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Quaranteam - Dave In Dallas: Part 2 Lupie and Becca return from the Dallas Vax Center. Based on a post by RonanJWilkerson, in 12 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Let's review the List of characters: David Belsus (50)- adjunct professor at Eastfield College, DCCCD with a side hustle in data analysis. GuadaLupie Gutierrez (32); investment advisor, David's neighbor Esmeralda Gutierrez (9); Lupie's daughter Rebecca Sampson (18); Esme's babysitter Janice Hoppler (33); librarian, arrived to partner with Dave the same day Lupie and Becca left to get vaccinated. Shawna Cooper (36); senior meteorologist at WFAA, second woman sent to Dave outside a direct request. Olivia Barnes (21); Dave's goddaughter, horticulture major at Tarleton State University in Stephenville Melanie Ustanich (22); Livy's roommate, cybersecurity major at Tarleton. Dave smiled, a pair of events immediately coming to mind. He launched into a description of when Esme had called him up. Becca had been moping all day and Esme finally got her to admit that it was her birthday, but she hadn't heard from any family. Esme knew Becca loved meatloaf and mashed potatoes, but that was a bit out of her culinary reach. She asked Dave to help out. Well, first off, it was already after 5:30pm by the time Esme figured things out and got a hold of Dave. A meat loaf can take nearly an hour to cook, after all the ingredients are prepped and combined. But, if he made smaller portions, mini-meatloaves, it would cook faster. Oh, then He could Zoom with them and the three of them could eat together. "Wait, three?" "Yeah, in the beginning of lockdown, Lupie was stuck in New York. She's an investment manager and very good at it. She was giving a week-long training seminar when it happened." "But the lockdowns weren't big surprises. We all had some heads up to prepare, maybe unofficial, but it wasn't like they came out of the blue." "Yep, and her company choose to make sure the New York office had gotten the training Lupie had been going around doing, before they lock them away in their homes. They thought they could beat the clock. Lupie was practically climbing the walls by the third day. But that's a different discussion. We can come back to that." "Yeah, we definitely need to come back to that. I can't imagine being cut off from my kid, half a continent away from her with a major pandemic racing around." "It was rough." Dave returned to the original narrative, starting back with the moment he remembered some trick he'd seen making meatloaf cupcakes and piping mashed potatoes on top like it was icing. "You didn't. You can do that?" "I'd only seen it done before, but I managed to get it right enough." "For a teen girl mostly alone on her birthday, the attempt was probably 99% alone. Execution would be bonus points." "She was crying happy on the Zoom call. Esme is young but she's sneaky when she's planning something nice. She took delivery at the door and convinced Becca to sit at the table, not knowing what Esme was bringing over. Becca kissed the camera for the first minute after they brought up Zoom." Janice giggled. "I don't blame her." Janice made a 'lightbulb' face. "Oh, is that why she made you cupcakes for your birthday?" "Well, she might have done it anyway, but it was probably why she insisted she do it herself." In thinking along those lines, Dave remembered the letter he'd gotten yesterday. That would explain why Lupie had seemed a bit miffed that day. She'd wanted to do something special for his birthday, but had bowed to Becca's exuberant need to express her gratitude. His musing turned nearer to the moment. Janice was listening to him talk about two other women in affectionate, familiar terms, knowing full well those women would be here soon and share the bed with him as well, and she showed no signs of jealousy. Yeah, they mentioned something about it in the videos, but it was odd to see. "Okay, your turn. Tell me something about you, Janice." She winced. "Okay, first off, I'd prefer Jan in normal conversation. Janice is fine at some function outside the house, some formal setting, but when it's just family and associates." "Associates? Why not just say - " "Please don't use the same word as the title of that show." Dave was puzzled for a bit, then chortled. "Oh - " "Do. Not. Finish. That. Phrase." Janice glared. Dave nearly fell out of his chair laughing. Janice was thoroughly unamused. He forcefully collected himself. "Damn, I like that show, but I can get why you would not be happy. That character is annoying as hell." Jan stared, nonplussed. "I'll be good. Promise." He picked up her hand from the table and kissed it. Jan continued to give him half-squinty eyes. "So you were about to tell me something about you. Other than your death-ray eye superpower." "It's a good thing you're cute buster." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek. The squint was still there, but a bemused smile dangled below it. Janice proceeded to tell about the time the library put on a summer hands-on science series. One week the guide brought frogs and first red a book about frogs and their habitats. They let the kids reach in and touch some of the frogs - after rinsing their hands with deionized water first. Then they red a chapter from Frog & Toad. During the reading, one little boy wanted to touch the frogs again. He had earlier asked to hold one, but had been told the frogs had to stay inside the tub. The budding naturalist snuck behind the speaker, opened the lid, and took out a small frog. The frog of course took the chance to leap away. The startled and dismayed boy jumped back, knocking over the tub which he had not put the lid back on. Sixteen small to medium sized frogs dumped out on the floor. Startled as they were, they began hopping away, some heading through the equally startled mass of kids. Some of the children had declined to touch the frogs earlier and were now shrieking as the second Egyptian plague of Exodus blitzed outward from the tub, directly at them. Dave was holding his sides laughing as Jan continued. Obviously, story time was over. It took an hour and a half to calm the kids down, locate parents, ask a few of them to bring a change of garments for their little one - explaining the need for that took repetition of the same story to each parent, accompanied by laughter and sympathy and one angry Karen. Collecting the frog diaspora took the rest of the day, and three hours after closing. Dave was chortling and wiping tears from his eyes for a full minute after Jan finished. Jan settled into his lap, her arms draped around his neck. They kissed softly, languidly. David jarred backward. "Oh crap, I forgot to put in the order." "What order?" "I was going to order more groceries, especially snacks, and a couple of stuffed critters for Esme." "Lupie's little girl?" "Yep, she's mad about these things called Squish mallows. I could probably randomly pick one and she'd squeal happily to receive it. I held off ordering because I wanted to get your input, you know, anything special you wanted." Dave started leading her upstairs, which had Jan happy, but a bit less so when Dave made the turn for his office instead of heading straight to the bedroom. Gamely, she played along. Truth be told, she was glad to ask for a few things. She'd only been able to bring one rolling suitcase. They made the contactless pickup order for tomorrow morning and decided Dave would pick it up, with Jan remaining at the house in case Lupie, Becca, and Esme arrived while he was gone. As the order progressed though, Jan started laying soft kisses on Dave's cheek and forehead. Then she breathed soft and hot into his ear. Only a steely self-control kept him on task to finish, and Jan could see the battle warring in him. "You are so hot like this. I've never been around a guy that didn't jump me the moment I expressed the slightest interest. Sometimes before." Dave looked at her side-eyed as she wiggled her ass on his lap. His hands trembled. "Almost done. I'm just setting the pickup parameters. And I've had responsible reasons to hold back." He clicked submit on the last page, logged out of the site, and out of his computer. "I want you so bad." He turned his full attention to her, grasping her mid-torso, standing and pressing her to the nearest wall, his body pressed against her. Jan squeaked as he lifted her up, completely under his control. When he pressed her to the wall, her eyes lit up and she wrapped her arms around his neck, her legs around his waist and eagerly responded to his lips as he took hers with authority. She moaned softly. When Dave broke the kiss, they were both panting, fire flashing from eye to eye. She lowered her feet to the ground as he let off the pressure holding her to the wall. They practically raced to the bedroom, Jan in front, her left hand behind her holding his. Jan threw off the t-shirt as she crossed the bedroom threshold. Nope, no panties. Dave reached out and squeezed one butt cheek, causing Jan to let out an "eep!" and then laugh as she turned. She immediately began helping Dave strip off his clothes, walking backward the rest of the distance to the bed. Reaching the bed, Dave was now clad only in boxers, the two of them standing, Jan's legs pressed between Dave's and the bed, their bodies in loose contact. With a double-lift of his eyebrows, Dave shucked his boxers to the floor and placed two fingers of one hand gently on Jan's chest, between her soft, modest, lovely tits. He shoved lightly. Jan smiled crazily as she fell. Dave knelt at the edge of the bed, hooking her legs over his shoulders. He dropped hungry kisses on her inner thighs. Two on the left, then three on the right. One hot, suckling kiss far up her inner left thigh. Two quick kisses on her mound, then a long suckling kiss just to the right of her labia, barely out of contact with them. Emboldened by the heat and scent of arousal emanating from her, Dave sucked the full dimension of her light brown lower lips into his mouth, suckling them, massaging them with his lips wrapped over his teeth. He slipped his tongue gently past his lips, probing gently against her slit. Sliding along it. Flicking the delicate inner labia. His left hand snaked around her right leg. As it came over her hip, he let one finger trace against her skin, moving slowly, without pretense, hurry, or delay directly to her mound, adorned with a well-kempt narrow, vertical strip of curly black hair. His finger slowed to a crawl as it changed course downward. He switched to suckling the inner petals only, bringing his right hand up, one finger standing out, to her entrance. Jan moaned as he paused. Wanting, yearning. Then he slipped his finger in just as his lipped wrapped teeth pulled softly on her inner labia. "Ha! Oh fuck yeah! Fuck. Just like that you magnificent teasing bastard!" Jan's legs worked aimlessly, not gripping him, just loosely, slowly flailing, occasionally resting on the bed, but too worked up to hold still long. One finger of Dave's left hand reached Jan's now exposed clitoris. The touch alone ran through her like an electric shock and she screamed her pleasure again. Dave rubbed her clitoris gently, but firmly as he slipped a second finger into her, driving them in and out determinedly, with a mind to building her to release. Dave moved his hand away from Jan's clit, replacing it with his flicking tongue. "Oh" Jan's back arched. Her hands gripped tightly at the sheets. Her legs pulled back, lower legs dangling from tensed upper legs. Just as she uncoiled from the last wave, Dave turned his right hand over, sliding the fingers in and out in a slightly curved posture, stimulating and locating the much beloved nerve bundle on the roof of her vagina. Jan trembled again. "Fucking yeah, fucking maestro, fucking play me like a violin." Her voice shook and paused as she spoke. Her legs trembled. Dave sensed she was close. He positioned his fingers to flick against her g-spot as he flexed them in the beckoning 'come here' motion. The jolting response from that had not yet settled when Dave took her most sensitive nub in his mouth and massaged it with is lips around its edges and the tip with his tongue. Jan came unglued, shrieking and flailing as Dave pressed his joint oral and digital assault on her nethers. She gripped his head a few times, tightly, but never for more than a couple of seconds, the power of her orgasm short circuiting every ounce of her muscle control. As she collapsed to the bed, spent, awash in bliss, Dave relented and crawled up beside her on the bed. Jan lay panting, grinning like the proverbial cat. Between gasps, she relayed the metaphor. "But I'm the one that did the eating." Dave smiled wickedly. Jan laughed wildly, caught between the need for air and the hilarity of Dave's pun. Well, maybe not so hilarious, but she was certainly susceptible to granting high praise for anything he did over the next half hour or so. As her breathing calmed, Dave and Jan moved up the bed, getting their heads on the pillows and bodies fully on the mattress. With an eager, voracious look, Jan rolled over on top of Dave, slipping on leg to either side of his hips. Reaching behind her, she aligned his rigid member with her soppy wet entrance and threw herself backwards, engulfing his full length in one hungry thrust. "Fuck yes." Jan rocked her torso back and forth, parallel with Dave's, her rock-hard nipples sliding up and down his chest. Dave took to planting a kiss on her forehead at the top of each stroke. Jan placed her dainty hands on his chest and lifted her body off of his, transitioning to a rocking motion, undulating her torso and stirring his cock within her pussy. His shaft rubbed against her g-spot each stroke as her butt moved furthest backward. Her cries signified each contact. As she grew increasingly excited, Jan began riding up and down on Dave's member. He felt his own pleasure building. Dave reached one hand to Jan's tit, gently fondling the soft flesh and thumbing her nipple. His other hand reached to their point of contact, laying his thumb on her nub and gently pressing against it. Her own motions provided a rubbing motion. "Yes" Jan's head lolled back, practically limp. Dave lightly clasped her nipple between two fingers, giving a slight rolling motion. Jan rode him faster, becoming feverish, her breathing growing ragged. Dave felt the early spasms of her pending release and knew he wouldn't be far behind. He slipped both hands to her hips. At the first moment her hips seized, he grasped her firmly, pulling downward as he thrust upward. Jan exploded in a riot of flailing arms and rippling vaginal muscles. Her scream of joy echoed around the room even as it continued to issue from deep in her throat. Dave held as long as he could before allowing his own release to burst forth, erupting into her cavity and drenching her insides with his seed. Jan's body spasmed again, a second peak to her pleasure, a second, airless scream as her breath evacuated her body. Jan collapsed on Dave, rolling off immediately. The weight of her own body too taxing on her lungs attempting to replenish her much needed air supply. Dave held her close, only enough to maintain contact, yielding her space to recover. As Jan lay their breathing, she turned her eyes to Dave. She stared at him, still gasping. Her expression was unreadable, at least by Dave. Calming finally, she hugged him fiercely, kissed his jaw, and snuggled her head against him, but left her chest pulled slightly away to give her lungs full space to do their work. "God, I thought I was going to black out there. They weren't kidding about that 'when he pops' orgasm." "Better pleasure through science, baby." Jan barked a short laugh. "Science only did the last bit. The first two were all you hun." They lay quietly, enraptured by the tender intimacy of lying in each other's arms. Jan broke the silence after several minutes. "This is the one night I have you to myself. Becca and Lupie will be here tomorrow and your attention, emotional and physical will be divided between the three of us." Dave looked at her as she paused. "I should be jealous. But I'm not. I feel like that means there's something wrong with me, even though they said that was another effect of the serum. It's one thing to hear it, but totally another to feel it. Or not feel it. No, to feel it. I almost feel a sister ship with these two women I've never met. I think if you hadn't described them to me, let me feel your affection for them, your concern for the, I might be jealous now, and then it would turn off after they arrived, but the way you talk about them, it feels like they are already here, and part of us now." "I don't know how to respond to that." "I don't either, but I think it's a good thing. The fact is, we are sharing you - your bed, your life, our lives - and we have to get along for all our sakes. I don't regret it at all, it's just a little weird when you realize it's happening." Dave looked at her silently. "Just hold me David. Hold me all night." Chapter 3 – Reunited. September 20, 2020. Dave awoke to a strange sensation. Not one he was accustomed to. He felt the smooth feel of sheets against his legs and upper torso, but not between. A weight pressed down on his abdomen and a warm wetness encompassed his cock. Oh, right he has a girlfriend now. Sleeping in his bed. Well, not sleeping at the moment. Dave cracked his eyes open to see a large lump moving slowly under the sheets, over his pelvis in time with the wondrous, rhythmic feeling below his waist. He slipped a hand to Jan's back and trailed his fingertips softly along her satiny skin. Slowly, Jan slipped her head from under the sheet. "Good morning lover." Jan placed a soft, smoky kiss on his chin, her eyes locked on Dave's. "You don't have to do that every morning you know." "Of course not." Jan grinned wickedly. "The others will get their turns too. But for now, this kitty gets her morning cream." With that she slipped the sheet down his body, exposing him from the knees up, and settled her face on his organ again. Bowing to the inevitable - and loving every minute of it - Dave slipped a hand to Jan's thigh, sliding firmly, slowly, gently along the inside of her leg. He brought his hand close to her core, then slid slowly away, down to mid-thigh. Then back up. Jan hummed approvingly as he switched from his whole hand to just a single fingertip, adding swirls into the motion. He let the swirls drift closer and closer, knowing where she ached for him to brush against. But not yet. Reaching with both hands, Dave grasped the backs of Janice's thighs, lifting her lower body and rotating it towards his face, aligning their torsos, her mouth the pivot point. She squealed and giggled around his cock before clamping her lips firmly around his organ and doubling her efforts. With her hot wet sex directly in his face, Dave braced his thumbs about an inch to either side of her clitoris and moved them in unhurried circles. He lifted his face and blew hot breath at her slit. Jan's body tensed and flexed, a sign of encouragement even Dave could clearly read. Dave latched his lips on her dripping sex and nursed on her lower lips, drinking in her juices. He could feel her labia convulsing and puckering in response to his ministrations. Jan picked up her pace again. Dave wasn't sure if it was gratitude or a race, but he resolved he would not be the only one peaking this morning. Dave slipped his hands up her torso, taking her lovely pert tits into his hands, his fingers alternately groping her fleshy mounds and teasing her firm nipples. He slipped his tongue along her slit languidly before forming a firm spear of mouth muscle braced with the tip against her entrance. He plunged his tongue inside her. Jan's body seized and convulsed, her inner muscles grasping at his oral protrusion. Jan paused her worship of Dave's cock, bringing her head up to moan softly while his wet cock stood proudly in the cool air. As soon as the waves of pleasure had washed fully over her, Jan bent her head back to her self-appointed task. Dave did the same. In another minute or so, Jan brought Dave to his peak, causing him to jet gobs of the man cream she sought into her mouth as she captured it and swallowed as his balls paused between jets. The shuddering of her serum induced climax could not shake Jan's determination to consume every drop. Her first item of her morning to do list completed, Jan righted herself, then fell into bed alongside Dave. She gave him a kiss on the shoulder and snuggled in tightly with a big, satisfied smile on her face. After basking in the afterglow for several minutes, Jan spoke. "Make me breakfast and show me how?" Jan shredded cheddar while Dave cut bacon into small pieces with kitchen shears. Dave admired the small roundness of her ass pushing out his t-shirt, just a few inches above the hem. Her pokey, pert tits making small mounds to either side of the phrase "√-1 23 S p, and it was delicious." "This is not going to be authentic Mexican. It's barely recognizable as Tex-Mex, more like Messican." Jan raised an eyebrow. "A pile of food using some ingredients connected to Mexico or using flavors associated with Mexico, and so sloppy you absolutely must use a fork or spoon to eat it." Jan laughed. "Okay, Messican breakfast it is. What would this be if it were authentic?" "Migas. But we'd have to use chorizo instead of bacon and a Mexican cheese instead of cheddar. Maybe Oaxaca, that's got a great flavor for this." Dave dropped the cut-up bacon bits into the pre-heated pan hearing them sizzle immediately. "I love that sound." Jan smiled and leaned in for a kiss. Jan loved the counter play of soft eggs with the crunch of the bacon and tortilla strips. After they'd eaten, she offered to do dishes, so Dave went to his gun closet, getting out a back holster and a pistol. Now ready for yesterday's incident, Dave checked on the chickens again, finding nothing amiss this time. Other than the need to top off the food bin and water bucket. Time for the grocery pickup rapidly approached with no word from Lupie or Becca. Jan elected to remain, in case they arrived while Dave was gone. "I'll just have to suffer through sampling the library." She didn't have a poker face. "You already took a sample in the library." That got her laughing. Dave came through the door from the garage carrying a few bags with items needing refrigeration. He paused by the library door. "Hey hun, watcha readin?" Jan startled. "Oh, sorry, I didn't hear you come in. More in the car I take it?" "Yeah, can you grab the cold stuff first? I'll start stowing things in the fridge and freezer, then join you for the rest." As they were putting away groceries, Dave asked what Jan had been reading. "Baa Baa Black Sheep. By the binding and cover condition, I'm guessing you've red it already?" "Oh yeah. I loved the old TV show as a kid, so it was a treat to read about the real life guy it was based on." That started a discussion about 80's TV shows, and the re-runs playing then, and VHF and UHF stations that wound up as a general 80's slice of life retrospective. From a sci-fi nerd point of view. The discussion continued as Dave showed Jan the rest of the house, as well as the backyard and greenhouse. They had settled into the living room, sitting on the couch, on opposite ends with their lower legs tangled together, each reading, for nearly an hour when they heard a knock at the door. As Dave opened the door, Becca slammed into him. She clutched him tight, her head tucked down, pressed sideways against his chest. She was shaking. "Wow. They said the serum would make a woman aggressive. I didn't expect this though." Lupie's face made Dave quickly realize his assumption was misplaced. "Am I missing something?" "Later, David. Please" Lupie begged. "Sign here please sir." The soldier acted as if nothing unusual was going on. Lupie had a look of concern and sympathy. Dave signed quickly and ushered Lupie and Esme in while Becca shuffled along beside him, not letting go. Jan waited, standing, in the living room. "Lupie, Esme, Becca, this is Janice Hoppler, she arrived yesterday morning. She prefers Jan among family." Lupie shook Jan's hand and said hello warmly, slightly guarded. Becca refused to let go of Dave. Jan placed a reassuring hand on Becca's shoulder. Taking a closer look, Dave realized Becca's hair looked like it had been mussed and then raked back down with fingers rather than a comb or brush. On its own, he would have put that off to poor sleeping conditions in their overnight stay at the vaxx center. Other context clues were waking up a little voice in his head that something seriously wrong had happened while the ladies were away. Dave struggled to think of things that might soothe her. "Becca, I have mandarin Jarritos in the fridge and chocolate Pocky in the cupboard." Becca shook her head. "Just take me upstairs please, Dave." "Well, we need to get the three of you settled in, Bec." Becca squeezed tighter. "Please." It came out as a near whimper. Dave's face creased with concern as he looked to Lupie. "What happened?" "I'll tell you what I know before it's my turn." Lupie told him. "We should probably do this now though." "If Esme is fine with it, I can get her settled," Jan volunteered. "Which room is hers?" "Uh, you know, the one with ;” Dave said, walking awkwardly to the stairs. As Becca realized where he was going, she coordinated her movements with his, and then tried to lead the way, nearly dragging Dave the last few steps to the staircase. "Oh, oh right." Jan's look of worry only amplified Dave's concerns. He wasn't imagining then. Something had gone seriously wrong at that vax center. As Dave and Becca neared the staircase, Becca reached the arm behind Dave's back towards Lupie, beseechingly, making a grasping motion. Lupie acquiesced, following the pair up the stairs and into the master suite, and shutting the door behind the three of them. As they neared the bed, Becca began unbuttoning Dave's shirt. Dave reached to lift her shirt up, getting only partial compliance. Becca wanted Dave naked first. Dave played along, shucking his shoes and pulling off his socks. Dave stood there, stark naked, with a still clothed Becca holding tightly to him, but standing tall now, her head resting at the base of his neck. Becca slowly rubbed her whole body against him. Dave rubbed his hands along her back, hoping it would have a soothing effect. Becca began to grind her pelvis against Dave's. "Take me David. Make me yours." Becca stared into Dave's eyes, hungry and scared. "Make it so no one can take me away from you." Dave kissed her forehead, slowly moving his hands from her back to her tummy. It wasn't fast enough for Becca. She ripped her shirt over her head, then pulled her and Dave onto the bed. Taking a cue from her urgency, Dave undid her belt, button, and zipper, then grasped the hem of Becca's pants and yanked them off her. Becca and Lupie both gasped, but it didn't sound like fear, more like,; thrilled? Dave crawled back up the bed to lay beside her. He intended to get her aroused with kisses and touches, but Becca wasn't waiting. She pulled off her panties and lay with her legs apart. "Get on me David. Get in me and mark me as yours." Dave scooted closer, and sped his fingers along her side, resting softly under her lovely, small, bra-clad tit. Becca grabbed his shoulder and pulled, rolling him on top of her. "Now David Please!" her head lunged forward, capturing his lips and kissing him fiercely. Becca's arms took Dave in a bear hug. She wrapped her legs around his waist and began bucking her pelvis. "Just do it David," Lupie spoke in her softest tones. "I'll explain later, but she needs you now. I'm sure you want to give her something gentle and caring, but right now she needs the certainty and safety of being imprinted to you." Becca nodded beneath him, her eyes imploring. Taking a deep breath, Dave maneuvered himself to place the tip of his organ against her lips. He felt an abundance of wetness and felt relief. As frantic as she was, he'd expected her to be dry as a bone. That would have made consummation impossible. Feeling Dave near her entrance, Becca shoved herself downward, but faltered. Dave's cock skidded up her slit. Becca whimpered, but stilled. Dave realigned himself, working his tip past the labia before pushing firmly. Certain of his positioning, he pushed with increasing pressure. He felt something give way, and a sharp constriction as he pushed forward a few inches. "Ah!" Becca's scream, the anguish flooding her face and the knife-like pain threatening to chop off his dick brought Dave to an instant halt. He moved to pull out, but Becca's legs tightened around him, and Lupie pushed gently downward on his tailbone. Enough to signal him to hold position. Then Dave remembered, from Janice and the videos, that the first drop of pre-cum, the first encounter, would give a woman an incredible orgasm. His own arousal was swamped by his concern for Becca, leaving him firmly erect, but not leaking anything. For her sake, he had to relax himself. Well, two birds with one stone. Dave lowered his lips to Becca's. She was now lying flat on the bed beneath him, a modest gap between their torsos. Dave kissed her tenderly and she responded. He worked his way down her jawline to nibble on her earlobe. Becca's breathing caught. Dave whispered softly to her, so that not even Lupie could hear. "I'm going to show you all the love I can for the rest of my life Rebecca Sampson. I will prize your heart and your love above the delights of your body. And when I have passed, and you remain, I pray I have left you with joy and peace." Becca sobbed, clutching him close. Dave could feel a tension leave her body. There was even a tinge of joy in her crying. She began to work her hips again, slowly, the act still a delicate one for both of them due to her tightness. Dave matched her motions. With short, slow strokes, each relaxed into the union, and Dave felt his arousal rise. The first drop of precum finally leaked out of the tip of Dave's cock. Becca's body tensed, then bucked beneath him. A wild, weird part of Dave's brain wondered if Lupie had somehow hit her with a taser. "Hah" she cried out. Becca panted, trying to recover from her first ever orgasm. Dave held her gently, kissing first her cheeks, then her forehead. As she calmed, eyes reopened, looking hungry, Dave brought his mouth down to her neck, suckling lightly at her clavicle, without leaving a mark. He kissed his way down the to the slope of her tit. Recalling her earlier uncertainty about their attractiveness, Dave resolved to dispel the worry. He kissed in an inward spiral around her tit before taking her areola into his mouth and flicking her nipple with his tongue. Becca cried out, her back arching off the bed. When she settled, she took Dave's face in her hands and kissed him. "Thank you, David. Now please, finish this." Dave began working himself forward and back, slowly within her. A little more in than out, until he was fully inside her. He could see pleasure and happiness on her face, with some pain as well. He knew he couldn't eliminate the pain, but he was glad she was now getting some pleasure out of it. He kept up his steady pace, pausing if she flinched. As her pain began to subside, he gradually increased his thrusting speed and depth. Becca's legs unclenched from his waist, hanging in the air beside his hips. "Yes, David. More, please more. Keeping going, fill me up David." Her encouragement, her body rocking beneath him in harmony with his thrusting, her interspersed moans sent David over the edge. At the moment he erupted, Becca's eyes flew open and she screamed louder than before. Her whole body spasmed wildly until she collapsed like a marionette with its strings cut. "Imprinting; imprinting; imprinting ;” The oddly disturbing chant juxtaposed with the tight, satisfied grin on her face. Dave gingerly removed himself from her body and climbed off the bed. With Lupie's help, he pulled the sheets and covers from under Becca and then gently covered her. "I'll go wash up. When I come back, can you please tell me what the hell is going on?" Lupie just nodded, biting her upper lip. She followed him to bathroom, where she grabbed a washcloth, wetted it, squeezed out the excess, and went back to the bedroom. Dave followed her out once he had cleaned himself. "Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you." "I know, David. It was a jarring time for me, and I knew what triggered this." "I would love to share in that knowledge." Lupie grinned at the dry humor. "This morning, after Rebecca and I had completed our Oracle questionnaires, a young woman approached the three of us. She greeted Becca and took her hand to lead her away. Now all three of us assumed we were being taken to you. As Esmeralda and I rose, the lady motioned for us to sit back down. When I inquired when Esme and I would be called, and how long we would be separated from Becca, the lady said she had no idea, and began to walk off again, leading Becca. Becca got upset and asked that we all go together, since we are both to be assigned to the same man. The lady argued with her for a few minutes, then noticed another official heading over. She dropped Becca's hand and took off. Becca was disturbed by the encounter and stayed close to the two of us from then on. We got our shots and returned to the holding area to wait out the medical watch period. A few minutes after our return, a man and woman in uniform took us into a separate room to talk. I think they were officers, but I don't know what part of the army they were in. They had two pistols on their right collar. My right, their left." "Military Police." Lupie looked at him questioningly. "I have a friend who served. He thought branch insignia was one of many useful things to know in a Teot Wawki scenario." "A what?" "The End Of The World As We Know It. He's a prepper & survivalist." Dave's face clouded. "I haven't heard from him in a while, but he doesn't communicate all the time. And yeah, I think this qualifies. Big time. The world is definitely changing in major ways." "Yes, it is. So these two officers questioned us for over an hour about every detail of what happened, going over each minute, each word multiple times. I actually started to think we were accused of something." Lupie slumped against Dave's chest. He wrapped his arms around her. The strange shape of the world and the problems of today did not prevent him experiencing a deep thrill at finally having her in his arms. Lupie. Beautiful, charming, enchanting Lupie. Here. on his bed, in his arms, pouring out her troubles to him. The troubles were concerning, but to be her bastion! Her comfort! Dave's heart raced. Lupie continued. "While we were in there, they seemed mostly focused on the woman's motivation. They keyed off something Becca remembered from the woman. Give me a second; the lady said 'Come with me, you can live a life of luxury, fuck a rich man once or twice a week, pop out a few babies and be waited on hand and foot lounging by a pool. None of his blondes do any work, that's for brunettes and Hispanics.' When Becca kept resisting the lady got real mad; 'do you really wanna go off to some suburban slob, washing dishes and mopping floors, and you'll still have to give him your coochie and pop out babies, you dumb bitch?' " "So they finally let us out. Esme was thirsty and Becca needed to wash her face. Becca went in while I watched Esme at the fountain. Becca had only been inside a few minutes when she shrieked and came screaming out. She said the lady was in there. She came out of one of the stalls as Becca was washing up." Lupie paused. "After that, Becca wouldn't let go of my hand. We were held in another room under guard for a while, while they searched for her again, but eventually they brought us here." Dave added a little extra squeeze to the hug and planted a loving kiss on Lupie's forehead. She looked up at him with a smile. "Do you have any idea how comforting this feels, to be able to tell you about a problem, to be held by you, as you listen?" "I know how amazing it feels to be the one you can share your troubles with. To be the arms you want to be in." Lupie sat up, leaned in and kissed Dave full on the lips. Lips meshed and moved. Tongues darted into mouths, tangling, teasing, frolicking. Hands began to roam. Dave delighted in the thrill of touching Lupie. After all this time. All that yearning. Lupie, here in his arms. Wanting him as much as he wants her. He tugged upward at the base of her shirt, pulling it out of her skirt waistband. Lupie wrapped her arms around his neck. Leaning forward, she arched her back, brushing her tits against him, with a slight side-to-side motion. Even Dave picked up that signal. All systems go for launch. Dave slid his hands under Lupie's shirt, skimming along her back. Her skin. He was touching her bare skin! Her kisses became more urgent. More than ok, his attentions were wanted. Dave brought his hands around front, outside her shirt, and began unbuttoning it. He peeled back her shirt, leaving it still draped from her shoulders, but mostly opened, revealing the center of her bra, and the middle of her tummy. She was in even better shape than Dave imagined. He had assumed all that office work and long hours - and the inevitable takeout food - had left her with a small paunch. But no. There might be enough flesh there to jiggle, but no bulge of any kind. He looked back to her eyes and saw hunger, need,; and uncertainty? Dave flung her shirt off, pressing his lips to hers, pressing her body back to the bed with his own. Lupie moaned, wrapping her arms around his torso, lightly raking her nails along his back, pulling him to her with her palms. Her body moved sinuously beneath him, enticing him. Dave slid one hand down Lupie's skirt-covered leg. To his full extension. He grasped the cloth, pulling it up to reveal her well-toned legs. Office work at her level does include a lot of walking. Her legs were masterpieces of girl next door perfection. Dave lowered himself to kiss her thighs. Lue gasped and groaned. "Oh David, please, don't tease me." She tugged on his head to draw him back. Instead, Dave grabbed hold of her panties and pulled them off in one smooth motion, neither hurried nor slow. Lupie's face brightened. Her smiled widened and lusty. Dave leaned back over Lupie. Her skirt now bunched around her waist, her legs apart. Her lovely brown, shorn lips beckoning him inside. Her inner labia fully flowered, the slightest hint of pink expressing her readiness and desire. Dave lowered himself atop her. He rested his weight on his hands and knees, aligning himself with her entrance while staring deeply into Lupie's eyes. The excitement there was unmistakable. Dave slowly pressed himself forward. Lupie brought her legs back, lifting her pelvis to him and making herself completely open to his penetration. Their mutual arousal already had a bead of precum formed on the end of Dave's organ. When he made contact with her soft petals, Lupie cried out like a banshee, her body shaking uncontrollably. She desperately clutched at Dave's torso, trying to anchor herself. When the shuddering stopped, Lupie gazed into his eyes again, the hunger undiminished. Amplified even. Dave reseated himself and thrust slowly into the woman he'd dreamed of for so long. She shook again, but not the chemically amped orgasm. The raw pleasure of being with together, of finally getting what they both wanted. Their eyes locked to one another, Dave thrust slowly, steadily while Lupie gently moved with him. Their passion built, as did the energy of their movement. Lupie clutched tightly to Dave's shoulders. He could see her pleasure building by the telltales in her expressions. He felt his own excitement building, not decreased in the slightest from having just completed the act with Becca. Lupie's body arched as she called out her ecstasy. The muscles of her passage grasped and massaged Dave's cock, kicking him over the edge as well. A second electric jolt surged through Lupie just as her natural orgasm peaked and began its decline. Her eyes rolled back and a guttural blend of cry and moan issued from deep in her chest. Lupie collapsed to the bed. "Imprinting; imprinting; imprinting" Dave held her in his arms for a long, satisfying moment. Dave did have other duties to attend. There were in fact, two other people still conscious in this house, and one was a newly arrived little girl that may need help adjusting to her new home. Dave slipped from the bed and pulled Lupie up so her head rested on a pillow. Her skirt more or less straightened itself as she moved, but Dave did add a bit of extra care, just to be sure. He pulled a light blanket from the walk-in closet, laying it over the sleeping form of his new partner. He draped her shirt over a nearby chair, where she could see it once she awakened. Then he dressed and headed downstairs. He emerged into the dining room to find Esme happily munching a corn dog, her plate also holding mac n' cheese and green beans. A very self-satisfied Jan sat at the head of the table, at an angle to Esme. "Ah, good you made her dinner." "Yep. OK, I just followed the box directions for the mac n' cheese. And the corn dogs were just heat up from frozen - but I did use the oven, not the microwave!" Jan beamed. Esme cleared her mouth, then, waving, said "Hi, Uncle Dave! Momma says we're living with you from now on? And; Jan helped me put my clothes in the dresser before making me dinner. Oh! And thank you for the kitty!" Seated in the chair beside Esme was a large squish mallow, solid black except for the crescents of its eyes. A cat tail and ears completed the appearance. Its presence at the table suggested the much desired 'new toy' love that Dave hoped would ease Esme's transition. Dave gave Jan a kiss. "You did great, babe. Thanks for looking out." Jan's victorious grin and the glow from Dave's praise did not quite hide her concern over the obvious, but yet unknown explanation of Becca's state upon arrival. Dave shifted his eyes in Esme's direction, then back to Jan and shook his head. "You two want to talk without me, Uncle Dave?" "And just what would we talk about Miss Esmeralda?" "I'm nine, Uncle Dave, not stupid. That lady was spooky, and Mom and Becca were in that room a long time talking with those military people. And then Becca shrieked pretty loud coming out of the bathroom. I may not know everything, but something pretty sketch happened." Dave kissed the crown of Esme's head and held her close to him for a moment. "Don't worry about it, Esme, it's over now. Those people are not going to hurt you, or Becca or your mom." To break the uncomfortable silence, Dave prodded Esme to pick a movie for the three of them. It was getting on into the evening, but there wasn't any school in the morning, so it wouldn't hurt to late her stay up past ten if it came to that. Dave did dishes while Jan led Esme into the living room. Esme needed no help setting things up though. She was nine years old after all. Dave rejoined them to hear 'let the storm rage on ; ' and see Esme, at one end of the couch, her head beginning to nod. Old tricks always work. After a tiring day, a hot meal and an old familiar movie work like magic, even on a nine year old. Dave waited another fifteen minutes for her to zonk out completely, but not get a crick in her neck. He scooped her in his arms and carried her up to her bed. Jan followed them with the fluffy critter. Jan pulled back the covers so Dave could lay Esme in the bed. He pulled off her shoes in socks before covering her gently. Jan placed the newly beloved toy beside her before they left. Once Dave shut the door, Jan shoved him against the wall and kissed him fervently. "You knew that would put her out didn't you?" Dave nodded. "That was so fucking awesomely domestic. My ovaries want to latch on to you and never let go. You obviously care for that little girl, and seeing it makes me giddy. Oh my god, I so want to have babies with you." "Did you just say the unspeakable three words?" "Hush," she said with a giggle, "don't harsh this yummy feeling." "Perish the thought." Dave kissed her tenderly. He took her hand and led her back down to the living room couch. There, he proceeded to fill her in on everything Lupie had told him. Janice's eyes grew wider as the grotesque nature of the attack on Becca unveiled. "Dear God, no wonder the girl was so clingy. I'm surprised she didn't mount you in the entry way." "Well, she's - was - a virgin, so I don't think she would be up for something so public." Dave face must have betrayed his mixed emotions. "What is it?" "I knew she was a virgin, that's something we had already discussed. I had planned on; being; more delicate? In my approach with her, you know, taking my time, not rushing things. But this mess happens, and she's insistent that I take her immediately, no warm-up, no gentleness. I; I wanted to do better for her. I wanted this to be a happy memory for her." "You can't control outside events, David. And you can't control her reactions to them. From the sounds of things, I completely understand her response. I think I would have done largely the same in her shoes. And as someone that's been with you for two full days now," she grinned at Dave's raised eyebrow, "I know you slipped in whatever tenderness, whatever care and concern was possible as you gave her what she asked for. What she needed." Dave sat back, taking a deep breath, trying clear his mind. Jan leaned in, whispering in his ear. "Dave, you big stud." She kissed his cheek. "Take me to bed or lose me forever." Dave barked out a laugh, then stood, reaching out his hand. "Show me the way home honey." Three new women join Dave's family. Chapter 4 – Revelation. September 21, 2020. Dave woke to find Becca curled against his left side and Lupie curled against his right, just as Jan had helped him arrange last night before the two had gone to sleep; and after Jan had gotten her turn at Dave. Jan lay beyond Lupie, on her side, facing away. Dave reached over and stroked her back. "I'm awake." Jan rolled over to face him. She gave him a drowsy smile. "Mostly. I could really use some coffee." "I got a coffee maker, grinder and a bag of whole bean coffee you asked for in the pickup order yesterday." "Yeah, but you forgot the maid to make it and carry it up here." Lupie chimed in. Dave thought he'd heard her breathing change in the last minute. "I know, right?" Jan chuckled. "How do you expect to keep a harem of horny babes if you don't give us the amenities." Feeling playful, he gave her guff right back. "Woman, you are the amenities." He kept his face neutral long enough for Lupie to raise her head and stare back at him. He busted out laughing. "Okay, I'd make a terrible dom." He paused while Lupie delivered a light peck on the lips. "Seriously, I never drank coffee. I have no idea how to make it. I got you the tools and ingredients, so if you want some, have at it." "Fine," Jan said, rising, "but I'm taking one star off my review of this hotel because of this." "Still, the room servicing was amazing." Lupie added, with little wiggle of her nude ass, having gotten out of bed as well. Jan barked a laugh and high-fived her. "We'll get some coffee and breakfast started. Why don't you lie here until Becca wakes? I think waking in your arms will do wonders for her. Might be the capstone to last night that will ease her mind." Both ladies dressed quickly, a pair of shorts from their luggage, and one of Dave's t-shirts. It seems solidarity was the theme of the day. Jan chose "Back in my day we had nine planets" while Lupie chose "That's okay Pluto, I'm not a planet either." Dave couldn't argue with that reasoning, so he lay there holding the pretty young blonde in his arms watching the receding forms of his two; girlfriends? What the hell should he call them? Teammates sounded like something for sports, or the brainchild of a particularly lame poli-sci major. The smell of coffee had whispered through the room for several minutes when the enticing aroma of chorizo warmed the air. Dave smiled. He'd bet anything Jan had mentioned the migas from the other morning and Lupie had found the chorizo he ordered. Becca stirred against him. She stretched, cat-like, arching her back. This had the effect of pressing her tits against him. Which in turn brought his presence to her attention. Her eyes flew open and her arms crossed over her chest, suddenly embarrassed she was naked in bed with a man. Further recognition passed over her face and she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him fiercely. Becca broke from the kiss beaming. Then an impish veil flitted on her face and she slipped her body atop his with a slight wince as she parted her legs to straddle over him. Dave caught her hips. "Easy there, kitten. Give yourself a little break. Smells like breakfast is ready, and we have our wholes lives ahead of us now." Becca kissed him again, slipping her tongue into his mouth briefly, tentatively. Then she hopped out of bed and dug a pair of shorts out of her bag. "Dave, could I wear one of your shirts?" "Seriously? Jan and Lupie did the same. Well, they didn't ask, they just walked into the closet and grabbed one each." Becca flashed him a smile, saying nothing as she strode to the closet. Dave enjoyed the slightest jiggle of her modest tits as her topless form walked by. "They must have coordinated while they were in there because they both came out in Pluto themed shirts." After a minute of hangers being shifted back and forth, Becca called out "Dave, how many Pluto shirts do you have?" "Just the two I think." "Damn." Said Becca, coming back out to the closet doorway, still topless and facing Dave. She leaned against the frame, thinking. Dave enjoyed the view. "Aw, hell." She walked over to her own luggage, rummaged about and pulled out a t-shirt. Once she donned it, Dave red the print on it ' hashtag justice for Pluto'. He laughed. "Nice. It fits with the other two. Why the resignation?" "Because I could either show unity with them by wearing this, or I could wear one of your shirts. First morning together, I would have liked to wear one of your shirts." "That's a big deal?" "Huge." "Then wear one of my shirts. I'm sure the others will understand. In fact, it's still solidarity, because you're all wearing one of my nerd shirts." "I like the way you think, Dave." Becca ripped off the shirt and raced back to the closet. She came out with his shirt that looks like a NASA shirt, but replaces the word NASA with SHINY, and on the swoop is the image of a spaceship from a short-lived TV show. "Madame has impeccable taste." "Mademoiselle. Madame is for married women." "In broader terms, madam is for a woman who has permanently bonded herself to a man. Just as you have. At least until the bio-freaks undo the little oddity in their mad science formula." "Well then," Jan said from just inside the bedroom door, "maybe you could get your hiney dressed and join your other two wives for the breakfast they just finished making." She looked to Becca. "Coffee's ready by the way." Neither woman left, instead taking the chance to watch Dave emerge from the covers and dress. Becca approached Jan tentatively. She did a poor job of whispering "Why does it feel so much bigger inside?" Jan chortled. "Because it is bigger when it's going inside you." Dave replied. Becca blushed, realizing she'd been too loud. "Some of us get 'compact' when there's no need for size." "But your balls are still big." Becca blushed so hard she had to look away to speak. "Yeah, those don't shrink. I guess that's one way to distinguish a winky dink from a grower." Dave came out of the closet with a t-shirt that red 'I aim to misbehave, and nothing in the verse can stop me' curved around the word 'Brown coat'. Becca grinned broadly and returned the high-five he offered before the three of them headed downstairs. "Dave?" Jan prompted "Yes dear?" All three ladies grinned at that jest. "I noticed you don't have any books for younger people. How about we see what Esme has next door, and then I order some more, you know to give her some variety." Lupie brightened at Jan's suggestion. It seems cooperation was coming naturally to the three ladies sharing his bed. Their bed. Ho. He'd been single long enough, now he had to adjust his head. Anyway, it was an auspicious start. The five of them sat around the table, still nibbling at bits of breakfast. Esme was already waiting when the trio had descended the stairs. Esme, Dave, and Becca had thanked Jan and Lupie for making breakfast. Lupie took care to point out Jan had chopped the fruit for the side and sliced the tortillas into strips while Lupie made fresh salsa and chorizo and eggs. "Oh, yeah. Check the closets first. Either in my office, or one of the bedrooms you'll find some boxes of kid's and young adult books." Dave paused for a bite. "I think you already know I'm a prepper. One thing I wanted to be sure of is to preserve knowledge and; cultural legacy maybe? So yeah, there are books in boxes right now too. We could get some more bookshelves and set up say one in each bedroom maybe." Jan looked at him with dopey eyes. "Feeling the same way you did that first morning?" Dave said with a smirk. "Less immediate, more warm and fuzzy version, but yeah." "I'll order more bookshelves then." Dave smiled warmly. "I already ordered two full beds for the two rooms that are completely empty, plus dressers for all four rooms and more sheets and towels. The sheets and towels are scheduled to arrive in a few more days. The furniture is listed as arriving in a week. We'll see." "Hey, Dave?" Becca asked. He'd have to get used to seeing her without glasses. That was probably why her 'after imprint nap' took longer than Lupie's; the regen effect repaired her eyes. She'd instinctively reached for her glasses and abruptly realized she could see better without them. That had earned her a pair of high fives from Dave and Jan before they left the bedroom. Lupie and Esme hugged her when she got downstairs and told them. Dave suppressed a smirk. "Yes dear?" Three pairs of eyes rolled, over top soft smiles. "Why don't you just get a bunch of bunk beds. There's going to be a lot more women coming. At least twelve total." "Yeah sure, I could fit two sets of bunk beds into each room. Then I can just walk down the hallway to the rooms were I 'store' my women to select the day's lays". Dave rolled his eyes to accent the sarcasm. Jan and Becca giggled, but Lupie glared. Then he remembered Esme was at the table. "Uh, yeah, sorry 'bout that. Uh;” "Oh please, I already learned about sex in health class. And I heard both of you last night, mom. Keep busting Dave's chops and I'll tell him what I hear coming from your room when I get up to get a glass of water late at night." Lupie's eyes went wide for a moment, then settled to mom-stern look. "Watch it mija, no matter what you know or think you know, I'm still your mother." Esme turned to Dave. "I hear m---" Dave put a finger to her lips. "No matter what you know or think you know, she's still your mother." September 22, 2020. "David Jeffrey Belsus!" Dave stopped in his tracks, one foot on the last step, the other hanging in mid-air in its path to the living room floor. He looked around bewildered, not sure what he'd done. "What the hell are you doing?!" Lupie's indignant voice managed not to shout, but clearly wanted to. "Uh, laundry." He had a basket on his hip, loaded with sheets from the bed. "I can see that, why are you doing laundry?" "I had sex with three women in my bed last night, these sheets need some cleanin'." Lupie's hand rubbed her face. Dave imagined this might be the same motion when Esme was being difficult. Only, he wasn't trying to and had no idea what was causing all this consternation. "David, there are four other people under this roof who can handle the laundry. Esme is quite good with regular laundry items. Not yet ready for special items. You should be working, or working out, or resting, or dosing one of us, or thinking about what changes might be necessary as more women arrive. We should be doing this sort of thing. This will be even more important as more women join the family, David. You're a manager of a small company that lives together and makes babies. Eventually." "I'm not comfortable labeling a chore as 'women's work' Lupie." Lupie snorted. "A week ago I would agree with you. The world changed." "I'm still cooking. At least sometimes. And If I see something dirty or misplaced, I'm still picking it up. And you still have your investment job. You have things to do beside playing mega housewife." "The firm is shutting down, the accounts are being taken over by another company since all our senior partners died." Lupie grimaced. "I have about a week's worth of work remaining for the hand over, and then I'm out of a job. The new organization didn't hire me. But, I still have my license. I can manage investments for the family." "Or start your own firm. Surely there are clients looking for someone new. Maybe some clients from your old firm that would prefer a familiar face." "I told you before David, I want to make family my focus. I can do some day trading and manage our investments, but I would love to spend time with you and Esme, and now Janice and Becca, and whoever else joins us. I want to do crafts and sew and garden and cook wonderful meals from scratch. I want to be involved in community projects when we have a community again. I was good at my job, but it was a job. I love family. Please, let me, let us take care of these things." Dave mixed drinks for the four of them and brought the glasses into the living room, where the ladies had spread themselves about the space. There was no tension, but everyone seemed to want a bit of space after waking up in a nude pile this morning. Lupie raised one eyebrow when Dave handed a glass to Becca. Dave mouthed the word 'light'. "Are you sure?" Becca asked. "You looked like you wanted one when I mentioned making them. And you're effectively my spouse; one of my spouses; " Dave rolled his eyes at the weirdness of the concept, "and state law allows it under that condi

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Curating your spaces, evicting your enemies, getting back on track after being derailed ... and prepping for The Fall. Getting from The End Of The World As We Know It, to the world as we want it, in one easy step. Also, emancipation, electro-magnetism, ice cream cones, and the Joy of White Chocolate!

The 2024 tour keeps rolling forward for the next week with our next stop in Baltimore, Maryland. Four years ago, the plan was to return to Baltimore before Covid happened, and then when it came time to reschedule the tour, the arena was under construction. So now they return for the first time in eleven years, which happens to be the only time they've played Baltimore as of this writing. This episode will feature the 2013 show, a show which is centrally focused on the loss of a music industry titan, Lou Reed. The band set the mood from the early going here as the local crowd would get a show that features songs they were hoping to hear along with a little bit of the unexpected. The idea of the setlist and lyrical content can certainly be traced to how they were handling the recently announced death of the Velvet Underground front man. Songs like Hard To Imagine and Given To Fly can be considered choices that reflect this, plus an inclusion of Take A Walk On The Wild Side as a Daughter tag, and more direct dedications like Man Of The Hour and a cover of Waiting For The Man. We'll also get into a little bit of a mystery as to what happened to Jeff at the end of this show, and a yellow shirt guy that had the time of his life. Keep in mind that this episode was recorded prior to the Philadelphia shows, so any conversation that you're begging to hear on Brain Of J will have to either wait for next week or is available to our on our Patreon reaction episode. We will however talk about MSG night 2 and how incredible that night was, plus a rating on how well Randy sang It's The End Of The World As We Know It on karaoke! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

TW: Torture, starvation, humiliation, death, apocalypse & end times (specifically the religious kind)  Another day, another END TIMES PROPHECY.   That's ok though, because after THIS episode you're either going to feel secure that the world is not going to end OR you're going to be begging for its destruction.   Hello this is Keep It Weird, the podcast for all things strange & unusual!  Every time we get together we chat about something WEIRD and this episode is no exception.   Ashley starts us of with the segment END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT and tells us all about the PROPHECY OF SAINT MALACHY (more commonly referred to as The Prophecy of the Popes) In 1139 AD Malachy had an intense vision that documented ALL future popes.  The end times would come during the time of the 112th pope.  AND WOULDN'T YA JUST KNOW IT -- guess who is number 112!   Lauren does nothing to make us feel better about ourselves as we dive into REALITY TV CORNER and discuss the horrific story Susunu! Denpa Shōnen in which a young fella named Nasubi was forced to stay alone and unclothed in a small apartment (with no food or access to the outside world) until he won enough money playing mail in sweepstakes to earn his way out.  Did we mention he didn't know he was being broadcast LIVE??   And finally we jam our way into REAL OR HOAX as we discuss the Nazca Alien Mummies.  You may remember them from that presentation to the congress of Mexico last year?  Journalist (& ufologist) Jaime Maussan is NOT letting go of these corpses and he's still releasing bits of their discoveries every day.  Are these cake-like mummies the real deal??  Or are they just another hoax (like the mummies he produced in 2015) (and the mummies he produced in 2016)(and the mummies he produced in 2017)   Check out some links below if you want to do some more research into today's topics!!    JOIN OUR PATREON at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast to help us produce our show & keep it ad-free!  You'll get TWO BONUS EPISODES a month, free DIVINATION READINGS, discounts on merch & exclusive clips & bloopers.   FOLLOW US on social media @keepitweirdcast   SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/keepitweirdpodcast   BUY MERCH/PERUSE OUR SITE at www.keepitweirdpodcast.com   THE LAST POPE https://www.saintmalachy.org/Home/PatronSaint.aspx#:~:text=Many%20miracles%20were%20attributed%20to,her%20first%20confession%20to%20Malachy.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes   https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2013/may-june/francis-i-the-final-pope   REALITY SHOW FROM HELL https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-disturbing-tale-of-the-twisted-reality-show-susunu-denpa-shonen/   https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/02/the-contestant-documentary-japanese-reality-show   ALIEN MUMMIES https://community.ubiquityuniversity.org/posts/scientists-that-have-researched-the-3-finger-mummies   https://metametals.com/osmium-info#:~:text=Several%20properties%20and%20factors%20come,precious%20metals%20in%20the%20world.   https://anomalien.com/rare-metal-osmium-found-in-alleged-alien-mummies/   https://community.ubiquityuniversity.org/posts/scientists-that-have-researched-the-3-finger-mummies    

Pop Radio UK Show #294!!!  Oh, the fun we are having…and it ain't even summer yet!  YOU ARE MY SHOW SYNDICATOR!  Please, keep downloading and sharing the podcast of this show!  All the usual download spots...AND the NEW Web Site - themusicauthority.com!  Can you help me help these artists? Please and thank you!  If the songs, the show resonates with you, if the vibrations mesh properly, please do what you can, do what you might! I ask you to share the show with three friends.  The Music Authority Podcast... listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes!  Follow the show on “X” @TMusicAuthority!  Please, are you listening? Please, are you sharing the podcast?  Please, has a podcast mention been placed into your social media?  How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority Podcast! *Website – themusicauthority.com Special Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6PM ET! *AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!Pop Radio UK Show #294…SUPER 8 Music – TMA Opening Theme SongJim Basnight - 12 Lonely Planet Boy [Jokers, Idols & Misfits]The Tor Guides - Just A Smile [The Best Of Power Pop 2019]The Jayhawks - Ann Jane [Tomorrow The Green Grass]@Meg Williams - 04 Maybe SomedayEmpty City Squares - 12 History Rhymes [The Disappearing Architect]SoulBird - The Music Authority JingleDon McLean - VincentMichael Simmons - 11 Goodbye Dreaming Fields [It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine]Teenage Fanclub – FeelThe Syracuse Penetrators - 02 Something Y...

TMA_ALTPHILLIE.ROCKS_Show #6! Oh, the fun we are having…and it ain't even summer yet!  Check out themusicauthority.com, my new website for if FB messes things up any worse than it is now!  YOU ARE MY SHOW SYNDICATOR!  Please, keep downloading and sharing the podcast of this show!  All the usual download spots.  Can you help me help these artists? Please and thank you!  If the songs, the show resonates with you, if the vibrations mesh properly, please do what you can, do what you might! I ask you to share the show with three friends.  The Music Authority Podcast... listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes!  Follow the show on “X” @TMusicAuthority!  Please, are you listening? Please, are you sharing the podcast?  Please, has a podcast mention been placed into your social media?  How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*The website - themusicauthority.com*Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority Podcast!  Special Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6PM ET! *AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!TMA_ALTPHILLIE.ROCKS_Show #6…SUPER 8 Music – TMA Opening Theme SongJim Basnight - 12 Lonely Planet Boy [Jokers, Idols & Misfits]The Tor Guides - Just A Smile [The Best Of Power Pop 2019]The Jayhawks - Ann Jane [Tomorrow The Green Grass]@Meg Williams - 04 Maybe SomedayEmpty City Squares - 12 History Rhymes [The Disappearing Architect]SoulBird - The Music Authority JingleDon McLean - VincentMichael Simmons - 11 Goodbye Dreaming Fields [It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine]Teenage Fanclub – Feel

Sole Of Indie Show #60!! Oh, the fun we are having…and it ain't even summer yet!  YOU ARE MY SHOW SYNDICATOR!  Please, keep downloading and sharing the podcast of this show!  All the usual download spots.  Can you help me help these artists? Please and thank you!  If the songs, the show resonates with you, if the vibrations mesh properly, please do what you can, do what you might! I ask you to share the show with three friends.  The Music Authority Podcast... listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes!  Follow the show on “X” @TMusicAuthority!  Please, are you listening? Please, are you sharing the podcast?  Please, has a podcast mention been placed into your social media?  How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority Podcast!  *Website – themusicauthority.comSpecial Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6PM ET! *AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!Sole Of Indie Show #60…SUPER 8 Music – TMA Opening Theme SongJim Basnight - 12 Lonely Planet Boy [Jokers, Idols & Misfits]The Tor Guides - Just A Smile [The Best Of Power Pop 2019]The Jayhawks - Ann Jane [Tomorrow The Green Grass]@Meg Williams - 04 Maybe SomedayEmpty City Squares - 12 History Rhymes [The Disappearing Architect]SoulBird - The Music Authority JingleDon McLean - VincentMichael Simmons - 11 Goodbye Dreaming Fields [It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine]Teenage Fanclub – FeelThe Syracuse Penetrators - 02 Something You Would Do

Radio Candy Radio Show #168!  Oh, the fun we are having…and it ain't even summer yet!  YOU ARE MY SHOW SYNDICATOR!  Please, keep downloading and sharing the podcast of this show!  All the usual download spots.  Can you help me help these artists? Please and thank you!  If the songs, the show resonates with you, if the vibrations mesh properly, please do what you can, do what you might! I ask you to share the show with three friends.  The Music Authority Podcast... listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes!  Follow the show on “X” @TMusicAuthority!  Please, are you listening? Please, are you sharing the podcast?  Please, has a podcast mention been placed into your social media?  How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority Podcast!  *Website – themusicauthority.comSpecial Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6PM ET! *AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!Radio Candy Radio Show #168…SUPER 8 Music – TMA Opening Theme SongJim Basnight - 12 Lonely Planet Boy [Jokers, Idols & Misfits]The Tor Guides - Just A Smile [The Best Of Power Pop 2019]The Jayhawks - Ann Jane [Tomorrow The Green Grass]@Meg Williams - 04 Maybe SomedayEmpty City Squares - 12 History Rhymes [The Disappearing Architect]SoulBird - The Music Authority JingleDon McLean - VincentMichael Simmons - 11 Goodbye Dreaming Fields [It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine]Teenage Fanclub – FeelThe Syracuse Penetrators - 02 Something You Would DoSue Bachner - 11 Lil' Cals Big Mistake [Not The Knack] (Zero Hour Records)

Rockin' The KOR Show #309! Oh, the fun we are having…and it ain't even summer yet!  YOU ARE MY SHOW SYNDICATOR!  Please, keep downloading and sharing the podcast of this show!  All the usual download spots.  Can you help me help these artists? Please and thank you!  If the songs, the show resonates with you, if the vibrations mesh properly, please do what you can, do what you might! I ask you to share the show with three friends.  The Music Authority Podcast... listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes!  Follow the show on “X” @TMusicAuthority!  Please, are you listening? Please, are you sharing the podcast?  Please, has a podcast mention been placed into your social media?  How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority Podcast!  And now the website, too - themusicauthority.comSpecial Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6PM ET! *AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!Rockin' the KOR! Show #309…SUPER 8 Music – TMA Opening Theme SongJim Basnight - 12 Lonely Planet Boy [Jokers, Idols & Misfits]The Tor Guides - Just A Smile [The Best Of Power Pop 2019]The Jayhawks - Ann Jane [Tomorrow The Green Grass]@Meg Williams - 04 Maybe SomedayEmpty City Squares - 12 History Rhymes [The Disappearing Architect]SoulBird - The Music Authority JingleDon McLean - VincentMichael Simmons - 11 Goodbye Dreaming Fields [It's The End Of The World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine]Teenage Fanclub – FeelThe Syracuse Penetrators - 02 Something You Would Do

We've made it near the end of the first leg of the Dark Matter tour! With the last stop in Seattle happening as this episode airs, we thought it would obviously be appropriate to cover a show that took place in Pearl Jam's hometown. Since we've covered many of the well known Seattle shows in past episodes (check out the archive to listen, lots of good ones!) we're turning to a benefit show from 2001 in which the band didn't go out and tour on. The Groundwork Benefit was put together to help the Food and Agriculture Organization to solve world hunger. This night featured acts like Alanis Morrisette and R.E.M. as the headliners alongside Pearl Jam. It's only a 10-song set, and since it's still in the shadow of Binaural, the album has a heavy presence at this show. No Ten or Vs. songs were played, but we do get an early version of a Riot Act song over a year before the album release. We'll talk about John Lennon song Gimme Some Truth and how Ed initially wanted to play that during the Tribute To Heroes performance after 9/11, but it became a staple of Pearl Jam's touring circuit during the Iraq War. But the song that's going to resonate the most is a rare closing set performance of Long Road. It's a ten minute version that features Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the nephew of Nusrat who recorded a version of Long Road with Ed for the Dead Man Walking soundtrack. One of the most heartfelt versions of Long Road that you'll ever hear. Along with that, we'll talk about Ed making a guest appearance during R.E.M.'s set to sing People Have The Power and It's The End Of The World As We Know It, and also a little bit of the Athens alternative legends teasing Better Man. Javier joins in for this one, and we'll spend a lot of time talking about our upcoming trip to see the band in Seattle! Just to note, in this episode I may have made some small but rare mistakes regarding facts that I do apologize for. We'll also mention the audio from the YouTube video mixing the guitars really low, but the bootleg that we play in the episode sounds completely normal. A lot of 4am bedtimes in the last month, I'm sure you all understand! Visit the Concertpedia for all of our post-show recap write ups - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show and listen to all of the reaction episodes from this tour - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Listen to the sermon 'It's The End Of The World As We Know It' by Jeremy Burrage from the The Gospel Of Matthew series, based on Matthew 24:1-51.

The Daily Quiz - Music Today's Questions: Question 1: Which Canadian singer released the song 'When I Fall in Love'? Question 2: What song did OMC have a hit with in 1997? Question 3: Which American rock band released the song 'Light My Fire'? Question 4: Which American band released the song 'Boom Boom Pow'? Question 5: Who had a hit in 1985 with Take on Me? Question 6: Which song begins with the lyrics: "Oh, well imagine, as I'm pacing the pews in a church corridor."? Question 7: Who Had Hits With "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" and "Orange Crush"? Question 8: Who Released The 70's Album Entitled "Blue"? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for a cover of one of the most well-known songs ever as The Beatles cover Chuck Berry's Rock and Roll Music. Does the song deserve the classic status it holds? Do The Beatles manage to make a decent fist of it? And how many times can the word "Showaddywaddy" me mentioned in one podcast? (If you're thinking the answer is "too many" then you're correct!) Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com Twitter / X / It's The End Of The World As We Know It: @beatles_ology Instagram: beatlesstuffology JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews… Andrew's Blog: Stuffology   Produced By: JG McQuarrie

Democracy as an investment theme is not solely driven by ideology. It's grounded in data and a deep understanding of global dynamics. By understanding the relationship between geopolitics and investment, individuals can make more informed decisions about where to allocate their capital, aligning their investments with their values and convictions. In this episode, Rusty and Robyn talk with Julie Cane, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and CEO of Democracy Investments. Julie began her career as a U.S. naval aviator flying the SH-3 Sea King helicopter. In 2002, Julie developed Wells Fargo Private Bank's first high net worth and segmentation strategies, resulting in over a 100% increase in the division's profits for the next three years. Julie's background in financial services includes developing market-leading innovations at Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab Advisor Services, SEI Investments, and Autodesk Ventures. Having served in a capacity that allowed a unique vantage point into the world's political landscape, Julie talks to Rusty and Robyn about democracy and how it is good for investors. She highlights how global democracies impact the markets and why it makes sense to invest in freedom. Julie also provides an interesting and useful perspective on international investing, shedding light on the benefits of transparency, stability, and a commitment to freedom. Key Takeaways [02:47] - Julie's background and professional career. [03:54] - The inspiration behind Democracy Investments' foundation. [05:53] - What sets Democracy Investments' international ETF apart from other international funds. [07:15] - Why the economies and markets of democratic economies are better than the authoritarian ones. [08:24] - Julie's thoughts on the decline of democracy over the last 16 years. [09:36] - How Democracy Investments uses The Economist's democracy index to measure democracy. [10:23] - The countries with the best and worst performance in terms of democracy. [12:42] - The countries whose portfolio weights have gained and lost the most. [13:51] - Julie's perspective on the shifting structure of the global economy. [15:59] - Julie's take on the congressional probe into MSCI and BlackRock. [19:19] - Julie's view on the impact of artificial intelligence on the industry. [20:10] - The investment idea Julie likes the most. [21:05] - How Julie maintains her physical and mental energy to perform at her best. [23:21] - The people Julie is thankful for professionally. [26:22] - Julie's recommendations for content. Quotes [04:00] - "Our company was born out of concern for democracy. With my time serving, I became aware, at a young age, of trends in democracy. After I got out, I stayed in touch with my friends who are still serving, and they opened my eyes to everything going on in the world." ~ Julie Cane [06:08] - "We want to provide investors with an alternative for international exposure that accounts for geopolitical risk. We achieve that by starting the same basket on stocks in an all-world ex-U.S. index." ~ Julie Cane [08:02] - "We believe democracies will outperform authoritarians because they're more transparent and are less corrupt. Authoritarians do not want capitalists to be bigger than the state." ~ Julie Cane Links  Julie Cane on LinkedIn Democracy Investments It's The End Of The World As We Know It by R.E.M. Wells Fargo Charles Schwab Christopher Browne Edward Rosenberg Jenny Johnson The Economist Freedom House Chip Roame Skip Schweiss Straight Arrow News Chip & Skip's Excellent Adventure Connect with Us Meet Rusty Vanneman, Orion's Chief Investment Officer Check Out All of Orion's Podcasts Power Your Growth with Orion 2667-OPS-9/25/2023

“It's The End Of The World As We Know It,” a popular song by R.E.M., is one of many songs, movies, and T.V. shows that depict the end of the world. It seems like everyone is obsessed with when the world will end and how that will take place. Jesus told his followers to be ready for his return following his resurrection and accession. Every generation since has claimed that the world has become so corrupt and dark that this must be the time Jesus returns. Yet, the world kept spinning, and here we are 2,000+ years later. So what do we make of all this as believers? In today's passage, Jesus will give us some great insight on how to prepare for the signs of the end. If you are interested in attending a service or finding out more, please visit us at https://mvcchome.org/If you feel led to support this ministry, then follow this link.  https://mvcchome.org/give

You have to every once in a while, right? Maybe not in the way our titular character did it but in your own.. special... safe.. and consensual way. Hey weirdos! Welcome to another FANTASTIC episode of Keep It Weird; the podcast for all things strange and unusual, apocalyptic and dystopian, creepy, kooky and all things BUCKWILD. This week Lauren tells us the story of a man in Australia who is looking for dead bodies in all the wrong places for an ART INSTALLATION of all things. She also takes us to a spooky train track in Arkansas that has been haunted by a bouncing light for over fifty years. Ashley is bringing us a kidnapping where not all was as it seems... but the kidnappers motives aren't surprising to the gals at all. And we're ending the show with THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT kind of. Apocalypses happen all the time-- this particular apocalypse took place in Serbia in 1908 and we all it the Tunguska Event. To this day no one knows what caused it... or if it could happen again. Check out some links below if you'd like to read more on the stories featured in this episode. Follow us on social media @keepitweirdcast and check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/keepitweirdpodcast to find ways that you can help out the show and get bonus episodes! Dead Body Art https://au.news.yahoo.com/artist-defends-newspaper-ad-asking-for-dead-body-not-a-gimmick-065708147.html  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-64898393 The Kidnapping of Julian Buchwald & Carolynne Watson  https://medium.com/obscure-horror/teen-and-her-boyfriend-were-abducted-by-a-satanic-cult-and-left-in-the-woods-or-were-they-cfc77fc50a2f Gurdon Ghost Light https://www.tripsavvy.com/gurdon-light-2211874  http://aboutlittlerock.com/the-mystery-behind-the-gurdon-ghost-light/  Tunguska Event https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-tunguska-explosion/  https://www.britannica.com/event/Tunguska-event  

It's The End Of The World As We Know It! by First Pres Kingwood

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Prepper-uttrycket TEOTWAWKI betyder The End Of The World As We Know It och åsyftar ofta en enorm katastrof som förintar världen på ett sätt eller ett annat. Idag pratar vi om saker som händer just nu och som vi ser komma som förmodligen kan innebära att världen inte blir sig lik i framtiden. Inte världens undergång alltså men att vi ser en hel del förändringar på horisonten...

A new MP3 sermon from DTBM, International is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The End Of The World As We Know It & The God We Can Trust To Guide Us Each Day We Liv Subtitle: End Of The World, Armageddon & Speaker: Dr. John Barnett Broadcaster: DTBM, International Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/9/2022 Length: 33 min.

Excitement is building for Today FM's Big Busk for Focus Ireland, which takes place on the 11th of March. On Gift Grub this morning, some famous faces leant their support to the cause. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/03/03101544/GIFT-Celebs-Big-Busk-030322-STING.mp3"][/audio] Katie Taylor gave a rousing rendition of R.E.M's It's The End Of The World As We Know It, Johnny Sexton rapped, and Paschal Donohoe and Leo Varadkar performed a rather inappropriate version of Madness - House of Fun. Catch all the Gift Grub fun by pressing the Play button above.  

Jerry and Erica share their favorite post-apocalyptic  songs, with discussion of anti-advertising and The Singularity!  Plus, we all know REM rules this category  :))

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"Being a Prepper is nothing more than making sure that you and your loved ones will make it through the next big thing that is out of the ordinary, planning for all of you to live through till the problem is over."  - Bob ChildersLots of ways to define prepping or preppers.TEOTWAWKI "The End Of The World As We Know It"Looked at by many as the "Crazy prepper"OFF-GRIDDERS/HOMESTEADERS:Live like what our grandparents just called "life"A Prepper Is Not someone:has 3 ARs and a big bucket of ammo and believes they are a prepper; OR....has ordered a years worth of food, but if that is all...An  "prepper" is a person who wants to: make sure the family is taken care of.see the family get through the "what ifs"who takes responsibility to provide for themselves when others must depend on someone elseWhat does it take to be prepared for most disasters or weather events?To be prepared be self-sufficient, in any event, for a minimum of 7 days, 14 days is better.Well rounded preppers don't get so caught up in prepping for what might happen in the future that they ignore relationships, or fail to live in the here and now.Considerations:Food & WaterShelterShelter At HomeShelter For Get-Home SituationsElectrical NeedsMedical - good first aid kitSecurity - Adequate for riskSanitation optionsTornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, wild fires, and snowstorms WILL happen as we have seen recently.Maybe this episode will help you and your family get through it much easier.Please click the subscribe button on your podcast provider, so that you never miss an episode.Please consider supporting the podcast by buying us a cup of coffe. You can do that by going to www.buymeacoffee.com/practicalprepWe invite you to drop us an email at info@practicalprepping.infoYou can find us on Facebook at Practical PreppingWe have a number of articles for your prepper learning at www.practicalprepping.infoJoin us on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for more episodes of Practical Prepping Podcast.

After all the apocalyptic doom and gloom, Revelation brings us back to one central idea that can change our lives — Jesus is coming! Text: Revelation 22:6-21 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie November 22, 2020

There's a love that won't let you go and will one day provide every longing of your heart. Until then, our future destiny can shape our present direction. Text: Revelation 21:9-21 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie November 8, 2020

There's a longing in our souls to return to a better time and place, but the work of Jesus leads us into a new Eden where we not only return to a good way but move toward a better way of life with God. Text: Revelation 21:22-225 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie November 15, 2020 Title of Sermon: A New Eden

The human heart craves newness and excitement. That desire can lead us into some unhealthy places and spaces, but it also speaks to a deeper longing that God will fulfill for his people. Text: Revelation 21:1-8 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie November 1, 2020

For his believers, Jesus promises rewards in heaven for how we live our lives on earth. This again is grace, since it is the Holy Spirit who enables us to please Jesus with our lives. Rewards in heaven should motivate and encourage us to live lives that eagerly anticipate heaven. Text: 2 Corinthians 5:8-10 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Marc Loizeaux October 25, 2020

It is appointed for man to die once and then enter judgment (Hebrews 9:27). But what awaits us after judgment? Revelation gives us the answer, and it's good news. Text: Revelation 20:7-15 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie October 20, 2020

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Sometimes you need to zoom out to see the big picture to grasp where you are in life. In today's sermon, we look at the different ways people understand Revelation in order to be more informed as well as challenged to live a life that honors Jesus more. Text: Revelation 20:4-6 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie August 30, 2020

As Revelation rushes to the end, we pause for a moment to be encouraged by the reign of Jesus. Although Satan, sin, and death seem to be making their mark on the world, Revelation refocuses us on Jesus, our King. Text: Revelation 20:1-6 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie August 23, 2020

There's no doubt that evil is present in our world. As those who follow Christ, we also can have confidence that Jesus will return to end the tyranny of evil. Though we don't see it now, victory is coming. Text: Revelation 19:11-21 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie August 16, 2020

Seduction, debauchery, and drunkenness aren't ways we normally think of the culture we live in; however, Revelation wakes us up to see things as they really are. God also calls His people to be in the world but not of the world. Text: Revelation 17-18 Series: It's The End Of The World As We Know It... Speaking: Pastor Rusty McKie August 2, 2020

July 17, 2020 My wife got really serious with me this morning. Sitting on the sofa while I was daily writing. I could tell by her facial expressions that something wasn’t in a positive place. I laid down my writing instrument and prepared for her message. Looking directly into my eyes she very calmly began, “I’ve been thinking a lot lately. This analogy has come to me and I think it should be shared.” Honestly, I was really starting to embrace for what my assumption was painting as horrible news. She continued, “Covid-19 is like Kevin Bacon. As of today. Everybody is seven degrees of separation with it. Meaning, we all know someone who has Covid-19 or has had it.” On this podcast episode we dive deep into that very subject. Covid-19 is our modern day Kevin Bacon. We all know someone who knows someone who knows someone. This isn’t meant to be a Debbie Downer moment but rather a message of awareness. I can’t believe I wrote message. I’m not preaching here. Not my job. Awareness. Due to the strength of the media we are no longer in control of the way we think therefore our actions and reactions are physically being controlled by outlets making key words their story. I have two great examples on this podcast. REM the band. Two songs. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It and Losing My Religion. The titles formulate an opinion and or emotion in your mind body and soul. The titles! Now let me toss in these headlines. Twitter Hacked Affected Obama, Biden, Bill Gates, Kanye West And More. Millions of Twitter lovers and haters tapped into that headline doing all they could to not get the story but the dirt. Everybody wants dirt. To be the first to own the dirt. To compare our dirt to their dirt. The media! You’re under their spell. We all fall for it every day because it’s an addiction. My dirt isn’t moving or empowering but it woke me up. I’m back to normal. What? Yeah. After my daily early morning walk through the forest with Jazzie I stood in the dining room looking at our beautiful table. The very table where we once played a lot of card and board games during the opening moments of quarantine. The very table where my wife and I once shared breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Yeah, that table where we’d sit during Zoom and Google Meet conversations with family and friends laughing about anything and everything. We’d get together with other teachers and play games. That’s where we once did it. On that table. Back to normal. Oh! Let me share something with you. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It and Losing My Religion. The lyrics from both songs truly have nothing to do with the image your imagination generated the moment the words came into play. Just a title. Just a headline. How are you doing these days? Are ya back to normal? Asking for a friend…

July 17, 2020 My wife got really serious with me this morning. Sitting on the sofa while I was daily writing. I could tell by her facial expressions that something wasn’t in a positive place. I laid down my writing instrument and prepared for her message. Looking directly into my eyes she very calmly began, “I’ve been thinking a lot lately. This analogy has come to me and I think it should be shared.” Honestly, I was really starting to embrace for what my assumption was painting as horrible news. She continued, “Covid-19 is like Kevin Bacon. As of today. Everybody is seven degrees of separation with it. Meaning, we all know someone who has Covid-19 or has had it.” On this podcast episode we dive deep into that very subject. Covid-19 is our modern day Kevin Bacon. We all know someone who knows someone who knows someone. This isn’t meant to be a Debbie Downer moment but rather a message of awareness. I can’t believe I wrote message. I’m not preaching here. Not my job. Awareness. Due to the strength of the media we are no longer in control of the way we think therefore our actions and reactions are physically being controlled by outlets making key words their story. I have two great examples on this podcast. REM the band. Two songs. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It and Losing My Religion. The titles formulate an opinion and or emotion in your mind body and soul. The titles! Now let me toss in these headlines. Twitter Hacked Affected Obama, Biden, Bill Gates, Kanye West And More. Millions of Twitter lovers and haters tapped into that headline doing all they could to not get the story but the dirt. Everybody wants dirt. To be the first to own the dirt. To compare our dirt to their dirt. The media! You’re under their spell. We all fall for it every day because it’s an addiction. My dirt isn’t moving or empowering but it woke me up. I’m back to normal. What? Yeah. After my daily early morning walk through the forest with Jazzie I stood in the dining room looking at our beautiful table. The very table where we once played a lot of card and board games during the opening moments of quarantine. The very table where my wife and I once shared breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Yeah, that table where we’d sit during Zoom and Google Meet conversations with family and friends laughing about anything and everything. We’d get together with other teachers and play games. That’s where we once did it. On that table. Back to normal. Oh! Let me share something with you. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It and Losing My Religion. The lyrics from both songs truly have nothing to do with the image your imagination generated the moment the words came into play. Just a title. Just a headline. How are you doing these days? Are ya back to normal? Asking for a friend…

This transmission includes more random samples, and strange recordings that I have created. A "Bootleg" recording of the Milwaukee band, "Ceteri" https://www.facebook.com/ceteriband, taken from a recording session by a friend and fellow Milwaukee audio engineer, Joe Polizzi. The track is a cover of "The Used" song, "The Bird And The Worm". I also included a "slowed/pitched down version of the R.E.M. song, "It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)", with a few tracks recorded off of a vinyl of mine called "Monster Mash" (Sounds Of Terror) (1974, as well as my own Android138 track "TheREDDeath" FlatlineAudio138 DOOMBAP

We discuss the top songs that have received a Covid-19 bump, a round of the IMDB game, and what's playing on ESPN The Ocho this weekend. 

We discuss the latest #TBTwJnd, a round of Let's Talk Talkies, and another listener I Love You Call. 

In this episode of "Reconstruction Calls," Spiritual Director Aaron Manes talks with Rev. Chris Terry about her journey to sobriety and why using the twelve step program as a guide can help all of us learn about ourselves and how to treat our own power as reconstructed people. Additionally they also play a game called "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" and talk typologies along the way. About the Guest: Rev. Chris Terry is the founding minister at HeartSpace Spiritual Center. Her preferred title is HOSS – Head of Spiritual Stuff. She enjoys a lighthearted approach to self and life. She is driven and guided by curiosity and the need to learn, and she lives most happily in the world of ideas and possibilities. While her passion is helping people grow, her genius lies in helping them discover and discard the patterns that block their inherent wholeness, freeing them to live in their own zone of genius. Chris's background is as diverse as her heritage, and includes entrepreneurship, volunteerism and alcoholism (recovered). She began her ministerial training the day she was born, but was formally trained through the Holmes Institute, where she received a Master's Degree in Consciousness Studies and was trained as a Science of Mind and Spirit Minister. Her ministerial license is through the Centers for Spiritual Living, an international organization over a quarter of a million strong. The Centers for Spiritual Living spiritual communities, including HeartSpace, are realizing the vision of a world that works for everyone and a life that works for each. Reconstruction Calls - Episode 4 with Rev. Chris Terry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reconstructioncalls/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reconstructioncalls/support

BENJAMIN GIBBARD: Life In Quarantine R.E.M.: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) TRAVELING WILBURYS: Handle With Care Dr. JOE: Believer ROLLING STONES: Crazy Mama TINA TURNER: Let's Stay Together POKEY LA FARGE: Bluebird LISA MILLS: Slip Away JOHN PRINE: Lake Marie THE DREAM SYNDICATE: The Longing JOHNNY CASH And JUNE CARTER CASH: Don't You Think It's Come Our Time MAVIS STAPLES JEFF TWEEDY: All In It Together JOHN COUGAR: Small Paradise THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANDYLAND: Next Stop Coalinga YVES TUMOR: Kerosene!

THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT... The Fall of the Cabal (10) Part 10: THE RETURN OF THE KING About president Trump’s spelling errors (Covfefe, Hamberders, Smocking Gun), his hints and clues, his direct communications with the people. About a future spokesman for the US, about John F. Kennedy senior & junior, their deaths. About the clues junior left behind, the Tiffany Blue Boxes, George Magazine, Survival Guide to the Future, Vincent Fusca, Nicola Tesla, John Trump, Julian Assange. About the possibility of time travel, worm holes, parallel timelines, the mysterious books by Ingersoll Lockwood, the Ingersoll Trump pocket watch, Alice in Wonderland, Follow the White Rabbit, Future Proves Past, Q in Star Trek, the Q-continuum, Trust the Plan, WWG1WGA… Support this podcast

On the 45th episode of the Box Office Bros Podcast, it's the END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! But even though things aren't ideal you all can find solace in the fact that you can still enjoy listening to your favorite movie bros. During this episode, Corey and Chance discuss recent cancellations, what they're watching during quarantine, and what YOU should be watching as well! So have fun, be safe, and keep up with the podcast feed because we have some great content coming your way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boxofficebros/support

What should you watch while quarantined? What’s worth trying on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+, Apple+, Shudder, the Criterion Channel, etc? With the help of our friends & audience, we discuss our watch lists & recommendations in this Top 5’s episode. What Is This Episode? - Top of Show UPDATING CORONA’S IMPACT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD: Peter Rabbit 2 Delayed - 3:21 Will a Theater Shutdown Hit The States? - 4:55 (THIS ISN’T THE FLU) What Else Has Been Moved? (Coachella, Falcon + Winter Soldier, NBA, etc) - 7:54 How Streaming Services Could Capitalize - 11:46 OUR QUARANTINE WATCH LISTS AND WISH LISTS: Wishlist No. 5s - 15:22 Recommendation No. 5s - 17:32 Wishlist No. 4s - 21:10/27:00 Recommendation No. 4s - 26:13/29:10 Wishlist No. 3s - 31:28 Recommendation No. 3s - 37:26 Wishlist No. 2s - 39:28 Recommendation No. 2s - 39:28 (one in the same)/42:50 Wishlist No. 1s - 45:50 Recommendation No. 1s - 53:18 It’s The End Of The World As We Know It - 55:23 Serious, Helpful Summing Up - 59:36 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:01:22 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:02:00 First and foremost, we wish you all health & safety during this trying time, and with a likely quarantine on the horizon, we do want to help you all get through it with this episode on everything you could watch at home. Luckily, we got help from a lot of MMO’ers and many of our fellow podcasters, and we worked their suggestions into our presentation. To start things off, we do cover some of the breaking news from earlier Wednesday evening for the first 15 minutes of the episode. Most of it holds up. But of course, at the time of recording, we had not yet heard the President’s address to the nation, the news about the NBA Season, or the unfortunate sickness of Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson. Undoubtedly more news will have broken since I wrote these show notes. So do stay tuned to our podcast feed in the upcoming weeks as we’ll continue to analyze the effects of the coronavirus on the industry at large, and we’ll certainly do another major update on Monday’s MMOW, if not sooner. This episode followed our Top 5 ranking format. But we preview, review & recommend far more than just 5 things apiece. In fact, we have entire movie genres as entries for these Top 5 lists, and we tell you where you can find all of the available films, tv shows, & online video series so that you can watch at home. So along with the citations of what all our friends may recommend, both us Mikes discuss the offerings on VOD, premium TV, & your favorite streaming services. Then we also discuss what we plan on watching during whatever inevitable quarantine the coronavirus entails. If you enjoyed this episode, do please take a moment to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, and like we said in the episode, do click around our catalog of over 400 shows to go further in depth on anything we may have covered today. As always, we wanna know what you think & what you’re watching at home. Let us know. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.

Y2K isn't one story - there was a technical side and there was the hyperbole. We went from Y2K - an 'acronym' for 'Year 2000' - a purely technical issue about a field overflow problem to? TEOTWAWKI --- another acronym for THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!!! ... caps and exclamation points are used deliberately to convey what can only be described as unfettered hysteria. Join Peter as he explores how the message of this technical issue was almost destined to spin out of control. And... his look back on how he was involved on both sides of the final perception of Y2K CheersPeter de Jagerp.s. This podcast is meant to be a lookback at Y2K and those who were involved - IF you were involved? Contact me - your story should be a part of this archive.

The Brother To Brother Podcast is back with our real first episode of the new decade. We start the year off with a bang due…Continue readingEpisode 106 – It's The End Of The World As We Know It

Did you know that B.C. and A.D. in the Western calendar really do stand for "Before Christ" and "Year of our Lord"? Our measurement of history itself has been influenced by Jesus' birth. Could Jesus' birth really signify the end of the world as we know it, and the beginning of a new supernatural life made possible through him? Yes, and this is true for everyday people like you and me, as the classic Christmas story from Luke 2 reveals.

Revelation 1:1-3 Series: Just Conquer #2 # Introduction I made a couple personal commitments for teaching through Revelation, and it is already time to break one of them. But it's important. It's also pertinent. And hopefully it's the last time. Last Sunday I promised that I would not use the phrase, "If you just read the Bible...." Then I realized in a conversation after the service that I missed a key criticism that I want to get in before my self-imposed ban. Typically the ones who posture themselves as the best Bible readers are the more literal types, and they tend to see Revelation with Futurist colors. That in itself is fine, and like I said last week, this is the group that I identify with. The problem is that this group, *my* group, are really bad at reading other parts of the Bible *literally*, like the parts where God's Word commands all His people to be joyful and thankful and hopeful in God. Those who take the high road in principles of interpretation are often not on the high road of application. That also includes tone in how we talk about things. If you knew nothing about their eschatology but just listened and watched many “literal” Bible-readers, you would conclude that they thought being right was the most important thing, and also that calls for patience and gentleness didn't apply to them (see 2 Timothy 2:23-24). They wouldn't know sweetness of speech (Proverbs 16:21) if they fell into a 50 gallon drum of honey. I can't say that every post-millennialist is optimistically winsome, nor all amillennialists. But my kind of people have been and are some of the least kind of pleasant or persuasive people. It doesn't require changing eschatological positions, it requires reading and obeying *all* the verses. We who think that evil is not quite finished still shouldn't be anxious. We who think God is sovereign shouldn't be bullies, or proud, or impatient. We who think Jesus will win shouldn't be defensive. We who think that God's Word always accomplishes God's purpose (Isaiah 55:11) should let the Word do its work. This is no less the case with the last book of the Bible because God gave us Revelation for good. As we look at the first three verses today we'll see what this book *is* and what this book is *good for*. It will also give us the opportunity to consider a little more of the book's background. # The Nature of the Apocalypse (verses 1-2) Unlike many New Testament books, Revelation includes its own title: **The revelation of Jesus Christ**. There is a lot in this, actually. The word translated **revelation** is the Greek word *apokalupsis*, from which we obviously get our English word "apocalypse." When *we* hear APOCALYPSE, we think about THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! When the hearers of the words of this prophecy heard * apokalupsis*, they heard "unveiling." Whatever else the book of Revelation is, it is a book of **revelation**. In other words, it is not a covering but an uncovering, and it is for the church. Interestingly, when the Lord gave prophetic vision to Daniel, the Lord told Daniel to "shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end“ because it wasn't time (Daniel 12:4). Now the words are opened up and disclosed (see also Revelation 22:10 - “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near”). This is "the apocalypse **of Jesus Christ**.” There are two ways to take this phrase: either the apocalypse that is *from* Jesus Christ or the apocalypse that is *about* Jesus Christ; He does the revealing or He is the one being revealed. Both things are true. Revelation is most certainly a disclosing of things about Jesus, namely that He is alive, with snow white hair and eyes like fire, that He is Lord of the Churches, that He is Lord over all the earth, and that He is Lord for eternity. But as the book opens, and with the qualification of the next phrase in verse one, this is better understood as “the apocalypse *from* Jesus Christ." It is revelation **which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place**. This prophecy is an unveiling of certain things in the future that the Father gave to His Son so that the Son could give it to His servants. God wanted Jesus to have the apocalypse and then for Jesus to pass on the apocalypse to His people. Isn't that interesting? Let's come back to why in a moment. The process of passing along the apocalypse went through a couple more stages. **He [Jesus] made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw**. So there are four transmissions: 1) God to Jesus, 2) Jesus to an angel, 3) an angel to John, 4) John to Jesus's servants. The verb **made it known**, “to report, communicate” (BAGD), is a form of the Greek word σημαίνω, which the KJV translates as “signified.” On this word many heavy expectations have been place. For example, “This should warn the reader not to expect a literal presentation of future history, but a symbolic portrayal of that which must yet take place.” (Mounce) Really? > “Some commentators contend that since Revelation sometimes explicitly explains the meaning of an image in a vision there is a ‘presumption that, where expressions are not explained, they can normally be interpreted according to their natural [i.e., literal] meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.' Therefore, a number of authors of both popular and scholarly commentaries contend that one should interpret literally except where one is forced to interpret symbolically by clear indications of context. But the results of the analysis above of 1:1 indicate that this rule should be turned on its head: we are told in the book's introduction that the majority of the material in it is revelatory symbolism (1:12–20 and 4:1–22:5 at the least). Hence, the predominant manner by which to approach the material will be according to a nonliteral interpretative method. ... 1:1 programmatically introduces the pictorial visions of the book as having a symbolic meaning without any one-to-one relation to literal historical events.” (Beale) This is quite an overstatement that skews one's expectations for the rest of Revelation. An angel, sent by the Jesus Christ, guided John to see the things that must soon take place. There is something grand about this, majestic and official. It is also *promising*. Having read the whole book, we know that the Father is sharing with His Son the plan for His Son's ultimate triumph over every rebel power and for the Son's eternal worship by those He's atoned for. The battle is not over, but it will be, and the outcome is secure. The **things that must soon take place** are both hostility from evil and the glory of the Lamb who is worthy and who will conquer. So, the nature of Revelation is *a supernatural unveiling of what things will happen soon for the vindication and worship of God's Son*. There have been a lot of pages written about the author of Revelation. He's named as John in verse 1, and John names himself again in verse 4, and again in chapter 22. The author is the apostle John, and there is some more we can say about it, but all the content of Revelation is from *God*. This is **the word of God**. This is **the testimony of Jesus Christ**. This is what God wants all those who serve His Son to know. The only way for God to show the Son so that the Son can transmit the story is for God to know the pace and the conclusion. He knows the end, and He knows how He will bring all things to the consummation. The **testimony of Jesus** is Jesus' testimony, as in Revelation 22:16 and 20. “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.'” The **word** and the **witness** are the apocalypse. The revelation is for clarity, for uncovering, for explanation and anticipation. This is full disclosure. I stress that because many make a new category for the apocalyptic genre. But this is the only time in the book * apokalupsis* is used, though numerous times the Apocalypse is self-described as "prophecy," as early as verse 3. There are parts that are different than epistles, than the Gospels. But the goal of the apocalypse is for us to see, as John wrote what he saw, what God's plan is on earth. The nature of revelation is to reveal, not to conceal. # The Promise of the Apocalypse Understanding is a prerequisite to the goal of the apocalypse, but our being accurate is not the end of the world. The promise is not better punditry, or "I told you so-isms," but *blessing*. This is quite a promise: **Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near**. **Blessed** is the Greek word *makarios*, the same word used in the Beatitudes (the Latin word is *beatus*). There are seven beatitudes in the apocalypse, starting with here with these basics. Two groups are specified, and one reason is supplied. The first to be blessed **is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy**. Christians didn't have their own copies of God's Word *for centuries*. Many churches didn't have complete copies of the canon for centuries. So to get a hold of this inspired apocalypse, which John expected would happen for at least seven different churches, would be a privilege. John did not want the leaders to shy away from it either, but to share it by reading it for the people. I think it's interesting that John doesn't pronounce blessing on those who *explain* the prophecy, but simply for those who *read* it, as in, an assumption that just reading would do a lot. Perhaps it is the many commentators who have made a bigger mess.... The second group are identified by two things: **blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written**. **Hear** and **keep** together mean *obey*. To obey means to listen, with attention, and with remembrance, yes. “Take it to heart” (NIV). But turning the aural cavity in the direction of the speaker is not enough. Don't be a hearer only, but a doer. Again, the assumption is that this is *possible* based on the nature of revelation. The what to believe and how to act is unveiled. And this apocalypse is quite promising. Those who have faith and who live faithfully in light of this apocalypse will be *blessed by God*. The reason given at the end of verse 3 is the nearness of the end: **for the time is near**, “the time is at hand” (Tyndale, followed by the KJV). It parallels "the things that must soon take place" in verse 2, as well as the things "that are to take place after this" in verse 19. **Soon** could mean quickly, the *manner* of the events not timing. **Soon** could mean definite, the *certainty* of the events not timing.**Soon** could mean the start, a *beginning* of persecution not necessarily all the things. Those who are Preterists, an approach that understands the book of Revelation to be describing things that John's original readers would live through, explain that **soon** and **near** were fulfilled within years, not within centuries, let alone millennia. In fact, the weightiest argument against reading Revelation as full of still-to-us future events is how John could have possibly expected such far off things to his readers to encourage his readers. They heard John say soon, which meant soon *to them*. But consider these three things: First, who says that John knew the specific timing of these events other than that, from his perspective, they were *imminent*? Soon meant that they could happen at any time, which could be as true for us as it was for him. Second, there are many encouragements in the epistles, in writings outside of “prophetic” literature, intended to comfort the original readers that did not happen in their lifetimes. The promises in 1 Corinthians 15 about our resurrection bodies are not fulfilled. The pronouncement that "the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" in Romans 16:20 has not happened yet. But we don't say that the Corinthians and Romans were deceived, or that knowing the future was useless to them because they didn't know the exact when of the future. Future encouragement is more *what* than *when*. Third, *everyone* who believes the Bible must acknowledge that not *everything* in Revelation happened "soon" or was "near," because Christ has not returned to earth. So Preterists say that the *majority* of Revelation was fulfilled “soon,” but not all of it. But isn't the return of Christ the best and most emboldening part of Revelation? Likewise with the Idealist approach, Jesus' return cannot be just a *symbol*. So saying that "soon" as understood by John's hearers means that almost 2000 years later it *must be behind us* is a leaky argument. We may disagree on where the door to the future parts are (chapter 4? Chapter 21? Elsewhere?), but we must all agree that not everything happened **soon** and that need be no hindrance to our heightened expectancy. The promise of Revelation is that *those who conquer are blessed and will be blessed for eternity*. # Conclusion The apocalypse was not given by God for our bewilderment or our belligerence, rather for our blessing. The words of this prophecy are not for confusion, but for our comprehension and even more for our keeping that we might conquer. The last book of the Bible is a call to keep hearing God's Word and to keep looking to Him for blessing. There ought to be no *voluntary gloom*. Blessing is at hand. -------------------- ## Charge Beloved, the story is not done. The battle has begun, there is more race to be run, but the ending is promised by the Son to be won. Just conquer. ## Benediction: > The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Romans 16:20, ESV)

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It's April 1999, so Steve has finally gotten around to knowing what the Y2K bug and spectacularly overreacting with his doomsday prepping. Is this a healthy response to a possible technological meltdown or, as Janet suspects, a pretext for putting off planning for their future together? Recovering sex addict Katie decides she wants to take her relationship with David to the next level after fourteen months of celibacy; David is so horny that he goes with it instead of considering the implications of what she's asking of him. An ex-colleague of Matt's dumps a toxic waste cancer cluster case on him, which Matt is able to pursue thanks to Dylan's generous backing -- even after Matt tells him one of the defendants is Hunter Oil & Chemical. Noah's pissed. Then a series of farcical events leads to Dylan and Gina watching a nannycam video of an oblivious Matt and Kelly getting it on. Dylan's pissed. Dylan's attempts to get over his jealousy by staging an over-the-top date for Gina leads her to accuse him of having boned Kelly in Mexico, which he doesn't deny. Gina's pissed. In the background, Donna taps a pro beach volleyball player as her menswear muse, though she should be less worried about his pants than hers, which get increasingly hot for him as the episode wears on. We discuss it all in our podcast on "The End Of The World As We Know It"! JOIN THE AWT CLUB

It's April 1999, so Steve has finally gotten around to knowing what the Y2K bug and spectacularly overreacting with his doomsday prepping. Is this a healthy response to a possible technological meltdown or, as Janet suspects, a pretext for putting off planning for their future together? Recovering sex addict Katie decides she wants to take her relationship with David to the next level after fourteen months of celibacy; David is so horny that he goes with it instead of considering the implications of what she's asking of him. An ex-colleague of Matt's dumps a toxic waste cancer cluster case on him, which Matt is able to pursue thanks to Dylan's generous backing -- even after Matt tells him one of the defendants is Hunter Oil & Chemical. Noah's pissed. Then a series of farcical events leads to Dylan and Gina watching a nannycam video of an oblivious Matt and Kelly getting it on. Dylan's pissed. Dylan's attempts to get over his jealousy by staging an over-the-top date for Gina leads her to accuse him of having boned Kelly in Mexico, which he doesn't deny. Gina's pissed. In the background, Donna taps a pro beach volleyball player as her menswear muse, though she should be less worried about his pants than hers, which get increasingly hot for him as the episode wears on. We discuss it all in our podcast on "The End Of The World As We Know It"!Support AWT With A Personal MessageWish your friend a happy birthday or just call them a squeef with a AWT Personal Message. It's $50 and helps keep us going. Start on our ad page now!Reading this in a podcast app?Visual Aids and other show notes for this episode can be viewed on this episode's page on AgainWithThis90210.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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It may feel like the end of the world as we know it, but this episode made us feel like there is so much more to come. Madison making some Mommy moves on Troy, Alicia is the cool girl at Bible school, and Nick making a crazy connection with the crazies...

It may feel like the end of the world as we know it, but this episode made us feel like there is so much more to come. Madison making some Mommy moves on Troy, Alicia is the cool girl at Bible school, and Nick making a crazy connection with the crazies...

It may feel like the end of the world as we know it, but this episode made us feel like there is so much more to come. Madison making some Mommy moves on Troy, Alicia is the cool girl at Bible school, and Nick making a crazy connection with the crazies...

Talking Through TEOTWAWKI Brian and I discuss Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 3, titled TEOTWAWKI. It may feel like the end of the world as we know it, but this episode made us feel like there is so much more to come. Madison making some Mommy moves on Troy, Alicia is the cool girl at Bible school, and Nick making a crazy connection with the craziest guy we know. Oh and don’t forget ‘Strand The Man’ trying to con his way out of death. We are not even halfway through the first half of Season 3. Daniel makes an appearance, but we still don’t know what happened to Ofelia! Where is she!!!??? This episode really was a nice change of pace. Very little death but a lot of character developments that are looking promising. We love the feedback we are getting from our listeners and we want so more. So keep it coming! Remember to leave us your feedback. And join our Facebook group! Ratings are down a little bit… TEOTWAWKI got a 1.02 in the 18-49 demographic with 2.504 million viewers, down slightly from 1.04 and 2.698 million last week. Charts are below. Leave your feedback! Please leave your feedback for Fear the Walking Dead, Season 3 Episode 4, titled 100, by Tuesday 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central. One of the best ways to submit feedback is on our Facebook group. Other Fun Stuff Completely Unrelated to TEOTWAWKI! Please remember to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Subscribing to us helps us move up in the rankings, so it’ll help us out tremendously! You’ll also get new episodes when they’re released. And while you're in there, leave us a rating or review! It only takes a few minutes and it also helps us out! Brian’s been asking for some help. Brian’s laptop had been having some hard drive issues while he and Ruthie recorded The Walking Dead 7B, so he started a GoFundMe campaign to help him out to buy a new solid-state drive (SSD), asking listeners if they could help him out a bit and donate to help pay for it. Well, over the hiatus, he found a deal on an SSD and put it on his credit card. So, he now has the drive, but he could still use help since he’s still paying for it. We appreciate all of your suppo

Talking Through TEOTWAWKI Brian and I discuss Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 3, titled TEOTWAWKI. It may feel like the end of the world as we know it, but this episode made us feel like there is so much more to come. Madison making some Mommy moves on Troy, Alicia is the cool girl at Bible school, and Nick making a crazy connection with the craziest guy we know. Oh and don’t forget ‘Strand The Man’ trying to con his way out of death. We are not even halfway through the first half of Season 3. Daniel makes an appearance, but we still don’t know what happened to Ofelia! Where is she!!!??? This episode really was a nice change of pace. Very little death but a lot of character developments that are looking promising. We love the feedback we are getting from our listeners and we want so more. So keep it coming! Remember to leave us your feedback. And join our Facebook group! Ratings are down a little bit… TEOTWAWKI got a 1.02 in the 18-49 demographic with 2.504 million viewers, down slightly from 1.04 and 2.698 million last week. Charts are below. Leave your feedback! Please leave your feedback for Fear the Walking Dead, Season 3 Episode 4, titled 100, by Tuesday 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central. One of the best ways to submit feedback is on our Facebook group. Other Fun Stuff Completely Unrelated to TEOTWAWKI! Please remember to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Subscribing to us helps us move up in the rankings, so it’ll help us out tremendously! You’ll also get new episodes when they’re released. And while you’re in there, leave us a rating or review! It only takes a few minutes and it also helps us out! Brian’s been asking for some help. Brian’s laptop had been having some hard drive issues while he and Ruthie recorded The Walking Dead 7B, so he started a GoFundMe campaign to help him out to buy a new solid-state drive (SSD), asking listeners if they could help him out a bit and donate to help pay for it. Well, over the hiatus, he found a deal on an SSD and put it on his credit card. So, he now has the drive, but he could still use help since he’s still paying for it. We appreciate all of your support! We have the best listeners

Talking Through TEOTWAWKI Brian and I discuss Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 3, titled TEOTWAWKI. It may feel like the end of the world as we know it, but this episode made us feel like there is so much more to come. Madison making some Mommy moves on Troy, Alicia is the cool girl at Bible school, and Nick making a crazy connection with the craziest guy we know. Oh and don’t forget ‘Strand The Man’ trying to con his way out of death. We are not even halfway through the first half of Season 3. Daniel makes an appearance, but we still don’t know what happened to Ofelia! Where is she!!!??? This episode really was a nice change of pace. Very little death but a lot of character developments that are looking promising. We love the feedback we are getting from our listeners and we want so more. So keep it coming! Remember to leave us your feedback. And join our Facebook group! Ratings are down a little bit… TEOTWAWKI got a 1.02 in the 18-49 demographic with 2.504 million viewers, down slightly from 1.04 and 2.698 million last week. Charts are below. Leave your feedback! Please leave your feedback for Fear the Walking Dead, Season 3 Episode 4, titled 100, by Tuesday 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central. One of the best ways to submit feedback is on our Facebook group. Other Fun Stuff Completely Unrelated to TEOTWAWKI! Please remember to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Subscribing to us helps us move up in the rankings, so it’ll help us out tremendously! You’ll also get new episodes when they’re released. And while you’re in there, leave us a rating or review! It only takes a few minutes and it also helps us out! Brian’s been asking for some help. Brian’s laptop had been having some hard drive issues while he and Ruthie recorded The Walking Dead 7B, so he started a GoFundMe campaign to help him out to buy a new solid-state drive (SSD), asking listeners if they could help him out a bit and donate to help pay for it. Well, over the hiatus, he found a deal on an SSD and put it on his credit card. So, he now has the drive, but he could still use help since he’s still paying for it. We appreciate all of your support! We have the best listeners

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Greg Thompson | It's The End Of The World As We Know It

Greg Thompson | It's The End Of The World As We Know It

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Greg Thompson | It's The End Of The World As We Know It

Greg Thompson | It's The End Of The World As We Know It

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