In the Old Testament, God promised to bless Israel when she obeyed Him and to curse Israel when she disobeyed Him (Deut. 28:1-15). A study of the curses shows that disobedience would be punished by, among other things, hunger and thirst or famine and drought (Deut. 28:48). In his day, Isaiah recognized that famine had come upon the Jews as a result of their disobedience to God (Isa. 51:17-19).

Disobedience to God and famine are not new on earth, but the end of the age will be like the days of Noah when the wickedness of man was great (Matt. 24:37; Gen. 6:5). Then, famine will progress to the point that multitudes will die (Rev. 6:5-8). When asked about the signs of His coming one of the signs Jesus mentioned is famine (Matt. 24:7). He didn’t say all of His words will come true except famine. He said His words will not pass away (Matt. 24:35). Everything He said will come true including famine. The unsaved will probably blame the famine on Global warming, and the saved will not all agree, but many will rightly attribute it to Global disobedience of God.

Jesus talked about men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things that are coming on the earth when He said, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:26-28). I wondered, “Are we seeing famine begin to come to pass?” Well, I remember reading that a spokesperson for the World Bank recently said the drought in America is threatening (or beginning) to push the price of food beyond the reach of multitudes (famine). This person spoke of the potential (could be the beginning) for a Global food crisis and said the World Bank is developing emergency measures to deal with it. I also read an article about a growing alarm (close to fear) and the need for governments to act to prevent a sharp spike in food prices. I read another article about drought-stricken pastures; a shortage of water, hay and feed for animals; and the beginning of more rises in food prices and hunger. And another quoting the head of something called The International Food Policy Research Institute calling on food producing nations to get ready to open up their grain reserves and not to cut back on their food exports. And another saying drought is causing rivers and lakes to get low, water temperatures to soar, and millions of fish to die as a result.

In all honesty, I got the impression that a crisis is looming in some nations, but it is not yet a Global crisis. Many over-fed Americans are still going to be over-fed. It is just going to cost them a lot more. But right now, it’s very possible that some people may be seeing the beginning of a Global food crisis (spreading famine). In a sense that’s bad news. But in another sense it’s good news because it could mean the Church’s redemption is drawing nigh. Wow!

While some of this was spinning around in my mind, I encountered one of my former church members who is now a salesperson for a very large seed company in the United States and Canada. She told me that some of the fields of low-yield corn and some of the fields of no-yield corn that farmers plowed up were fields that had been planted for seed. She spoke about concerns that already expensive seed corn may be scarce and extremely expensive in 2013. I asked a friend that works at a farm supply store about it and he is concerned that the media and greedy speculators will enter the picture and drive the price of seed through the roof. Naturally, that would increase production costs and cause the hunger and famine to spread.

I’m not recommending anything to anyone and I know not everyone can grow a garden, but I recently Googled “who sells heirloom seeds,” “who sells open pollinated seeds,” and “who sells non-hybrid seeds.” I went home, selected a company and ordered my seed corn for next year. I hope I don’t need it, but if I do, I can save seed for the future.

We wouldn’t need to do this if America was still a Christian nation or if the Church would do what God said when there is a drought, “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain (if I send a drought), or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (II Chron. 7:13-14).

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Daymond & Rachel Duck

For years, the EU worked on a constitution. They finally came up with one that omits all references to God and Christianity. Since the EU has been established by the United Nations as the model or pattern (the EU Model) for all other groups of nations to follow, every group of nations, including the group the United States winds up in (NAU), will eventually be expected to have a constitution that omits all references to God and Christianity. If the EU changes its constitution to appoint a new super-president of the EU, as they are now discussing, all of the other groups of nations will be expected to have a super-president. Thus, if there are ten groups of nations, each with a super-president, there will be ten super-presidents in the world (called ten kings or ten horns in the Bible) and the stage will be set for the eleventh one (the Antichrist). He will oppose those who believe in God and say that he is God.

In the United States, people have removed the Ten Commandments from America’s Courthouses and national parks. Some want to take “In God we trust” off of America’s money, “One nation under God” out of America’s pledge, etc.

In 2008, when Senator Obama was running for President of the United

States, he said, “Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specificvalues.” He was saying Democracy demands that Americans haveuniversal or Global values instead of Christian, Muslim, Hindu or other religion-specific values. He added, “This (Global or non-Christian value or religious system) is going to be difficult for some who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible as many evangelicals do.”

In essence, the man who was running for President of the United States, and who is now running for re-election, said Christians need to change their values and religious system (what Christians believe about abortion, homosexuality, how to be saved, etc.) to get in line with Global values or a Global religious system. He even acknowledged that this change is going to be difficult for those who believe in the inerrancy of the Scriptures to do this. He seemed to be implying that it is wrong for Christians to believe in the inerrancy of the Scriptures, but those who do need to change to a more universal or Global religion.

It’s important to remember that Pres. Obama is a committed Globalist. During the first three years of his Administration, he hosted a wide variety of religious meetings at the White House including several Muslim events. While he was doing that, and with his blessing, various groups in his Administration cancelled (a fundamental change) Christian events, opposed the Defense of Marriage Act, opposed the National Day of Prayer, opposed military chaplains praying in Jesus name and things like that.

In January 2012, the President of the United States announced plans to require churches (another fundamental change) and church related institutions to fund abortions, pay for birth control pills, sterilizations and things like that even though those things violate some church religious beliefs and teachings. In May 2012, Pres. Obama voiced his support for same-sex unions (another fundamental change that he once opposed). Soon, the Full Platform Drafting Committee of the Democratic Party will meet to consider putting support for same-sex marriage in their 2012 party platform.

In February 2011, the United Nations started pushing interfaith worship. In June 2012, environmentalists in the United Nations called for the Ten Commandments to be rejected (change) and the UN Earth Charter to be accepted as the world’s governing moral code. Supporters hailed this as a new form of religion that isdevoid of the notion of a Supreme Being.

“Fundamental change” in America’s religious system is being led by Pres. Obama. To the delight of many, he is bringing in his more universal and less religion-specific system. By the way, the Bible calls it Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth. It will morph (change) into Satan worship and everyone involved in it will regret the day they tried to legislate God out of existence.

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Daymond & Rachel Duck