The Antichrist is a popular topic among Christians and preppers these days. We see ever increasing disturbances in the weather and rumblings in the earth. When asked by His disciples about the signs that will signal the end of the age, Jesus says in Matthew 24:7 “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.” The Greek word for “earthquakes” is “sicemos”. Sicemos was used to describe earthquakes as well as other atmospheric disturbances. The Strong’s Dictionary definition is “a commotion, that is, (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake:-earthquake. tempest.” So this word could very easily include tornadoes and hurricanes. We have certainly seen many tornadoes this past week and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.
Knowing that it is possible that we are living in the last days, people begin to speculate on who the Antichrist might be. Pastor Bob Coy, my pastor at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale gave a very level headed biblical study on what we should expect in the person of the Antichrist last week.
Teaching from Daniel 11, Pastor Bob touches on many subjects such as the new RFID chips and how they will be utilized in the mark of The Beast. He talks about how The Antichrist will build his one world government and tells you his thoughts on the possibility of Obama being the Antichrist. I hope you learn from this fascinating Bible based study!
If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Preparedness Plan. The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.
Prepper Recon Podcast- Interview with Steve Gorman of Patriot K9 Services.
Today’s guest on the Prepper Recon Podcast is Steve Gorman of Patriot K9 Services. Patriot K9 Services trains German Shepards and Dutch Shepards for explosives detection and personal protection. Patriot Dog K9 Services worked with the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq training dogs and their handlers to find Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The dogs keen sense of smell allows them to find explosive materials that would not be easily detectable by other means. The dogs trained by Patriot K9 Services found several tons of explosive materials. This resulted in many lives being saved from a catastrophic end.
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Now, this same level of expertise and training that has been available only to the military is available for your home or prepper group. Personal protection or explosives detection dogs are also available to domestic law enforcement agencies. As Steve points out in the interview, a home protection dog is very sensitive to sounds and disturbances even when they are asleep. For preppers, a retreat dog is ever vigilant and not dependent on electricity as many types of alarms. They will also free up time that would other wise be spent standing guard for other chores like gardening, cooking or cutting wood. There are several advantages to have a personal protection dog in addition to firearms home defense. We discuss how unlike a gun, a personal protection dog is safe to have around children. Currently, dogs are not regulated like guns. And, if you don’t wake up when an intruder enters your home, the gun won’t do you any good.
The video below shows Bender, a German Shepard that is currently completing his training at Patriot K9 Services and is available to purchase now. Visit Patriot Dog K9 Services to find out more about purchasing a dog for your home or retreat protection today.
Bender
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I had a conversation a while back with a coworker about the need to be prepared in case things get worse economically. I am always careful to ease my way into such conversations. if you spoke people, they will not take you seriously and write off everything you say. My argument was the fact that the spending on welfare and warfare were out of control. The only reason we have not seen a complete meltdown yet was because the Fed was kicking the can down the road through QE. While QE does delay the inevitable, it also makes our day of reckoning exponentially worse with each new round of money printing.
Not at all an unintelligent guy, my friend did give some attention to markets and the economy. His response was one of normalcy bias and the type of blind ignorance that has been fed to him through the mainstream media. He said he trusts that the people in charge of the economy and the government were aware of the problems that we had and that they would be able to handle them.
I think he represents a large portion of the country. They simply trust the government and policy makers.I quickly jumped on youtube to find some July 2005 footage of Ben Bernanke telling Maria Bartoromo on CNBC “I guess I don’t buy your premise. It’s a pretty unlikely possibility. We’ve never had a decline in house prices on a nationwide basis.” After the bubble had begun to pop, he was back on CNBC to say that the crisis would be contained to the sub prime market. The video below is a compilation of Ben Bernanke making that famous statement and several other positive predictions that didn’t pan out.
Bernanke was Wrong
Putting faith in our current leaders is a mistake. To do so is to miss your opportunity to prepare for the inevitable collapse. It is a lesson that has been learned by many societies throughout history. The Romans made that mistake. The citizens of Zimbabwe, Argentina and Iceland have all made that mistake. All their financial systems have suffered complete and total collapse. It would be much easier to learn from their mistakes than to learn this one from your own misplaced confidence.
Now that we know The Fed chairman was wrong time after time, the question remains as to whether he was lying or just incompetent. Both cases are possible and I don’t know which would be preferable. For the head of the most powerful central bank in the world to have no clue about how economics work is very frightening. I think the more likely explanation is that he must lie. Confidence is the lifeblood of markets. If Ben Bernanke told the truth, they would collapse.
Who Saw the Crash Coming?
I think it is not only the Chairman of The Federal Reserve who knows our coming demise. I think DHS and every other agency is well aware of the pain in our future. This would certainly explain the recent purchases of ammunition and armored vehicles by an agency tasked with domestic tranquility. Don’t listen to what they say, watch what they do. Follow the money, that will tell you what they know.
If you are determined to believe anyone about what the future holds, chose someone who got it right last time. Find the economists who saw the housing collapse coming. Find out if they see only sunshine and rainbows as Ben Bernanke claims. One person who got it right in the housing collapse was Peter Schiff. He wrote about America’s bubble economy and the housing bubble in his 2007 book Crash Proof. Nouriel Roubini also predicted the housing bubble in his 2006 presentation to the International Monetary Fund. In 2002, Ron Paul warned Congress that government intervention in the housing market would cause a bubble.
Did We Dodge a Bullet?
So now that the Dow Jones is at an all time high and housing prices are recovering, they must think everything is peaches and cream, right? peter Schiff’s new book is called The Real Crash. In his daily radio show he speaks of a coming collapse that will dwarf the 2008 crisis. Nouriel Roubini wrote a piece on his website entitled Perfect Storm where he explains factors that could cause a global meltdown. What about Ron Paul? He predicts a complete currency collapse that will result in political and social chaos.
The guys with the track record for being right have very little encouraging news. The men who are at the helm either have no clue, are lying or are actually orchestrating the collapse. Either way, the end result is economic ship wreck. Share this information with as many people as possible. Every person who prepares is one less that you will have to feed or fight off when it hits the fan. Get yourself prepared. If you need direction, read our 7 Step Survival Plan.
2 Chronicles 7:13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
The Bible teaches that there is a direct correlation between tragedy falling on a nation and that nations unrepentant state. With the present moral climate of our country is would be silly to not expect some serious discipline to come our way. I often wonder which translation of the Bible Christian are reading when they do not see the need to prepare. Yes, I trust God to care for me and keep me from harm, but the Bible is full of recommendations to get involved in looking after yourself and your family.
Today’s Bible verse also encourages us to pray. We need to pray for good leaders that will lead our nation away from it’s wicked direction and back towards a path that God can bless.
If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Preparedness Plan. The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.
Prepper Recon Podcast- Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre Interview
Today, we have Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre on the show. Ferfal is the author of Surviving the Economic Collapse. He survived the 2001 economic collapse in Argentina and shares his experience with us today on the show.
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Ferfal gives us a nice overview of the causes that contributed to the collapse in Argentina. He gives us a timeline to the mile markers of the financial collapse. We also get a description of his first book and some of the motivating factors behind writing the book.
Preppers often have their own version of what an economic collapse will look like in America. In the interview, I ask Ferfal to compare some of the common conceptions of American preppers with his experience in a real economic collapse. Listen to the interview to see if Argentinians actually used gold and silver to barter for goods and services. You will also learn whether they actually had power grid failure. Find out if police were able to handle the riots or if people were forced to defend their own lives in the 2001 Argentinian financial collapse.
Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre tells us what country he has recently bugged out to and why he chose this country. We discuss his next book which will focus on bugging out and relocation.
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You can order Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre’s book, Surviving the Economic Collapse from Amazon.com by clicking the books image below. Check out Ferfal’s website at The Modern Survivalist.Com.
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The Japanese stock market sold off 1,143 points today or 7.32% in one day! This would be the equivalent of a 1,100 point sell off in the Dow Jones Industrial Average which would bring it from it’s record breaking high level of just below 15,400 to around 14,300. This in not a surprising event to those of you who have been watching Japan’s monetary policy. Last month, Japan’s Central Bank announced unprecedented monetary easing. The move would effectively double their money supply in the course of 2 1/2 years. The easy money policy rocketed the Nikkei index from 12,000 in April to over 15,500 this month. This nearly 30% increase in the Nikkei index had nothing to do with rising corporate profits or fundamental improvements in the macro economy, it was simply driven by the fear of getting stuck with a falling Yen. Central bank money printing does not create value. It simply steals value from savers and places that value into the hands of the central bankers. By doubling their money supply in 2 1/2 years, Japan effectively steals half of the value of Yen saved by their citizens and bond purchasers. This flight to anything but Yen created a bubble in the Japanese stock market. The bubble was built on fear rather than fundamentals. The moment confidence eroded, it collapsed.
How Does This Affect Me?
If you think that was Japan and this is America, think again. Besides the fact that we are all globally connected, The US central bank is doing the exact same thing. We are currently inflating the money supply by just over 10% per year. While it may take 9 years to double the money supply rather than 2 1/2 as in Japan, the principles are exactly the same. The only reason we are seeing a recovery in the housing market and all time highs in the stock market are because investors are afraid of being stuck with the US dollar. Unemployment is still 7.5% by the BLS most sugar coated number. The last time the market hit new highs, unemployment was around 4.5%. The new highs in US markets have nothing to do with the strength of the macro economy. Just like the Japanese stock market, it is another bubble.
How long can it keep going up?
It can keep going up until it doesn’t. Once confidence fails, it would be nothing to see the same type of crash experience by the Nikkei today. Keep your eyes on the Nikkei. If confidence erodes further, contagion could spread throughout all the markets. While the Dow was actually in positive territory at the time of this writing, English, French and German markets had all sold off in excess of 2%. This may not be the big one, but this is how we would expect it to start.
What Do I Do?
If you are not prepared, now is the time to start getting ready. You should stock up at least 6 months worth of food, a means of defending your life and property, medical supplies and means of purifying water. You should have a well stocked bug out bag as well the right shoes in case you need to relocate in a hurry. Outdoor Look has an excellent selection of backpacks to use for your bug out bag as a well as a variety of hiking and walking shoes. For more information on getting prepared, go to “categories” on the left hand side of this page and click on our 7 Step Survival Plan.
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The American Revolution had a few key incidents that were mile markers for the revolution as a whole. A recent pole reported that 29% of registered voters thought an armed revolution may be necessary to get our government back on track. We all hope that cooler heads prevail and that we can regain our freedom through the political process, but we consistently see our bill of rights being degraded to a distant memory. I see some similarities that were present in the American Revolution that are also echoed in today’s headlines.
The American Revolution began with an irate minority who were upset about taxes that were being exacted from them to pay for a tyrannical empire to fight wars they had no interest in. To protest the taxation, patriots threw a tea party. Check. Today, we have the TEA party who are tired of shelling out their hard earned money to finance the every expanding welfare and warfare programs that have driven our country to a national debt of nearly $17 trillion dollars and the brink of financial ruin.
In the onset of The American Revolution, the city of Boston was occupied by a military police force. Check. After the recent Boston bombing, the police went house to house dragging people from their homes at gun point. America’s 4th Amendment rights were trampled to find a 19 year old kid. If you missed the video, please check it out now.
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary war. The fighting began over the government’s attempt to seize guns and ammunition. While we have not had such an incident, yet, several state governments have pledged to defend the 2nd Amendment in the event of a national gun ban.
The Boston massacre escalated the rising tensions between the patriots and the government. Patriots were protesting when government soldiers open fired on the crowd. Many in the crowd were killed. This incident also has no equal today but the future is uncertain. On July 4th, Adam Kokesh intends to march on DC in a peaceful protest with loaded weapons. The potential for something to go wrong makes this a disaster waiting to happen.
In addition, the American Revolution had men like Benjamin Franklin who said “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” It also had men like Samuel Adams that said “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace.We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.” and men like Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence which enumerated the tyrannic act of the government. Today we have men like Ron Paul who, while he has retired from Congress, still fights to wake up Americans to defend their freedom. We have men like Rand Paul who stand guard for our freedom and fight against waste in warfare and welfare.
We had the Black Robe Regiment in The Revolutionary War. They were the pastors and clergy men who prayed for our country at it’s birth. Now, more than ever, we need patriots who will pray for our country. We need to pray that our fellow country men will wake up to the need for God to restore our country to her former glory. We need to pray for leaders that will adhere to the Constitution. We need to pray that America will turn back to God so we can be blessed by Him once more.
Thank you for reading and thank you for being a patriot. Please pray for our country today.
Here is a great idea I got from one of my Facebook friends, Donna McKinley. It is a simple way to attach a fishing reel to a cross bow. I will repost the article exactly as I found it and then add my 2 cents.
NOTE: If you already have a Barnett Trident II crossbow, count yourself lucky. This product is no longer available in stores. However, the principle described here can be adapted to other models of pistol crossbows. We offer this guide to inspire you to get creative with your own gear.
Here is Viola Brumbaugh’s description of how she mounted a reel on a Barnett Trident II Crossbow.
“The reel mounts to the frame of the crossbow beneath the flight track, using two hose clamps that pass through slots I created in the frame between the trigger guard and the nose of the crossbow. I made each slot by drilling a series of holes in the center of the frame and hollowing out the material between them with a file.
“Then on the bottom of the frame, I marked the length and location of the seat needed for the reel. With a hack saw, I made a series of cuts close together along my mark on the bottom of the frame, then chiseled out the material between the cuts to create a flat smooth surface to seat the reel. Then I sanded the slots and the seat to smooth out the rough edges.
“I use Berkeley 20 lb low stretch Fireline, and back the line on the reel so that the line comes right out to the edge, to minimize any friction as the line pays out.”
My 2 Cents
The metal clamps used in the photos are going to be the best thing to use, but zip ties would do in a pinch. For your arrows, you could drill out a small hole through the shaft and run the fishing line through it. Be sure to file off any rough edges in the arrow. There are fishing arrow tips that will expand after impact so the arrow or bolt does not pull out of the fish while you are reeling it in.
Thanks a lot to Donna McKinley for the idea! You can always find great ideas on Facebook if you are in a prepper group. There are several. You can friend me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/prepper.recon and you can join my Facebook prepper group which is TEOTWAWKI at https://www.facebook.com/groups/168674146494133/ or Donna’s group which is Prepper Tenderfoot at https://www.facebook.com/groups/150111138467185/ Don’t forget to like our page by clicking the Facebook icon at the top of the page and we always appreciate it if you would like our posts as well.
We had a recent post on Bug Out Bags. It is such a big topic that it is impossible to cover all the micro issues in putting together a complete bug out bag in one post. The subject could easily fill the pages of at least one book.
One of the things we mentioned in the bug out bag post was a tent. There are as many different varieties of tents as there are cars. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. If you are the outdoors type, you may want a tent that is going to be a bit roomier so you can take it camping. If this is the case, also keep in mind the weight and size if you intend to keep it as part of your bug out gear. You will also want to think about waterproofing your tent as well. Outdoor Clothing Shop – Warwickshire Clothing sells a variety of tents online as well as waterproofing spray. You can also put a couple of coats of waterproofing o your boots as well to keep your feet dry in in climate weather.
Much of the same gear that you use for camping will be in your bug out bag as well. When you go camping, you are voluntarily subjecting yourself to a survival situation. In an a collapse scenario, you will be in much of the same situation, only you may have less of a choice about the matter. In addition to a tent, you will likely want a sleeping bag. These also come in a variety of styles and sizes. The mummy bag is designed to conserve heat and to be light weight. It is the most efficient sleeping bag for a bug out bag. Larger bags are much more comfortable but they will weigh your bag down quick. Be sure to get your gear squared away before it hits the fan.
1Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Being prepared for hard times requires that you are maintaining a close relationship with God. Once the stuff hits the fan, it is too late to stock up on your beans, bullets and band aids and it is too late to get spiritually prepared as well. God is patient and always has his arms open to receive you, but a relationship takes time. By continually seeking God through his word and in prayer, you will have the peace you need to sustain you through any trial.
Verse 2 says the blessed man meditates on Gods law day and night. What is Gods law? It is the Bible. I like to read a chapter or two every morning when I wake up and I usually listen to one of my favorite pastors on my mp3 player before I go to sleep at night. This ensures I have the proper perspective to start my day and good thought when I end my day.
Verse 3 says the blessed man who lives this way will be like a tree planted by a stream of water. A tree planted by a stream is not concerned with external circumstances. If it rains that is fine. If it doesn’t rain, that is OK too, because the tree has another source for it’s sustenance. It is not dependent on good weather to thrive. In all your business, make time for God. You will be glad you did.
If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Preparedness Plan. The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.
