Earthquakes are on the rise...is America next??

From the recent deadly Christchurch earthquake to this week's unusual 4.7 quake in Little Rock, Arkansas, it is becoming more and more evident that the Words of Jesus, prophesied for the last days, are coming to pass before our eyes: 

Matthew 13:8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

I would like to share the following, insightful analysis by a learned friend, R. Johnson, regarding the rise in earthquakes in "divers places" :

"You used to never hear of earthquakes in the central region of the USA. They were something only Californians had to deal with. 

However, they have been rapidly increasing all over the USA and around the world. Nearby Arkansas has had an incredible number of earthquakes recently.

Mississippi and other states in the to-be-affected area are currently preparing for the next New Madrid fault-line to make it's first adjustment (earthquake) in over 200 years. Earthquake emergency scenario exercises are planned for May 2011 in Mississippi.

I learned about these special training exercises because I'm a Ham Radio Operator. A number of Ham Radio Operators who are trained to handle Emergency Communications during a communications infrastructure collapse have been called upon to participate in these exercises. 

(As an aside: Ham Radio is and will be the only reliable means of communication across town, county, state, nation, and globe if and when landline phones, cell phones, and Internet go down or are blocked. Unlike phone and Internet you don't have to pay monthly fees. It's free after the small cost of buying the radio equipment. So if in your emergency planning you have neglected to address a fail proof back up form of communication you might want to look into Ham Radio)

In regards to the New Madrid fault earthquake, I have heard comments that it's not of matter of "if it will happen", but rather "when it will happen" and the general consensus is soon! Hence the importance of preparing for it now.

I also stumbled upon the following unrelated website which is promoting April 19th as Shake Out Day, billed as the largest earthquake drill in the central USA, and warns:

'We all must get better prepared for major earthquakes, and also practice how to protect ourselves when they happen. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to help people and organizations do both.'

http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/

The Government seems to know what the Bible prophesies, that earthquakes are going to increase!" ~R. Johnson