While poking around on the net I found a few ads for a ‘Christian’ video titled THE CRASH – The Coming Financial Collapse of America. It seems it was released in 1993 by Jeremiah Films.
Some of the info they give you to promote the video is:
A profound, must see video about the coming financial breakdown of literally Biblical proportions.
Featuring expert Biblical and economic analyses from Larry Burkett, Ed Meese, U.S. Senator Trent Lott and others, this documentary examines why America is eventually going to experience a financial disaster of epic proportions. Find out what you can do to protect your family and future.
Find out what you can do to protect your family and future? Really? Is that what we as Christians should be doing if there really is an upcoming crash? Surely we should be thinking of more than looking after ourselves.
I was blown away by the insightful quote they use in their promotion.
“If the United States Government continues to spend more than it’s taking in, we’re headed for economic collapse.” ED MEESE, – Former U.S. Attorney General
What an intelligent comment. Who would have ever guessed that a person or even a country can’t continue to spend more that they are earning?
Those in America may have heard a lot more about this video than those of us in Australia or other parts of the world. The mind boggles.
This sounds like the same kind of scare tactic that had thousands on non-thinking Christians (and others) taking their eyes off the ball in the lead up to January 1, 2000.
Do you remember the Christian Bookstores being filled with books on how to save ‘yourself and your family’ from the Y2K disasters ahead. How selfish can we be?
I know I’m only judging the content of the video from the promotion but that is pretty damning in itself and considering the film is over 10 years old you’d have to wonder when the collapse is coming.
Please let me know if you’ve seen the video or know more about it. Surely it can’t be as bad as it seems on the surface.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Rodney,
I had never heard of the video, but I sure remember all those Y2K books!
When I read
“Surely we should be thinking of more than looking after ourselves”
I thought of a story I read once. I can’t remember where or who wrote it, but I do remember this quote from it:
“…but Mama, what if no one brings us bread?”
Mama replied “Then God will bring it Himself”
Our Provider He is.
Hi Rodney,
I havent seen the video myself so I won’t comment on its content. But it took 600 years for the rain to fall in Noah’s time! 🙂
G’day Lionfish
Good to see you’re still lurking around here. 😉
If the financial crash is coming in 600 years I guess my family and I should be OK. 🙂