In 1978, the total debt in the U.S. was $719 Billion. Today it is $56 Trillion. This is a 77X increase. How much more debt can we handle? Hyperinflation is moving closer and it will be a time of great change. We must muster up the courage to face change. Having faith in Our Heavenly Father will see us through any upheaval before us. If we think outside the box. We can soar to new heights just as Jetman in the video below:
In these days of leverage, any interruption in the flow of cash can be disastrous. Often, your bank’s signature card will include a statement whereby they have 30 days to respond to a cash withdrawal request. Though they rarely exercise this stipulation, it does exist. What would happen if you could not get to your cash for thirty days? Selah!
MF Global claims the JP Morgan Chase slowed down their cash which helped move them into bankruptcy. See http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mf-global-jpmorgan-again-center-002846254.html
The strong get stronger, the weak fall by the wayside. Be careful with your assets.
From the Securities Investor Protection Corporation website, http://www.sipc.org/pdf/HSPY_English_2011.pdf :
“Terms of SIPC help. Customers of a failed brokerage firm get back all securities (such as stocks and bonds) that already are registered in their name or are in the process of being registered.”
Securities registered in the “Street Name” of the brokerage do not appeared to be covered. Beware! Do not delay or fail to insure your stocks are placed in your name. If a large scale financial event were to happen, the reserve funds of the SIPC could be depleted and you would be at risk of notable losses.
In Matthew 25, Jesus said:
33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
His sheep served Him by acts of Love toward mankind.
I sense the separation has now started. Men’s hearts will be judged and placed in one of two groups: the left side of judgment or the right side of mercy. Each of us can easily determine which side we will be on by simply looking at our acts and their impact on others. Is our individual focus on ourselves or others? Jesus very specifically associates Himself with the hungry, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and the prisoner. Why? Because the Face of GOD can be found in everyone. There is no place where Our Heavenly Father isn’t. Each of us comes from the same Creator and all of us belong to the brotherhood. Jesus specifically picked those who were down and out to make His point.
Each of us will be challenged in our responses to others in need. Can we give to the unlovely? Will we help out those who have stolen from us? Will we help our enemy in his time of need? The most important question to ask: Are you currently doing it? The time is now!
The MF Global disaster emphasized the need for investors to go to any means to protect their wealth. Stockbrokerage firms do not want to facilitate any move to the issuance of physical stock certificates. When you buy stocks, the stockbroker generally puts the stock in their “street name” rather than yours. This makes it easy for them and is not designed to be for your best interest unless you are a trader and hold the stock for a short period of time. If you are planning to hold your stocks for an extended period of time, you may want to consider Direct Registration.
I recently contacted my local Scottrade office and told them I wanted to transfer most of my stocks in the account to Direct Registration. This is a service of the Stock Transfer Company that handles the issuance of stock for the publicly traded company. I completed the paperwork for each stock I wanted transferred and all but one were moved to a newly established DRS account where I am the stockholder of record, not the stockbroker’s “street name”. Now that I am recognized by the Stock Transfer Agent, I could have them issue paper certificates if I desire. This action removes the inherent risk of some unexpected event occurring with the stockbrokerage firm that could put your assets held with them at risk. It is amazing what we must do to protect ourselves these days!
By the way, a smaller Canadian-based transfer agent was evidently not set up to handle Direct Registration so that particular stock is still sitting in my brokerage account. The rest transferred without issue and I have received the confirmations in the mail.
War with Iran may now be imminent. China is extremely dependent of Iran for oil. The price of oil could hit $200 if the markets get spooked and the U.S. would make sure that the Chinese oil imports continue, even if from Saudi Arabia. I expect this war to be mainly accomplished through the air and the sea as well as cyber-war and economic sanctions. When the sanctions hit the Iranian Central Bank, the Iranian currency dropped by 30% in the last few weeks thus bringing on hyperinflation. Gold could hit $2,100 and silver above $50 as investors make a flight of safety. You know when the Secretary of Defense along with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs make the Sunday morning news magazine circuit, the plan has been set in motion.
Wealth destruction is alive and well. Financial repression is keeping the interest rates at near zero. This helps the big banks make money at the expense of savers. At the same time inflation continues its upward march. $2.29 for a soda? This isn’t New York City! It wasn’t that long ago that the soda was 99 cents. $3 gasoline has become passively accepted among the masses and it is no longer being reported by the media as being exceptional. Prices are creeping up with a subtle nickel here or a dime there.
Gold’s next major hurdle will be in the $2,100 range this year. It is truly the canary in the coal mine in relation to inflation and the devaluation of currencies around the world. Silver should make a move as well but with much greater volatility on both the upside and downside. Those who study these markets are convinced there is considerable manipulation of daily prices. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange raised the margin requirements of silver forcing many to abandon their futures positions. The net result: lower silver prices.
The Federal Reserve will continue to protect the banking system i.e., large banks. Community banks are on their own. Some notable executives who have taken undeserved bonuses while the taxpayers bailed out their institutions may get prosecuted this year in time for the November elections. Afterwards, I expect the prosecution rate to drop back down to zero.
It seems as though the U.S. wants to pick a fight with Iran. If this happens, oil prices could hit $200 in anticipation of the Straits of Hormuz being closed down. This in turn would seal a further extension to the current recession. Libya and Nigeria are also targets for oil disruption. Islamic extremists want to control the global economy and oil production is a key to economic development of the western world.
In Shadowstats.com’s latest bulletin, the following highlights are included:
Seasonal-Adjustment Problems Spiked Jobs Growth, Seasonal-Adjustment Revisions Artificially Lowered Unemployment Rates
> - December Jobs Reading Remained Well Below Pre-2007 and Pre-2001 Recession Levels
> – December Unemployment: 8.5% (U.3), 15.2% (U.6), 22.4% (SGS)
> – Money Supply M3 Annual Growth Tops 3.0% for First Time in 28 Months
These numbers are contrary to NBC’s Nightly News reporting of the economic state of improvement. The numbers of the mainstream media (MSM) are designed to convince us to spend. In the natural, things look ominous. However, I have some good news.
As I was seeking Our Heavenly Father, HE told me to replace one of our old servers was a new server in my IT business. I could have upgraded the old server for a nominal cost but instead HE compelled me to purchase a new server with 400 times the raw speed of the old. Clearly, HE is optimistic about 2012. Of course, HE created this universe and is not caught off guard with all of the doom and gloom predictions. Yes, we may endure some pain in whatever transition is to occur but I don’t think HE would have me expand the processing power because HE has an investment in IBM.
I am sensing that this new server will have a direct focus on Kingdom business. Many of us have been doing Kingdom business in a rather isolated fashion in times past. There has been a vacuum of unity that has kept the current system intact. Now is the time for the Kingdom to develop into a cohesive organism.
Globalization of Power has not been subject to the Rule of Law. This is an unregulated arena and desperately needs the rule of Divine Law. Man’s methodology is for the powerful countries to come together and decide how all countries are to operate. The weak countries have to abide by the strong countries’ wishes. That scenario would change with a Kingdom perspective.
We are interconnected as never before. Because of the Internet, information moves at near instantaneous speed. We all have a common destiny. This destiny must be met by Love. Soon, I will be sharing about the Gideon Project, the end of contention brought forth by a collective commitment to unity in business. As the Kingdom moves forward, a transfer of wealth will occur and solutions to the strife and contention will materialize. Wealth will move away from the entitled and move toward the Kingdom. Stay tuned!
The Feast of Dedication began on December 21st, 2011, and lasted eight days celebrating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Exactly one year later is that long awaited date of 12/21/12, the end of the age according to the Mayan Calendar. December became an important prophetic month to me in 2005 but it actually started in the 1992 time frame. Our Heavenly Father moved us to our current house in 1992. HE had specifically directed me to this house even though I was looking to move to a suburb on the north side of Oklahoma City. Our Heavenly Father had other plans. Unknown to us, we took possession of the house on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles in 1992. I discovered this fact in 1997 during a study of Biblical names and their meanings. Our Heavenly Father revealed to me that our house address had prophetic significance. With a street number of 2005, I knew I would wait eight long years to see the prophetic significance of this address. When the year 2005 arrived, I expected something noteworthy to happen during one of the three major feasts- Passover, Pentecost, or Tabernacles. Nothing, nada, negatory!
It wasn’t until December did the prophetic event occur. This is when Our Heavenly Father moved my focus away from the Law and the prophetic cycles to Love. I had spent a decade focusing on the prior and I suppose I had graduated to the next area of focus. I am now in my seventh year of this area of focus and I believe this to be the culmination of all the previous studies and focus. For those who study cycles, this seven year cycle of the Feast of Dedication may unlock some interesting revelation.
The Feast of Dedication is mentioned in John Chapter 10:
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and [my] Father are one.
Immediately, the Jews prepared to stone Jesus. He had just proclaimed himself to be equal to Our Heavenly Father. Jesus manifested works in “my Father’s name” and those works bore witness of HIS fruit. Jesus basically said, “Judge the fruit”. Those that hear HIS voice have eternal life from the Lifegiver. Our Heavenly Father gave to Jesus those who hear and respond to HIS voice. As we respond to Our Heavenly Father and are drawn by the Holy Spirit unto HIM, we take on HIS character of Love and become one with HIM. Our temple is dedicated to HIM and this is the temple HE dedicates and inhabits. We are worthy because Our Creator has deemed us worthy to be inhabited. Accept it for we too are one with Our Heavenly Father!