"Is The Stage Being Set For An Economic Collapse?"

Though the Scriptures don't spell it out, there are enough hints to give us a pretty good idea that all will not remain rosy on the economic front.

But let's be careful not to allow our interpretations of Bible prophecy to be colored by apparent trends in current events.

As difficult as it is sometimes, let's close our eyes to what is happening in our world today and allow the Bible to be its own interpreter.

Remember, Bible prophecy is often purposely obscure or dressed in double meanings:

1. Because we have an adversary intent on foiling God's plans.
2. Because God's word must be relevant to every generation, prophecy often has both a near, or partial fulfillment, as well as a distant, or final fulfillment. 

So what does the Bible say about a coming economic collapse?

Actually, it says very little--directly.

And yet,  prophecy teachers have always taught there would be one. Why? 

Because, just as the doctrine of the Trinity is never spelled out for us in Scripture, 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 (or infectious epidemics), famine and natural disasters. Revelation 6 describes 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 emcompass the entire planet. Who could have guessed 2,000 years ago we'd end up with a global economy?

This doesn't necessarily mean that our current economic troubles are in any way connected to Bible prophecy. It's possible the banks will recover, and everything will be hunky dory again.

In fact, some Scriptures imply things will appear to be humming along like normal just before the Rapture takes place.

In Luke 17, Jesus says: 

"When the Son of Man returns, the world will be like the people were in Noah's day. In those days before the flood, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came to destroy them all...yes, it will be 'business as usual' right up to the hour when the Son of Man returns."

1Thessalonians 5 says that Day will come "unexpectantly, like a thief in the night. When people are saying, 'All is well; everything is peaceful and secure', then disaster will fall upon them as suddenly as a woman's birth pains begin when her child is born. And there will be no escape."

Sounds contradictory until you remember that there are yet two comings of Christ:

1. The rapture of the church. The church will be rescued, but the world at large will be caught completely off guard and left behind to endure the time of trial that will come upon the whole earth. (Revelation 3:10).
2. The Second Coming of Christ.  Comes 7 years later, when the world is neck deep in judgment.

We're betting the final economic collapse comes sometime between these two events. It's possible the sudden disappearence of millions of people triggers the collapse. Imagine the panic, the absolute chaos.

So, if the Bible predicts a global economic collapse, are we seeing the very beginnings of it now? We don't know. It could be just another economic cycle, or it could be one of those famous 'birth pains'. Only time will tell.

A wise man once said: "Within the last week, we have witnessed the second and third largest bank collapses in the entire history of our country. But Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are not unique cases. The Federal Reserve created a 620 billion dollar black hole in our banking system by aggresively raising interest rates, and our quadrillion dollar derivatives pyramid scheme is starting to tremble violently. The Federal Reserve is desperately trying to fix things by recklessly spraying money around, but the truth is that Fed officials are ultimately going to need a much bigger hose."--Michael Snyder, The Economic Collaspe

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News:

• CNBC: Moody's cut outlook on U.S. banking system to negative, citing "rapidly deteriorating operating environment"

• Grabinews: Finansial expert, Carl Icahn, "Our system is breaking down, we absolutely have a major problem in our economy today"

• Daily Mail: Credit Suisse shares fall to all-time low as bank announces it has found "material weakness"; Wall Street expert predicts it will be next to fail