The Black Horseman: Are Fears Of A Global Food Crisis A Harbinger Of Things To Come?
By Mark Hitchcock March 28, 2024 Harbingers Daily
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There is a rising concern in the world today over food shortages. Even in Europe, which is a well-fed continent, there is increasing unease about future food shortages that could spill over into a global crisis.
Earlier this month, Bloomberg published an article, “Europe’s New Security Nightmare Is Food Supply.” In it, they describe a growing level of anxiety about securing supplies. This article parallels another article in the Business Standard, which reads:
The combined forces of El Niño and La Niña have crippled Latin American soy output. Ukrainian and Russian grain farmers have gone to war. Indonesia has banned shipments of palm oil to Europe, while China is hungry for crops. The Mediterranean region is getting more like a desert.
“Food shortage in Europe? The only question is when.”
This article does not say all those things are happening now, but that they are forecasted and could occur in the future, leading to a global food crisis.
The article goes on:
Over two days in central Brussels last month, some 60 European Union and government officials, food security experts, industry representatives and a few journalists gathered to confront the possibility of something barely on the radar a few years ago: a full-blown food crisis.
Essentially, they gathered to stress-test the food distribution system and production—especially in Europe. This was called a “wargaming” exercise for a full-blown food crisis.
The article continues:
The coronavirus pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and disruptions on key shipping routes have disturbed supply chains and sent prices soaring. Erratic and extreme weather now regularly disturbs farming. Against that backdrop, officials are no longer asking when a food crisis may arrive, but rather how many crises they can deal with at once.
In truth, few governments in Europe are prepared for managing future food crises, according to Chris Hegadorn, a retired US diplomat who co-organized the workshop.
“We’ve been living in crisis for the last three years,” said Hegadorn, adjunct professor of global food politics at Sciences Po in Paris. “There’s a lot more to be done on every level. Crises are only going to come faster and harder.” [Like Birth Pains]
Just think about this: household spending on food in Nigeria is 60%. In Egypt, where my wife and I have been the last couple of weeks, it’s 40%. There’s a fear that this kind of food shortage and calamity will spread out to different parts of the world.
When I read things like this, my mind immediately goes to Revelation chapter six, which describes the four horsemen of the apocalypse. What we see here is a faint foreshadowing of what the Bible says is coming.
In Revelation 6:5-6 we read, “And when he [the Lamb—the Lord Jesus] had opened the third seal [The seals are His wrath that Jesus brings on the earth], 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.”
What the above passage speaks of is hyperinflation and, primarily, the idea of famine. How do we know this talks about famine? Well, first of all, we know that famine often follows war.
The first Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a rider on a white horse, which pictures the false messiah—the Antichrist. The second rider is the rider on the red horse, who has a sword dripping with blood, which pictures warfare. The horse is red, “pyrros” in the original Greek, the color of fire, and “power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another…”
We know that famine often follows warfare. In fact, a lot of the famine we’re seeing in the world today and food shortages are because of the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine is a large producer of wheat and grain.
We see the same thing in Haiti, where war and chaos have brought famine. The same can also be seen in Gaza today.
First comes the white horse of the Antichrist, second the red horse of war, which is then followed by the black horse of famine.
Another reason we know this black horse brings famine or food shortages is because of the parallel between the seal judgments of Revelation 6 and Matthew 24 when Jesus lays out the birth pangs that will signal His coming.
Matthew 24:5-8 KJV – “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
In Matthew 24, Jesus first describes false messiahs, then “wars and rumors of wars” and nation rising against nation, then finally the “famines” in various places. This is the same order as Revelation 6.
The rider on this black horse holds a pair of scales in his hand—weighing out food on the scale. What we have here is the haunting phantom of famine along with runaway inflation.
The food prices that are described are astronomical! It says, “A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny.” The Greek word translated as “penny” is actually “denarion,” which was the average day’s wages for a worker in the Roman Empire when John wrote this. It’s going to take everything a person can earn in a day to buy good food for one person or cheaper food for three people.
John Walford, a great Bible and prophecy teacher, says this:
“To put it in ordinary language, the situation would be such that one would have to spend a day’s wages for a loaf of bread with no money left to buy anything else. The symbolism therefore indicates a time of famine when life will be reduced to the barest necessities…”
Notice that the last phrase says, “see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.” Oil and wine were more luxurious items of that day. What it’s saying is that while most will be grappling with famine, the wealthy will be relatively unaffected. The gulf between the rich and the poor will grow even wider during this period of time in the future.
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As we look around our world, we can already hear the thundering hoofbeats of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the distance, and we can hear them growing closer and closer. The good news for us today is that we’re going to be caught away to Heaven as the Bride of Jesus Christ before the wrath of God comes and these sealed judgments are opened. The fact that we can already hear the approaching hoofbeats tells us that the rapture of the church may be very soon.
Mark Hitchcock is an author, associate professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, Senior Pastor of Faith Bible Church in Oklahoma, and hosts the weekly program “Marking The End Times.”
The White Horseman Prince Beast Antichrist Mahdi Rides a White Arabian Stallion.
Jesus Christ is (7) the ‘ONE’ worthy to open the SEALS:
Revelation 6 And I (7) saw when the Lamb opened one of (7) the seals, and I heard, as it (7) were the noise of thunder, one of (7) the four beasts saying, Come and see. (7777)
Commentary; the rider is the ‘beast’ or ‘antichrist’. His being clothed in white suggests ‘3’ false righteousness, false peace and false authority. He has a bow, but no arrows. He rules with lies and threats, but no military or arms. He conquers and subjugates, not with force but with ‘5’ lies, deception, false covenants and false agreements and false promises. He is the world’s greatest ‘political’ leader and deceiver. He is the one who ‘confirms the false covenant of seven years with Jacob’ which starts the tribulation. You should know now of who I speak. His ‘crown’ represents authority, rulership and position. It even literally represents his ‘position’ as Crown Prince, once the tribulation begins. My discernment is that the ‘white horse upon which the Prince sits’ is symbolically a white Arabian stallion.
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MbS (5) and the ‘Bottomless Pit’ of (5) (evil, power, money, influence, corruption) – (5) The House of Saudi Seven. (555)
Revelation 17:8-11 ‘The BEAST’ (7) that thou sawest was, and is not; (7) and shall ascend out of the bottomless (7) pit, and go into perdition: and they (7) that dwell on the earth shall (7) wonder, whose names were not written in (7) the book of life from the foundation (7) of the world, when they behold ‘The (7) BEAST’ that was, and is not, and (7) yet is. And here is the mind (7) which hath wisdom. The seven heads are (7) seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. (7) And there are seven kings: five are (7) fallen, and one is, and the other (7) is not yet come; and when he (7) cometh, he must continue a short space. And (7) The BEAST that was, and is not, (7) even he is the eighth, and is (7) of the seven, and goeth into PERDITION.
(777777) + (777777) + (7777777) = 18×7. ‘18’ = 6+6+6. Six (6) is God’s Divine Number (6) DENOTING THE EVIL PRINCE, BEAST, ANTICHRIST. God is also referring to (6) THE EVIL GREAT CITY, NEOM BABYLON. God is also referring to (6) THE EVIL HOUSE OF SAUDI SEVEN.
God is referring to Three (3) things. The (3) ‘PRINCE, BEAST, ANTICHRIST.’ The seven (3) ‘MOUNTAINS OF NEOM.’ The seven House of (3) ‘EVIL SAUD KINGS.’
(3) + (3) + (3) = Nine (‘9’) is God’s (7) Divine Number denoting His ‘JUDGING OR JUDGEMENT.’ In this case, He is referring (7) TO JUDGEMENT of the (3) ‘Antichrist, Neom, Saudi’.
God referred to ‘The BEAST’ Three (3) Times. Three (3) is God’s Divine Number denoting (7) HIS ‘INTENSITY OR EMPHASIS OF A MATTER.’
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MbS (Man-by-Satan) – the Great Speaker, Prince or Beast Performs Wondrously and Deceivingly
23 (7) “And in the latter time of their (7) kingdom, when the transgressors are come to (7) the full, a king of fierce countenance, (7) and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall (7) be mighty, but not by his own (7) power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, (7) and shall prosper, and practice, and shall (7) destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 (7) And through his policy also he shall (7) cause craft to prosper in his hand; (7) and he shall magnify himself in his (7) heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also (7) stand up against the Prince of princes; (7) but he shall be broken without hand.” (Daniel 8:23-25)
(77777777777777) = 7+7 = 14 (‘sevens’)
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(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries
Seven (7) is (7) the TRUE, TRIUNE GOD’S Divine Number denoting (7) HIS ‘TRUTH OR TRUTHFULNESS OF A MATTER.’ (777), 3X7
Five (5) (7) is God’s Divine Number denoting Satanic ‘INFLUENCE (7) OR BEHAVIOR’ OVER EVIL MAN OR MAN’KIND. In this case, God (7) is referring to the ‘PRINCE, BEAST, ANTICHRIST.’ (777), 3X7
Three (3) is God’s Divine Number denoting (7) His ‘INTENSITY AND EMPHASIS OF A MATTER.’
ISLAM; Those (7) who WORSHIP (5) THE DRAGON AND THE BEAST.
2 And (7) the beast ‘2’ which I saw was like (7) unto a leopard, and his feet were (7) as the feet of a bear, and (7) his mouth as the mouth of a (7) lion: and the(5) dragon‘GAVE HIM’ his (7) power, and (5) his seat, and great authority.
(777777) 6×7. Six (‘6’) is God’s Divine Number denoting evil man or man’kind. In this case, God is referring to the Evil Prince, Beast, Antichrist. Seven (‘7’) is God’s Divine Number denoting His ‘TRUTH OR TRUTHFULNESS.’
3 (6) And I saw one of his (7) heads as it were wounded to death; (7) and his deadly wound was healed: and (7) all the world wondered after the beast ‘3’. (777), (6)
4 And they (7) worshipped the dragonwhich(5) ‘GAVE POWER’ unto (7) the beast ‘4’: and they worshipped the beast ‘5’, saying, (7) Who is like unto the beast ‘6’? who (7) is able to make war with him? (7777), (5)
5 And (5) there ‘WAS GIVEN’ (7) unto him a mouth speaking great things (7) and blasphemies;and (5) power ‘WAS GIVEN’ unto (7) him to continue forty and two months. (777), (55)
6 And (7) he opened his mouth in blasphemy against (7) God, to blaspheme his name, and his (7) tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. (777)
7 And (5) it ‘WAS GIVEN’ unto (7) him to make war with the saints, and to (7) overcome them: (5) and power ‘WAS GIVEN’ him (7) over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. (777), (55)
8 And all (7) that dwell upon the earth shall worship (7) him, whose names are not written in (7) the book of life of the Lamb (7) slain from the foundation of the world. (7777)
Note; Five (5) (7) is God’s Divine Number denoting Satanic ‘INFLUENCE (7) OR BEHAVIOR’ over evil man or man’kind. In this case, God (7) is referring to the ‘Prince, Beast, Antichrist. The Bible (7) is CRYSTAL CLEAR, that the Dragon, Satan, (7) Allah, Prince of the Power of the (7) Air IS THE ONE ‘WHO GIVES’ THE (7) BEAST HIS POWER, SEAT AND GREAT AUTHORITY.’ (7777777) 7X7
Note; ‘6’ The Beast was referenced SIX ‘6’ times. ‘6’ The number of the Beast is ‘666’.
Note; Seven (7) is God’s (7) Divine Number denoting His ‘Perfect Completion to (7) His Plan or Purpose of a Thing.’ Seven (7) is God’s Divine (7) Number also denoting His ‘TRUTH OR TRUTHFULNESS’.
666 – The ‘Number’ of an Evil Man, Evil Beast and Evil False Prophet.
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In His Service,
Night Watchman
Paul Rolland
Night Watchman Ministries
Make Your (7) Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!
Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:
The ABCs (7) of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)
- (7) Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask (7) 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 (7) Jesus Christ is who He claimed to (7) be; that He was both fully God (7) and fully man and that we are (7) saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. (7) Put your trust in Him as your (7) only hope of salvation. Become a son (7) or daughter of God by receiving Christ. (7777777) 7×7
. . . “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 (7) with your heart and with your lips (7) 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.