[22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. ASV Famine is listed in Revelation 6 as following the previous horsemen of religious deception and war. While naturedrought, floods and insect infestationsis often the cause of famine, quite often war and misrule, as well as malignant political or religious ideology, are prime factors. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. For the biblical writers interested in legislating and prophesying about Israels behavior, famine was both an ending the result of disobedience and sin and also a beginning, a potential turning point toward a better, more faithful future. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of . Ill take what you said under consideration if/when I write an update to this article. 1 silver dime for a quart of wheat (approx). Can you imagine the impact on our spending driven society?!! American King James Version). Maitreya is mentioned in connection with the rider. The black market will be huge! I believe Revelation 6:6 tells us that a denarius will only be worth enough to buy a choenix of wheat or three choenixes of barley during the third seal famine. Famine will be global during 3rd seal conditions. And higher prices make the remaining food harder to afford. Luke 21:11. But Ive come to learn that the amount of silver in a coin continued to get lessened so that by Christ day it had about 2.5 to 3.5 grams of silver in it, depending on which authority you wish to accept. In regard to your response to the Russian invasion, I agree. Ultimately, we are dependent on God for everything. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray. Yes, communism is taking over the whole world. The printing of massive amounts of currency with no intrinsic value, leads to incredible devaluation of that currency. go and see. [9] For I will have respect to you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. (40) And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. However, the food cost is not going to go up due to this. Also, you are working off the assumption that grain will be priced in U.S. dollars. One Twitter user said: "The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse representing war, famine, pestilence and death as depicted in the Bible on Revelation 6:2-8 are most likely causing this coronavirus . There is a definite evil being perpetrated against the USA presently, and we do in fact eventually get wiped out since we are Mystery Babylon. Christian Standard Bible And I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Are Wheat Prices Near Third Seal Famine Levels? Oil (here as olive oil) was used in biblical times as fuel. Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. I would add that it also means that prices will be artificially set, like in socialism or like in times of rationing in America during wars, etc.. Why Do People Say Theres Famine in Revelation 6:5-6? Famine was seen as both punishment and opportunity. The king James uses the wrong word. This is indeed a frightening "woe to the inhabitants of the earth" in a prophecy of the end times (Revelation 8:13b KJV).What Are Locusts in the Bible? (9) And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. (Matthew 20:2-9). With our society, it is more of a religious ceremony, than any real ceremony in the church. [6] And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. Why do you say Daniel knew it? It indeed could, especially if the start of the tribulation is several decades away. If you are unable to do that then just wait until the Antichrist arise as that will be the start of the 7 final years when the first seal is opened as can be seen by comparing Matt 24, Luke 21, Mark 13 and Revelation 6. The price of food differs in various places around the world in U.S. dollar terms. The very dramatic rise in the price of wheat that John described indicates a great food shortage will come. Food supplies were removed to the cities, crops failed and food supplies were barred from the region. These verses give us information about the price of food items like wheat and barley: (5) And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. This was testimony to the generosity of the many wealthy nations and the global means of transport that is available. Wish that they would. The authors of the Hebrew Bible used famine as a mechanism of divine wrath and destruction but also as a storytelling device, a way to move the narrative forward. Do you feel whats happening in Russia and the Ukraine is part of the prophecy and is being fulfilled now rather than in the future? Other regions further north will be better, but growing vines and new trees will take decades, and its hard work just doing that much. I am the son of Enoch, father of Lamech, and grandfather of Noah. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. It doesnt harm to have additional meals in situation of urgent. Nice bait, Wayne. I believe this could be part of His plan. Revelation 6 gave us price points to recognize the Third Seal famine. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your privacy is valued. Topsoil loss seems like it could fit in there. Before Christ performed a miracle to feed at least 5,000 people His disciples asked Him whether they should go buy 200 pennyworth (denarri-the plural for denarius) of bread to feed the people: (35) And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: (36) Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. If true, this would mean that the precursor to this revelation would be the implementation of a one world system. Well call this ratio the choenix/denarius ratio for barley or CDB. I wondered why so many taught this when I was younger. Christ urged us to not worry about what might happen tomorrow when He said: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Soon coming events, that told of a God, who hears and watches His people below, and the deeds that they have done. If you decide you no longer want to carry this burden claim His promises as your own ( they were made to you after all) , read His word and lay it all before the cross. It is somewhat reminiscent of Revelation 16:4, in my opinion. The great depression was more a global crisis than other US food shortage spikes noted on your charts. They will know death, disease, famine, and many trials. God is long suffering, patient, loving and kind. A choenix was 3/32 of a modii. John wrote what he heard in his vision/dream thing. Do not rely on Government to care for you. Famine was a constant threat and a very real part of life for the ancient Israelite world that produced the Hebrew Bible. Dominoes falling. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. That would also fit with the admonition that what is left not be harmedlest there be none left at all. You need to have a plan to get away from the cities if you can. And now in 2019 with more trade aars prices will climb even higher. From the UN report: Swarms of Desert Locusts there are extremely large, highly mobile, and are damaging food crops and forage. These 4 horrible signs will be poured out on the earth in the last days. It demands our attention so we may understand what lies ahead for the world when the third horseman rides. Here are two ways this shortage could arise: I want to address the idea that Revelation 6:5-6 implies that a days wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread. Exacerbating the major economic impact that threatens to plunge ever more into poverty are overlapping threats from rainfall patterns in east Africa causing floods, landslides and even fostering conditions for the ongoing locust swarms that are devastating the region. Most Bible commentaries mention the Attic choenix in relation to Revelation 6:5-6. Abundant rains brought an earlier planting season at the beginning of 2020a good thingbut also bringing about flooding, mudslides, flash floods, and river overflows that have displaced many people, damaged infrastructure and destroyed some crops. The rainy seasons were brief; any precipitation less than normal could be devastating. With every coming year, we have a national contest between football teams in United States. The Expositor's Bible Commentary explains regarding this passage: "This amount [of money] suggests food prices about twelve times higher than normal and implies inflation and famine conditions (Matthew 24:7 Matthew 24:7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.American King James Version). No treaty, no cease-fire, no human being, will be able to stop this end-of-the-age cataclysm. The Cycles are every 100 years or so and two hundred years and the big ones are about every 1000 years, Cycles of Cycles within and alongside. Read what the 7-headed beast with 10 horns does to America: Rev 17:16 And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the harlot; they will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire. In this article, I will share my research concerning the end time cost of food and famine revealed in Revelation 6:5-6. The ways that the Bible understood and addressed famine, in turn, have had a lasting impact down to the present. The Bible The New Testament- Who in Revelation Chapter 6 symbolise Conquest Slaughter Famine and Pestilence? And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? I used the same dataset from the World Bank, which includes barley price data as far back as 1960. Might be a clue to which areas get destroyed. All the metal experts have been complaining for years that silver is being manipulated and should be close to $1,000/ounce, but the New World Order bankers are forcing the price downward. In addition. Do you see evidence of Daniels knowledge of this in scripture somewhere? Web. The difference is big enough that I also looked at the CDW since 1960 using the Flaviopolis choenix instead of the Attic choenix like in the prior graph: The CDW was above 0.8 in 1973 amid a major global food crisis triggered by poor harvests (aided by bad weather) and growing food demand from developing countries. American King James Version). Please do not let your sin eat you alive! Yet famine and suffering from food shortages continueand at times even grow. I believe the Rapture will occur immediately before the prelude of the Great Tribulation. It seems that all our resources and monies and time are set aside for this annual ritual. They are ravenous eaters who consume their own weight per day, targeting food crops and forage. Its only been 3 1/2 years since you posted this and bread has gone up to $5 a loaf now. Yet the entire world is wholly dependent on elements totally beyond human controlnamely sufficient rainfall, sunshine, temperate weather and fertility of the earth beneath our feetto keep us alive. (41) And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 2007. I dont think we have seen the Great Tribulation yet. Bible prophecy links the following two "seven-year famines" together, though separated by 1300 years. All of these stories share a common feature: famine as an impetus for the movement of people. If the Bible were read chapter by chapter, and verse by verse that would be known.! Not to hurt or harm YOU but to give YOU hope and a future. What does Revelation 6:5 mean? I use this analogy because as His created we are like children in His eyes, adored beloved children that He must sorrowfully watch burn themselves on a hot stove every day or shoot up heroin. You can trace the fall of Empires and Dynasties during them. I analyzed data I found about 1st century A.D. Roman Empire food prices to see if the data matched up with the Bible. 105 food processing plants have been destroyed in the past year. Being that it came on the night of the biggest game of the season. The Anti-Christ will have complete control over all of the food on planet earth. Let's step back in history to the book of Leviticus for a look at God's warning to man through the example of Israel. The potential triggers for famine seem nearly endless. War makes food scarce, which depletes the body and opens it to more diseases due to compromised immune systems. Finally, the punishments will produce repentance, and people will turn to our Savior and King. The principle of hospitality, still common in the region, ensured that the displaced would be protected. After that microscopic pests (nematodes) took out many of the vines. This may all be speculation, or superstition, but it is too hard to deny. The great flood of Noah was likely the first Cycle we experienced. This is the first Ive heard of the Grand Solar Minimum. We are wayward, disobedient, lost children- He, Jesus, is the Way, the Truth and the Light. 24 Jun 2014. A Troy ounce of silver weighs 31.1 grams. Quite simply famines have occurred in the past the western world have generally had food at decent prices while famines have occurred in Africa. However, if a nation's social fabric begins to unravel, larger problems can set in. It already is with evidence of people who have Morgellons and other contaminate, airborn diseases. Think of the wheel barrels of German marks to buy a loaf of bread during their great depression. An Overview of the Four Horsemen in Revelation. The standard work day in the United States is around 8 hours. Pestilence incorporates any and all forms of public and mass destruction and often accompanies famine ( Ezekiel 7:15) or war ( Jeremiah 21:9 ). We have had a new President in office, and He has been able to offend at least 6 major countries, in the time that he has been in office. This means that a denarius is not enough to buy a choenix of wheat. It is commonly divided in half as 3 days/years, (Daniel 9:24-27; 12; Revelation 11-13). The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind, so that he will not give any of them the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left in the siege " (Deuteronomy 28:53-55 Deuteronomy 28:53-55 [53] And you shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, which the LORD your God has given you, in the siege, and in the narrow place, with which your enemies shall distress you: Amen. BTW, when I calculated the name Monsanto in the same way the Antichrist will have his name calculated to equal 666Monsalto also equals 666. There will likely be human factors contributing to extreme shortages and bad crops. These terms were used in ancient times to refer to the act of weighing . Hi! In the book of Samuel, we read that Israel endured a three-year famine in the time of David, considered Israels greatest king. At the moment Wheat is $320 AUD/tonne and Barley is $250 We see this numerous times in the book of Genesis. Some believe that were already in the Great Tribulation. I wouldnt attach a lot of meaning to that meteor. Terrible as that time will be, the world will not end and human life will not be extinguished. I live in an area with a up and coming wine industry. Dollars. Restaurants, fast food chains, even grocery stores would shut down! Next, I do accept your secondary interpretation on the denarius being about a days wage for a laborer. Constant prayer will keep you strong from temptation. Notice that Amos prophesied of a famine of "hearing" God's wordsnot necessarily a famine of availability of God's words. Silver, on the other hand, is relatively cheap, about $17 today. Continuing, He says: "I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you" (Leviticus 26:3-9 Leviticus 26:3-9 [3] If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; If the world suffered a food and or economic crises it could result in a new global currency and rationing for the masses. The arrival of the meteor, in those days, signals the judgement to follow, that nation or peoples, who saw the event. There is no hidden code! It was large enough to light up the whole sky, and came with a sonic boom. The price rises shown in each table are staggering. Food shortages cause inflation in food prices. And it was the task of prophets and oracles to determine the cause of the divine wrath. (Revelation 6:7-8). (REVELATION 6:9-11) The Bible divides the number seven into four plus three or three plus four. I was aware of the depreciation of the denarius, which I accounted for in my study. Go study the history of Bolshevism/Zionism. All the food stores would be forcibly taken. http://watcherslamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/jerusalem-ufo-and-rider-on-white-horse.html, 2023 Prophecy Proof Insights Publications. So the only course left for them was impending desolation and the cruel lessons of experience (see Matthew 23:37-39 Matthew 23:37-39 [37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent to you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not! Biblical stories of devastating famines are familiar to many. (6) And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? Its not about a wage nor is it about a penny (copper). God delivered the Israelites safely from slavery to freedom. The Black Horse of Famine 30 May 2022 - by Ray Hermann, D.Min. The CDB exceeded 0.8 in 2002 amid a global barley shortage caused by bad weather. Which domino is first? Your email address will not be published. According to your article, it would require a salary of $25 an hour for one person to feed a family of four per day! The only thing we need is governments printing money that devalues the currency that we use.. In fact he is wholly all American. The Book of Revelation was written sometime around 96 CE in Asia Minor. At that point, it depicts believers being. Just a single square kilometer of swarm can contain up to 80 million adults, with the capacity to consume the same amount of food in one day as 35,000 people. It was a state-sponsored attempt at genocide. John mentions nothing about a days wage nor anything about a penny. A bushel of wheat is approximately 59.74 lbs. A denarius weighed approximately 3.36 grams and had 91.25% silver purity during the reign of Vespasian.[6]. Dont let your soul be a brothel. The color black suggests starvation and death, and the scales suggest something was going to be weighed, judged, or measured. Maybe the 5 loaves and 2 fishes is about Christs love for his children .. the fact hell never leave nor forsaken us. Heres a verse I stumbled upon recently that may or may not have profound end time implications: Proverbs 20:13 I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. The choice of words conveys more than just scale. The cost of a choenix would be found by multiplying $0.07 by 1.843 which equals approximately $0.13. A quart of wheat would supply an average person one day's sustenance. What do we do, if it should happen again, somewhere else? Revelation 6:8 The New King James Version (NKJV) 8 I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Your comment reminds me that there was a story yesterday about an upcoming major gathering of leaders who are looking to reshape the global economic system: In terms of your issue with communism being implemented globally, we are heading there at an alarming rate. The most commonly known biblical plagues occurred in Egypt during the time of Moses. Please think about just that- He is waiting on you to let Him help. [Over 100,000 readers rely on The Conversations newsletter to understand the world. Global Crop losses are rolling in since last year. 27 Bible Verses about Famine Most Relevant Verses Psalm 37:19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance. If things were good, it was because God was happy. We are not yet near 3rd seal famine conditions. Daniel knew how to read the Mazzaroth. Israel is the main focus and most of those things related to Revelations deal with her. As Christians, we are so innocent and have no idea how evil this whole thing is really going to be. The easier answer is that there is a one world monetary system. In some countries, people made different wages but there was rationing for certain items due to shortages or the need to preserve supply of these items for the war effort. This manmade famine resulted in the starvation of between 6 and 8 million people. I think well face the Great Tribulation before the Rapture. Food prices and silver prices could rise by similar amounts, which would then not cause the ratios to change by much. The Elite /Globalist have stated in numerous publications that China is the model they want the New World order based off of..Google videos for Lindsey Williams, he discusses alot of this, the plan is to take down the US economy before the end of 2012, which is why you see Govts & people who know whats going on, cashing out there 401k & cashing in their dollar bills for gold & silver.At all costs, please do yourself a favor & Get out of the dollar. This may mean that God's Word will be available, yet people will refuse to hear, read or respond to it. "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come." - 2 Timothy 3:1 " 'and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes' " - Matthew 24:7 (4) And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (Revelation 6:3-4). Jesus Christ will bring peace, blessings and a perfect government. However, the ratio has approached 1 in times of major shortages: Nevertheless, the barley charts suggest we are not close to seeing the type of shortages and prices that will come during the third seal famine. Those horrors will only grow as mankind continues its self-destructive course of rejecting God. Joel Baden does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. I am using your article as a reference in a bible study listserv that includes over 100 people from all walks of life. Grain related food, noodles, cereals, animal food, poultry (some animals we eat require grains) would sky rocket! Farmers who knew only the land were at a loss in factories. Well call this ratio the choenix/denarius ratio for wheat or CDW. The story of Ruth depends on the initial famine; it ends with Ruth being the ancestor of King David. This according to many theologians as they believe, could be a meteorite. As I said, I disagree with the idea that a whole days wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread. I am the author of several end time books, including Prophecy Proof Insights on the End Times, a comprehensive book about the end times. Luke 21:11 - And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. Learn the startling truth about the end times so you will not be caught off guard! Thanks for reading Chris. A days food for a days wages is during the height of the Great Tribulation. Heres why: Nonetheless, I calculated how much a choenix of wheat would likely cost at the minimum in the United States today if a days wages could only buy one choenix of wheat: We can confirm from all this that Revelation 6:5-6 does describe extreme famine conditions around the world after the third seal is open. But, the Great Depression did not fulfill the prophecy of Revelation 6:6. This is why Israel, at least, had a wide range of laws intended to protect the stranger. Throughout the world we hear about famines not only about food, but of the Word of God. But at the moment of this writing, wheat prices would need to rise 400% to 600% more given a constant silver price to reach third seal famine levels. We can get an idea of how much the price of wheat may rise in the future by finding how much the price has to rise to get the CDW equal to 1. These four horsemen will bring about the death of millions of humans and living creatures. In short, we are going to practically run out of wine and olive oil. Required fields are marked *. Anyway good research on this one.ThanksAnn, Your post was interesting and showed some excellent research. John saw four horsemen, which was mentioned in the book of Zechariah. Jupiter is in the scales. Buy enough for one silver coin per day per four people. Some who dont know any better may listen to that person and begin to experience unneeded anxiety over it. PLZ Google transhumanism and elite population reduction. U.S. dollars is something people can understand at the moment so thats why I used it. Today some religious leaders have even assigned responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic to LGBTQ people. This means that a denarius can buy more than a choenix of wheat. Millions were at risk of starvation. Now it came about after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria. Famine = God's Arrow targeting Disobedience Yet the third seal of Revelation 6, employing the symbol of a black horse, describes just such a horrifying scene. Unfortunately, I dont think I could eat insects unless I didnt know they were insects when I eat them. Saying that a whole days wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread implies that everyone will earn the same for their work during the end times. The full passage he was referencing was Revelation 6:5-8. For disobedience, God says He would bring a nation from afar to besiege and blockade the cities. In the name of the Heavenly Father. In other words, the curses like those accompanying the horsemen of apocalyptic disaster would not go through their land as long as they sincerely obeyed God and worshipped Him in truth. This kind of faith isnt instantaneous but the joy and desire to find it is. God knows you cant overcome your struggles alone and He does not expect you to. To have been in their stead at that first poisonous offer. Wheat was ultimately measured in modii in the Roman Empire. World Archeology Issue 23. With your next sentence you denied the miracle, your interpretation involved ridiculous math , data charts and the world bank .. youre not a credible Wittness . I hear several types of insects and worms are nutritious, and even tasty. Today we use oil drilled out of the ground, natural gas and coal as fuel and as chemical feedstock. The stress and drugs are not good for your body. 6:8). In addition. You should learn to do this, too. When the end is in sight, hoarders and corporate sellers will control with mercilessness the two commodities, which will be more in demand and priced so high that it makes the problem of wheat and barley look small in comparison. He foretold that there will be a time of great tribulation, greater than any previous world conflict, and unless that time is cut short, no human flesh will survive. I looked, and behold, a black horse, and the one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. You will not see it because it happened in 70 AD, referring to the Pharisees and the destruction of the Jewish Law, ushering in the Kingdom of God and Salvation by Grace. Its getting real.. The Bible prophesies a coming famine "of hearing the words of the LORD" ( Amos 8:11 ). Jeremiah writes in Lamentations 4:9, "Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger; for these pine away, stricken for lack of the fruits of the field." With the ice melt going on in Greenland and especially West Antarctica, we clearly see that temperatures are rising to obvious consequences. Worth exploring? (Even then, corrupt government officials withheld some of the donated food as a weapon to starve their political opponents.). It is used three times as green because the context is of the grass or green . I hope this provided you some insight. After all these plagues in Revelation, Jesus Christ will return to save humanity from self-destruction.
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