Interesting Trends That Rhyme with Bible Prophecy (Adobe Reader Required)
We present a few of the intriguing graphs that we
have encountered recently. Why are they
interesting? They align with certain last day
trends and conditions prophesied in the Bible. (A specific
prophecy is quoted from the Bible in each case.) However,
we would not claim that the information we present here
represents the literal fulfillment of any of these specific
prophecies. Why? There are several reasons. Firstly, the
Bible may have in view a different time. Or, the trends and
conditions may apply to either the whole world or different
countries than prophesied. Anecdotal statistics are not
sufficient documentation in any way. That said, if nothing
else, each of the trends we observe does bring to mind a
specific prophecy which indeed does “rhyme” with the trend.
Wages of Workers
In recent decades corporate profits and the riches of the
wealthy have been growing rapidly, while the wages of the
workers have been shrinking. Wages are not even keeping up
with productivity gains.
Bible Verse
: “Look! The wages you failed to pay the
workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you.
The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord
Almighty” (James 5:4).
Don’t Touch the Wine
In recent years, fine wines have become a lucrative
investment. A number of studies have shown that certain
categories of wine (for example, an index of 100 first
growths) have outperformed investment markets. (The graph
shown compares the performance of this wine category vs.
the Swiss equity market.) Investors are desperate to find
alternative investments that can help them to preserve their
wealth during the current time of debt deleveraging and asset
deflation. Partly for this reason, food costs have again been
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rising. Agricultural commodities are considered to be ideal
investments because of food supply/demand projections
and the fact that “everybody needs to eat.” Rising food
prices are a heavy burden for the lower-income populations
of the world (this representing the majority of people on
earth) as their food costs represent 30% to 40% or more of
their spending.
Bible Verse:
“Then I heard what sounded like a voice
among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of
wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a
day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the
wine!” (Revelation 56:6)
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