If the Bible does not speak directly about a global economic collapse, why have prophecy teachers always taught there would be one? Because, just as the doctrine of the Trinity is never spelled out for us, it is undeniably there. An economic collapse is there too--by implication.
One only has to read the Book of Revelation to get a glimpse of what's coming. There will be wars, pestilence, famine and terrible natural disasters, like massive earthquakes, unprecedented drought, heatwaves, and humungus hailstones. Revelation 6 releases the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; #3 mentions food prices:
"When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, "Come!" And I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. And a voice from among the four living beings said, "A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley for a day's pay. And don't waste the olive oil and wine."This rider on the black horse takes prosperity from the earth and replaces it with famine and hyperinflation.
The Book of James doesn't mince words when it says in Chapter 5:
"Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. Your wealth is rotting away and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh in hell. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you in the last days."These Scriptures (among others) paint a bleak economic picture, but Revelation 13:16-17 is the clincher:
"He (Antichrist) required everyone--great and small, rich and poor, slave or free--to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. And no one could buy or sell anything with out that mark..."
Well, we don't know about you-but most people would probably balk at giving up their money in exchange for a mark...unless, of course, their money didn't cut the mustard anymore. The Bible makes it clear these judgments will encompass the entire planet. Who could have guessed 2,000 years ago we'd end up with a global economy?
As chaotic as the world seems already, it's important to remember that all the "signs" the Bible says will characterize the 7 years of Tribulation are here on a global scale right now.
But before the Tribulation can begin God must evacuate His ambassadors-His Bride, the Church. There are no signs for that. The evacuation (or Rapture) of the Church will take the world completely by surprise and then comes seven years of God's judgment on an unbelieving, God-rejecting, unsaved world that treated the sacrificial blood of His Son as something worthless.
And while we have no idea how much time remains before the Church is taken (it could be years, it could be seconds) we do know this: The time to get ready is now.
Playing Russian roulette with your eternal destiny is nothing less than insanity.
A wise man once said: "Recently, the United States, UK, Australia, Germany and other nations began withdrawing their personnel from Ukraine. They did this believing that Russia was about to invade that country and they wanted to get their people out of harms way. The Rapture will happen for similar reasons. God will remove His people from planet Earth before the greatest calamities begin." - Hal Lindsey, author
A wise man once said: "Recently, the United States, UK, Australia, Germany and other nations began withdrawing their personnel from Ukraine. They did this believing that Russia was about to invade that country and they wanted to get their people out of harms way. The Rapture will happen for similar reasons. God will remove His people from planet Earth before the greatest calamities begin." - Hal Lindsey, author
"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close in on you suddenly like a trap" (LUKE 21:34).
News:
- Washington Examiner: White House: Inflation Will 'Substantially' Increase In Coming Months; Meanwhile, Pres. Biden warns more NATO weapons could spark WWIII.
- Yahoo!Finance: Record Food Prices Could Leap 22% More UN Warns; "Considerable' supply gap if war persists.
- ZeroHedge: UN Chief in 'Bone-Chilling' Statement: "Nuclear War Back "Within Realm of Possibility" over Ukraine
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