish at www.jesushuertadesoto.com . For the English version, click “libros” in the left menu, then “money…” when the submenu appears. All chapters are then listed for individual download in PDF format.)

So in effect—though they pass “laws” to try to “legalize” their immoral and unbiblical activities—the actions of the government and central banks are in violation of both God's laws and all sound legal principles. (Note: Actually, this includes all bankers in general because of credit expansion practices, but most bankers with in society fail to realize the illegal and immoral nature of their daily activities) . These criminals “print money” and spend it at the current market value, and thereby increase the money in circulation, which causes the unit value of money to diminish for everyone else in society. Thus, the bankers and government profit at the expense of everyone “lower on the food chain” within the financial system and society as a whole. Thus we can clearly state:

Hyperinflation is a crime propagated upon a nation by its government and bankers (especially the bankers of the central bank), and NOT an accidental or unavoidable consequence of “market forces” as they would have you believe.

Further, the most concerning fact concerning hyperinflation is this: It has already begun in the United States of America, and will soon spread throughout the world. Do you doubt that? Let's look at the facts…

A Crime in Progress:

Remember in the above definition that hyperinflation begins FIRST in the monetary supply , then when the markets realize what is going on and confidence in the currency erodes, it begins to manifest SECOND in the marketplace by a rapid increase in the prices of goods and services. With that in mind, look at the following chart produced by the St. Louis Federal Reserve concerning the Adjusted Monetary Base (ie supply):

Notice the near-prefect vertical line to the far right of the graph. That is the explosion in the money supply since only September, 2008—which exceeds anything that has ever been done in the history of the FED since its inception back in 1913. Also, do you notice any similarity between the above monetary-supply chart and the following monetary-supply chart from the most infamous hyperinflation of the Twentieth Century— Weimar Germany in the 1920s ?

To put the above chart into an understandable light, by late 1923 it took 200 B ILLION (with a “B”) German marks to buy a single loaf of bread at the bakery.

Now with the above two charts clearly in mind (the first of which I have also included in the Financial Column to the far right on every page of RichVermillion.com ), check out Glenn Beck's excellent explanation within the following short FoxNews video (using an animated version of this same FED chart):

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So as Glenn explained above, this is a MAJOR issue of concern. Since the monetary supply has ALREADY begun to hyperinflate, it is only a matter of time before the markets loose confidence in the US dollar and prices begin to hyperinflate as well. I also agree with Glenn Beck that hyperinflation may yet manifest within the marketplace's prices THIS YEAR in 2009, but I would be shocked if it did not begin to happen at least by the 1st or 2nd quarter of 2010.

This is a short-fuse time-bomb ticking within the US and global economy…and about to explode. Moreover, the US government and Federal Reserve (and the individuals running both) are FULLY to blame.

More Research:

Now for more clarity regarding this topic, I recommend the following links where you can find additional data:

• Modern Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe (A very sobering BBC overview from July, 2007. Worse yet, the country's  alarming economic numbers are actually more extreme today than when this article explained them.)
• The Nightmare German Inflation (An excellent summary of the 1923 German hyperinflation experience in Weimar Germany. Most importantly, it tells you who PROFITED and WHY during that time.)
• Mises.org Article s (A list of various articles found on the Ludwig von Mises Institute website related to this topic.)
• My own RichVermillion.com articles regarding money and the pending US economic collapse

Be informed, avail yourself also of the data within the right-most Financial Column found on every page of this blog, and do NOT be afraid . Rather, keep in mind the following VERY important truth:

This is an economic time for the properly informed and positioned to PROFIT beyond their wildest imaginations, while those who stumble forward without taking these issues to heart will suffer tremendously.

The Bible puts it this way:

A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering]. (Proverbs 22:3, AMP)

The key is to take these things seriously, to do your due diligence, and get in position to profit rather than to suffer .

Again: Hyperinflation in the United States has already begun in the monetary supply, and will soon begin in the prices of the marketplace. Since the US dollar is the “world's reserve currency” and sits as reserves backing most of the other paper currencies of the world, hyperinflation is likely to spread rapidly on a global scale. Gold and silver is your best and most secure way of protecting your savings and preparing for the economic tsunami that is soon to come.

Stay informed, and get prepared.

Lastly, please post your comments below.

In Jesus,

-Rich

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By Rich Vermillion , February 6, 2009 11:23 am

Once in a while, you run across an article on the web that just “sings.” On February 4th, 2009, Señor Hugo Salinas Price wrote such a piece (in English) about gold and its significance in international trade, economics, and the history behind the current US economy meltdown. It is simple, concise, and very accurate. Please avail yourself of the following reposted article, and I will have additional comments of my own further below.

If you have not already read them, be sure to visit my own posts listed at the bottom of this page for additional insights from complimentary but different angles. Also, please widen your browser window to see the Financial Column to the far right of this web page for additional data and resources.

Gold: the protector and creator of jobs , by Hugo Salinas Price

Some readers may ask themselves, “What has gold to do with protecting jobs? Gold hoarders are certainly not creating jobs, and hoarding more gold will not help at all.”

Gold has everything to do with the loss of jobs in the US, and gold has everything to do with recovering jobs for the US economy.

Let me go back to the 1960s. During those years, the US and the world were on a gold-and-dollar Standard.

Back in the '60s, countries were very careful about maintaining a constant monetary balance between their exports and their imports. They all wanted to be in a situation where they would export more than they imported, so that they would have increasing balances of gold or dollars in their Treasuries.

To state this more correctly, they all wanted to export more than they imported, except the United States.

The US didn't care very much about maintaining a balance between exports and imports, because the US was able to pay for its deficit in trade (more imports than exports) by simply sending more dollars overseas.

Many economists warned about this trend, which was accompanied by a constant loss of gold during those years; some countries, notably France, refused to hold more and more dollars. The French asked for their gold — at $35 an ounce — and this caused great disgust in Washington and New York.

Nothing was done to stop the trend. In 1971, Henry Hazlitt, a good conservative economist, warned that the dollar would have to be devalued — that it would be necessary to raise the number of dollars which would be needed to obtain an ounce of gold — some months before the dam broke and the US was faced with the need to devalue, because the US stock of gold had become much too small.

What Mr. Hazlitt never imagined, was that instead of devaluing — which was the advice of economist Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize winner, published the week before August 15, 1971 — Nixon followed the advice of Milton Friedman and simply “closed the gold window.” The US would henceforth not deliver any gold, at any price, to any foreign Central Bank who might wish to invoke the right to redeem its dollars for gold, according to the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944.

Since that date, all world trade — or the better part of it — is carried on in dollars which are nothing more than fiat money. Since the rest of the world's currencies were tied to gold through the dollar, all the currencies of the world also became fiat money — fictitious money, backed by nothing. That includes the Euro, of course.

What happened after that fateful date has overturned all order and harmony in economic relationships between the nations of the world.

Countries around the world began to accumulate more and more dollars as credit expansion in the US went forward, implacably. Central Banks had to accumulate these dollars in their Reserves, whether they wanted to or not. (Not having sufficient dollars would force other countries to devalue and destroy savings. The US cannot run out of dollars, it manufactures them.)

With no loss of gold to restrain the US and force it to stop expanding credit, US imports surged and exports waned. The monetary difference was “paid” in dollars.

Free trade was extolled by the US; every country that wanted to be in the good graces of the US had to bow to “free trade.”

Free trade is a good thing — but not for a country that is providing the world's fiat money. This “free trade” was called “globalization,” meaning that the US could, and did, buy everything it wanted in the world, in any amount, at any time, by simply paying dollars for it.

There was no restraint to US credit expansion. It was a lovely time to be young and an American.

However, free trade means you buy where it's cheapest, and the cheapest place to buy, in recent decades, was China, southeast Asia, and India; the oil required to fuel the US economy was cheap and bought with dollars which it cost nothing to produce.

Thousands upon thousands of products and floods of oil came across the oceans to the US, and to Europe, which began to pay in euros for some of its imports — euros that also cost nothing to produce.

US manufacturers, facing this competition from Asia, decided to move their factories to Asia instead of waiting for certain bankruptcy by competing against much lower-cost production.

That was how the US was de-industrialized.

It happened because gold was eliminated as a limit on credit expansion and money creation.

Had Nixon not gone off gold in 1971, China would have taken generations to create its industrial base. It would have been necessary for China to accumulate capital slowly, because its exports to the US would have been limited by the need for the US to pay up with gold for the amount by which Chinese exports exceeded its imports from the US.

The Chinese would have had to buy as much from the US, as they sold to the US; and since they were so terribly poor, there was not much they could have bought from the US.

Their growth would have been slower, but they would not now be facing over 20 million unemployed, as their markets dry up.

The US would never have allowed China to drain US gold from the Treasury by selling more to the US, than the US sold to China. But since payment was in fiat dollars and not in gold, the destructive effect of huge Chinese imports was not considered important by policy makers. And so the US sailed into unemployment and had a great time doing it. Only now that the party is over are the grim facts visible: no jobs! Manufacturing is decimated.

The fiat dollar — unanchored to gold — was the greatest strategic gift that the US could have made to China. Now, they have a huge industrial base and the US has oh, so little!

The damage is done. How to recover the industrial base of the US? Not by slogans such as “buy American,” nor by protectionism.

What is required is to recover economic balance between the nations of the world so that they all can balance their exports with their imports. This is not done by protectionism, a false remedy to joblessness.

The world needs to return to gold as the international means of payment. All imbalances must be paid, monthly, in gold. No fiat money “payment” allowed!

If a nation does not have gold to export, it must do without or manufacture what it needs itself: There you have the clue to restoring jobs in the US and in Europe. This is not “nationalism”; it is simply good economics.

The US has to limit its imports drastically, not by protectionism and tariffs, but by returning to the gold standard. Jobs will mushroom in the US beyond what anyone can dream as soon as its market must buy locally or not buy at all for thousands upon thousands of articles. A return to gold will achieve that aim very quickly, to be sure.

The gold standard is the friend and protector of the worker and of the investor, as well as the basis for harmonious relations between the nations of the world.

And by the way, the current financial disaster in the US is directly attributable to Nixon's decision to “close the gold window,” because a monetary system based on gold is an obstacle to the criminal credit expansion perpetrated by the bankers. Gold-based money puts shackles on bankers, forcing them to be careful. A fiat money system enables financial criminality — it's as effective in restraining criminality in finance as tying up a dog with a string of sausages.

As you can readily see after having read the above article,  Señor Hugo Salinas Price has done us all a tremendous favor in writing such a marvelous and simple piece. Now, please consider reading the following articles here on RichVermillion.com as well in order to expand your thinking in these areas further. Take special note also of the “to do” articles that help you to determine your own strategy for preparing for the inevitable and imminent US economic collapse:

• God's Money, and Private Coinage — A recent educational post on the biblical/historical basis for precious metals as money, and an insightful essay on the need for private coinage in commerce today.
• The Economic Tsunami is Coming (Move to Higher Ground Quickly) — An article that explains the urgency of acting now, in the light of current “pre-tsunami” conditions.
• Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 1) — The prophetic word from November 2006 about the coming collapse.
• Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 2) — Some of the “End Times” eschatological context of the above prophetic word.
• Robert Kiyosaki on Gold, Currencies, and the US Economic Collapse — A video teaching by the best-selling business author of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book series.
• JWS Gold Referral — Information, and two recommended resources by which you can quickly obtain gold and/or silver.

In Jesus,

- Rich

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By Rich Vermillion , November 25, 2008 3:35 pm

Header image from KennethCopelandBlog.com (linked)

There come times in a minister's life when he has to deal with the sins of others in an open confrontation. Regrettably, the time finally came for us to deal with the sins of Kenneth Copeland and his family (and his 'ministry') though we have known the man and was a partner with his ministry for about seventeen years.

Though there are many to cite, one very apropos Scripture reference that admonishes us towards this effort is found in one of Paul's letters to Timothy:

The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning. I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism. Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. (1 Timothy 5:17-22, NIV, emphasis added)

Note that Paul admonished his protégé, Timothy, to rebuke sinning elders publicly and not to show favoritism in the process. If they were in sin, he was to rebuke them—no matter what his relationship to them might be, or his feelings about the situation. The same, of course, is true for ministers today.

Consequently, we have followed this precept (and others like it). Let me announce that my family and I have launched KennethCopelandBlog.com on November 14th, 2008. Therein you will learn how we know him, and discover the basis for the public rebuke.

Let me clearly state here, however : We do NOT agree with the man's doctrinal errors (including his excessive 'prosperity' doctrines that have deteriorated into heresy)— NOR do we endorse Copeland's errant teaching of Cabala (aka: “Kabalah,” ie Hebraic-based witchcraft) in which he also blasphemes the wonderful Names of God. We condemn his apparent fraud regarding his failure to form the Angel Flight 44 ministry which he promised to millions of people. We abhor the lies and deceit he (and his family and ministry) has practiced regarding KCM's failure to comply with the Senate Finance Committee investigation of non-profit organizations. Finally, we repudiate his blatant DISOBEDIENCE to the doctrinal correction and reproof he (and Creflo Dollar) formerly received from Kenneth E. Hagin , the proverbial 'father' of the Word of Faith movement.

In short, we CANNOT associate with Kenneth Copeland any longer (though we formerly did) until such time as he and his family repent of their multiplied sins and heresies. Those who review KennethCopelandBlog.com will surely understand our reasoning why —both biblically and factually—we have distanced ourselves from them until that time.

Let me add also, that this website (especially the article about Kenneth E. Hagin's Previous Rebuke of Kenneth Copeland ) also is an indirect rebuke to Creflo Dollar, and all other errant “prosperity” teachers. Such miscreants are guilty of a form of “ simony ” (a term derived from the story of Simon the Sorcerer in Acts chapter  8 ), and cannot be rightfully classified as “ministers of the Gospel” since they are actually false teachers by biblical definition. There is a true biblical prosperity message, as I elaborated in THIS post ; but what these guys teach is pure error — not the real thing.

In closing, however, let me emphasize that— despite the stern tone of this post —it is our heartfelt desire to see redemption manifest itself within the Copeland family and at KCM (and among the other errant “prosperity” ministers). The Lord does not desire that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance (see 2 Peter 3:9). Likewise , so do we . Join us in praying for both the Copeland family and KCM that this will occur quickly.

Thank you for your time in reviewing the contents of this post, and thank you in advance for reviewing those found KennethCopelandBlog.com .

In Jesus,

- Rich Vermillio n and family

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By Rich Vermillion , November 4, 2008 2:04 pm

THERE IS A MYSTERIOUS DYNAMIC at work in Western gold and silver markets in that “paper” precious metals seem at times to be falling in price, while “street” prices for in-your-hand bullion is constantly rising. The real fact of the matter is that the “spot” prices reported on the Internet and elsewhere are regarding bullion futures contracts , and not actual physical gold and silver. Those prices do NOT include additional costs like fabrication and delivery… and they certainly do NOT contain the “premiums” being charged on the street for the real thing .

The people on the commodities exchanges (from where we get “spot” pricing of gold and silver) are simply trading paper around. Consequently, these figures are misleading—especially with Western central banks manipulating the markets (with the aid of their cohorts) in order to prop up their worthless currencies. Even though an increasing number of investors are requiring physical delivery of the bullion their “paper” contracts promise , the exchange rates still reflect fictional pricing dynamics at best.

In the Western nations: On the “street” there are shortages of both gold and silver bullion in any form, but especially coins, ingots, and small bars .

Therefore, dealers in the West are finding that they have FORTY buyers for every ONE seller who is willing to part with their precious metals in exchange for declining paper currencies (see the article further below).

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world like the Orient and Middle East, gold is readily available in shops. As the following picture (sent me by one of my friends) of a “gold souk” in Dubai clearly shows, the “on the street shortages” are a Western phenomena alone as the Western economies collapse themselves from their own debt weights :

Gotta Have It

So with the shortages here in the Western nations as people scramble to acquire real money in the form of gold and silver, the dealers are tacking higher and higher premiums on the REAL gold and silver to reflect the true supply/demand dynamics they see every day in their shops—even while the “paper” traders play games within the commodities markets.

But remember: When the dollar and Western economies collapse , “paper” bullion with be worth no more than what their then-undeliverable promises are printed on.

The only real protection against the Economic Tsunami that is to come is physical gold and silver in hand. Period . Those wise enough to realize the biblical and historical truth of that statement will well-position themselves to be recipients of the coming wealth transfer. Those that do NOT, will find themselves suffering the loss that the wise then inherit. ( Hint : Proverbs recommends you be counted among the wise, and not among the foolish who inherit destruction .)

Moreover: To confirm what I have stated above and in other articles, consider the data revealed in the following article excerpt about what is happening today in the gold and silver markets. I will pick up below it with my final comments and recommendations:

The New Gold Rush: Supply of Coins Tight at Tucson Stores

By Dan Sorenson
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson
Domingo, 2 de novembro, 2008

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/265218.php

The price of futures contracts for gold surged to more than $1,000 per ounce earlier this year, then dropped back before surging again as the financial crisis rocked stock markets in September. Then the price of gold futures started slipping again.

In October, Bloomberg News reported, the price dropped 18 percent, the most it has in a single month since 1980. Gold for December delivery closed at $718.20 an ounce Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Your college Econ 101 course may not help you understand the latest gold coin rush.

Banks have been on wobbly knees, the stock market has been plunging, and 401(k)s are as deflated and sad as four-day-old party balloons.

But, oddly, gold has been both falling in price and in short supply for those looking for a safe haven during the stock market storm. Some Tucson dealers say gold coins are scarce at best, even as gold—and silver—prices are falling.

There is even more complexity within that scenario, local dealers say.

Retail gold coins generally sell for the current price of the metal they contain, plus a “premium”—the dealer's fee—on each coin. Of late, the premiums have risen significantly to reflect the shortage of supply of some denominations, the dealers say.

“I get 10 to 20 calls a day, 'Do you have any gold or silver?' We don't have any, and we can't get any,” said Peter Spooner, a coin expert at American Stamp & Coin, 7225 N. Oracle Road.

“There are people who are selling their stocks to get into gold and silver because they fear we are going into a tremendous depression,” said Spooner. Yet, he noted, the “price of paper (futures contract) gold is dropping while the price of owning actual hold-in-my-hand gold is going up” when the seller's premium is added.

Historically, it would be cheaper to buy an ounce of gold in one coin than to buy an ounce as four quarter-ounce coins. But the price for an ounce of gold is actually cheaper if you buy it as four quarter-ounce coins than in a single 1-ounce coin—if you could find one, said Brett Sadovnick, owner of Tucson Coin & Autograph, 6470 N. Oracle Road.

In this case, a classical supply-and-demand situation is at work: There's more demand for the 1-ounce coins than the quarter-ounce and other smaller coins, so it's driven up the price of the 1-ounce coins.

Buyers Might Be Newcomers

Sadovnick isn't quite sure why buyers are fixated on the 1-ounce coins. Gold is gold, purity being equal.

It could be that the buyers driving the demand for the 1-ounce American Eagle coins are newcomers fleeing the wild uncertainty of the stock market for the relative calm of the world's longtime favorite precious metal. Maybe they feel better about owning the hefty full-ounce American Eagle, rather than a handful of smaller gold coins—half-, quarter-, or tenth-ounce — that weigh just as much. Sadovnick isn't sure.

“I've been a coin dealer in Tucson since 1998, a professional since 1974. I haven't seen a situation quite like this,” said Sadovnick. Not even the crazy precious metals roller-coaster days of early 1980—when gold hit $850 an ounce for one day—compares, Sadovnick said.
And it's not just gold, he said.

“I placed an order a month ago, 1,000 1-ounce silver bars. I paid him spot (the spot price), plus $2.50 an ounce premium,” Sadovnick said. That order might not arrive until January.

“Three months ago I could have bought it from them for the price of silver, plus $1.50 an ounce, and I would have had delivery in a few days.”

Even Jim Ganem, owner of the venerable Arizona Stamp & Coin, 4668 E. Speedway, is baffled.

The shop is the only Tucson dealer mentioned on the US Mint's Web site as dealers of American Eagle coins, and Ganem says he can't get any Eagles, or anything regularly. He said the US Mint sent out a notice saying it isn't making the coins because even they can't get the gold blanks to stamp.

40 Buyers to One Seller

Ganem said hedge funds are dumping billions of dollars worth of gold contracts they hold, driving down the price of gold. But to actually get gold, not just a contract, buyers are having to pay a premium—a higher premium than he can recall in the past.

Some of those contract holders are asking for the gold they represent, instead of just trading in the paper. But that gold is disappearing in an instant on the spot market, said Ganem. He said he gets a few chances a day to buy gold that becomes available, but that it disappears in a matter of minutes.

“Typically,” he said, “we're running 40 buyers to one seller right now coming into the store to purchase. People don't want to be in the stocks, real estate, and they don't trust the banks—three typical havens for large amounts of money. The other one is metal.”

One would think the skidding stock market and real estate decline would be driving up gold and silver prices. And while it did initially, in September, the price of precious-metal futures plunged in October.

An industry expert in Phoenix said the gold market isn't behaving in a traditional manner.

David Henry of Arizona Coin Exchange Inc. in Phoenix is a wholesaler who sells to coin and precious metals retailers. He said most people who buy paper gold, contracts, never physically possess the gold, choosing instead to resell the contracts, hopefully for more than it cost them.

“You can get it, physically, but it's complicated,” Henry said.

Physically possessing gold is an entirely different mechanism, Henry said, something that is done for security—a way to safely hold value, often for a very long time.

Unfortunately, he said, this is an occasion for a “Perfect Storm” scenario.

The price isn't high enough to bring sellers into the front door of coin and precious metal shops, and the main source of new gold, the federal government, can't deliver.
Spooner said the vagaries of the current gold market don't change his view of gold.

“I don't present gold as an investment,” said Spooner. “Buying a half- to 1-ounce piece of gold every month is like insurance… like portfolio insurance. In economic turmoil, it's a flight to safety.”

Decline in Gold Futures

The price of futures contracts for gold surged to more than $1,000 per ounce earlier this year, then dropped back before surging again as the financial crisis rocked stock markets in September. Then the price of gold futures started slipping again.

In October, Bloomberg News reported, the price dropped 18 percent, the most it has in a single month since 1980. Gold for December delivery closed at $718.20 an ounce Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

As you see in the article above, these artificially low prices on the commodities exchanges are merely illusions. So the key is to obtain gold and silver anywhere you can while the prices are relatively low (though dealer premiums are so high) while you still are able to do so. Once the dollar collapses nobody will part with their silver/gold… except when they may be buying up all your worldly possessions in return.

So let me be blunt: Buy gold and silver bullion in any form—but especially coin form— anywhere you can get your hands on it —while you still can. You can move your IRAs and 401(k) offshore outside of the USA and UK into gold and silver (see my note at the bottom of this article about AFE). Even sell your sports gear, Longaberger-basket collection, jet ski—and even a few of your TVs and iPods if you have too—to get liquid with your money, and then buy all the gold and silver you can obtain. And let me add: Do so VERY QUICKLY.

As I have said before in other blog posts, I also highly recommend you take a firm look at Joseph Wealth Systems (JWS) as a reliable supply source for gold bullion coinage. While the dealers in the Western nations (like the ones in the article above) are desperate for precious metals coinage to meet the phenomenal demand, JWS is reporting a fully-fluid coin supply that is still abundant in the face of the increasing demand. Their prices for their gold shekels and quarter shekels are also very competitive with the increasingly high-premium coin prices being found through other dealers (and again, you can actually GET coins!).

Add to this fact that you can become an online gold coin merchant yourself (if you so choose) and you can readily understand how JWS can be a very lucrative source for your gold coin acquisitions. (Note: JWS does not offer silver coins at this time, so you will simply have to get silver anywhere you can find it.)

Visit this blog's JWS Gold Referral page to learn more about Joseph Wealth Systems and to see referral links to various JWS colleague websites for your further investigation. You can also learn therein about The Anglo Far East Company ( AFE —JWS's “older sister-company”) which can help you quickly move your wealth outside of the USA, obtain foreign currencies, and buy BOTH gold and silver bullion for storage in reliable Swiss vaults.

Lastly, I highly recommend you study the information I provided for you in my blog article God's Money and Private Coinage . That article will help you to see both the biblical/historical aspects of owning gold and silver as bona fide REAL money, while also providing you an understanding (through an excerpt from Murray Rothbard wise counsel) in the benefits of owning privately minted coins.

God bless you as you earnestly seek God's Wisdom… and not merely the gold and silver He created.

In Jesus (Yeshua),

- Rich

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By Rich Vermillion , October 24, 2008 3:09 pm

I FULLY agree with Robert Kiyosaki's assertion that “gold and silver is God's money, because He made it.” This is a biblical fact clear in many places, but is especially interesting to note from the account of original paradise in Genesis chapter 2 :

The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. (verses 8-12, NKJV)

Back then, the gold and precious stones were apparently laying on the surface of the ground and easily obtained. However, after the fall of man the curse came, and Adam was banished from such a highly provisioned state into one in which he had to work with great toil to obtain the things he needed and desired ( Genesis 3 ).

Nevertheless, throughout 5,000 years of recorded human history around the world, gold and silver have both proven to be true and pure money. The labor man invested in their farms and industry could be readily converted to gold, silver, and other coin (such as copper or bronze for smaller transactions), which themselves were made through much labor and toil .

Intrinsic Worth

The metals had to be first found in the earth's crust (which was an effort in and of itself). It then had to be mined, refined, and then fabricated into transactional shapes such as coins and bars. (BTW: Even gold and silver jewelry was (and still is ) considered “money” among the eastern people in the Bible lands and beyond. An earring could be taken off to buy goods or pay for services—see Judges 8:22-28 —and the very same thing happens in various parts of the world today.)

So the high labor-content of gold, the slightly less labor-content of silve r (about 1/12th to 1/15th as much, historically) , and the various lesser-yet labor-content of the baser metal coins, gave them their true intrinsic value for purposes of exchange in 5,000 years of human economies.

So not only did God Himself say that “gold is good” in Genesis; the very nature of the metals (making them appropriate for molding into various shapes and sizes) a nd the labor invested in them , made them perfect for exchanging the product of people's labors (eg grain, manufactured goods, services) for something that would be a reliable storehouse of those labors. Real money has intrinsic value, and thus, is a stable medium of exchange.

Thus, precious metals (and the baser metals) have always been a reliable storehouse of wealth and fruit of righteous labor, and have historically been “inflation proof” when used in a monetary system. Except during times of shortages due to famines or war , prices remained the same for hundreds and even thousands of years … or actually went down over time due to technical advances and increases in efficiencies.

Today, governments want us to be under their patronage, and have sold us “worthless paper” for our labors rather than real and free money. The “labor content” of paper notes is virtually zero in comparison, so there is no longer any intrinsic value to them. Governments convinces people to accept paper instead of gold and silver by first backing them with promises to exchange the paper for gold or silver on demand. This enabled people to carry much lighter paper, and still have the value of the precious metals that backed them, so they went along with the idea.

However, governments were then limited in how much they could print by the amount of precious metals they had in vaults to back the “cash.” This meant that they had to show fiscal responsibility and spend within their means (something governments tend to have a real problem doing). So they then detached from gold and silver standards, and began the inflationary monetary policies we see across the globe currently.

Today, people are so used to the effects of monetary inflation (ie rising prices) that they have come to think that is “normal” and to be expected—even though the USA has experience such inflation only since 1913. But because generations have passed since the true gold standard of 1913 was abandoned (and its subsequent pseudo-type was abandoned in 1971) people have long forgotten the many years of price stability. The idea that something a thousand years ago could cost the same amount today is such a foreign thought that they often cannot even fathom the concept.

But historically, all paper currencies' purchase-power eventually return to their true intrinsic value— somewhere near zero . And now that the world's “paper” monetary schemes and economies are obviously collapsing, people are finally taking the time to study and learn about the only true moneys with intrinsic worth—gold and silver.

Private Coinage

To learn a bit more about the concept of precious metals in the form of private coinage (ie verses government minted coinage, or printed paper) from an economists viewpoint, let me recommend you read the following marvelous article. It was posted today on the Ludwig von Misses Institute's website , and is a short excerpt from Murray M. Rothbard's marvelous book, What Has Government Done to Our Money? (which I myself own). For your convenience, I have posted it again here, and have provided additional related information of value below that.

[This article is excerpted from chapter 7 of What Has Government Done to Our Money? An MP3 audio version of this article, read by Dr. Floy Lilly, is available here .]

The idea of private coinage seems so strange today that it is worth examining carefully. We are used to thinking of coinage as a “necessity of sovereignty.” Yet, after all, we are not wedded to a “royal prerogative,” and it is the American concept that sovereignty rests, not in government, but in the people.

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How would private coinage work? In the same way, we have said, as any other business. Each minter would produce whatever size or shape of coin is most pleasing to his customers. The price would be set by the free competition of the market.

The standard objection is that it would be too much trouble to weigh or assay bits of gold at every transaction. But what is there to prevent private minters from stamping the coin and guaranteeing its weight and fineness? Private minters can guarantee a coin at least as well as a government mint. Abraded bits of metal would not be accepted as coin. People would use the coins of those minters with the best reputation for good quality of product. We have seen that this is precisely how the “dollar” became prominent – as a competitive silver coin.

Opponents of private coinage charge that fraud would run rampant. Yet, these same opponents would trust government to provide the coinage. But if government is to be trusted at all, then surely, with private coinage, government could at least be trusted to prevent or punish fraud. It is usually assumed that the prevention or punishment of fraud, theft, or other crimes is the real justification for government. But if government cannot apprehend the criminal when private coinage is relied upon, what hope is there for a reliable coinage when the integrity of the private marketplace operators is discarded in favor of a government monopoly of coinage? If government cannot be trusted to ferret out the occasional villain in the free market in coin, why can government be trusted when it finds itself in a position of total control over money and may debase coin, counterfeit coin, or otherwise with full legal sanction perform as the sole villain in the marketplace? It is surely folly to say that government must socialize all property in order to prevent anyone from stealing property. Yet the reasoning behind abolition of private coinage is the same.

Moreover, all modern business is built on guarantees of standards. The drug store sells an eight-ounce bottle of medicine; the meat packer sells a pound of beef. The buyer expects these guarantees to be accurate, and they are. And think of the thousands upon thousands of specialized, vital industrial products that must meet very narrow standards and specifications. The buyer of a 1/2 inch bolt must get a 1/2 inch bolt and not a mere 3/8 inch.

“It is surely folly to say that government must socialize all property in order to prevent anyone from stealing property. Yet the reasoning behind abolition of private coinage is the same.”

Yet, business has not broken down. Few people suggest that the government must nationalize the machine-tool industry as part of its job of defending standards against fraud. The modern market economy contains an infinite number of intricate exchanges, most depending on definite standards of quantity and quality. But fraud is at a minimum, and that minimum, at least in theory, may be prosecuted. So it would be if there were private coinage. We can be sure that a minter's customers, and his competitors, would be keenly alert to any possible fraud in the weight or fineness of his coins. [1]

Champions of the government's coinage monopoly have claimed that money is different from all other commodities, because “Gresham's Law” proves that “bad money drives out good” from circulation. Hence, the free market cannot be trusted to serve the public in supplying good money.

But this formulation rests on a misinterpretation of Gresham's famous law. The law really says that

money overvalued artificially by government will drive out of circulation artificially undervalued money.

Suppose, for example, there are one-ounce gold coins in circulation. After a few years of wear and tear, let us say that some coins weigh only .9 ounces. Obviously, on the free market, the worn coins would circulate at only 90 percent of the value of the full-bodied coins, and the nominal face value of the former would have to be repudiated. [2] If anything, it will be the “bad” coins that will be driven from the market.

But suppose the government decrees that everyone must treat the worn coins as equal to new, fresh coins, and must accept them equally in payment of debts. What has the government really done? It has imposed price control by coercion on the “exchange rate” between the two types of coin. By insisting on the par ratio when the worn coins should exchange at 10 percent discount, it artificially overvalues the worn coins and undervalues new coins. Consequently, everyone will circulate the worn coins, and hoard or export the new. “Bad money drives out good money,” then, not on the free market, but as the direct result of governmental intervention in the market.

Despite never-ending harassment by governments, making conditions highly precarious, private coins have flourished many times in history. True to the virtual law that all innovations come from free individuals and not the state, the first coins were minted by private individuals and goldsmiths. In fact, when the government first began to monopolize the coinage, the royal coins bore the guarantees of private bankers, whom the public trusted far more, apparently, than they did the government. Privately minted gold coins circulated in California as late as 1848. [3]

Notas:

[1] See Herbert Spencer, Social Statics (New York: D. Appleton 1890), p. 438.

[2] To meet the problem of wear-and-tear, private coiners might either set a time limit on their stamped guarantees of weight, or agree to recoin anew, either at the original or at the lower weight. We may note that in the free economy there will not be the compulsory standardization of coins that prevails when government monopolies direct the coinage.

[3] For historical examples of private coinage, see BW Barnard, “The use of Private Tokens for Money in the United States,” Quarterly Journal of Economics (1916-17): 617-26; Charles A. Conant, The Principles of Money and Banking (New York: Harper Bros., 1905), vol. I, 127-32; Lysander Spooner, A Letter to Grover Cleveland (Boston: BR Tucker, 1886), p. 79; and J. Laurence Laughlin, A New Exposition of Money, Credit and Prices (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1931), vol. I, pp. 47-51.

On coinage, also see Mises, Theory of Money and Credit , pp. 65-67; and Edwin Cannan, Money, 8th ed. (London: Staples Press, 1935), pp. 33ff.

As I Conclude This Post…

In addition to the above Rothbard book, I highly recommend Good Money , by George Selgin, for an outstanding and interesting history of private coinage during the Industrial Age in Great Britain:

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For more information on some modern private coinage available in gold today , please view my JWS Gold Referral page on this website.

Become informed, and become economically empowered by putting yourself on the gold and silver standards. Obtain gold and silver anywhere you can get it , and believe God to prosper you and make up the difference during the economic tsunami that is ahead .

God bless you and you learn and obey His Word,

-Rich

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By Rich Vermillion , October 23, 2008 11:36 pm

IT IS AMAZING to me how economic news can turn many who claim “prophetic insights” into sudden economic geniuses. I do not mean to sound harsh, but since January, 2008 (and some as recent as October, 2008!) there have been an abundance of “prophesies” concerning economic turmoil and/or collapse in the USA. The only problem is… the collapse began in October, 2007! In other words, they are a bit late with their predictions.

Worse yet, their “counsel” to the “masses” lacks biblical precedent, or even good financial sense.

Prophets-Come-Lately

Compare these not-so-timely “prophetic insights” with the Word of the Lord that came to me back in November, 2006 . At that time, the US stock markets were climbing and there was much euphoria on Wall Street. The DOW would eventually hit its all-time high on October 9th, 2007 at a whopping 14,164.53 on the “financial richter-scale.”

Nevertheless, AT THE VERY SAME TIME those well-invested in the US stock markets were celebrating this new pinnacle, I was on a missions trip to a third-world country… and was explaining to a Christian business leader there that the US dollar and markets were soon to collapse .

Within days of sharing the details of the prophetic word (that I had received the year before) with that brother, the “correction” of the DOW began—and then accelerated. As the following insightful chart from Chartoftheday.com shows, the US stock market performance in the year following was WORSE than even the dismal performance of the stock markets following the collapse of 1929 :

ChartOfTheDay Analysis of the DOW

So while most of the prophets-come-lately were themselves probably enjoying the rise in their offerings back in 2006-2007 due to the climbing investment markets, I was sounding the alarm—and detailing the soon collapse of the US economy and its super-power status. The contrast is clear.

In fact, a friend of mine (who heard that word from me back in 2006) recently commented to me about a so-called “prophesy” regarding the economy that “came out” just this month (October, 2008). Having forwarded it to me, he then noted in the email, ”It is a little like prophesying 9-11 on 9-12.”

Brothers and sisters, the eminent economic collapse has already become quite obvious by now. So be wary of any “words” by such “prophets-come-lately” who actually lack true prophetic insight.

True Insight vs. Wild Imaginations

I realize that some who are giving these “belated words” may be sincere people (and possibly a couple of them are actually true prophets). However, I cannot help but think that at least some of them are counted among the type of prophets described in Ezekiel 13 :

The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination : 'Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit [ie not the Holy Spirit] and have seen nothing ! (NIV)

Worse yet , many (and actually all that I have seen so far) who have “belatedly prophesied” about the collapse now already in-progress are overly - spiritualizing their counsel to Christians about what they are to do about it. They actually put believers in harm's way with regard to the coming economic tsunami that is about to hit. They tell believers that, “Oh, God loves you. Você é Seu filho. He will take care of you even when others around you are going through the economic crisis.”

Most (if not all) are even missing the End Times context of this transition of economic and political influence away from the USA to European Union , and are actually telling people to pray against it . ( Hint : You cannot pray against things already recorded in the Books of Daniel and Revelation. They are already pre-determined—and surely going to come to pass as foretold.)

This means many of these errant ministers also be guilty of what the Lord shared later in that passage of Ezekiel 13:

O Israel, your prophets have been like foxes among ruins and in waste places. You have not gone up into the gaps or breeches, nor built up the wall for the house of Israel that it might stand in the battle in the day of the Lord. They have seen falsehood and lying divination, saying, The Lord says; but the Lord has not sent them. Yet they have hoped and made men to hope for the confirmation of their word . … Because, even because they have seduced My people, saying, Peace, when there is no peace, and because when one builds a [flimsy] wall, behold, [these prophets] daub it over with whitewash. Say to them who daub it with whitewash that it shall fall! There shall be a downpour of rain; and you, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a violent wind shall tear apart [the whitewashed, flimsy wall]. Behold, when the wall is fallen, will you not be asked, Where is the coating with which you [prophets] daubed it? ( verses 4-6, 10-12 AMP )

Let me mention briefly that I am considered a prophet by others, and like Ezekiel, I have great disdain for so-called prophetic ministers that lead people to believe lies and promote unbiblical counsel. Some may be sincere, and just merely misinterpreting what they believe they heard from the Lord. However, others are certainly not being honest with the people to which they purport to “minister.”

(Now, I will refrain from mentioning any by name within this article in order to avoid distraction from the main issues at hand. But if you are familiar with any who have given sugar-coated “words” lately about these subjects, you probably already know some of the prophets to which I am referring—since some of whom actually have well-known ministries.)

In the light of all that I have written so far, let me also add that you need to run away from any so-called “prophet” who gives “this is the year of the blessing” type of prophesies. One such “prophet” who I know personally ( but no longer have anything to do with , I might add) just loves giving those “feel good” sugar-coated predictions and “words” publicly. However, I happen to know circumstantially that he and his family are probably well-invested offshore in precioius metals. So the pure self-serving hypocrisy in this guy's “prophesies” is quite startling.

While all such people's “God-loves-you-and-will-take-care-of-you” rhetoric sounds wonderful, the fact is that they are sharing only half-truths . God our Father DOES love us and wants to take care of all His children… but He can ONLY take care of those who obey Him and take appropriate action. Children who do not obey their Father are not blessed.

In essence, both the “belated prophets” and “sugary prophe liars ” are in great error. They both propagate beliefs that are in opposition to established biblical precedent (though the later does so surely because of sinister agendas). So let me clarify things from a purely biblical perspective…

Biblical Precedent

What did Noah have to do to “save his household” when he received prophetic forewarning of the disaster to come? That's right… he had to build an ark . He had to do something specific in obedience to God:

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. ( Hebrews 11:7, NIV )

Did Noah have faith? The Bible says he did. But his faith was proven through his corresponding action!

So also faith, if it does not have works (deeds and actions of obedience to back it up), by itself is destitute of power (inoperative, dead). But someone will say [to you then], You [say you] have faith, and I have [good] works. Now you show me your [alleged] faith apart from any [good] works [if you can], and I by [good] works [of obedience] will show you my faith. ( James 2:17-18, AMP )

What did Joseph have to do in Egypt after receiving the prophetic interpretation to Pharaoh's dreams? He had to store grain during the good years, so there would be something there during the famine ( Genesis 41 ).

What did Isaac have to do when he realized that he was already in the midst of a famine? At first, he was going to do the prudent thing and head to Egypt where there was grain (Egypt's farms were watered by the Nile river, and not dependent on rain like Canaan's were). But then he received a prophetic word, telling him to remain in the impoverished land, and to sow REAL seed in that REAL dirt, so that God could prosper him with a REAL grain harvest ( Genesis 26 ). As a result, he ended up controlling the grain market and became the wealthiest man in town:

Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him….Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.” (Genesis 26:12-14,16, NIV)

It is a biblical and historical fact: All great wealth transfers have occurred in the midst of economic crises. However, primarily those who were prepared ahead of time (either through natural wisdom or prophetic foresight) were in position to receive that wealth (the rest simply lost all of theirs). A few, like Isaac, may have found themselves in the midst of the crisis and took appropriate action to prosper it its midst. But by and large, it is those who prepare ( like the ant of Proverbs 6:6-11 ) that are the ones who will prosper .

While I have heard many ministers use the story of Isaac in their sermons, every one that I have heard has used it within a context of “sowing seed” (ie money offerings) into the ministry— and usually THEIR ministry . It took the Lord Himself to point out to me one day many years ago in essence, “When I told that to Isaac, he heard 'real' seed in 'real' dirt. Consequently, I gave him a real harvest when he acted on that word.”

My brothers and sisters, in order to receive a REAL harvest, you need to sow REAL seed into REAL dirt. You have to do SOMETHING practical if you want God to “bless the work of your hands” ( Deuteronomy 28:8 ). If you do not put your “hand” to something practical— in obedience to the Lord (Deuteronomy 28:1-2)—you will not be “blessed” by the Lord in return. In fact, neither physical nor mental laziness is ever blessed by the Lord:

I went by the field of the lazy man , and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding ; And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down. When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction: A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest; So shall your poverty come like a prowler, and your need like an armed man. ( Proverbs 24:30-34, NKJV )

In other words, there is a pragmatic side to the Bible's admonitions about finances, economics, and money. In fact, the pragmatic side is the MOST prevalent application of those Scriptures—not the metaphorical applications to spiritual things (and especially, offerings) on which most preachers major.

So Noah had to build an ark, Joseph had to collect grain, Isaac had to sow REAL seed in REAL dirt… all in order for them to survive and thrive in the midst of disaster. Do you think it is any different for us? Certainly, no.

Study to Show Thyself Approved

When the Lord gave me that original word back in November, 2006, He also instructed me to STUDY. Obeying the Lord's direction, I bought several books and began a detailed education process. I have now processed thousands of pages of research and information, and I am still going. Absorbing topics such as international banking, economics, what constitutes real money (ie silver and gold, not that worthless paper trash), and more, I am endeavoring to understand all that I can in order to best build “financial arks” to the saving of households… and even nations .

So in summary, I first received a prophetic word. Then I was prophetically instructed to get an education on the subject. Since obeying and doing so, I have put forth real physical and practical effort to “build” my own family's “financial ark” in preparation for the coming flood. Moreover, I am sharing not only the prophetic word— but the practical application of that word —with anyone who will listen. I want others to know how to prepare for the coming economic tsunami so that they can be blessed too.

What Do You Do Now?

The first thing I suggest, my brothers and sisters, is to get away from the “prophets-come-lately” regardless of who they are or their reputation. Many of them have established reputations as prophets and prophetesses, so they are not necessarily “new” to the ministry scene per se. However, their last-minute prophesies, and errant applications thereof, are very dangerous. They are encouraging laziness and unpreparedness, when the Bible clearly says to get ready for what the Lord is warning us will soon come. So shun “fluff” prophets, and keep an ear open only to those who are on track.

The next thing is to get a VERY quick education on what is going on. Ignorance will soon prove catastrophic if not corrected. So you need to fill your head with something pragmatic about these things. My following blog posts (and their many related third-party links) will help you get started:

• The Economic Tsunami is Coming (Move to Higher Ground Quickly) — A recent and short article that explains the urgency of acting now, in the light of current “pre-tsunami” conditions.
• Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 1) — The prophetic word from November 2006 about the coming collapse.
• Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 2) — Some of the “End Times” eschatological context of the above prophetic word.
• Robert Kiyosaki on Gold, Currencies, and the US Economic Collapse — A video teaching by the best-selling business author of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book series.
• God's Money, and Private Coinage — A recent educational post on the biblical/historical basis for precious metals as money, and an insightful essay on the need for private coinage in commerce today.
• Gold/Silver Referrals — Information and several recommended resources by which you can quickly obtain gold and/or silver.
• Prosperity Vs. Theological Error — This discourse that differentiates between biblical prosperity teaching (such as that which you read already within this very article) and theological excesses propagated by so-called “prosperity preachers” (one I know personally is named therein specifically). It is very important for you to keep spiritually pure and balanced during your efforts to prepare for the coming economic “storm.” This article will help you to properly identify true from false teaching on these topics.

Finally… get BUSY building your own ark! I and my family are safely within our own, so please get yourself similarly prepared before the flood comes.

Loving you, and sharing the truth that will set you free,

-Rich

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By Rich Vermillion , October 23, 2008 6:04 pm

At first glance, the economic news today seems quite confusing. The United States' economic fundamentals are indicating that a major disaster is looming on the near horizon. The nation debt is soaring even as the FED inflates the money supply and injects new capital in its failing banking system.

While much of the mainstream media talks about the $700 billion “bailout package” passed by Congress (to this nation's detriment), few are noticing the nearly $440 billion per DAY that is being pumped into the US banking system outside of that “package” in order to prop up the failing system. With the US financial system now essentially nationalized , bankruptcies rising, mortgage defaults soaring, real estate markets rapidly falling, and the DOW down over 5,000 point from its high just a year ago—major economic collapse in surely eminent.

Yet in spite of the historical tendency for the prices of strategic commodities such as gold, silver, and oil to rise in the midst of such an economic turmoil, they are actually plunging in advance of the economic disaster that is sure to come. What is up with this? And why are so many financial experts yet saying this trend will reverse BIG… and very soon? The answer, my friends, can be found in the very term often used to describe the catastrophe to come: An Economic Tsunami .

In studying the natural phenomena of a tsunami wave, you will quickly discover that the waters near the shoreline of “ground zero” actually recede in advance of the coming waves . This tendency is due to the fact that the coming tsunami waves are literally feeding themselves with the waters closer to shore, even as they grow in size and intensity as they close toward the coast. As the following animation both explains and demonstrates , the receding waters are not to be interpreted as mere curiosities… but rather, warning signs of the disaster that is to soon come:

It is interesting to note that the above scientific explanation warns that tsunamis come in several waves. In a similar way, the coming economic tsunami will come in several waves and bring tremendous destruction to the US (and thus, global) economic and banking systems.

Moreover, just like was explained concerning a natural tsunami occurrence in the video, the coming economic tsunami is building strength. My friends, it is time to run for “high ground” by buying up all the silver and gold you can locally at these amazingly reduced prices, and to quickly build your own “financial ark” in preparation for what is to soon come. The following articles will help you find your bearings in these confusing times, and provide you with additional focus and clarity on what paths to quickly follow to safety:

• Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 1) — The prophetic word from November 2006 about the coming collapse.
• Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 2) — Some of the “End Times” eschatological context of the above prophetic word.
• Robert Kiyosaki on Gold, Currencies, and the US Economic Collapse — A video teaching by the best-selling business author of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book series.
• God's Money, and Private Coinage — A recent educational post on the biblical/historical basis for precious metals as money, and an insightful essay on the need for private coinage in commerce today.
• Gold Referral s — Information, and two recommended resources by which you can quickly obtain gold and/or silver.

To learn more about me and my credibility on discussing these subjects, click on the “ Who is Rich Vermillion ” tab at the top of this blog to read a biography written by someone who has known me for years.

I will be writing more on these topics later, but I am currently in the middle of a major ministry project. However, in the light of the current economic trends and “signs” of the coming tsunami, I had to take a few minutes away from the other project to write this quick warning for your benefit.

Please do NOT delay to take action quickly . The economic “tsunami” is surely coming, and the current trends in gold/silver prices give you an excellent opportunity to build your own “financial ark” in preparation for what is just a short time away. My family and I—and many of our friends—have already built our “arks”… and we continue to add “more room” to them daily. I emphatically urge you to do the same, in all haste, even as Noah did:

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. ( Hebrews 11:7, NIV )

My brothers and sisters: Be “moved with holy fear” (ie not an immobilizing terror, but a sober realization of what is going on coupled with a strong sense of self-preservation). Quickly start building your own “financial arks” without delay. And may God bless you and all that is yours as you follow Him, and both pursue and act on wisdom speedily with all your heart.

In Jesus,

-Rich

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By Rich Vermillion , October 5, 2008 6:46 pm

It is so vitally important in today's economic climate (not only in the USA but globally ) for us to examine the details of the prophetic word that the Lord gave me in 2006 about the coming collapse of the United States as an economic , political —and thus military —world power. That prophetic word, and the context in which it was given to me, was the contents of Part 1 of this series.

However, any prophetic word must first and foremost be judged in accordance with Scripture . Once we understand some of the theological contexts of this particular prophecy, we can then move forward in examining its application to the contemporary believer's life.

Let us begin by briefly reviewing the three parts of the original Word of the Lord that came to me that day in November, 2006. Then we can then begin dissecting it and see where it fits within Scripture:

The US dollar is about to collapse… followed by the stock markets, then the real estate markets… and then every other market.

The Lord then paused, and then continued:

This is the great End Time wealth transfer you have heard taught from the Scriptures these many years… and the shift in economic and political power from the United States to the European Union in preparation for the coming Anti-Christ.

He paused a short moment once again, and then instructed me:

Go find Peter Daniels' gold bank. [Which, by the way, I will explain more about in a later post of this series. In the mean time, however, you can learn something about it here , at the bottom of that post.]

We will look at parts 1 and 3 later. For now, let us start at part 2 above (the middle paragraph) and work our way into this. (Note: Because of the scope of our discussion here, however, let me remark that this will likely be the longest single article of this series. I thought about dividing it into two posts, but the flow turned out so nice that it reads surprisingly quickly .) So without further ado…

The Final Epoch

Since the above Word of the Lord includes a reference to the “coming Anti-Christ”, we must realize that the prophetic and biblical context of this prophecy is the consummation of the ages, and the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ (in Hebrew, Yeshua Ha Meshiach ). Thus, we need to first delve into a brief study of the Last Days (aka, eschatology ) in order to have the proper context in which to judge and dissect this prophetic word.

Initially , we will be addressing three biblical premises within this particular article post of this series:

Main Premise 1 : The United States is nowhere to be found in the prophetic Scriptures of the Last Days, and is NOT numbered among the nations described in the Books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation (or elsewhere). Consequently, something must occur to remove the USA from its super-power status, and shift its enormous economic and political influence to another world entity.

Main Premise 2 : The European Union (and not the USA) is the starting point for the formation of the “revived Roman Empire” indicated in Daniel and Revelation, and thus would necessarily be the primary recipient of such a transfer of economic and political influence.

Secondary Premise (but probably the most surprising for some ) : The Anti-Christ's geographic—and thus, political, economic, and military—influence has been grossly overstated by theologians and Christians throughout history. This is due to a common failure to recognize that the passages in the Book of Daniel set the context for those within Revelation. We will soon see that the Scriptures actually declare that the Anti-Christ will be “contained” by the Lord’s own will and design to reign for a short time on the earth ONLY within the “revived Roman Empire”… and NOT truly globally .

Okay, I have laid down the proverbial “gauntlet”… so now it is time for me to “come up with the goods” and prove the above premises from Scripture.

Where is the USA in Bible Prophesy?

The easiest (and therefore first) of the above three premises for me to address is the first one. There are a few people who believe the USA is the kingdom of the Anti-Christ—which errant belief we will discredit shortly. Nevertheless, most Bible scholars seem to agree that the United States of America is not indicated at all in the prophetic writings. So which nations are shown?

Well for starters, the “revived Roman Empire” which we will be discussing in more detail shortly. This new empire will include a “footprint” encompassing much of Europe and parts of the Middle East—including Turkey, Lebanon, and eventually … the land of Israel ( Mark 13:14 ). The following map supplied by Wikipedia.org shows the furthest extent of the Roman Empire's territory, which occurred in 117 AD (the light green areas were only temporarily held by the Romans). This give us an idea of the approximate footprint of the “revived Roman Empire” that the Anti-Christ will rule over:

Then we see in Scriptures the land of “Magog” which is ruled by a prince called “Gog” (see Ezekiel 38 & 39 ). Wikipedia.org notes that, “[the Jewish historian] Josephus [who lived from 37 AD to sometime after 100 AD] identified the offspring of Magog as the Scythians, a name used in antiquity for peoples north of the Black Sea.” (The bracketed notes are mine.) This information clearly places this particular “apocalyptic land” within today's Russian Federation.

Then we can also find the “King of the South” in Bible prophecy, which originally referred to Egypt (see all of Daniel 11 ). However, that nation was prophesied to never rise to a major world power again (see Ezekiel 29:2-16 ). Therefore, this might actually manifest in these Last Days as a coalition of African nations in some form.

Then there are the “Kings of the East” which scholars differ on, but certainly includes nations east of the Euphrates ( Revelation 16:12 ). Iran, China, and possibly India (and the Orient in general) are likely those nations to which the Bible refers.

This is especially likely given the massive size of the army they assemble for the Battle of Armageddon—a force of “two hundred million men” (see Revelation 9:16 ). According to the 2008 CIA World Factbook, China alone has “manpower fit for military service” numbering “males (age 16-49): 313,321,639″ and “females (age 16-49): 295,951,438 (2008 est.)”. That is a total potential capacity of about 610 million people “fit for military service.” So it is certainly easy to see China as a major player in that future battle, since they alone could recruit such an army by only using one third of their available personnel.

HOWEVER…there is no mention of any nation or entity resembling the United States of America in the Bible prophesies concerning the Last Days. This reiterates my first premise above:

Main Premise 1 : The United States is nowhere to be found in the prophetic Scriptures of the Last Days, and is NOT numbered among the nations described in the Books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation (or elsewhere). Consequently, something must occur to remove the USA from its super-power status, andshift its enormous economic and political influence to another world entity.

So what is going to happen to the United States to reduce its international prestige from its current “super-power” status? Probably exactly as countries have been reduced from their “empirical” statuses before: Through either economic or military means.

If it were not for the Word of the Lord I was given above, I would not hesitate to give the military prospects of reducing the USA empirical footprint significantly. Our troops are scattered around the planet while other major powers (China, for example) have built up their means of doing significant harm to the US military infrastructure. The fact is: Much of the world is looking forward to the day that the global military and economic “bully” (ie the USA) is knocked off its proverbial “high horse.” (And as a former US Marine, that is a hard pill for me to swallow, I can assure you.)

Nevertheless, the Word of the Lord clearly stated that it would be an economic collapse that would take down the USA (and thus, bankrupt its extensive military efforts globally). This is further confirmed by the recent historical example of how the former Soviet Union super-power went down: By economic collapse. It is interesting to now, however, that the Russian Federation has rebuilt their corporate economy and positioned themselves to become a major world economic force once again (remember Magog ?).

However, the USA—in the light of Scripture—will apparently never regain super-power status ever again (again, I realize that this is hard for many of us “red, white, and blue” Americans to stomach, but it is a biblical fact nonetheless).

Moreover, I fully expect that several of the now 50-states that make up the United States of America (and its territories) will break off out of economic necessity and for survival's sake— just like some of the former Soviet Union republics did. The states of California and Texas are particularly likely to separate themselves since they have massive economies and infrastructure that would allow them to easily do so (California has seemed to want to break off anyway, and Texas originally WAS its own country… and Texans have never forgotten that fact). Nevertheless, whatever nation entity reforms or remains after the US economic collapse will certainly be significantly different that what is there today.

In short, considering all the aspects of the economic tsunami heading toward our home nation: The United States, at least as we have known it , will soon be no more. Therefore, it is all the more important that Christians prepare for what is to come—and be ready to help reshape the new nation (or nations) that will emerge.

Examining the “Revived Roman Empire”

So where is this “revived Roman Empire” and where in the world did I get such a term from Scriptures?

In general, regardless of their denomination or theological bent, most Bible scholars that I am aware of agree that the Scriptures indicate that the coming Anti-Christ will “headquarter” his earthly power base in the area formerly occupied by the former Roman Empire. This is based on many Scriptures, but one section in particular worth noting is found in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament (ie the Hebrew, Tanakh ):

You, O king, are king of the [earthly] kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the might, and the glory. And wherever the children of men dwell, and the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens—He has given them into your hand and has made you to rule over them all. You [king of Babylon] are the head of gold.

And after you shall arise another kingdom [the Medo-Persian], inferior to you, and still a third kingdom of bronze [Greece under Alexander the Great] which shall bear rule over all the earth.

And the fourth kingdom [Rome] shall be strong as iron, since iron breaks to pieces and subdues all things; and like iron which crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of [baked] clay [of the potter] and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it some of the firmness and strength of iron, just as you saw the iron mixed with miry [earthen] clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of [baked] clay [of the potter], so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle and broken. And as you saw the iron mixed with miry and earthen clay, so they shall mingle themselves in the seed of men [in marriage bonds]; but they will not hold together [for two such elements or ideologies can never harmonize], even as iron does not mingle itself with clay.

And in the days of these [final ten] kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break and crush and consume all these kingdoms and it shall stand forever. Just as you saw that the Stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. The dream is certain and the interpretation of it is sure. ( Daniel 2:37-45 , Amplified)

I chose the Amplified translation to convey the above passage because it correctly places the historical names of these kingdoms in their proper places. King Nebuchadnezzar, to whom Daniel was speaking, was the king of the world's first “global” empire: The Babylonian Empire. The Spirit of God through Daniel clearly states, “And wherever the children of men dwell, and the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens— He [ie God] has given them into your hand and has made you to rule over them all .” (Bracketed note and emphasis mine.) This statement means that God Himself described the Babylonian Empire as being global in its scope.

Por quê? Did the Babylonians conquer every land mass of the entire planet? Clearly, no. It's “global” status was obviously not due to it possessing a full-planetary political scope. In Biblical terms, the Babylonian Empire became the world's first global empire under Nebuchadnezzar when his military conquests and economic suppression of other nations eventually encompassed the Holy Lands of Israel—and in particular, Jerusalem , the City of David. (I will clarify and prove that point in just a bit.)

Picking up again with Daniel's explanation above to Nebuchadnezzar, the prophet then stated that Babylon's next two successors—the Medo-Persian Empire followed by the Grecian Empire—would also encompass that same geographic area. Consequently, the prophet said they would also, “bear rule over all the earth” as Babylon had been doing previously (verse 39). Then verse 40 describes the powerful Roman Empire, which would (and did), “break and crush all these” and thus succeed them as the fourth global empire. This last empire was described as the powerful legs of iron because it would be split into two parts (Eastern and Western), just as history now tells us eventually occurred.

This is where we now find the first reference to a “revived Roman Empire.” Daniel here describes a scenario with regard to the Roman Empire in which it would have “ten kings” symbolized in Nebuchadnezzar's dream by the two feet with ten toes. This variant of the Roman Empire would be composed of the same “iron” (ie strength) of the former Roman Empire “legs” above it, but also “clay” (ie brittleness).

Historically , this never happened with regard to the Roman Empire of antiquity. Thus, is widely believed by Bible Scholars to represent a “revived Roman Empire” of the Last Days and NOT a historical event of the past. The Book of Revelation, looking even farther beyond our present, and to the final events of the End of Time, confirms this interpretation:

Also the ten horns that you observed are ten rulers (kings) who have as yet received no royal dominion, but together they are to receive power and authority as rulers for a single hour, along with the beast. These have one common policy (opinion, purpose), and they deliver their power and authority to the beast. ( Revelation 17:12-13 , Amplified)

Thus, we have not yet seen this final “global empire” manifest yet. By necessity, it must also fulfill the prophesies of Daniel, which means it must be a “revived Roman Empire” that picks up where the old one left off. Further, we know that all of this MUST happen prior to the return of the Messiah—the Lord Jesus Christ.

Rulers of the Earth?

Now let us revisit and clarify why did the Bible clearly indicate that the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Grecian, and Roman empires were “rulers of the whole earth.” How could they be, when their geographies were significantly more limited than the land masses of the full planet? Where they ruling over the areas we now know as China, Russia, India…or even any land in the Western Hemisphere? Certainly, no.

Then why were they considered “global” governments? Because as I mentioned before, these were the first empires to encompass the entire Land of Israel, much of the territory surrounding the “Great Sea” (ie the Mediterranean Sea—from which these four kingdoms arise—see Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 ), and especially because these four kingdoms controlled Jerusalem .

Why is this last point significant? Because the Bible clearly states that in God's mind (and consequently, within Satan's and the Anti-Christ's greedy minds), Jerusalem is the capital of the whole earth .

The City of the Great King

Jerusalem is the location God Himself has chosen to “place His Name.” Consequently, it is also the location from which the Messiah will reign on the earth from for a thousand years:

And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide [ie Jerusalem] , the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. ( Deuteronomy 14:23 , NKJV)

But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King . ( Matthew 5:34-35 , NKJV)

“ At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem . No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts. ( Jeremiah 3:17 , NKJV)

“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations , with countries all around her. ( Ezekiel 5:5 , NIV)

What About Washington DC?

There are a few people who, with good intentions and honest hearts, have noticed that there are similarities between the descriptions of the “revived Roman Empire” as described in Scripture, and the United States of America. Some have even speculated that Washington, DC is intended to be the “capital” of the Anti-Christ's kingdom.

It is my understanding that they believe this (in-part) because there are some Masonic teachings that indicate such was their plan. However, I do NOT believe that the devil's literature and/or propaganda are useful for determining the course of events of these Last Days— nor for interpreting Scripture. (The devil is on the loosing side, remember? What does he know?)

Though such people may be sincere in their attempts to interpret these Bible passages, they are certainly wrong in their conclusions. The MAJOR factor that determines the location of the “revived Roman Empire” is the fact that it will geographically encompass Jerusalem, just like the former Roman Empire once did (as we have already proven from Scripture).

Further, the “Solomon Principle” of Scripture confirms that the location of the former Roman Empire determines the location of the “revived” version that will follow it:

That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. ( Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 , NJKV)

It is a Divine biblical principle that the “prophetic foreshadows” within Scripture are typically fulfilled where the former event occurred. So, for example, the place where Abraham offered his son up to the Lord (which sacrifice was interrupted by the Angel of the Lord) is the EXACT same place where his covenant-keeping God had Israel build the temple , and essentially where He offered up His Own Son for us all.

Another confirming fact that the “revived” Roman Empire must be located geographically where the former one was is found in the Book of Acts:

And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem ,… and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem , and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth .” Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven [ie return to Mount Olivet, aka the Mount of Olives] .” Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem , a Sabbath day's journey. ( Acts 1:4,8-12 , NKJV)

Jesus stood upon the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem—within the midst of the former Roman Empire—and arose into Heaven. The Angel said that He will return “in like manner,” meaning: Returning to the same Mount of Olives, in the midst of the “revived Roman Empire.” Then the Lord Jesus will forever establish His Kingdom upon the Earth.

Again, like Solomon said, “That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us.”

Thus, these three confirmations tell us: The kingdom of the Anti-Christ is NOT the United States of America (nor does it even include it)… even if the Masons and their affiliates want it to be.

Therefore, we have proven our second premise:

Main Premise 2 : The European Union (and not the USA) is the starting point for the formation of the “revived Roman Empire” indicated in Daniel and Revelation, and thus would necessarily be the primary recipient of such a transfer of economic and political influence.

Geographic Limitations

This also brings us to our final premise concerning the events of these Last Days:

Secondary Premise : The Anti-Christ's geographic—and thus, financial, political, and military—influence has been grossly overstated by theologians and Christians throughout history. This is due to a common failure to recognize that the passages in the Book of Daniel set the context for those within Revelation. We will see that the Scriptures actually declare that the Anti-Christ will be “contained” by the Lord's own will and design to reign for a short time on the earth ONLY within the “revived Roman Empire”… and NOT truly globally .

Although Christians have given the devil more credit that what he is due, the fallen Archangel cannot pull off a total takeover of the entire earth—though he surely plans to give it a try. Even those who are motivated and controlled by the spirit of Anti-Christ today, are erroneously convinced that they will pull off creating a fully global governmental system (aka, the “New World Order”). However, the Lord has already promised to confound their “great” plans:

Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.”

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure: “Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion.” ( Psalm 2:1-6, NKJV )

It is the Lord that determines the geographic and political boundaries of every kingdom of the earth, regardless of “their” schemes:

And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, ( Acts 17:26 , NKJV)

“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings… ( Daniel 2:20-21 , NKJV)

The anti-Christ organizations (eg Skull and Bones , Freemasons , Bildebergers , Bohemian Grove , etc.) and the individuals that comprise them, cannot do anything that the Lord God Himself has not allowed. Further, the Lord God has not ordained the “boundaries of their dwellings” to extend beyond the approximate boundaries of the former Roman Empire. Period .

They will fail in their endeavors to create a true global government, and then find their place in the Lake of Fire—in which, those who fail to truly repent, renounce their former depravity, and accept Jesus as their ONLY Lord, are already destined to be thrown as contributing members of “the Beast” (see Revelation 19:19-20 ).

Now the passages within the Book of Revelation most often used by Christians and non-Christians alike to establish the concept of a full-earth kingdom of the Anti-Christ include the following:

It was granted to him [ie the Anti-Christ] to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:7-8, NKJV)

The Greek word used in that passage (and throughout all of the Book of Revelation, for that matter) which is translated “earth” is the Greek word, γη (pronounced “ge” with a long “e”, Strong's #1093). This is the Greek word from which we derive English words such as “geology” and “geography.” Now do these derivative English words indicate the entire globe, or just portions thereof ? Portions only, of course.

Furthermore, according to Dr. James Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible , this word specifically means “soil” and by extension can refer to a “region” alone. In fact, it is translated in the King James version of the New Testament also as “country, ground, and land.” Consequently, it is important to first determine the context of its usage (especially in the light of the whole Bible) before one can properly translate it into its appropriate English equivalent. (Note: The Hebrew word used in the Daniel passages also has a similar root and meaning.)

Given what I have shown thus far from both the Old and New Testaments already, I believe we can safely translate these passages in Revelation as “region” referring to the territories of the former Roman Empire, which will be approximately the same territories of the “revived” Roman Empire. This is also confirmed in Daniel 11 where it describes conflict between the “King of the North” (ie Anti-Christ) and the “King of the South” (along with others). This prophecy was only partially fulfilled in the prototype anti-Christ, Antiochus IV Epiphanes , and will yet be fulfilled in the final Anti-Christ we are discussing.

In fact, I believe the Bible is clear (in its entirety on the subject) that the Battle of Armageddon itself is not all the nations coming against Israel, per se, but fighting each other about Israel and its resources (otherwise, why would the Kings of the East bring such a massive army?). So if the Anti-Christ is combatting the other major national entities, how can he be simultaneously controlling them? He cannot… and he will not . He is limited in his scope and direct authority (howbeit, he will assuredly attempt to use diplomatic influence beyond his own geographic scope, just like the United States does today).

Every Tribe?

However, one might ask, “What about the part that says he has authority over 'every tribe, tongue, and nation' and that they all worship the Anti-Christ?” To answer that, let me remind you of the fact that even King Nebuchadnezzar was told directly by God through the prophet Daniel:

You, O king, are king of the [earthly] kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the might, and the glory. And wherever the children of men dwell, and the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens—He has given them into your hand and has made you to rule over them all. You [king of Babylon] are the head of gold. ( Daniel 2:37-38 , Amplified)

Again, did King Nebuchadnezzar have dominion over the Native Americans in North America? How about the Japanese? What about Australian Aborigines? Uh, não. He did not have dominion over any of these directly. In fact, I think it is safe to assume these people did not even KNOW Nebuchadnezzar and his empire even existed .

Therefore, the Lord God Himself has already defined (within the Book of Daniel) the people groups contained within the phrase “every tribe, tongue, and nation” used in this passage of the Book of Revelation. They are those people groups which can be found there in that same region formerly covered by the Babylonian Empire and its successors—including the former Roman Empire. So in short, the Anti-Christ does NOT get the entire planet . He ONLY gets his pre-appointed geographic location in about the same “footprint” of the former Roman Empire. Thus, the Anti-Christ's claim to the “whole world” is only for the 42-months he occupies the City of David— Jerusalem , the Capital of the Earth ( Revelation 11:1-3 ).

This is very GOOD news! (At least as far as any news about the coming Anti-Christ could be considered “good.”) The “mark of the beast” in the hand or forehead (eg an RF readable microchip), only by which men and women can buy and sell, is primarily a concern for those living in the territories that God allows that character authority over for a season. The terrible persecution of the saints is similarly limited in its geographic scope. (For what nation outside thereof would allow the guy to attack its own residents?) This also makes very clear a specific Christian responsibility for these last days:

All Christians have a God-given responsibility to resist and oppose all that is “Anti-Christ” until such time as we are no longer on the earth to do so (ie the rapture occurs).

Politicians, governmental policies, organizations, leaders, companies, and anything or anybody else, who exhibits a posture that is “against Christ” (which is what the word “Anti-Christ” actually means) should be resisted and opposed on all fronts.

One unintended result of the bad theology that has overstated the influence of the Anti-Christ in the Last Days is that Christians have either knowingly or unwittingly compromised with one-world government and one-world religion agendas. The “if he gets the whole world, why fight it?” mentality has made too-many Christians lazy in their political, economic, legal, and social endeavors. We need to oppose everything, and everybody who opposes Christ … which includes those which/who exhibit a “globalist” agenda.

With the above point in mind, let us conclude this article by briefly examining the political structure that will characterize the kingdom of the Anti-Christ.

Political Characteristics of the “Revived Roman Empire”

Now in verse 43 of Daniel 2 that we cited in full above, the Amplified translation mistakenly adds the interpretive note “[in marriage bonds]” to the prophet's phrase, “they shall mingle themselves in the seed of men.” This phrase is NOT in the original Hebrew language of this passage, and as a “clarifying note” this insertion cannot be an accurate since we are talking about kingdoms (ie earthly governments) and not just people.

We can see this fact even clearer when we elaborate on the “clay” characteristic of this revived Roman Empire. Daniel indicated by the Spirit of God that:

Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. (Verses 41-43, NKJV)

The significance of the clay is explained above by the fact that they “will mingle with the seed of men.” This is referring to the almost certain fact that the new “revived Roman Empire” will be a democracy, which the original Roman Empire was not (at least not in the sense of the modern term). Why do I believe this?

It is a historical fact that democracies are very easy to “rule” by mass deception and propaganda by anti-Christ like individuals, who can assume Fascist control of the democratic state while maintaining an appearance of “people-rule” (take Nazi-Germany , for an excellent example). It is this need to maintain a constant deception to retain rule that makes such a government “brittle” in comparison with the power that the Roman government was able to exercise over its populations; due in-part to the fact that surprising few people were actually citizens of the Empire, as the passages in Acts 16:36-40 and 22:24-29 also clearly indicate.

Of course, Europe has a history of Fascist-Democratic states (Germany, Italy, etc.), and so has parts of the Middle-East (Iraq, for example). So, again, let us take a look at the map of the former Roman Empire and get an idea of its scope:

If you compare the map above with the following one of the current European Union (EU) territories (provided again by Wikipedia.org), you can see that there are countries currently within the EU that will soon separate. There are obviously others that are not yet a part of that territory that will join the resulting new “union” by whatever name that new formation will be called (I do not personally believe that it will still be called the “European Union” when the proverbial “dust” finally settles):

Again : The resulting governmental entity (called the “beast” in both the Book of Daniel and in Revelation) will constitute the “revived Roman Empire” of Scripture—occupying the same approximate “footprint” of geography that the first one occupied. Consequently, there is about to be some major geopolitical realignments happening soon.

Resumo:

So let us summarize quickly what we have discovered from the Scriptures about the Last Days in this single article. By so doing, we will be able to see the biblical “End Time” context of the Word of the Lord I received about the imminent collapse of the US economic system:

• There will be a complete collapse of the US economic system, which will result in the elimination of the United States as a world super-power.
• There will be a resulting shift of the USA's former economic and political influence over to the European Union.
• Nevertheless, the European Union will undergo major economic and political fluctuations in response to the global economic and political crises that result. This will cause some countries to join with the EU and others to exit—eventually forming a new “revived Roman Empire” entity that fulfills Bible prophecies.
• Other nations—like the Russian Federation and China (ie Magog, and the “Kings of the East”)—will continue to build in economic, political, and military strength. This will cause some countries to ally themselves with them (eg the Nordic countries will likely realign themselves with their more historical counterpart, the Russian Federation or its successor entity), and will eventually lead to the biggest military confrontation in world history, within the Valley of Megiddo (ie the Battle of Armageddon—see Revelation 16:12-16 and 19:19-20 ).
• The Western Hemisphere in general (and the current “United States” in particular) will not be a major part of these events. There will likely be trade between the hemispheres, but the prophetic events of Scripture do not include these nations. In fact, one can conclude that even countries such as Australia and New Zealand will likely be excluded from these events—probably due to economic and political changes within those nations.

So all of this certainly clarifies major portions of the first two parts of the Word of the Lord I received back in November, 2006 nicely. A saber:

The US dollar is about to collapse… followed by the stock markets, then the real estate markets… and then every other market.

This is the great End Time wealth transfer you have heard taught from the Scriptures these many years… and the shift in economic and political power from the United States to the European Union in preparation for the coming Anti-Christ .

In our next article post (which I expect to be MUCH shorter, by the way), I intend to pick up with the “great End Time wealth transfer” topic, as well as a few other relevant notes, before we move on to the third part of that prophetic word about gold (and silver). Then we'll hopefully cover a few basics from a pragmatic standpoint of how you can build your own “financial ark” (using Noah as a metaphor) to protect you and your family's future.

Until the next post…

Blessings to you and all that is yours, as you follow Jesus, His Word, and His revealed Will, with all your heart.

In Jesus,

-Rico Vermillion

Related Rich-Posts: Economics, Gold, and the Word of the Lord (Part 1) , Robert Kiyosaki on Gold, Currencies, and the US Economic Collapse , JWS Gold Referral

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