Foreshadow Now, ‘Season of the End Times’:
Blog note. Jesus indicated that ‘fearful sights’ (various natural disasters) would occur leading up to the time known as the Tribulation and Great Tribulation (a combined seven year period of great destruction on earth). Although these types of things have occurred in the past for centuries and thousands of years, they could be identified as the ‘season of the times’ due to the ferociousness of these events. They would be occurring in greater intensity, severity, frequency, size, duration, scope … just like the pains that a woman experiences in labor the farther along she is in the labor process. We are in the ‘season of the times’ that comes just before the seven (7) year Tribulation/Great Tribulation period
… And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. (Luke 21:11).
… And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25)
… Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken; (Luke 21:26)
… This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:1)
Jesus is giving a series of prophecies about what to look for as the age of grace comes to a close. These verses are several of many such prophecies from throughout the Bible. 2017 was the worst year in recorded history for the intensity, frequency, severity, duration and occurrence of a large number of severe natural disasters worldwide. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, torrential flooding, unprecedented wildfires in unusual places, devastating droughts, excessive/scorching heat setting records everywhere, record snowfalls in Europe and Russia. Snow in the Arabia. This list can go on. Most studied Eschatologists believe these ‘fearful sights’ and massive natural disasters are all part of the ‘CONVERGENCE’ of signs that this Biblical and prophetic age is closing. Most people who study prophecy are familiar with the routine reference(s) made that these things will be like a woman having labor.
Family plans to survive Covid-19 apocalypse by spending YEARS in underground bunker while virus ravages the world. Do they have enough food stored for seven (7) years?
8 Apr, 2020 13:13 RT
Some Americans have taken extreme measures to avoid the global pandemic by moving into converted former military shelters in South Dakota, saying: “We’ve got life insurance and car insurance… now we’ve got TOTAL insurance.”
Most of us hope the Covid-19 lockdown is over within weeks and life returns to normal. But one family in the USA is prepared and ready to spend YEARS underground to ride it out.
The Gembalas purchased a former military bunker, made of concrete and steel, in South Dakota three (3) years ago. There are over 550 (5) such bunkers in the fortress, which was used to store bombs and munitions until 1967.
It’s completely off-grid. They have their own power supplies (solar, wind, diesel generators) and running water, and enough dried and canned food to last at least two years.
Michael Gembala, a builder from Indiana, moved his family into their customized bunker last week. Speaking exclusively to RT from inside his shelter, he explained: “This wasn’t an out-of-the-blue idea. Our daughter went through a horrific accident some years ago and as parents we realized that you can’t control everything.”
“We could see how life can change drastically and fast, and we researched what we could do to prepare if something happened in the world, so we could protect our children and family.”
“It makes sense to have life insurance, car insurance and it made sense for us to have total insurance.” (?)
At the end of March, the family packed up their home in Indiana and left for their bunker in just four hours after seeing the rapid spread of Covid-19.
So far, they are all healthy but mother Megan has heard troubling news from relatives. She explained: “My aunt might have it and she lives with my elderly grandparents, so there’s a lot of anxiety for them.”
“We wanted better coverage for our family and tried to think of all the possibilities, so we could protect our kids.” Since arriving, they have now been joined by their four grandchildren.
The bunkers are out in the remote countryside and are purposely located far from any potential flood sites or nuclear targets.
Michael said: “We’re in one of the safest places you can be in the middle of nowhere, and there’s only about 100 [Covid-19] cases in the whole state.“
We packed up and were gone in four hours. We were on our way just a few hours before the stay-at-home order was issued by Indiana, so it was perfect timing.
“We’re here to ride out, we’re here till the end and whatever happens, we’re in it for the long run. We have enough food for a couple of years.” (Note: Do they have enough for seven 7 years?)
Each owner gets their bunker in shell form for $35,000 and then can customize it. The firm which runs the site, Vivos, bills itself as providing “the backup plan for humanity.” It estimates that you could spend between $30,000 (6×5) to $150,000 (5+5+5) fitting it out, with some having lavish bathrooms, full living rooms, and comfortable bedrooms. Judging by the photographs on Vivos’ website, some of the bunkers could be mistaken for four-star hotels, featuring gyms, swimming pools, cinemas, and bars.
Michael is a general contractor and runs his own small construction firm, so is capable of converting the bunker himself. Megan used to help run the business and will continue homeschooling their two children, something she had already been doing back in Indiana.
Some think the Gembalas are crazy for buying a bunker, but according to Vivos, they are not alone: sales are up 500 (5) percent compared to last year and enquires have rocketed by 1,000 (5+5) percent fueled by fears over the pandemic, and the firm is planning new sites in Germany and Asia.
Michael explained that some of his friends were originally skeptical about his “prepper” plans: “My circle is a lot of different classes and walks of life as being in business I meet a lot of people. In the beginning, some were like, ‘You did what? You bought a bunker?’
“But that’s my opinion of how I want to do things, the path I feel I need to take for my family.
“Nobody expected this: look at how drastically fast this thing has wiped over the whole word. It was for this sort of thing that my wife and I planned to have a safe place to go to. Now other people are thinking, I wish I had done that.”
It may seem an extreme course of action to take in the world’s richest and most advanced country.
But the Gembalas don’t blame the US government or Donald Trump for not doing enough. For them, they can’t see how any leader can be responsible for every single one of their citizens.
Michael said: “Our political views are one way but a government is a government. I think people have got a false security that the government is going to save each and every person but that’s not going to happen. No government is going to be able to do that. We had Hurricane Katrina where FEMA went in and it was just a mess.”
“People don’t really see reality as they should, one family is not significant to any government in the world.”
“They could tell us this and show you ways to do something but in reality, you are on your own. There’s a false [sense of] security, not in just this country but in all countries.”
“I raise my children to think for themselves, I raise them to expect different things in life and that nothing is guaranteed.
“I think if people were taught in a more reality-based way, then there wouldn’t be so much dependence on governments in the world. It’s not just here in America – the world wasn’t ready for this. I don’t think the world is going to be the same after this either. I don’t know what normal will be once this is done.”
(Night Watchman Note: What will happen when millions of Christians suddenly ‘disappear’ in the ‘twinkling of an eye”??? Those who may be first-responders, doctors, nurses, support staff, policemen, firefighters, homeless volunteers, those in the red cross or other emergency aid and relief organizations, in the national guard or military, pharmacies, grocery stores, etc. You get the picture.)
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:
The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)
A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.
. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).
. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).
B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.
. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).
. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).
. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).
. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).
. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).
. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).
. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).
. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).
. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).
. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).
. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).
True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:
Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”
Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
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