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Exceeding Abundantly – The Saga of SEVEN :: By Alice Childs

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“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen” (Ephesians 3:14-21, KJV).

Back in 2019, Rapture Ready so graciously partnered with me in what I consider to be a mission endeavor. Rapture Ready published my story SEVEN as a chapter serial, allowing its vast worldwide readership to take a fictional journey through the seven-year Tribulation along with the story’s characters who find themselves left behind after the rapture of the Church. Although the characters and storyline are fiction in SEVEN, the coming events that are on the cusp of beginning as soon as the Church is raptured are NOT fiction.

My heart’s desire was then and always has been to use a fictionalized story to spread the gospel, to warn those who will be left behind of their lost condition, and to warn them of what is coming. My purpose was to do my best to present the truth of scripture via a fictional medium to those who might otherwise never pick up a Bible or read the excellent teaching content housed in sites like Rapture Ready or other Biblically sound Christian venues.

When we began this journey in 2019, I had absolutely no clue first of all that SEVEN would ever be read by anyone but myself, my husband, or possibly my children. However, as is so often the case, God had bigger plans that I could not and would not have ever dared to dream.

From my earliest childhood, my life’s dream has always been to be a writer. Those who love to write and teach simply do it regardless of whether the one writing ever thinks anyone will read or hear what’s on your heart. If you feel led to write, you just write, and for the believer who writes, or teaches, or preaches, or sings, or whatever, we just do it because we feel called to do it, and we leave the results in God’s hands.

Thus, when I began writing SEVEN in the spring of 2018, then put it aside for an entire year after writing only the first chapter, I didn’t feel rushed or anxious or anything. I honestly had no thoughts that it would ever appear anywhere other than on my documents site or be read by anyone but me and David, my husband – my captive audience. Then in 2019, out of the blue, the Lord opened the door, and Rapture Ready allowed me to share my story with its readership, thus giving SEVEN an enormous audience and its first publication. I was then and still am now blown away by that unexpected opportunity. Still, I assumed that that was the fulfillment of my dream, and I was happy and beyond grateful for it. I still am.

However, as God so often does, He went “exceeding abundantly” beyond even the blessing He had already given me through Rapture Ready. As SEVEN was being published, so many readers took the time to email me, encouraging me and telling me how God was using SEVEN to impact themselves and their lost families. I treasured each one of these responses and did my best to respond to each one. So many were asking if I had any plans to publish the story in book form. My answer was always “Not at this time” because, honestly, I had no clue where to even begin such a quest.

After I finished the series in December of 2019, I put SEVEN out of my mind. Then came 2020, when everything fell apart. I, like everyone else, just hunkered down and did my best to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Then this year, out of the blue, I decided (except that I now know it was God leading) to check into what might be involved in self-publishing. Honestly, from my perspective, it was a lark. I truly didn’t expect anything to come of it except that I could now at least say I had “checked into it.” Again, God did the totally unexpected and “exceeding abundantly” opened yet another opportunity that I never saw coming. He led me to a self-publishing company that has taken SEVEN and is running with it. How far and to what end this new twist in the road of SEVEN’S journey will be is yet to be seen, but as of now, the saga of “SEVEN” continues into its next phase.

In publishing the story in book form, we expanded the title to SEVEN: A Story Of Things To Come, and it’s now in actual print form and available for purchase. Please, I hope and pray that you hear my heart. God knows my heart. With every fiber of my being, I want SEVEN to be a mission endeavor with only two goals: (1) that God alone be glorified, and (2) that the lost are brought to Jesus by reading and being exposed to God’s Word, the only thing that has the power to bring lost souls to eternal salvation through the gospel (1Corinthians 15:1-4).

My goal in posting this here is not to use this venue as a personal platform to sell a book, but to share with all of you who have been on this journey with me, by showing you just how “exceeding abundantly” God works. Most of all, to continue SEVEN as a mission endeavor to reach the lost in which each of us has played a part. Every prayer raised on my behalf, every time SEVEN was published or shared, every encouraging word and legitimate critique given that helped me grow as a writer and communicator – all of that is part of our fulfilling Jesus’ Great Commission to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel…”

Every soul brought into the kingdom will share in the crowns that we are earning for our faithful obedience to our Lord – crowns that we can then lay at His nail-scarred feet when we meet Him in the air.

SEVEN may be my story, but the dissemination of it throughout the world is our shared mission. Beginning with Todd Strandberg, Terry James, and the editorial staff at Rapture Ready, and rippling outward to every single reader who has taken the time to read SEVEN and share it, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for not only making my dream a reality but for making this global mission journey with me.

Details for purchasing the printed book are posted below. I have learned many things throughout this new-to-me foray into book publishing. One of those new lessons is that the retail price of books is determined by the number of pages. SEVEN’S length is 610 pages, which means that the retail price for it is going to be higher than for a book of, say, 300-400 pages. I apologize for that, but rather than write the story as a series of books (as in the LEFT BEHIND series), I intentionally wanted to write a stand-alone story that covered the same seven-year Tribulation period but that would be when completed, one book. Of necessity, that made the length of the book rather an epic.

The prices of both hardback, paperback (which are available now), and eBook (which will be available in a couple of weeks) are as follows: HARDBACK – $43.99, PAPERBACK – $29.99, EBOOK – $3.99. The book is available now at the publisher’s site and will be available on all major online book sites such as Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, and Amazon within the next ten to twelve days. When you go to the publisher’s site to order, there will be a place to write any reviews of the book that you may have.

I’ve already shared a few comments from readers with marketing to help them better understand what the book is about and to show them that there have already been people who have read it. These comments were shared with the publishing team alone and are not on the book page. I would not use these comments without permission from those who made them. However, for any of you who have read the book, if you feel so inclined, would those of you who have already read it when you purchase a copy consider giving it a rating and writing a short review or comment on the WR site? You certainly don’t have to, but I would very much appreciate it if you’d consider doing so.

You can make your order either from their website, or call Writer’s Republic and order by phone at 877-656-6838, or from the website at https://www.writersrepublic.com/bookshop/seven-story-things-come.

They are currently building my author’s website, which they said will take about 3-4 weeks to complete. When it is up and running, I’ll post the info here. It will likely be www.authoralicechilds.com.

Last but not least, I want to take the time to thank each one of you for your support, encouragement, and the love you have shown me from the very beginning of this journey that we have made together. Most of all, thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for me and to share the book, which contains within it the gospel of salvation and a warning about the coming Tribulation. I have always seen SEVEN as a mission endeavor. May God alone be praised and glorified, and may He send SEVEN throughout the world and use it for His honor and glory, and to bring many lost souls to salvation now and after the rapture, before it is eternally too late – especially those who will find themselves left behind after we are gone.

May our great God alone be praised, and MARANATHA in the mighty name of Jesus!

Alice

Alice.joan.childs@gmail.com

 

Central Bank Digital Currencies &…Enslavement :: By Britt Gillette

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Central Bank Digital Currencies & Coming Global Enslavement 

Central Bank Digital Currencies are the future of currency, and when they arrive, they’ll enslave the world. To understand why, you first need to understand what they are, how they serve the vision of those in power, and why they’re inevitable.

What Are Central Bank Digital Currencies?

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have yet to be launched on a large scale, but advocates envision a government-controlled cryptocurrency that replaces national currencies. CBDCs will use digital tokens on a computer network to represent a national currency. They’ll rely on blockchain, the same technology behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other popular cryptocurrencies.

As a replacement for paper currency, CBDC will serve as the digital equivalent of paper currency for use as payment and an official unit of account. It will carry its own unique serial number or digital watermark to prevent counterfeiting.

Across the world, central banks are openly discussing the introduction of CBDCs, including England, Canada, China, the European Union, and the United States. So why should you care? Because CBDCs are far different from Bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is decentralized. No single authority controls it. In contrast, central banks will operate, regulate, and control CBDCs. As you’ll soon see, this simple distinction is the difference between a Libertarian’s dream and every citizen’s nightmare.

How Central Bank Digital Currencies Give Unprecedented Power to Government

In the future, “you’ll own nothing and be happy.” So says Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. Schwab’s vision is one shared by many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful individuals. They envision a world where you own nothing. But this begs the question — if you own nothing, who owns everything? The answer is simple. They do.

So how do they intend to make their vision a reality? They’ll do it through an event called “the Great Reset.” While this vague term covers a number of policy ideas, the heart of the Great Reset is a complete overhaul of the global monetary system. This isn’t anything new. It’s happened before. Since 1900 alone, we’ve had four global monetary systems – the gold standard, the gold exchange standard, Bretton Woods, and the U.S. fiat dollar standard. On average, these systems have each lasted around 40 years. We’re now in year 50 of the U.S. fiat dollar standard, which means we’re overdue for a new global monetary system. In all likelihood, it will feature central bank digital currency at its core. If so, governments will gain unprecedented power over individuals.

Under such a system, private bank accounts will disappear. In their place, everyone will have an account with the central bank. Unlike paper currency, which people can exchange in private, all transactions will take place in a digital ledger. This means central bankers will have the ability to view all transactions. Nothing will be private.

Why Central Bank Digital Currencies are Inevitable

Before CBDCs can become the standard, paper currency first needs to be eliminated. We’re moving toward that goal now. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend toward cashless payments. According to the Pew Research Center, during any given week, nearly a third of U.S. adults said they typically make no purchases using cash. And the younger you are, the more likely you are to use cashless payments. This means the trend will continue long into the future.

But even if people don’t voluntarily choose cashless payments, paper currency will disappear anyway. This is because new technologies will soon make it impossible to prevent counterfeiting. 3D desktop printing technologies will soon create objects where every molecule is perfectly positioned. With such technologies, counterfeiters will flood the world with perfect copies of every national currency. No one will be able to tell the difference between fake currency and real currency. When that happens, both the fake and the real will be worthless. World governments won’t have a choice. They’ll quickly do away with all physical currency, and all economic transactions will go digital. The replacement will be either a series of central bank digital currencies or a single central bank digital currency for the whole world.

Think most people will reject CBDCs? While I hope so, it’s highly unlikely. Governments will make sure adoption is quick and easy. They’ll simply launch a campaign to “claim your digital wallet.” To incentivize people to do so, they’ll provide an initial deposit of $10,000 (or $20,000, $30,000, or whatever amount is necessary to get people to take action). Once everyone is on board, they’ll eliminate paper currency and other options for payment of goods and services. The result will be a government-controlled economic system based on CBDC.

The Global Assault on Freedom

The end of paper currency and its replacement with CBDC will give unlimited power to government leaders. Not only does it offer a way to permanently record every financial transaction, but CBDC will track where you go and what you do. It will track the websites you visit and the friends you interact with. While most of this information is already available through tracking of credit and debit cards, mobile phones, and social media profiles, a state-sponsored digital currency will provide unfettered access to this information. It will create a closed, government-controlled economic system where everyone is dependent on central bank digital currency to participate in society.

This gives government the ability to control your behavior, down to the most minute details of daily life. If the government decides they don’t like you, they can cut off access to your account and freeze you out of the economic system. They’ll be able to tell you what you can and can’t buy. They’ll be able to tell you where you can and can’t go. In essence, they’ll have complete control over your life.

For example, take China’s “social credit” system, which establishes a centralized record for individuals and businesses. The system uses a numerical score to punish and reward people and businesses on the basis of their economic and personal behavior. Imagine a similar system where you live. The government could punish certain businesses, such as gun shops. Or they could force you to buy broccoli instead of ice cream because they “know what’s best” for you. The possibilities are endless.

But most important in the eyes of central bankers will be the ability to truly manipulate your economic behavior. Today, central bankers can print currency, but they can’t make banks loan it, and they can’t make you spend it. This means they have zero control over currency velocity, an essential component of economic planning. But with CBDC? They’ll be able to introduce negative interest rates. For example, imagine you have $1,000 of CBDC in your account. Due to a slow economy and the uncertainty of your job situation, you choose to save it. The central bankers want you to spend it and spur economic growth. With central bank digital currency, they can implement a negative rate on your account, telling you to spend the $1,000 by a certain date or else lose 5% to negative interest.

For central bankers, this is a tool they’ve always lacked, and it gives them the ability to directly control individual behavior. Because CBDCs enhance their power, you can be sure they’ll do everything they can to make them a reality. And while I’d like to think we can avoid them, the emergence of CDBCs is inevitable.

The Bible Foretold All of This

For those who have read the Bible, none of this comes as a surprise. Almost two thousand years ago, the Book of Revelation foretold a global economic system eerily similar to the one we see taking form today.

The Bible says a time will come when a global dictator will require everyone on earth to receive a mark on their right hand or their forehead (Revelation 13:16). Without this mark, people will be unable to buy or sell anything (Revelation 13:17). How will this work? The exact details aren’t clear. But the worldwide rush to create central bank digital currencies provides us with a glimpse as to how such a system might work.

The Bible says the Antichrist will rule a global government (Revelation 13:7). To control who can buy and who can sell, he’ll need a system capable of tracking every transaction on earth. He’ll need a way to monopolize all financial transactions and a way to kick people out of the system if they don’t do his bidding. CBDCs create such a system. All that’s required to bring about this “Great Reset” is a global economic crisis. Hungry people will be more than willing to adopt such a system if it means the difference between eating and not.

So, what does all this mean? It means we’re fast approaching a time the prophets warned about. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic (Luke 21:11). Israel is back in the land (Jeremiah 23:7-8). The Jewish people are back in Jerusalem (Luke 21:24-28). And the Gospel is being preached throughout the world (Matthew 24:14). The end times approach. The tribulation, the Antichrist, and global government are on our doorstep. But first, the rapture must take place. So don’t despair. While it looks like the world is falling apart, every Christian should have peace. We know how it ends. Jesus is coming (Revelation 22:20), and He’s coming soon!

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Britt Gillette is author of the free ebook Coming to Jesus as well as the books Signs of the Second Coming, Racing Toward Armageddon, and The End Times. Receive his book 7 Signs of the End Times for free when you sign up for his monthly newsletter.