The world is fast approaching a “climate apartheid” where only the wealthy can afford basic food resources in the face of fatal droughts, famine and heatwaves, while the rest of the world suffers. Revelation 6:5-6 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
‘Don’t hurt the wine.’ Moscow alcohol sales UP 150% (5+5+5) amid coronavirus lockdown.
1 Apr, 2020 RT
There are definitely healthier ways of dealing with loneliness and self-isolation. Nevertheless, many Russians – and countless others across Europe – are reaching for a reliable old crutch to pass the time under quarantine.
After all, some people aren’t cut out for yoga or running laps around their apartments. In Moscow, alcohol sales have increased by 150% and barbecue purchases have risen by 60% after the introduction of a strict partial lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. That’s according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which announced the news at a meeting of the working group of the State Council. In a sign of the times, it was held via videoconferencing.
Meanwhile, authorities in some other parts of Russia are feeling less tolerant of the rush to the bottle. In north-western Karelia, which borders Finland, alcohol will only be sold from 10am to 2pm as of Wednesday. On the other side of the country, authorities in far-eastern Yakutia have temporarily banned or limited sales in some towns and villages, following a spike in crimes committed by intoxicated locals. “During the weekend, drunken crime increased sharply and there are also human casualties, so I am guided by the interests of the majority of residents,’ regional head Arsen Nikolaev told news agency RIA Novosti.
A great many Russians aren’t working this week after President Vladimir Putin announced paid time off in an attempt to prevent further spikes in Covid-19 infections. Exceptions apply to key workers and those who can carry out their tasks from home. There were concerns that some people would see the period as a holiday and indulge in parties and other group activities.
For his part, Sultan Khamzaev, director of the ‘Sober Russia’ organization, saw the warning signs. In an appeal to the government, he urged them to limit the sale of alcoholic beverages during the quarantine period, citing the potential damage from uncontrolled drinking. In most of Russia, bars and restaurants are now shut, but home alcohol consumption is arguably more dangerous.
While levels of alcoholism remain a problem in Russia, the country is no longer an outlier. According to the WHO, liquor consumption fell by 43% between 2003 and 2016, and Russians now drink less than their French and German counterparts. Both Putin and former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev have been prominent in promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyles, and the government has introduced measures to control the sale of booze, along with major restrictions on marketing and advertising.
The total number of reported coronavirus cases across Russia is now 2,777, 1,880 of which are in Moscow
Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:
The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)
A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.
. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).
. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).
B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.
. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).
. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).
. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).
. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).
. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).
. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).
. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).
. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).
. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).
. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).
. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).
True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:
Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”
Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.