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Peace And Safety
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 1 Thessalonians 5:3
I think that in today^s ungodly language and atmosphere peace and safety are synonymous with prosperity and profits. People take comfort and safety in having money. They rely on money more than on God for both peace and safety, even if it^s borrowed money.
With this concept in mind listen to what Doug Casey, an investment advisor, newsletter writer and commentator on world affairs, has to say in this month^s International Speculator (July 2007).
People don^t seem to grasp that we ve had an historically long (since 1982), broad (every asset class in the world) and steep (e.g. the DJIA from under 1,000 to over 13,000, interest rates from 15+% to 5%) economic and financial boom. It^s gone on for so long that everyone pretty much feels that prosperity and profit are just the way the world works.
He jokes that things might turn out even worse than he thinks they will.
To my knowledge this man is not a Christian yet he has insight and seems to be repeating Paul^s prophesy to the Thessalonians or should I say to the world. How long before the sudden destruction arrives? I think it fair to say that most of us who are alive today will find out. It is not far off.
2007 Jacques Gauvin
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