Just like when you see a atom bomb go off on television, people say "Oh look at the cute little mushroom cloud" But........ If they were anywhere near the actual event in reality, they surely would soil themselves at the fear and terror of the situation and possibly go into shock. And it's coming. I don't know when, but in my lifetime I know this much. I'm 29 years old, it's like the movie terminator 2 Judgment Day, when Sarah Conner has knowledge that Judgment day is coming, and she's doing her best to warn the people around her, telling them" Everything you know, everything you take for granted, it's not going to last". The entire face of civilization will change very quickly and people will then show what truly drives them. ..It's strange, I don't get fellowship at any of the churches around me. It's like, they have no spirit in them. Like their candle has been blown out. Like they're empty buildings, full of hopeless people. I have a very difficult time finding other people who care about the bible, Gods will, or even want to know the basic truth about the world they're living in. It's like the overwhelming majority of people just want to stick their head in the dirt like an ostrich, and pretend everything is ok and everything is going along ok. If people choose to hate God, specifically the only true God Yahweh, shouldn't they at least learn about what they're hating? But they hate blindly, it's like people want to be willingly ignorant.

Listener-forwarded Message from David Wilkerson - I am compelled by the Holy Spirit to send out an urgent message to all on our mailing list, and to friends and to bishops we have met all over the world.

AN EARTH-SHATTERING CALAMITY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT IS GOING TO BE SO FRIGHTENING, WE ARE ALL GOING TO TREMBLE—EVEN THE GODLIEST AMONG US.

For ten years I have been warning about a thousand fires coming to New York City. It will engulf the whole megaplex, including areas of New Jersey and Connecticut. Major cities all across America will experience riots and blazing fires—such as we saw in Watts, Los Angeles, years ago.

There will be riots and fires in cities worldwide. There will be looting—including Times Square, New York City. What we are experiencing now is not a recession, not even a depression. We are under God’s wrath. In Psalm 11 it is written,

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (v. 3).

God is judging the raging sins of America and the nations. He is destroying the secular foundations.

The prophet Jeremiah pleaded with wicked Israel, “God is fashioning a calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh, turn back each of you from your evil way, and reform your ways and deeds. But they will say, It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart” (Jeremiah 18:11-12).

In Psalm 11:6, David warns, “Upon the wicked he will rain snares (coals of fire)…fire…burning wind…will be the portion of their cup..” Why? David answered, “Because the Lord is righteous” (v. 7). This is a righteous judgment—just as in the judgments of Sodom and in Noah’s generation.

WHAT SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS DO? WHAT ABOUT GOD’S PEOPLE?

First, I give you a practical word I received for my own direction. Lay in store a thirty-day supply of food, toiletries and other essentials. In major cities, grocery stores are emptied in an hour at the sign of an impending disaster.

As for our spiritual reaction, we have but two options. This is outlined in Psalm 11. We “flee like a bird to a mountain.” Or, as David says, “He fixed his eyes on the Lord on his throne in heaven—his eyes beholding, his eyelids testing the sons of men” (v. 4). “In the Lord I take refuge” (v. 1).

I will say to my soul: No need to run…no need to hide. This is God’s righteous work. I will behold our Lord on his throne, with his eye of tender, loving kindness watching over every step I take—trusting that he will deliver his people even through floods, fires, calamities, tests, trials of all kinds. I do not know when these things will come to pass, but I know it is not far off. I have unburdened my soul to you. Do with the message as you choose.

Concluding thoughts from Eliyahu ben David: This edition of our newsletter is a bit longer than most we put out, due to the inclusion of the message from David Wilkerson. David Wilkerson is the founder and pastor of Times Square Church in NYC. While I have not closely followed his ministry, I have seen him and heard him speak in person and have been loosely aware of his ministry for years. He does not call himself Messianic. However, he does hold to some important Hebraic values, such as helping the poor and needy who have nothing to give back. He and the Times Square Church have practiced that kind of selfless giving to the homeless and hurting of NYC for years and have seen Yah reward that with much good fruit. Being aware of that track record, I take David Wilkerson's message seriously. I believe what he is seeing in this latest message tracks closely with the Revelation Series that we have been sharing with you since Passover season of 2008 - namely, that we have entered upon a time of judgment. Further, what he is suggesting, storing up a 30-day supply of essentials, is a reasonable precaution in these uncertain times. This is what we are doing in my family as well. Each time we shop we buy some extra things for our emergency supply. This may not work for everyone, but it is something I would encourage each family to consider.

Our Revelation Series has been focusing on the prophetic events slated to occur before the Great Tribulation ever comes. While many people are expecting the Great Tribulation soon I encourage you to take a longer view. There are successive waves of global shock that must yet happen over a period of years before the Great Tribulation dawns. Through those shocks, the faithful remnant of the tribes of Israel must be gathered. We need to adopt an endurance mentality rather than to wear ourselves out too soon looking for an early exit from these troubles. That early exit isn't coming - this is an endurance race and not a sprint. As Messiah said regarding these very times; "He who endures to the end, the same will be saved." Enduring is more than surviving. Enduring means continuing in faith and good works, doing our Father's will. Here we learn from our Master's example, who said; "I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work." This is what endurance means - working hard at our Father's business as long as such work continues to be possible. These years of global travail before the Great Tribulation finally breaks are times when we need to be hard at work at our Father's business. This is also the safest possible thing that we can be doing through these uncertain days, since our Good Master will be looking after the needs of those who are working in His fields.  (Matt 6:33, 24:13, John 9:4)

"But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Y'shua the Messiah, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do." 1Thess 5:5-11