◆◆◆ Part 1 The Revelation to John ◆◆◆
【The Explanation for Every Theme】

Chapter 2  The Seven Seals already Broken

◆ The Abnormal Weather and the Foods Crisis

 In recent years, many abnormal weathers, such as large-scale floods, droughts, and cold waves, has come to be reported from every corner of the Earth. We can remember that by the cool summer before several years, Japan had the situation that the supply of food by domestic rice was insufficient, then unavoidably from the foreign countries, Japan imported the rice urgently, which is the staple food. Although great earthquakes are very fearful, it may be the abnormal weather which humankind should fear most. The dinosaur was one of the living things which were breeding most in the Mesozoic era on earth, however a certain time, the dinosaur suddenly was exterminated. As the cause of extinction, the theory of large meteorite fall is very persuasive, and it says that the fall of large meteorite caused abnormal weather, and as the result, the food of dinosaur ran short soon.

 As of 1996, the international market price is soaring by rapid reduction of the grain stock in the world, for this reason, the market persons concerned have the serious sense of impending crisis. Like that the bar of the balance which has so far maintained the balance, begins to incline little by little, and soon the balance collapses quickly, since the weather also keeps delicate balance, if the average temperature of the whole Earth rises slightly, serious catastrophes may be caused suddenly, and this possibility is becoming very high. These days, the reason many researchers are very anxious about global warming is that this problem is not ending with temperature only rising several degrees, in the very near future, the day which influences the humankind's fate suddenly may come on. Whenever the seals of "the Scroll with Seven Seals" were broken one by one, although the scenes of the preview were projected on the screen, very important information is hidden also in them.

[6-5] When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and its rider had a balance in his hand ;

[6-6] and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius ; and three quarts of barley for a denarius ; but do not harm oil and wine!"

 Balances are used to determine the standard of economical dealings. Therefore, it seems that this text has suggested that the grain price will soar. In the seventh scene (when the seventh angel blew his trumpet), the following description appears.

[14-14,15,16] Then I looked, and lo, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him ..........., "Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe." So he who sat upon the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

[14-19,20] So the angel swung his sickle on the earth and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God ; and the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press, ..............

 Since this is the seventh scene, it is close to the climax. This text has shown that at the time of harvest when grain or fruit fruits on earth, they will be entirely destroyed by terrible storms or floods. Although this description has suggested that God does not make man harvest grain, this is also the expression of the wrath and the decision of God to man.

 Now, in the United States of America, which is the great granary in the world, large-scale floods, droughts, and cold waves have occurred frequently. Moreover, also in China and North Korea, the serious damages of floods are reported almost every year. Once agricultural land is ruined, in order to recover the same amount of harvest as the former, "very long time and many labors" are needed, and "the seed" also may come to be in short supply. Although the Roman Empire was ruined by the great Germanic migration, the opinion "the true cause of the great migration was the food crisis by abnormal weather" is leading.

 Establishment of the cooperation system about the food for global countries is pressing need, and when humankind cannot attain this, as the history of the great racial migration shows, the food crisis will develop into big international disputes, and will cause war. This is not far future, even if such day comes on suddenly, the situation which it is not mysterious at all is being produced.

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