The following report is from Reuters:
Lebanon’s state electricity company said on Thursday it risked a total blackout across the country by end-September as its fuel oil reserves dwindle.
Lebanon, in the throes of one of the worst economic meltdowns of modern history, has been plagued by worsening fuel shortages for the past few months with most Lebanese relying on private generators for power.
The company can generate less than 500 megawatts from fuel oil it secured through a deal with Iraq, it said in a statement.
It said its reserves of both Grade A and Grade B fuel oil had reached a critical point and had run out already for some plants that have now stopped production.
The network already experienced total blackouts across the country seven times and if this continues there is a high risk of reaching total and complete blackout by end September.
The statement said
Iraq signed an agreement in July allowing the cash-strapped Lebanese government to pay for 1 million tonnes of heavy fuel oil a year in goods and services.
The heavy fuel oil is not suitable for use in Lebanon, but it is exchanged in tenders for a suitable grade.
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You’d think this would be headline news, but nope, not in America: the land where nothing can go wrong is too big to fail! (sarcasm). But I am reporting on this because it demonstrates just how one nation after another is falling apart and descending into chaos. Because of this, the cries for a one world government will be even louder and constant.
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[1] But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. [2] For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. [3] 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. [4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4
Furthermore, let this be a very stern warning as to why you need to be preparing for the days ahead. I believe that many of the Western nations, especially America, could see a major crash in the national systems and structures due to the death shots really kicking in, as “natural disease” begins to pick up. So therefore, you need to be prepared for that reality. If I am wrong on this kill-off event for this winter, then you lose nothing; but can YOU afford to be wrong if the nation collapses in on itself?
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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Sobering. And foretold….either a foreshadowing, or the beginning of the end. Notice especially verses 9, 13 and 24 here.
Isaiah 33:1-24 KJB ¶ Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Isa 33:2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Isa 33:3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Isa 33:4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
Isa 33:5 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
Isa 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isa 33:7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
Isa 33:8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
Isa 33:9 The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Isa 33:10 Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Isa 33:11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
Isa 33:12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Isa 33:13 ¶ Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
Isa 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Isa 33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Isa 33:16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Isa 33:17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Isa 33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Isa 33:19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
Isa 33:20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Isa 33:21 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
Isa 33:22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Isa 33:23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Isa 33:24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Jeremiah 22 is interesting, too. Touching on Lebanon. It speaks of the judgment on Coniah, Judah the head of Lebanon….but the passage at verses 21-23 are sobering for America as an arm of Rome, which she became leaving her Bible heritage & Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights principals for corporatism. It was tempting, easy money as Great Britain & Scotland were tempted before us & fell, first by the sodomite, gnostic humanist Templar money handlers & by Keynes, the same, who later tempted the Evangelicals who had even overcome slavery peaceably….yet who fell to the spoiling of the word of God in their prosperity & pride, & in the temptation to more gain illegitimately….and the allure of empire, as Cain & as Nimrod, exceeding that of missionary zeal spreading liberty. Missional being no different than the spiritually deadly compromise ending the Jews at Matthew 23. Romans 9-11 KJB.
Coniah DID receive the burial of an ass. His carcass rotted away in the open without burial. And God took the blessing & promise to David from him, and even his name from off him. Jeconiah became Coniah. Type of the coming Antichrist?
Good verses!
There are 64 mentions of Lebanon in the King James Bible. Baal was worshipped there, & it was the abode of giants. It is fruitful to study these verses & their context, the foreshadowings & forthtelling of prophecy concerning her. Consider this, & note verse 16.
Isaiah 40:13-17 KJB. Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counseller hath taught him?
Isa 40:14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Isa 40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isa 40:16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Isa 40:17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
And, the latter end. Lebanon in verse 13 survives, but is cleansed & transformed of the Lord after her idolatrous crafted remake with the rest of the world. Even as some from the Arab nations in verses 6&7, sons by Abraham & Ishmael, & by Keturah amongst them. Tarshish….Spain will be first amongst the ‘isles’ of the nations, like us here in the Americas, so-called ‘first’ nations & those latter come alike!!
The UN or its like headed by Rome will never achieve this, having rejected the true Lord & Savior for idolatries. Isaiah 60:1-22 KJB.
Isaiah 60:1-22 KJB ¶ Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Isa 60:2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Isa 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isa 60:4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
Isa 60:5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Isa 60:6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
Isa 60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
Isa 60:8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Isa 60:9 ¶ Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isa 60:10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isa 60:11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Isa 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
Isa 60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Isa 60:14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 60:15 ¶ Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Isa 60:16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isa 60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Isa 60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Isa 60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Isa 60:20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Isa 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
Isa 60:22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
Whoa! Look at what Ezekiel 17, 27 and 31 reveal concerning Lebanon, Assyria and Egypt….and the spirit above, behind & inhabiting their mighty men, ‘gods’ and divine philosopher kings etc, antichrist. I would add Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14 KJB. Comparing these things with Daniel, Zechariah, Revelation and more; as well as what is currently unfolding. Lifting up our eyes & going to the word gives perspective, & reminds us of God’s overarching plan of the ages with its salvation & judgment & final end. There, where the carcass is, the eagles will gather Jesus said.
Romans 9-11 and Hosea 14….Lebanon verses 5-7. The Lord will turn back to dealing with & through Israel; and he will deal with the nations. Note verses 8-9. I think, too, of all of Zechariah (note chapter 11), and the re-joining of Israel in Ezekiel 37, & Ezekiel 48 compared with Revelation 7….Dan is there, too, in Ezekiel 48, the millennial kingdom.
Hosea 14:1-9 KJB ¶ O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Ho 14:2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Ho 14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
Ho 14:4 ¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Ho 14:5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Ho 14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Ho 14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Ho 14:8 ¶ Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Ho 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Isaiah 10& 11. Lebanon in the last verse of chapter 10. Isaiah 11: 15-16 KJB The dried up Egyptian sea looks to be a supernatural event….but there are already 7 main streams of the Nile in the silted up Delta, & with the Ethiopian/Chinese & globalist funded & backed dam on the Blue Nile….the water level of the Nile is dropping. Egyptian appeals to the UN have been ignored to the favor of the globalists, & particularly the zealously Israeli haters, whereas Egypt has been neutral since they had their butts kicked in the 1969 war. They have a good future after the time of Jacob’s trouble, & abstain from the Ezekiel 38 war.
China can build their ‘one road’ initiative with & as Rome before her empire’s antichrist Dragon elite reasserted themselves against Christ, his word, & his people…..and under, and in cahoots with, the Jesuit manipulated UN, corporatists & Rome. We read in Isaiah how that highway will be later used! Isaiah 11, 19 & 31 KJB. Their king will fall before the true.
All these things align with scripture, personally & temporally painful and trying as they are, and vexing: because it didn’t have to be so…or at least could have been delayed….by receipt of the word with repentance & faith believing to the new birth of God. John 1&3, 1 Peter 1, Romans 10:17, 2 Peter 2 & Jude, 1 John etc.
And check out Nahum 1 with more on these things….and Lebanon, verse 4. 15 verses….that’s three 5’s.
Nahum 1:1- 15 KJB ¶ The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Na 1:2 ¶ God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
Na 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Na 1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
Na 1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Na 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Na 1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Na 1:8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Na 1:9 ¶ What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Na 1:10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Na 1:11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.
Na 1:12 Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Na 1:13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Na 1:14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
Na 1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
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And compare with Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 38, Daniel 9-12, Revelation 13-20.