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Penny Gold
Gold may enjoy a temporary rise in value, but God's
Word emphatically states that gold will be worthless in
the day of His judgment. America, in its hour of judg-
ment, has millions of people who hoard gold and silver.
Coins, ingots, jewelry, all put away as a hedge against
bad times. What a loss they will all suffer. Anyone who
reads the Bible knows what happens to gold and silver
when calamities strike.
Look at the record. Jerusalem is invaded by enemy
armies, sent by God to judge the wicked. The city is in
chaos and confusion:
Those who used to eat fastidiously are begging
in the streets for anything at all. Those brought up
in palaces now scratch in garbage pits for food.
For the sin of my people is greater than that of
Sodom, where utter disaster struck in a moment
without the hand of man.
(Lamentations 4:5,6 LB)
During that time tenderhearted women became so
crazed by hunger they cooked and ate their own chil-
dren (Lamentations 4:10 LB).
And what kind of value did gold maintain? It was
absolutely worthless! Gold-inlaid temple walls were
stripped and scattered on the streets (Lamentations 4:1
La).
The gold and silver bugs of America will one day see
all their supplies lose their value, dollar by dollar, until
worthless. Like sand seeping from a bag with holes in it.
Your silver and gold will be of no use to you in
that day of the Lord's wrath. You cannot ransom
yourselves with it. For the whole land will be de-
voured by the fire of his jealousy.
(Zephaniah 1:18 LB)
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Gold may enjoy a temporary rise in value, but God's
Word emphatically states that gold will be worthless in
the day of His judgment. America, in its hour of judg-
ment, has millions of people who hoard gold and silver.
Coins, ingots, jewelry, all put away as a hedge against
bad times. What a loss they will all suffer. Anyone who
reads the Bible knows what happens to gold and silver
when calamities strike.
Look at the record. Jerusalem is invaded by enemy
armies, sent by God to judge the wicked. The city is in
chaos and confusion:
Those who used to eat fastidiously are begging
in the streets for anything at all. Those brought up
in palaces now scratch in garbage pits for food.
For the sin of my people is greater than that of
Sodom, where utter disaster struck in a moment
without the hand of man.
(Lamentations 4:5,6 LB)
During that time tenderhearted women became so
crazed by hunger they cooked and ate their own chil-
dren (Lamentations 4:10 LB).
And what kind of value did gold maintain? It was
absolutely worthless! Gold-inlaid temple walls were
stripped and scattered on the streets (Lamentations 4:1
La).
The gold and silver bugs of America will one day see
all their supplies lose their value, dollar by dollar, until
worthless. Like sand seeping from a bag with holes in it.
Your silver and gold will be of no use to you in
that day of the Lord's wrath. You cannot ransom
yourselves with it. For the whole land will be de-
voured by the fire of his jealousy.
(Zephaniah 1:18 LB)
80
