VOTE RIGHTEOUSNESS- WHILE THERE IS STILL FREEDOM TO DO SO....

Historical elections are just around the corner here in America. The outcome of these elections will determine among things, whether we will continue down the path of pro infanticide and pro homosexuality, which are both abominations to God or if we will choose to set America back on a path of righteousness and favor with God.

If you truly belong to the risen Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, your vote will prove it. If you vote for those who stand for the murder of innocent babies then you belong not to Christ, but to Baal, upon whose altars multitudes of children were sacrificed.

Satan has slyly revamped his tactics and has cleverly succeeded by luring modern day humans into once again sacrificing their children; but this time they are sacrificed on the altars of selfishness; guised as a "woman's choice".

Also in direct oppositon to God is America's wavering/declining support of Israel. In His Word, God warned the nations that they would either reap blessings for standing with Israel or curses for opposing Israel:

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed

The current administration does not even try to disguise its disdain for God's chosen ones of Israel. Obama steadfastly attempts to forcefully give Israel's Covenant land and God's holy city of Jerusalem away to those to whom it does not belong.

If America does not stand for Israel, then we will bear the brunt of and deserve God's judgment. As American citizens we need to vote for those who WILL stand for the nation of Israel. 

If we fail to stand for Israel and for righteousness, then America will be judged. 

God's holiness and righteousness demands justice. Most eschatologists (Bible prophecy scholars) agree that America does not appear in last days prophecies; perhaps it is because America does not repent and also no longer is a true ally of Israel.

The "social justice" that the liberals are striving to promote is just a method by the enemy to kill, steal and destroy.

In reality, all that the "powers that be" actually desire to accomplish is for all of the American populace to be on level playing field, with all citizens dependent on the government and thereby powerless to stand up for their rights.

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy..

Obamacare is a prime method of removing our freedoms. It will result in rationing of care due to the sheer, simple realization of the concept of supply versus demand. There are not enough health care providers and facilities to take care of the influx of millions of more patients.

For all the terrifying details behind the evil that is Obamacare please see this video which dissects the massive law page by page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcBaSP31Be8

On top of the horrors of Obamacare, add the left's aspiration of legislating the malevolent Cap and Trade Bill. According to Obama, under his desired Cap and Trade, "electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket". 

Please see the linked video wherein Obama admits this outlandish truth which would be the straw that breaks the back of the struggling American economy as well as of the majority of Americans who just trying to stay afloat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4

These legislative atrocities are just attempts to legislate America to where she is no longer land of the free; where the citizenry will be strangled by the leadership as occurs in any socialist nation or dictatorship. 

"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." ~Thomas Jefferson

Noteworthy is the fact that not once, but TWICE in the past several weeks Obama has omitted the important words, “endowed by their Creator” when paraphrasing the Declaration of Independence.

http://www.ketknbc.com/news/president-obama-omits-creator-twice-in-one-month

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR61uTGTFoM

Realizing the fact that the president majored in Constitutional law and would therefore know all of our founding documents backwards and forwards proves that this is deliberate.

This was a calculated attempt  to not only remove God out of America, but to also shift the fact that our freedoms are from God over to their goal; wherein our freedoms are dictated and given by the government.

This soon coming election will decide not just America's future but will determine our very survival as a free nation.

We all need to be cognizant of all that weighs in the balance with this historical election and to exercise our right to vote while the freedom to do so still remains...

HAS GOD GIVEN US A MODERN DAY METHUSELAH WHOSE DEATH WILL BRING THE TRIBULATION AND COMING JUDGMENT?

Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri was a venerated Jewish rabbi who died in 2006 at the age of 108.  Before his death, the aged rabbi had a vision of who the Messiah was. 

Rabbi Kaduri left a note that was to opened a year after his death. When the note was opened, the note gave the Hebrew name of the Messiah as Yeshua, who we know to be Jesus, the Savior of mankind.

 In addition, the rabbi left a prophecy that the Messiah would come after  Ariel Sharon had died. Ariel Sharon is the Israeli prime minister who orchestrated the unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

In August 2005, against the emotionally charged protests of many Israelis, PM Sharon ordered the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to forcefully evict Israelis from their homes in the Gaza Strip.

The result was the armed forces of Israel physically removing their own people from their homes in order to give their entire life’s work and their very communities over to the Palestinians.

Not only was this decision by Sharon against his own people but it was also against the God of Israel. Ariel Sharon gave away God’s Covenant land which was given only to the children of Israel.

Please see the following video for the astounding details regarding Rabbi Kaduri’s revelation:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eATJ4PRXEJk

The now 82 years old P.M. Sharon suffered a series of two debilitating strokes within a few months after he ordered the forced removal of God’s chosen people from their Covenant land.

By January 2006, the then 77 year old Ariel Sharon lay unresponsive in a coma and continues to be comatose, to date. 

There were a multitude of medical setbacks  in the early stages of Sharon's four 3/4years illness that even a very young, healthy man would have succumbed to.

It is indeed extraordinary that Ariel Sharon has survived for these past four ¾ years in a coma. 

From a medical standpoint, the fact that he even survived all the multiple potentially fatal medical complications, experienced early on, is nothing short of a miracle.

Following is a rundown on the many medical complications that from a medical perspective, would/should/could have ordinarily been fatal.

P.M. Sharon apparently initially had a embolitic (traveling clot) stroke caused by an atrial septal defect (ASD) commonly known as a "hole" in his heart.

Note that an ASD is usually a congenital (at birth) defect that is usually surgically repaired in early childhood. At that time, Sharon was preparing to have cardiac evaluation for the repair of the ASD.

Granted that the medical field was not as advanced in Sharon's youth, but one would think that the ASD would have necessitated repair prior to the age of 77. 

Ironically, Sharon had his first stroke the night before he was going to undergo a cardiac catheterization for evaluation of his ASD.

The ASD was purported to be the cause of the first stroke which caused an embolus (clot) that traveled to and obstructed his cerebral arteries in his brain.

Apparently the anticoagulant (blood thinner)that was used to treat this first stroke in mid December 2005 helped precipitate Sharon's second and more debilitating stroke that occurred on January 2, 2006.

Sharon’s second stroke resulted from a blood vessel rupturing and bleeding into the cranium (skull). 

Due to the increased intracranial pressure from the massive hemorrhaging (bleeding) into his skull from this second (hemorrhagic) stroke, Sharon afterwards underwent two lengthy neurosurgeries to control the bleeding.

The first neurosurgery(brain surgery)lasted SEVEN hours and the second neurosurgery lasted FOURTEEN hours.

After the second prolonged 14-hour surgery, Sharon was placed on a ventilator and some reports suggested that he was suffering from paralysis in his lower body, while others said he was still fighting for his life."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illnesses_of_Ariel_Sharon#Stroke_of_December_2005

Note that about 30% to 60% of people with an intracerebral hemorrhage (brain bleed) die (as was Sharon's second stroke). 

In those who survive long enough to reach an emergency room, bleeding usually has stopped by the time they are seen by a doctor.

Many people with ruptured aneurysms or subarachnoid hemorrhages usually do not even survive long enough to reach a hospital. Of those who do, about 50% die within the first month of treatment.

Therefore, Sharon surviving the second stroke was against incredible odds to begin with. The complications following that he survived as well are beyond incredible from a medical standpoint.

The month following the hemorrhagic stroke,in  February 2006, Sharon had to undergo two more surgeries for bowel and stomach complications:

"Sharon underwent subsequent surgeries the following month. On 11 February 2006, doctors performed emergency surgery to remove 50 cm of his large intestine that had become necrotic, probably because of a blood clot.[32] On 22 February, he underwent an additional procedure to drain excess fluid from his stomach, discovered during a CT scan." 
   
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illnesses_of_Ariel_Sharon#Stroke_of_December_2005
 
In July 2006, Sharon’s condition worsened with his kidneys starting to fail so he was put on hemodialysis and he also was treated for a blood infection (sepsis).

By August 2006, he was diagnosed with double pneumonia which was treated and resolved.

The following November in 2006, Sharon was back again in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) being treated for a cardiac (heart) infection which too, was successfully resolved.

To recap, Ariel Sharon was a 77 year old obese man with a cardiac defect experiencing both an embolitic and a hemorrhagic stroke within a 3 week period. 

Due to the massive uncontrolled bleeding in his brain from the second stroke he underwent first, a SEVEN hour surgery and then a FOURTEEN hour surgery that left him paralyzed.

Within a month, he underwent yet another surgery, this time removing necrotic gut (part of the large intestine had died from a clot). 

Shortly after that surgical intervention, there was another surgery required, this time on his stomach for fluid accumulation.

Next medical setback, he started hemodialysis for failing kidneys and also had a blood infection (sepsis). 

He then had double pneumonia and later a cardiac (heart) infection which were all resolved with IV antibiotics.

So within less than a year after his TWO strokes, Ariel Sharon had FOUR surgeries, a bout of double pneumonia, a blood infection (sepsis), a heart infection and renal (kidney) failure requiring hemodialysis.

Any redundancy of the facts is in order to firmly establish the case of the many serious complications suffered by Sharon. Each one of these serious medical problems could be fatal in itself.  

As well known, the more ill and compromised a patient, the less reserves there are to fight infections. 

In P.M. Sharon’s weakened state of health, it is incredible that he was able to survive such serious infections and other complications.
 
Since, the last reported complication back in November 2006, it appears as though Ariel Sharon has been status quo for the past 4 years and still in a coma. It is unclear if he is still paralyzed or on a ventilator(breathing machine).

Bearing in mind that patients who are inactive due to being bedridden are more at risk for pneumonia and bedsores (which themselves can lead to infection and clots).

The fact that Sharon is already predisposed to clot formation (with a history of the previous stroke and intestinal clot) it is surprising that with his inactivity that there have been no further complications from clots. Note that one clot to the lungs or to the brain can be instantly fatal.

It appears that it may be God's grace and divine planning that Ariel Sharon ever survived to begin with as well as the fact that he has no had no further serious complications since November 2006. 

According to Rabbi Kaduri, Ariel Sharon’s demise will usher in the coming of Yeshua, the Messiah. From this perspective it appears as if God may be allowing Ariel Sharon's remarkable survival for HIS purposes.

Just as Methuselah’s, the oldest man to ever live, death was prophesied to usher in worldwide judgment with the flood of Noah; so may Ariel Sharon’s death usher in the return of the Messiah and the coming judgment of the upcoming Tribulation period.

Methuselah was the grandfather of Noah and together they attempted to persuade the wicked people of the earth to return to godliness. 

Methuselah was the last human being to have personally known Adam, who had personally known and walked with God.

Methuselah and the others before him were taught and could "know" about God directly from Adam. Noah was the first one in Adam’s lineage to not have known and been able to learn about the things of God directly from Adam.

As such, Noah did not have the first hand account by which to have been taught; so Noah was the first to believe solely by faith. 

God planned to bring the flood of Noah after all the men who walked in the ways of the Lord had been removed.

Methuselah lived during the construction of Noah's ark but died right before the flood as God had promised him that he would not be killed with the unrighteous.

The name Methuselah translates,“When he is dead it shall be sent”; meaning ‘the deluge' of judgment would come after his death.

Therefore, Methuselah's death marked the end of mankind's grace period and the coming of the Great Flood.

Perhaps it will be that after the announcement of Ariel Sharon's death, those who are alive and living for the Lord, will not die but be raptured and be removed; just as Methuselah died before the flood so that he would not be "killed with the unrighteous" in the coming "flood of judgment."

Just as Methuselah’s death indicated the coming literal flood of judgment so might Ariel Sharon’s death signify the coming flood of judgment upon an unrepentant world.

Rabbi Kaduri’s prophesy of the coming of the Messiah after the death of Ariel Sharon may perhaps equate to the meeting of the readied Bride with the Lord in the air (Rapture).

Conversely, the Jews, of whom many will accept the coming antichrist, may think that Kaduri's prophecy referred to the coming antichrist as being their Messiah.

Is Ariel Sharon our modern day Methuselah? Only time will tell. But in the meantime, may we remember to pray for the salvation of Ariel Sharon and for the many not covered by the blood of the Lamb and for the peace of Jerusalem!

GOD'S FOREWARNING OF THE PROPHESIED PSALM 83 WAR

 It cannot be just mere coincidence that back in late July of 2006, Irish archaeologists heralded the discovery of an ancient book of Psalms by a construction worker who spotted something while working in a bog. 

Please note that the Psalm that it was open to just happened to be Psalm 83.

Not so coincidently, in the same exact month that this Psalm 83 archaeological find was unearthed, the 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War erupted. 

This war, that began on July 12, 2006, is known in Lebanon as the July War.
 

Please see the following entry regarding the prophesied Psalm 83 War to see why this is such a startling find here in these last days:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-is-psalm-83-war-here-are-details.html

"There's two sets of odds that make this discovery really way out. First of all, it's unlikely that something this fragile could survive being buried in a bog at all, and then for it to be unearthed and spotted before it was destroyed is incalculably more amazing."

http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=2821

Upon finding the ancient book, the construction worker re-covered it in the bog material while awaiting experts. 

Had he not had this foresight, the exposed,

fragile ancient paper would have dried out overnight to the point of deterioration. His forethought to so protect this amazing discovery, is surely is an act of providence.

The recent timing of the ancient book turned to Psalm 83 , found in the Irish bog, appears to be a forewarning of the Psalm 83 War that has progressed to where, today, we can clearly see it on the horizon.

The current push for Mideast "Peace" Talks will fail. God's Word prophesies a greater, more powerful Israel; not a smaller, easier to be destroyed Israel. 

The only result of Obama's forced "peace" talks will be the agitation of Israel's neighboring enemies into rallying against her, igniting the Psalm 83 War. Israel will prevail from this war and gain much of Her Covenant land.

We need to keep our eyes focused on Israel as she is God's prophetic timepiece and the bringing of the Jewish people to their true Messiah, Yehsua HaMashiach, is the primary reason for the soon coming Tribulation period.  

As we see the players and events of the Psalm 83 War advancing towards center stage; we can see just how much closer we are to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His own!

 

UNFORGIVENESS WILL SEND YOU TO HELL!!

Each and every person ever born onto this earth will also, one day, exit this earth.

Many Christians may be lulled into the false assurance that just because they have professed Jesus as Lord all their lives that they are Heaven-bound.

However, if they harbor unforgiveness or any form of resentment to any degree; they may be shocked and horrified when, that one day, they pass into eternity.
The Lord Jesus clarified many times that a state of unforgiveness will disallow us from entering Heaven. 


Unforgiveness may be thought to include the emotional states of "holding a grudge" or having a noted dislike for someone. It can also be extended to include negative feelings, irritation or anger towards another; these emotions are all displays of unforgiveness towards our "neighbor".

Scripture tells us that entrance to Heaven is barred when one has an unforgiving heart. It is a Kingdom principle and cannot be altered inasmuch as gravity on this planet cannot be altered.  

That is why Jesus warned us many times of the eternal consequences of unforgiveness. 

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew conveys our relationship with the Father and with others. Jesus paid our debt that He didn't owe and that we ourselves couldn't pay. 

Because of this, the Father has forgiven us this unpayable, unsurmountable debt just as the "certain king" forgave the debt of the servant who owed much.

However, like the debtor to the king who was forgiven so much but in turn refused to forgive the servant who owed to him a much lesser debt, so are our actions when, as believers, we choose not to forgive.

Just as the king's response to the unforgiving servant was to then revoke the cancellation of the large debt that the servant had owed, so too will we be treated if we do not forgive our "brother from" our "heart".
 

Matthew 18 :21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" ²²Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times."Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. ²⁵Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

 ²⁶"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' ²⁷The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

 ²⁸"But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.

 ²⁹"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'

 ³⁰"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. ³¹When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.

 ³²"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. ³³Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' ³⁴In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

 ³⁵"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

Preceding the above parable note that Peter had asked of Jesus: 

²¹.. "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 

Jesus's response was that we are to forgive  "not seven times, but seventy-seven times." As such, even when we encounter a repeat offender we are to repeatedly forgive, with sincerity from our heart.

In the Lord's Prayer, when Jesus instructed us exactly how and what to pray, He reiterated how it imperative is for us to forgive:

^{Matthew 6:12} And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 

This model prayer given to us by our Lord and Savior charges us to examine and address the matter of forgiveness in our hearts on a daily basis.
 

No matter what the offense perpetrated against us whether real or imagined, purposeful or by accident, we are to not only offer but also display true heartfelt forgiveness.

Bearing feelings of unforgiveness never harms the source/perpetrator. It only harms the one harboring it. 

In fact, the object of the unforgiving attitude is usually virtually unaware and totally unaffected while the one holding the unforgiveness in their heart is both emotionally and spiritually miserable and in danger of the fires of hell.

To clarify, harboring unforgiveness only hurts humankind while on this planet by removing our peace and for many can actually cause an emotional "hell on earth" as well as the potential of actually literally sending one to hell after death.

Jesus made it very clear that our sins are not forgiven us if we do not forgive others. If our sins are not forgiven, we cannot enter into the presence of God as the holy and righteous God cannot tolerate sin in His presence.

^{Matthew 6: 14}For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

To reiterate, forgiving others is not optional for Christians. It is a Kingdom principle upon which the violation of negates salvation because if we do not forgive others, our sins are not forgiven us.

Especially in these end times, we all need to be mindful of our stance with our Creator, having true forgiveness as He forgave us and giving Him, the one who deserves all the honor, glory and praise, our uppermost priority!!

DID WE MISCALCULATE GOD'S TIMING OF THE RAPTURE?

Foremost, it is imperative for all Christ followers to realize that the feast days outlined in the book of Leviticus are God's Feast Days. 

As such, they are not just to be observed by the Jewish people, but by all those whom belong to the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. 

The Word of God confirms to us that these feast days are "the appointed feasts of the Lord" and thus belong to the Lord and ALL those who belong to Him, Jew and Gentile.

 

Leviticus 23

Feasts of the LORD

 ¹ And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.. 

Please note that the Hebrew name for feast is "moed" which means "appointed time".The Hebrew word for "convocation" is "miqra" which translated, means "dress rehearsals".

As such, God's Word even indicates to us that His appointed times/feast days were given to us as foreshadowing and actual dress rehearsals for God's plan of redemption.

Incredibly, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus were fulfilled to the very day; falling on the first three, consecutive Spring feasts days.

The Spring Feast day immediately following these three, Shavout, was fulfilled just as precisely. 

The day of Pentecost coincided to the very day as it happened on the actual day of the feast of Shavout.

  

As we can therefore see, the appointed Spring Feast Days were fulfilled to the very days they fell on with the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, it is evident that the Fall Feasts will also be fulfilled with such precision, regarding His Second Coming.

With this logic and supporting Scripture, many believe that the Rapture of those who belong to the risen Savior, will also occur on a Feast Day.

Please see the following blog entry for further details regarding God's appointed feast days and their potential alignment with the end times and coming "Day of the Lord".

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/09/gods-feast-day-of-rosh-hashanahyom.html

The preceding blog entry expounds on the multiple rationales pointing to the feast day of Rosh Hashanah as a very possible designated time for the Rapture. 

For the multitude of reasons explained therein, many who heed the Lord's command to watch for His return, were exceedingly dismayed when the Fall Feast days came and went this year.

However, there has been new and exciting information regarding the timing of the Feast Days this year!

This year's Fall Feast Days may have actually been observed a month too early and therefore may have not yet officially come to pass. The following explains this valid reasoning:

God's calendar begins in the Spring with the first designated month being the month of Nisan. This year's observed Jewish and Gregorian calendars had the month of Nisan beginning 4 days before the actual Vernal Equinox. Thus, it was not officially Spring yet.

This error would likewise result in the incorrect observance of all the Spring and Fall Feast Days as it would result in their scheduled dates on the existing calendar having been a month too early.

Notable is the fact that year's observance of Rosh Hashanah/Feast of Trumpets was actually still during the summer as the Autumnal Equinox did not occur until two weeks after the feast was observed. 

Rosh Hashanah is a Fall Feast Day and therefore the dating does appear to be off as it was not celebrated in the fall, but the summer.

Consequently, this deviation moves Rosh Hashanah forward four weeks which means it would instead be observed at the coming next new moon.

According to this theory, on the Gregorian calendar, the next new moon(and possible Rosh Hashanah/Feast of Trumpets) falls on October 9, 2010.

Therefore, this coming new moon, around October 9, 2010, may actually be the correct date to observe the Feast Day of Rosh Hashanah, meaning that there is still hope for a Rosh Hashanah Rapture of those who eagerly await their Savior.

Important to note, according to God's Word, the Feast of Trumpets is celebrated with the sighting of the new moon  by two witnesses.

Therefore, the actual day of Rosh Hashanah still cannot be known for certain as the visualization of the new moon may be from October 9, 2010 to several days later.

This new astounding insight, wherein the dating of the Jewish calendar and feast days may actually be off by a month, certainly shows that though we can know the season; no man can know the day or the hour!

Mark 13:32 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO THE WATER....

Remember back when the BP oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico was splashed all over the daily headlines?

There was an occasional blurb in the news about certain bacteria present in saltwater that actually ingested the oil. 

Practically speaking, this news bite sounded encouraging; like a positive note as the oil would eventually be engulfed (no pun intended) and eventually removed by the bacteria. 

It gave hope that our Gulf might once again be clean and pristine.

However, the one downside that the media mentioned, in reference to the oil-eating bacteria, was that their presence depleted oxygen in the water. 

These type of bacteria are classified as aerobic, which essentially means that they require oxygen to grow and survive. 

Therefore, the result of the aerobic activity of these oil-ingesting bacteria is that the oxygen depleted water is killing marine life in the oil contaminated deep water. 

As a result, these lowered oxygen levels are decreasing the food supply in the deep (because of die off ). Consequently, this is sending sharks into the more shallow waters along the coastlines, in search of prey.

Please refer to the following detailed blog entry, as well as news video footage, regarding the unprecedented sighting of sharks near the shorelines of our beaches:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/10/unprecedented-great-white-shark.html


http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/low-oxygen-levels-threaten-gulf-marine-life-10978038

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/gulf-oil-disaster-alert-shark-warnings.html

Note, in the following statement regarding the microbes (bacteria) that these "oil-eating bacteria are flocking to the spill in droves".

"But a study published today, which takes a look at the microbes themselves, finds that oil-eating bacteria are flocking to the spill in droves, though it's not clear how quickly they're digesting it."

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/08/bacteria-are-gobbling-gulf-oil.html

This, of course. means more oxygen consumption by the "droves" of oil-eating bacteria resulting in more oxygen depletion. 

In turn, this translates into even more marine life/fish kills and thus driving even more of the larger predators (sharks) into more shallow water. 

This then leads to the endangerment of humans frolicking in the waters at the seashores of America's beaches.

As bad as this chain of events sounds, it gets worse, way worse. 

The millions upon millions of gallons of oil that these "droves" of microbes are feasting upon were purposefully sunk to the depths by the millions of gallons of toxic oil dispersant (Corexit).  

Therefore, to the media and accordingly,to the general population, the whole oil spill dilemma is "out of sight, out of mind".

In fact, the beaches have been cleaned and are all reopened. On the literal "surface", the water of the Gulf visibly appears back to normal. 

In fact, the FDA has even sanctioned fishing and states that the Gulf seafood is now completely safe for human consumption:

http://www.fda.gov/food/ucm210970.htm

It's as if our government has declared the Gulf oil crisis resolved and completely over; that everything is back to business as usual and that life on our Gulf shorelines is all back to normal.

However, let us once again explore some details about the little microorganisms that are "helping us" by eating all that excess oil: 

  

"Will Oil-Eating Bacteria Plague the Gulf?"

 "As though the Gulf Coast states don't have enough to worry about with crude oil spewing into the water at an estimated rate of 5,000 barrels a day, they soon may also have to worry about bacterial plumes.

A microbe called Vibrio parahaemolyticus, common in warm coastal waters like the Gulf, thrives off of crude oil.  "You can feed it exclusively oil," Jay Grimes, a marine microbiologist at the University of Southern Mississippi, said of the Vibrio species."

"When ingested by humans, usually from eating raw oysters, Vibrio and related organisms can cause cramps, nausea, and can sometimes be fatal.  More than 4,500 people are infected with the bacteria each year.

Though harmful to humans, these single-cell organisms aid in keeping the ocean healthy by eating naturally seeping oil. Without their presence, the world's oceans would be covered in a thick film of oil.

The organisms surge in response to hydrocarbons, molecules made up of bonded hydrogen and carbon, which are naturally found in oil."

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/will-oil-eating-bacteria-plague-the-gulf/

As stated, these organisms "surge" in the presence of the compounds found in oil as they thrive on it. 

There is no telling the ratio of the "surge" that has now occurred with the spillage of untold millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf on which for these bacteria to feed and proliferate.

God created a delicate balance in nature for these microbes to maintain the oceans by eating naturally seeping oil. 

The unnatural introduction of millions and millions of gallons of oil into one general region has greatly upset that sensitive balance.
 

This past unusually hot summer with warmer than normal ocean temperatures would be conducive to bacterial growth alone.

Add the increased availability of nutrients (oil) and these organisms would rapidly thrive and flourish. 

As such, the concentration of these pathogenic (disease causing) organisms could skyrocket in the waters of the Gulf.

As bad as this may all sound, there is one more slight detail that was never even alluded to in all the brevity of sound bites regarding the oil-eating bacteria. 

A species of the Vibrio bacteria that eats oil also has a propensity for human flesh; it is related to the strain of the potentially fatal, flesh-eating bacteria.

In fact, there have been several recent deaths of coastal residents by this flesh-eating bacteria; directly related to contaminated Gulf water or seafood. 

Some of the victims were just innocently wading at the water's edge and contracted the deadly bacteria from a perfectly clean and harmless appearing surf.

Please see the below link for news details with accompanying video from locals news stations covering the fatalities:

http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/feds-funding-study-oil-spills-effect-flesh-eating-bacteria-blamed-multiple-recent-gulf-area-deaths-after-waterseafood-contact-videos

Previously, there was a blog entry covering the possibility of this current year's hurricane season causing a deluge of oil rain to rain down on coastal as well as inland areas:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/oil-is-entering-water-cycle-and-soon.html

There has been little talk or recognition about the aberrant behavior of this year's hurricane activity. 

This has been an anomalous year for hurricanes as not one has entered into the Gulf, across the oil spill area, as is usually the norm.

It is quite bizarre how all of this season's hurricanes have either been diverted along our eastern coastline or towards Central America; with none affecting the southern coastal states as they usually trek towards.

It could be that the vast oil spill in the Gulf is affecting/stagnating the currents that usually pull storm systems into the Gulf. 

One hurricane specialist noted that it was as if there was a "physical force" preventing the hurricanes from entering the Gulf.

Perhaps there is an actual physical force protecting the residents of the coastlines, as well as the interior of America. 

The actual Hand of God may have been staying the hurricanes from traveling over and churning up the oil spill contaminated waters. 

In addition, the creator God may be preventing the spread of the deadly disease caused by the virulent bacteria thriving off the massive oil spill in the Gulf. 

He may purposefully be precluding the potential of a Gulf based hurricane raining down pathogenic, flesh-eating, bacteria-laced rain on an unsuspecting populace.

Whatever is happening, we can see that things are not normal; contrary to what is being projected. We are in the last days and drawing nearer, by the day, to the coming Tribulation period. 

May we continue to watch and pray that we may be accounted worthy the escape the wrath to come and to stand before the Son of Man!

Luke 21:36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man

UNPRECEDENTED GREAT WHITE SHARK SIGHTINGS OFF OF AMERICA'S BEACHES

Even though great white sharks have been spotted in the past on our northeastern coastline and the region is considered one of their habitats, there has never been such an  apparent influx of these giant predators into these waters resulting in such increased amounts of sightings:   

"Nearly a dozen great whites were been spotted off the shore of Cape Cod in the last week alone. Swimming has been banned indefinitely on some beaches.  

Now the hunt is on for the monstrous sharks.   

Fact is, sharks of all kinds have made their way to northeast beaches this summer, leading to warnings, beach evacuations and scares for swimmers."    

http://www.blogger.com/%20http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/great-white-sharks-spotted-off-cape-cod-shore/story?id=11300494%20%20

The fact that "sharks of all kinds have made their way to northeast beaches this summer" to the point that there have been beach evacuations is in itself both concerning and perplexing.   

Meanwhile, the conundrum has expanded all the way across our nation, onto America's opposite coastline, where great whites have been spotted "closer to the shore than they have in the past":   

"While it is not unusual for sharks to migrate to the coast of San Diego this time of year, they are coming closer to the shore than they have in the past. According to Fox News the Great Whites have been sighted about 50 yards off shore." 

  http://www.examiner.com/working-moms-in-san-diego/sharks-spotted-near-la-jolla-shores   

"This is becoming the summer of the shark off Southern California, where sightings or alleged sightings of great whites seem to be made every few days."  

"The latest known sighting occurred Sunday off La Jolla Shores, a popular San Diego County surf spot.   

Lifeguards estimated the shark -- based on the size of its shoreward-bound dorsal fin -- to measure 15-20 feet and issued warnings to surfers and swimmers from La Jolla Cove to Scripps Pier".  

There is no scientific theory yet revealed regarding this recent abnormal behavior of these mammoth, deadly sea creatures to where "they are coming closer to the shore than they have in the past."   

Notable is that due to the also unusually high sightings of great whites, it is now being labeled "the summer of the shark" off Southern California:   

"This is becoming the summer of the shark off Southern California, where sightings or alleged sightings of great whites seem to be made every few days."  

 http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2010/08/its-the-summer-of-the-white-shark-off-southern-california-.html  

Investigation into this mysterious and disturbing event would have to include knowledge of the waters to which great whites are normally indigenous to: 

HABITAT Great white sharks are found near shore along most of the temperate (not very hot and not very cold) coastlines around the world. 

DISTRIBUTION Great white sharks have been observed along the coastlines of California to Alaska, the east coast of the USA and MOST OF THE GULF COAST, Hawaii, most of South America, South Africa, Australia (except the north coast), New Zealand, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa to Scandinavia, Japan, and the eastern coastline of China and southern Russia.   

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Greatwhite.shtml%20%20

Puzzling is the fact that there have been no reported sightings of great whites in the Gulf of Mexico region even though their habitat also includes "most of the Gulf coast".   

All the while, there have been excessive sighting of these sharks along an extended area of the southern shore of California as well as an extensive area of the Northeastern coastal states area.  

In addition to the unprecedented great white sightings along the northeastern coastline, as previously mentioned, "sharks of ALL KINDS have made their way to northeast beaches this summer".  

As such, it may be concluded that this could also be considered the "summer of the shark" along the northeastern shoreline of America as well as along our opposite, southwestern coastline.   

Please refer to the previous blog entry that elaborated on the inevitably of such future events regarding the various shark species as a direct result of the Gulf oil disaster: 

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/gulf-oil-disaster-alert-shark-warnings.html

Theoretically, it is very plausible that the unimaginable amount of dead zones created by the massive Gulf oil spill has caused the sharks to flee the toxic waters of the Gulf seeking uncontaminated areas (such as our southwestern and eastern coastlines).  

In order for these eating machines to locate food this would be a necessity as much of the food chain that they are dependent on, no longer exists in the Gulf anymore.

Perhaps God has mercifully tried to divert the attention of Americans who flock to the nation's beaches every summer by making our treasured beach destinations, dangerous and undesirable.   

This has been easily accomplished by either the massive quantities of crude oil and toxic dispersants and now sharks. Either way, it is no longer completely safe to frolic in any of the waters of our coastlines.

God may thus be allowing this worldly distraction to be removed in these last days to enable mankind to focus on Him, instead of the pursuit of earthly pleasure. 

The creator of the universe may well be using it also as a signal to show us just how abnormal our world is becoming as we steadily draw closer to the end of time.  

Either way, the intentions would be the same:  

To draw humans away from focusing on the material and temporal, in order to foment the realignment of our focus towards the Lord, the giver of life and towards eternity, which is everlasting

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO THE WATER....

Remember back when the BP oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico was splashed all over the daily headlines?

There was an occasional blurb in the news about certain bacteria present in saltwater that actually ingested the oil. 

Practically speaking, this news bite sounded encouraging; like a positive note as the oil would eventually be engulfed (no pun intended) and eventually removed by the bacteria. 

It gave hope that our Gulf might once again be clean and pristine.

However, the one downside that the media mentioned, in reference to the oil-eating bacteria, was that their presence depleted oxygen in the water. 

These type of bacteria are classified as aerobic, which essentially means that they require oxygen to grow and survive. 

Therefore, the result of the aerobic activity of these oil-ingesting bacteria is that the oxygen depleted water is killing marine life in the oil contaminated deep water. 

As a result, these lowered oxygen levels are decreasing the food supply in the deep (because of die off ). Consequently, this is sending sharks into the more shallow waters along the coastlines, in search of prey.

Please refer to the following detailed blog entry, as well as news video footage, regarding the unprecedented sighting of sharks near the shorelines of our beaches:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/10/unprecedented-great-white-shark.html


http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/low-oxygen-levels-threaten-gulf-marine-life-10978038

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/gulf-oil-disaster-alert-shark-warnings.html

Note, in the following statement regarding the microbes (bacteria) that these "oil-eating bacteria are flocking to the spill in droves".

"But a study published today, which takes a look at the microbes themselves, finds that oil-eating bacteria are flocking to the spill in droves, though it's not clear how quickly they're digesting it."

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/08/bacteria-are-gobbling-gulf-oil.html

This, of course. means more oxygen consumption by the "droves" of oil-eating bacteria resulting in more oxygen depletion. 

In turn, this translates into even more marine life/fish kills and thus driving even more of the larger predators (sharks) into more shallow water. 

This then leads to the endangerment of humans frolicking in the waters at the seashores of America's beaches.

As bad as this chain of events sounds, it gets worse, way worse. 

The millions upon millions of gallons of oil that these "droves" of microbes are feasting upon were purposefully sunk to the depths by the millions of gallons of toxic oil dispersant (Corexit).  

Therefore, to the media and accordingly,to the general population, the whole oil spill dilemma is "out of sight, out of mind".

In fact, the beaches have been cleaned and are all reopened. On the literal "surface", the water of the Gulf visibly appears back to normal. 

In fact, the FDA has even sanctioned fishing and states that the Gulf seafood is now completely safe for human consumption:

http://www.fda.gov/food/ucm210970.htm

It's as if our government has declared the Gulf oil crisis resolved and completely over; that everything is back to business as usual and that life on our Gulf shorelines is all back to normal.

However, let us once again explore some details about the little microorganisms that are "helping us" by eating all that excess oil: 

  

"Will Oil-Eating Bacteria Plague the Gulf?"

 "As though the Gulf Coast states don't have enough to worry about with crude oil spewing into the water at an estimated rate of 5,000 barrels a day, they soon may also have to worry about bacterial plumes.

A microbe called Vibrio parahaemolyticus, common in warm coastal waters like the Gulf, thrives off of crude oil.  "You can feed it exclusively oil," Jay Grimes, a marine microbiologist at the University of Southern Mississippi, said of the Vibrio species."

"When ingested by humans, usually from eating raw oysters, Vibrio and related organisms can cause cramps, nausea, and can sometimes be fatal.  More than 4,500 people are infected with the bacteria each year.

Though harmful to humans, these single-cell organisms aid in keeping the ocean healthy by eating naturally seeping oil. Without their presence, the world's oceans would be covered in a thick film of oil.

The organisms surge in response to hydrocarbons, molecules made up of bonded hydrogen and carbon, which are naturally found in oil."

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/will-oil-eating-bacteria-plague-the-gulf/

As stated, these organisms "surge" in the presence of the compounds found in oil as they thrive on it. 

There is no telling the ratio of the "surge" that has now occurred with the spillage of untold millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf on which for these bacteria to feed and proliferate.

God created a delicate balance in nature for these microbes to maintain the oceans by eating naturally seeping oil. 

The unnatural introduction of millions and millions of gallons of oil into one general region has greatly upset that sensitive balance.
 

This past unusually hot summer with warmer than normal ocean temperatures would be conducive to bacterial growth alone.

Add the increased availability of nutrients (oil) and these organisms would rapidly thrive and flourish. 

As such, the concentration of these pathogenic (disease causing) organisms could skyrocket in the waters of the Gulf.

As bad as this may all sound, there is one more slight detail that was never even alluded to in all the brevity of sound bites regarding the oil-eating bacteria. 

A species of the Vibrio bacteria that eats oil also has a propensity for human flesh; it is related to the strain of the potentially fatal, flesh-eating bacteria.

In fact, there have been several recent deaths of coastal residents by this flesh-eating bacteria; directly related to contaminated Gulf water or seafood. 

Some of the victims were just innocently wading at the water's edge and contracted the deadly bacteria from a perfectly clean and harmless appearing surf.

Please see the below link for news details with accompanying video from locals news stations covering the fatalities:

http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/feds-funding-study-oil-spills-effect-flesh-eating-bacteria-blamed-multiple-recent-gulf-area-deaths-after-waterseafood-contact-videos

Previously, there was a blog entry covering the possibility of this current year's hurricane season causing a deluge of oil rain to rain down on coastal as well as inland areas:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/oil-is-entering-water-cycle-and-soon.html

There has been little talk or recognition about the aberrant behavior of this year's hurricane activity. 

This has been an anomalous year for hurricanes as not one has entered into the Gulf, across the oil spill area, as is usually the norm.

It is quite bizarre how all of this season's hurricanes have either been diverted along our eastern coastline or towards Central America; with none affecting the southern coastal states as they usually trek towards.

It could be that the vast oil spill in the Gulf is affecting/stagnating the currents that usually pull storm systems into the Gulf. 

One hurricane specialist noted that it was as if there was a "physical force" preventing the hurricanes from entering the Gulf.

Perhaps there is an actual physical force protecting the residents of the coastlines, as well as the interior of America. 

The actual Hand of God may have been staying the hurricanes from traveling over and churning up the oil spill contaminated waters. 

In addition, the creator God may be preventing the spread of the deadly disease caused by the virulent bacteria thriving off the massive oil spill in the Gulf. 

He may purposefully be precluding the potential of a Gulf based hurricane raining down pathogenic, flesh-eating, bacteria-laced rain on an unsuspecting populace.

Whatever is happening, we can see that things are not normal; contrary to what is being projected. We are in the last days and drawing nearer, by the day, to the coming Tribulation period. 

May we continue to watch and pray that we may be accounted worthy the escape the wrath to come and to stand before the Son of Man!

Luke 21:36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."