A Hungrier World Looms.

The UN warns that “World grain reserves are so dangerously low that severe weather in the United States or other food-exporting countries could trigger a major hunger crisis next year” (The Observer, October 13, 2012).  While a billion people are hungry in the world, many still have plenty of food. This has lulled many into a false sense of security.  “In a shocking new assessment of the prospects of meeting food needs, Lester Brown, president of the Earth policy research centre in Washington, says that the climate is no longer reliable and the demands for food are growing so fast that a breakdown is inevitable, unless urgent action is taken” (ibid.).

“We are entering a new era of rising food prices and spreading hunger.  Food supplies are tightening everywhere and land is becoming the most sought-after commodity as the world shifts from an age of food abundance to one of scarcity.”  “The geopolitics of food is fast overshadowing the geopolitics of oil.”  Brown continued, “We are beginning a new chapter. We will see food unrest in many more places” (ibid.).  

The Bible has long predicted that famines and food shortages will precede the return of Jesus Christ to this earth (Matthew 24:7).  Food will become so scarce that people will need a day’s wages to buy a day’s food (Revelation 6:5-6).  Ultimately, this scarcity will lead to unprecedented, worldwide fatalities (v. 8).  

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