American King James Version). They don't want to hear about sin and hell. Wheat and barley are not tweaked, if you will, by gentic engineering like corn and soybeans. It indeed could, especially if the start of the tribulation is several decades away. pre-1964 U.S. minted coins should work well. 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. I am returning to your web site for more soon. If the price for a loaf of bread right now in the U.S is 1.98 and two billion people live on earth at the rate of less than $2 per day then this scenario can be true right now. He said: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Even then, corrupt government officials withheld some of the donated food as a weapon to starve their political opponents.). In the last book of the Bible there is described a revelation, from Jesus to the Apostle John, about a great cataclysm coming upon earth. And its about silver being used as money again, paying for food in that difficult time. He is heard in the silence so when you pray remember you are talking to the Holy creator, He is really listening, so its ok to just be still and know He is Lord. Jesus Christ will bring peace, blessings and a perfect government. 6:8). The CDB exceeded 0.8 in 2002 amid a global barley shortage caused by bad weather. Learn which upcoming dates are possible: Many people have no idea how difficult the end times will be for them. However, why did John choose to quote the price of food in terms of money instead of time worked? What the nematodes didnt take out, a severe frost did. Those horrors will only grow as mankind continues its self-destructive course of rejecting God. Food prices and silver prices would both rise in an inflationary environment as fiat currency is devalued. I took great comfort in those things in my dads dying days recently. The full passage he was referencing was Revelation 6:5-8. Farms were collectivized. Send inquiries regarding the operation of this Web site to webmaster@ucg.org. I dont think we have seen the Great Tribulation yet. The arrival of the meteor, in those days, signals the judgement to follow, that nation or peoples, who saw the event. I was aware of the depreciation of the denarius, which I accounted for in my study. Literally, this refers to a silver coin weighing 1/10 of an oz. [54] So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: Inflation causes many prices to rise, including the prices of many metals and food. 2007. That was God through his mercy warning us, here it comes. Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale University. Your article is very interesting. Here is what Revelation says about the second seal: "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 6:4). This is also important. Peace, material abundance, good health and the absence of disease would follow. [10] [11]. Willie Scott, I dont know if you are saved or not, but if/when you do, you can be born again, baptized, all things made new. 6. (44) And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. (Mark 6:35-44). The worst horrors described above in Deuteronomy 28 fell on them during the Roman siege of Jerusalem. So I am curious now how all this plays in since the coronavirus has flipped everything. The Desert Locust is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. Events will drive the world into an out-of-control spin. All anyone can do is to take things one day at a time. Keep the commentaries coming brother. I send a lot of love your way because I know you feel scared. The main objective of this article is to calm people down who listen to people who claim we are seeing the 3rd seal now. Today we use oil drilled out of the ground, natural gas and coal as fuel and as chemical feedstock. The old American dimes (pre-1964) were also silver and were almost the same amount as a denarius (slightly less silver but close). Exodus 32:35 gives an example of this, saying "So the Lord plagued the people because of what they did with the calf which Aaron made." Learn more about the 10 Plagues of . The point of using Math was to apply a literal interpretation of the Third Seal of Revelation 6. Below I provide denarius values for 70 A.D. and for 95 A.D.: the two dates most people associate with the writing of the Book of Revelation. How the seven seals in Revelation are related to the last seven plagues Im in the electronics manufacturing business and also happen to be an avid hobby baker. Revelation 6:5-6 focuses on the price of items in terms of money instead of labor. Meanwhile the locust outbreak that began in 2019 continued into 2020, hitting Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia particularly hard. 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. Ultimately, we are dependent on God for everything. So, if 1/10 of Troy ounce of silver is going to be worth a days wage of (lets use the least number) $100/day, we are being told that silver bullion will be going up in price to $1,000 a Troy ounce on the low side, and as much as $2,000/ounce on the high side. There are videos for both at this website. We can rearrange this equation to create a ratio between the price for a choenix of wheat and the value of a denarius. Luke 21:11 also cautions us. I would say the vast majority of churches are not worried about prophecy because they are under the erroneous idea that they will be raptured out before anything bad happens, therefore they need not know what is going to happen after they are gone. The church in America is in a deep state of apostasy and more concerned with entertainment than either spreading the true gospel or studying prophecy. Blessings to you and thanks so much for your study and hard work for the Lord! God bless you and spread the word to pray for souls to be added. This according to many theologians as they believe, could be a meteorite. I dont think were going to see the start of the 7 year period this year or even next year. Some believe that were already in the Great Tribulation. That prophecy will be fulfilled in the future. What does Revelation 6:5 mean? And all this is going on, while we say that we are Christians. They are succeptable to rust and fungus like UG99. The word penny is incorrect, altogether. I wondered why so many taught this when I was younger. Revelation 6:8 KJ21 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. Pestilence. The easier answer is that there is a one world monetary system. 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. We can rearrange this equation to create a ratio between the price for a choenix of barley and the value of a denarius. Researchers are saying that unless something changes weve got only about sixty years of topsoil before farming gets a lot more difficult. Also, it has been suggested for awhile now, perhaps people in the US should consider alternate food sources. It already is with evidence of people who have Morgellons and other contaminate, airborn diseases. Time now is to prepare. http://watcherslamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/jerusalem-ufo-and-rider-on-white-horse.html, 2023 Prophecy Proof Insights Publications. Yet scenes like this have occurred in history and God says they will happen again. Some commentators use this detail to state that Revelation 6:5-6 implies that a dry quart of wheat will cost a person a whole days worth of wages. The great flood of Noah was likely the first Cycle we experienced. Famine as a narrative device rather than as a theological tool is found regularly throughout the Bible. Weather and disease could drasticaly reduce yields and raise prices where other grains might be more drought and disease resistant. God promises we can move mountains with the strength of a mustard seed, that nothing will be impossible to you. Yet famine and suffering from food shortages continueand at times even grow. Be well. This is the first Ive heard of the Grand Solar Minimum. The many recurring reports of droughts, floods, losses of fertile land and disturbed weather patterns should wake us out of our complacency. 19952023 All correspondence and questions should be sent to info@ucg.org. These 4 horsemen signify war, plague, famine, and death. pounds of them. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray. I believe this could be part of His plan. If a penny at Christs time could buy about 25 loves of bread, and the increase would cause bread value to increase %800 to %1600, that would calculate to bread costing about $8.50 in todays market. "You shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you. [6] You cant save enough, and Christ clearly warned against that.where moths and rust corrupt, and thieves can steal! Those that remain open will be under armed guard, private or government, to avoid armed raids! The oil and wine discussed in the book of Revelation are food for the wealthy, also controlled by the Anti-Christ. We see this numerous times in the book of Genesis. Jesus Christ wept over the fate that was about to fall on Jerusalem in the first century. These four horsemen will bring about the death of millions of humans and living creatures. I deeply appreciate your analysis of the silver content in the DeMarcus, but that was a non-fiat currency backed by its own composition. [2] Conversely, if we divide 200 denarri by 5000 loaves of bread, well find that 0.04 denarius bought 1 loaf of bread. Notice that Amos prophesied of a famine of "hearing" God's wordsnot necessarily a famine of availability of God's words. 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. If the great depression fulfilled the prophecy, it would shine a different light on where we are at in Revelations. At the moment Wheat is $320 AUD/tonne and Barley is $250 Verse Concepts. The Horsemen of Revelation: The Black Horse of Famine. I pray you give them eyes to see and ears to hear, give them strength. However, the food cost is not going to go up due to this. PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, United Nations warned that the economic disruption of the pandemic could result in famines, enormous effort to coax sufficient sustenance out of the ground, televangelist Pat Robertson blamed abortion for Hurricane Katrina, assigned responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic, read that Israel endured a three-year famine, drives the biblical characters of Abraham to Egypt. John mentions nothing about a days wage nor anything about a penny. Look back in History. Oh yeah, and one sword, preferably a .223 or .308, Luke 22:36, Im not surprised the U.N. is behind it. Sign up today.]. To be honest, I really havent studied that topic yet. Not all famines are a result of God's direct judgment. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. Where were our hearts? Finally, the punishments will produce repentance, and people will turn to our Savior and King. The city of Flaviopolis used an alternative choenix measure. ( Woodcut by Albrecht Drer) Many modern scholars interpret Revelation from a preterist point of view, arguing that its prophecy and imagery apply only to the events of the first century of Christian history. Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. What does this mean? At that point, it depicts believers being. Join my mailing list, and as a special welcome gift, Ill send you my eBook guide to studying Bible prophecy. Maranatha! This is largely due to the fact that the Horseman is carrying a pair of balances, which (in Greek) are known as zugon and zygon. So, if you would read it as its written, he says that he heard the price of wheat being set against 1/10th oz silver coins. It doesnt hurt to have extra food in case of emergency. (43) And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. Terrible as that time will be, the world will not end and human life will not be extinguished. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In 2005, televangelist Pat Robertson blamed abortion for Hurricane Katrina. Fertile rice fields were plowed over and factories built on them. Their price movement should keep up with rising food prices in an inflationary environment. Well call this ratio the choenix/denarius ratio for wheat or CDW. Buy enough for one silver coin per day per four people. I guess that would theoretically put it beginning around 2023? Is it wrong to try to figure out if we are near those price points now or is it better to claim that the Third Seal famine is now underway without evidence? Tell me, who among us can drink blood? When David inquires as to the cause of the famine, he is told that it is due to the sins of his predecessor and mortal enemy, Saul. When you are His child every day you can arm yourself with His armor- Ephesians 6:10-20 Arm yourself in the Lord, read His Word and know it was written to you for you, claim His promises, and remember to pray without ceasing! It is thus told by Jacques de Voragine, in his "Legenda Aurea:" I have no idea where you got the idea that I was denying it. That means our economy is GONE!! Moses and the Exodus another Cycle. Pasta dinners $35 or more! And yes, their demise will effect crops, not to forget to mention that honey in coffee is fantastic..and much healthier!! And power was given unto them over a fourth part of the earth to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. We really do not worship our God at all. Bible verses related to Famine from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance. With your next sentence you denied the miracle, your interpretation involved ridiculous math , data charts and the world bank .. youre not a credible Wittness . Similarly, the book of Ruth opens with a famine that forces Naomi, the mother-in-law of Ruth, and her family to move first to, and then away from, Moab. 1. yellowish green, light green of plants; and. The cost of a choenix would be found by multiplying $0.07 by 1.843 which equals approximately $0.13. We can do so by using the Bible and price data. [4] Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. John wrote what he heard in his vision/dream thing. The ATS is a funding partner of The Conversation US. Learn how your comment data is processed. Keep this in mind because the size of a choenix does impact its weight. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of . In response to environmental stimuli, dense and highly mobile Desert Locust swarms can form. Although there will be a famine for the Word of God at that time, Revelation 6:5-6 is describing a real famine. Preachers during the Dust Bowl of 1920s and 1930s America held alcohol and immorality responsible for provoking Gods anger. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. He demonstrated that He is capable of punishing the unrighteous while sparing the righteous who shared the same land. Jesus forewarned of pestilence when He described the end times ( Luke 21:11 ). 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. There was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver . Using this information, we can estimate the current value of a denarius. This is great. Theres still more events that need to take place before that begins. Having both in the third seal would be awful, but it cannot be ruled out. With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! Revelation 6 gave us an idea of how much food items like wheat and barley will cost at the time the Third Seal famine comes. When He decides to pull the plug on the systems that support human life on earth, it will be too late to realize how much we've taken these things for granted. It's easy to dismiss famine when it's on the other side of the planet or some far-off, isolated corner of the globe. [6] And I heard a voice in the middle of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see you hurt not the oil and the wine. Suffering opened the door for repentance and change. Whitney, William Dwight and Benjamin Eli Smith. "Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim to you liberty to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the Lord. From the UN report: Swarms of Desert Locusts there are extremely large, highly mobile, and are damaging food crops and forage. We come now to the third horseman's ride. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive, So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first, And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 14:1-3; Lam. Ezekiel 6:12ESV / 121 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful "Black" is the color for famine (Jer. This is very much in keeping with a 1/10 of a Troy ounce. Thus, due to famine in various places and forced destruction of food, and forced non-growing of food by the evil governments, again the amount of money a person earns for a days wage will not go very far. The impact on food would be astronomical! Since 2013, the hysteria seems to have quite down. Revelation 6 gave us price points to recognize the Third Seal famine. We live in a world that has been cursed as a result of sin, and the ground does not produce like it did before the fall of man. My big question is have you considered the price of wheat and barley during the Great Depression of the 1930s? Your math on 200 denarii to buy bread for 5000+, makes the assumption that the disciples make a mathematical summary of how much money would be required to buy bread for the crowd. Dont let your soul be a brothel. Many teach that the third seal describes a great famine. We hear no more of times of scarcity until the great famine of Egypt, which "was over all the face of the earth." The thing it lacks is virtue. The four horsemen come to us from chapter 6 of the prophetic book of Revelation. Psalms 107:34 - A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. Christ's reference to famine "in various places" (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) indicates the same possibility. The third Horseman, Famine on the Black Horse as depicted in the Angers Apocalypse Tapestry (1372-82) When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come." I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. Web. Revelation 6:6 tells us that the price for three choenixes of barley will be equal to the value of a denarius after the opening of the third seal. According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel was a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah.Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus the Great, the king of the Achaemenid Empire. 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. When the saturation level is reached the sulfur will form into balls of hail and rain back down on fire. Farmers who knew only the land were at a loss in factories. This came true during the reign of king Jehoram, when Samaria is under siege. Something you didnt address, is inflation. It was large enough to light up the whole sky, and came with a sonic boom. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth. There is a spiritual famine going on and it will only get worse. He is asked to judge between to women who had agreed to . The denarius was a silver coin and was approximately 1/10 of a Troy ounce of silver in weight (this topic is worth study). However, The Living Bible interprets the phrase in Revelation to mean that there is practically no oil and wine left. For example, famine drives the biblical characters of Abraham to Egypt, Isaac to the land of the Philistines and Jacob and his entire family to Egypt. stay awake and you will have food to spare. Im referring to wheat they both grow and the export of fertilizer by Russia. Theme of Revelation & the Bible is "Blessings & Curses" " Sword, Famine, Pestilence & Wild Beasts " are part of YHWH's consistent biblical pattern of " CURSES " or " PLAGUES " for Disobedience from Genesis to Revelation! This is off topic, but you might find it interesting. The baby formula is also being destroyed. The rainy seasons were brief; any precipitation less than normal could be devastating. A few Bible versions and some commentators go as far as to say that a loaf of bread will cost a person an entire days worth of wages. This may all be speculation, or superstition, but it is too hard to deny. 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. Yes, the original dime is a very good proxy for the value of a denarius. Rome in 200 AD, Essential Guide to Rome Ancient Rome on Five Denarri A Day. It doesnt harm to have additional meals in situation of urgent. , which was a coin that was used during the time of the Roman Empire. The CDB has stayed well below 1 in recent decades. 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. However, to kill by the sword is the insignia of the second horsemen as well as famine that is associated with the third horsemen. "You shall not make idols for yourselves; neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear for yourselves; nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am the LORD your God. Youll also get my latest articles and updates delivered to your inbox. And some were very close or right. A look at past famines gives us an idea of how devastating they can be. pretty good point. The CDB will equal 1 when we see third seal conditions since the value of a denarius will be the same as the price for three choenixes of barley. Even in America where are poor are rich when compared to the worlds poor, there would be nationwide suffering! The CDW will be less than 1 when the value of a denarius is greater than the price for a choenix of wheat. You should learn to do this, too. Tell me, how much can you carry? Israel is the main focus and most of those things related to Revelations deal with her. The Bible The New Testament- Who in Revelation Chapter 6 symbolise Conquest Slaughter Famine and Pestilence? Yes, it would be wise to own several acres of land and grow food with seeds that can in fact reproduce good seeds (do not buy genetically modified seeds that are sterile). This suggests we have not seen the famine that will occur after the third seal is open. Those seven seals represent future events, and of all in heaven and earth . If its good for the Govt like, China, India, Russiadont you think theyre a bit more in the know than you or I. Oil (here as olive oil) was used in biblical times as fuel. Yale Divinity School is a member of the Association of Theological Schools. 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. I am the author of several end time books, including Prophecy Proof Insights on the End Times, a comprehensive book about the end times. It is commonly divided in half as 3 days/years, (Daniel 9:24-27; 12; Revelation 11-13). 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. Revelations 9 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. Wish that they would. Its about price setting. Grain related food, noodles, cereals, animal food, poultry (some animals we eat require grains) would sky rocket! This means that a denarius is not enough to buy 3 choenixes of barley. Do not touch the oil and wine represents the spiritual safety guaranteed to those who will put their faith in Jesus during the Trib. the phrase, the land of milk and honey. Which domino is first? [2] You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. Mainstream news will not report on this, although Tucker Carlson did on FOX last month. With this being the worst drought in history I expect many pastors who dont believe in the Pretribulation Rapture would insist that itll cause a days food to cost a days wages by next year thus opening the Third Seal. God speed. He wanted to gather the people into a loving and protective embrace and keep them from such tragedy. Many pastors even promote these games by offering a special game night at the churches, with big screen T.Vs., pizza parties, and social partnership, to satisfy their male congregations and bring in new blood to their institutions. 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! Using hidden code is denying what the text says and making up things that the verse doesnt say. The CDW has stayed well below 1 in recent decades. Im a farmer in wheat & barley country Victoria Australia Yale Divinity School is a member of the Association of Theological Schools. And they went their way, Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. Revelation 18:8, NASB: For this reason in one day her plagues will come, plague and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong. Yesterday, I was shown a Twitter comment from someone who argued (without evidence) that we are seeing the 3rd seal now. We behave like it is a life or death circumstance, if we cannot watch each and every game, less we loose our identity without it. The greater part of oil is used as transportation fuel. But eventually it will break free. The CDB was near 0.7 in 1973 during a major global food crisis triggered by poor harvests and growing food demand from developing countries. Constant prayer will keep you strong from temptation. Denarius is closely related to the dime until the usa started to remove silver from the dime possibly without letting anyone know. Required fields are marked *. 4) Burned with fire. But, be aware that things can change quickly if global conflict breaks out. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your privacy is valued.
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