Comments on: Larry Bates offers his prescription for End Times woes: buy and eat silver

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:36:43 +0000

I was just handed a book by Larry Bates (The New Economic Disorder)on Wednesday evening. As I hunkered down and began to read I must agree with much of what he was saying as I am a fundamental Christian. Once I reached the 12th chapter I was very disappointed. Buy gold and silver! I was truly praying he would have told me what it says in The Word of God “Trust in Jesus” I know that I know that Jesus will return for His church
soon.

Sir, you wrote that,

“As I left Perilous Times Conference, I wondered whether it would be an impossible task to convince the people in that audience to put down their Bibles and roll up their sleeves when they discuss politics.”

Five years ago I was a person who believed in “Live and let live, To each his own, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else, and the biggest one, ALL Roads Lead to God”. I no longer believe that way today. Jesus says, “You will know the Truth and The Truth will set you free”.
He says some pretty radical things that used to make me mad such as, “He and The Father are One, and the biggest~The ONLY way too The father Is through The Son” How Arrogant I thought. Well, I screamed out 5-years-ago, WHO ARE YOU GOD?????
He answered! Yeah, it is that Jesus dude who I so not wanted it to be. I could shake my fist at Him and say NO! But the Truth is The Truth even if I don’t believe it it is still The Truth.

I will roll up my sleeve and vote for the candidate I feel has Godly values or I will not vote. I will put down my bible because I try to hide its Truth, “The Word of God” in my heart.

I do believe Mr. Bates is right on many things concerning our government, FEMA Federal Reserve, US, our debt… But it stops their. Money does not save your soul. “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his very soul”

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:14:15 +0000

Asif: The date is correct. Obama announced his candidacy for President on February 11, 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/us/politics/11obama.html

By: Asif

Asif — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:02:29 +0000

I googled for Larry Bates after watching a paid Ad in TV selling his book; CD and go to this article. Good that I did this. It is just someone making a buck, which happens all the time. There was no time in the history when one did not feel that the end days are very near. There are a majority of suffering people who feel that way while the intelligent few makes a quick buck using the situation. But there is one truth told, the ‘enemy’ is not always a sword or gun carrying man filled with hatred but it could be very well the combined ‘greed’ of humans (whether one agrees or not all humans, not the rare to find saints, have greed at varying levels) and its impact on human values and the economy.

The article published year can not be 2007. He is making references to Obama and Mrs Clinton obviously as President and Presidential candidate.

Thank you!

By: Dan Klarmann

Dan Klarmann — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:43:23 +0000

In 1989 I read an article warning that the steady rise in apparent real estate values will trigger a spiral of mortgage lending that will eventually cause a collapse in the lending market followed by the entire economy. This was even before the S&L crisis of the early 1990’s. That collapse, and then 9/11, postponed the current collapse.

By: Niklaus Pfirsig

Niklaus Pfirsig — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:38:46 +0000

Bates has a lot of experience in the banking industry, which means he has the background needed to identify the downward trend in the economy. Of course he is not the only one with the experience to forecast a bad economy,

However, by claiming his knowledge comes from a divine source, he uses it to claim he is privy to all kind of knowledge of the future, and manipulates those that trust him to gain money and power. It is this that demonstrates his lack of integrity.

By: Emma Day

Emma Day — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:49:53 +0000

I found this article fascinating to read today; two years after it was written, I wonder what the author thinks now? There were also (in 2007) plenty of secular people who were also predicting this economic scenario. Ellen Hodgson Brown in her book ‘Web of Debt’ would be an excellent starting point for anyone who thinks our current troubles are ‘not here to stay’

By: Dan Klarmann

Dan Klarmann — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:37:18 +0000

Economic collapses in varying degrees happen every generation or so in every government. It is a safe call to say that one is coming, not a prophecy.

The Bible may be inerrant, but it is very sloppy documentation.

Jesus clearly told his closest followers that he would return from heaven while they were still alive.

Just since the first millennium after that, Jesus was expected “any day now” with about a thousand specific dates proven by various sign to be the one foretold, by various sects.

By: Niklaus Pfirsig

Niklaus Pfirsig — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:03:25 +0000

I got a great idee fur uh investmint. There’s this really big old metal thang sittin’ on the riverfront in Saint Looey. Now iffn we get enuff investers to chip in some munny, I hetcha we cud by that thar thing and enuff scrap metal tuh put up anudder un right next too it. Then alls we gota du is just paint em both yeller and rent em out to MacDonalds for there advertizin’

Hey, that all we gotta du.

Shoot, all t het thinkin done made me thirsty. I recockon Im gonna head down to the Dew Drop Inn and get me som Jack.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:15:17 +0000

Eric: I hope for you that you will reconsider biblical inerrancy (I was once there, too) Jesus is coming maybe sooner than we think and what happens after you die is paramount. I agree about Christian profiteering, tho’ and not sure Bates is a total expert but know we are sure in midst of economic collapse and gold and silver are not a bad idea. Biblical prophecy is happening before our eyes if you care to really look. Diane

By: Jay Fraz

Jay Fraz — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:33:30 +0000

Kathleen : What exactly do you think people do when there is an economic collapse?