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PEACE in my comparatively small Gulfstream II aircraft. But most
subsonic and supersonic aircraft were developed for WAR purposes.
The U.S. government indulged in a seven-year, $842-million
supersonic transport program to develop the American SST, in
competition with the British-French Concorde. Congress scrapped the
program in 1971. But the White House assigned responsibility for
supersonic research to the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and to Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. They now
envision a long-range 350-passenger SST cruising at mach 2.7 (the
Concorde cruises at mach 2.05 and carries only 128 passengers
--although they would have to begin their Washington service with
only 65 passengers--super-expensive!). But eventually the American
researchers contemplate a hypersonic transport (HST) fueled by
hydrogren that would cruise at 5000 miles per hour--mach 7.6.
You may be sure that military need will force the United States to
enter the competition with faster and faster aircraft.
Actually the jet age did not arrive until 1958, and it seems
like a miracle that I am able to do the Work of the living God in
a comparatively small jet plane at speeds between 550 and 600 miles
per hour--air speed, that is. With a tail wind of 100 miles per
hour, which we do sometimes encounter, I fly at speeds up to 700
miles per hour, but with a head wind of 100 miles per hour, which
we have at this minute, at about 450 miles per hour.
As I write, I am flying to Nassau in the Bahamas to work out
preliminary plans for a campaign to be held there next month.
Then, after about five days, on again to Jerusalem where the
very important testimonial dinner is to be held at last. This
dinner was scheduled and actually held in Tel Aviv about a year
ago, but I suddenly experienced an attack of extreme dizziness at
the time and was unable to attend--so my message was not delivered.
After Jerusalem I will fly over to Cairo for a fourth dinner,
speaking before a fourth group of top leaders in government,
industry, commerce, and education. Then back to Nassau for the
three night public campaign.
But it is extremely important that we realize there is a
definite upsurge right now in worldwide VIOLENCE, fraught with
ultra-significant indications that the prophesied terrifying GREAT
TRIBULATION is approaching with increasing speed. Time is fast
growing SHORT! The real brunt of this terrifying time will strike
the United States and Britain.
The prophecies in the Bible were written to give us a warning.
Few, of course, UNDERSTAND. But the living Christ has called us--
you and me--as co-workers with Him in getting HIS MESSAGE to the
world for a witness to all nations. But, if we heed His warnings
in prophecy, He does not intend that we should go through the
extreme suffering just ahead of us. I know there are some who
will hear the warning of these prophecies--who are foolish--and
will not take it seriously, nor heed. They will suffer a frightful
penalty for their negligence.
These warning prophecies are given us as a tremendous gift
of God's love for our safety and protection.