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Wow... 6 years since we started this forum. Thanks to CF giving us this space for sharing and discussion!
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When you get to the broadcast stage, let us know! Sounds interesting. Are you considering starting a channel on YouTube? I am sure you know you can get a lot of coverage there with subscriptions and such.I am in the process of launching a global communication system to respond to future natural disasters.
Recent events in Nepal and Tonga saw power and communications completely fail.
We are planning to be equipped to provide communications for search and rescue and humanitarian aid.
I would say that prepping in general is a good idea.Today there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of Christians who are "prepping" for an uncertain future. One poll states there are over 3 million preppers in the USA. I would suggest that the majority of these are Christians. Not "doomsday" preppers because as believers we know that there is not going to be a doomsday as such. We know Jesus is going to return, set up His glorious kingdom... and we rejoice! But we also know that as that wonderful day approaches, there will be much trouble and tribulation; both man made and natural.
I believe this forum would be positive and helpful to those believers who are in prepper mode. It would also serve to help convince other believers to begin prepping for that uncertain future.
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You are spot on my friend. We think alike. Yes, there are a population of believers who think they are immune to horrible events. And to be honest, they drive me crazy to hear them talk. What it is, here in America, is that we've had it real good for a long time. Christians in this country don't understand horrible events. They don't think bad things happen to Christians. Now I know God answers prayer and does protect us. I'm always afraid of tornadoes and have yet to find a large enough caliber rifle to bring one down lol. So instead of trying to break up the wind tunnel of a tornado with a large caliber gun, I now pray for a passover and that is working real good. So prayer is a very good thing. However, we still live in a sinful fallen world where bad things happen to the best of Christians. When this country falls it will be the saddest day in our history. Those who did not prepare for the event will become victims in the Mad Max movies they will be living in. Even a percentage of us who did prep will be cut short. We are headed for some very dark times unless we can get Trump back into office in 2024 and that's if we have a fair election---and that's a Big IF.A case for prepping 18
Have Christians Ever Died In Calamities?
This would seem to be a odd argument to have to present. The fact that Christians have died in every sort of calamity would seem to be obvious. Yet there is an argument in the Christian community that would seem to deny this reality. From Political uprising to natural catastrophe, Christians have faired no better than any other group of humans. I will rehearse to you just a handful of events from history. I could dig up and present hundreds of like events where Christians, men women and children, have died in every sort of calamity imaginable. Let me reiterate, it is not my intention to bring fear into your heart. Perhaps a healthy amount of fear should be brought into your mind. You need to take this seriously on a logical and common sense level. You and your children could suffer greatly if you do not make common sense, logical preparations.
There are those who oppose preparing for these calamities. They will suggest that if you take steps to protect the health and welfare of your family you therefore lack faith. We have to ask these opponents of prepping if all the millions of Christians who have died in uprisings and calamity lacked faith? Do you think your faith is greater than the millions of believers who have died in every sort of natural and domestic calamity? Where are the masses of believers who testify to have been picked up out of fire and flood and saved? When the earthquake strikes killing thousands, where are the testimonies of crowds of Christians marching out of the ruins unscathed? Their houses are destroyed just like everyone else's. Are they all weak in faith? Some are killed. Are these believers without faith? Of course there are wonderful testimonies of God saving believers here and there. But when masses of humanity die in calamity, there is no evidence that all the faithful Christians are delivered.
I will contend that if they (and you) had prepared,THEY MIGHT HAVE SURVIVED!
Just FYI. the Statement of Purpose for this forum includes this:You are spot on my friend. We think alike. Yes, there are a population of believers who think they are immune to horrible events. And to be honest, they drive me crazy to hear them talk. What it is, here in America, is that we've had it real good for a long time. Christians in this country don't understand horrible events. They don't think bad things happen to Christians. Now I know God answers prayer and does protect us. I'm always afraid of tornadoes and have yet to find a large enough caliber rifle to bring one down lol. So instead of trying to break up the wind tunnel of a tornado with a large caliber gun, I now pray for a passover and that is working real good. So prayer is a very good thing. However, we still live in a sinful fallen world where bad things happen to the best of Christians. When this country falls it will be the saddest day in our history. Those who did not prepare for the event will become victims in the Mad Max movies they will be living in. Even a percentage of us who did prep will be cut short. We are headed for some very dark times unless we can get Trump back into office in 2024 and that's if we have a fair election---and that's a Big IF.
Who is the "we" in that sentence? Are you premillennialist? If so, are you a Dispensational Premillennialist?We know Jesus is going to return, set up His glorious kingdom...
Most preppers do not talk about it. The best prepping model, I think, is a church warehouse. They also keep it hush-hush.Almost forgot that my mom is a prepper, she doesn't talk about it that much. But she owns a food dehydrator and makes her own meal packs that way.