September 30, 2008

• Revelation 6:5-6

  Revelation 6:5-6 KJV  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.  (6)  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.

  The third seal

  Balances were a device used in buying and selling.

  A days wage for a measure of wheat. Scarcity of food. The amount of food for one person for a days wage. That would be around maybe (using minimum wage) $58 for food for one person for a day. Or you could look at it using median house income which is about $46,326 a year, which comes out to $178 a day to buy food for one person for a day.

  Can you imagine $180 a day just to feed yourself? What will that mean?

  Well, supermarkets will be open game to be looted. Forget getting money from the ATM, you better guard yourself when you put your groceries in the car. Home invasions where they break in your home just to steal your food.

  Do not harm the oil and the wine.

  Oil and wine aren’t considered necessities, but luxuries. The idea is that for the common person, or for the poor person, there will be a great famine. But for the rich and privileged, there won’t be any lack. Some will be living the good life and that is the very rich, the very powerful.  We see that today, go to North Korea or even Russia and most of the people are in poverty, except the wealthy and they live in luxury and have what ever they want!  On the other hand, the poor are having a hard time getting enough food to feed and sustain themselves and their families.

  There are only going to be two classes of people, the rich and the poor. The middle class will be absorbed in with the poor.

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