WORLD WAR!

Last week we talked about Mystery, Babylon The Great: the End Times Political, Economic and Religious system that will dominate the earth during [at least] the last half of The Great Tribulation.

A system this large and pervasive does not just appear. It takes years, decades, centuries of planning and incremental steps to become the monolith it is prophesied to be. Many believe that system exists today. Some have seen it in the Roman Catholic Church because of the identification with the 7 mountains upon which 'the woman' sits. [Rev. 17] Last week's installment showed the weakness of this interpretation.

Consider: James Rickards' book: The Currency Wars: The Making of The Next Global Crises. Rickards is a respected economic leader with a unique skill-set. He has been called upon by our government, on several occasions, to either fix financial problems or analyze them for various governmental groups. He has testified before Congress on several occasions and was called upon by the Pentagon to demonstrate how he envisioned this crises to impact our security.

In a nutshell, Rickards is suggesting the indicators exist to demonstrate a soon-coming Global War! This one will not be with bullets but with currencies. Right now nations are vying for economic superiority [or parity] by de-valuing their currencies. 

We, in the United States, have devalued our currency at least three times in the last 3 or 4 years. The government calls it "quantitative easing," but it's really The Federal Reserve dumping dollars into the system. 1.3 trillion dollars in 2010, 600 bn in 2011, and 1.9 trillion in 2012. Close to 4 trillion extra dollars, chasing the same goods and services, means each one now costs more.

We are being told to expect 4-dollar gasoline by Summer [again]. This time the price will probably not go back down. 

Rickards demonstrates that in the early part of the 20th century, this sort of thing occurred precipitating The Great Depression, the rise of Hitler, in Germany, and World War II. It happened again in the 1970's where we saw gas lines, unemployment and a 'Misery Index' which added the inflation rate to the interest rate. In those days folks were paying 11 to 18% interest on home mortgages and 'Usury' laws had to be adjusted because Credit Card companies were routinely charging more than 20% on this unsecured, short-term debt. 

Rickards says we are on the verge of Number 3. This time nations will fight with their currency values. Great Britian has already devalued their currency by 90% with Japan at 125%. China surprised the world by suddenly increasing their gold reserves by 3 /4000 tons over a 4-year period. China now has banks in the U.S. giving them access to The Federal Reserve and our currency network. 

USAToday suggested: "The next war won't be fought with guns, but with currency."  Forbes is predicting this will "destroy the dollar."

Mystery, Babylon The Great is a system in the making. Politically, the stage is being set for an Elite Cadre of leaders telling their people what they must do or not do and having the majority accept it, simply because they trust their leaders. Religiously, people are being deceived by the Feel-Good, Mystical messages and experiences, called 'church,' to abandon the authority of The Word of God, while the Economic System is being used as a weapon against both our enemies and our citizens.

It's easy to see how The Anti-christ will want to take control of this system. It is not only for centralized control, but a weapon in his effort to dominate the world. What will you do? The "Message" is usually: Buy God!

But God's message is: "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayes be rich, and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed,... and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see."  [Rev. 2:18]