This translates to nearly 3.066 grams of silver or 0.099 troy ounces of silver. But consider the part about the wine and the oil. Its not about a wage nor is it about a penny (copper). Jesus forewarned of pestilence when He described the end times ( Luke 21:11 ). For example, when the famously wise King Solomon inaugurates the temple in Jerusalem, he prays that God will be forgiving when, in the future, a famine-stricken Israel turns toward the newly built temple for mercy. That was God through his mercy warning us, here it comes. 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. Those impacted the most primarily live in South and Southeast Asia, with the majority of the remainder in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this passage, the Apostle John is seeing a vision of events in heaven, including the unsealing of a scroll with seven seals. But, be aware that things can change quickly if global conflict breaks out. The ways that the Bible understood and addressed famine, in turn, have had a lasting impact down to the present. Leviticus 26:25, 33, 36-37, Deuteronomy 32:25, 41-42 . the phrase, the land of milk and honey. That would also fit with the admonition that what is left not be harmedlest there be none left at all. These terms were used in ancient times to refer to the act of weighing . Hey there! War makes food scarce, which depletes the body and opens it to more diseases due to compromised immune systems. The baby formula is also being destroyed. Its quite possible that there will be a one world currency by then. People don't want to hear the truth anymore. Thats $1,400 per week, $4,600 per month! In 1932-34, the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin sought to suppress Ukrainian nationalism by forcing a system of collectivized agriculture on the peasants. In His Olivet prophecy, Jesus gave the first description of the events symbolized by these sealsand His prophecy is unerring. 300. Revelation 6 seems to be describing prices that will be difficult for most people and families to afford. Gold will always be too expensive for the working man. This promise will be applied to all nations after the return of Christ. All of these stories share a common feature: famine as an impetus for the movement of people. Israel is the main focus and most of those things related to Revelations deal with her. I expect a global currency like you do Im trying to provide a people an idea of how low prices are now relative to where they will be in the future and provide people an idea of how severe the food shortages of the future will be like. 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. This was testimony to the generosity of the many wealthy nations and the global means of transport that is available. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? Chris. 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. The crises in Africa may be a foretaste of larger tribulations to come. I dont have data that goes back that far. Not all famines are a result of God's direct judgment. For a national catastrophe like famine, the sin had to lie either with the entire people, or with the monarchs who represented them. 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. 2 Kings 6:24-29: This is the only Bible reference that I could find relating directly to your question. The Choenix/Denarius Ratio (CDB) for Barley, https://www.world-archaeology.com/great-civilizations/roman-empire/article/340-.html, https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets, http://www.livius.org/w/weights/weights2.html, Job 14:12, the Rapture, and Resurrection of the Righteous, Interview on the Red Heifer & Other Topics, The Red Heifer & the End Time Third Temple, New Edition of My Comprehensive End Time Book, http://watcherslamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/jerusalem-ufo-and-rider-on-white-horse.html, Grams of Silver in a Denarius (3.36 x 91.25%), Troy Ounces of Silver in a Denarius (3.066/31.1), Silver Price Per Ounce (Updated August 25, 2022), Metal Value of Denarius (Silver Price Per Ounce x 0.0986), Grams of Silver in a Denarius (3.51 x 93.5%), Troy Ounces of Silver in a Denarius (3.28185/31.1), Metal Value of Denarius (Silver Price Per Ounce x 0.1055), Price Per Lb (Choenix Value/Choenix Weight), Price Per Bushel (Price Per Lb x 59.74 lbs), Price Appreciation (Price Per Bushel/Updated Price). The Bible considers honey a symbol of goodness, a blessing, i.e. The economy collapsed due to oil prices..the mention of oil in scripture is also interesting. [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: Today we use oil drilled out of the ground, natural gas and coal as fuel and as chemical feedstock. Wheat was ultimately measured in modii in the Roman Empire. The Book of Revelation, the last book in the Christian Bible, is interpreted by many evangelical scholars as a description of Jesus returning to Earth. Be prepared, aware and prayer are all that will get you through this. Several types of insects and plants are nutritious. Simply reminding Americans that were not the Guage that God goes by. However, what develops after the conflict is over may have long-term implications which helps bring us to a world where prophecy can be fulfilled. As Christians, we are so innocent and have no idea how evil this whole thing is really going to be. Just a bit of trivia. The color black suggests starvation and death, and the scales suggest something was going to be weighed, judged, or measured. I live in an area with a up and coming wine industry. The antichrist, after all, will cut off food supplies from those who do not have the Mark of the Beast ( Revelation 13:16-17 ), and he will kill and persecute many followers of Christ. For more information, please read the Privacy Policy. Be well. The Expositor's Bible Commentary explains regarding this passage: "This amount [of money] suggests food prices about twelve times higher than normal and implies inflation and famine conditions (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). A bushel of wheat is approximately 59.74 lbs. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Here we can see the consequences of false religion, war, famine and pestilence when Israel was unfaithful to God. I thought that was interesting. He tells us he knew every hair on our head before we were born if so, he knows how much I dislike math .. he wouldnt leave the proof of an end time famine in a hidden math code. The CDW will equal 1 when we see third seal conditions since the value of a denarius will be the same as the price for a choenix of wheat. Saturn is in the constellation Sagittarius. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. Christ says in Matthew 24:7 that famines will be followed by pestilences [see also Luke 21:11] The aliens are actually demons and are already running the show much more than we know. Topsoil loss seems like it could fit in there. This article seems to be quite popular but is a tad dated. This occurs when famine conditions are worse than the famine of the third seal. [8] [9] This data allows me to create a graph tracking the CDW as far back as 1960. 03 Mar 2023 00:18:27 . 6. I came out that a typical slice of bread is now 10 cents a slice. For the biblical authors, rain was a blessing and drought a curse quite literally. Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. 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. Think of the wheel barrels of German marks to buy a loaf of bread during their great depression. The Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the entities that bring War, famine, pestilence, and death. The rainy seasons were brief; any precipitation less than normal could be devastating. Maranatha! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your privacy is valued. And its about silver being used as money again, paying for food in that difficult time. It is somewhat reminiscent of Revelation 16:4, in my opinion. Sword is war, and war brings famine. A quart of wheat would supply an average person one day's sustenance. As I said, I disagree with the idea that a whole days wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread. The end result is the same- suffering on the part of the parent and the child. Amen. The principle of hospitality, still common in the region, ensured that the displaced would be protected. It was not one of the trumpet judgments. I did not work up the nerve to try any, but it doesnt seem to hurt those folks on reality shows. The author was probably a Christian from Ephesus known as "John the Elder." . This does make sense. Israel occupied the rocky highlands of Canaan the area of present-day Jerusalem and the hills to the north of it rather than fertile coastal plains. 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. Famine was a constant threat and a very real part of life for the ancient Israelite world that produced the Hebrew Bible. My curiosity about this Revelation prophecy is what caused me to look up articles on this topic. There are videos for both at this website. What the nematodes didnt take out, a severe frost did. The CDW will be greater than 1 when the value of a denarius is less than the price for a choenix of wheat. Verse Concepts. American King James Version). In addition. Bible verses related to Famine from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance. Using your original figures of a pennys value back then, and how much bread it could buy, and comparing it to your figures in todays value, I found something shocking. As for World Bank data, I am not endorsing the World Bank! I have no idea what relevance that has in your attack. Luke 21:11 also cautions us. Psalms 107:34 - A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. If you are unable to do that then just wait until the Antichrist arise as that will be the start of the 7 final years when the first seal is opened as can be seen by comparing Matt 24, Luke 21, Mark 13 and Revelation 6. And it was the task of prophets and oracles to determine the cause of the divine wrath. This according to many theologians as they believe, could be a meteorite. In 2005, televangelist Pat Robertson blamed abortion for Hurricane Katrina. You need to have a plan to get away from the cities if you can. 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. Hmmmm May the Lord maje His face to shine upon thee, I did a little mathematics on your figures and came up with some interesting numbers. Their price movement should keep up with rising food prices in an inflationary environment. I suspect the connection between Judaism and Communism is not one that you have yet made. 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. And they went their way. This data allows me to create a graph tracking the CDB as far back as 1960. 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. 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. But I do what should always be done when discussing the bible with other saints. One Twitter user said: "The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse representing war, famine, pestilence and death as depicted in the Bible on Revelation 6:2-8 are most likely causing this coronavirus . When the end is in sight, hoarders and corporate sellers will control with mercilessness the two commodities, which will be more in demand and priced so high that it makes the problem of wheat and barley look small in comparison. You will not see it because it happened in 70 AD, referring to the Pharisees and the destruction of the Jewish Law, ushering in the Kingdom of God and Salvation by Grace. Now it came about after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria. Thanks for reading Chris. Its hard to know exactly what you should do.I am kind of in the middle about it. Bible Jeopardy - March 5th, 2023 Price for a Choenix of Wheat = 1Value of Denarius. The reference here could indicate there will be pockets of abundance in the midst of famine. But at the moment of this writing, wheat prices would need to rise 400% to 600% more given a constant silver price to reach third seal famine levels. Other biblical authors, however, focused less on how or why famines happened and more on the opportunities that famine provided for telling new stories. More volcanoes came on line last week. The New moon was with Venus in Leo last night. The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind, so that he will not give any of them the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left in the siege " (Deuteronomy 28:53-55 Deuteronomy 28:53-55 [53] And you shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, which the LORD your God has given you, in the siege, and in the narrow place, with which your enemies shall distress you: Also do the math of the price raise from the old timed to now without adding in the raise in todays wages. The choenix at this city was 1.5 liters while the Attic choenix was 1.087 liters. With every coming year, we have a national contest between football teams in United States. However, the ratio has approached 1 in times of major shortages: Nevertheless, the barley charts suggest we are not close to seeing the type of shortages and prices that will come during the third seal famine. We can get some idea of the significance of Revelation 6:6s wheat price by examining how much bread a denarius could buy during Christs time. 2. Even in America where are poor are rich when compared to the worlds poor, there would be nationwide suffering! Using this interpretation, you may wonder if the world is seeing or close to seeing the third seal famine. For instance, some Chinese meals that would cost $8 to $9 in the U.S. would cost $1.50 to $2.00 in China. To be clear, its not the value of wheat going up, but the value of currency going down that might fulfill this prophecy. Even in the best of years, it took enormous effort to coax sufficient sustenance out of the ground. People areand have long beensuffering from famine in many parts of the world. The Bible states, "And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth" (Revelation 7:8b). For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. We shouldnt be surprised then, when God shows up, writing on the roof of our skies, with something called a meteor. Jesus Christ wept over the fate that was about to fall on Jerusalem in the first century. John saw four horsemen, which was mentioned in the book of Zechariah. This is a really interesting discussion. Farmers have been burying perishable produce or dumping milk as a result of supply chain disruption and falling consumer demand. My big question is have you considered the price of wheat and barley during the Great Depression of the 1930s? Those that remain open will be under armed guard, private or government, to avoid armed raids! "Black" is the color for famine (Jer. This is the first Ive heard of the Grand Solar Minimum. (Revelation 6:7-8). Inflation is a factor, but not a big factor in this analysis because the ratios between silver and wheat and silver and barley reflect relative value. John wrote what he heard in his vision/dream thing. . The four horsemen come to us from chapter 6 of the prophetic book of Revelation. Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale University. Also, you are working off the assumption that grain will be priced in U.S. dollars. That would imply global hyperinflation and if that occurs the world would be in absolutely terrible shape. This manmade famine resulted in the starvation of between 6 and 8 million people. The fire falling is like in Sodom. Unfortunately, I dont think I could eat insects unless I didnt know they were insects when I eat them. Throughout the ages, meteors have been associated with a harbinger of bad news. Amos 8:11 Verse Concepts "Behold, days are coming," declares the Lord God, "When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, In that scenario, it would seem that, even without an economic crop failure. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof (Matthew 6:33). Union workers make more, waitresses make good money today, the forced increase of minimum wage around the country, etc., makes those numbers acceptable. 2) The second point is that wheat made for bread, and barley (a cheaper and less desirable type of bread) will cost a days wage, or 1/10 of a Troy ounce of silver. After all these plagues in Revelation, Jesus Christ will return to save humanity from self-destruction. Revelation 6:5-8 says that in the final days, the world will be rocked by subsequent famines and plagues. 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! Tell me, who among us can drink blood? [5] And your threshing shall reach to the vintage, and the vintage shall reach to the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. I wouldnt attach a lot of meaning to that meteor. I was losing my dad, but God knew exactly what was going on and loved me greatly-greater than my dad ever loved me (and my dad loved me dearly). The grand solar minimum, late ice storms killed citrus in Texas, dumping out food because supply chains are broken, meat plants production is off, workers sitting at home, gas prices are going up, ships in harbor in California back-logged and cant get unloaded, printing stimulus money is putting upward pressure on the dollar (inflation).. Its crazy In just 2 years, we are on the door of famine and wars are being rumored about. At other times the causes are all too humanwar, social unrest and breakdown, and inefficient or outright malevolent government policy. I hold an M.B.A. and degrees in Managerial Economics and Political Science. Denarius is closely related to the dime until the usa started to remove silver from the dime possibly without letting anyone know. Both are hugely under-inflated due to fake currencies and false global conditions. You stated before Jesus performed a miracle then you went on to tell the story of how Christ fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. It is estimated an additional 130 million people could fall into acute food insecurity by the end of 2020. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? [Over 100,000 readers rely on The Conversations newsletter to understand the world. Eventual the fiat money will go the wayside and show itself to be worthless as it already is. The Grand Solar Minimum is the Science behind the destruction in the tribulation. They dont agree on everything, but at least they are watching. (42) And they did all eat, and were filled. Other commentators Ive read estimate that the wheat price increase that John described amounted to between 8 and 16 times (or 800% and 1600%) the prices normally found in the first century A.D. A choenix of wheat is approximately 1.843 lbs.