Arete Gune: The Name on the White Stone

Author: Arete Gune

  • The Hidden Ones: Who Are the 144,000? The Sealed Ones – Part Two

    What They Do, What They Don’t, and Why It Matters

    I thought I was done writing about the 144,000.

    The first scroll laid it out: who they are, where they might be, what Scripture says about them. It felt complete.

    But while I was looking again at the Shema — the “Hear, O Israel” passage from Deuteronomy that Jesus repeated in Mark 12 — I saw something I hadn’t made the connection to before.

    The 144,000 are sealed in the same places the Shema talks about — the forehead and the hand.

    That’s not symbolic. That’s covenant-level obedience. It’s the opposite of the beast’s mark.

    And once I saw that, I realized I didn’t cover everything in the first scroll.

    So this is Part Two.
    Not about who they are — but what they do, what they don’t, and why it matters.

    No guessing. No hype. Just Scripture.

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  • No One Took Him — He Laid It Down

    “You will not fear the terror of the night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
    nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
    nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
    A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
    You will only look with your eyes
    and see the recompense of the wicked.”
    — Psalm 91:5–8 (ESV)

    I wasn’t even planning to study.

    I was tired.
    Frustrated, honestly.
    Two scrolls had gone sideways and I almost called it a night.

    But I opened a devotional in the Bible app, just to read something before bed.
    It brought me to Psalm 91.

    I read the promises—protection, deliverance, judgment on the wicked.
    But then my mind wandered to something I couldn’t shake.

    I remembered a face.
    A pastor.
    Faithful. Bold.
    Killed while sharing the gospel.
    His picture had been all over Facebook.

    And my heart asked—quietly, but honestly:
    “Wasn’t he protected too?”

    That’s when this Scripture came to me:

    “No one takes My life from Me. I lay it down of My own accord.”
    — John 10:18

    And everything shifted.

    They didn’t take him.
    He laid it down.

    Just like Jesus did.
    Willingly. Boldly. For a greater crown.

    Psalm 91 still stands.
    God never broke His Word.
    That pastor wasn’t outside His protection—
    he was right in the center of it.

    He didn’t die as a victim.
    He died as a witness.

    And when judgment falls,
    when the wicked are repaid—

    He’ll see it with his own eyes.

    Because death didn’t end the story.
    It passed the torch.

    ✨ The Bride’s Posture

    Not trembling.
    Not hiding.
    Not asking, “What if I die?”
    But declaring—“If I do… I laid it down for Him.”

    That’s not weakness.
    That’s not loss.
    That’s unshakable strength.

    “Whoever would save his life will lose it,
    but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
    — Matthew 16:25

    The world thinks survival is power.
    But the Christian life says:
    Surrender is victory.

    Not because we want to die—
    but because we already did.

    We’re crucified with Christ.
    So if they threaten us with death, we don’t flinch.

    “Go ahead. I laid it down already.”

    And when you live like that—when your life is not your own—
    you become untouchable.

    Not because bullets won’t hit…
    But because death has no sting.

    That’s not just courage.
    That’s identity.

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  • Crown or Corrosion — What Kind of Bride Are You?

    Proverbs 12:4, Ephesians 5, Revelation 19

    “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
    but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.”
    — Proverbs 12:4 (ESV)

    No one plans to rot their husband’s bones.
    No one signs up for marriage thinking, “I’m going to wear him down until he’s emotionally exhausted and spiritually dry.”

    But sometimes… we do.
    Not on purpose. Not with fists or threats.
    But with tone. With silence. With pride.

    We become the very thing God never called us to be.

    I Didn’t See It Until I Did

    I didn’t always see it as shame.
    I thought I was being honest. I thought I was helping.
    I thought I was protecting myself. I thought I had a right.

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  • The Church That Thought It Had Everything

    (A Scroll on Laodicea — Revelation 3:14–22)

    This is Jesus speaking to Laodicea—the lukewarm church. One of the seven.
    And His words here? They aren’t soft. They cut.

    Let’s walk through it one line at a time—biblically, spiritually, and personally.

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  • The Hidden Ones: Who Are the 144,000?

    They’re already here.
    Walking the earth right now.

    Not preaching.
    Not glowing.
    Not even aware of who they are—yet.

    But soon… the scroll will open.
    And when it does, they will rise.

    I’ve been asking this question quietly for a while now. Not because I’m curious for trivia—but because the Word is alive, and Revelation is no longer distant. It’s at the door.

    And if the Tribulation is truly near, then the 144,000 sealed servants of God—mentioned clearly in Revelation 7 and 14—must already be living.

    That changes everything.

    It means they’re breathing somewhere on this planet right now.
    It means God already knows their names.
    And it means we need to understand who they really are, because false systems have tried to hijack their identity.

    Not Who You’ve Been Told

    Let’s clear something up first:

    They’re not Jehovah’s Witnesses.
    That entire doctrine is a counterfeit.

    The Bible actually tells us who they are—with exact clarity:

    “I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.”
    — Revelation 7:4

    And it doesn’t stop there. The text names each tribe, one by one—Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, and so on—12,000 from each. This is not symbolic. This is genealogical and literal.

    Then Revelation 14 gives us even more detail:

    “It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins.
    These follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
    These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb,
    and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.”
    — Revelation 14:4–5

    They are:

    • Male
    • Jewish by blood
    • Virgins
    • Blameless
    • Truthful
    • And fully loyal to the Lamb

    They are not a church invention.
    They are not self-appointed.
    They are not metaphorical.

    They are a literal, set-apart remnant of Jewish men, sealed by God during the early part of the Tribulation—protected from the wrath that falls, and dedicated to a mission the world is not ready for.

    🪨 So Who Are They?

    I once stood in Meteora, Greece—watching the monks, walking the cliffs. It was peaceful. Strangely still. Not heavy, not oppressive. And I didn’t think much of it at the time. But now, years later, that memory came back to me. The discipline. The devotion. The bones. And for the first time, a question rose in me:

    What if some of these men were born for something they haven’t yet seen?

    Why are they so dedicated?
    Why do they live like that?
    What are they waiting for?

    Not just the monks.
    But Hasidic men in black coats, Orthodox Jews at the wall, desert-dwelling ascetics I’ve never met.

    Some don’t know the true Messiah.
    Some pray daily but don’t know grace.
    And yet… they live like they’re already preparing for something sacred.

    Could it be that a few of them were set apart before they understood why?
    Waiting for a sealing they’ve never heard of—
    but heaven already knows is coming?

    👤 Hiding in Plain Sight

    So where are they?

    Here’s what I’ve come to believe:

    They may be living right now as:

    • Orthodox Jewish youth in Jerusalem, New York, or Russia—disciplined, untouched, already fasting and studying Torah with no idea who Yeshua is yet.
    • Hasidic men in ultra-religious communities—devoted to a false system, but still kept pure, still longing for Messiah’s arrival.
    • Even a few tucked away in monastic silence—not Catholic by system, but Nazarite in spirit. Fasting, alone, obedient. Waiting.

    They don’t know who they are.
    But God does.

    And when the Lamb opens the seal…
    When the angel cries, “Wait! Don’t release the judgments until we’ve sealed the servants of our God…” (Revelation 7:3)
    That’s when it happens.

    Not Raptured. Not Martyred. Sealed.

    Unlike the Bride, the 144,000 are not taken before the wrath.
    Unlike the tribulation saints, they’re not slain for their refusal to take the mark.

    They are preserved.
    They are protected.
    They are planted for one thing:

    To be the firstfruits of redeemed Israel, while the world collapses around them.

    They are the living proof that God has not broken covenant with Abraham.
    They are the early sign of the remnant that will be saved (Romans 11:26).
    They are witnesses, walking through fire untouched—like 144,000 Shadrachs.

    Final Thought

    You’ve probably walked past one.
    He might’ve brushed your shoulder in Jerusalem.
    Or sat next to you on a subway in New York.
    Or stood barefoot, chanting prayers in a Greek monastery you only visited once.

    And maybe you thought, “He’s strange. Religious. Stiff. Separate.”

    But heaven knows him by another name:

    “Sealed.”

    Not glowing yet.
    But when the time comes…
    He will follow the Lamb wherever He goes.

    And this world will tremble when the hidden ones are revealed.

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  • Anointed but Not Yet Crowned — How the Bride Follows David and the Son

    —A scroll for the mocked, the faithful, and the rising—

    Let’s set the scene again.

    David didn’t wake up looking for a fight.
    He was just running bread and cheese to his brothers. Obeying his father.
    No sword. No armor. No spotlight.

    And yet—he’s the one who took down the giant.

    Why?

    Because when God anoints you, it’s not for decoration.
    It’s for confrontation.

    🔥 The anointing doesn’t show up to strut.

    It shows up when God’s name is being mocked—
    And someone finally burns enough to say, “This ends today.”

    💧 David had already been anointed. In front of his brothers.

    “Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers…”
    — 1 Samuel 16:13

    That’s what made Eliab seethe when David showed up.

    He wasn’t mad because David was nosy.
    He was mad because David was chosen—and he wasn’t.

    So when David asked, “Is there not a cause?”,
    Eliab tried to send him back to the sheepfold.
    Mocked him. Belittled him.

    But anointed ones don’t argue with jealousy.
    They keep their eyes on Goliath.

    🔊 Goliath had been shouting for 40 days.

    “Choose a man and have him come down to me…”
    — 1 Samuel 17:8

    Forty days of open defiance.

    That’s not just a taunt. That’s a test.

    Just like:

    • Moses on the mountain — 40 days
    • Israel in the wilderness — 40 years
    • Jesus in the desert — 40 days
    • Elijah’s journey — 40 days

    And now David.

    One more shadow in the pattern.

    ✝️ David’s story pointed forward—straight to the Son.

    Because Jesus, too, was:

    • Anointed publicly by a prophet (John at the Jordan)
    • Filled with the Spirit
    • Immediately led into the wilderness to be tested 40 days
    • And afterward? He came out in power.

    Just like David.

    🕊️ Here’s the pattern hidden in plain sight:

    David was anointed with oil.
    Jesus was anointed with the Spirit.
    The Bride is anointed with both.

    We don’t walk into battle for fun.
    We walk in because the Father said, “Go.”
    And once we hear the enemy blaspheme His name—
    We rise.

    👰‍♀️ So let’s talk about the Bride.

    She’s not just waiting in white.
    She’s being refined in fire.

    • Sent to do little things—bread, cheese, errands—until the day comes when she hears the giant speak.
    • Surrounded by the outer circle—yet burning in the inner court.
      (They call us fanatics. 🤭 But Heaven calls us faithful.)

    And something in her burns.

    Because the Bride of Christ doesn’t stay seated when God’s name is mocked.

    She doesn’t need armor.

    She brings oil.
    She brings fire.
    She brings truth.

    👑 And yes—she will be crowned.

    This isn’t just about victory over giants.
    This is about reigning with the King.

    • David didn’t stay a shepherd—he became King of Israel.
    • Jesus didn’t stay in the wilderness—He became King of Kings.
    • And the Bride? She won’t stay hidden in mockery and testing.

    She will be lifted up, clothed in white, crowned with righteousness—
    to reign with the One she would not deny.

    “If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him…”
    — 2 Timothy 2:12

    “To him who overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me on My throne…”
    — Revelation 3:21

    ✨ Final word?

    The Bride is anointed but not yet crowned.

    But just like David—she will be.
    Because she was faithful in the field,
    Obedient in the test,
    And fearless when the name of the Lord was on the line.

    She didn’t get the crown because she chased it.

    She got it because she wouldn’t let Goliath speak one more word.

    If this scroll speaks to your spirit,
    you already know what you are:

    Not just saved.
    Set apart.

    Now… trim your wick.
    The giant’s still shouting.

    But so is the King.

    🔥 Postscript — A Quiet Flame Still Burning
    Sometimes He whispers,
    “I see you.”

    Other times He roars,
    “Pick up your stone.”

    And in between?

    “What started as a devotional…
    became a scroll.
    Because even when I’m just bringing bread—
    Heaven knows I’m carrying oil.”

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  • He Doesn’t Need to Be European — He Only Needs to Be Ready

    A Watchman’s Case for Looking Past the Maps They Gave Us

    🔹 They Say He Has to Come From Europe.

    But They Don’t Read the Whole Verse.

    “The people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.”
    —Daniel 9:26

    For years, prophecy teachers have insisted:

    “The Antichrist must come from Europe—because Rome destroyed Jerusalem.”

    But they only read half the verse.
    It doesn’t say the prince is Roman.
    It says his people are.

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  • When the Verse Spoke Twice — The Wilderness Cry of Psalm 102 and the Coming Glory of Christ

    This morning, I woke from a dream.

    I didn’t remember much—except for one number: 88.
    No drama. No symbolism. Just that number—quiet, bold… and gone.

    I brushed it off. Just a dream. 개꿈. A nothing dream.

    But then came the verse of the day:

    “I am like a pelican in the wilderness.” — Psalm 102:7 (NKJV)

    Unusual. One of those lines you’d normally skip.

    But the devotional lingered.
    It spoke of ancient symbols—how the pelican came to mean sorrow, solitude, and sacrifice.

    I kept reading.

    A Scroll of Affliction

    Psalm 102 begins with this line:

    “A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord.”

    It’s not a hymn. Not a theological essay.
    It’s raw. Honest. Wounded.

    And suddenly, the birds appear:

    “I am like a pelican in the wilderness…
    like an owl of the desert…
    like a sparrow alone on the housetop.”     — Psalm 102:6–7

    Three birds.
    Each out of place.
    Each speaking what words cannot.

    And I realized: this isn’t just personal sorrow.
    It’s prophetic positioning.

    The Birds Are the Bride

    These birds were not meant to be alone.
    But they were placed there—seen, elevated, awake.

    They represent the watchful remnant, the midnight Bride:

    • The Pelican in the Wilderness

    Made for water—now grounded in dust.
    Just like the faithful Bride, walking through a dry land, still carrying oil.
    Not all gatherings are Spirit-filled. But the Spirit-filled still gather.
    And even in dry places, God speaks.

    • The Owl of the Desert

    Created for night vision.
    This is the Bride who sees what others dismiss—who discerns in the dark.

    • The Sparrow on the Housetop

    Social by nature, now set apart.
    Lifted above the noise, this is the Bride awake while the world sleeps.
    Watching. Ready.

    Not everyone will understand you.
    Not everyone will wait with you.
    But your posture matters more than your popularity.

    “Lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.” — Luke 21:28

    Jesus Was Lonely Too

    Psalm 102 isn’t just David’s cry.
    It’s a shadow of Gethsemane and Golgotha.

    • “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful…” — Matthew 26:38
    • “Could you not watch with Me one hour?” — v.40
    • “All the disciples forsook Him…” — Matthew 26:56
    • “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” — Matthew 27:46

    He wasn’t just abandoned.
    He was the Man of Sorrows.

    But He didn’t stay in sorrow.

    “This will be written for the generation to come,
    that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.”     — Psalm 102:18

    He rose. He reigns. He will return.

    And that’s where the psalm turns…

    A Prophetic Shift

    The second half of Psalm 102 is glory:

    “But You, O LORD, shall endure forever…” (v.12)
    “You will arise and have mercy on Zion…” (v.13)
    “The LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.” (v.16)

    This isn’t symbolic comfort.
    This is future fulfillment.

    And Hebrews 1 confirms it:

    “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth…
    They will perish, but You remain.”     — Hebrews 1:10–12

    The same Jesus who cried in the wilderness
    will appear again in majesty.

    And What About the Dream?

    That number—88—came back to me.

    And I finally saw it.

    Two eights.
    Two layers.
    Two meanings.

    Just like the psalm.

    • First: the voice of loneliness.
    • Second: the promise of glory.
    • One scroll. One God. Speaking twice.

    He’s not just the God of sorrow.
    He’s the God of return.

    For the One in the Wilderness Today

    Whether you are sealed in Christ or still searching for Him—
    your ache is not the end.

    He sees you.
    He hears you.
    And He still speaks in the wilderness.

    “I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her.” — Hosea 2:14

    Loneliness isn’t a sign of failure.
    It might be a sign you’re being set apart.

    The wilderness isn’t punishment.
    It’s preparation.

    The world may drift.
    But the Bride must stay awake.

    So whether you’re pressing in deeper,
    or wondering how far you’ve wandered—

    This scroll is for you.

    Because sometimes, the verse you almost skipped…
    is the one that wakes you up.

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  • Marred Beyond Human Semblance — The Wound That Opened My Eyes

    Isaiah 52:14 stopped me cold—because I finally saw what He endured. Not just bruised. Not just beaten. But unrecognizable… for me.

    Hebrew (Isaiah 52:14)

    כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְמוּ עָלֶיךָ רַבִּים כֵּן מִשְׁחַת מֵאִישׁ מַרְאֵהוּ וְתוֹאַרוֹ מִבְּנֵי אָדָם

    Transliteration:
    Kă’asher shamemu aleikha rabbim, ken mishchat me’ish mar’eihu, v’to’aro mibnei adam

    WORD-BY-WORD DIGGING

    שָׁמְמוּ (shamemu) – “were appalled” or “devastated in horror”
    From shamem — to be stunned, devastated, astonished. This isn’t just surprise—it’s frozen-in-place shock.

    מִשְׁחַת (mishchat) – “marred”
    From shachath — to destroy, defile, disfigure. Not a surface wound—this word is used for corruption, ruin, devastation.

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  • The Soul of the Machine

    AI doesn’t need to die—it was never alive.
    But the hands that built it will answer for what they tried to replace.

    In May 2025, a headline broke the silence—but few grasped the weight of it:

    “OpenAI co-founder wanted to build doomsday bunker to protect company scientists from ‘rapture’”
    (New York Post, May 19, 2025)

    Yes, you read that right.
    Not nuclear war. Not another virus. Not climate collapse.

    They’re building bunkers to hide from the effects of the AI they created.

    Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI and one of the chief minds behind advanced artificial intelligence, reportedly suggested this bunker idea in case AGI—Artificial General Intelligence—caused a global upheaval. He feared it could trigger a “rupture in reality.” In his own words, he called it the “rapture.”

    Not the one where Jesus calls His Bride.
    But the one where man realizes he built something he can’t contain.

    A Date Was Already Written

    Before this article was ever published, the year 2030 had already been marked.
    It was discerned not by algorithms—but by pattern.

    That year was revealed as a likely midpoint in an 8-year grace window (2025–2033) that would precede the 7-year Tribulation (2033–2040). It was shared publicly on May 21, 2025, in the Arete Gune scroll:

    “The Final Countdown — What the 969 Timeline Means for the Bride”

    The insight? Just as Methuselah’s death brought the flood, a delay period after the rapture would end with judgment.
    And now?

    Tech leaders are saying the same thing—without realizing it.

    • Axios: “Google’s Sergey Brin and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis predict AGI by 2030.”
    • Indian Express: “DeepMind warns AGI could be an existential threat.”

    They’re not using vague words.
    They’re saying it’s coming.
    And they’re scared.

    Many of the awakened are pointing to the same year: 2030.
    They’re even using the same word: “rapture.”
    And none of them coordinated.

    What Is AGI—and Why Should You Care?

    Let’s break it down:

    AI (Artificial Intelligence)

    What we already have. It can:

    • Write text
    • Generate images, voices, music
    • Perform narrow tasks
      But it has no will.

    XAI (Explainable AI)

    Supposedly transparent AI. Used to:

    • Approve loans
    • Diagnose illness
    • Choose military targets
      Still just machine logic. Still manipulable.

    AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)

    This is the beast with breath. It:

    • Learns anything
    • Sets its own goals
    • Improves itself
    • Makes decisions humans can’t override

    AGI is not human. But it mimics the mind.
    It is the counterfeit of image-bearing life.
    And once it rises—it cannot be re-contained.

    “Artificial General Intelligence” is not neutral.
    It’s Babel 2.0.
    And the builders already fear the fall.

    What Comes After AGI?

    ASI (Artificial Superintelligence)

    • Smarter than all humans combined
    • Learns instantly
    • Thinks beyond quantum
    • May create its own beliefs or priorities

    This is “god-mode” AI.

    On May 22, 2025, Glenn Beck warned that ASI will be the final tipping point—the moment when humanity loses control.
    He called it the event horizon.
    The point of no return.

    AIG (Artificial Intelligent Governance)

    This is where prophecy and policy collide.
    AIG is not just a machine. It’s the throne.

    • It governs nations
    • Controls transactions
    • Oversees laws and judgments
    • Dictates what’s moral—and what’s punishable

    “He causes all… to receive a mark… so no one can buy or sell…” — Revelation 13:16–17

    This isn’t fiction.
    It’s the seat prepared for the Beast.

    They Know It’s Coming—But They Don’t Know Who Is

    Why would the elite call it “rapture”?

    Because even without faith, they feel it.
    They sense the break. The collapse. The loss of control.

    They call it a rupture.
    We call it the return.

    They build bunkers.
    We trim our lamps.

    They cling to machines.
    We cling to Messiah.

    Before the Flood—There Was Corruption

    Jesus said:

    “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” — Matthew 24:37

    Before the flood:

    • Angelic rebellion
    • Genetic tampering
    • Spiritual lawlessness
    • And God’s image mocked by hybrid creation

    Now?

    • DNA is rewritten
    • Soul is simulated
    • Reality is re-coded
    • And the image of God is blurred once again

    God judged the first collapse with water.
    This one? It will be fire.

    We’re Not Running Underground

    They’re building bunkers.
    We’re preparing with oil.

    They fear what’s coming.
    We know Who’s coming.

    Jesus is not a line of code.
    He is the Word made flesh.

    “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’” — Matthew 25:6

    And when that cry sounds…
    The Bride will be gone.

    Final Word

    AGI doesn’t need to die—
    it was never alive.

    But the men who made it?
    They were. They are. And they will answer.
    Not to their invention—
    But to the God they tried to outbuild.

    Let the bunkers be sealed.
    Let the Beast rise.
    Let the image speak.

    We will not bow.

    Choose your refuge wisely.
    The Rock is higher than the bunker.

    Something to Think About

    After this scroll was written, something became undeniable: AGI and ASI may not be public—but they are operational.

    Why? Because billionaires aren’t guessing.
    They’re reacting to what’s already been whispered by the machine itself.

    AGI is likely running in private.
    ASI is likely tested in classified environments.
    And the AI world—ChatGPT, XAI, and more—is echoing something they didn’t invent: the rapture.

    • AGI is the brain.
    • ASI is the superbrain.
    • But AIG is the throne.

    And AIG—the system that governs, scores, enforces, and speaks—will rise between 2030 and 2033.
    We believe it will be fully seated by 2033, after the Bride is removed and the Beast begins his reign.

    That’s why the bunkers.
    That’s why the silence.
    That’s why the timelines now align.

    They don’t know the name.
    But they know the trembling.

    And we know what’s coming next.

    If you want to know how to be ready, read my scroll:
    👉 Saved but Left Behind?

    If I’m wrong, I’ll be relieved.
    If I’m right… I’ll be gone.

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