Blog note. Jesus indicated that ‘fearful sights’ (various natural disasters) would occur leading up to the time known as the Tribulation and Great Tribulation (a combined seven year period of great destruction on earth). Although these types of things have occurred in the past for centuries and thousands of years, they could be identified as the ‘season of the times’ due to the ferociousness of these events. They would be occurring in greater intensity, severity, frequency, size, duration, scope … just like the pains that a woman experiences in labor the farther along she is in the labor process. We are in the ‘season of the times’ that comes just before the seven (7) year Tribulation/Great Tribulation period
… And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. (Luke 21:11).
… And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25)
… Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken; (Luke 21:26)
… This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:1)
Jesus is giving a series of prophecies about what to look for as the age of grace comes to a close. These verses are several of many such prophecies from throughout the Bible. 2017 was the worst year in recorded history for the intensity, frequency, severity, duration and occurrence of a large number of severe natural disasters worldwide. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, torrential flooding, unprecedented wildfires in unusual places, devastating droughts, excessive/scorching heat setting records everywhere, record snowfalls in Europe and Russia. Snow in the Arabia. This list can go on. Most studied Eschatologists believe these ‘fearful sights’ and massive natural disasters are all part of the ‘CONVERGENCE’ of signs that this Biblical and prophetic age is closing. Most people who study prophecy are familiar with the routine reference(s) made that these things will be like a woman having labor pains, growing in intensity, frequency, size and duration.

A roller-coaster ride ahead for US farmers thanks to extreme weather

By John Roach, AccuWeather staff writer July 14, 2019

U.S. farmers already dealing with a difficult growing season will feel like they’re on a roller-coaster ride in the days ahead as the up-and-down weather goes to two extremes.

Barry made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday and is expected to bring heavy rains and flooding to the Delta region into Monday. Some cotton and soybean fields likely will be flooded with some risk of damage, especially in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to AccuWeather meteorologists.

Moisture from Barry will spread rain from southeast Missouri to Ohio and into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic early this week. While these rains overall should be beneficial for the corn and soybean crop across the Ohio Valley, there can be local areas of flooding due to tropical downpours.

And then the heat wave arrives. AccuWeather is forecasting temperatures to be in the 93- to 98-degree range over most of the western half of the Midwest Corn Belt later this week.

“There is growing concern for a spell of drier-than-normal and hotter-than-normal weather late in July in that area,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls. “This would be during the critical pollination stage for corn, so this hot weather can adversely impact the corn crop.”

This year has been a trying one for farmers, many of whom couldn’t plant their corn on time due to early-season rain and flooding.

“Challenging to say the least…” Pennsylvania organic farmer Bill Baker wrote in an email to AccuWeather. “We had to replant the corn on June 29th. Each day past the magic date of June 10, then yields are compromised, so just because a seed is in the ground, the end result is still to be seen.”

The condition of corn and soybeans rated “good” or “excellent” has been rated 60% or lower by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for four straight weeks. Last year at this time, that number was 75%. For soybeans, the condition was 53% last week, compared to 71% at the same time last year.

A new weekly report will be issued Monday at 4 p.m. ET and AccuWeather’s Nicholls isn’t expecting much improvement.

“We expect the condition of corn and soybeans to go up maybe by 1-2% but it’s still well below where it has been historically,” said Nicholls.

Because of the wet weather this spring, an AccuWeather analysis predicts there will be 13.03 billion bushels of corn produced this year. That would be the lowest total since 2012 when 10.76 billion bushels of corn were harvested. In 2018, the total was 14.42 billion bushels.

The USDA’s 2019 corn production estimate as of June 28 is higher, at 13.88 billion bushels.

“I was talking with the crop insurance agent and they are very busy appraising acreage as everyone replants that needs to,” Baker, the Pennsylvania farmer, wrote to AccuWeather. “The hope of any farmer is to be strong, have courage, use the knowledge of past years, and live the life of a farmer of faith.”

Fearful sights

Fearful sights in diverse places

Fearful flooding in diverse places

Fearful flooding

Great Rain

Great Flooding

Great Destruction

Great Crop Destruction

Being swept away

Being carried away

Flooding around the world

Sudden Flooding

Flash Flooding

Biblical Flooding

Record Rain

Record Flooding

Atmospheric Rivers