The following is an EDITED version of a MUST
HAVE BOOK. It is the most comprehensive, informative, and accurate
compilation of the most important of coming world events. Coming
stealthily but swiftly upon earth! Millions will not know what 'hit' them
because they REFUSED to study this most VITAL subject. How
sad, how VERY sad! I am NOT the author of the book, I have never met the
author of the book, and quite frankly I do not know how I came into possession
of the book. But, I was so impressed as to the pertinence, accuracy,
and urgent application of the knowledge contained therein, I felt
COMPELLED to place it on the Internet in hopes that the life saving information
it contains will reach millions before it is too late.
The author leads up to the climax in a well documented and enlightening
way. Detail after detail are listed, but you MUST closely examine each.
It is a complex subject and the Devil wants you to be IGNORANT of his devilish
plan. The broad road is FILLED with stubborn 'know it all's' who will blaspheme
God in those horrible days, blaming Him for their troubles, even though
they had ample opportunity to learn of Satan's master plan of deception.
If you think the evangelicals have figured it all out you are GREATLY mistaken.
Satan is NO fool, when it comes to deception, and heinous plans. And if
you don't believe there is a real Devil, you are ALREADY badly deceived
and in for a real shock when the countdown begins. Editor
Here is the author's preprinting note:
Writing began on this book ( Beginning of The End ) in
mid July 2001. On the morning of September 11, as it was beginning to be
packed for mailing to the printing house, a staff member rushed in with
the news that one, and then another, of the twin Trade Center towers had
been struck by terrorists. We had no idea these specific incidents would
occur. This is a day of infamy for our great nation, yet this book was
written to provide a wide-ranging warning of this and similar dangers.
The information it contains is needed by Americans more than ever
before. We are facing a stupendous crisis, and it will deepen.
Here is the FORWARD:
At the beginning of the 20th century, people had great
hopes for the future. But the horrors of World War 1 shattered them.
Then came the global misery of World War II, and 100 million dead or
disabled. And with it came the atomic bomb.
It was a beautiful morning that August day in 1945, not a cloud
in the sky over this large Japanese city. Some may have noticed a foreign
aircraft overhead, but it was too late! The bomb was released and a few
seconds later 92,000 people were dead or missing. The city was destroyed.
That explosion changed the world forever.
"Since 1945, it began to be feasible for mankind to exterminate ALL life on earth." Living in the Future (1985), p. 18.
Now we stand aghast at what crazed men can now do to the rest
of us. Then came the 43 year nuclear arms race between the USA and Russia.
For decades, there was a massive bipolar face off between the two. The
rest of the world quietly sat back and nervously watched.
But then, when the Soviet Union broke apart in 1989, everything
changed again. Over a dozen smaller nations began preparing for war against
one another, or against us. Nations once again arming, but this time
it is different. In the 1990's we entered upon a situation that has
steadily grown almost unmanageable
Now there are too many actors in the drama, too many loose nukes,
too many terrorists. It is too easy to buy nuclear bombs, too easy to make
chemical and biological ones. The leading scientists and intelligence experts
of America tell us they long for the days of the cold war, when things
were peaceful!
"In comparison to the present, in some ways it seems like the Cold War was a piece of cake." Nat. Security Seminar held at U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa.
Make no mistake: The 1990's and beyond have hurled us into an
increasingly dangerous world. Dr. Masoud, a U.S. defense expert,
explains:
"Those of us who spent our formative years during the halcyon
days of the Cold War cannot escape feeling a modicum of nostalgia for the
simplicity of that era. While the bipolar structure of the Cold War nuclear
confrontation ensured its stability, the chaos of the post-War era has
seen Third World 'rogue' states, like Iraq and North Korea, and possibly
even terrorist elements become the newest players in an increasingly volatile
nuclear game. Since everyone with an ax to grind appears to be trying to
acquire nuclear materials, it seems inevitable that eventually someone,
somewhere WILL SUCCEED... How does the West deter non-state terrorist
actors with nuclear bombs and nothing to lose?" Tarek
E. Masoud, "Stealing the Fire"
The entire world is becoming increasingly militarized, and many of the belligerents are fanatics.
As you will learn in this book, we now live on the edge
of a sudden military attack which could destroy major cities. A truck bomb,
a 'suitcase' A-bomb, who knows? There are a number of other equally dangerous
problems.
This is the story of WHAT we are facing. WHY it
will come. And HOW to prepare for it.
CHAPTER ONE
COLLISION COURSE
WITH DISASTER
"We may have only a few decades until doomsday." Carl Sagon, Cosmos, p. 382
We are now past 2000, but the reasons for coming catastrophe
only
intensify with each passing month.
" Political and economic trust will implode.
Real hardship will beset the land, with severe distress that could
involve
questions of class, race, nation, and empire."
William
Strauss and Neil Howe, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy (1997),
p. 6.
Not only one or a few, but on MANY fronts, the situation is rapidly worsening.
That which the world's leading experts now say is just ahead of us is MORE than dangerous; it is DEADLY.
You have just finished the first chapter. There was a lot of negative
and discouraging stuff there. But, after all, that is what this book
is all about. Just hang in there, its going to get worse. After all, if
the situation just ahead wasn't indescribably horrible I wouldn't be bothering
to make this EDITED book version available to you on the Internet. You
owe it to yourself and those you love to persevere, wade through the ugly
statistics. You will be thankful you did. I PROMISE!
When you have finished reading the book and are interested in getting
paperback versions for distribution to your friends and loved ones you
can e-mail me and I will provide you with the address where you can order
copies by the box at a very reasonable rate. Now, put on your 'thinking
cap', read like your life depended upon it, AND IT DOES! Editor
CHAPTER TWO
WHY CATASTROPHE
CANNOT BE AVOIDED
( 1 )
BUILDING UP
TO A CLIMAX
The entire world is rushing toward a dramatic climax. It will
be swift, powerful, and certain. In this chapter we will explain
several reasons why it is inevitable.
The overwhelming majority of all the material goods
we use in daily life today have been developed within the generation in
which we now live.
"Until this century, social change was so
slow that it would pass unnoticed in one person's lifetime.
That is no longer so. The rate of change has increased so much that our
imagination can't keep up. Indeed, says social psychologist Waren
Bennis, the throttle has been pushed so far forward in recent years that
no
exaggeration, no hyperbole, no outrage can realistically
describe the extent and pace of change.. in fact, only the exaggerations
appear to be true." Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970), p. 22.
NOTE: Mr. Toffler wrote those prophetic
words over 30 years ago.
On every hand, in every field, wherever we look or go,
everything is increasing. In every technology, every aspect of living,
every field of science and endeavor, we are experiencing dramatic increase,
which, along with other factors, is leading us into an area of irreversible
instability and danger.
"The world of today is as different from the world
in which I was born as that world was from Julius Caesar's... Future
Shock (1970), p. 13.
This continual increase us both staggering and un-measurable.
It is also unstoppable. Everything changes and grows go fast, we cannot
keep up with it. Profusion is both complex and deceptive. We simply cannot
grasp how fast everything is increasing.
"Everything grows. Everything is on the increase,
and every year the speed of that increase is greater." Roberto Vacca,
The Coming Dark Age, trans. by J.S. Whale (1974), p. 6.
The insistent profusion divides itself into both differentiation
and proliferation: First, there are so many different types of everything:
and , second, the sheer numbers of it all keeps increasing.
"By changing our relationship to the resources that
surround us, by violently expanding the scope of change, and, most crucially,
by accelerating its pace, we have broken irretrievably with the
past."
Alvin Troffler, Furure Shock (1970), p. 18.
On a gargantuan scale, everything is simply more and more. This fact, along with several others, is leading us into big trouble.
( 2 )
WE CANNOT TURN THE CLOCK BACK
Even if most of us wanted to , it is impossible to slow
the increase. And most of us don't want to. We are careening toward
a destination, whether we like it or not.
"Society is caught up in a dynamic of change
which no power can stop.. Now that the transition is under way, there is
no
going back on it." Kenneth E. Boulding The Great Transition (1964),
pp. 186, 191.
The continual increase is thought to be a great blessing, but we shall soon see it has an ominous side.
( 3 )
THIS GROWTH IS EXPONENTIAL
"Exponential" is a big word, but there is a little word that
can define it: doubling. Here is a simple way to demonstrate
doubling: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, and upward.
Life around us is not only increasing; it is doubling! The organic
and physical processes going on around us are doubling (multiplying exponentially).
"Nearly every pollutant that has been measured as
a function of time appears to be increasing exponentially." The Limits
to Growth (1972), p. 71.
Worse yet, MANY contemporary processes not only grow, they
seem to be exploding. You have seen those graphs, where everything
is starting to go straight up. Health care expenditures, federal debt,
private debt, etc. You name it, everything is increasing FAST!
"Each new machine or technique, in a sense, changes all existing
machines and techniques by permitting us to put them together into new
combinations. The number of possible combinations rises exponentially as
the number of new machines or techniques rises arithmetically." Alvin
Toffler, Future Shock (1970), pp. 28-29.
Editors NOTE: Here is another way to look at the situation. Remember the previous Ocean example, how that 7/8th of the way through to filling the ocean it was still practically 'dry'. The overwhelming volume of water to come in the last 1/8th of the permutations FILLED the ocean, the ocean has reached its LIMIT of capacity! The parallel is this: Our 'experiment' with freedom and democracy is perhaps 7/8th of the way over, and things seem somewhat 'normal'. But, the 'overflowing scourge' comes as a complete and paralyzing SURPRISE, in just the last 1/8th of the 'experiment'. Time truly is running out for America and the world, God help us. The Editor
Continuing on with the book:
Jay Forrester, a research professor at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, was one of the first to develop computer models of what
was happening in the modern world. Frightened, he declared that nothing
in a finite world can continue exponentially indefinitely. (see Ervin Laszlo,
ed., The World System: Models, Norms, Variations 1973, p. 82).
He is right. Dead right.
The massive increase of technology, at such a prodigious rate,
is not as safe as we might imagine. One of the deepest thinkers of our
time writes thus:
"The more we try to spread technology over the culture,
the more fragmented society becomes. The whole process of increased complexity,
in creased problems, increased entropy (deterioration), and increased disorder
proceeds exponentially, and that's what makes the modern world crisis
so frightening. The exponentiality of the technological fix is a
one-way ticket to disaster for life and for the planet earth."
Jeremy
Rifkin, Entropy: A New World View (1980), p. 83.
Roberto Vacca is a systems mathematician. He says we
are headed toward "breakdown on a large scale". (Roberto Vacca, The
Coming Dark Age: What Will Happen When Modern Technology Breaks Down? 1974,
p. 4). Mr. Vacca further sates: "( when systems reach )...CRITICAL
dimensions ( they ) will be followed by many CATASTROPHIC events."
ibid. p. 14
Exponential doubling of everything is dangerous. It is going
to 'break' eventually. This cannot continue. You should be aware of
the fact. That is why you are reading this book. But there is more.
The situation is rapidly worsening.
Editorial NOTE: I really do hate to be interrupting your study
like this, but it is my compassion for you that compels me to do so. I
know your frustration. I have been there myself. You are anxious to get
to the 'meat' of the subject. You're thinking why doesn't the author just
give us the necessary info that will prepare us for the awful times and
just skip all this 'statistical' stuff? That is the way I ( the editor
) wanted it too, but, take it from one who now knows, it is best THIS
WAY. Trust me!
One more important thing to keep in mind is: Satan is not called
the Arch Deceiver for nothing. He most certainly lives up to that well
deserved title in this last great deception. His MASTER DECEPTION
that he has planned for earth and its inhabitants is in place and ready
to apply. Millions who have trusted in their clergy to guide, instruct,
and warn them in religious matters will be forced to conclude that these
'men of God' have sorely failed them. Millions others will simply refuse
to listen to counsel which doesn't come from an 'approved' source. Satan
plays on these two human tendencies, and traps them in his deadly
snare.
The slow methodical work of the author is SPECIFICALLY
designed to counter these normal human tendencies. He is laying the ground
work which will give you wisdom to choose RATIONALLY. The
Editor
( 4 )
EVIL IS ALSO INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY
As we will learn below, some of this rapidly accumulating evil is
intentionally produced: some is just an accidental result of our modern
way of life.
Let us first consider the accidental and non military problems:
1 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2 - INSECT INFESTATIONS
3 - ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHES
4 - ECONOMICS
Western civilization, particularly America, is headed downward financially, and rapidly. Two factors figure prominently:
5 - GOVERNMENT CANNOT SOLVE IT
6 - RELIGIOUS FANATICISM
This is the spark which alone could destroy a sizable part of
the world.
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully
as when they do it from a religious conviction". Blaise Pascal.
Holy warriors, Islamic extremists: "...The proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction make these ideologies endanger the very survival
of the human species." Quarterly of International Relations, March 1987.
7 - THE NUCLEAR BOMB
8 - TOO MANY EVILS MULTIPLYING TOO FAST
9 - EVIL WILL ULTIMATELY OVERWHELM GOOD
If the negatives are sufficiently dangerous, they cannot be
offset by the positives, no matter how beneficial the positives may
be. A man can have a healthy body, with good kidneys, heart, intestinal
tract, and liver. But, if a bullet enters his head he will likely die.
The one negative can outweigh many positives. Once the negatives
reach
critical mass, we will be doomed, no matter how much positive
has been accumulated.
Aside from the judgment of God, what are the factors
most likely to destroy us?
NUCLEAR WINTER
Editors NOTE: We MUST return to Bible religion and obedience to the God of heaven. The teachings of educators, psychologists and scientists imply that man is capable of deciding his own standard of morals. If that is so then why did God give us the Ten Commandments? It is important to note that in the context of the 'Wrath of God' that John the Revelator writes: " Here is the patience of the SAINTS: here are they that KEEP (obey) the Commandments of God, AND the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12, (see verse 9 also, and carefully notice that the Beast and his Image are ALREADY on the scene). Many theologians will tell you that God does not require anyone to keep His Commandments, and that it is not possible anyway. The texts above PROVE that 2000 years AFTER some say the commandments were done away with, God is PLEASED to present some patient SAINTS who ARE keeping His commandments. The Editor
We have come to a time in human history when men
are turning their backs on the Ten Commandments, when social scientists
say it cannot be obeyed and the clergy say it need not be obeyed. But the
Bible says it MUST be obeyed. By his disobedience to the laws of
nature and the laws of God, man is on the verge of destroying himself.
God has warned men, in His Word, that He would "destroy them
which destroy the earth" (Revelation 11:18). How long does anyone dare
to wait before sharing the Truths of God's Word with friends and family.
God is as near as your own private room. Dedicate the rest of your life
to Him.
God is pleading with men to return to Him (unreservedly) before
it is forever too late. Neither science, nor money, or anything else,
but a full commitment to God, can now help any of us
.
"Unless something can be done to destroy the power
of sin in the heart of man, his existence in a scientific world will always
remain under the shadow of imminent self-destruction." Charles Clayton
Morrison.
God promises to give you a new heart, and a peace to match it. And He will do it if you will give Him you all. Heaven is worth the best you have. Turn your life over to Him.
We are seeing that the work of warning others of the danger ahead is a lonely 'job'. But, no one can do it for us, you have your friends and I have mine. Our friends and loved ones must KNOW that there is only ONE escape route out of this doomed world. Only a connection with God can lead us to Heaven, companionship with Jesus, and eternal safety. The Editor
"I am writing at a dark moment, and it is impossible to know whether the human race will last long enough for what I write to be published, or, if published, to be read. "Bertrand Russell, Has Man a Future (1961)? p. 120
"Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21. Christ lived and died to save us from our sins, NOT in our sins. And if we let Him, He will do it. The key is cooperation. The power of God is made perfect in a weak man that is surrendered to Him. He can take your weakness and enable you to do all that He asks in His Inspired Word.
Editors NOTE: It seems that the author has gone into 'sermonizing', but, it is just such 'sermonizing' that you and I must be prepared to present to those whom we love. True, we cannot force anyone to listen to our pleadings. But we need to be READY to intelligently share God's life saving message with ALL those that are seeking to be touched by His Holy Spirit, and willing to listen. The Editor
"An all out nuclear war means collective suicide. Such a war could cause man to be destroyed as a biological species and could even cause the annihilation of life on earth. If the 'nuclear threshold' is crossed, i.e., if ANY country uses a nuclear weapon even on a limited scale, the further course of events would be difficult to control and the most probable result would be swift ESCALATION." Open letter from exiled Soviet in Time mag., 4 July 1983.
Important passages in the Bible have suddenly become VERY relevant.
Remember 9/11!
Take 2 Peter 3:9-14, for example: "But the day of the Lord will come
as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with
a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth
also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that
all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye
to be in all holy conversation and godliness. Looking for and hasting
unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire
shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Sounds
eerily like what scientists envision in a nuclear holocaust, doesn't it!
Dear reader: If you have gotten this far you are probably interested
in learning more about the future and maintaining a good relationship
with Christ. You are also anxious to learn all you can about the coming
events so that you can warn your friends and loved ones. You have read
3 of the 7 chapters in this OnLine version of the book "The Beginning of
The End". Granted, the statistics were heavy, but there was a purpose in
providing a flood of information. Foremost, it provides the honest seeker
of truth a solid background for why we are in the perilous position we
are in. Secondly, that abundance of information tends to weed out
the curious and shallow readers. The remaining 4 chapters contain earthshaking
information and are not for the closed minded individual. Let me be boldly
BLUNT
right here; if you are a know it all, you need to quit right here and now,
concentrate on something you enjoy, time is running out! What
you would have leaned in the remaining chapters would have only angered
you. To the others, the OPEN minded, the seeker
for truth, the lover of God, I cordially invite you to read
the remaining chapters.
Because this one-piece WebPage essay is getting unwieldy
I am going to ask that you write me e-mail requesting chapter four.
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my best to mail your requested chapter within one day. God bless YOU! The
Editor
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