End Times Preparedness

Antichrist Spirit

1 John 2:18 (NKJV) Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.

1 John 4:2–3 (NKJV) By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

Truth

John 1:14 (NKJV) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 8:32 (NKJV) And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

John 8:44 (NKJV) You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Love

Ephesians 2:4–5 (NKJV) But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

1 John 4:8 (NKJV) He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Matthew 24:12 (NKJV) And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

There are now two societies.

Not a culture war – but a fracturing of society.  Different social accounts, shops, areas at school, workplace, and soon banking.

Separated by morality and the lack of it.

Preparedness and Trusting

Proverbs 6:6–8 (Message)

You lazy fool, look at an ant.

Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two.

Nobody has to tell it what to do.

All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions.

 

I would rather be a year early then a day late.

Getting Started

Simplify what you need and get you moving in the right direction.

Break down the types of disasters you may face and provide you with a basic understanding of the minimal things you may need to survive them.

Ready.gov reports that only 17% of Americans claim to be prepared for a disaster, and I suspect that number is a little high.

Levels of Disasters

1 Timothy 5:8 (NKJV) But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

First Step for Preparedness

#1 Identify the most probable for you

#2 Define the length of duration and multiply by 3

#3 Evaluate your needs and make a start list

Food

Buy what you eat and have enough for minimum daily calories

The average human requires a 1,200 minimum level of calories before the body goes into starvation mode.

 Get food with longer shelf life

Don’t over stock on freezer food – not good during power outages

 

Items best for this

Choose items easy to store long-term without refrigeration, easy to cook with little energy (elect. or fuel)

provide ample nutrition.

Avoid things that you must bake or have long cook times

 

Limited to base as you mix or add to it

Oatmeal, Ramen, Beans, Pasta, and Rice

Canned, pickled, and dehydrated options for your food supplies.

 

Shelf Life - Best used by Date is suggested not absolute

Storage

Use a place other than your pantry and rotate your stock every six months.

Buy what you eat, eat what you buy

 

Water

Almost all people grossly underprepared

90% of Americans rely upon the public drinking water system.

 

What you need daily

The general rule for minimal preparedness is one gallon of water per person (don’t forget your pets) per day for 3-days.

 Purification - When you cannot store but can harvest get water

 

Know in advance, Then fill what you have

Collapsible containers

Igloo

Pots

Bathtub

Ready source

Water heater

Long-term storage and purification

Avoid clear plastic water bottles – when heated they release BPA agents into the water

Use non-BPA

Not white or clear – Light gets through and it can grow mold and pathogens

 

You will need 9 weeks to 6 months

55-gallon drums

Rainwater catchment system

 

Water treatment

Water purification

Life straw

Water - Getting started (2 wk. for family of four, 2 adults 2 children)

 Know how to shut off your water if city water gets contaminated

Have a short garden hose to use to drain your water heater from the bottom drain connection to a container

Get a simple LifeStraw pr personal water filter to use on untreated water

Buy and fill water container(s) to build up a supply

Remember: storage of at least one gallon per person per day in the household

 

Food - Getting started (2 wk. for family of four, 2 adults 2 children)

 Buy food options that your family eats and enjoys

Suggested

20 lbs. Plastic bagged rice

20 lbs. beans mix of canned (easy preparation) and bagged if you know how to cook them

20 Cans of canned meats (Chicken, beef, fish)

20 cans of vegetables

10 cans of fruit(s)

20 cans of soup

12 oz of powdered milk or heavy cream (good for coffee)

5 lbs. of oatmeal

2 large jars of peanut butter (add jelly if you wish)

10 lbs. of pasta + 10 jars of spaghetti sauce

2 Large bottles or containers of Oil(s) (Olive, Avocado, Coconut)

   Coffee and tea to proportion to what you usually drink

   Extra Salt and Pepper - Other spices and condiments you normally use

   Jars of pickles, olives, or pickled vegetables

Pet food

 

Bonus – having a garden

Bonus – get a vacuum food sealer system $40 to $100