Desperation can dictate many bad decisions. And will the world be desperate once the Church is taken away. Although some may even party being conditioned to think that Christians were bad and unnecessary. Again this "party" mentality has long been instilled in many societies. Heh, the Christians are gone, let's have a concert! The two end time prophets are dead let's throw a concert! The entertainment industry has been promoting a spirit of self grandizement for some time. Ergo so many awards shows and concerts! Rather than admit their sins before their creator God or admit their lifestyles were inadequate to save them, many will simply more adamantly rebel against God! As we study prophetic markers and do our math trying to figure the day and the hour, the collective mindset and disposition of modern society speaks volumes as to the closeness of the Lord as well! This not only speaks of deception at it's basic and deepest levels, but is also a gauge to the extent of how far people are from the Lord! TR Yohanan, you are a merciless tease! You said, "...which could be today!" Fortunately this codger has a strong heart. About that 2020 recession, people: It’s not happening.... ....Of course, it can be argued that the U.S. and China are in a late-stage economic cycle and need help. This summer will mark the tenth year of expansion for the U.S. economy. If this continues next year, Trump and the Fed would have helped the U.S. beat an economic record.... ....The global economy, an economy that was supposed to fall off a cliff following the imposition of tariffs on China, seems to be in good working order. Not only is there no recession in sight here at home, but there is no recession on the horizon in China either.... ....The recession call is dead for 2020. However, last week’s GDP data did have something for everyone. It was sort of like the Mueller Report on Trump's beloved economy: You see what you want to see.... I cannot say I see a scriptural basis to be dogmatic about the following proposed theoretical sequence of events, but I cannot help but wonder if the Lord, as soon as the Restrainer is removed (the Holy Spirit indwelling the true Church), will remove His hand from holding up the otherwise inevitable economic collapse. The collapse will follow almost immediately after the harpazo. That, in turn, will create a fertile environment for the unleashing of the seals, as the Antichrist would emerge, followed by wars, famine, pestilence and death. That sounds like a pretty plausible domino effect to me. What say you? After we leave, everything is gonna hit the fan! What order and when really won't affect me. TR
