"And Abraham said, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not change and repent, even if someone were to rise from the dead.’”
Luke 16:30-31
"It is the time of the harvest, and the reaper cuts into the ripe grain with wide strokes. Mourning takes up her abode in the country cottages, and there is no one to dry the tears of the mothers. Whoever today still doubts the reality, the existence of demonic powers, has failed by a wide margin to understand the metaphysical background of this war. Behind the concrete, the visible events, behind all objective, logical considerations, we find the irrational element: the struggle against the demon, against the servants of the Antichrist.
Everywhere and always demonic powers lurk in the dark, waiting for the moment when man is weak. Man is free, to be sure, but without the true God he is defenseless against the principle of evil."
The White Rose, Fourth Leaflet, Munich, 1942
"Because of your hard and unrepentant hearts you store up wrath for the Day when God's righteous judgement will be revealed, who will render to each according to what they have done."
Romans 2:5-6
"You murder the prophets, and abuse those whom God has sent to you as messengers. How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her young under her wings. But you would not let me. As you have willed it, so your house is now yours to command— but is made desolate.’”
Matthew 23:37-38
It's funny how people can discover how easy it is sometimes to pull strings and make things happen. It works, and they get away with it. And even if it is discovered, they don't believe there will be any accountability for various reasons: who they know, what denials they can hide behind, the power of their positions.
The equity and risk markets are being nicely set up for a waterfall decline.
Don't act too shocked. We have been here twice before at least in fairly recent memory.
Gold and silver rebounded a bit.
Silver has actually been doing reasonably well in this 'trade deal' boogie woogie.
Gold is a much more prominent elder brother. But it will be a bulwark in the days to come.
VIX is not at the level of complacency.
It is hard to say exactly when, and what will specifically get the ball rolling.
What facade will start to crumble, what thin veneer of responsibility will crack, what shocking event may happen.
But it is more probable now because of what has been done.
It will most likely not be the end of it.
And the economic consequences are nothing compared to what you really have at risk.
Cycles of greed and corruption tend to have a great deal of momentum, and tend to falter in stages, until they end in a harvest of sorrows.
Be aware of who it is that you serve, and pray not to falter, and lose the love in your hearts.
There will be a stock market option expiration on Friday.
Have a pleasant evening.
