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Third Vision: Woman (Part 1)

2012-01-17T07:51:00.000-08:00

The third vision of Revelation extends from Chapter 12 to 14; here it will be covered in three parts, the first focusing on the "woman." Despite the many interpretations out there concerning this woman, this vision seems to be quite simple:

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. (vv. 1-2)

She is the Church, or God's people. The garland of 12 stars represents the 12 Tribes of Israel, from which she descends. The child is Jesus Christ. Recall that these vision concern the Gospel Age beginning with His First Advent.

The sun and moon are symbols of the "heavens"; this is a heavenly body, i.e., God's people. Consider the themes of the visions in light of Psalm 89:

“If his sons forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
If they break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him,
Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
My covenant I will not break,
Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;
It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah (vv. 30-37)

Compare this "faithful witness" with the two witnesses in Chapter 11: they are the same.

And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. (v. 3-4)

Satan then appears and attempts to devour the Child. A specific instance of this we read about in Matthew 2, when Herod ordered all 2 and under infants killed.

She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. (v. 5)

His ministry and Ascension.

Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. (v. 6)

In the above verse, we read again about the 1260 days. From the previous vision we understand that this is the length of time allotted to the two witnesses for their ministry--the Gospel being preached to all nations. We also know that the two witnesses have "powers," meaning that they are protected from death. See Second Vision (2) for a complete explanation of this.
This woman has a place prepared for her in the wilderness. This is the equivalent of that same "protection" of the two witnesses. Again, this 1260 days is the entire Gospel Age: it is the entire ~2000 years tribulation during which the Church will be persecuted, but Satan has no power to kill the truth of the Gospel.

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.(vv. 7-9)

It is the contention here that this casting down of Satan is the equivalent of the binding of Satan for 1000 years in Chapter 20. And this casting down, or binding, is the equivalent of the protection of the Gospel/Church. Matthew 12:

Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. (v.29)

1 John 3:8:

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

This casting down is surely not a geographical issue as Satan had been reported on earth several times throughout Scripture. Rather, it is based on a basic Up = GOOD / DOWN = BAD metaphor similar to "moving up in the world," or having a "high status job."

We understand from the above verses that this binding/limitation/protection was accomplished by and under the authority of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. (vv. 13-14)

Recall that 1260, 42, and time, times, and half a time are all the same time period: the Gospel Age. Note that the wilderness is not the protected place, but it is a place within the wilderness. the wilderness is the world.

So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (vv. 15-18)

In the above, the dragon spews water from his mouth, but the earth swallows it up. This is simply an example of the Church's divine protection, and probably a parody of Satan's attempts to be like God (Genesis flood).

Satan is enraged, then goes to make war with her offspring. This is the tribulation. It is useful here to consider the tribulation period in light of the various forms of war. There is overt, violent war such as the early church endured; but there is also psychological warfare. This is a war for one's mind in an unseen battle. This seems to be the modern tactic: to corrupt and seduce one away from the truth.

Part 2 will examine Chapter 13: this section shows how Satan makes war on the Church.

Second Vision: Trumpets (Part 2)

2012-01-06T09:31:00.000-08:00

Second Vision: Trumpets (Part 1): trumpets 1 - 6.

Here in part 2 of the Second Vision, we will cover the interlude describing the Two Witnesses and the 7th Trumpet.

FIRST VISION: SEALS

The reader will recall the above diagram showing the structure of the First Vision, Seals: the first six seals are described, then follows an expository interlude describing the sealing of the 144,000 before the final judgement begins, then the 7th Seal is opened.

This same structure follows in the Second Vision of the trumpets:

A) Symbols 1 through 6.
B) Interlude.
C) The 7th symbol.

It should be established at the outset that the position espoused here necessarily rejects all notions of these "two witnesses" being literal figures from the Old Testament who somehow return and preach in three different locales at once.

The thesis here, as will be established, maintains that the Two Witnesses are the Gospel and the Church.

Following the sounding of the 6th Trumpet, John sees another vision of a mighty angel and is given instructions:

Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth." So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book." And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." (Rev. 10:8-9)

Here John is instructed to consume God's Word, or to become fully integrated with it, then he is told to prophesy:

And he said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings."(v. 11)

This integrating of God's Word into man, then being called to prophesy is the segue into the Two Witnesses of Chapter 11:

Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

The rod and the measuring here are analogous to the sealing in Chapter 7. The Word is the standard by which we will be judged. And again, the 42 months here is symbolic of the entire time of the tribulation, ~2000 years.

The two witnesses will prophesy for the same time period: 1260 days.

And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. (11:3-4)

These witnesses are the Gospel and the Church--as demonstrated by John consuming the Word. In Matthew 24, Jesus Christ tells us:

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. (v. 14)

Two things of note here:
1) This process requires a very long period of time.
2) This process requires two things: the Gospel itself, and people to preach it.

Ergo, the "2" here is also symbolic, for this process requires millions of people. They are two lampstands because they are light:

Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105)

They are olive tree because they bear [good] fruit:

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. (Matt. 7:17-20)

And they are "2" because the disciples are sent out in twos:

And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. (Mark 6:7)

The above verse leads into the next section of Revelation 11; we are told that the twelve are given power over unclean spirits. We have already read that the witnesses are given power in Verse 3, but then beginning in Verse 5 we are shown a list of miraculous feats:

And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire. (11:3-6)

What are being described here are not literal powers given to the Church, but rather God's protection of the process of "gospel of the kingdom [being] preached in all the world." We are told repeatedly that there will be trials and tribulations, so what is meant here is not that Christians will not be harmed, but that Satan's power to disrupt the truth has been limited--in a similar manner described in Job:

And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”(1:12)

Satan was given the power to hurt Job, but not to kill him. It would seem to be the same concerning the Two Witnesses in Chapter 11. This limitation, which will be reiterated in Chapter 12, is but for a designated time; we soon learn:

When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

After the 1260 days, Satan will be unbound, or the limitation will be removed. This will be restated in Chapter 20. But again, there is a specified time period allotted for this age as there was with the Israelites (Daniel 9).

Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. (11:9)

For reasons that we can only speculate on now, the Gospel and Church will somehow be rendered ineffective, or dead.

The 3 1/2 days--a short period mirroring the 3 1/2 years--seems to indicate a period wherein:
A) The Gospel/Church is either persecuted and banned.
B) No longer taken seriously or seen as relevant.

It is the position here that these 3 1/2 days are the equivalent of:
A) The time when the ten horns turn on the harlot. (Rev. 17)
B) The "short season" when Satan is unbound. (Rev. 20)
C) The final 30 days of Daniel's 1290 days. (Daniel 12)

And then the Two Witnesses are removed from the earth; this in conventional terms would be the rapture:

Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.(vv. 11-13)

After God removes his people, His wrath falls upon the Earth; the 7th Trumpet and the final woe:

“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come,
And the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,
And those who fear Your name, small and great,
And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”(vv.17-18)

So, in summary, the basic sequence of events elaborating Matthew 24 would be:

1) The tribulation begins with the going forth of the Gospel for 1260 days. This begins the period of grace and judgement wherein mankind is called to repentance.

2) Satan is unbound and the hedge of protection is removed from the Church and/or truth. The Two Witnesses have finished their testimony.

3) There is a short period wherein the church is somehow rendered ineffective, obsolete, or dead. It is worth speculating here that this period coincides with the "strong delusion" mentioned by Paul:

[A]nd with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thess. 2:10-12)

4) God's people are removed. 1 Corinthians 15:52:

[I]n a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed

5) Wrath.

Second Vision: Trumpets (Part 1)

2012-01-01T10:18:00.000-08:00

John's second vision concerns the 7 Trumpets. There are two key concepts that need to be understood from the outset:
1) The trumpets vision is parallel to the seals vision--the trumpets do not follow the seals on Earth.
2) The trumpets vision follows the same 4-1-2 structure as the seals. (If anyone wants to see this as 4-3, that's fine)

The first four trumpets are presented in quick succession:

A) 1st. Earth: 1/3 of trees and grass burned.

The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. (8:7)

B) 2nd. Seas: 1/3 of seas turned to blood, 1/3 of fish die, 1/3 of ships destroyed.

Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.(8:8-9)

C) 3rd. Fresh water: 1/3 of rivers and spring become undrinkable.

Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter. (8:10-11)

D) 4th. Heavens: 1/3 of sun, moon, stars darkened.

Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night. (8:12)

If the reader were to compare the above four judgements with the creation accounts in Genesis, you would find that the four trumpets represent judgements upon all of his creation; and from the perspective of a person living in ancient times, these affect the four main areas of their environment: the earth/vegetation, sea, fresh water, and sky.

We can also synchronize these first four trumpets with the first four seals using Ezekiel 5:

‘Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity. One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. (vv. 11-12)

The Old Testament helps us understand the visions of Revelation not only because of borrowed symbols, but because the judgements upon the Gospel Age will mirror those judgements upon the Israelites.

The Ezekiel 5 passage above links the 1/3 (limited) judgements of the trumpets with the specific occurrences of war, famine, pestilence, and death of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seals and Matthew 24. These judgements are identified later in Ezekiel as "the four severe judgements upon Jerusalem":

For thus says the Lord GOD: “How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it? (Ez. 14:21)

So, the understanding to take away from these first four trumpets is that man's environment has become hostile to him.

E) 5th Trumpet. Spiritual antagonism: idolaters will be tormented.

Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. (9:1-6)

Recall that the long passage of time described in Matthew 24 was described by deception, false prophets, false christs, and false predictions of His return. It is the position here that this period of spiritual antagonism correlates to that long period of deception--except that it has been compressed.

In the above we read that this authority is given to these spirits for a specific time period of 5 months. This 5 months is undoubtedly a symbolic number, and it appears to suggest the shortening of intervals between judgements, just as the change from 1/4 to 1/3 suggests an increase in the intensity of the judgements.
What is being expressed here is exactly what Jesus described in Matthew 24 when he said the [four severe judgments] are merely the beginning of sorrows. Sorrows, or birth pangs, travails, or labor pains--the frequency and intensity of which increase as the birth nears.
In order for this position to hold, it would need to be shown in the Bowl judgements another increase in both the frequency and intensity. In fact, the chapter on the Bowl Judgements does indicate this both in content and structure; this will be addressed in a later report.

The reader will notice that is only the idolaters during this time that are tormented by these spirits. God's people (sealed) would obviously not be subject to a judgement against abominations/idolatry--if they were guilty of this, they would not have been sealed.

In Ezekiel 9 we read that as part of God's judgement against Jerusalem, 7 men were called to execute the wicked: 6 with battle axes, and one with an ink bottle to mark the foreheads of the remnant, or those who did not worship other idols/abominations:

Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. (Ez. 9:6)

F) 6th Trumpet. The four angels from the Euphrates.

Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphratems." So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.

Notice that the spirits of the 5th Trumpet had authority to torment (not to kill) for a specified duration of time; but here the angels are released on a specified time to kill, but only a limited amount. Again, this judgement period mirrors the time period given to the Israelites as described in Daniel 9: the 70 weeks.

Two points here are up for contemplation:

1) Does "kill" here mean physically, spiritually, or both? Spiritual death is a certainty here, but direct physical harm remains to be seen--as well as what form. However, looking at the rash of suicides resulting from the financial crisis, for example, shows how one can cause the other.

2) Has this trumpet been blown already, or is it still in the future? (this question also applies to the 6th Seal) It's impossible for anyone to say when torment turns into direct attack, but notice some of the more popular news/entertainment of the past decade:

- The heavy spiritual influence noticeable in the films covered here at NWOIB.
- The vampire and zombie craze.
- Documentaries like Zeitgeist or The God Who Wasn't There.
- Best-selling books on atheism from Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennet, Harris, et al.
- Music videos from performers like Rhianna or Lady Gaga with blatant "illuminati," masonic, or satanic symbolism.

Recall that Paul said people would give heed to these spirits:

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. (1 Tim. 4:1-3)

So, as speculation, does it seem as though the spiritual battle has increased from the 5th to 6th trumpets? The answer would have to be, yes, it certainly seems like it has.

The following points are also contentions here:

1) The four angels here are the same as described in Rev. 7 who are commanded not to harm anything until the servants of God are sealed.

2) The Euphrates River here is symbolic of a dividing barrier between the physical and spiritual world. A hedge of protection as described in Job 1.

3) What is being described here is the same event described by Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:

And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. (vv. 6-8)

4) This equates to the "unbinding" of Satan in Rev. 20.

5) This time equates to the final 30 days of Daniel's 1290 days (Dan. 12)

Finally, at the end of Chapter 9 and the Trumpet judgements, we read again why this is happening:

But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Recall the Grace and Judgement themes described by the first four seals in the previous vision. The first Seal was Jesus Christ bringing His New Covenant of Grace. Then followed the four severe judgements, which are here described as intended to call men to repentance.

Also in harmony with the 7 Seals is an expositional break inserted between the 6th and 7th signs. In the trumpet vision, this break will describe the "little book" and the Two Witnesses. These chapters will be addressed in Part 2.

First Vision: Seals

2011-12-26T07:43:00.000-08:00

As defined in the initial Structure post, the first vision of Revelation covers Chapters 4 through 8:1. This vision ending at the first verse of the eighth chapter may throw some, but recall that the books of the Bible were not originally written with verse and chapter breaks--and this chapter break is not the only one in dispute.

In order to be as concise as possible here, only the main events/symbols will be covered. There are plenty of other resources providing in depth analysis of each verse, or the reader can speculate on their own--either way, misinterpreting the "sea of glass" in Chapter 4 will not lead one to devise some bizarre end time scenario that will lead masses into deception (hopefully). But our concern here is the six seals themselves and the most misconceptions surrounding them.

Chapter 4 concerns John being taken to Heaven and his vision of it, to include the 24 elders and the four beasts; then in Chapter 5 we see a book/scroll that no one is found worthy to open. John says he "wept much."

Then we find that "the Lamb that was slain" steps forward and takes the scroll. Jesus Christ is the only one worthy to open the scroll. It may seem strange that nobody in Heaven knew that the slain Lamb was there and that he was worthy, but what is being indicated here is the authority of the Crucifixion. This authority will be revisited throughout the visions in a very important way concerning our (potentially) near future.

After Jesus Christ takes the scroll/book, the seals are opened beginning in Chapter 6. And here is where things always get murky and weird.

The first four seals are typically referred to as the "four horsemen of the apocalypse;" and technically they are: they are the four horsemen of the Book of the Apocalypse, or revealing, or Revelation. However, the modern connotation would have us think that these are four horsemen released at the "end time" to kill a whole bunch of people.

Not so.

There are two key points to understand regarding the first four seals:

1) They are conditions rather than specific events.
2) They have already been "opened."

Take earthquakes for example: many futurists will see a large earthquake and start humming "earthquakes in divers places!" To which the skeptic will say, "There have always been earthquakes." The skeptic is right because the skeptic is unwittingly in accord with the Scriptures.

We know these things have already begun because Jesus Christ told us as much as we described in the fundamental analysis of the Matthew 24: Parallel Reading report. The completion of Daniel's 70th Week begins the Gospel Age; the Gospel Age begins a period of Grace and Judgement. This period is also known as the tribulation, which is the entire time between His two Advents.

A) The 1st Seal.

Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, "Come and see." And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. (6:1-2)

The 1st Seal is a description of the First Advent of Jesus Christ. White is a symbol of righteousness; the crown is regarding His status; His conquering is of death, sin, transgressions; and the bow, while confusing for many, is simply a symbol for the New Covenant. Recall that in Genesis, God used the rainbow as a symbol of His covenant:

"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."(9:16)

Obviously, many translations have the bow here as a rainbow, which it is; however, the Hebrew word for "rainbow"--qesheth--is the same for a hunting-type bow. Jesus will later be seen in Chapter 10 surrounded by a rainbow. But in Chapter 6, it makes more sense to carry a hunting-type bow in the context of this covenant conquering.

B) 2nd Seal.

When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come and see." Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.(6:3-4)

This is, of course, war, or even any conflict of some kind. Not much explanation needed here other than to mention again that war has always been here. But what about this notion of the "beginning of sorrows" that Jesus mentioned (Matt. 24) also being translated as "birth pangs"? The idea here is that the frequency will increase until the end as a woman in labor. Over the course of the nearly 2000 years since He said these words, has the frequency increased? The best answer many of us can give is: "it certainly seems like it."

C) 3rd Seal.

When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."(6:5-6)

The 3rd Seal describes scarcity, famine, inflation, economic disparity.

E) 4th Seal.

When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hadems followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.(6:7-8)

Here are Death and Hades. We will read in Chapter 20 that Death and Hades are cast into the Lake of Fire.

The sword, famine, pestilence, and evil wild beasts are the "four severe judgements of God found in Ezekiel 14:

For thus says the Lord GOD: “How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it? (v. 21)

The above four seals are the "Four Horsemen," conditions that come upon the Earth: that is, Grace and Judgement, God's Plan of Salvation. These are the conditions emplaced upon the Earth that Jesus said "this generation" would see. The next seal is markedly different:

F) 5th Seal.

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. (6:9-11)

As discussed in the Matthew 24: Parallel Reading post, this seal shows nothing actually happening, but rather indicates the long passage of time during the ~2000 year tribulation, as noted in the diagram below.

Keep in mind that the seal markers in the above diagram are added at arbitrary/approximate locations just to give an idea of the layout. No calculations whatsoever have been done. The first four seals are roughly in the first century, the fifth seal is sometime after, and the sixth and seventh are at the end of the age.

G) 6th Seal.

I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" (6:12-17)

The 6th Seal describes the great Day of the Lord, or Day or Wrath. Now this we know from Matthew 24 is after the tribulation, as Jesus described this seal exactly, then follows the end.

Now, the reader of Revelation must here acknowledge that the Day of Wrath of Rev. 6 and the "end of the world" of Matt.24 are in fact "the end". It's over. Nothing follows or can. Ergo, the chapters following the 7 Seals must be some sort of recapitulations of the same time period.

But before the 7th seal is opened, we see an expositional chapter that precedes the judgement at the end of Chapter 6; in other words, Chapter 7 goes back in time a bit to provide information specifically regarding the saints.
This structure is similarly expressed in the following statement regarding schoolchildren:

"At the end of the semester, all students will board the buses and be brought home; however, all students that score an A of the final exam will board limousines and be taken to Pizza Paradise. Have a nice summer."

Notice how the sentence in bold refers back to a point in time prior to going home. This is an important concept to understand concerning Revelation: the chapters do not always follow one another sequentially.

It is in Chapter 7 that we find the 144,000:

Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: (7:2-4)

The best explanation for this group of people is that they are all of God's people from all of human history. 144,000 is 12 x 12 x 1000, meaning those from the 12 tribes of Israel, those of the 12 disciples, and an exponentially larger number--so this is not a literal number. When the 144,000 occur again in Chapter 14, they are identified as those redeemed from the earth who followed the Lamb. If the reader wants to interpret the 144,000 as those redeemed from the ~2000 year tribulation, that's fine; that reading does no harm to the text or reader.

Notice that God's people are only sealed on the forehead, and not forehead or hand as with the beast in later chapters. Also, people like to argue whether it's in the forehead or on the forehead, but it just doesn't matter; the fact is, God's people are known to Him.

We also needn't worry whether this sealing process occurs as a singular event as described, or if God's people are "sealed" whenever they receive salvation, meaning individually--trying to show this process for billions of people individually in a vision would be rather tedious, so it makes sense to show it as a singular event. You could make a case for either process; but the fact remains: God's people are known to Him.

Right after the 144,000 are sealed we read they are a great multitude that no one can number:

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb! (7:9-10)

So those other theories about the 144,000 being the government during the millennium, or those raptured before the 7 year tribulation, just don't hold. It is an indefinitely large number, just as one would expect if he were to consider how many people will be in Heaven from all of human history.

The next key point of the text we find in Verse 14:

These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Here the people in Heaven are identified as those from the great tribulation (other translation leave the article "the" out here). Recall that the 6th Seal is the end, nothing follows on Earth. And now here these people in Heaven are identified as from the tribulation, and this period we know and have shown, and will continue to show, began in the first century approximately and has continued for roughly 2000 years.

But one needs to notice that these people from the tribulation are in Heaven before the beasts are mentioned later. The futurists want to believe that they will be raptured out of here before the 7 year tribulation, then the beast and antichrist arise. This is impossible and all nonsense. You cannot actually read the Bible and come to the futurist interpretation, this is why they must go through interpretive contortions to come up with their fantasy narrative and only address one section of Revelation at a time, and not the complete text as being analyzed here.

At the end of the chapter we read:

God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

This action of God wiping away the tears of the saints will be seen again in Chapter 21, the final vision of Heaven, but with more detail. This is the same scene replayed, and the whole point of the parallel visions: to recapitulate, add emphasis, layers of depth and meaning, focus on additional details, and provide shades of color.

H) 7th Seal:

When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. (8:1)

Silence. Rest. Sabbath.

SUMMARY of events:

1) 1st Seal: Jesus Christ's first Advent. (NOT the antichrist)
2) 2nd Seal: War, conflict.
3) 3rd Seal: Scarcity, famine, inflation, or economic inequality.
4) 4th Seal: Death and Hell.
These first four conditions have existed on Earth since the beginning of the Gospel Age: grace and judgement.

5) 5th Seal: The Long Passage of Time during the tribulation ~2000 years.

6) 6th Seal: Judgement on Earth.
7) 7th Seal: Silence.

The next vision, Chapters 8:2 through 11:19, is the second vision and covers the same time period as the first vision, the entire Gospel Age.

Matthew 24: Parallel Reading

2011-12-20T07:12:00.000-08:00

It is the opinion here at NWOIB that the above diagram represents the most coherent, cogent, and Scripturally sound reading of Matthew 24. The integrity of this position, it will be shown, is unshakable. At the temple:

Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down."

Later, He was asked two questions:

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

1) When will these things be?
2) What will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" (This is a singular question because the disciple knew that these two events occurred at the same time.)

His answers reflect perfectly the structure and themes shown in the Book of Revelation--as one would expect as He is the author of both. The first vision of Revelation, Ch. 4:1 - 8:1, will be examined below.

Jesus answers these two questions with 2 parallel timelines extending from the present (theirs) to the end/His Second Coming. These two timelines will here be defined as Part 1 and Part 2, and noted in the diagram above.

PART 1: vv. 4 - 14:

And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

What Jesus is describing above are the 2nd, 3rd, and fourth Seals from Revelation. He doesn't mention the First Horseman. or 1st seal, because He Himself is the first.

These seals are not specific events, but conditions imposed upon the world: war, disease, famine, natural disasters, etc. It is very important to understand these as recurring conditions. These things have been with us for as long as we can remember.

"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."

He then mentions tribulation. As was described in the initial post in the Revelation series, the tribulation is the entire Gospel Age. This position has been and will be supported Scripturally endlessly. The tribulation begins in the first century.

Jesus then gives several indication for a long passage of time between the time that they are in and the end." For example, "many false prophets will rise and deceive many." This obviously takes some time. As does "the Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world."

After that long passage of time, the end will come.

(Note: notice that the Gospel is here referred to as a "witness." While not the subject here, the "Two Witnesses" of Chapter 11 are the Church and the Gospel, and they prophesy for the same time period: 1260 days, 42 months, or for a time, times and half a time.")

Notice how this long passage of time coincides directly with the 5th Seal in Revelation 6: Nothing actually happens to the earth; only the saints cry out,

"How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" (Rev. 8:10)

After Jesus mentions "the end," he then goes back to their current time and starts a parallel timeline:

PART 2: vv. 15 - 31:

"Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand), "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened."

The disciples had asked when the temple would be destroyed. Jesus then tells them to remember the Prophecy given to Daniel; when the see this abomination--run. The abomination was the warning to flee.

After that, the tribulation begins (first century)--directly parallel to what he said in Part 1. So now there needs to follow some indication of that long passage of time, the 42 months:

"Then if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ! ' or "There! ' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. "Therefore if they say to you, "Look, He is in the desert! ' do not go out; or "Look, He is in the inner rooms! ' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

He gives us a direct correlation from Part 1: false christs and prophets.

Then the tribulation ends at the end of the age:

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

After the tribulation, Jesus describes the 6th Seal exactly:

I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. (Rev. 6: 12 - 13)

Jesus makes it abundantly clear here that His return is after the tribulation, which is for approximately 2000 years--as far as we know at this point. From sometime in the first century until His return.

Here is a hasty timeline to summarize:

A) Destruction of temple
B) 2nd,3rd,4th Seals
C) Tribulation starts
D) Long passage of time
E) Tribulation ends
F) End/return/harvest.

If you return to the two questions asked of Jesus at the beginning of this report, then you'll notice they are basically asking, "When is the beginning, and when is the end?"

This leaves us with the matter of "this generation" that is conveniently tossed into the future by many.

"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away."

First notice that Jesus doesn't say that anyone will see everything he has just covered: he wouldn't say that because it would be impossible for anyone to see the events of 2000 years!

His phrase "all these things" only covers the first century, up to that long passage of time, until he in nigh, or at the doors. He does not say return. Whoever sees these things will know that he is near.

"This generation" is and cannot be a future one; He is referring to the people He is addressing. They will see "these things" just as he described: the destruction of the temple, wars, natural disasters, death by famine or disease, and the beginning of tribulations--the persecution of the church.

So this leaves the matter of what He meant by "nigh." Why would He say He say that He would be near, or at the door for such a long period of time? The answer is that we are to wait expectantly on the Lord at all times; Psalm 27:15:

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Luke 12: 39-40:,

But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore, you also be ready, for the Son of Man s coming at an hour you do not expect.

One could also extrapolate that He was also employing a double meaning: one concerning His return, the other concerning the tribulation that His people were to go through: when Christians were being persecuted, they were to be sure that He was always near.

With this understanding, you will surely see and appreciate the complete harmony between Daniel 9 and 12, Matthew 24 (to include Mark 13 and Luke 21), and the entire Book of Revelation.

Daniel's 1290 Days

2011-12-19T10:28:00.000-08:00

One of the main operational theses of the position espoused here is that the 1260 days, 42 months, and "time, times, and half a time" are all symbolic numbers referring to the same time period: the entire Gospel Age, the tribulation, time between two Advents, Time of the Gentiles, et cetera.

This brings us to the prophecy in Daniel 12 concerning the end times. Daniel is told in verse 7 that the time of distress will be for "time, times, and half a time"--which is 3 1/2, or half of 7. It is my contention that John borrowed this symbol from Daniel, as he did for many symbols in Revelation.

If 7 represents the complete "week" of humanity, the 3 1/2 represents the second part, or A.D. era, as presented in the initial "Structure" report.

Then we read:

“From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days."

This 30 day discrepancy between the 1260 in Revelation and Daniel's 1290--that some would like to dismiss as some sort of typo--has significant meaning for us.

There will be 1290 "days" from the end of the daily sacrifice (crucifixion) and the abomination of desolation (destruction of the temple) until the end. This means the start is approximately in the first century--no specific start date is required as this is a purely symbolic number--and ends with the Second Coming.

I submit to you that the 30 day discrepancy is equal to the 3 1/2 days that the Two Witnesses lie dead in the streets and the time wherein the ten horns turn on the harlot. This period follows the "unbinding" of Satan for a short time seen in Rev. 20, a time during which he is allowed to operate unimpeded--whatever that means we can only speculate.

It is also my speculation that this will be a time of intense persecution of the church--both spirit filled and apostate alike. However, it could also be a time of "peace and safety" due to some "grand delusion." Time will tell.

There is also the matter of the 1335 days. This adds another 45 days to the previous 1290. 45 is 30 + 15, or time and a half. Ergo, the 30 days before the end is increased by half a measure after the end. I equate this as symbolic of the reward in Heaven as I equate the "blessed" in Daniel to be the same as the "blessed" in Rev. 20 who are of the first resurrection.

Revelation: Structure

2011-12-13T08:58:00.000-08:00

It is the position here that, in order to understand the Book of Revelation, the reader must acknowledge two basic premises:

A) Revelation contains 7 parallel visions covering the same time period but with a different perspective and new information. This parallel reading is essential and the only logical reading as it harmonizes the various harvest/rapture scenes as well as judgements. (The reader could even fuss a bit with the exact delineation of the visions and still come out with the essential understanding of the Book)

B) The 42 months, or 1260 days, represent the entire Gospel Age, which will here referred to hypothetically as ~2000 years merely for the sake of convenience. The actual length of time between His two advents is unknowable until it happens.

The book is divided into 9 sections as follows:

Introduction) Chapters 1,2, and 3. The 7 letters are the key to understanding the structure of the visions.

7 visions:

1) 4 - 8:1
2) 8:2 - 11
3) 12 - 14
4) 15, 16
5) 17, 18
6) 19
7) 20

Epilogue) 21, 22. These are a final vision of Heaven after judgement.

Using this method you can understand why in Matthew 24 Jesus describes the sixth seal, then the Second Coming as the end, but Revelation continues after the sixth seal in Chapter 7: this is because 8:2 begins a new vision covering the same time period from a different POV. Then Chapter 12 begins a new vision again, only this time looking at the Church history--the woman.

It is imperative to understand that when a new vision begins it goes back into the Gospel Age time period.

The time period in question is the time between two Advents, approximately 2000 years. This is the Church or Gospel Age, and it is symbolized by the numbers 42, 1260, 3 1/2, or "time, times, and half a time". All of these numbers mean the same thing: the entire time between Jesus' first coming and His second.
All of these numbers are half of 7. If 3 1/2 represents the "second half" of the human era, then 7 represents the full human era--similar to the "week" of creation.
What you have is: 3 1/2-Jesus Christ-3 1/2.

This is similar to our current designation of : B.C.-Jesus Christ-A.D.

And it is mirrored again in Daniel's 70th week as 3 1/2-crucifixion-3 1/2.

You will notice that 1260 is used twice in the context of the Church, and 42 is used twice in the context of the Beast or persecution. Same, but different.

The implications of this reading:

1) The tribulation is approximately 2000 years long, ongoing now. This makes much more sense considering the church history and even what happens in many countries today; it is also in harmony with Matthew 24 and the understanding that Revelation was written for all Christians at all times.
2) There is no 7 year period known as "The Great Tribulation."
3) There is no pre-tribulation rapture.
4) Satan will not be released 1000 years after His Second Coming. The 1000 years is the supernatural equivalent to the 42 months, i.e., the entire ~2000 years Gospel Age. Satan's "binding" is regarding the protection of the church.
5) The "little" beast, the false prophet, and the harlot are all the same entity: the apostate church.

Scriptural support for a parallel reading can be found in Genesis 41, Pharoah's dreams were one.

Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years; the dreams are one. And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. (vv. 25 - 28)

Warning

2011-11-30T20:18:00.000-08:00

NBC anchor Brian Williams is interrupted by a fire alarm while covering the American Airlines bankruptcy.

Subliminal Themes: ALARM, AMERICAN, BANKRUPTCY

Central Banks' Latest Move Shows Desperation

Pepsi Eye

2011-09-14T15:46:00.000-07:00

September Sign

2011-09-04T07:09:00.001-07:00

The simulated war in the heavens:

US seeks to block AT&T, T-Mobile deal over antitrust issues

MSNBC:

"AT&T's proposed $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile hit a roadblock on Wednesday when the Department of Justice filed to block the deal over concerns that it would reduce wireless market competition."

Look who's coming to AT&T (the world):
First, some back-story:

1) 9-11's everywhere. For the past year I have been noticing 9-11's about 3 or 4 times per week. Usually thought nothing of it other than coincidence. This period also coincides with probably the most difficult period of my life.

2) The Elenin saga. 9-11 perigee, nine-eleven backwards, yada yada yada.

3) May 1. The operation at OBL's compound. This created an association between Seal Team 6 and 9-11.

4) August 6. Helicopter containing 22 members of Seal Team 6 shot down. Despite all the hypotheses on how and why this happened, I can't shake the notion of the Sixth Seal described in Revelation.

5) August 23. Earthquake in Virginia. This quake happens on the first day of the sun's transit through the constellation Virgo, the sixth sign (August 23 to September 22).

6) August 22. This one is out of sequence because I saw the posting after the Virginia quake. Just before the transit/quake, Richard Branson's house was struck by lightning on his island. Branson is obviously the founder of the Virgin Group, and his island, Necker Island, is located in the British Virgin Islands. That's a lot of virgin references; one would be wise to consider Revelation 14:

"1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God."

In the above verses, the 144,000 are described as virgin; and as we know from Revelation 7, the four angels are told not to harm the earth, sea, or trees until the 144,000 have been sealed.

So, for a variety of reasons, the month of September has been making a heavy impression--nothing specific, just September. For this reason I went into work on September 2nd and asked God for confirmation regarding September. Within minutes of this payer I walked down a hallway and saw a sign--a literal sign--on the wall which I had never seen before because it had just been put up recently. The sign read:

9 Now's the Time.

The 9 referred to September as there were other signs for other months with cute rhyming phrases.

Time for what? Don't know and won't hazard a guess.

The Sixth Seal [Updated]

2011-08-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

There has been an ongoing internal debate on whether or not to post this, but here it is anyway as a meaningful sign or complete nonsense--you decide.

So, after the August 6 shoot down of the helicopter containing 22 Seal Team 6 members, among others--and this the same team involved in the supposed OBL operation in May (meaning: tons of press lately)--I could not help but think "sixth seal" in conjunction to this.

Initially, this was rapidly dismissed as more of the detritus that crosses my mental desk each day, especially since I have been a staunch proponent of the chronological historicist interpretation of Revelation: first come the seven seals, then the trumpets, and finally the bowls. So obviously anyone with this view would have to believe that the sixth seal was far in the past.

But so heavy was this feeling that I sat down and did some more reading on the sixth seal. I immediately found the Coffman Commentaries. This was a staggering find for two reasons: 1) it still contains the major point of the Historicist view, i.e., that the majority of Revelation is behind us as we rapidly approach final judgement, and 2) it is entirely plausible that the sixth seal has been or is now being opened.

Revelation 6:12:

I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

In the Coffman Commentaries you will find the view that the visions of the 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls all run parallel to one another. Coffman's Chapter 8 analysis:

The crucial importance of Rev. 8:1 requires our study of it to be as thorough as possible. It is the key to our conviction that the prophecy of Revelation is a series of sections, each ending in the final judgment, and all of them therefore parallel and having reference to the same extended time period between the two Advents of Christ, and each of them recapitulating from different viewpoints the events regarding all the world of both believers and unbelievers, with specific references to both classes again and again.

The similarities:

The book consists of seven sections, running parallel, and spanning the whole dispensation between the first and second coming of Christ.

Each ends in the judgment day.

Both the first trumpet and the first bowl affect the earth (Rev. 8:7, 16:2); the second trumpet and the second bowl affect the sea; the third trumpet and the third bowl affect the rivers; the fourth in both series refers to the sun. This type of correspondence in the series is extensive, including the divisions into groups of four and three, etc.

The same themes appear in all sections: the bliss of the redeemed, the destruction of Christ's enemies, the judgment of the wicked, divine judgments upon men, trials and persecutions of the church, etc.

Even the interludes are similarly constructed.

The seven churches addressed at the beginning constitute somewhat of an overture for the whole production; and they suggest a sevenfold division of the whole prophecy.

The same promises are repeated in all sections. God shall wipe away all tears appears in Rev. 7:17, and in Rev. 21:4.

So this find gave quite a bit of credibility to that initial feeling coupled with the pervasive sense of "something coming" that many people have.

-Notice the scroll at the bottom of the SEAL patch: "Who is worthy to open the scroll?"

-There were 22 SEALs killed in the attack; there are 22 chapters in Revelation.

-The SEAL's May Day mission is linked with 9-11 through OBL. As anyone following the Elenin comet saga knows, it reaches its closest point to the sun on 9-11.

--24 August--

Virgo
The sixth sign

What are the odds that on the first day the sun begins its transit of Virgo, the virgin (August 23 - September 22), there is a largish earthquake in Virginia?

It was odd yesterday when one of the news interviews with a D.C. local talked about a sense of relief after finding that it was only an earthquake, and not something else considering the proximity to the 10th anniversary of 9-11.

One will probably remember those videos showing the grouping of Elenin, the sun, the moon a couple planets, and Virgo this September:

While the opinions regarding this astronomical grouping are not endorsed here, it is interesting.

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

The woman represents the entirety of God's people, from the Israelites to the Church Age (42 months). The "man child" who rules and is then snatched up to God's throne is Jesus Christ. If this sign in the heavens comes at the beginning of these eras, then might it not also come into play at the end?

End of the Era

2011-07-05T07:37:00.000-07:00

Take a moment to study the above mission patch design.

"Final Countdown" will be a pervasive meme this week.

If the reader is not up to speed on the potential significance of this shuttle mission and its correlation to the supposed July 7 Elenin alignment, the author of the Tribulation Now website has a nice wrap-up.

Now, if you have never seen Jonathan Kleck's fascinating video series, you may do so here.

Below is is a segment from Kleck pertinent to this post; it shows that he has identified a hidden image of an alien's head in a G20 logo. Mr. Kleck, an artist himself, has an uncanny ability to find these hidden images.

STS 135 again. Aside from an Egyptian ankh symbol, you may start to notice the same style of bulbous alien head that Kleck identifies in the G20 logo.

Also of note:

Obama's Economist: 'Stimulus Has Cost $278,000 Per Job

...or, $666 billion.

Signs and Wonderings

2011-06-21T07:42:00.000-07:00

Storm Evacuation Routes Being Marked in Coastal Maine...

...and New York.

Headed to the beach? Heads up for an invasion force

CNN

"It's mid-June, a perfect time to visit the beach to watch porpoises play in the surf or seagulls strut the sand -- or you could watch a formation of Marine Corps warplanes darting over the shore at hundreds of miles per hour."

Shipping waterway or possible naval ingress route?

Fantastic Four Revisited

2011-04-25T08:21:00.000-07:00

For a variety of reasons, the 2007 superhero film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer keeps coming back onto the radar due to its eerie prescience. The original post is at right in the sidebar linkage for those who have not seen it yet; new material will be posted below in bold print. The interesting things here is that the new analysis in not contradictory, but rather complementary. This new material takes the perspective of the imminent arrival of Planet X, the Destroyer Star. In the film, the Silver Surfer is the herald of Galactus, the Destroyer of Worlds.

The film begins with the Silver Surfer heading toward Earth.

In his wake follow some bizarre weather changes.

When the Silver Surfer arrives he causes anomalies/disturbances in three locations: Japan, Egypt, and Los Angeles.

It's quite interesting that the two locations first affected the the "arrival" are Japan and Egypt considering what's been happening in those locations lately. Recall some points made in the recent Deep Impact report:

1) January 8, 2011: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Tucson, Arizona. 2) January 25, 2011: Egyptian revolution begins. 3) January 26, 2011: Newsweek runs article titled "Return of the Challenger" regarding Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei's return to Egypt. 4) January 28, 2011: 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. 5) February 4, 2011: NASA release: "NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly [Gifford's husband] Resumes Training For STS-134 Mission." The mission is to deliver an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the ISS.

We see a TV newsreader covering the story: "Scientists have ruled out global warming. Some are beginning to wonder if the hand of God is at work." This is out first clue as to what this movie is really going to be about and who the villain is.

These worldwide anomalies are quickly brushed aside to get to "the big news," or the wedding between Richards and Storm. Pertinent point here is that this wedding is a major media event.

At the same time, Dr. Reed Richards and Susan Storm are trying again to get married. The timing here is no coincidence. This isn't just a wedding between two superhumans; they want to start a family, i.e., propagate the super-race.

This scenario reminds us right away of the Genesis flood.

"And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die." (6:17)

And of course the flood was largely due to the Nephilim hybrids, mighty men, the men of renown. In Fantastic Four we have The Destroyer--the film's version of God--coming to destroy as the superhumans are attempting to join and reproduce.

Now, if the reader is unaware, the Fantastic Four were all astronauts: it was in space that they gained their powers. However, the above comments are even more fitting for the "royal wedding" occurring this Friday, April 29.

Genesis 6:

"Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose."

Prince William is obviously the man of renown, a stand-in for the sons of God. And Kate Middleton takes the place of the daughters of men. Her name, Middleton, is synonymous with Middle Earth, which will certainly invoke the works of Tolkien for many readers; however, as Tolkien himself admitted, Middle Earth was not his own concept.

Middle Earth actually comes from Old Norse mythology, Midgard, or, where the humans lived.

So here we find a symbolic scenario out of Genesis: a son of God marrying a daughter of man.

Coincidentally, the space shuttle, STS 134, is also set to launch this Friday, April 29.

And all of this just prior to the arrival of "the Destroyer."

As the Surfer nears it causes major electrical disturbances. A helicopter loses power and crashes into the wedding area.

And the wedding is ruined.

The military visits Dr. Reed at their 33rd floor/level Grand Master laboratory/lodge in search of help.

One of the stranger coincidences was the sinkholes that preceded the arrival of the Destroyer. In the film, the first appeared in London; the most noticeable sinkhole in the media was probably the one pictured above in Guatemala. The sinkholes were soon followed, and overshadowed, by mass animal kills, weather weirdness, quakes, and now tornadoes--as you know.

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The Silver Surfer's energy output has unintentionally freed Victor von Doom from his prison as well. And if there is any question as to who represents the devil in this film, we need only notice the tail numbers: LT666X.

If the reader accepts the interpretation that von Doom here represents Satan, then the name "Victor" takes on a new shade: Victor as in victory, i.e., Satan is the victor. Quite a trick.

It may also interest the reader that Satan is released just before the arrival of Galactus.

Doom wants to join forces with the Silver Surfer. He says, "Together we could be unstoppable." But the Silver Surfer doesn't go for it. Here again we see a Biblical allusion: in Luke Chapter 4, the devil tempts Jesus in the wilderness. Satan says, "Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours." (v.7)

Jesus rejected Satan; the Silver Surfer rejects Doom.

And now we know the players: the Surfer is a christos figure, Doom is the devil, Galactus the destroyer of worlds is a God-like being, and the Fantastic Four are obviously the highly evolved superhumans/neo-Nephilim heroes.

Doom is also enlisted by the military to help save the world, but he is actually out for selfish gains. We know from the Book of Revelation that when Satan is released for a time he goes out to deceive the nations. Revelation 20:

"Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea."

As the Destroyer nears Earth, Doom steals the surfboard and the mandatory chase/fight ensues. We also learn that the Surfer is not all that bad; he only serves the Destroyer to save his own world. He is only the herald (prophet), forced into this job to save his own people.

The Fantastic Four make quick work out of Doom; he is thrown into a body of water symbolic of the abyss. But the Destroyer is still enroute. Only the Surfer can stop him. He is reunited with his board and heals Susan Storm, who, incidentally, is the only female in the group and the only one capable of producing children; without her there is no more super-race.

It is here that the Surfer has an epiphany. He realizes that, "We do have a choice." He does not have to serve (God) anymore.

It seems more significant now that the final battle occurs in China. All we hear these days in the MSM is booming China, China to surpass the US, China owns the US... China, China, China.

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Even the arks [safe havens] in the film 2012 were located in China.

The Destroyer of worlds closes in.

The city goes dark. The symbolic association here equates God with darkness.

The Silver Surfer flies up into the Destroyer's tornado-like funnel and says, "I will no longer serve."--recall that the satanists/Luciferians/occultists/et cetera believe that rebellion is a courageous act.

First he rebels, then he sacrifices himself by turning himself into a bomb; ergo, he becomes an anti-christ, a substitute christ, giving his life to save mankind.

After a huge explosion killing Galactus, light returns to the city below. The first sign we see coming back on is the "New Century" Chinese medicine store with a picture of ginseng root--known for its man-like shape. Even the word ginseng means "man root." So here we have a representation of the dawning of the New Age of Man.

The New Age begins in China? From idiot savant George Soros: “Today, China has not only a more vigorous economy, but actually a better functioning government than the United States.” (From George Soros Touts China As Leader Of New World Order)

After God has been dealt with, Reed and Susan can finally get on with their marriage and producing highly evolved super-children. Another crisis develops, but this time they hurry through with it and finally get married.

Strange how they end up in Japan to get married.

The four rush into the Fantasticar and fly off, not leaving before they skywrite a circled 4 above.

Which means this star is over Japan--land of the rising sun(star); We drew some parallels between Japan/sun/Operation Odyssey Dawn/etc. in the Operation Odyssey Dawn report as a pre-enactment of the imminence of Planet X.

...which is actually a crypto-pentagram. The symbol of Venus, Lucifer, the bringer of gnosis, and higher Man. Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man: Man is the measure of all things.

The unfinished pentagram is a symbol of the Great Work in progress: to perfect humanity, or the creation, or re-emergence, of the master race.

The crypto-pentagram could also serve as a symbol for a hidden star, which is another way of describing the brown dwarf as it is not visible. One might even see both as unfinished stars: a brown dwarf not having the mass to ignite into a full blown star like our sun.

Compare the themes here with The Day The Earth Stood Still: evolution of man, a destructive force coming to earth, and a rebellious prophet who sacrifices himself for mankind.

Now add to the above-mentioned themes: royal wedding, Planet X, astronauts, and China.

Is Wormwood Nibiru?

2011-03-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

Revelation 8:10-11:

"Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter."

If one begins to consider the possibility of the brown dwarf/Planet X/Nemesis/Nibiru star, then one has acknowledged four key points:

A) The existence of brown dwarfs.
B) Long orbit celestial objects.
C) The possibility of ours being a binary star system.
D) Events and actions on the ground suggesting its existence: chemtrails, D.U.M.B.s, the DFC, seed vault, etc.

So it makes sense to at least entertain the notion of a Nibiru. The question then arises if this Nibiru is the Wormwood written about in Revelation 8? This question arises because people keep calling it "wormwood." Many of the Planet X/Nibiru researchers, most of whom put out some otherwise good intel, keep throwing out the line, "The Bible calls it wormwood." Even some Christian researchers are invoking the term without ever providing any reasoning why. It seems that anything in space coming towards earth is going to be tagged "wormwood" by at least a few people.

Well, it isn't; it can't be.

Ergo, here are the three key points why Nibiru isn't the "wormwood" of Revelation 8:

A) The accounts in Revelation 8 are past events. Why is it that the Historicist view of Revelation gets almost no press at all? This is an important question.

B) The "star" in Revelation 8 is not a literal star. The books of the Bible need to be analyzed within the context of type and language: church teaching, historical accounts, poetry, song, and prophecy. A distinction between literal and figurative language needs to be made--especially where Revelation is concerned.

In some parts of the Bible, a star is a star; however, where figurative language is employed, stars are either angels or people:

Angels:

"The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches." (Rev 1:20)

People:

"And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." (Dan 12:3)

Or false teachers:

"Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever."(Jude 1:13)

C) Wormwood is a person. This "star" is wormwood because they poisoned the water--not literal water either: these are the living waters:

"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:14)

Therefore, Wormwood would have been a very influential authority and/or religious figure who corrupted the truth. The identity of Wormwood is not the subject here, only that Wormwood is not Nibiru/Planet X/ Nemesis or whatever else.

Operation Odyssey Dawn

2011-03-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

For maximum intellectual stimulation, consider this report in light of not only the previous Sheen/Nibiru post, but also Deep Impact.

Take it or leave it, the basic Nibiru plot goes like this: a brown dwarf on a 3,600-ish year orbit through our solar system is swinging back through causing an electromagnetic disturbance which leaves the earth vulnerable to the sun's radiation thus causing calamities.

Now to the news:

The Japanese flag: the Hinomaru, or sun disc. Japan, or Nippon, meaning "sun origin," or commonly as "the land of the rising sun."

Tragedy at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex.

Metaphorically speaking, we now have deadly radiation originating from the "sun."

Solar activity is rising as the sun enters Solar Cycle 24.

Meanwhile, Operation Odyssey Dawn has begun in Libya.

Dawn in Libya, i.e., it is becoming day, or, technically, an area being hit by the sun's rays.

Coincidentally, Libya is now being bombarded by "dawn."

One might even consider the "no-fly zone" as analogous to the magnetosphere: removal of this layer of protection by missile allows for the aerial bombardment.

Turn on CNN and you will find two headlines: Japan and Libya: deadly radiation originating from the sun bombarding Libya at dawn.

In the previous Sheen/Nibiru post it was posited that bizarre synchronicities like these may be due to our theory-in-progress called the Fore-echo Theory: which holds that high-energy signature future history events may manifest themselves at various points in time in media-assembled pre-enactments such as the Sheen debacle, or as described above.

And speaking again of Sheen, isn't it interesting that, at the start of a recent Alex Jones interview with Charlie Sheen, Jones opens with the radio call-signs "Almighty" and "PBR Streetgang" from the film Apocalypse Now--starring, not Charlie, but Charlie's binary twin star father Martin Sheen, who in the film was on the odyssey/journey to kill Kurtz.

The patrol boat in the film, the PBR, was the Erebus, Greek for deep darkness, or shadow.

One will also notice other features of the current issue of Newsweek: "How Ignorant Are You?", Japan, California, and Atlantis.

Charlie Sheen a Sign of Nibiru?

2011-03-14T06:56:00.000-07:00

Admittedly, this one is going to sound really far-fetched--probably falling on the spectrum somewhere between something to think about and mildly humorous. So be it.

The thesis here is that the implosion of Charlie Sheen's career is (seems like) a signal for the imminent arrival, or pass, of Nibiru/Planet X/Comet Elenin/brown dwarf/destroyer star/etc. When you stop laughing, consider the possibility of the inter-contextual deja-vu: future history events pre-manifesting themselves in our timeline in whatever context available--but frequently bleeding off unnoticed in the ineluctable avalanche of stupidity that is our mainstream media. It's as though major incoming events as of yet existing outside of our time-space realm have some kind of fore-echoes or ripples containing the events code-language that pre-manifest in our timeline in whatever readily-adaptable form.

Consider all the 9-11 references in films and whatnot prior to 9-11:

Or even the 3-11 quake/alien conjunction: FEMA puts out a children's preparedness game involving earthquakes and aliens.

Friday, March 11: Japan earthquake and Battle: L.A. Shortly after the earthquake, the aliens are "released" (in theaters).

If there's anything to this "fore-echo" theory then we might see what is happening in Japan soon happen here at home; that is, a massive natural disaster in the U.S. followed by an influx of foreign aide workers/troops (covert foreign invasion). A very plausible scenario one has to admit.

Also, this whole Nibiru thing seemed like nonsense not long ago, but now demands some consideration (still not 100% on board); if you're not up to speed on it, this guy has some good intel:

Fact is, strange things have been happening, and something is causing it. The brown dwarf explanation is overall the most plausible--everything from underground bases to chemtrails makes sense.

So, to begin with, the term "sheen" typically refers to something's brightness. Both Charlie and his father Martin Sheen are both "stars," thus creating a binary, or twin, star system. Both starred in two of the best Nam films of all time.

Apocalypse Now

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Both Martin and Charlie made a transition from films to television: Martin to the Emmy Award winning The West Wing as President Bartlet and Charlie, in mere days, makes the leap from highest paid sitcom actor to televised urinalysis while his sanity is scrutinized.

Wall Street

Charlie's latest "winning" rants and his subsequent firing from CBS make him the failed star:

"Brown dwarfs are too small to initiate nuclear fusion in their cores for long periods (so they're not stars), but they are distinct from planets too. Their interior has a convective motion of material, ensuring it is constantly being mixed up, preventing chemicals from settling -- chemical differentiation is a planetary trait. Therefore, brown dwarfs are often considered to be the "bridge" between the most massive planets (Jupiter-like gas giants) and the smallest stars.

"As brown dwarfs are technically "failed stars," they are naturally very dim in visible wavelengths, but they do emit in infrared, radiation the UKIDSS survey is sensitive to."

While it is normal for the MSM to incessantly cover celebrity shenanigans, the Charlie Sheen coverage seemed extreme with its endless parade of babbling, idiotic CNN hosts killing time, former celebrity addicts, rehab therapists, and so on. Even the most hardened MSM cynics had to wonder not only why the sudden media shock concerning a guy infamous for bad boy behavior, but also why did Sheen kept digging his hole deeper?

Even today, just after the Japan earthquake, CNN is running a segment on "Charlie Sheen Night" at a hockey event in Bakersfield, California.

According to this person, the brown dwarf crossed the solar ecliptic on March 4; Charlie Sheen was fired by CBS on March 7. Does the "failed star" signify the arrival of the brown dwarf?

Charlie Sheen goes on "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour:

"This IS where you will hear the REAL story from the Warlock,"

Deep Impact

2010-12-26T05:16:00.000-08:00

Ed. Note: Haven't posted anything for quite awhile due to some hard times here at NWOIB headquarters, but some attempts will be made to dash off some reports from the backlog more frequently. Also, there have been a lot of very interesting and useful comments over the past few months; I just haven't been able to respond to them and I'm really sorry about that. I hope no one feels ignored or put off.

Anyway, in light of the worldwide high weirdness going on, seems like as good a time as any for a look at the 1998 disaster flick Deep Impact--another of the Ark-themed doom films.

The film begins with the discovery of a comet headed for Earth. A teenage boy, Leo Beiderman, at an astronomy club outing notices the unusual object through his telescope. He then alerts astronomer Marcus Wolf, who soon discovers that the object is going to hit Earth; however, Wolf dies in a car accident before he can alert the world.

Back in Washington D.C., there is a minor political scandal going on involving the Secretary of the Treasury who has resigned due, supposedly, to an affair with a woman named "Ellie."

When intrepid reporter Jenny Lerner catches up with him, he is packing his boat with supplies just before he bugs out.

Having gotten nothing from the Secretary of the Treasury, but catching the attention of the administration, Lerner is nearly run off the road by the Secret Service and taken to a special meeting with the President.

The President and his aide vaguely acknowledge the "Ellie" affair, then make a deal with Lerner: if she keeps a lid on the story a while longer, then she can have the first question at the upcoming press conference.

During this meeting, the President makes a fascinating statement: "We always thought the deadline for going public was the publication of the budget, since we've spent more money than we can hide." This is interesting considering all the financial stimulus buffoonery of recent years.

That evening, while doing some research, Lerner learns that "Ellie" is really E.L.E., an Extinction Level Event.

That ELE is the Wolf-Beiderman comet.

Now, any good disaster film will have some metaphoric applications--like the oil drillers saving mankind in Armageddon--but this comet seems to insist on it: the name Beiderman is of Germanic origin meaning honest man. So put wolf together with honest man and one can't help but think of something akin to a wolf in sheep's clothing, or maybe even a sheep in wolf's clothing. Something cloaked as something else; deception, a cover story.

If you've been following the comet Leonid Elenin/Nibiru/Nemesis/brown dwarf/Planet X/pole shift saga, then this makes some sense. There are two things we know from disaster films: 1) we will never get the truth from the media, and 2) we will not be told anything until it is almost too late.

The metaphorical options for the comet are too many to discuss here; suffice it to say that the film will soon establish that this doom represents the wrath of God.

When the President does alert the public to the incoming doom, he tells them of a plan: they, together with the Russians, have been secretly building a space ship that is going to nuke the comet!

By now, most readers have probably come across the failing magnetosphere as a possible explanation for the recent weather calamities and mass animal die-offs among other things.

What comes to mind when considering this shield is the story of Job; Satan essentially tells God
that it would be useless to bother with Job since God has put His hedge of protection around him:

"Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land." (Job 1:10)

It is after God removes His hedge that Job's troubles begin. The Book of Isaiah also refers to a hedge in regards to Israel:

"And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds That they rain no rain on it." For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help." (Isaiah 5:5-7)

What is the magnetosphere if not a literal hedge of protection for the Earth?

Following the press conference, Leo Beiderman becomes a celebrity, especially as the President mistakenly announced to the world that both Marcus and Leo had died. There is no legitimate reason for anyone to have thought that Leo had died, especially a year later, but in Hollywood symbology, when a character is thought to be dead, then is discovered alive, this is a resurrection.

This is part of the film's messiah complex found in so many Hollywood movies these days: this notion that mankind will save himself from God's judgement.

Speaking of the messiah complex, the spacecraft that will save the world is called the Messiah. Not only that, but this ship is powered by a revolutionary nuclear propulsion system called Orion. The Orion messiah was covered in depth in the I Am Legend report.

Now, you know, you just know that these people are going to die saving the world.

The Messiah crew lands on the comet and plants the nukes. They fail of course, and the Wolf-Beiderman splits into two parts, now called the Wolf and the Beiderman.

After contact is lost with the Messiah, the President alerts the public to Plan B:

The ARK cave site. This recalls Revelation 6:

"Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains."

The government has already pre-selected 200.000 important people to enter the ARK; another 800,000 people under 50 are eligible for a National Lottery to enter the ARK.

You can't name your survival vessel the ARK then start filling it with pairs of animals without alluding to the judgment of God.

Again, concerning this incoming celestial body/failing magnetosphere/pole shift, another film report done here comes to mind as oddly referential: Semi-Pro.

There is a scene in which Will Ferral's character scolds his team and points to the sign showing the team's one rule: Everybody Love Everybody, or ELE.

This locker room sign is only interesting in light of the team's name The Tropics; this name is of course ironic as the team is located in Flint, Michigan.

This is unrelated, but above we find Frodo with two rings.

Another eerie flashback in the silly comedy Wild Hogs.

In Wild Hogs we identified a subtext narrating the journey of the four horsemen of the apocalypse to the town of Madrid for a final battle between the forces of good and evil.

This film's Madrid is a fault line/battle zone, while the literal New Madrid fault line imminent catastrophe is being prepared for by FEMA.

The Beiderman fragment enters Earth's atmosphere.

The inbound Beiderman leaves the calling card of the elite.

The Beiderman impact causes massive devastation, but not extinction level. When the Wolf hits it will kill everyone else.

Prior to the above tsumani, the President told everyone to get to high ground. Sound advice:

The Denver Federal Center contains the largest concentration of federal agencies outside Washington D.C.

However, the Messiah crew comes up with a plan to fly the ship into the Wolf comet and set off the remaining nukes. A suicide mission to save humanity.

And it works.

During the reconstruction, President Beck gives a speech in which he continues to repeat the phrase "...but the waters receded." Given the film's ark theme/messiah complex, these words could be taken to mean that we beat God, we outlasted His wrath.

So on one hand we see a typical messiah complex theme disguised as a doom film, but on the other we find yet another node in a weird web of synchronicities:

1) January 8, 2011: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Tucson, Arizona.

2) January 25, 2011: Egyptian revolution begins.

3) January 26, 2011: Newsweek runs article titled "Return of the Challenger" regarding Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei's return to Egypt.

4) January 28, 2011: 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster.

5) February 4, 2011: NASA release: "NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly [Gifford's husband] Resumes Training For STS-134 Mission." The mission is to deliver an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the ISS.

6) Along with Deep Impact, another film getting a lot of attention lately is The Core--what with the birds and all; It begins with the space shuttle Endeavor crash landing due to electromagnetic disturbance. Co-pilot of the film's Endeavor is Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs. Recall that Tom Beck was the President in Deep Impact.

7) And then this. What the...?

Disaster Prep

2010-09-26T08:04:00.001-07:00

A natural disaster prediction come true?

MANGALORE: A Manglorean academic's prediction of natural disaster following whale deaths at New Zealand on August 20, has come true.

Dr Arunachalam Kumar, professor at KS Hedge Medical Academy, had espoused the theory that the unexplained whale deaths are linked to natural disasters over the years and has been proved to be spot-on this time also.

After whale deaths of the New Zealand coast, he had received an e-mail query regarding the possible outcome of this event. He had said the incident was prelude to eruption of a volcano in Indonesia within seven days and an earthquake would follow within two weeks.

Both predictions, based on the observations of Dr Kumar on changes in whale behaviour, have turned out to be absolutely right. On August 29, Mt Sinabung, a long dormant volcano in Sumatra erupted suddenly, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from its vicinity. On September 4, Christchurch, New Zealand, was rocked by one of the most powerful earthquakes in its history.

The doctor had in December 2004 predicted the coming of the titanic Asian tsunami a full three weeks before it struck, killing 150,000 people.

56 pilot whales die after stranding on NZ beach

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (AP) - Only 24 of several dozen pilot whales stranded on a remote northern New Zealand beach survived a stormy first night ashore despite rescuers' desperate efforts to save them, officials said Thursday.

Large waves and strong winds lashed Spirits Bay as rescuers struggled to move survivors above the tide-line. It was the second mass beaching in the region in a month.

"As of this morning, there have been 24 live animals moved out of the tide up onto the beach out of harms' way," Department of Conservation spokeswoman Caroline Smith said. "The weather is terrible up there. We have 20 knot winds and 1.5 to 2 meter (5 to 7 foot) swells, so it is not possible to refloat them at Spirits Bay.

"The 80 animals were spread out over a three-mile (five-kilometer) stretch, Smith said. Officials were planning to use big nets to lift the creatures onto the back of trucks, and move them to more sheltered Rarawa Beach, about an hour south, where they will be refloated.

Rescuers spent Wednesday night on the beach keeping the whales cool and damp. Teacher Te Aroha Wihapi took students there to help cover the whales with wet sheets and tarps.

"It was quite traumatic for some of the younger ones," Wihapi told the New Zealand Herald. "Two of them wanted to hug one of the whales because they saw its eye was weeping."

Department of Conservation area manager Jonathan Maxwell said at least 25 of the animals were already dead when officials first arrived at Spirits Bay on Wednesday, and another 15 had died by nightfall. Another 50 were spotted just offshore, some of which later beached themselves. Officials euthanized some of the weakest and most stressed animals.

"Pilot whales have very strong social bonds and they try to help each other, so more keep getting stuck," said Mark Simpson of marine mammal protection charity Project Jonah.In mid-August at nearby Karikari Beach, 58 pilot whales stranded. Despite hundreds of helpers fighting to save them, just nine were eventually floated off the beach and returned to sea.A pod of 101 pilot whales stranded on the same beach in 2007.

Melting Ice Forces 10,000 Walruses Ashore in Alaska

(Sept. 15) -- Female walruses traditionally like to spend the summer lounging on slabs of sea ice with their young, occasionally dipping into shallow Arctic waters for a fishy treat. But over the past few weeks, thousands of these mammals have given up their free-floating lifestyle and taken up residence along the Alaska side of the Chukchi Sea.

An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 Pacific walruses -- mainly mothers and calves -- are resting along the coastline, gathered together in tightly clustered pods, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (Bulls normally splash around the Bering Sea in summer months.) Because only 20 percent of walruses normally come to shore, the Alaska Dispatch notes, scientists suspect another 80,000 walruses could be swimming close by. This is the third time such a sea-to-land migration -- common in Russia, but historically unprecedented in Alaska -- has taken place in the last four years.

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The Movie Chase Scene

2010-09-13T08:00:00.001-07:00

Many viewers have sighed in boredom at the endless car chases purveyed in Hollywood films. Many have asked why they continue to show that stupid scene in which the car slams into another car, then miraculously leaps fifty feet into the air and flips over, oftentimes in slow motion.

Many have asked, but how many have tried to answer? If you have come to a conclusion in regards to this issue, your answer probably falls roughly into one of these three catagories:

A) People love the scene and it helps sell more tickets.
B) Hollywood executives are so stupid and out of touch they only think people like the scene and that it will fuel sales.
C) It's a ridiculous and banal scene that no one likes, so the Hollywood execs must have an ulterior motive for including it in so many films.

If C is correct, then what could that motive possibly be? Well, look at a few of the Communism 1963 Goals Read In Senate:

21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.

22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms."

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.

25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio and TV.

The power and effects of art and entertainment are not lost on the controllers; indeed, the only people who believe it's only a movie are the mindless drones stumbling in and out of the theaters. These films, along with most TV, radio, and pop music, are junk food for the mind intended to corrupt and degrade humanity. You are what you eat; you are what you consume.

This demoralization process is the first of four stages of subverting a nation as described by a former KGB agent.

The Promotion Board: Robot's Pageant

2010-09-04T04:33:00.001-07:00

One of the great looming question marks regarding the inevitable economic collapse/"natural" mega-disaster/false flag terror event concerns the military: What will they do? Will they follow unlawful orders? Will they round up Americans? Or will they do what's right? Well, there is plenty of evidence that they will do the former and only growing rumors that they will do the latter. Rumors are not enough, but only time will tell.

The default NWOIB position is rather pessimistic on the issue; to illustrate why, a look at the standard U.S. Army promotion board will provide some insights.

Most people, even non-military, are aware from films and such how the military breaks recruits down and builds them back up into soldiers (disassembly and reassembly) in the basic training/boot camp factory. This refurbishment is justified under the banner of saving lives in combat. In stressful situations, grunts are trained to operate by uniform reflex rather than by their intellectual faculties; remember Pete Mitchell in Top Gun: "You don't have time to think up there. If you think, you die."

This conform or die programming might be somewhat justifiable--assuming there were no other ways to train men and women to defend their country--if not for the fact that these soldiers are routine fodder in corporate conquests--essential to which is the soldiers' inability/refusal to question authority; reflex conditioning isn't limited to life or death situations alone, but also pertains as to how one gets into the situations. Recall the ever-present Kissinger: "Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy," or read General Smedley Butler's War is a Racket.

But the soldiers are merely the tip of the spear, i.e., not calling the shots: orders, like other things, roll down hill. And if you want to get uphill, be upwardly mobile, you need to get through a series of promotion boards. The first significant board a lower enlisted soldier will encounter is the E-5 (Sergeant) board.

When an E-4, specialist, has proven his worth in some way, or merely met the time requirement while not having accrued any serious disciplinary actions, he will be notified of his impending participation in an upcoming promotion board. Thus begins a long list of preparations. The first of which would be studying a variety of subjects related to the soldier's MOS, or military occupational specialty--one's job. For several months the soldier will memorize a ton of facts such as the muzzle velocity of the M-4 rifle, or items found in the UCMJ, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, obscure NBC trivia, et cetera.

Then, at some point, comes the Class A uniform preparation. All the ribbons must be perfectly measured and pinned, brass shined, shoes or boots shined to a mirror finish, and so on. The uniform must be perfect in all aspects.

Just prior to the board, several rehearsals will take place, naturally. One of the rehearsals will be how to enter the board room. As pictured in the above diagram, the Battalion Sergeant Major will sit in the center of a long table at one end of the room. To his sides will be the four company First Sergeants. In front of the table will be a lone chair.

Now, the soldier cannot just walk into the room and sit down. No, he must take a certain number of steps straight into the room, execute a facing movement taking him toward the judges, then come to a halt. Make another facing movement to center himself on the judges table in front of the chair. (The soldier will be told prior to the board how many steps to make in each movement.) He or she then reports to the judges. At this point the judges scrutinize the soldier's appearance.

The Sergeant Major will then tell the soldier to sit down. Depending on the size of the board room, the soldier will either sit down directly, or take a few steps back then sit down. Either way, the soldier is not permitted to look before sitting; he must be so confident in his mechanics that he doesn't need to.

Once sitting the questions begin. And you can be sure that the sitting position is not relaxed, but very stiff and formal. Once finished with the questions, the soldier stands and performs a series of marching movements to exit the room.

A score is tallied. The soldier is later told that he has passed the board and is now "promotable."

So what has just occurred is a robot's pageant. This pageant is designed to determine if the soldier is sufficiently robotic to move up the chain of command. The robot is told to dress a certain way following strict guidelines, he is told to recite a certain number of facts, and he is told to move in a certain way following a predetermined route parading himself before the pageant judges. A good robot will carry out its programming, or orders. A robot that cannot follow order is headed for the scrap heap.

Now if the soldier were to take the most logical route from the door to the chair, that is: a straight line, and greet the leadership in a polite and respectful way rather than the prescribed mechanical manner, he would surely fail the promotion board. This is not what the powers that be are looking for; they are looking for robots: people who are willing to perform in such a way as to be upwardly mobile.

If you can prove to the pageant judges that you are willing to act like a robot and carry out your programming, then and only then will you be allowed to progress to more money, rank and status, such as it is; in other words, the more mechanical one is, the larger the rewards.

This is the cause of pessimism; as James Madison said: "As the greatest danger to liberty is from large standing armies, it is best to prevent them by an effectual provision for a good militia." This is why Big Media glorifies the military and demonizes the militia: one of these two groups obeys the corporate oligarchy.

"What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty."

"Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins." --Rep. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, 1789.

If the upper management of the current standing robot armies haven't refused orders at this point--after years of cycling in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan--what makes anyone think they ever will?

It's a pipe dream.

U.S. Marine Says He Will Fire on U.S. Citizens if Civil War Breaks Out...

The False Awakening Management Team

2010-08-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

Thaddeus Griebel, helmsman of the Mind Unclouded blog, has posted an epic 2-part article called False Shepherds: The Spiritually Inept Leading the Masses that should be on your reading list. The content limned there ties in nicely with the propaganda exposed here in NWOIB film reports.

There are two important things to remember regarding propaganda:

1) It is deliberate and purposeful.
2) Its purpose, shaping the way people think, is designed to benefit them at some point in the future.

Ergo, we can get a fairly accurate picture of things to come by studying the propaganda itself. So what is to be gleaned from this ineluctable pop-media avalanche of oneness, evolution of consciousness, co-creators of reality, gods in the making, et cetera?

Well it appears that, as we have described in previous posts, that an "alien" arrival is in the plan; this staged event will follow global catastrophe. These space brothers will step in before we wipe our species out completely; however, the catastrophe actually will have been of their doing, either directly or indirectly. They will claim to be the "gods" of the past as well as the future version of us.

They will attempt to guide us toward the next phase of our evolution; but there is a hitch: since we're all one and co-creators, our consciousness can only evolve into godhood if everyone is on board. That means anyone holding onto their ancient superstitions (code for Christianity) will be vilified as selfish, anti-social, anti-group, or anti-whatever. This will be cause enough for death--what with holding up the whole of humanity's apotheosis and all.

"No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation" --David Spangler

New Bear Grylls Knife

2010-08-24T08:01:00.000-07:00

Any fans out there of Gerber Knives and Bear Grylls will be through the roof with the recent partnering of Gerber Knives and Bear Grylls. Pictured above is the "Ultimate Knife," the first of 10 upcoming products. Considering the last "Bear Grylls" knife went for around 600 bucks, this one is a steal for $60; available for pre-order now with a release date November 1st.

Aside from Gerber's infatuation with the serrated edge--and an apparent refusal to offer a plain edge version--this knife would seem to fit with NWOIB's URSUT knife criteria: sturdy, mid-grade knives at decent prices. The combo edge, admittedly, is well suited for urban survival tasks. There is, however, an already available option:

The Gerber Prodigy. At $45 it's a sweet deal, and you can get a fire-steel for another ten bones and come in 5 under the BG knife.

Egg Recall: Salmonella Psyop to Push Pastuerization

2010-08-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

From Mike Adams at Natural News.com:

FDA exploits salmonella eggs recall to pursue food sterilization agenda

Why, then, are contaminated eggs being flagged as so dangerous? To answer that, you have to go back to a story I wrote in 2008 called, “FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables” (http://www.naturalnews.com/023945.html)

There, following the FDA’s demands that spinach and lettuce be irradiated, I explained the FDA’s real agenda: “Don’t think the FDA will stop with spinach and lettuce, either. They’re already talking about irradiating tomatoes, peppers and onions. Before long, radiation could become mandatory for ALL fresh produce…”

It’s already happened with almonds, which must now be fumigated or pasteurized in the United States — a punitive rule that has severely damaged the U.S. almond industry. That took place after an outbreak of contamination with almonds. Similarly, this recent egg contamination fiasco is giving the FDA precisely the excuse it needs to demand routine pasteurization or irradiation of all eggs. Meanwhile, salmonella-contaminated chicken will be utterly ignored by the FDA even as it calls for the mass-pasteurization of “dangerous” eggs.

The FDA, you see, will seize upon each contamination event as a leverage point from which to ratchet up its food sterilization agenda, and the agency won’t stop until every scrap of fresh food sold at grocery stores is either pasteurized, fumigated or irradiated.

Natural News

Hollywood's Satanic Agenda (29): City of Angels

2010-08-16T11:02:00.001-07:00

In the same fashion that the film Legion made a hero of the fallen angel, 1998's City of Angels literally romanticizes their fall from Heaven. The film's play on the phrase falling in love is so fitting here that the viewer is forced to wonder if this is its origin:

"When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose." (Genesis 6)

This notion of romanticizing the fall is more problematic than the reader my first think. To understand why, we have to recap the process of unconscious associations. Recall Pavlov's drooling dogs:

While Ivan Pavlov worked to unveil the secrets of the digestive system, he also studied what signals triggered related phenomena, such as the secretion of saliva. When a dog encounters food, saliva starts to pour from the salivary glands located in the back of its oral cavity. This saliva is needed in order to make the food easier to swallow. The fluid also contains enzymes that break down certain compounds in the food. In humans, for example, saliva contains the enzyme amylase, an effective processor of starch.
Pavlov became interested in studying reflexes when he saw that the dogs drooled without the proper stimulus. Although no food was in sight, their saliva still dribbled. It turned out that the dogs were reacting to lab coats. Every time the dogs were served food, the person who served the food was wearing a lab coat. Therefore, the dogs reacted as if food was on its way whenever they saw a lab coat.

In a series of experiments, Pavlov then tried to figure out how these phenomena were linked. For example, he struck a bell when the dogs were fed. If the bell was sounded in close association with their meal, the dogs learnt to associate the sound of the bell with food. After a while, at the mere sound of the bell, they responded by drooling.

City of Angels offers two main stimuli: romance, generally considered a positive thing, and the falling of angels, traditionally considered a negative thing by most. Splicing the two stimuli would typically produce one of three results: A) the positive would become negative, B) the negative would become positive, or C) they would achieve a neutral equilibrium.

Considering that romance is a here and now emotion for most of us, it is something we understand to some degree, and an emotion constantly reinforced in media, and contrasting that with the falling of angels from Heaven, an abstract notion for us, distant and remote, we can be confident that the result of this film's reflex association will result in B) the negative stimuli will take on a positive connotation.

The film opens with an angel, Seth, leading a dying child into the afterlife.

Seth and his fellow angel Cassiel preside over the city of Los Angeles. Here they wonder about being human and experiencing all their pleasures. Throughout the film the attentive viewer will notice an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the heavens and a glamorization of earthly pleasures.

Our angel/protagonist's name, Seth, seems to be some kind of wink and nod. Regarding the "sons of God" in Genesis 6, there are three schools of thought--on which a rather concise for and against argument can be found here. Basically, those who don't believe the sons of God were angels believe they were the sons of Seth, the third son of Adam.

Aside from no corroborating verses or rational explanation as to why Seth would be referred to as "God," this guy is definitely not a son of Adam.

The L.A. angelic crew meets daily at sunrise and sunset to witness the sun and to listen to the majesty of His Heavenly music.

However, as already noted, being an angel isn't so great after all. When Seth and Cassiel discuss a little girl asking for a pair of wings, we are asked to question "What good are wings if you can't feel the wind on your face?"

Seth is visiting the operating room of Doctor Maggie Rice one day as a patient dies, when, as she struggles to revive the patient, it seems that Dr. Rice is able to see Seth, which is not possible unless he allows himself to be seen.

Seth is overcome with Maggie's passion for humanity, her tireless devotion to its continuation, and her dedication to her patients. He becomes infatuated with her.

In a rather unusual scene, a child passing by is apparently able to see Cassiel. Here, again, we the viewers have to wonder whether children have some ability to recognize the supernatural, some spiritual discernment, that we as adults have had drummed out of us.

Seth and the other angels like to spend their free time in the library. Here we see Seth listening to the thoughts of an elderly gentleman reading Earnest Hemingway's Paris memoir A Moveable Feast.

Hemingway's memoir describes his days as an American expatriate in 1920 Paris along with fellow authors F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Dos Passos, Ezra Pound, et al.

Given the prominence of this book in the film, we can easily recognize it as an allusion to the fallen angels, or expatriates from heaven:

"And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."(Jude 1)

Seth essentially begins stalking Maggie; but put to some romantic music though and it doesn't seem so creepy.

Seth also leaves Hemingway's memoir in her bedroom. When she return it to the library she finds a display of "Lost Generation" authors--of which Hemingway is the unofficial head. The Lost Generation is a dubious distinction coined by fellow author Gertrude Stein, herself an expatriate, for the post-war expats living in Paris.

Maggie runs into Seth again, allowing himself to be seen for a second time. And here is where the film is at its most a fantasy: this guy, all dressed in black, who seems to know an unusual bit about Maggie, and who here identifies himself as a messenger of God, in Los Angeles, the weirdo capital of the country, takes the woman's hand and runs his finger across her palm... and she digs it!

Back at the hospital, Seth comes across a patient of Maggie's named Nathaniel Messenger. Much to Seth's shock, he is aware of Seth's presence in the room.

It turns out that Mr. Messenger is himself a fallen angel who now describes himself as a hedonist and glutton.

At a diner, where Messenger promises to give Seth answers, we find this heart patient smoking and ordering several dishes which he reeeally enjoys as he explains to Seth about falling:

"You choose... to fall. You take the plunge, the tumble, the dive. You jump off a bridge, you leap out a window... You just make up your mind to do it, and you do it. [...] It's all very confusing and painful, but very very good."

It's interesting here how the word "fall" is diluted by the following words "plunge," "tumble," and "dive." Messenger continues:

"Listen kid, He gave these bozos the greatest gift in the universe. You think He didn't give it to us too?"

Seth: "What gift?"

"Free will, brother. Free will."

The reason for Messenger's fall was also because of a woman, just as described in the Book of Genesis, "The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose."

After witnessing some of Seth inhuman traits, Maggie is later shocked to learn that Seth isn't quite what she thought he was.

Maggie soon gets the straight story from Messenger, who also reveals that he too was once like Seth. He tells her, "He can fall. He can give up his existence as he knows it and become one of us."

Back in the library, Maggie tells Seth that she is going to marry her fellow doctor and boyfriend.

Seth, distraught, decides to fall in order to be with Maggie.

Following some initial euphoria, Seth soon learns of the pains of being human. He is beaten up and robbed of his shoes.

The viewer here is shown the "NUDE" sign several times from several angels. This is probably an allusion again to the Book of Genesis wherein after the fall of Adam and Eve, they found themselves naked and ashamed.

Seth eventually catches up with Maggie at a cabin on Lake Tahoe. She didn't get married and he tells her what he did.

So they sleep together.

This is another of the more fantastical aspects of the film: Maggie, who has just had confirmation of the supernatural, the afterlife, angels, God, Judgment Day, and pretty much everything else the Bible describes, decides to "fornicate" with a fallen angel.

The morning after their passionate night together, Maggie rides into town for some snacks.

Just as we saw Seth spread his arms just prior to his fall, or his transition from one world to another, we see Maggie doing the same as she rides back to the cabin, obviously enjoying the wind on her face during her post-makeout high.

Then she slams into a logging truck and dies--or transitions from one world to another, as Seth did.

Cassiel later asks the bereaved Seth, "If you'd known this was going to happen, would you have done it?"

Then comes one of the most sentimental lines in the history of moviedome; Seth says, "I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her lips, one touch of her hand, then an eternity without it."

So here again we find an emphasis on the carnal pleasure even at the expense of eternity.

To reiterate that point, the film ends with Seth returning to the beach at sunrise with the angels. He can't hear the music anymore, but he can feel the ocean. He's lost eternity (ostensibly), but he got joie d'vivre!

So there it is, this fallen angel is a compassionate, sensitive, self-sacrificing, romantic, book lover brought to you by the Hollywood public relations machine. Recall that propaganda is the propagation, or spreading, of an idea or line of thinking. It is this alchemical machine that is transforming Satan, the Adversary, into Lucifer, the bringer of light, or gnosis and understanding, via films like Legion, Mosnters, Inc., Hancock, City of Angels, et cetera.

Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2010-08-04T10:03:00.001-07:00

It appears that there are four types of films:

1) Benign storytelling.
2) Malevolent storytelling, or deliberate propaganda, like the films listed to the right.
3) Whistle-blower storytelling, or a film trying to expose something.
4) And what is often referred to as "revelation of the method" storytelling; this is where the Illuminati clowns must provide full disclosure of their plans ahead of time. While anyone has yet to provide any documentation of this rule, it seems to make a lot of sense given the intense legalism of the Pharisee code of "ethics."

What then are we to make of the 2004 romantic fantasy-drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? The film is definitely about MK Ultra, or Monarch-type mind control; the question is: is this a 2, 3, or a 4? Or could it even be a 1, having benign intent, but being heavily influenced by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's own repressed memories, which he mistakes for creativity. Look at some of Kaufman's other projects:

Being John Malkovich: A puppeteer finds a portal into the mind of actor John Malkovich. "In the first draft of the script, Lester and his friends weren't using Malkovich's portal as a means for extending their lives, but in a plot to take over the world in the name of Satan. Satan was the mysterious 'Flemmer' that the Merton-Flemmer building was half named after." (IMDb)

Adaptation: A neurotic and depressed screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, struggles to adapt a book to film. With the help of his twin brother Donald (doppelganger), he is able to finish the script and find romance. This Donald is even listed in the film's credits.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: A game show host has a secret life as a CIA assassin.

Synecdoche, New York: A theater director traumatized by divorce begins a major project to duplicate the city--complete with the people in it (doppelgangers). By the end, there are so many worlds within worlds that the line between fiction and reality is completely lost.

Doppelgangers, alter egos, puppeteers, reality and illusion blurred... these are some of the major motifs of Monarch mind control. Noting the persistence of these themes in Kaufman's films, what are we to deduce? Whether he is a sinister programmer (probably not popular enough for this) or a Monarch slave (too heavily awarded for this it would seem) we have no way of knowing. Or perhaps it's all just a series of fascinating coincidences. Maybe more of an opinion will form after looking into this film.

The film opens with Joel Barish calling in sick and taking the train to the beach on Valentine's Day. Normally, one considers walking along the beach a romantic endeavor, cliched even. But here, Joel is alone, holding a briefcase, and it's cold. This is the opposite of romantic, this is sad. This romance/anti-romance theme will gain more significance by the end of the film.

Joel keeps a journal, which is mostly blank. This, he tells, is his first entry in two years: a frightened man hiding under the stairs. The blank journal is obviously a symbol for the blank mind, and Joel is the man hiding.

Montauk, New York. Major mind control red flag here. It was here at Montauk Point, Camp Hero, that all kinds of weird experiments took place, to include Project Monarch. There are many websites covering this topic; one of which can be found here.

On the train from Montauk, Joel meets Clementine Kruczynski.

If we had any suspicions as the the mind control theme of the film before, Clementine confirms them. Most noticeable is her bright orange multicontextual sweatshirt. At first we assume that she likes orange because of here namesake, the Clementine orange. The song "Oh My Darling, Clementine"--a ballad about a lost love--is also mentioned several times during the film, lost love being the film's main, overt theme.

Associating Montauk with orange, one can't help but recall the orange Monarch butterfly.

We also notice that the orange itself makes a perfect metaphor for Monarch-type mind control: a whole broken into segments, or alters.

On the subject of her frequently changing hair color, Clem tells Joel, "I can't tell from one moment to the next what I'm going to like."

Joel we find in deeply introspective and brooding, Clementine, on the other hand, is outgoing and whimsical, more of a free spirit; both are rather dysfunctional in their own way.

Joel and Clementine begin dating. Here they lie on the ice looking up at the stars next to large cracks in the ice.

Glass or mirrors are frequently used as cinematic symbols of the shattered mind. In the above scene, the glass has been substituted for ice. They are both victims of Monarch mind control methods.

The definitive text on Illuminati mind control programming is Cisco Wheeler and Fritz Springmeier's The Illuminati Formula Used To Create And Undetectable Total Mind Controlled Slave.

This shattering of the mind process is created by excessive trauma inflicted onto a person, usually a child. The human brain protects itself from the effects of the trauma by cutting off synapses to certain parts of the mind/brain, thereby compartmentalizing the trauma into a separate "file" or alternate personality. These alters can then be programmed to perform certain functions, like assassinations.

Joel later learns that Clementine went to a company called Lacuna, meaning gap, to have him erased from her memory.

In the film, it is the ending of the relationship that serves as the trauma; indeed, the first act is filled with shots of Joel in anguish, crying, burying his head in his hands.

The astute reader will also notice that the trauma is coincidental to the "break up." The breaking up of the relationship causes the breaking up of the mind.

Clementine's willingness to go to Dr. Howard Mierzwiak at Lacuna serves as an analogy for the mind's natural ability to protect itself from the trauma.

Joel later asks Dr. Mierzwiak for the same procedure.

As the film progresses, and as Joel undergoes the procedure, the distinction between real life and Joel's mind become more and more confused. The words on signs disappear and people's faces go blurry as Joel memory of his experiences with Clementine are erased.

Later Joel realizes that he doesn't want to erase her from his memory; he wants to abort the procedure, but can't as his body has been rendered unconscious.

He and Clementine begin running in an attempt to hide from the erasures--this we recognize as an attempt to "stay together," both relationship and mind.

Joel and Clementine realize that in order to hide from the erasures, they must go to memories that are outside the context of their relationship, such as when Joel was a child. In the above scene Clementine has taken the place of Joel's mother. At one point the girlfriend/mother lifts her skirt to show her boyfriend/child her crotch.

This allusion to incest is quite disturbing considering what can be found in the Wheeler/Springmeier text in regards to the parents of Monarch mind slaves being the ones to inflict the sexual/rape trauma onto the children.

Compare the above scene's distortion effects that make Joel seem like a child with an excerpt from the text:

"The Programmers like to manipulate. Children are set in front of circus mirrors that make them taller or smaller for programming. They are set in front of mirrors which duplicate their image. Here in Oregon, there is a site with a magnetic anomaly which bends light. It is called the Oregon Vortex. The Programmers take small children there for programming. Anything that creates an illusion, seems to be noticed by the Programmers and is put to use somehow.

"The CIA has employed magicians like John Mulholland to help them create illusions. Magician John Mulholland wrote a manual for the CIA on how to deceive unwitting subjects. Under drugs and hypnosis, when a small child is set in front of a mirror that elongates its body and or then shortens, the reality of the programming script seems real. The programmer can hypnotically call upon the child’s mind to totally hallucinate seeing something, or he can support the illusion by handing the child a doll and telling it that it is a child, or handing the child a pencil and telling the child it is a flower. A great deal of acting and props are used during the programming.

"What child can tell fool’s gold from real gold? The bottom line is that generally, no matter which way the Programmers do it, whether by an illusion or an outright hypnotic-suggested hallucination, the event for the child is real. The majority of traumas are real events, but the scripts that are given are after the trauma are fictional."

Later, in another weird, repressed memory, Joel succumbs to peer pressure and beats a dead animal with a hammer. Forcing a child to do things like this is one of the trauma methods listed in the text.

We later find that Dr. Mierzwak had an affair with his secretary Mary, and she too had her memory wiped. Dr. Mierzwak tells her, "We have a history. I'm sorry. You wanted the procedure. You wanted it done so you could get past..."

Because of this, Mary will later reveal this secret to all the patients.

The last memory to go is the day they met at Montauk.

Before it's totally erased, Clementine whispers in Joel's ear, "Meet me at Montauk." This is why he later returns there.

They meet again and are attracted to each other. The difference this time is that Mary has sent all the clients a letter explaining what they have done as well as included the tape recording each client has made explaining why they want the procedure done.

When Clementine picks up her mail, just as she did at the start of the film, she find the tape; they listen to it in Joel's car. They both hear all the terrible things she said about him.

Joel finds a similar tape in his mailbox; on it are all the reasons he can't stand her--all the quirks he once found charming or cute.

Now they realize that they had a previous relationship but had their memories erased. They have just met, yet they have a long history together. Aside from being an interesting question for couples on the surface (would you do it all over again?), this situation is what Springmeier would call a "double bind"--two contradictory statements. From the text:

"These are the type of double-bind self contradictory statements that Satanists love to spew out. Monarch slaves are programmed full ofdouble-binds. With the Satanist's penchant for blurring reality in mind, read the following quote where the President of theTheosophical Society admiringly describes the Wizard of Oz, 'Part of Baum's joke is that things are never what they seem. Dorothy seems to be a simple and harmless little girl, but it is she who kills the wicked witches of both East and West. The Scarecrow seems to lack brains, but he has all the ideas in the company. The Tin Woodman seems to lack a heart, but he is so full of sentiment that he is always weeping. The Cowardly Lion seems to be a coward, but he takes brave action whenever it is called for. The Wizard seems to be great and powerful, but he is actually a humbug. Oz seems to be a glorious and delightful land and Kansas to be dry, gray, and dull--but Oz is a world of illusion and Kansas is really home. Things are not what they seem, in Oz or Kansas.'"

Just think of all the "double-bind" statements we find in every day life: the economy is tanking, the economy is recovering, for example.

Their answer is yes; even though they know what is going to happen, they decide to start their relationship anew. And lest Kaufman be accused of romanticizing mind control, we leave Joel and Clementine running down a cold, snow-covered shore-- the exact opposite of our conventional notions of a romantic walk along the beach.

We are left to question whether they will stay together this time, or if they will continue in some kind of loop wherein they fall in love, break up, have their memories erased, fall in in love... and so on. This is the intent of the final scene; there is no resolution. And while this may come across to many as a "happy ending," it has been determined that this lack of resolution is not without its consequences:

"Lack of resolution to a trauma, born of avoidance, may demonstrate itself in a number of ways, including avoidant or dissociative post-traumatic symptomatology, evidence of self-blame and other cognitive discord, lack of acknowledgment that a crime has occurred, and lack of meaning attributed to and growth from the situation.

"Moreover, all of these outcomes potentially impose greater risk that a woman will be revictimized. Not only might peritraumatic experience signal the beginning of an avoidant psychological course, but the woman's social context, necessarily shaping her both prior to and subsequent to an assault, may further exacerbate this default cognitive coping strategy." (Peritraumatic Dissociation, Lack of Resolution, and Revictimization in Survivors of Sexual Trauma: An Avoidance Dilemma?)

Joel and Clementine will suffer no further victimization because they are mere fictional characters, but throughout the film fiction and reality have been blurred, so might not the above excerpt apply to the viewer as well [assuming the film is a programming tool]? This would make perfect sense in terms of protecting the criminal and blaming the victim, and thereby exacerbating the cognitive coping strategy.

So as to the motivation of the film, who knows? But is it a mind control film? Absolutely.

Perch Cleaning

2010-07-31T13:07:00.000-07:00

Here's a great fish cleaning method for perch (also known as survival food); it's quick, efficient, and saves all the meat--unlike filleting, which most of us are not experienced enough to do well. This method leaves the bones in, but in a survival situation the meat is more important than aesthetics, especially when working with small fish like perch. If you are fortunate enough to live near a decent lake you know you can easily pull a dozen perch from the water in a couple hours.

Following the above method, I cleaned all my recent perch with the Kershaw Bear Hunter featured in the URSUT knives post. It performed admirably in this role--as expected from an all-purpose blade--especially since no filleting was involved. Its hard plastic, seamless handle was also notable during the cleanup phase.

Film: Dead Snow

2010-07-22T10:52:00.001-07:00

The 2009 Norwegian comedy/horror film, Dead Snow, is a curious thing: an intentionally cliche-ridden black comedy/gore horror zombie flick (the least interesting of either genre, and probably most appealing to annoying teenagers) with a simple storyline, yet it is oddly provocative.

It will serve us to not speculate as to the intentions of the film's director and co-writer, Tommy Wirkola--whether disclosure, predictive programming, a warning, or whatever else it may be; we will merely observe the film's motifs as an intellectual exercise aiding in understanding our current predicament:

1) Zombies
2) Easter
3) Nazis
4) Snow

A group of medical school students heads up to the mountains for the weekend--Easter weekend. This is an unusual, but not arbitrary, date, with its contemporary connotation of resurrection.

The students are going to such a remote location that they have to hike in, and, of course, their cell phones don't work out here. The isolated locale is the classic horror environment as it intensifies the horribleness of the horror: no one can escape, no one can hear you scream, and no one is coming to help you. The students, whomever they represent, are helpless.

The students are visited by a hiker one night. He tells them about the evil that inhabits these mountains: at the end of WWII, a unit of Nazis, led by Commander Herzog, fled to the hills where it was assumed they were frozen to death.

The name Herzog means: "A member of the highest rank of nobility in Germany and Austria, corresponding to the British duke."

Nazi zombies.

Even though the zombie genre is currently being done to death, it still makes for a valuable metaphor; typically, the transformation of a group of people into zombies represents a loss of humanity--as in our modern consumer/materialistic culture, for example.

But these are more orthodox zombies, the undead. This undead motif, coupled with the Nazi theme (which several critics consider arbitrary) provides the viewer with a unconscious symbol indicating that Nazism never died.

Neither does the snow seem a meaningless circumstance of the environment--especially considering that the word appears in the film's title. In the above captures, the viewer finds that the Nazi zombies climb out from the snow itself.

Ice acts as a symbol of preservation, as in keeping something on ice--here the Nazi ideology, i.e., it has been kept alive underground (both literally and figuratively) and never really went away after WWII as most believe.

It is due to this preservation that the Nazi ideology can be resurrected this Easter (it is because the students stumble upon some Nazi treasure that the zombies hunt them down).

The symbol of the undead Nazi ideology buried in the snow also brings to mind rumors that there exist Nazi enclaves in both Antarctica and the Arctic circle. Not only are these locations rumored to contain Nazi bases, but these places are supposedly entrances to inner earth.

A fascinating research package on this can be found at Steve Quayle's Operation High Jump archive page.

Also supporting this undead Nazi ideology is the historically documented Operation Paperclip.

Corporate swastikas:
(Spoiler Alert)

Again, it does no good to speculate on the director's motivations; it is only useful to analyze the symbols. So do the students find a way to defeat the Nazi zombies? No. The Nazi Zombies win in killing all the students. Not even one student gets away to safety.

Finally, an except from Glenn B. Infield's book Secrets of the SS that speaks to the persistence of the Nazi mentality:

"Spain is a safe haven for the SS men. Skorzeny lived there in peace until his death in 1975. Leon Degrelle, Belgium's leading Nazi collaborator, to whom Hitler once referred as an ideal example of a man whom he would have liked as a son, settled in Spain after the war and made a fortune in real estate. On a television program, when asked whether he didn't regret his actions during the Third Reich, Degrelle replied: 'I am only sorry that I didn't succeed. If I had the chance I would do it all over again but much more forcefully.'" (p. 224)

Film: First Blood

2010-07-08T13:59:00.001-07:00

Most would agree that the problem with 1982's First Blood is the three Rambo films that followed it. It's not that those later films were bad (as action films), but the sheer volume of big knives, big muscles, and big explosions have diluted Rambo's first outing to an extent where the film's intellectual meat often goes unnoticed (as well as the novel's).

The film opens with John Rambo walking toward the home of a buddy from the Vietnam War, but Rambo soon learns that Delmore has died from cancer. We learn from this exchange between Rambo and the woman at the home that Rambo humorous and kind person as well as a loyal and trustworthy friend--after all, how many people would walk all this way to see and old Army buddy?

Before leaving, Rambo hands the woman a picture of Delmore he had been carrying with him. On the surface, this appears a kind gesture--as though an acknowledgment that this woman had more right to the fading memory of Delmore than Rambo. But what this reveals about Rambo is more pertinent to the context of the film, because what he is actually doing by transferring this picture/memory is cutting his loses.

Cutting one's loses in this sense is a coping mechanism, or a mental survival skill; this is why the dead and wounded are separated in combat: seeing the dead destroys morale. Survivalism is one of the film's main themes (we later learn that Rambo is the lone survivor of his Special Forces team), but more important is survival's essential component of stubbornness--this tenacious refusal to be consumed by one's circumstances--that gives us something to chew on. This is something we can all relate to in these trying times.

A drifter, or wanderer, like Rambo is by nature either trying to escape from something, or in search of something--or both. This veteran, we come to learn, is plagued by memories of the horrors of war, not to mention the treatment he received upon his return to his home country, so he is also looking for a place of respite.

It is interesting that this town is named Hope, and not only that but Rambo has to pass through the "Gateway To Holidayland" to get there. A gateway implies a passage to safety--here a fortress of wilderness, not unlike the gates Rambo would have passed through to enter his firebase in Vietnam, the kind of place Rambo might fit in--into a land of relaxation, rest.

As he enters the town, we can imagine that his mind races with optimism. Maybe he'll just pass through, or maybe he has found a place to call his own--if only for a while.

The town of Hope, Colorado is run by the firm, but fair, hand of Sheriff Will Teasle (who in the novel was himself a Korean War veteran). We learn from the first few minutes of Teasle's appearance that he seems to be well-liked by the community, but does not suffer fools well.

Teasle is certainly not interested in having someone like Rambo around, a vagrant. The town's orderliness, its harmony, is obviously a source of pride for Teasle, a reflection of himself.

Teasle is quick to pick up Rambo and deposit him on the other side of town, even though Rambo only wants something to eat. And here we have the spark of an epic conflict between the two most stubborn people in the world--also known as good cinema.

Although most film reviewers will remark that this film's main theme is about the treatment of veterans following the Vietnam War, that is merely the ignition system for the film's real story: that of the conflict between two hardheads who don't know when to quit.

Rambo soon turns around and heads back toward Hope. Rambo, we soon learn, is a Medal of Honor recipient; he isn't about to take this kind of treatment from some small town putz sheriff. The question is, does Rambo turn around here because he has every right to, or does he turn around because he refuses to be mistreated by Teasle?

Many viewers see Teasle as a jerk, and what he did to Rambo as wrong. But is he wrong? Wasn't he only looking after his town by helping this shaggy drifter pass through quickly? His duty is to his town and its residents, that is his job. One has to ask what you would do in Teasle's shoes. Maybe he had previous experience with drifters, "your kind" as he put it. However, this is supposed to be a free country where a man should be able to travel and dress any way he pleases without being harassed. Rambo has committed no crime.

So what should Teasle have done if he had strong suspicions that this drifter would later commit a crime? What if he could be absolutely sure that someone would later commit a crime, would he be justified in trying to prevent it?

But we do know two things: the violence and destruction could have been avoided had Teasle been kinder to Rambo, and they could have been avoided had Rambo just kept on going rather than turn around. The great success of the film is that is doesn't allow clear good guy/bad guy assignments to form, they're both wrong. They're both so hardheaded that the situation escalates past the point of no return.

The iconic "Rambo knife" makes its debut. While this tool has taken on a somewhat cartoonish connotation within pop culture and often used in a derisive way, it is a symbolic extension of Rambo himself: dangerous, self-reliant, overkill. It is an awesome knife with a long, subdued blade, sawtooth spine, and a hollow handle with a compass buttcap. This knife represents not only the deeper notions of survival itself, but the means to procure the essentials: food, shelter, fire, and self defense.

Here now, in the above scene, with Rambo under arrest, is Teasle's second move. Let's note what could have happened: Rambo would have spent the night in jail, probably have gone before a judge, and would have gotten a slap on the wrist and been on his way, Or may even Teasle would have let him go after a short time, especially after learning that John Rambo is a war hero. Teasle is not a cruel or stupid man, after all.

However, two more problems arise: the idiot deputy Art Galt, and Rambo's flashbacks.

Once Rambo assaults several police officers and escapes from the station there is no more turning back. The smoldering has just burst into flames.

Rambo heads straight for the woods, right where he feels at home.

It is while pursuing Rambo through the woods that the officers receive word that he was a Green Beret and Medal of Honor winner. Teasle's expression here is interesting; he could be thinking "Oh, crap" or it could be regret. Maybe a little of both. At any rate, one officer is dead and they've passed the point of no return.

Lest the audience believe that Rambo is just another psycho robotic killer, we are given this: Rambo comes across this teenage boy in the woods, throws him to the ground, and draws back his knife ready to kill. But he doesn't; he checks himself, and lets the boy go.

Rambo dispatches the local cops with ease. They never even see him coming. Then he catches up with Teasle, telling him, "I could have killed them all. I could've killed you. In town you're the law, out here it's me. Don't push it. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go."

Teasle, obviously isn't going to, and cannot, let it go. He might wish that he could, but he cannot.

A base of operations is soon formed for the manhunt. Now we have the local police, the State Police, and the National Guard involved.

It is at this point that the film becomes a fantasy. It is the fantasy of every man who has ever suffered an injustice. Of every broken man who wants to take on the world, blow it up.

One of the deputies tells Teasle, "I was just talking to Mitch, and he was saying that Galt and a couple of the deputies were a little hard on the guy."

It's interesting to see here how this information comes as the situation escalates, providing Rambo, now a bonafide criminal, with a hint of justification--almost as though this whole mess were caused by police provocation.

Enter Colonel Trautman, Rambo's Special Forces commander, the one who made him. Trautman tells Teasle, "I didn't come here to rescue Rambo from you... I came here to rescue you from him."

Later, Trautman gets Rambo to answer the radio he has taken from one of the policemen. Rambo says, "There wouldn't be no trouble except for that king sh** cop. All I wanted was something to eat. But the man kept pushing, sir."

Trautman: "Well, you did some pushing of your own, Johnny."

Rambo: "They drew first blood, not me."

Again, this is the heart of the conflict: two hardheads too proud to just let it go, both feeling justified.

Rambo has very quickly regressed into an indigenous person: improvised clothing, bandanna, a rack of wild boar on his shoulder, and living in a cave of sorts. He is also a master of guerrilla warfare. Hmm...

This manhunt is beginning to resemble the Vietnam War itself. The above shot could be one from a dozen Nam films. Rambo has brought the war home.

The National Guardsmen eventually manage to trap Rambo in the abandoned mine and fire a light anti-tank weapon into it, collapsing the entrance.

After this explosion, everyone, including Trautman, thinks Rambo is dead--and in films, when everyone thinks a character is dead, that is symbolic of a real death.

Following the death, we see Rambo navigating the Underworld with a torch.

And after a death, and some comtemplative time in the Underworld, there must be an ascension back into the real world. (This scene hints at a hero-type of rebirth. while outside the scope of this report, this narrative line may be ripe for analysis for anyone with nothing better to do. Anyone not familiar with the Hero Quest may read all about it in the Men Who Stare At Goats report)

The ghost of Rambo returns to Hope and sets it ablaze, then shoots the place up with an M60. He is not on the run anymore; he is on the attack. The viewer here is obligated to ask themselves what Rambo is now trying to destroy? Is it Hope itself? Is it his delusions of ever returning to some sort of normalcy? Is this revenge on a large scale?

Is it the big corporate profiteers who benefit from innocent, young men and women going abroad and getting chewed up?

Maybe everything. Maybe Rambo doesn't even know at an intellectual level; only feels something askew with the world.

In the end, after much property damage to Hope, Rambo shoots Teasle, injuring him. Rambo could kill him, finish him off, he has won and they now both know it. But Rambo does not kill him. Trautman intervenes and talks Rambo out of it. There is no way out alive now, he tells Rambo; the place is surrounded by police.

Now it's back to a stalemate. They'll both die unless someone calls an end to it. This is a game with no winners, only losers.

Then, following a brief venting about the horrors of war and the poor treatment of veterans upon their return, Rambo agrees to turn himself in to the police. These final words, many would argue, are unnecessary and would have been better left unsaid. Maybe so; even though the viewer can empathize with Rambo, it does sound a bit like he's been driven by some outside agent. When Trautman says, "It's over, Johnny, it's over!"

Rambo replies, "Nothing's over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off!"

This "it" potentially distracts us from the film's greatest strengths: the self-imposed tyranny of pride and stubbornness. Where in the woods we learned that Rambo was not a pyschotic robot killer, this "it" almost alludes to some sort of robotic programming. But let's not allow this to thin the value of the Rambo/Teasle battle.

How many people have men have gone to jail over trivial lawn disputes with neighbors? How many children have suffered under two hardheaded parents battling unto divorce--and beyond? How many have ended up in the hospital who should have just let it go?

What do pride and stubbornness ever do for us? What do they provide?

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
--Proverbs 16:18

The Economic Stormfront

2010-06-26T16:57:00.000-07:00

Mayhem is coming?

Quote parade of economic doom here.

Unnamed Economist working for US Gov't (GLP):

"What we have experienced the last two years is nothing to what we are going to experience this year. If you have a job now you may not have it in three to six months (by August 2010). Stock market will fall = great depression. Foreign investors stop financing debt = collapse. 6.2 million are about to lose their unemployment."

URSUT Knives

2010-06-21T13:02:00.000-07:00

These days it's prudent, if not imperative in some areas, to carry a few essentials with you whenever leaving the house for work, errands, or whatnot. "Bug-out" bags stationed at home or in the trunk of the car are mandatory, but are too heavy and bulky to be practical for every day, on the move preparedness; this is why NWOIB advocates the Impending Doom Messenger bag, or IDM bag (an article on this is upcoming).

One of the key items in the IDM bag is the Urban Survival/Utility knife. A good URSUT knife need only be just that: good, not spectacular, in fulfilling a variety of roles ranging from food preparation, fire making, to self defense. Here are a few basic criteria:

1) Inexpensive. These days it is very easy to purchase a good, mid-grade knife from a maker such as Gerber or Buck for under $40. If you look long enough you'll find the knives shown here for under $30. At these prices you can buy 2 or 3 of them. Now, why, you ask, would I buy two or three $25 knives instead of one really good $75 knife? Several reasons:

First, a $75 knife isn't going to be much better than these knives listed here anyway. But more importantly, the kind of gear you want for urban survival is decent quality at a minimal cost. You don't want gear that you will form a financial or emotional attachment to, as part of your survival may require you to ditch your gear. The loss, or theft, of a $25 knife is much less than that of a more expensive one (I own two custom knives and am completely paranoid about taking them into the bush as they have both become collectors items). And if you have a backup piece stashed away somewhere, it is easily replaced. Plan on your blade getting "confiscated" by the police or military at checkpoints.

2) Four inch blade. For wilderness survival, or backcountry camping a thick 7+inch blade is mandatory--and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. However, wilderness survival is short-term, and we're talking about urban survival, the most likely scenario; and for this we need a knife with a blade in the 4 inch neighborhood.

The two main tasks imposed upon a survival knife in the wilderness are shelter making and breaking down wood for fire making. However, in an urban setting, you won't be building shelter, you'll be finding it. And rather than breaking down 6-inch logs for fire, you may be breaking down a pallet, or a sofa, moulding, etc--i.e., light batoning.

The main advantages of the URSUT knife are weight and concealment. You're probably not going to have a knife sheathed on your belt most of the time; it'll be in a pocket, or the IDM bag--hidden, that is, as one of the top priorities of the urban survivalist is to blend in and avoid attention.

3) Fixed blade. Folding knives are great for lightweight pocket knives (such as my beloved Kershaw Skyline), but folding knives are typically not up to the tasks required for urban survival. They are just not tough enough, and there's always the risk of the blade folding onto the fingers under heavy use. A full-tang, fixed blade of about 8 inches overall is not much harder to carry than a large folding knife; these knives are especially well suited to horizontal carry.

The knives.
The Gerber Metolius. 3.75 inch blade. 9Cr18MoV stainless steel.

Pros: A tough, well-designed URSUT, multiple grip positions, removable handle scales, full tang construction. Perhaps a perfect urban survival knife; this knife can take a lot of abuse. Now available at Amazon.com for about $26 (at this price buy 2 if possible). Good jimping. Pommel and lanyard hole.

Cons. Made in China. The sheath is a disaster, but functinal for IDM or pocket carry. The blade design is great for all-around use, but it suffers a bit in the food prep and tip area--not a huge trade off.

Comments: Love this knife. Feels good in hand, inspires confidence. Seems like an overlooked masterpiece from Gerber. The handle scales are hard plastic with a soft rubber overmold providing good grip--not that crappy rubber stuff on a lot of Gerber knives like the Profile or Big Rock.

The Kershaw Bear Hunter II.

A fantastic knife that can be had for as little as $20. 4.5 inch, flat ground, drop point. 8CR13MOV steel (the Chinese version of Aus 8).

Pros: Blade design, handle design, price, sheath, blade tip. Fantastic knife overall, and for the price, you can buy several without breaking the bank. Handle design allows for multiple grip positions for a multitude of tasks. Good jimping (similar to the Gerber). The best part of this blade is the tip: it excels in everything from skinning, food prep, to first aid jobs. If you have to skin a rat, or whatever, then this is the knife. Wicked sharp. This will prep food as well as any kitchen knife. It comes with a good enough leather sheath, much better than the Gerber. This blade is also available in a smaller version called the Antelope Hunter II.

Cons: That great blade design is going to be somewhat frail for batoning wood. The handle material is a hard plastic; not tacky like the Gerber, but the finger-grooves design compensates; however, where the Gerber full tang design allows for replacement scales, or at the least a cord wrap after total handle failure, the Kershaw tang is somewhat of an unknown. No lanyard hole.

Comments: Love this knife. It's going to be hard to find this combination of design and price anywhere else. In terms of self-defense, this one may have a slight [theoretical] advantage over the Gerber. For hard survival use, the Gerber may have the advantage; for crucial detail work, probably the Kershaw; NWIOB advice, buy both.

Now here are two blades that I do not own (yet) that seem, after a bit of research, to fit the URSUT role well, both from Buck Knives, both fitting with the established criteria.

The Buck Omni Hunter. available in two sizes, small and large. This one seems like a great choice. Best part is that Buck knives, after getting mired in the China manufacturing morass, has returned to U.S. manufacturing. Full tang, rubberized handle with color options (black, camo, orange), about $32. The sheath, though, appears to be the same as the Gerber Metolius--that is, absolute rubbish.

The Bucklite MAX. Although it can't beat the price point of the Kershaw, it certainly can try. Also available in two sizes, small and large. This one looks really good. Full tang, rubberized handle, about $25.

A word about "tactical" knives and gear in general: There is currently a glut of tacticool SWAT and Spec Ops gear on the market--everything from knives, to load-bearing vests. This stuff should be avoided for the same reason that it sells well: it draws attention--in other words, it is desirable. This desirability factor is what will make you a target if you own, or carry it visibly. All this black Tac gear draws the eye, makes you a target of theft, or worse. If it looks cool to you, it looks cool to someone else--especially military and police. Go with boring old hunting gear, inexpensive, but functional.

The Days of Noah?

2010-06-14T08:10:00.000-07:00

"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."(Matt. 24)

As if a flood in ARKansas wasn't ominous enough for these times, come to find out that the campground was named after Freemason/Luciferian arch-scumbag Albert Pike. Considering the amount of press this is getting while the recent Nashville flood passed largely unnoticed, it may be wise to consider this a warning to the NWO hooligans.

"A wall of water, triggered by heavy rains that swelled the Little Missouri River to 20 feet (6 metres), caught victims asleep in their tents at the Albert Pike campground in the Ouachita Mountains west of Little Rock, authorities said." (Reuters)

Pike's infamous WWIII quotation:

"The Third World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences caused by the "agentur" of the "Illuminati" between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each other. Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and economical exhaustion…We shall unleash the Nihilists and the atheists, and we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will show clearly to the nations the effect of absolute atheism, origin of savagery and of the most bloody turmoil. Then everywhere, the citizens, obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries, will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude, disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will from that moment be without compass or direction, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing where to render its adoration, will receive the true light through the universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in the public view. This manifestation will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time."

More on Pike here.

On another front, recall our recent Sinkhole Apocalypse post and the ongoing sinkhole problem in China--also undergoing flooding problems.

Hollywood's Satanic Agenda (28): The Men Who Stare At Goats

2010-06-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

The 2009 comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats, inspired by (not based on) Jon Ronson's book of the same name, is another of the Hero Quest, or Monomyth, genre similar to Spielberg's sci-fi fairy tale A.I.--though this one mired in satire, flat irony, goofy faces, and political statements.

To recap, the Hero Quest is a journey of enlightenment: the hero leaves his home, or world; he then encounters various travails on his journey; these travails literally "build character." The hero, following the tests of the journey, then returns to his home or world a changed man, thus he can now affect change there.

So why, you ask, is the Hero Quest "satanic," or adversarial to God more accurately? Because the New Age monomyth (the journey toward apotheosis) explicitly denies the need of a Savior; the journey itself is one of works-based self-salvation, wherein man becomes his own savior--literally the oldest trick in the Book: "Ye shall be as gods."

Our hero is Daily Telegram reporter Bob Wilton. He lives a small life in a small town. His wife then leaves him for an amputee and his life falls apart; this is the catalyst for Bob's hero journey. Devastated, Bob narrates:

"I was like a child, or a hobbit safe in the shire. Or a blond farmboy on a distant desert planet... unaware that he was already taking the first steps on a path that would lead him relentlessly towards the heart of a conflict between the forces of good and evil."

This farmboy on a distant planet would be Luke, or Anakin, Skywalker--also a hero on a quest. One of the running gags of the film is that Bob Wilton, played by Ewan McGregor, who also filled the iconic role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, doesn't seem to know anything about the Star Wars franchise.

The conflict between good and evil is here presented as the so-called "War on Terror" as the film cuts to a montage of scenes from Iraq. But this is a New Age film, as will be demonstrated, and the Iraq war is but a stage for the real message of the film, that of the transformation of man.

At an outdoor cafe/restaurant in Kuwait, Bob doodles an eye in a pyramid for no apparent reason. He then strikes up a conversation with a nearby American Lynn Cassidy. Oddly enough, Bob has already heard about Lynn from a man back in Michigan claiming to be a psychic spy; Lynn was supposedly the best there was, an occult force. When Bob mentions the man, Lynn gets up abruptly and leaves.

Lynn Cassidy later explains in the hotel room that he is a a super soldier, or remote viewer, a Jedi warrior, a member of Project Jedi, the first generation of the New Earth Army. This subject matter proves much more interesting to Bob than covering the Iraq war and he asks to accompany Lynn into Iraq.

At this point we recognize Lynn as the guide on Bob's hero quest, just as Gigolo Joe was David's guide in A.I.

This New Earth Army is based on Lieutenant Colonel Jim Channon's First Earth Battalion, on which a whole bunch of weird stuff can be read here in the Journal of Non-Lethal Combatives.

LTC Jim Channon appears in the film as Bill Django, whom we first meet in the Vietnam War. It is in combat, after being shot, that Bill receives divine revelation from a Vietnamese woman.

"The gentleness is the strength," she says. And from this point on Bill devotes his life to the search for unarmed combat methods, or psychic warfare. Now, in a film heavily dependent on irony for laughs, it's easy to miss (probably intentional) the larger in-joke that these silly hippies practicing these psychological operations, or PsyOps, and who use the symbol of the Illuminati, or enlightened ones, are themselves participating in the psychological attack of a propaganda film. But because this is a comedy, few will accept that.

It is also at this point that the film splits into two hero quests: we follow Bob Wilton's journey during the Iraq war, and Bill Django's following his Vietnam experience as told by the Lynn Cassidy guide (who himself underwent the quest under Bill's tutelage).

Django receives permission and funding from the Pentagon to immerse himself into the New Age movement. When he returns to Fort Bragg North Carolina, home of the U.S. Army Special Operations, we see that he has an eye painted onto his forehead, thus signifying the opening of his "third eye chakra," i.e., he returns to Ft. Bragg enlightened.

Bob, reading from the New Earth Army manual, says, "The Jedi warrior will follow in the footsteps of the great imagineers of the past... Jesus Christ, Lao Tse Tung, Walt Disney."

This New earth/New Age belief that Jesus Christ was a great imagineer, or master, posits that Jesus was merely a man who became enlightened, like Buddha or Krishna; he became the Christ rather than being the Son of God. If you have ever paid much attention to New Age pablum, then you've probably heard that Jesus "knew how to do it," meaning that He knew how to become His own savior, or god. Their point in using Him as an example, rather than denying Him, is that you too can become your own savior--as all the major religions teach.

And then off they go into the desert, the barren wasteland of this existence. The hero quest always takes the hero into the wilderness in some form.

Along the way, Lynn tells us, "Bill understood that if you want to change the world you gotta start by changing the armies."

The next morning Bob awakens to find Lynn doing the "salute to the sun" on the roof of the car. The viewer can't help but notice the blatant symbolism and thematic content in the film; however, it is all tempered under the cloak of satire, ostensibly harmless. This, in fact, is how the gentle psychological attack works: the comedy disarms the conscious filters of the viewers' mind and allows the film's messaging to enter the unconscious mind unfettered.

Later, Lynn and Bob get captured by a gang and imprisoned. It is in this dark cell (the belly of the whale on the hero's quest) that Lynn reveals to Bob his "third eye chakra" tattooed on his chest, the symbol of the Jedi. Bob was destined to be here, Lynn tells him.

The two men are then removed from the cell and put into the back of a truck to be transported and later sold. On the t-shirt of one of the captors we see the black cat symbol. At the same time, Lynn says, "Whatever you fear most has no power over you; it's the fear that has the power."

In the viewers' mind it has already been established by visual juxtaposition (not explicitly) that this "conflict between good and evil" is the war in Iraq, or the overall war on terror itself. So the viewer would here assume that the fear Lynn speaks of refers to their captors. However, one can be sure that the ultra-liberal George Clooney, one of the film's producers, would not involve himself with a film pegging the Iraqis as evil. It can be assumed though that he would not mind being involved with a film pegging fundamentalism, or religion in general, as evil in some way.

Ergo, we interpret this black cat symbol as that of superstition, fundamentalism, or religion. So the hero guide Lynn is here schooling Bob (the audience) not to fear superstitious religions on his personal quest for enlightenment. This is a common theme exposed here in film reports: that religion, Christianity, that is, was created by the controlling elite to enslave us and suppress out evolution of consciousness.

We then jump back to the beginning of Lynn Cassidy's quest under Bill Django.

One of their first exercises is to dance, but Lynn is afraid as he was told not to dance by his father as a child. Once Lynn lets go of the past and begins to dance, Bill tells him, "Welcome to the hero's journey, Lynn."

The Earth Prayer:

Mother Earth… my life support system… as a soldier… I must drink your blue water… live inside your red clay and eat your green skin.
I pray… my boots will always kiss your face and my footsteps match your heartbeat.
Carry my body through space and time… you are my connection to the Universe… and all that comes after.
I am yours and you are mine.
I salute you.

We see a young Lynn doing Yoga when a butterfly lands on his hand, then flies up to a nearby apple tree. The butterfly, a symbol of transformation, ascends to the Tree of Knowledge, a symbol of the Garden of Eden, or Paradise.

Bob, narrating, tells us, "For the first time in his life, Lynn felt truly happy. Then, into the Garden a serpent did come."

That serpent is Larry Hooper, another psy-warrior (sitting in the middle), but who represents the dark side, or misuse of the powers. He will later be responsible for the breakup of the New Earth Army.

The men practice the psychic abilities, or remote viewing, by seeing what's in the boxes on the shelves. In this case they are looking into "K-9." Based on the film's context, we can assume that this K-9 is an allusion to the star Sirius, the Dog Star, from which the light around the Illuminati pyramid/eye symbol emanates.

If you have ever seen the Jim Carrey film The Truman Show, you'll remember that Truman finds a stage light marked Sirius B has fallen from the sky; this eventually leads him on his own path to enlightenment, or freedom from the illusory world.

Lynn is the only one to get the content of the box correct. He says it's a man sitting in a chair. Bill then reveals a picture of the Lincoln memorial. Recall the use of this Lincoln symbol (freeing the slaves) in both Spielberg's film Minority Report as well as Ewan McGregor's other film The Island, in which he played the role of Lincoln 6 Echo.

This is off topic, but the viewer will notice the deliberate inclusion of chemtrails in the film (as with several other recent films).

After Lynn and Bob escape from the gang, they are picked up by private contractors.

After their car hits an IED, Bob and Lynn wander through the desert. it is here that Bob realizes that there is no mission and Lynn has no idea where he is going. Lynn tells him that Bill appeared to him in a vision and that he is now using his intuition to find him.

On the Womack Medical center sign we find an inverted pentagram, the goat's head, or sigil of baphomet. This, we hear, is know as the "goat house," where Special forces medics train on wounded goats as part of their instruction.

Supposedly, the pentagram pointed upward represents the positive evolution of mankind, such as was seen in the Fantastic Four film. And the downward pointed pentagram represents the misuse of the universal energy, that of selfish gains.

In the Goat House, Lynn is asked to use his psychic powers to stop the heart of a goat, which he does reluctantly. It is because of this misuse of power that Lynn feels that he becomes cursed, and we find that he too is on a journey of redemption.

Bob and Lynn are rescued from the desert and taken to a remote military installation. There is an important shift in the characters following their rescue. Bob, who left home in crisis, is now somehow fortified from the journey and becomes the new leader. Lynn, who we met as a confident psy-warrior on a mission, is now exposed as a frail has-been putting on a front; he also claims he is dying.

This point we recognize as the Apotheosis stage of Bob's Hero quest: the point at which he achieves enlightenment.

We soon learn that Larry Hooper is operating a private psychic company here: PSIC. He has kept the New Earth Army going in a way, although now it is for profit. Together with this fact we find the logo is a downturned pyramid with an eye--the negative connotation.

It comes as quite a shock to both Lynn and Bob to find Bill Django working here for Larry--the man who caused his downfall. Larry tells them that Bill is "looking into subliminal messaging."

It is now Bob that motivates both Lynn and Bill to continue down the path to redemption--to free the goats on the base. Bill comes up with an idea to sabotoge Larry's work the same way he had sabotoged the New Earth Army--with LSD. They put it in the camp's food and water.

coincidental with Bob's enlightenment, we see that he has a bandage on his forehead signifying the opening of his third eye chakra.

The three men then free all the goats and prisoners.

Bill and Lynn fly away in a helicopter. Before leaving Bob asks, "What about the mission?"

Lynn: "You're the mission, Bob. It's your job now. Tell everybody what happened."

Then, watching them fly away, Bob narrates, "Like all shaman, they returned to the sky."

This helicopter is an obvious symbol of ascension into heaven; the two shamans have finished their work and have passed the baton of enlightenment to the next generation--Bob.

Upon his return home, Bob does tell the story but is completely ignored. As he watches a news spot make fun of his revelations, he wears a black shirt with a skull and crossbones on the chest. He tells us that destiny did not intend for him to return to his old life and that he is at peace with that.

This death head represents the death of his old self. The enlightened hero has returned a new man. And without being discouraged by not being taken seriously, he says:

"And if I ever needed proof of how the dark side had taken the beautiful dream of what a nation could be, and had twisted it, destroyed it... well that was it. But I won't stop, I won't give up. Because when I look at what has happened in the world, I know that now more than ever we need to be all that we can be. Now, more than ever... we need the Jedi."

Bob then runs through the wall. He is a true Jedi warrior, able to pass through solid objects--a feat that was not possible at the start of the film by General Hopgood (based on Gen. Albert Stubblebine III) who championed the New Earth Army.

The film leaves us with a striking visual impression that these special powers are actually real and not just the ramblings of some silly hippies from Vietnam. This is the exclamation point on the film's sub-narrative: man can evolve into higher beings if freed from the fear, limitations, and slavery of the controlling and oppressive institutions.

As with the film's Lynn Cassidy figure, this New Age theology appeals to the weak, disaffected, outcasts, or the just plain lazy. Like witchcraft or magic, it is inherently selfish as an exercise is gaining for oneself powers--powers, which are of course, shortcuts to actually doing anything. This idea that we are the gods we have been waiting for is packaged under the sugar-coated guise of affecting positive change in the world. But the reality is that this ideology is intended to separate one from God by taking on His attributes for oneself, for redemption and restoration are the exclusive domain of God Himself.

"Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." -2 Peter 3:13

Sinkhole Apocalypse

2010-06-01T09:09:00.000-07:00

Many have noted the odd confluence of thematic material between the Deep Horizon oil spill and the film 1998 Armageddon. Now we have another bizarre one.

In the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, these holes portended the end of the world. The full report can be read here.

The Guatemala sinkhole

Hollywood's Satanic Agenda (27): Legion

2010-05-14T05:56:00.001-07:00

This year's craptastic apocalyptic pseudo-horror-thriller Legion has already been widely reviewed online as blasphemous, anti-God, or anti-Christian by several venues; but while the film is obviously all of these things, none of these outlets has provided a satisfactory description of the central deception of the film: the identity and nature of the archangel Michael himself. So, as bad as the film is, it provides a decent platform from which to explore the subject of Michael--one side of this obscure debate may come as quite a surprise to many.

As a brief refresher, it is crucial to remember that the Adversary's modus operandi is to first create confusion, then provide the deception as the answer; this tactic was detailed in the V For Vendetta report--a film often mistaken as an anti-NWO movie. A Biblical warning for this is found in Isaiah 5:20,

"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"

The Gnostics believed that the Biblical Jehovah was actually Satan masquerading as God and that Satan was actually the benevolent one, the liberator, only demonized by the evil Demiurge. Then there's H.P. Blavatsky's influential words:

"Thus SATAN, once he ceases to be viewed in the superstitious, dogmatic, unphilosophical spirit of the Churches, grows into the grandiose image of one who made of terrestrial a divine MAN; who gave him, throughout the long cycle of Maha-kalpa the law of the Spirit of Life, and made him free from the Sin of Ignorance, hence of death." (The Secret Doctrine, p.198)

Distortion is the central motif of Legion, and the confusion is apparent when reading the reviews, but, as has already been noted, what is being missed is the direct attack on Jesus Christ--nothing new for Hollywood.

Let's start with the title, Legion. This is an obvious reference to Matthew 5:9, "And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many." It's important to note here that this passage describes Jesus Christ against a legion of demons.

Before the fade in, we are shown a verse, Psalm 34:11, "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD." This verse usage is obviously intended to put the viewer in a defensive posture against a Gnostic God who rules by fear and destruction. Most though surely don't know or care that the Hebrew here, Yirah, is probably more accurately translated as reverence as we are told in 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

The film opens with an extended shot of the moon, a ubiquitous symbol these days. Coincidentally, this cinematic act of "shooting the moon" fits well within the context of the film; this idiom for taking a great risk is precisely what the hero does.

A moment later a dark figure falls to earth.

It's this guy, the supposed archangel Michael. After landing he cuts off his wings in an act symbolic of his rebellion or separation from God.

With his wings removed a glowing band light descends and frees him from the choke collar around his neck. His rebellion has now freed him from the shackles of God. This reminds us of Psalm 2: "Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us."

As with many of the films reviewed here, we once again get the unconscious message that rebellion equals freedom. We'll keep a running log from here on as to the passive attacks on the nature of God according to this film; the first is that God treats his subjects like prisoners (Death Race, et al)

With the wings and dog collar removed, our guy stitches himself up and arms himself to the teeth. We also find that his body is covered with some kind of cryptic writing.

Outside the arms room, Michael walks through a crucifix-shaped burning hole in the wall and runs into to L.A. cops. Michael subdues one of them while the other becomes possessed by a demon. Michael tells the demon, "I'm following my own orders now."

Demon: "Then you will die along with the child."

Michael then kills the possessed cops and drives away in the police car.

We then cut to a small, run-down diner in the desert. This will be the main location for the rest of the film.

Above the diner we see the name backwards: Paradise Falls. A backwards, or fallen paradise.

There is no waterfall nearby so this name is either high irony, or an allusion to Milton's Paradise Lost, the 17th century epic poem regarding the Fall of Man, the rebellion of Satan, Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

As a cinematic device, this diner is the isolated environment standard to horror and/or Gnostic films. But this apocalyptic post-Eden locale is also the film's microcosm, the place where the final battle for mankind will be fought. Armageddon (though some believe in a literal battle at the end of days, what is more likely is a prolonged spiritual battle).

The diner owner's son, Jeep, sees trouble on the horizon.

Then, inside, the emergency broadcast system has been activated. The phone lines go down next. They are trapped here.

The waitress, Charlie, is pregnant. The old woman says, "The father must be very proud."

Charlie: "I wouldn't know."

Old woman: "Oh, he's..."

Charlie: "Outta site, outta mind."

This exchange is very interesting, as we already know that Jeep is in love with Charlie and wants to take care of her and the baby. Given that the biological father is outta site, outta mind, there is effectively no father, so what we have here is a representation of the immaculate conception.

So we now understand that Jeep, Charlie, and the baby serve in the film as a reinterpretation of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. The wider implications of this will become apparent as we go.

Michael shows up later. It is from Michael that we learn that Charlie's baby is the only hope humanity has for surviving. How or why this is so we never are told, but we remember that this film is a passive-aggressive attack on God and Christianity.

At this point it seems archangel Michael is in fact intended as a symbolic Jesus Christ. "Michael," meaning one who is like God, is thought by some to be Jesus Christ's Heavenly name prior to his earthly mission. A case for this can be found here. To be clear, NWOIB is not making this statement; only that some people believe this to be the case. Therefore, it is plausible that
Michael is here a covert messiah figure.

So if Michael/Jesus comes and says "that baby is the savior of mankind," he is basically saying "I am not the savior of mankind"--the same thing the Pharisees believed; their savior is yet to come. In fact, the baby seems to serve no other purpose in the film other than to emphasize this very point.

Now there is no reason to believe that the screenwriters or production staff know this information; however, the entities that inspire these works certainly would. And on that note, consider the 1996 film Michael starring John Travolta.

Michael was a film about a smoking, drinking, crude, and womanizing angel who saved a relationship.

However, the reader needn't fret too much over who exactly Michale represents; the fact is, this is merely another distortion of types: in Legion, the rebellious, fallen angel type is recast or melded with the messiah type.

The folks at the diner soon find themselves under attack. A legion of angels sent by God take possession of the humans and they turn into demon-possessed killer zombies.

Michael's explanation: "The last time God lost faith in humanity He sent the flood. This time He sent what you see outside."

The diner's one-armed short-order cook, Percy, then asks, "Are you saying this is the apocalypse?"

Michael: "I'm saying this is an extermination."

So the film's god is not only a prison warden, but now also an exterminator, a trait covered too frequently here in film reports.

After Michael reveals that those zombies are possessed by angels, Percy says, "I don't know what book you been reading, but my version says the angels are the good guys!"

Michael, "The truth, I'm afraid is never that simple." Point being: the Bible is not true.

Later we get this silly flashback to Heaven where Michael and Gabriel provide a bit of backstory; we learn that when God chose humanity as the object of His affection, Michael was the first to bow before them. Now, despite humanity having mad such a mess of things, he can't stop loving them and is willing to defy God in order to protect them.

Back in the diner, he tells Jeep, "I was a general in His army."

Jeep: "What changed? What made you leave?"

Michael: "I was given an order I didn't believe in. He lost faith, I didn't."

Now let's take inventory of the message being delivered here: The rebellious hero defies the fear-mongering, murdering prison warden god to protect the future savior of mankind. Or put another way, Satan is trying to pass himself off again as the benevolent liberator from the demiurge.

The baby is born, then Charlie asks, "Are we safe now?"

Michael: "No, but now at least the child will have a chance to grow up... to lead the world out of darkness."

Charlie: "What happens until then?"

Michael: "We need to show him how."

Wasn't it King Herod under the influence of Satan that massacred the innocents? And wasn't it Satan who tried to kill the child in Revelation 12? So what is being said about God here?

Then Gabriel shows up to do the job himself.

Michael tells him, "I knew He'd send you, Gabriel. You were always so eager to please Him."

Gabriel: "Unlike you, rebellious son."

This is a pretty good indication that Michael indeed represents Jesus Christ--although it could be argued that this son refers to the bene elohim, the sons of God, or angels.

What follows is, of course, a big fight. But as far as the plot synopsis goes, we'll stop here as this is a new release and some readers may intend to see it still. But, aside from being plain stupid, let's just say that the film's ending characterizes God as being wishy-washy on the subject of pronouncing judgment. The ultimate message of this film being that you can stand up to God, rebellion is heroic.

In Defense of the .22: The Apocalypse Weapon

2010-05-05T09:21:00.000-07:00

If you are considering buying a firearm as part of your preparations, or are wondering which "bug out" rifle to take to the hills after industrial civilization collapses, let it be this one, the .22 long rifle. Here is presented the case for, and against, the .22 LR--one of the most underestimated rounds on the market.

ADVANTAGES:

1) A rifle such as pictured above can be purchased very cheaply. A semi-auto with a synthetic stock and a 10-round magazine can be had from several manufacturers like Marlin, Savage, and Mossberg for under $150.

2) The ammo is cheap. Have you seen the prices of ammo lately? 200 rounds of 5.56 go for around $80. However, 500 round boxes of .22 LR can be easily found for under $20. At this price you can stockpile thousands of rounds.

3) It's light. The entire load out--to include rifle, a few hundred rounds of ammo, and scope--will not weigh you down when you're on the move. In a survival situation you'll be weak and tired; every ounce counts.

4) It's quiet. When people are starving, you don't want to alert the entire grid square that you are not only prepared somewhat, but are also hunting. One of your main priorities will be to avoid attention; stealth is key.

5) It's an appropriate round for most of what you'll be hunting: small game. Unless you live in big game country and are an experienced tracker/hunter, most of what you'll be gathering as a food source will be rabbits, squirrels, birds, turkeys if you're lucky, maybe raccoons, rats, et cetera. These small game are not afraid of humans making less than 100 yard shots commonplace. And what good is a squirrel going to do you if you eviscerate it with a 7.62 round?

6) The low recoil makes it user-friendly for women.

7) The .22 LR fits the context of apocalypse survival: the .22 is light, nimble, and stealthy; it doesn't put on a big show or steal headlines. The post-collapse survivor will blend in and disappear during the initial stages of upheaval--especially if one is responsible fro small children.

DISADVANTAGES:

1) .22LR is not a "battlefield" round (9mm, 5.56, 7.62), meaning that they can't be scavenged from the area of post military/police operations. However, remembering the low cost of the .22 ammo, these can be stockpiled cheaply.

2) It isn't a defensive weapon. Even though the survivor will avoid conflict whenever possible, this role is probably inevitable in most urban areas.

If you have to bug out, you can only carry one rifle and one pistol in addition to a limited amount of gear. Choose wisely; it's better to be smart and tough rather than just tough.

Imminent Collapse

2010-04-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

It 's beginning to feel superfluous to continue writing/talking/posting about what is about to happen; anyone who doesn't understand the basics of the situation will likely be left behind. Nonetheless, here's another must read article from Giordano Bruno at NeitherCorp Press:

Get Ready, Inflation Is On The way:

"The MSM has skirted the issue of yields and inflation, claiming that rising yields only show that the economy is improving and that people are pulling money away from bonds and throwing it back into riskier assets such as stocks. This interpretation would make sense under normal circumstances. However, our situation is far from normal. Yields should remain relatively low while interest rates are kept close to zero, but they have not remained low, and this is cause for concern. The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates to zero and stated clearly that they intend to keep them there for much longer than most thought they would, yet they still can’t generate enough investment in the U.S. Dollar to support our national debt, and have thus allowed yields to spike to lure in new buyers. We are practically giving away bonds, and no one wants them! This signals to me that Treasury markets could conceivably tank in the near future, and we would either be facing a sovereign debt crisis like Greece, or (more likely), the Fed will become the one and only buyer of U.S. debt with money printed out of thin air, and presto! Hyperinflation!"

There's also another interesting/disturbing program from Hawk at Steve Quayle's site. His major point of discussion is a planned nuclear detonation within the U.S.

Hawk on Shatter The Darkness (4-15-10), Part 1.

Survive 2 Thrive, Part 2.

Also, this:

Why is FEMA trying to cover up NLE 10?

"Public Intelligence has received a request from FEMA to remove a “For Official Use Only” document regarding the National Level Exercise 2010 (NLE 10), which was scheduled for this coming May. The exercise was to be based on National Planning Scenario 1 which simulates a nuclear detonation in a U.S. city. However, recent political pressure has led to the exercise being “scaled back” according to the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor and a variety of other publications. At the behest of Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), the exercise’s Nevada events have reportedly been canceled and the FEMA website now shows no mention of NLE 10."

The Reiki Cult

2010-04-15T10:38:00.000-07:00

Along the same thematic lines of our last film report, Monsters, Inc., is this interview from Chris White, aka NoWhereToRun1984. It's a fascinating account from a former Reiki practitioner, and as you listen you'll realize how the Hollywood propaganda campaign described here at NWOIB conditions people to accept these "spirit guides"--and though Reiki may be a small niche, it is but one flavor of the same formula spread wide throughout the culture.

Once you finish with the NoWhereToRun series, you MUST listen to this interview with both Stan Deyo and L.A. Marzulli. This discussion covers a lot of that discussed here: the alien deception, hidden technology, the hybrid "hero" program, the New Age, and so on. There are a few moments here that will make your skin crawl. Essential information.

Hollywood's Satanic Agenda (26): Monsters, Inc.

2010-04-07T09:21:00.000-07:00

Anyone who has children should be very disturbed by the end of this report on the 2001 Disney/Pixar feature Monsters, Inc. This one is pure occult indoctrination for the highly impressionable children. To put it simply, the monsters here are analagous to demons; and what is being propagated here is a shift in perception: at the start of the film the monsters are scary, but by the end they are friendly--and welcomed. Ergo, the highly impressionable child viewers are conditioned into an acceptance of these spiritual entities.

This kind of propaganda is nothing new. In Johanna Michaelson's New Age expose Like Lambs to the Slaughter, she writes:

"Undoubtedly one of the most outrageous and dangerous religious practices taking place in a growing number of public schools today is the introduction of the children to spirit guides. 'Of course,' says Dr. Beverly Gaylean, 'we don't call them that in the public schools. We call them imaginary guides.

"Euphemisms abound when dealing with the subject of spirit guides! Sometimes you'll hear them called 'wise person' or 'counselors' or 'archetypal manifestations.' Perhaps they'll be referred to as your 'Higher self,' 'Divine Master,' 'Inner Guide,' 'Inner Wisdom,' 'Transpersonal self,' 'Ally,' 'Imaginary Doctor,' or even 'Guardian Angel.' Some Satanists call them 'Sentinels.' If you're dealing with a really sophisticated occultist you might find them referred to as 'etheric world intelligences.' Philosopher and 'sacred' psychologist Jean Houston calls them '"goddings of the depths of the psyche".' Nevertheless, whatever the label, what we're talking about here are spirit guides." (pp. 127-128)

Michaelson's book was published in 1989 but is still essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the New Age deception; the only thing that will surprise you after reading this book is how much things have progressed and how quickly.

The film begins with a monster sneaking up on a child in bed and scaring him. But we suddenly find that it's not a real boy, only a robot and this is only a training session for new monsters at the company.

Then we meet the founder and President of Monsters, Inc., Henry J. Waternoose, who provides the basic premise of the film for the audience: "There's nothing more toxic or deadly than a human child. A single touch could kill you. Leave a door open and a child could walk right into this factory, right into the monster world."

Notice the name Waternoose: noose = device used to strangle. Water + noose is the equivalent of drowning. This name indicates that we are in Great Flood/Nephilim thematic territory once again.

The monsters access the human world via "doors" that connect the monster world with a child's bedroom closet. The monsters enter the human world, scare the children, and harvest the screams into canisters which then fuel the monster world.

Waternoose says, "Without screams we have no power."

This is truly a bizarre premise for children's entertainment. Right from the start they are told that they are toxic and mere human resources for the spiritual entities. These screams are fear, or energy, which is being harvested; so we could rephrase Waternoose's statement like this: "Their fear gives us power."

Now, any sentient citizen knows that the media's main purpose, aside from keeping us uninformed, is to keep the herd in a constant state of anxiety. Why? Because living in fear keeps you cowering and reacting rather than acting. Living in fear keeps you powerless.

The two protagonists are James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski. We see that one is a large Sasquatch type, the other a cyclops. Taken together we have a symbol for the Cyclops, the primordial race of giants from Greek mythology. These giants we would correlate with the Nephilim of the Book of Genesis--the offspring of the sons of God (spiritual beings). This one-eye symbol is repeated throughout the film, the symbol of the supposed Illuminati, or enlightened ones.

Here's the Monsters, Inc., factory. This factory has a very close resemblance to a temple--it even resembles an actual temple somewhere in the US, only we can't remember which one; if the reader recognizes it, feel free to comment.

Notice how the Monsters logo encompasses an M with sloped sides (a pyramid), an eye, and the Egyptian symbol for the sun. So what we're looking at is really a reconfiguration of this:

It becomes clear at this point that what we're looking at is a temple of the gods, the enlightened ones.

Hardly a scene goes by in the film that does not contain this symbol; it's on the walls, on clipboards, in advertising, on helmets, everywhere. Referring back to our recent post Operation Mind Control we would consider this symbol repetition an unconscious anchor; that is, when a concept is introduced by the propagandist, it is accompanied by a symbol so that when the symbol is recalled, so then is the concept. It is in this way strengthened over time. And what is the concept here? Demons are good.

Notice hour the MI of the company name becomes M Eye in the symbol. How often do we see this eye symbol in everyday society?

As the monsters enter the factory and head to work, we see a 9-11 reference on the clock. This film was released in November 2001, but this was obviously produced long before that.

Here are the doors. Notice that they are freestanding; these are inter-dimensional gateways. These enlightened ones possess the technology to enter our world--as described in several places within the Bible.

The yellow canister located on the side of the door mechanism contains the harvested screams.

Sully and Mike are the top scream team.

But a problem arises when a little girl hangs on to Sully's tail and enters the monster world.

The plot from here on is pretty thin, consisting mainly of Sully and Mike trying to return the girl, Boo, to her door. The most significant thing occurring here is that Sully and Boo form an emotional attachment--also hearkening back to the creation of the Nephilim.

Back in the factory Mike and Sully stumble upon a plot to kidnap children and subject them to the "scream extractor."

We soon learn that Waternoose is in cahoots with the kidnapping plot. He later banishes them to Nepal. This report won't deal with the issue, but it's interesting that these two are banished to the Himalayas as it was on the high mountains that the legendary "gods" supposedly set foot on earth.

They eventually make it back to the monster world and trick Waternoose into implicating himself in the kidnapping plot. He shouts, "I'll kidnap a thousand children before I let this company die."

Waternoose is then arrested by the Child Detection Agency (an allusion to the CDC, which reiterates the toxic child motif )--but not for kidnapping per se; his crime is bringing the toxic children into the monster world.

Boo is returned to her bedroom, and her door is destroyed. Consider for a moment how disturbing it is to be invading these children's lives in their bedrooms at night.

In the end, Monsters, Inc. begins harvesting laughter rather than screams. The monsters begin doing stand-up comedy for the children as it turns out that laughter is ten times more powerful than the screams were and their energy crisis has ended.

This is a deceptive "happy ending." The viewer should notice that the monsters are still harvesting the energy of the human children, so that has not changed. They are still human resources, the only difference is that the children are no longer afraid, and they welcome the monsters. As can be seen in the above shot, it's like a big party.

Compare this shift in perception to the recent vampire fad: vampires, who also steal a resource from humans, used to be scary. Vampires these days are cool, young, and romantic. Also recall the recent Will Smith film Hancock: he begins as a bad superhero, angel, or god. Hancock is taken on by a public relations agent who transforms his image into a good superhero. The same thing is happening here in Monsters, Inc., it is simply a PR campaign for demonic entities.

Eric Buehrer, in his book The New Age Masquerade, wrote of the need for the acceptance of these spirit guides:

"New Agers involved with contacting spirit guides believe that guides are essential for ushering in the new age of global consciousness. Shakti Gawain, in her book Creative Visualization, devotes a chapter to meeting your spirit guide. After a person achieves a meditative state, he is to look for a "being." "Greet this being," she writes. "Ask your guide if there is anything he or she would like to say to you, or any advice to give you at the moment." Gawain's book appears in several bibliographies for guided imagery programs used in several public schools." (p.93)

Is it any wonder than that witchcraft and the occult has seen such a massive resurgence with youths in the United States? This is all prep-work for the satanic New World Order.

Escape the NWO?

2010-03-31T10:15:00.000-07:00

These days many people are naturally chewing on the question of whether or not to leave the US; and if so, where can one go to "escape" the NWO? Here's an article that suggests you leave as soon as possible:

If You Can Leave The US, I Would Suggest You Get Out Now

While I was out playing happy camper in the Everglades and checking on my ‘local’ BOL, some news snuck through the system but thankfully good old Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.com has the scoop:
It's Official - America Now Enforces Capital Controls
This is not something I say lightly after reviewing this information and reinforcing the commentary from the Rangel rule which restricted and penalized voluntary emigration and/or renunciation of one’s citizenship from the United States.

If you can, even if it means a 75% loss of your fortunes, get out now.

If you have a universal skill set (Programmer, trader, medical skills, security skills, etc.) and can relocate with little resources, get out now.

If you have real estate holdings in certain nations (not Canada or Mexico) get out now.

The precursor to most major shifts within western civilization have always been the restrictions placed on the flow of capital. Without going off into woo-woo land on you, all I can say is that this is a warning shot that something major is about to occur which further restricts the freedoms of the citizens of this once great nation. When I did my radio show, I warned that this one event, a key moment or marker in any nation’s history was something to be taken deadly seriously. In my opinion it means that a currency realignment or change or outright revocation of rights taken for granted was certain with a 90 day, maybe if we’re lucky, 180 day window.

One more time:

If you can escape, do it now.

Good luck to all and God Bless.
END OF ARTICLE

It is also interesting to read the the comments posted there.

Well, having spent a considerable amount of time living in various countries around the world, both in a military capacity and as a civilian, I have an opinion on the matter--for whatever it's worth. And that opinion on whether or not to "bug out" is a resounding NO. Here is a list of reasons I posted recently at a popular forum:

1) These days, nearly everyone hates you because you're an American. It's dangerous; everyone will blame you, a representative of the US, for all the world's troubles. When people decide to lash out at the "enemy" as they see it, they will target the most readily available symbol: you.

2) If you need a work visa you're at the mercy of your employer and the corrupt officials at the visa offices--this I know from experience. I have personally had the visa officials hold my passport hostage until I paid an exorbitant amount of payola. And guess what... the US embassy clown couldn't care less; they will do nothing for you and the local visa officials know this.

3) No one will help you if/when you need it. People will rat you out without the slightest compunction. In China, for example, each neighbor hood has a police officer assigned to the area. Part of his responsibility is to establish a network of snitches, and each of those snitches have their own small network of snitches. Their is money and favor to be had for providing information. If you show up somewhere, or do anything, you can bet the local authorities know about it.

4) The greatest chance of finding like-minded people with whom you can trust and team up with are in your own neighborhoods and towns. This may be the most important reason. The only way to survive will be in groups.

5) Many other countries are absolutely filthy; if you were forced to live off the land you'd be taking an extended dirt nap very soon in many countries. In the US it is still possible to find a stream clean enough to drink from that won't kill you.

6) Many places don't have the tools available that the US does. For example, I once tried to buy a large hunting knife while living abroad. Nope. Nothing. Only kitchen knives. Same for water filters, an axe, things like that. There are ways to get these things, but after the collapse when you're rummaging around you won't be able to.

7) You'll probably stand out in many countries; you won't be able to blend in with a crowd. This makes it harder to move in tactical situations.

8) The US has vast expanses of wilderness in which to disappear--as long as you're prepared to do so. There's no way they can control the whole thing, just the major metropolitan areas. It is in the interstitial zones that the resistance will form.

Combat units taking over an operational area follow a set modus operandi: they will typically occupy the metro areas first, places that have necessities such as billeting, water, electricity, and suchlike. They will secure the area, and seal it off, to establish their tactical foothold. From this base of operations, think Green Zone, they will send out combat patrols to the outer areas.

So when whatever is going to happen happens--terror attack, civil uprising, or natural disaster--it will be the major metropolitan areas that see troops first. Your rural town may or may not see a combat patrol. However, these outlying areas will eventually turn into Mad Max zones; those seeking safe haven will eventually head for the secured cities; problem is, upon entry you will be searched, tagged, and will have to give up any weapons you may own.

9) You already have a lot of basic and essential information about the US: terrain, types of animals, cities, the highway structure, and the like. If you were to flee to Central America, for example, and decided to brunch on glowing pink tree frogs... you would be off to an inauspicious start to say the least.

You already know what types of animals are to be found in your area, and you probably have a basic idea as to their general habits as well. In a foreign country you'd be starting from scratch.

10) People in other countries are very aware of the troubles in the US. Americans have typically received some respect in most places due to the US being the world's dominant superpower and the conception of it being the "good guys." Things are obviously very different these days. Americans have usually been seen as going to other countries because they wanted to, not because they had to. People who are viewed as desperate are generally shunned; no one wants someone hanging around just because they need something.

Employers, especially, will take advantage of the ex-pats' neediness; in most cases they won't pay any more than the local poverty wages because they now know you have no choice but to accept. The owners of some businesses, like language schools for example, will even conspire with each other to lower the wages of foreign employees (this I know from experience).

Again, the only thing you can count on is that no one will help you if you need it, no one cares about you, and in many instances they will actively seek to do you harm.

Obviously, there would be exceptions to these points, and some could integrate seamlessly into another culture, but in my opinion this is an extreme rarity. And how much time and money do you have to keep trying to find one of these places? But the bigger question is Why would you want to? If some gang of thugs were trying to scare you out of your home, would you just run away?