The Four Horsemen

The weather is crazy, isn't it?  Lack of rain, with resulting drought and fires; too much rain, with resulting flooding; lower temperatures than normal with record snowfall; higher temperatures than normal; hailstorms in the summer; tornadoes, and on and on. 

Experts are already predicting that as early as next year (this was written in 2013), we could see shortages because of crop failures (this has begun now in 2014).  What will this mean?  Shortages and higher prices.

I have felt in recent years that the Lord has called me to be a "watchman," who warns of things to come.  I know that perhaps some people see me as a gloom and doom person...but I have the urging in my spirit to warn people of possible impending emergencies.

As Christians, we compare what is happening in our world to what the scriptures in the Bible tell us.  Remember the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
And I saw, and behold a white horse; and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given to him; and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.  
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
And there went out another horse that was red; and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another; and there was given unto him a great sword.  
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. 
And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.  And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Revelation 6:1-8  

The black horse is generally thought to be famine, with an entire day's wages being spent for one loaf of bread, and barley being used instead of wheat (which is supposedly less nutritious than wheat), because it's cheaper.

Be prepared, as much as you can.  Let the Spirit of the Lord lead you in what you should do.  If He does not return for us beforehand, we will go through some of this.  Another hard thing will be that many will not be prepared, and will be begging us for help.  Use this time to share the hope that we have in Jesus.  Never will He leave us, or forsake us.

Remember Joseph and the 7 prosperous years, and then the 7 lean years?

And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said; and there was famine in all the lands; but in all of the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 41:54

He will take care of us, but we are to be wise also...  

until He comes...

9/21/2014 - Update

Since posting the above, we are even deeper into the fulfillment of the end times...

Peace is harder to find in our world, and brutal terrorism is assaulting us on the nightly news broadcasts almost daily...along with natural disasters.

Read again the scriptures of the Four Horsemen, and you will see not only that the black horse is riding, but the red horse has now joined him.

There is no time to wait in accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior.  Don't wait too long, or you could be left behind when He comes for us.  He loves you, and wants nothing more than to call you "friend."  Just ask, He won't turn you down.

Hang on to Him through all the times to come...He will never leave you nor forsake you!

until He comes...




10/25/2014 - Update

Ebola...

Pestilence.  One of the signs of the Pale Horse.

Yes, we have had famines, earthquakes, droughts, floods, epidemics, in the past.  But these signs are converging on us all at one time...a sign of the end times.

Be ready.  Our Lords coming is nigh at hand.  If you don't know Him, He is waiting for you with arms open wide!  He loves you.  Open your heart to Him.

until He comes...

Jesus In Disguise?

So many people are in need these days.  You see them everywhere, pushing shopping carts or on the streets.

I'm going to relate a story that was told to me, by a beautiful Christian who is not rich himself, but has a heart to help others for his Lord Jesus.

He said that one day he saw a man going down the street, pushing a shopping cart.  He wondered how long this person had to work, going through garbage and trash, to find enough bottles and cans to recycle to buy his next meal.  He told his son to go and get the bags of plastic bottles they were saving in the backyard to take in for recycling.  His son brought them out, and he gave them to this man.  The man stopped and looked at him closely.  He said, "I know you...you are Mario!"  He said that he had never met this man before in his life.  He said that he got goosebumps from this, as he couldn't imagine how this man would have known his name.

I reminded him of a scripture...

And the King shall answer and say unto them, "Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
Matthew 25:39-41

The next time that you see that homeless person on the street...is it a homeless person, or is it Jesus, wondering what people will do with this outcast of society?

Will you help that person, or will you pass them by?

Jesus in disguise?

Until He comes...

O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?

I just recently lost a very dear friend.
He and his wife had been friends of mine since 2002.  They were both beautiful Christians.  He was severely disabled.  He had a deterioration of the spine, COPD, fibromyalgia, and multiple sclerosis.

To top everything off, his wife also was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's a few years back.  He insisted upon being her caregiver, and took care of her every need.  He cooked, did the laundry, cleaned the house, and took care of their pet dog, from his power wheelchair.  It was only just recently that he relented and allowed outside caregivers to come in and do housework and such.

His wife worsened in the past few months.  She was hospitalized, and he went every chance he could get, in his wheelchair, through the streets to visit her...even though the wear and tear on his body at this point was taking its toll.  Last month, the doctors announced that she would not be able to return home, and would be placed in a Personal Care Facility.  He said to me, "This leaves me with that guilty feeling that maybe if I did just a little bit more..."  I assured him that no one could have done more than he did.  And no one could have expected more from him.

I had not heard from him in a month.  He would usually send me updates weekly.  I decided to email him to see if everything was ok.  The email bounced back to me.  I sent another...same thing.  I then decided to call their home, and got a signal on the phone that the line was disconnected.  Thoughts went through my head...maybe he had decided to move closer to the facility that they had moved his wife to, and did not have time to let me know.  I wondered also if something had happened to him, as he was not in the best of health.  I decided one day to search their local newspaper online...nothing.  I thought, "well, at least I know he's ok."  The worst part about it was not knowing for sure.  I then decided to do an online search.  I typed his name and city into the search engine, and there it was...his obituary.  It was in another newspaper.  He had passed away at the age of 53.  I was in shock.  I found out later that he was unable to breathe, and died alone at his house.  But then it came to me that we are never alone...as a mighty host of angels surround us!

The Lord reminded me that I will see him again some day...as he is safe in the arms of Jesus now.  No more pain, no more sorrow.

He wrote a poem for me early on in our friendship, and I believe that he would love for me to share it with all of you now...

Snowflakes, just as with people, it is known that no two are quite alike. 
Each shall be of its own design, but shall together serve a great purpose. 
All the trials that come before us are but snowflakes. 
All the love that we share shall accumulate with them. 
Together they are the snows that form our lives. 
Through God, they are perfect and shall by design keep us warm.  They shall protect us from the winds of change, or the storms of anger or frustration or hurtfulness. 
Let God's snows be your blanket, and its pure white protect you from the darkness and the shadows. 
They shall reflect the brilliance of God's Promise, and hold the warmth of your heart.

GH, October 2002

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
1 Corinthians 15:55

Until He comes...