{"id":206810,"date":"2020-05-07T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=206810"},"modified":"2020-05-11T06:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T06:22:35","slug":"the-bible-says-that-there-will-be-famines-in-the-last-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=206810","title":{"rendered":"The Bible Says That There Will Be Famines In The Last Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Snyder \u2013 The Economic Collapse May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Could it be possible that the stage is being set for horrific famines that the Bible has been warning us about for nearly 2,000 years?\u00a0 A few years ago, any talk of \u201ccoming famines\u201d would have seemed absolutely ludicrous to most people in the western world, but the events of the last several months have changed everything.\u00a0 Now, the UN is openly warning that famines of \u201cbiblical proportions<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>\u00a0could be on the way, and the head of the UN World Food Program is telling us that we could soon see 300,000 people literally starve to death every single day.\u00a0 Nightmarish droughts, African Swine Fever, COVID-19 and armies of locusts in Africa the size of major cities have combined to create a \u201cperfect storm\u201d, and global food supplies are becoming tighter with each passing month.<\/span><\/p>\n

As conditions continue to deteriorate, many are starting to wonder if certain prophetic passages in the Bible are starting to come to fruition.\u00a0 For example, in\u00a0Matthew 24:7 Jesus specifically warned us that there would be \u201cfamines\u201d in the days immediately preceding His return\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.<\/span><\/p>\n

We can also find very similar warnings from Jesus in Mark chapter 13 and Luke chapter 21.<\/span><\/p>\n

So if we actually are living during the time just before the return of Jesus, we should expect to see horrifying global famines start to emerge, and that is precisely what we are witnessing at this moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00a0Revelation 6:8, we are told that \u201chunger\u201d will eventually be a major factor in the deaths of a large portion of the global population\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course we aren\u2019t at that point yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

But are we starting to move in that direction?<\/span><\/p>\n

David Beasley is the executive director of the UN World Food Program, and he recently stated that we are heading directly into \u201cthe worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 Hunger is rapidly rising all over the globe, and he believes that if dramatic intervention does not happen quickly we could see an astounding death toll.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Beasley, we could soon see 300,000 people around the world starve to death every single day<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and that figure doesn\u2019t even factor in the effect of this coronavirus pandemic\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can\u2019t reach these people with the life-saving assistance they need, our analysis shows that 300,000 people could starve to death every single day over a three-month period\u201d, he upheld. \u201cThis does not include the increase of starvation due to COVID-19\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

As fear of COVID-19 pushes us into an unprecedented global economic downturn, how much worse will that make our rapidly growing global food crisis?<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course in the western world we are much better off than most of the rest of the planet for now.\u00a0 Famine is definitely not an immediate concern for us, but thanks to COVID-19 we are now wrestling with significant food shortages.\u00a0 Because meat supplies are so tight, approximately one-fifth of all Wendy\u2019s restaurants\u00a0have taken burgers off their menus<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 When I first read that, I was absolutely stunned.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course Wendy\u2019s is not the only one dealing with strained supply chains.\u00a0 Costco has started limiting the amount of meat<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that each customer can purchase, and Tyson Foods has announced that their capacity to slaughter hogs has fallen\u00a0\u201cby about 50 percent<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 Time Magazine is warning us that the meat shortages\u00a0\u201ccould last for months<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>, and they could stretch even longer than that if this coronavirus pandemic doesn\u2019t start to subside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, farmers all over America are seeing their hard work go to waste because broken supply chains have made it impossible to sell what they have produced.\u00a0 One industry expert is actually claiming that\u00a0\u00a0\u201cbillions\u201d of dollars worth of crops<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0have gone to waste as a result of this crisis\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Crops planted months before based on pre-pandemic demand spoiled without buyers. Billions of dollars\u2019 worth of produce went to waste, much of it tilled back into the soil, said Cathy Burns, CEO of the Produce Marketing Assn., which represents produce companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a feeling that eventually we will greatly regret allowing so much good food to go to waste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadly, most of the rest of the world is actually in much worse shape than we are right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Long before COVID-19 came along, crazy weather patterns were playing havoc with harvests all over the world.\u00a0 For instance, Australia is traditionally a major exporter of wheat to the rest of the world, but unprecedented droughts have forced Australia\u00a0to actually start importing wheat<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia, which made a rare purchase of Canadian wheat in the current marketing year, is expected to continue buying more wheat in the 2019-20 marketing year (October-September), as weather conditions remain difficult in key states, market analysts say.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s wheat output dropped 45.6% to 17.3 million mt in the 2018-19 marketing year from a record high of 31.8 million mt in 2016-17, owing to prolonged drought conditions, data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics shows. This forced the country to import wheat for the first time in 12 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, another plague of \u201cbiblical proportions\u201d has been killing off pigs in unprecedented numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I tell people that African Swine Fever has already killed off half the pigs in China and one-fourth of all the pigs in the entire world, a lot of people don\u2019t believe me.<\/span><\/p>\n

So let me give you a quote that comes directly from New Scientist<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

A quarter of the world\u2019s domestic pigs have died this year as a virus rampages across Eurasia, and that may be just the start. Half the pigs in China \u2013 which last year numbered 440 million, some 50 percent of the world\u2019s pigs \u2013 have either died of African swine fever (ASF) or been killed to stamp out the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n

ASF comes from East Africa. In 2007, it reached Georgia in the Caucasus in contaminated meat, and in infected wild boar. Now, it is all over Russia and eastern Europe and infected wild boar have turned up as far west as Belgium. It is also spreading in east Asia, killing many pigs in Vietnam and elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you don\u2019t believe them, just do a Google search and you will find countless mainstream news sources telling you the exact same facts.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is actually happening, and the death toll is rising with each passing day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a new generation of locust armies that is being described as \u201c20 times bigger\u201d than the last generation is destroying countless farms all across Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.\u00a0 The following comes from\u00a0one of my previous articles<\/a>\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Even before COVID-19 became the biggest public health crisis to hit the globe in decades, enormous swarms of locusts the size of major cities were devouring crops throughout eastern Africa, across the Middle East and even in some parts of Asia.\u00a0 Now a new generation that officials are describing as \u201c20 times bigger\u201d has emerged, and the devastation that this new generation of locusts is causing is extremely alarming.\u00a0 These colossal locust swarms can travel up to 90 miles a day, and as you will see below, when they descend upon a field they can literally eat everything there in as little as 30 seconds.\u00a0 This new generation of locusts has been spotted as far south as Congo, as far north as Iran and as far east as India.\u00a0 In other words, the food supplies of billions of people are at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Never before have we seen so many catastrophic threats to the global food supply emerge at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears that\u00a0\u201cthe perfect storm<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a> is now upon us, and I anticipate that global events will continue to accelerate in the months ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course we still have quite a way to go before we get to the type of famines described in the Scriptures, but it certainly looks like the stage is being set for severe hunger on a global scale.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Jesus didn\u2019t warn us about these things so that we would live in fear.\u00a0 God knew about all of this in advance, He is in control, and He has a plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, most of the world doesn\u2019t want anything to do with the God of the Bible or His plan, and so they will be facing what is to come all by themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong>: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of\u00a0The Economic Collapse Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0End Of The American Dream<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Most Important News<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available\u00a0on Amazon.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0including\u00a0The Beginning Of The End<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Get Prepared Now<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0Living A Life That Really Matters<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this \u201cAbout the Author\u201d section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on\u00a0Facebook<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help.\u00a0 During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal\u00a0to share the gospel of Jesus Christ<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with all many people as we possibly can.<\/span><\/p>\n

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