Children of Men - Part 1
"The Eternal looks from heaven, beholding all mankind; from where he sits, he scans all who inhabit the world; he who alone made their minds, he notes all they do" (Psalm 33:13-15, Moffatt)
Interesting Times
We certainly do live in interesting times today, as hardly a week goes by without a totally unexpected turn of events somewhere in the world ... another "black swan", as brought out in the News Review of May 8th. A prime recent example is this startling proclamation from the White House which will come into effect this Sabbath – today!:
For the first time in American history, a sitting president has called on the entire nation to observe Shabbat. In a White House proclamation signed May 4, 2026, as part of Jewish American Heritage Month, President Donald Trump designated the period from sundown Friday, May 15, through nightfall Saturday, May 16, as a national Shabbat, dubbed “Shabbat 250”, in honor of the 250th anniversary of American independence. (First US President To Call The Nation To Shabbat - israel365news.com - 10/05/2026)
You can only wonder what is being said behind closed doors in the Vatican, seeing it was under the Catholic church's instigation that today "Christendom" across the world keeps Sunday. (see Catholic Encyclopedia Vol.4, p153) Other "interesting" developments of late include: European nations pushing for their own army, rather than depend on NATO for defence; In Germany the AfD is the first far-right political party to win a state election since WWII; and according to the US Drought Monitor map (droughtmonitor.unl.edu) the vast majority of the US is suffering from drought – from "abnormally dry" right through to "extreme drought". And this dire situation from what was once the "breadbasket of the world"!
And how many of us – if questioned this time last year – would have been able to accurately pinpoint the location of the Strait of Hormuz, and more than that, could have foreseen the life-threatening impact its blockade is having around the world? It most certainly appears that we're witnessing the rapid increase of "birth pains" leading up to the climax at the end of this age. To most people in the world these incidents – although serious – would appear to be random, but God has given His church an overall understanding of end-time events through the prophecies in the Bible, and why the world is in the chaos it is.
From the Introduction to The United States and Britain in Prophecy, by Mr. Armstrong:
A staggering turn in world events is due to erupt in the next few years. It will involve violently the United States, Britain, Western Europe, the Middle East. It’s already rather late for the free world to come awake to the real meaning behind current world events! Why do not the world’s leaders see what is coming? Why are the world’s best minds unseeing – the heads of state, scientists, educators, editors, news analysts, bankers, industrialists, leaders in business and commerce? They are totally unaware! Why?
Because they have been falsely educated and deceived into closing their minds to the great causes behind world events and trends. This world has been falsely educated to ignore causes and deal with effects! Yet all the world’s problems and ills are simply a matter of cause and effect. There is a cause that has produced strife and war; poverty, wretchedness, inequality; crime, disease, mental ills. But the leaders do not know!
The world’s leaders are the educated of the world. But they were not educated in BASIC TRUTHS – the foundations of right knowledge. The most necessary knowledge is not being taught! They do not know WHAT man is – or WHY! They know nothing of the purpose or meaning of life! They were not taught to distinguish the true values from the false. They did not learn the real causes – the way to peace, to happiness, to universal abundance; nor the causes of war, unhappiness, inequality, world chaos.
They know nothing of the purpose being worked out here below. Consequently, they guide humanity on a course in conflict with that purpose, wreaking havoc upon a distressed, suffering, unhappy mankind. Lacking knowledge of the way to peace, the world does not have peace. Leaders talk of peace; they profess to work for peace; they cry out for peace – while they give approval and blind acceptance to the way that produces war!
This world has simply been going the wrong way. (US and Britain in Prophecy)
The Children of Men
Not only can we understand how these "random" events could fit into the jigsaw of God's overall Plan for all humanity, but with His Holy Spirit, God has also given us another dimension to aid our perception of world events ... a "heavenly perspective" as the apostle Paul mentions to the brethren in Ephesus (Ephesians 1:20,2:6) In the vernacular, we can "get behind God's eyeballs" and look at the world not merely from our brief human standpoint – but we can grasp a comprehension of the ideas, powers, peoples and nations that have been developing for millennia. Only then do we begin to gain the true perspective. Only then can we begin to see what is really happening in the diverse nations of the world.
What we have to keep in mind is that when we look at a nation, we're just seeing a family grown large. All of us have no doubt experienced how different from one another family members can be, even when they share the same mother and father. They have their own likes and dislikes, talents and personalities, and character traits, positive and negative. And right at the end of the first book in the Bible, and just prior to the death of Jacob (now named Israel) God prophesied in Genesis 49 how his progeny would develop over time as individual nations – discussing their strengths and weaknesses.
And considering Jacob's descendants originally sprang from four different women, it's not surprising they often differ so much, and also find it hard to get along! God also knew where in the world these nations would colonise and eventually settle, centuries or even millennia later. He mentions in the book of Amos that He has kept tabs on each individual Israelite and knows where he or she would live down through the ages ... a concept we cannot grasp in its scope!
- For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. (Amos 9:9)
End Time Arabs
The Arab people, for example, did not come into this world as a ready-formed nation. They arose primarily from one man – Ishmael, the illegitimate son of Abraham by Sarah's handmaid Hagar. That individual gave rise to what has become the primary block of oil-rich Arab states found in the world today, via twelve princes (Genesis 17:20) whose nature God could see from the very beginning when He prophesied:
- ... I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.
- And the angel of the LORD also said unto her, You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery.
- And he will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him; and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers. (Genesis 16:10-12 NIV)
So when God watches the current events taking place in the Middle East, He does not merely see the nations striving together over their own particular version of Islamic law and their opposition toward Israel, Iran and the west, but remembers His friend Abraham, and what gave rise to the above prophecy about his son Ishmael. God has watched the hostility of this "wild donkey of a man" towards his brethren, some of whom are children of Keturah, Abraham's second wife (Genesis 25:1-4), and certainly the nation of Persia – Iran today. Similarly, when He sees the confrontation between the Jewish nation of Israel and the Palestinians, He does not just see the present conflict in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, ISIS and Hezbollah, but He sees multiple wars fought over many years between what were then the Philistines and progressive generations of Israelites. Their present genocidal hostility against the nation of Judah is merely an extension of what went before, although the Philistine stock today has been diluted greatly through intermarriage with Arabs.
Financial Bombshells
For some time now we've been warned of the possibility of a major financial crisis to hit our interconnected "global village", and now, as a result of the USA's war with Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz – the only sea route for one-fifth of global oil production – the result is sky-rocketing energy prices and freight costs, leading to runaway inflation in a vast array of goods. The black horse of Revelation 6 practically sounds like tomorrow's newscast:
- 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. (Revelation 6:5,6)
This black horse is not merely a warning of food shortages, but that the actual cost will become out of the reach of many people. In fact, the One who, "hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, meted out the heavens with the span ... and the inhabitants are as a drop in a bucket" (Isaiah 40:12,15) does not look at the current worldwide financial crisis as some kind of "short term blip" in the system, but more to the point, the inevitable result of refusing to accept His Way of give versus get, and the basic financial Laws given at Sinai, such as usury and the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. As God warned Israel – Ephraim and Manasseh – through His prophet Hosea:
- Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
- They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off ...
- ... For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. (Hosea 8:3,4,7)
Not that the European nations are faring any better, as according to numerous sources, the stability of the euro gives much cause for concern. God inspired Daniel to write ... "And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay." (Daniel 2:43) Thrown into the mix is the character exhibited by each nation involved, being the inevitable genetic progeny of their forefathers thousands of years before. He remembers Shem calling his son Asshur which means "strong" or "successful by being straight" (Genesis 10:22) and how that characteristic continued, through the Assyrian people to whom He sent His prophet Jonah, right down into the Germans of today. And from Javan – a white son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2) came the olive-skinned nations that spread across the southern Mediterranean (Genesis 10:4) And God can see this mixture of the iron and clay between the disciplined Germanic son of Shem and the easy-going blood of Japheth within Portugal, Southern Italy, Greece and Spain. So whatever solution men come up with – trying to stick such disparate nations together – it is simply not going to work long-term.
Babylon
Another aspect we need to keep in mind, is that as God looks at what is unfolding in Southern Europe today, He does not only see the progeny of Javan within these nations. Something else has also taken place over the years brought about due to the original nations' conquests in years gone by. A clear migration from East to West has taken place, greatly diluting the original national stock of these nations. Greece and Italy are no longer the powerful nations they were in their ascendency. Their genetic stock today are instead more the slaves of these original people who were brought across from the eastern lands they conquered. God has a clear view of this corruption. He even has a term for it – Babylon! The nations of the east – conquered first by the Medes and Persians, then by Greece, then by Rome – caused their own culture to then invade their invaders! In each case, not only did the Chaldean genetic stock move westward, but with them, so did the ideas and religious concepts they held as well, which were readily adopted by their conquerors.
So the Catholic ideas and religious beliefs about to be unleashed on modern-day Europe may look medieval to us in our sophisticated 21st century, but they are much older and much more eastern. To mere man they appear to come from a Europe of around 500 – 1000 AD, but God saw their true beginning thousands of years before in Babylon. The Eternal witnessed the same mindset in Nebuchadnezzar and his occult-practising magicians and astrologers within the "head of gold" (Daniel 2:38) that started what we are about to see concluded in Europe in the next few years. The world looks as far as the Middle Ages at the most. The Eternal looks to Nimrod mentioned in Genesis 10:8-9 and his evil wife Semiramis. And having appreciated that ancient source, we utterly reject the entire system, the mark and the modern Beast that is about to arise.
Children of GOD
But there is more – much more! Though God is fully aware of the human source of the powers, ideas, nations and peoples involved in the emerging end-game, that is not where His primary focus lies. At the forefront of His mind is the spiritual dimension. After all, what is this entire human experience all about? Ultimately it's all about the GOD FAMILY. And right now, God and Christ are in the throes of preparing people to become the teachers who will together train and encourage other human beings to reject Satan's way, choose God's way of life, and therefore increase His family into untold billions! No more just "children of men" but children of GOD.
With that understanding, we can view the confusion and misery in this present world in a different light. God's view – and the one that must therefore be ours – is all-encompassing and going right back to that rebellion by Satan the Devil and the unleashing of utter chaos throughout the Creation. For the true outcome of the ancient Babylonian system will be its eventual overthrow and the removal of the satanic mindset that spawned it. This profound and longed for conclusion will begin with the return of Jesus Christ as Lord of lords and King of kings to a world then ready to listen. A world "softened" by aversion therapy and at long last ready to be totally transformed into Utopia.
- I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
- I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
- And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. (Isaiah 42:14-16)
The Israel of God
But what about our racial background? Is that not important? We only have to look at the creation to understand that God is a God of variety. Clearly the races, with their array of various strengths and weaknesses, are there because God created them in that interesting way. Whatever race we may be physically, the ethnic qualities that have been given are there because God ultimately wants them – albeit in a Godly form – within His Family. It's far more what humanity is destined to become, rather than which branch of the initial family tree we're descended from!
- Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;...
- ... Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
- I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. (Psalm 45:10,16,17)
God's view of those in His Church therefore, is that we all must be grafted into this entirely new nation – Spiritual Israel – the very Israel of God (Galatians 6:15-16). This process requires being hand-picked by God the Father (John 6:44, 45, 65) and then given to Christ, His FIRSTborn son, so that we can then be worked with; moulded and shaped by the Master Potter, (Isaiah 64:8) in order to take our place in the Family, or Nation, or Kingdom of God. That Family, and that nationality then becomes ours, to be fully realised as Sons of God by the resurrection:
- For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
- Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. (Romans 8:29,30)
God's Perspective
God's Church is a single NEW nation – a NEW family – spiritual Israel. It will form a NEW civilization, destined to replace every civilization and organisation of man (Daniel 2:44). Whether we are white, black, brown or yellow is not the point ... for "our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:20 NKJV) or as the Moffat translation puts it: "We are a colony of heaven".
Each of us therefore needs to strive to keep this true Godly perspective on race, colour and nationality, both when we view the ancient nations of this earth with the historical depth required ... but even more importantly as we deal with those precious few destined to be Firstfruits in the soon coming Kingdom of God. For it is clear, from God's perspective, that in His Spiritual Family "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28)
- For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
- Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
- Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
- Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. (Isaiah 56:4-7)
To be continued ...
Is this…
The Year Of Black Swans?
Why Did The US And Israel Launch Attacks On Iran?
This conflict is disrupting the whole world!
“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz described the first strikes on Iran as a ‘pre-emptive’ move to ‘remove threats against the state of Israel’. But there are also underlying reasons. Israel and the US – its closest ally – have been arch-foes of Iran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. The Iranian leadership has consistently called for Israel’s elimination and denounced the US as its greatest enemy.
The two countries have led Western opposition to Iran’s nuclear programme, claiming Iran is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb - something Iran has vehemently denied. They attacked Iranian nuclear and military sites in June 2025 in a 12-day war. Since then, they have claimed Iran has been trying to rebuild its nuclear programme and develop missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
Israel considers Iran a threat to its existence and wants the complete removal of Iran’s nuclear and missile programme, as well as regime change.” (bbc.co.uk)
A Whole Flock Of ‘Black Swans’
From the way in which the war has evolved, it would appear that Iran’s military strength was very much underestimated. Not only did they survive the initial US-led attack, they fought back! They attacked US bases with drones - costing a few thousand dollars to build, which the US shot down with very expensive missiles. While it’s difficult to get the truth as to what is really happening, it would appear that these cheap drones have been very effective.
This continuing conflict has released a whole flock of ‘black swan’ events which are causing problems - worldwide.
“A black swan event, a high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances but that in retrospect appears to have been inevitable. A black swan event is unexpected and therefore difficult to prepare for but is often rationalized with the benefit of hindsight as having been unavoidable.”
(britannica.com)
Hormuz: More Devastating Than Nukes
Closing the Straights of Hormuz is a weapon far more immediate and devastating than any nuclear arsenal, as the following article points out!
“These seem to be ordinary spring days; the Sun rises every morning, and life carries on. But in truth, we are standing at a historic precipice. We are making a tragic, fundamental error in our assessment of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and its implications for the global order.
We mistakenly believe that the American blockade on Iranian ports is gradually suffocating Tehran and will ultimately compel its surrender. The reality is exactly the reverse. Iran, conditioned by 47 years of life under sanctions, scoffs at this economic friction. We – the free world entire – are the ones being suffocated, and at a terrifying pace.
Does Washington not realize that Tehran is already holding the world hostage? Do they not understand that hegemony over Hormuz is ‘the bomb’ – a weapon far more immediate and devastating than any nuclear arsenal?” (jpost.com)
Iran’s Hardliners Scent Weakness
“Indifferent to the vast suffering of their own civilians, Iran’s hardliners scent weakness. Iranian media outlets are crowing that Trump has blinked first – and with some justification. The mullahs have few incentives to throttle back now. Besides, as Trump himself admits, it’s no longer clear who in Iran – a vast territory the size of Western Europe – is in charge.
While both Tehran and Washington would welcome an end to this horrific exchange of fire, Benjamin Netanyahu – the prime minister of Israel, whose air force has played such a key role in the attacks – will be harder to persuade.
The Jewish state feels it is in mortal danger from the Islamic Republic and its chants of ‘Death to Israel’. Netanyahu has no intention of stopping the raids until the mullahs are crushed or, at the very least, have lost all ability to exploit nuclear technology. Neither outcome seems likely in the short term.
I fear that Trump and Netanyahu have started something they cannot stop. And that any ‘peace’ will merely be a ceasefire before the bloodshed – AND PARALYSING ECONOMIC CRISES – break out anew.” (dailymail.co.uk)
Products Facing The Crunch
“Brits are being braced for a summer of shortages with warnings that chicken and pork are among a swathe of products at risk from the Iran war. A ‘reasonable worst case’ scenario drawn up by the Government suggested that disruption to carbon dioxide supplies from the Middle East could have major impacts. Ministers have been war-gaming prioritising the gas for healthcare - where it is crucial for kit such as MRI machines - and civil nuclear power.
But that could affect slaughterhouses, with most pigs and chickens killed using the gas. Breweries and soft drinks manufacturing could also be hit. The possibility will add to fears about looming issues with diesel, jet fuel and fertiliser as the turmoil continues from Donald Trump’s war on Iran.” (dailymail.co.uk)
Here Is A Selection Of Black Swan Events / Products Being Hit By The War
- Food shortages
- Healthcare - carbon dioxide is crucial for kit such as MRI machines - and civil nuclear power.
- Slaughterhouses can’t operate
- Breweries and soft drinks manufacturing stopped
- Diesel, petrol, jet fuel - fuel rationing
- Fertiliser supplies, leading to a global food crisis
- Inflation caused by rising food prices
- Ships and their cargoes scattered to the four winds and stuck in the wrong place.
And as the following article points out… HELIUM supply for nuclear power, advanced weaponry, aerospace, fibre-optic cables, quantum computing, chromatography or to cool superconducting magnets in MRI machines.
The Next Casualty Of The Gulf War Is Already Here
“The world has lost 40 percent of its HELIUM supply since the start of the Gulf war, first from Qatar and then from Russia. We will find out soon enough whether the global digital economy can shrug off losses on this scale and whether political leaders will allow the AI boom to keep gobbling up an ever greater share of the scarce helium that remains. Industry cannot make advanced AI chips or semiconductors below 10 nanometres without ultra-high purity helium to cool the wafers and stabilise the plasma for etching. Even workhorse chips for cars and computers require lower-grade helium at 99.999 percent purity.
But we also need helium for other high priorities: in nuclear power, advanced weaponry, aerospace, fibre-optic cables, quantum computing, chromatography or to cool superconducting magnets in MRI machines. ‘Everybody is scrambling around trying to scoop up whatever they can find in the world,’ said Phil Kornbluth, the founder of Kornbluth Helium and former head of gases at BOC.
There are no easy substitutes. Liquid helium is the coldest known substance on Earth, with a boiling point of -269°C. It cannot be synthesised artificially – it comes from the radioactive decay of thorium and uranium – and is hard to store. China has strategic stockpiles of everything but not for this one vital input.
One thing we should have learned from Covid is that once the world’s just-in-time supply chain goes into convulsions, with ships scattered to the four winds and stuck in the wrong place, the effects can be drastic, long-lasting, and out of all proportion to the nominal value of the goods themselves.” (telegraph.co.uk)
Fuel Price Surge ‘Will Disrupt Food And Drink Supply Chain’
“Wholesalers to thousands of shops, schools, care homes and hospitals have warned Rachel Reeves of supply-chain issues as surging fuel prices threaten the sustainability of their businesses. The food industry is scrambling to mitigate the fallout from the war in Iran, which has sent shockwaves through the global economy and caused the price of oil to skyrocket after Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz. If prices for fuel continue to rise, wholesalers will be forced to pass the costs onto local businesses, which in turn will drive up prices and food inflation.” (thetimes.com)
The Food Supply Chain Is Breaking… Again
“Spring has sprung, which means seeds that were planted in late winter are starting to germinate. They’re hungry and will only grow to their full nutritional potential if they’re well fed. But that, apparently, isn’t happening, as fertilizer supplies are interrupted by yet another pointless Middle East war. The result? Global food shortages that might dwarf the COVID-era Costco-hoarding mess of recent memory.
The biological calendar does not negotiate. Corn requires nitrogen at the V6 to VT growth stage or kernel set is permanently reduced. Wheat requires it at tillering and jointing or grain fill collapses. Rice requires it at transplanting or yield drops 20 to 40 percent in low-input systems.
These are not economic models. They are cellular processes. The plant either receives nitrogen during the window or it does not. If it does not, no subsequent application, no price increase, no policy reversal can recover what was lost. The damage is written into the biology of the seed.” (zerohedge.com)
The Coming Global Food Crisis
“The war in the Gulf has hit the epicentre of global fertiliser production. It has shut off the supply of urea, ammonia and sulphur for 27 critical days in the agricultural calendar. The crunch is happening just as the big farming belts of the northern hemisphere near the spring planting season and just as Australia approaches winter planting. It is the blackest of black swans.
Jean-Marie Paugam, from the World Trade Organization, said the fertiliser shock is a greater immediate threat than the oil and gas shock.
‘I don’t want to sound the alarm too much yet but this could be catastrophic if it lasts long,’ said David Delaney, the head of the US fertiliser group Itafos, speaking to Bloomberg.” (telegraph.co.uk)
It’s Not Just The Iran War…
It’s a “Nightmarish Drought That Never Seems To End”
A Warning From The Heartland:
Massive Crop Losses
“Farmers all over America are on edge right now, and I certainly can’t blame them. The war in the Middle East has created a fertilizer crisis at the worst time possible. If nitrogen fertilizer is not applied to wheat, corn and rice at the proper time, there is no hope of recovery later. Since it does not appear that the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened any time soon, there will be serious crop losses in the United States, and in poorer countries throughout the world it will be even worse.
Meanwhile, most of the country is experiencing at least some level of drought right now. If you check out the latest map from the US Drought Monitor, it looks like a horror show. Even if there was no war going on in the Middle East, farmers in the US would still be facing a nightmarish drought that never seems to end.
A real life nightmare is playing out right in front of our eyes, and it appears that we are still only in the very early stages.” (themostimportantnews.com)
US Farmers Are Planting The Fewest Acres Of Wheat Since Records Began In 1919
“Every single day that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, the damage that is being done to the global economy is getting even worse. But the full consequences of the global oil crisis that we are facing will not be felt for a while because nations all over the globe are still running through their strategic oil reserves. And the full consequences of the global fertilizer crisis that we are facing will not be felt until harvest season. So don’t judge the severity of this emergency by what we are experiencing at this moment, because the truth is that what we are experiencing at this moment is just the very small tip of a very large iceberg.
US wheat farmers are facing the worst drought in the heartland of America since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s… In some areas of the country, conditions are so exceedingly dry that it just doesn’t make sense for farmers to try to grow anything.” (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
Florida Orange Production Down 95%
“We live at a time when most people don’t know where their food comes from, and so they have no idea that we are facing an agricultural nightmare in 2026. The historic drought is devastating our heartland and the nightmarish fertilizer crisis that has been caused by the war in the Middle East. Today, I am going to talk about the stunning decline of the US cattle herd, concerns about the winter wheat harvest, and the frightening drop that we have witnessed in Florida orange production.
Just how far the orange crop has fallen is shocking. Thirty years ago, 225 million boxes of oranges were picked from Florida orange groves. That was almost enough for one box of oranges for every American in the mid-1990s. This year, the forecast from the US Agriculture Department is 12 million boxes. That is a drop of 95% in one generation.
Meanwhile, the multi-year drought that the heartland of America is experiencing is making it very difficult to produce sufficient quantities of hard red winter wheat… Just think about all of the things that you eat on a regular basis that have wheat in them.
Beef prices have also become very painful, and that is because the size of the US cattle herd has fallen to the lowest level that we have seen since 1951… In 1951, approximately 154 million people lived in the United States. Today, approximately 342 million people live in the United States. So we are trying to feed more than twice as many people with the same amount of cattle that we had in 1951.” (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
Another Hidden Cost:
Pasture Fencing Destroyed
“‘Rebuilding, whether it’s corrals or fences, takes time and takes money,’ said Nebraska Cattlemen President Craig Uden, noting that THOUSANDS OF MILES of pasture fencing were destroyed in the blazes. Replacement costs usually exceed $10,000 PER MILE, cutting into ranchers’ incomes even if they don’t show up in consumer prices.” (bloomberg.com)
UBS Warns Drought Shock Unfolding Across Breadbasket Of America
“UBS analysts, led by Jonathan Pingle, told clients on Thursday morning that drought conditions across the US agricultural belt rank among the worst in more than 130 years: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Palmer Drought Severity Index hit its highest level for March since records started in 1895, and March was the third driest month recorded, regardless of time of year, behind only the famed 1930s Dust Bowl: July and August 1934.
Worth watching, the drought could lead to supply pressure and price pressure from the agricultural sector, on top of other pressures of concern at the moment. Pingle warned, All eyes have been focused on the Middle East but another supply shock may be unfolding in US agricultural production.” (zerohedge.com)
Iran Is Holding The World Hostage
They Have Control Of This Vital Sea Gate
As a result, much of the world’s trade
has been thrown into chaos!
The ‘life blood’ of Western economies - OIL - suddenly cut - and reserves are fast running out in some countries. The western nations, modern day Israel, are in deep trouble.
The Western nations face an imminent economic disaster.
THEIR WHOLE WAY OF LIFE IS UNDER ATTACK!
And it’s not just oil!
Manufacturing, communications, industry, food production, high tech industries, farming, transport, air travel, and so the list goes on… and on.
The nations of modern day Israel are in deep trouble.
They face imminent economic disaster.
Add to all this - the debt problem. The US and Britain are having to borrow huge amounts of money just to pay the interest on existing loans. This crisis is all about this world’s economic system, a system which is being overcome by black swan events!
“It’s Always About The Economics Of The Thing”
“Six days ago, in Marsberg, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the US approach to Iran, saying Washington was being ‘humiliated by the Iranian leadership’ and demanding the conflict end ‘as quickly as possible.’ Three days ago, President Trump responded with an announcement that US troops in Germany would be drawn down, and there would be a 25% tariff on all imported European autos. Suddenly, Friedrich Merz reverses his position: When people argue that it’s not about the economics of the thing – remind them, IT’S ALWAYS ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF THE THING.
Germany is facing a perfect storm of economic consequences following their decision to chase the climate change agenda (Build Back Better) and eliminate their coal and nuclear power plants. Combine the German/EU policy to stop purchasing cheap LNG and oil from Russia, in addition to skyrocketing energy costs from oil/gas flows from the Middle East, and the outcome is rising manufacturing costs leading to massive layoffs.
The German industrial economy is the heart of the EU economy, and President Trump is now hitting them both right where it hurts.” (theconservativehouse.com)
The Warning Went Out!
“…Your Bible predicts a great TRADE WAR between the burgeoning economic power in Europe and the United States.” (The Plain Truth, December 1963)
This is happening - right now!
Another Warning Given By God’s End Time Apostle:
“…I can see now the event that is going to trigger the formation of reunification in Europe; THE RESURRECTION OF THE MEDIEVAL HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE that we’ve been looking forward to that is prophesied to come.
…I believe that some event is going to happen suddenly just like out of a blue sky that is going to shock the whole world
Well, now I think I can see what may be the very event that is going to trigger it and THAT IS THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE WORLD.
Now when the financial structure breaks down, ALL CIVILIZATION IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN. I just wanted to say that much - maybe you can begin to see how serious this thing can become!” (Sermon - 7 July 1984)
What Does All This Mean In The Context Of The End Of The Age?
Here is a key to understand what the world sees only as a Black Swan:
God will use this world’s leaders to bring about the end time events that are essential to His overall plan!
Yet the world remains oblivious to this "unseen hand from someplace"
As Mr Armstrong wrote:
“EDITORS, NEWSCASTERS, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS do not understand the real meaning of the world news they report, analyze and discuss. HEADS OF GOVERNMENT are utterly unaware of the true significance of the very world-shaking events with which they deal. They have no conception of where these events are leading. INCREDIBLE? PERHAPS – BUT TRUE!” (The United States and Britain in Prophecy - Chapter 1)
As God's people, we have been called out and given God’s Holy Spirit for a reason.
It opens our mind to understand the plan of God. The thinking of God.
Our job then as witnesses, is to watch God fulfil His great Plan and to be made ready to teach God’s way of Life in the Millennium, so that this chaos can never happen again.
As witnesses we must remain alert and WATCH!
When You See These Things Come To Pass…
Jesus left us this message - the end-time generation watching for “these things” as they start to happen.
“And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
So likewise ye, WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS COME TO PASS, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.” (Luke 21:29-33)
Latest Audio - 2026-05-09
“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”
The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!
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