"And because of the increase in lawlessnes, the love of many will grow
cold. But those who remain standing until the end will be saved."
Matthew 24:12-13
"The days of chastisement are coming, and judgement is at hand. Their sins are many, and their hatred great. They think prophets fools, and the righteous mad. Even the faithful are deep in their corruption. God remembers, and holds them to account for their sins."
Hosea 9:7-9
"Strive for peace with all, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord, Take care that no one loses the grace of God, and that no bitterness takes root and flourishes, by which many will become corrupted."
Hebrews 12:14-15
“There are only two kinds of people in the end — those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.'
All that are in Hell choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell.”
C.S. Lewis,
The Great Divorce, 1945
"Do you think he is so unskillful in his craft, as to ask you openly and plainly to join him in his warfare against the truth? No; he offers you baits to tempt you. He promises you civil liberty; he promises you equality; he promises you trade and wealth; he promises you a remission of taxes; he promises you reform. He promises you illumination, he offers you knowledge, science, philosophy, enlargement of mind. He scoffs at times gone by; he scoffs at every institution which reveres them.
He prompts you what to say, and then listens to you, and praises you, and encourages you. He bids you mount aloft. He shows you how to become as gods. Then he laughs and jokes with you, and gets intimate with you; he takes your hand, and gets his fingers between yours, and grasps them, and then you are his."
J.H.Newman,
The Times of Antichrist
"Anyone who does not do what is good is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their neighbor."
1 John 3:10
"But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, so that the message might be fully proclaimed that all the Gentiles might hear. And I was delivered out of the lion's mouth."
2 Timothy 4:17
Stocks came in rallying this morning, for whatever reasons people might wish to ascribe.
Gold held a little bounce, and silver a small decline.
The Dollar similarly held a little bounce.
Economic data this morning gave further reinforcement towards economic weakness.
The VIX wallows in complacency.
A less significant stock option expiration will be this Friday.
Have a pleasant evening.
