THE END IS NEAR! ZOMG!!!
Another episode of the never-ending tale of Life in Fayetteville.
Bible predicts distress, food shortage
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, as well as the agricultural community, has warned of great risk to the global food supply. The combination of drought and bio-fuel production, along with other natural disasters, continue to diminish supply and rapidly increase prices.
A recent report indicates that wheat disease, known as stem-rust or fungus, is now affecting Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe; this strain is resistant to even hybrid germination. The shortages are affecting trade and commerce as well as threatening the lives of billions across four continents. Wal-Mart recently placed limits on rice purchases in all Sam’s Club stores across the United States.
The Bible indicates a time of great distress for all nations when a day’s wages will barely be sufficient to provide food for a single individual. The Apostle James, speaking of this future moment, declares that the wealthy will weep and howl, looking after the misery that has come upon them, their gold and silver will be worthless, though they have heaped up great wealth for the last days (James 5). The new commerce will be much like that of the ancient world, where agriculture will be of great demand and used as currency. War and conflict will increase as nations seek to stabilize their leadership and the demand of their citizens under the affects of persistent famine.
Rodney Dezarn
Fayetteville
Food shortages are no laughing matter, but I’m pretty sure we don’t have to invoke eschatology to explain them.
And, BTW, there was never a shortage of rice at Sam’s Clubs, at least not the long grain rice Americans typically consume. Restaurants were prevented from hoarding basmati and jasmine rice which locally was in short supply due to cuts in exports from the Far East.
6 Responses to “THE END IS NEAR! ZOMG!!!”
 Comment by COD May 22nd, 2008 at 9:32 am |
What’s really frightening is that these wackos are looking forward to it. |
 Comment by Nance Confer May 22nd, 2008 at 10:04 am |
Helping it along! Nance |
 Comment by RedMolly May 23rd, 2008 at 3:34 pm |
Faux shortage or no, our local WinCo’s bulk rice bin was empty for several weeks and there were no large bags of long-grain rice on the shelves. When we came across a 20-lb bag for $7 yesterday we snatched it up. ‘Cause man, we get cranky if we don’t have rice. |
 Comment by JJ Ross May 23rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm |
Wait, wsn’t that Rev. Hagee’s last straw offense, too? — evoking biblical prophesy as a shoulder shrug response to the world’s evils and tragedies? Daryl, is Hagee a neighbor of yours?? |
 Comment by speedwell May 25th, 2008 at 7:43 am |
Here in Houston, we had no particular trouble getting basmati rice in a large bag, but we are a port city with a large Asian population. You know, my grandmother says, “Nobody goes broke predicting disaster.” |
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Comment by JJ Ross May 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm |
“Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up” I’m reading this little book now by John Allen Paulos, also author of “A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper” which was funny and very educational. This new book expounds on speedwell’s point, about seeming to win by playing with the odds of what he calls a “probabilistic Doomsday.” |