Antarctica Was a Warm Swampy Place at One Time

It seems that all we have been hearing about of late is COVID-19.  We honestly don't know if the world is going to sink into a deep, dark depression or if The Fed is going to start handing out "free" money and inflate the whole system again.  Thankfully God is still on the throne and we have an eternal home with Him regardless of what happens.

So here is some interesting news that has nothing to do with COVID-19.

It would appear that researchers have discovered that Antarctica wasn't always covered with massive amounts of ice.

It’s hard to imagine Antarctica as anything other than a freezing lifeless landscape, but that wasn’t always the case. Now, an international team has recovered a 90-million-year old soil sample that paints the most detailed picture of ancient Antarctica ever found, revealing a swampy rainforest and balmy temperatures.

According to the study, during the peak of the Age of the Dinosaurs, West Antarctica was covered in dense vegetation, rivers and swamps. The annual average air temperature was around 12 °C (53.6 °F), and during summer that average went up to a pleasant 19 °C (66.2 °F). Rainfall amounts and intensity were similar to the lowlands of places like Wales.

The researchers made this startling discovery by studying a sediment core drilled from deep beneath the ocean floor, in the Amundsen Sea off the west coast of Antarctica. A certain section appeared to be extremely well-preserved forest soil.

“During the initial shipboard assessments, the unusual coloration of the sediment layer quickly caught our attention; it clearly differed from the layers above it,” says Johann Klages, first author of the study. “Moreover, the first analyses indicated that, at a depth of 27 to 30 m (88.6 to 98.4 ft) below the ocean floor, we had found a layer originally formed on land, not in the ocean.”

When they studied this layer with X-ray CT scans, the researchers found a remarkably intact sample of an ancient forest floor. The soil was made up of fine-grained silt and clay, with individual cell structures visible. Pollen and spores from plants were found throughout, including the first evidence of flowering plants in Antarctica. And most impressively, a network of tree roots twisted their way through the whole sample.

“The numerous plant remains indicate that 93 to 83 million years ago the coast of West Antarctica was a swampy landscape in which temperate rainforests grew – similar to the forests that can still be found, say, on New Zealand’s South Island,” says Ulrich Salzmann, co-author of the study.

Here;  https://newatlas.com/environment/ancient-antarctica-sediment-warm-rainforest/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=61b40277d4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_02_01_52&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-61b40277d4-91888189

We have no idea if this all happened 90 million years ago, as they say, or if maybe it was this way BEFORE NOAH'S FLOOD.

But we do know that this has to be kind of a bummer for the "Man-made global warming" folks.  Since there were no men driving cars and burning coal 90.000.000 years ago, I wonder WHO caused the earth to be so warm that Antarctica was a swamp?

Nearly Half of Americans Think it's a Wake Up Call From God

Pretty interesting.  In a very short period of time all the NFL, NBA, NHL, MBL and every sporting event in America was shut down. Our 'god' that we spend SO MUCH TIME, MONEY and EFFORT to worship was gone in a flash! At the very same time our 'god' of Mammon (money and material goods) was drastically curtailed as $billions simply vanished overnight from the equity markets, the Mall of America got closed and millions of people will lose their jobs and already filed for unemployment.  Our two main 'gods' are sitting on the sidelines!  Maybe this WILL BE a wake up call for Americans to turn to God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?  Maybe we will see a revival in America?  I won't hold my breath but we can certainly continue to pray that God will use this hardship and uncertainty to reach a whole bunch of lost souls.
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Nearly half of Americans (44%) say they believe that the coronavirus and resulting economic meltdown is a “wake-up call for us to turn back to faith in God,” and/or “signs of coming judgment,” according to a new poll commissioned by The Joshua Fund.

The survey was conducted March 23-26, 2020, by nationally respected pollsters McLaughlin & Associates. It was commissioned by The Joshua Fund, an Evangelical non-profit educational and charitable organization founded in 2006 by Joel C. Rosenberg. Rosenberg is a New York Times best-selling author of non-fiction and fiction books. He is best known for writing about “worst-case scenarios.” He has specifically written about pandemics in his 2006 book Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future, and his 2012 book, Implosion: Can America Recover from Its Economic and Spiritual Challenges in Time?

“This survey provides a fascinating window into how Americans see the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is dramatically increasing their interest in spiritual matters,” said Rosenberg. “The results are clear: this unprecedented global crisis is causing Americans to start reading the Bible and listen to Bible teaching and Christian sermons online, even though they usually don’t; search online for teaching on Bible prophecy and God’s future for mankind; and/or engage in more spiritual conversations with family and friends.”

https://flashtrafficblog.allisrael.com/2020/03/31/breaking-44-of-americans-say-virus-a-wake-up-call-to-return-to-god-nearly-1-3-believe-we-are-living-in-what-the-bible-calls-the-last-days-fascinating-if-surprising-results-in-exclusive-poll/

Italy Flies Virgin Mary Over Cities

Call out to the Virgin Mary to heal us of our disease!  Better yet, put her in a plane and fly her around over the cities suffering the most so she can heal our land!
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A statue of the Virgin Mary is being flown over the cities of Italy in order tocombat the coronavirus. A priest is seen holding up the Holy Eucharist while being flown in a military plane by the Italian Air Force. This is how Rome is trying to protect their homeland.

The bible tells us that in the time of the great Tribulation, idol worship will be at an all-time high, and as God sends judgment after judgment, the lost people on earth turn to thier idols and statues for protection. None comes, of course, statues can’t hear you or answer you. We are not in the Tribulation now, but anyone can see that God is sending global judgment right now as a warmup, and what do we see lost people doing? Flying statues of the Virgin Mary over areas hit by the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the foolish and vain hope that the ‘blessed virgin‘ will send them a blessing. Roman Catholics, you better get saved now or the following scripture is going to be a prophecy of your future.

“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:”Revelation 9:20 (KJB)

https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/italian-air-force-flies-statue-virgin-mary-over-cities-in-italy-stop-covid-19-coronavirus/

32% Unemployment Rate Coming for America?

This would be a number that would rival the Great Depression.

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Millions of Americans already have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis and the worst of the damage is yet to come, according to a Federal Reserve estimate.

Economists at the Fed’s St. Louis district project total employment reductions of 47 million, which would translate to a 32.1% unemployment rate, according to a recent analysis of how bad things could get.

The projections are even worse than St. Louis Fed President James Bullard’s much-publicized estimate of 30%. They reflect the high nature of at-risk jobs that ultimately could be lost to a government-induced economic freeze aimed at halting the coronavirus spread. 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-job-losses-could-total-47-million-unemployment-rate-of-32percent-fed-says.html

New York Mayor, "Close Churches Or Else!"

We don't claim to know what the right or wrong answer is.  Do you let this virus run it's course and kill maybe tens of thousands of Americans?  Or do you shut down the economy and bankrupt millions causing untold heartache, health problems and poverty that could last for a long, long time?

But from a prophecy point of view, what's happening is very interesting to see what the government may be willing to do to get people to fall in line and "Do as we say!"

Today we read that New York City mayor has told churches and synagogues that they better close as they have been ordered to, or there will be force laid upon them by 'enforcement agents'.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Friday that the city could shut down certain places of worship if people continued to violate the state's stay-at-home mandates and continue congregating for religious services there.

"A small number of religious communities, specific churches and specific synagogues are unfortunately not paying attention to this guidance even though it’s so widespread," de Blasio, a Democrat, said at a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak.

"I want to say to all those who are preparing for the potential of religious services this weekend: If you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services," he added.

Here;  https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-coronavirus-de-blasio-churches-synagogues-may-close

Hmmmm???  Who are his enforcement agents?  What would they do?  Draw their guns and shoot over the people's heads?  Maybe pull out billy-clubs and start hitting people on the back of the head to get them to disperse?

What if the government were to say, "Effective immediately, all churches and places of faith WILL COMPLY with the LGBTQ Marriage Equality Act or our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those churches who refuse compliance."

How about, "Since it's a proven fact we are all going to die if we don't fix man-made-global-warming immediately, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to stop anyone driving a pickup truck or SUV."

How about, "Since it is imperative that we all get our global economy functioning in the most streamlined way possible, our enforcement agents will be targeting anyone who refuses to have the mark of our Global President put in place."

Hat tip to Dave G.

Help Is On The Way!

I opened my email today to read this email from our Minnesota Senator Tina Smith.

U.S. Senator Tina Smith Coronavirus Update
Note: This is the second installment of my regular updates to Minnesotans on my work to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Minnesota and the nation are facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis in the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, with a new bipartisan assistance package signed into law Friday, help is on the way.  It will provide significant and urgently-needed help for our health care system, families and small businesses. Minnesotans are coming together to respond to this economic and public health catastrophe. Soon, families will see direct financial help, local businesses will find a lifeline, and our heroic health care workers will know we have their backs. This pandemic will touch all of us, and this effort is a major step forward in our country's response. There will be more work to do, and I'll keep working to get help to people in Minnesota and across the country as quickly as possible.
You can also find information on the latest actions to combat the pandemic from the State of Minnesota here.
-U.S. Senator Tina Smith

So what does she mean by "help"?  Of course she means "Money is on the way!"

And so I ask you again....WHERE is the Federal Government getting this money?  If they already have $23 trillion in debt that they can't pay off and they are running a $1 trillion deficit every year, WHERE are they getting this money? 

We were asking the exact same thing 10 years ago when the Federal Government increased their debt from about $10 trillion to $20 trillion in order to "help" America recover from the Great Recession.

"But Dennis!  The government should help us get through this virus and the business shut downs!"

OK, I don't disagree with that.  I'm just pointing out the obvious.  Why do you suppose the financial markets of the world will allow the USA to borrow trillions and trillions forever and ever?

Answer:  They won't.  One day the entire borrowing system will collapse and it will happen when the global financial markets start to lose FAITH in the USA.  And of course we have no idea WHEN that will be.  What is the tipping point?

Let's be real obvious for those that still don't understand what I'm saying.  Let's say the headlines came out today, "Government is sending immediate help to the entire nation!  Checks go out next week to give every American, over the age of 18, $1 million dollars to pay mortgages, car loans,  credit cards and send aside some funds for a rainy day!"

What would happen?  Why CAN'T they do that?  Hopefully, my long-time readers already know the answer.

I continue to hope that the Rapture of the church will be the STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK.

Trump and The Fed Are Destroying US Dollar

If you believe that having all your money in cash in your gun safe or even sitting in a bank will totally protect it from harm, guess again. If the Fed continues to create money out of thin air this process devalues the money we already have saved.  This is the problem. 

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It’s been an historic week for the U.S. with president Donald Trump signing a record $2.2 trillion coronavirus-induced emergency stimulus package. 

The massive cross-party rescue deal is designed to help Americans and businesses cope with the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. dollar has taken a beating, however, dropping almost 4% against a basket of currencies this week—its biggest weekly loss since the height of the global financial crisis over 10 years ago.

https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEHc4QwAR5eYdQ9xLjjLEA2oqFQgEKg0IACoGCAowrqkBMKBFMLKAAg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen