Revelation 6:6: The End Times Famine & Cost of Food

You may wonder how much more expensive food items like wheat and barley will become during the end times after reading Revelation 6.

It’s beneficial for us to have some idea of how much more expensive food items like wheat and barley may cost at that time. This knowledge may give us some idea of what global conditions will be like at that time and what kind of price shocks we’ll experience in the future.

In this article, I will share my research concerning the end time cost of food and famine revealed in Revelation 6:5-6.

Revelation 6:5-6

Revelation 6:5-6 are the key verses to focus on when trying to quantify the end time cost of food. These verses give us information about the price of food items like wheat and barley:

“(5) 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.” (Revelation 6:5-6)

The Greek word for “measure” is choenix, which is equivalent to a dry quart.

  • A dry quart of wheat is approximately enough to make 1.5 to 1.875 loaves of one-pound bread or the average amount of bread a person living in the Roman Empire ate per day.[1]
  • Meanwhile, the Greek word for “penny” is denarius, which was a coin that was used during the time of the Roman Empire.

The first century A.D. was a time when one denarius was approximately the amount of money some workers were paid for a full day of work. For instance, Matthew 20:2-9 suggests workers were paid one denarius (penny) for 8 hours of labor or a full work day:

“(2) And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. (3) And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, (4) And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. (5) Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. (6) And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? (7) They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. (8) So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. (9) And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.” (Matthew 20:2-9)

Some commentators use this detail to state that Revelation 6:5-6 implies that a dry quart of wheat will cost a person a whole day’s worth of wages.

  • Some Bible versions go as far as to change the words “A measure of wheat for a penny” (KJV) to “a quart of wheat for a day’s wages” (NIV) in Revelation 6:6.
  • A few Bible versions and some commentators go as far as to say that a loaf of bread will cost a person an entire day’s worth of wages.

Since I am using the King James Bible in this article, I’ll work under the assumption that Revelation 6:6 states “a measure of wheat for a penny” instead of a “quart of wheat (or a loaf of bread) for a day’s wages”.

The Value of a Denarius in Christ’s Time

We can get some idea of the significance of Revelation 6:6’s wheat price by examining how much bread a denarius could buy during Christ’s time.

We can figure out how much a loaf of bread cost back in the time of Christ by examining Mark 6:35-6:44. Before Christ performed a miracle to feed at least 5,000 people His disciples asked Him whether they should go buy 200 pennyworth (denarri-the plural for denarius) of bread to feed the people:

“(35) And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: (36) Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. (37) He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? (38) He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. (39) And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. (40) And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. (41) And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. (42) And they did all eat, and were filled. (43) And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. (44) And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.” (Mark 6:35-44)

If we divide 5000 loaves of bread by 200 denarri, we’ll find that one denarius bought 25 loaves of bread in Christ’s time.[2] Conversely, if we divide 200 denarri by 5000 loaves of bread, we’ll find that 0.04 denarius bought 1 loaf of bread.

  • Therefore, a worker could afford to buy 25 loaves of bread after an 8-hour workday in the time of Christ.
  • The typical loaf of bread weighed 1 lbs during the Roman Empire, so we’ll assume that these loaves of bread weighted 1 lbs each.[3]

Why Do People Say There’s Famine in Revelation 6:5-6?

Many teach that the third seal describes a great famine. I wondered why so many taught this when I was younger. After doing the research to write this article, there’s no doubt in my mind that these people are correct.

If you consider the context of the first century A.D., John clearly predicted a very dramatic increase in the price of wheat.

  • A person reading Revelation 6:5-6 in the first century A.D. would have read that a denarius would buy only enough wheat to make 1.5 to 1.875 1 lbs loaves of bread instead of 25 loaves of bread.
  • This would represent between a 1333% and a 1667% increase in price![4]

The very dramatic rise in the price of wheat that John described indicates a great food shortage will come. Food prices rarely rise this much without a major supply shortage.

Here are two ways this shortage could arise:

  • Weather across the world could become very bad for growing crops.
  • The wars after the opening of the second seal (Revelation 6:4-4) could lead to a significant decline in crops grown.

A Day of Work for a Loaf of Bread?

I want to address the idea that Revelation 6:5-6 implies that a day’s wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread. I do not fully agree with this view. Here’s why:

  • Revelation 6:5-6 focuses on the price of items in terms of money instead of labor. You could argue that John tried to convey the idea that an entire day’s wages would only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat. However, why did John choose to quote the price of food in terms of money instead of time worked?
  • Saying that a whole day’s wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread implies that everyone will earn the same for their work during the end times. This idea seems unlikely unless Communism takes over the world.

Nonetheless, I calculated how much a choenix of wheat would likely cost at the minimum in the United States today if a day’s wages could only buy one choenix of wheat:

  • The federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 an hour (each state has their own minimum wage laws, so I’ll use the federal minimum wage to make a generalization about the entire country).
  • The standard work day in the United States is around 8 hours.
  • A choenix of wheat would cost $58 ($7.25 x 8) today if third seal conditions were prevalent in the world right now and we assume a day’s wages could only buy a choenix of wheat.
  • A choenix of wheat costs approximately $0.216 given a $6.98 wheat price per bushel, so prices would need to rise by an astronomical amount.[5]

We can confirm from all this that Revelation 6:5-6 does describe extreme famine conditions around the world after the third seal is open.

Are Wheat Prices Near Third Seal Famine Levels?

As I said, I disagree with the idea that a whole day’s wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread.

I believe Revelation 6:6 tells us that a denarius will only be worth enough to buy a choenix of wheat or three choenixes of barley during the third seal famine. Using this interpretation, you may wonder if the world is seeing or close to seeing the third seal famine.

I believe we can measure if we are seeing or close to seeing third seal famine conditions. We can do so by using the Bible and price data. We will do this next.

The Value of a Denarius Now

We do not use the denarius as money today, but it still has value. The denarius’s value now comes from the metal content or the value of the metal it is made from.

Below I provide denarius values for 70 A.D. and for 95 A.D.: the two dates most people associate with the writing of the Book of Revelation.

The Denarius of Vespasian (70 A.D.)

A denarius weighed approximately 3.36 grams and had 91.25% silver purity during the reign of Vespasian.[6]

  • This translates to nearly 3.066 grams of silver or 0.099 troy ounces of silver.

Using this information, we can estimate the current value of a denarius:

Silver Purity in Denarius91.25%
Weight of Denarius (in grams)3.36
Grams of Silver in a Denarius (3.36 x 91.25%)3.066
Grams in a Troy Ounce of Silver31.1
Troy Ounces of Silver in a Denarius (3.066/31.1)0.0986
Silver Price Per Ounce (Updated March 7, 2023)$20.20
Metal Value of Denarius (Silver Price Per Ounce x 0.0986)$1.991

The Denarius of Domitian (95 A.D.)

A denarius weighed approximately 3.51 grams and had 93.50% silver purity during the reign of Domitian.[7]

  • This translates to nearly 3.28 grams of silver or 0.1055 troy ounces of silver.

Using this information, we can estimate the current value of a denarius.

The calculation is shown in the table below:

Silver Purity in Denarius93.50%
Weight of Denarius (in grams)3.51
Grams of Silver in a Denarius (3.51 x 93.5%)3.28185
Grams in a Troy Ounce of Silver31.1
Troy Ounces of Silver in a Denarius (3.28185/31.1)0.1055
Silver Price Per Ounce (March 7, 2023)$20.20
Metal Value of Denarius (Silver Price Per Ounce x 0.1055)$2.132

The Choenix/Denarius Ratio (CDR) for Wheat

The price for a choenix of wheat will be equal to the value of a denarius after the opening of the third seal. This statement is shown in the equation below:

Price for a Choenix of Wheat = Value of a Denarius

We can rearrange this equation to create a ratio between the price for a choenix of wheat and the value of a denarius. We’ll call this ratio the “choenix/denarius ratio for wheat” or CDW.

The CDW is shown in the equation below:

Price for a Choenix of Wheat = 1
Value of Denarius

The CDW will equal 1 when we see third seal conditions since the value of a denarius will be the same as the price for a choenix of wheat. In addition,

  • The CDW will be less than 1 when the value of a denarius is greater than the price for a choenix of wheat. This means that a denarius can buy more than a choenix of wheat.
  • The CDW will be greater than 1 when the value of a denarius is less than the price for a choenix of wheat. This means that a denarius is not enough to buy a choenix of wheat. This occurs when famine conditions are worse than the famine of the third seal.

I found a dataset from the World Bank that has monthly wheat price data and silver price data as far back as 1960.[8] [9] This data allows me to create a graph tracking the CDW as far back as 1960.

CDW: AC

The CDW has stayed well below 1 in recent decades. This suggests we have not seen the famine that will occur after the third seal is open.

A Different Measure

The size of a choenix varied throughout the Roman Empire. Keep this in mind because the size of a choenix does impact its weight.

Most Bible commentaries mention the Attic choenix in relation to Revelation 6:5-6.

The city of Flaviopolis used an alternative choenix measure. The choenix at this city was 1.5 liters while the Attic choenix was 1.087 liters.[10] [11]

The difference is big enough that I also looked at the CDW since 1960 using the Flaviopolis choenix instead of the Attic choenix like in the prior graph:

CDW FC

The CDW was above 0.8 in 1973 amid a major global food crisis triggered by poor harvests (aided by bad weather) and growing food demand from developing countries.

Equalizing the CDW

We can get an idea of how much the price of wheat may rise in the future by finding how much the price has to rise to get the CDW equal to 1. The tables below show how much higher wheat prices would be versus current prices if third seal conditions were here now.[12]

InformationAttic ChoenixChoenix at Flaviopolis
Denarius Value (Vespasian)$1.99$1.99
Value of Denarius = Value of Choenix$1.99$1.99
Choenix Weight in Lbs1.8432.543
Price Per Lb (Choenix Value/Choenix Weight)$1.08$0.78
Price Per Bushel (Price Per Lb x 59.74 lbs)$64.55$46.78
Wheat Price Per Bushel (March 7, 2023)$6.98$6.98
Price Appreciation (Price Per Bushel/Updated Price)925%670%
InformationAttic ChoenixChoenix at Flaviopolis
Denarius Value (Domitian)$2.13$2.13
Value of Denarius = Value of Choenix$2.13$2.13
Choenix Weight in Lbs1.8432.543
Price Per Lb (Choenix Value/Choenix Weight)$1.16$0.84
Price Per Bushel (Price Per Lb x 59.74 lbs)$69.10$50.08
Wheat Price Per Bushel (March 7, 2023)$6.98$6.98
Price Appreciation (Price Per Bushel/Updated Price)990%717%

The price rises shown in each table are staggering. These figures suggest that we are still not yet close to seeing the type of shortages and prices that will come during the third seal famine.

Are Barley Prices Near Third Seal Famine Levels?

The Choenix/Denarius Ratio (CDB) for Barley

Revelation 6:6 tells us that the price for three choenixes of barley will be equal to the value of a denarius after the opening of the third seal. This statement is shown in the equation below:

3 x Price for a Choenix of Barley = Value of a Denarius

We can rearrange this equation to create a ratio between the price for a choenix of barley and the value of a denarius. We’ll call this ratio the “choenix/denarius ratio for barley” or CDB.

The CDB is shown in the equation below:

3 x Price for a Choenix of Barley = 1
Value of Denarius

The CDB will equal 1 when we see third seal conditions since the value of a denarius will be the same as the price for three choenixes of barley. In addition,

  • The CDB will be less than 1 when the value of a denarius is greater than 3 times the price for a choenix of barley. This means that a denarius can buy more than 3 choenixes of barley.
  • The CDB will be greater than 1 when the value of a denarius is less than 3 times the price for a choenix of barley. This means that a denarius is not enough to buy 3 choenixes of barley. This occurs when famine conditions are worse than the famine of the third seal.

I used the same dataset from the World Bank, which includes barley price data as far back as 1960. This data allows me to create a graph tracking the CDB as far back as 1960.

Attic Choenix

Barley Attic Choenix

Flaviopolis Choenix

Barley Flaviopolis Choenix

The CDB has stayed well below 1 in recent decades. However, the ratio has approached 1 in times of major shortages:

  • The CDB was near 0.7 in 1973 during a major global food crisis triggered by poor harvests and growing food demand from developing countries.
  • The CDB exceeded 0.8 in 2002 amid a global barley shortage caused by bad weather.

Nevertheless, the barley charts suggest we are not close to seeing the type of shortages and prices that will come during the third seal famine.

Conclusion

We are nowhere close to seeing food prices related to the opening of the third seal. As a result, you could use this study to argue that the opening of the third seal is not near.

However, price history shows us that food prices can increase quickly. A huge spike in prices before the third seal is possible since global conflict will accompany the second seal:

“(3) And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. (4) And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.” (Revelation 6:3-4)

Therefore, do not worry about the third seal being opened right now. But, be aware that things can change quickly if global conflict breaks out.

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Notes

  1. Wheat was ultimately measured in modii in the Roman Empire. A modii of wheat could produce between 16 and 20 one-pound loaves of bread. A choenix was 3/32 of a modii. If you multiply 3/32 by 16 you get 1.5 If you multiply 3/32 by 20 you get 1.875.
  2. I analyzed data I found about 1st century A.D. Roman Empire food prices to see if the data matched up with the Bible. The data confirmed that one denarius bought 25 loaves of bread during the 1st century A.D. in the region where Christ’s ministry took place.
  3. “Rome in 200 AD, Essential Guide to Rome Ancient Rome on Five Denarri A Day”. World Archeology Issue 23. 2007. 8 Feb. 2011. https://www.world-archaeology.com/great-civilizations/roman-empire/article/340-.html
  4. Other commentators I’ve read estimate that the wheat price increase that John described amounted to between 8 and 16 times (or 800% and 1600%) the prices normally found in the first century A.D.
  5. A choenix of wheat is approximately 1.843 lbs. A bushel of wheat is approximately 59.74 lbs. The price of a bushel of wheat is $6.98 at the time of this writing, so the price of a lbs of wheat is approximately $0.117 (6.98 divided by 59.74). The cost of a choenix would be found by multiplying $0.117 by 1.843 which equals approximately $0.216.
  6. Duncan-Jones, Richard. Money and Government in the Roman Empire. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1998. Print. 225.
  7. Ibid.
  8. You can access the data by selecting “Monthly Data” at the following link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/commodity-markets
  9. I use hard red winter wheat data since it is used to make bread.
  10. Whitney, William Dwight and Benjamin Eli Smith. “Choenix”. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Vol 2. Century Co. 1913. Print. Pg 913.
  11. Spek, Bert van der. “Money, Weights, and Measures in Antiquity”. 2007. Web. 24 Jun 2014. http://www.livius.org/w/weights/weights2.html.
  12. I calculated the weight of each choenix by converting dry liters into bushels (using this website) and then multiplying the results by 59.74, the number of lbs in a bushel of wheat.

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Wayne Croley
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Hi! I’ve studied and written about Bible prophecy since I was a teenager. My goal is to make Bible prophecy easy for you to understand while avoiding the sensationalism seen elsewhere. I am the author of several end time books, including Prophecy Proof Insights on the End Times, a comprehensive book about the end times. I hold an M.B.A. and degrees in Managerial Economics and Political Science.

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  1. This is now 2023 and we are seeing crazy price increases around the world plus wars in various places. Would you consider today’s times to be the beginning of the end?

    • Not quite yet. It may seem like there’s a lot going on, but much of that feeling is due to the amount of information we can easily access these days. I would argue that times were much worse in the 1930s and the 1940s. That was a much more chaotic time with global economic depression, the rise of totalitarian regimes across the world, and world war. Eventually, we will see conditions much worse than those times, but that time is not yet.

  2. Your math on 200 denarii to buy bread for 5000+, makes the assumption that the disciples make a mathematical summary of how much money would be required to buy bread for the crowd. Perhaps they only had 200 denarii in their treasury and it would not be near enough for the large crowd. They were exclaiming that the 200 denarii would hardly be enough to feed such a large number.

    If my thought is correct, then your subsequent math is wrong.

    • Another and more important point. But I do what should always be done when discussing the bible with other saints. You should learn to do this, too. Start with establishing this point:

      1 Cor 4:6 I have applied all this to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brethren, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.

      Learn to NOT go beyond what is written. So regarding the denarius that is written in the Revelation, you have had numerous people on here including yourself attempt to answer that question. And some were very close or right. The denarius was a silver coin and was approximately 1/10 of a Troy ounce of silver in weight (this topic is worth study). But I’ve come to learn that the amount of silver in a coin continued to get lessened so that by Christ’ day it had about 2.5 to 3.5 grams of silver in it, depending on which authority you wish to accept. This is very much in keeping with a 1/10 of a Troy ounce. A Troy ounce of silver weighs 31.1 grams.

      Next, I do accept your secondary interpretation on the denarius being about a day’s wage for a laborer. This is also important.

      So there are 2 ways of evaluating the verse, that I can see:

      1) By extenuation, the 1/10 of Troy ounce of silver being equated to a day’s wage. I’ve asked many what they think a day’s wage is today (written now in July of 2022) and the answers range from $100 to $200/day. Union workers make more, waitresses make good money today, the forced increase of minimum wage around the country, etc., makes those numbers acceptable. So, if 1/10 of Troy ounce of silver is going to be worth a day’s wage of (let’s use the least number) $100/day, we are being told that silver bullion will be going up in price to $1,000 a Troy ounce on the low side, and as much as $2,000/ounce on the high side. All the metal experts have been complaining for years that silver is being manipulated and should be close to $1,000/ounce, but the New World Order bankers are forcing the price downward. But eventually it will break free.

      2) The second point is that wheat made for bread, and barley (a cheaper and less desirable type of bread) will cost a day’s wage, or 1/10 of a Troy ounce of silver. Thus, due to famine in various places and forced destruction of food, and forced non-growing of food by the evil governments, again the amount of money a person earns for a day’s wage will not go very far.

      In summary, if you have the means, you should be buying silver bullion right now and take possession of it. Eventual the fiat money will go the wayside and show itself to be worthless as it already is. Think of the wheel barrels of German marks to buy a loaf of bread during their great depression. Yes, it would be wise to own several acres of land and grow food with seeds that can in fact reproduce good seeds (do not buy genetically modified seeds that are sterile). 105 food processing plants have been destroyed in the past year. The baby formula is also being destroyed. Mainstream news will not report on this, although Tucker Carlson did on FOX last month. There is a definite evil being perpetrated against the USA presently, and we do in fact eventually get wiped out since we are Mystery Babylon. Read what the 7-headed beast with 10 horns does to America:

      Rev 17:16 And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the harlot; they will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.

      That death comes via 4 stages:

      1) Made desolate
      2) Made naked
      3) Flesh devoured
      4) Burned with fire

      I could go on, but I do so in person with the people I disciple.

      • I was aware of the depreciation of the denarius, which I accounted for in my study. I tried my best to use data that was aligned with the time Revelation was written.

        I don’t believe the USA is Mystery Babylon, but I also share your pessimism about the future of the USA.

      • I would agree that USA & it’s dollar system and all it’s controller entities, major blue cities, MSM, BAR, Judicial system, Big Tech Corp, NASA, 3 letter etc is likely the main mystery Babylon or a part of it. I believe, City of London could also be a part of it or the head of it, other heads possibly being N.Y., Basil Switzerland, Elements from Israel, The Fed, D.C., IRS, EU or similar. I don’t see who else would fit the bill, unless one of the heads mentioned.

      • Much of what was commented here is so close to where I’ve been researching on the historic value of the Roman daily wage and maintaining steadily all the way up to the mid 1800’s. I do agree silver has been tamped down by keystroke at a time, trading millions of oz of silver the comex do not have in their vaults. Or billion paper silver oz’s traded daily that take a year to produce globally. This has been the greatest con job and theft and enslavement in history and is why Babylon will be judged harshly as stated and all who are complicit along with the spreading and enforcement of it’s immorality.

  3. Denarius is closely related to the dime until the usa started to remove silver from the dime possibly without letting anyone know. Also do the math of the price raise from the old timed to now without adding in the raise in today’s wages. I came out that a typical slice of bread is now 10 cents a slice.

  4. Saying that a whole day’s wages will only be enough to buy a choenix of wheat or a loaf of bread implies that everyone will earn the same for their work during the end times. This idea seems unlikely unless Communism takes over the world.

    Yes, communism is taking over the whole world. I suspect the connection between Judaism and Communism is not one that you have yet made. Go study the history of Bolshevism/Zionism.

    • Saying a whole day’s wages will be enough to buy a choenix of wheat could mean that there’s strict rationing taking place due to an unprecedented shortage. Think of World War 2. In some countries, people made different wages but there was rationing for certain items due to shortages or the need to preserve supply of these items for the war effort.

  5. Considering Ukraine is considered the “Breadbasket of the world” and provides 1/3 of the world’s wheat.. -How so you reconcile your prophetic interpretation of Wheat Famine and Cost considering the Russian invasion

    • The invasion has caused wheat prices to rise substantially vis-a-vis silver. But at the moment of this writing, wheat prices would need to rise 400% to 600% more given a constant silver price to reach third seal famine levels. This means that things would have to get a whole lot worse for us to be close to experiencing third seal famine conditions.

  6. The king James uses the wrong word. The word “penny” is incorrect, altogether. The American word “dime” would be a much closer word, but because we don’t equate the word dime with silver anymore, you’d have to say “silver dime” to perfectly nail the translation. John wrote what he heard in his vision/dream thing. He heard “denari”. He wrote “denari” in greek. Literally, this refers to a silver coin weighing 1/10 of an oz. Denari literally means 1/10th and a denarius is a 1/10th silver coin. It’s the root word for our modern word “dime”. The old American dimes (pre-1964) were also silver and were almost the same amount as a denarius (slightly less silver but close). So, if you would read it as it’s written, he says that he heard the price of wheat being set against 1/10th oz silver coins. 1 silver dime for a quart of wheat (approx).
    The one thing I strongly agree with you about is the fact that this probably means that wheat will be highly valued. I would add that it also means that prices will be artificially set, like in socialism or like in times of rationing in America during wars, etc.. I, like you, also think that famine is the inference here.

    John mentions nothing about a days wage nor anything about a penny. These words poorly used but are clearly just the interpretive assumptions of the fallible translators. It’s not about a wage nor is it about a penny (copper). It’s about price setting. It’s about famine. And it’s about silver being used as money again, paying for food in that difficult time.

    It is my suggestion that people with an ear to hear should plant gardens and collect old silver dimes. pounds of them. Fractional silver that’s easily recognized and trusted among the population. pre-1964 U.S. minted coins should work well. Be well. God speed.

    • The weight of a denari is really close to 1/10 of an ounce of silver in this article. Depending on the measure, it’s between 0.0986 to 0.1055 of an ounce, so that’s accounted for.

      Inflation causes many prices to rise, including the prices of many metals and food. The cost of food in the 3rd seal famine would be incredible and far beyond any type of ordinary inflation could bring. There will likely be human factors contributing to extreme shortages and bad crops.

      • This is a really interesting discussion. I’m in the electronics manufacturing business and also happen to be an avid hobby baker. This week I saw my costs double, virtually overnight, on various electronic materials due to the cost of copper and silver. Not because these metals are suddenly rare, or more in demand, but because western governments are “printing” money at ridiculous rates!!!
        I don’t think famine is a requirement for this prophecy at all. The only thing we need is governments “printing” money that devalues the currency that we use..
        To be clear, it’s not the value of wheat going up, but the value of currency going down that might fulfill this prophecy.
        I deeply appreciate your analysis of the silver content in the DeMarcus, but that was a non-fiat currency backed by its own composition. What we have now is merely smoke and mirrors.

        Best regards,

        Bob

        • The reason I would lean towards famine is that metals tend to be an inflation hedge. Their price movement should keep up with rising food prices in an inflationary environment. However, a worst case scenario would be hyperinflation combined with food shortages. Having both in the third seal would be awful, but it cannot be ruled out. After all, 25% of the world’s population dies in the fourth seal from various causes.

      • Interesting read for this article. My big question is have you considered the price of wheat and barley during the Great Depression of the 1930s? Your chat above only goes to 1960s. I think this is important to look at. The great depression was more a global crisis than other US food shortage spikes noted on your charts. If the great depression fulfilled the prophecy, it would shine a different light on where we are at in Revelations.

        • I don’t have data that goes back that far. It would be nice if I had data that did. But, the Great Depression did not fulfill the prophecy of Revelation 6:6. That prophecy will be fulfilled in the future.

          • Do you feel what’s happening in Russia and the Ukraine is part of the prophecy and is being fulfilled now rather than in the future? I’m referring to wheat they both grow and the export of fertilizer by Russia.

          • No, this is not the fulfillment of end time prophecy. However, what develops after the conflict is over may have long-term implications which helps bring us to a world where prophecy can be fulfilled.

  7. Right now if you took the minimum wage and subtracted basic living needs you would find families living an almost a loaf a bread a day. And now in 2019 with more trade aars prices will climb even higher

      • Nice bait, Wayne.
        This article has no value whatsoever. The thing it lacks is virtue. You let the readers know you’re not a man of God and not to be trusted .. . You stated “before Jesus performed a miracle “ …then you went on to tell the story of how Christ fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
        With your next sentence you denied the miracle, your interpretation involved ridiculous math , data charts and the world bank .. you’re not a credible Wittness . Maybe the 5 loaves and 2 fishes is about Christ’s love for his children .. the fact he’ll never leave nor forsaken us. He tells us he knew every hair on our head before we were born … if so, he knows how much I dislike math .. he wouldn’t leave the proof of an end time famine in a hidden math code. The authors of the Bible were not from Hollywood .. the Bible does not be unfold like the movie ‘National Treasure”

        Lord, I pray for every person that visits this site, I lift them up to Lord. I pray you give them eyes to see and ears to hear, give them strength. .:you know the burdens of all your children and Lord for me, I lay mine down at your feet along with all the sorrows of the burdens I carry .. I pray I stay steadfast in you Lord, give me strength to keep my eyes on you, I pray for a renewed sense of hope and that you place of hedge of protection around us all and protect us from evil doers .. I know you have a plan and purpose for each and everyone of us, and I pray that you forgive my sins .. I pray that you don’t lighten my load, but strengthen my back ., Lord I pray for my parents and my boy .. glory be unto you.. let it be known all things are possible through you Dear Jesus and that we are more than conquers through you, Christ who loves us . In the name of the Heavenly Father. Amen

        • I never denied the miracle of Christ feeding 5,000 people! I believe in the miracle! I have no idea where you got the idea that I was denying it. I believe God knows every number of the hair of our head and loves us dearly. I took great comfort in those things in my dad’s dying days recently. I was losing my dad, but God knew exactly what was going on and loved me greatly-greater than my dad ever loved me (and my dad loved me dearly).

          The point of using Math was to apply a literal interpretation of the Third Seal of Revelation 6. The famine of the Third Seal is coming in the future. Revelation 6 gave us an idea of how much food items like wheat and barley will cost at the time the Third Seal famine comes. There is no hidden code! Using hidden code is denying what the text says and making up things that the verse doesn’t say.

          Revelation 6 gave us price points to recognize the Third Seal famine. Is it wrong to try to figure out if we are near those price points now or is it better to claim that the Third Seal famine is now underway without evidence?

          As for World Bank data, I am not endorsing the World Bank! I have no idea what relevance that has in your attack. To analyze something objectively, data is required.

          • Something you didn’t address, is inflation. The printing of massive amounts of currency with no intrinsic value, leads to incredible devaluation of that currency. In that scenario, it would seem that, even without an economic crop failure. Factor in other events, including contamination of the food chain, either by pollution or design, then the possibilities change dramatically. I live in an area with a up and coming wine industry. This past year, the grapes were tainted by smoke from western wildfires. After that microscopic pests (nematodes) took out many of the vines. What the nematodes didn’t take out, a severe frost did. The potential triggers for famine seem nearly endless.

          • Inflation is a factor, but not a big factor in this analysis because the ratios between silver and wheat and silver and barley reflect relative value. Food prices and silver prices would both rise in an inflationary environment as fiat currency is devalued. Food prices and silver prices could rise by similar amounts, which would then not cause the ratios to change by much. The ratios are far more sensitive to the underlying fundamentals of the food supply.

  8. Topsoil loss seems like it could fit in there. Researchers are saying that unless something changes we’ve got only about sixty years of topsoil before farming gets a lot more difficult.

  9. The famine of the end tones is for hearing the Word of God. If the Bible were read chapter by chapter, and verse by verse that would be known.! Read the book of Joel and you might learn a the truth.

  10. I am wondering if the costs will rise as a result of hyper inflation rather than climate change. Just comparing scripture to the events in Venezuela, where bread is currently costing more than a days wages. The economy collapsed due to oil prices…..the mention of oil in scripture is also interesting. Worth exploring?

  11. The Grand Solar Minimum is the Science behind the destruction in the tribulation. You can trace the fall of Empires and Dynasties during them. Look back in History. The Cycles are every 100 years or so and two hundred years and the big ones are about every 1000 years, Cycles of Cycles within and alongside. The great flood of Noah was likely the first Cycle we experienced. Moses and the Exodus another Cycle. This Cycle that has just started was marked by the the Great Sign in Heaven last September 23 2017. That was God through his mercy warning us, here it comes. From Sign to the start of the 7 year countdown we may know this September- August. If no deal and 3rd temple announcement then we may have another year till we start the countdown. Remember prophecy has an expiration date. Time now is to prepare. Learn to grow your own foods. Learn to survive. Do not rely on Government to care for you. That is a trap. You need to have a plan to get away from the cities if you can. The Volcano and Earthquakes will be responsible for 1/3 of destruction. Revelations 9 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. The fire falling is like in Sodom. Volcanoes are pumping Sulfur Dioxide into the air. More volcanoes came on line last week. All part of a Grand Solar Minimum. When the saturation level is reached the sulfur will form into balls of hail and rain back down on fire. Global Crop losses are rolling in since last year. The map is getting real red. http://iceagefarmer.com/map/
    You can see for yourself. I hope this provided you some insight. Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Be prepared, aware and prayer are all that will get you through this. Maranatha!

      • You will not see it because it happened in 70 AD, referring to the Pharisees and the destruction of the Jewish Law, ushering in the Kingdom of God and Salvation by Grace.

      • The 7 year period won’t start until sometime in the 2020’s this can be calculated by any Bible scholar who are familiar with the knowledge that a day equals 1000 years and also a year equals 360 days. If you are unable to do that then just wait until the Antichrist arise as that will be the start of the 7 final years when the first seal is opened as can be seen by comparing Matt 24, Luke 21, Mark 13 and Revelation 6.

        • I’m a farmer in wheat & barley country Victoria Australia
          At the moment Wheat is $320 AUD/tonne and Barley is $250
          Just wondering why Wheat will be 3 times barley price
          Might be a clue to which areas get destroyed

      • Thought you would find it helpful. The storm is forming. More eruptions and New volcanoes coming online. The Hawaii caldera collapse may pose problems. The New moon was with Venus in Leo last night. Jupiter is in the scales. Saturn is in the constellation Sagittarius. Some knowledge lost that Daniel knew.

        • This is the first I’ve heard of the Grand Solar Minimum. Why do you say Daniel knew it? Do you see evidence of Daniel’s knowledge of this in scripture somewhere?

          • Daniel knew how to read the Mazzaroth. Do you find any of Daniels teachings to the wise men which gave them knowledge of the planets and Yeshua’s Birth?

  12. I am scared I’m striving every day I’m struggling with homosexuality and drugs in so petrified of what’s gonna happen to me

    • The world isn’t ending yet…

      All anyone can do is to take things one day at a time. Christ urged us to not worry about what might happen tomorrow when He said:

      “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof (Matthew 6:33)”.

      Also, anyone can turn to Christ when they feel worn down. He said:

      “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

      Come to God in prayer when feeling distressed:

      “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6)

      • WILLIE SCOTT: Phillipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Willie- I’m paraphrasing from memory so please take a look at the true text when you can. God knows you can’t overcome your struggles alone and He does not expect you to. Please think about just that- He is waiting on you to let Him help. A bitter thing as a parent is to watch a child you love more than the air in your lungs make poor choices, be unable to live their life, to kick that drug habit for them. To have been in their stead at that first poisonous offer. No matter how much love or desire on their part, a parent can not live their child’s life. I use this analogy because as His created we are like children in His eyes, adored beloved children that He must sorrowfully watch burn themselves on a hot stove every day or shoot up heroin. The end result is the same- suffering on the part of the parent and the child. God is long suffering, patient, loving and kind. We are wayward, disobedient, lost children- He, Jesus, is the Way, the Truth and the Light. Please don’t be scared or anxious, quit struggling alone, the Word of the Bible is a light when you feel alone, anxious, scared and dark. He has promised never to leave nor forsake us, the Master, the Shepherd who is unwilling to loose even one- that means YOU Willie. If you decide you no longer want to carry this burden claim His promises as your own ( they were made to you after all) , read His word and lay it all before the cross. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for YOU declares the Lord. Not to hurt or harm YOU but to give YOU hope and a future. I send a lot of love your way because I know you feel scared. The stress and drugs are not good for your body. Please do not let your sin eat you alive! The hardest demons to overcome are those invited in and given room and board. Don’t let your soul be a brothel.

        • Willie Scott, I don’t know if you are saved or not, but if/when you do, you can be born again, baptized, all things made new. You can get sealed with the Holy Spirit who will empower you to turn from sin and to stay strong against temptation. Look into the Holy Spirit because there is no limit to the power He can enable a believer to have. God promises we can move mountains with the strength of a mustard seed, that nothing will be impossible to you. This kind of faith isn’t instantaneous but the joy and desire to find it is. When you are His child every day you can arm yourself with His armor- Ephesians 6:10-20 Arm yourself in the Lord, read His Word and know it was written to you for you, claim His promises, and remember to pray without ceasing! Constant prayer will keep you strong from temptation. He is heard in the silence so when you pray remember you are talking to the Holy creator, He is really listening, so it’s ok to just be still and know He is Lord. It’s ok to let Him talk, lol

  13. If the price for a loaf of bread right now in the U.S is 1.98 and two billion people live on earth at the rate of less than $2 per day then this scenario can be true right now. The next two billion people live on about $10 per day and the final two billion people live on more with only a fraction of the entire human population living on more than $40,000 per year.

    • The cost of bread is NOT a $1.98 throughout the world though. The price of food differs in various places around the world in U.S. dollar terms. For instance, some Chinese meals that would cost $8 to $9 in the U.S. would cost $1.50 to $2.00 in China.

      • Your answer seems to make this fairly complicated – following the value of all the monetary systems on Earth. The easier answer is that there is a “one world” monetary system. If true, this would mean that the precursor to this revelation would be the implementation of a one world system. Dominoes falling. Which domino is first?

        • I don’t think it’s that complicated. Famine will be global during 3rd seal conditions. Therefore, you may be able to select any currency and have price levels resembling what it will be in the third seal. The U.S. Dollar is currently the world’s reserve currency so I use U.S. Dollars. If/when that changes, we can use whatever currency replaces it to track pricing. It’s quite possible that there will be a one world currency by then.

          The main objective of this article is to calm people down who listen to people who claim we are seeing the 3rd seal now. Yesterday, I was shown a Twitter comment from someone who argued (without evidence) that we are seeing the 3rd seal now. Some who don’t know any better may listen to that person and begin to experience unneeded anxiety over it. It’s not time to be worried about the 3rd seal yet.

    • pretty good point. It’s only been 3 1/2 years since you posted this and bread has gone up to $5 a loaf now. The main stream news is finally admitting that global crops are under producing for many reasons. The grand solar minimum, late ice storms killed citrus in Texas, dumping out food because supply chains are broken, meat plants production is off, workers sitting at home, gas prices are going up, ships in harbor in California back-logged and can’t get unloaded, printing stimulus money is putting upward pressure on the dollar (inflation).. It’s crazy… In just 2 years, we are on the door of famine and wars are being rumored about. It’s getting real..

  14. I think you have done a fine job. But consider the part about the wine and the oil. Unlike what and Barley, olives and vines only grow in certain regions. With the ice melt going on in Greenland and especially West Antarctica, we clearly see that temperatures are rising to obvious consequences. Areas where vineyards and olive groves have been producing for thousands of years will soon be inhospitable to them. Other regions further north will be better, but growing vines and new trees will take decades, and it’s hard work just doing that much. In short, we are going to practically run out of wine and olive oil. When the end is in sight, hoarders and corporate sellers will control with mercilessness the two commodities, which will be more in demand and priced so high that it makes the problem of wheat and barley look small in comparison.

  15. Be that it may, but the churches are not watching the skies or Israel. Wish that they would. They are watching everything else. I can’t tress enough about current events that are going on right now, and they do have a spiritual basis, for their existence. Israel is the main focus and most of those things related to Revelations deal with her. Jn

    • I would say the vast majority of churches are not worried about prophecy because they are under the erroneous idea that they will be raptured out before anything bad happens, therefore they need not know what is going to happen “after they are gone.” The church in America is in a deep state of apostasy and more concerned with entertainment than either spreading the true gospel or studying prophecy. There is though a fairly sizeable contingent that do follow prophecy among individual Christians and they are keeping their eyes on Israel and world events. They don’t agree on everything, but at least they are watching.

  16. Dear People, “I think that we have been put on notice.” Just last night, as the Super Bowl was being broadcast to our nation, a meteor was rocketing a crossed our skies, and fell to earth, near Lake Michigan. It was large enough to light up the whole sky, and came with a sonic boom.
    Throughout the ages, meteors have been associated with a harbinger of bad news. Soon coming events, that told of a God, who hears and watches His people below, and the deeds that they have done. The arrival of the meteor, in those days, signals the judgement to follow, that nation or peoples, who saw the event.
    With every coming year, we have a national contest between football teams in United States. It seems that all our resources and monies and time are set aside for this annual ritual. With our society, it is more of a religious ceremony, than any real ceremony in the church. We behave like it is a life or death circumstance, if we cannot watch each and every game, less we loose our identity without it. Many pastors even promote these games by offering a special game night at the churches, with big screen T.V’s., pizza parties, and social partnership, to satisfy their male congregations and bring in new blood to their institutions. We really do not worship our God at all. It is the God’s of our own making, in a form and type of Gladiator games. We shouldn’t be surprised then, when God shows up, writing on the roof of our skies, with something called a meteor. This may all be speculation, or superstition, but it is too hard to deny. Being that it came on the night of the biggest game of the season. Where were our hearts? Where was our attentions? What were we watching at half-time? America, we are going to have to deal with our lusts.
    When events appear eminent, as in the Bible, we should be aware of them, and do whatever it is to correct them in God’s eyes. A sign like this mentioned in Rev. 8:8, should make us aware, that God may be staging a major move in the Heavenlies, which will change our earth shortly. This according to many theologians as they believe, could be a meteorite. It is the 2nd Angel that sounds his trumpet, and a third of the sea turns to blood. Since the meteor landed in Lake Michigan, or nearby it; what would we do with a lake filled with blood? Do we have answers to this? What do we do, if it should happen again, somewhere else? Tell me, who among us can drink blood? We have had a new President in office, and He has been able to offend at least 6 major countries, in the time that he has been in office. We have an appalling murder rate in Chicago, that nobody seems to be able to handle.. We have immigrants that want to come to America, but now can’t. We have rouge nations, who appear to be waiting for any provocation, to start a nuclear war, with us or their neighbors. We have an narcotics epidemic, that comes from our doctors over prescribing drugs to their patients. And all this is going on, while we say that we are Christian’s. Yet we are partying like we were in Babylon, and Daniel is about to interpret the meaning on the wall. Jn

    • I wouldn’t attach a lot of meaning to that meteor. It was not one of the trumpet judgments. There have been a lot of meteor strikes over the millennia, but unless God has told us that a particular one signals something (like in the trumpet judgments or sixth seal) we shouldn’t attach an omen to it, for we wouldn’t know what that omen was, because God has not informed us. We must be careful not to cross over into occult omens. The greater signs that you can look for is what is going on in Israel, for that is where our eyes should be according to Scripture and what is going on in the world politically. The signs in the skies come after the great tribulation, again according to Scripture.

  17. Your article is very interesting. My curiosity about this Revelation prophecy is what caused me to look up articles on this topic. I noticed that you based your line on the American economy what I’m wondering is are there places in the world right now the people are paying a day’s wages for a pound of flour. Simply reminding Americans that we’re not the Guage that God goes by.

  18. Great post.

    Here’s a verse I stumbled upon recently that may or may not have profound end time implications:

    Proverbs 20:13
    Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

    It is somewhat reminiscent of Revelation 16:4, in my opinion.

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  20. Do you think the decline of the honey bees, or pollinators has anything to do with the food shortages to come, or maybe already here?

    • Ken,

      Since 2013, the hysteria seems to have quite down. However, it wasn’t just the bees that were on the decline, butterflies were also declining. To answer your question, any creature(s) this beneficial is going to have an impact. The Bible considers honey a symbol of goodness, a blessing, i.e. the phrase, “the land of milk and honey”. I believe this could be part of His plan. And yes, their demise will effect crops, not to forget to mention that honey in coffee is fantastic…..and much healthier!! I wounder of the solar minimum we’ve been experiencing has anything to do with their, the bees, demise? After all, they are thermal sensitive creatures. Hmmmm…… May the Lord maje His face to shine upon thee

  21. I did a little mathematics on your figures and came up with some interesting numbers. Using your original figures of a “pennys” value back then, and how much bread it could buy, and comparing it to your figures in today’s value, I found something shocking. If a penny at Christ’s time could buy about 25 loves of bread, and the increase would cause “bread” value to increase %800 to %1600, that would calculate to bread costing about $8.50 in today’s market. The impact on food would be astronomical! Grain related food, noodles, cereals, animal food, poultry (some animals we eat require grains) would sky rocket! What this would impact! Even in America where are poor are rich when compared to the worlds poor, there would be nationwide suffering! This prophecy has the ability to crush even the most robust economy! Can you imagine the impact on our spending driven society?!! Hamburgers would cost $15! Pasta dinners $35 or more! Restaurants, fast food chains, even grocery stores would shut down! Those that remain open will be under armed guard, private or government, to avoid armed raids! The black market will be huge! Dollars will be worthless as this is CLEARLY a prophecy against man made currency! Screw storing up food! You can’t save enough, and Christ clearly warned against that….where moths and rust corrupt, and thieves can steal! Instead, hoard minted, treasury reserve certified silver coins. Gold will always be too expensive for the working man. Silver, on the other hand, is relatively cheap, about $17 today. When inflation hits, this verse calculates inflation around %1200, silver will jump to $204 approximately. That’s very conservative! I estimate sliver to jump %2500 or more! According to your article, it would require a salary of $25 an hour for one person to feed a family of four per day! That’s $1,400 per week, $4,600 per month! That means our economy is GONE!! Silver and gold will be the only currency of value, and only the “rich”, and wise, will have it. Both are hugely under-inflated due to fake currencies and false global conditions. Sadly, this prophecy is directly ties to America’s demise. We are the only thing keeping the world alive. Once we drop, here it comes. Tell me, how much can you carry? How much can you hide? Buy enough for one silver coin per day per four people. Oh yeah, and one “sword”, preferably a .223 or .308, Luke 22:36

  22. If you google “Agenda 21”, this prophecy as well as many others seem to become incredibly more feasible than they do now. My guess is (based off of what I’ve heard about Agenda 21) that the food shortage is going to be due to an intense passion for the environment by the anti-christ (as Agenda 21 is all about the environment).

  23. It doesn’t harm to have additional meals in situation of urgent. Some meals organizations have declared programs to increase costs so it might be sensible to buy a little bit more the very next time before the cost improves go into impact.

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  24. Thank you for commenting. I’ll take what you said under consideration if/when I write an update to this article. This article seems to be quite popular but is a tad dated.

  25. Very well written.

    You stated “If we divide 5000 loaves of bread by 200 denarri, we’ll find that one denarius bought 25 loaves of bread in Christ’s time.” I think that we ought to cut that in half as we are told that Christ “looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all”

  26. BTW, when I calculated the name Monsanto in the same way the Antichrist will have his name calculated to equal 666…”Monsalto” also equals 666. I thought that was interesting. Just a bit of trivia. Blessings to you and thanks so much for your study and hard work for the Lord!

  27. This is great. However, the food cost is not going to go up due to this. Food costs will be so elevated, due to the chemtrails and GMO’s destroying the bird & bee population, as well as the very soil the food grows on. Monsanto will own the world’s seeds and thus, the world’s food supply. However, their plan to have the only seed that grows in toxic soils and so on (after they lay down the chemtrails and polute the world so badly that nothing else will grow) is going to backfire. It already is with evidence of people who have Morgellons and other contaminate, airborn diseases. PLZ Google transhumanism and elite population reduction. As Christians, we are so innocent and have no idea how evil this whole thing is really going to be. The aliens are actually demons and are already running the show much more than we know. Keep the faith and keep looking for the uppertaker…not the undertaker! God bless you and spread the word to pray for souls to be added. Time is short.

  28. I think we’ll face the Great Tribulation before the Rapture.  I don’t think we have seen the Great Tribulation yet.  There’s still more events that need to take place before that begins.

  29. With this being the worst drought in history I expect many pastors who don’t believe in the Pretribulation Rapture would insist that it’ll cause a day’s food to cost a day’s wages by next year thus opening the Third Seal. Some believe that we’re already in the Great Tribulation. I don’t believe this! I believe the Rapture will occur immediately before the prelude of the Great Tribulation. A day’s food for a day’s wages is during the height of the Great Tribulation.

  30. In terms of your issue with communism being implemented globally, we are heading there at an alarming rate. The Elite /Globalist have stated in numerous publications that China is the model they want the New World order based off of..
    Google videos for Lindsey Williams, he discusses alot of this, the plan is to take down the US economy before the end of 2012, which is why you see Gov’ts & people who know whats going on, cashing out there 401k & cashing in their dollar bills for gold & silver.
    At all costs, please do yourself a favor & Get out of the dollar…

    If it’s good for the Gov’t like, China, India, Russia…don’t you think they’re a bit more in the know than you or I….

    Buy Silver & Gold now while you still can…anyone who says it’s in a bubble has no idea what they are talking about nor do they understand the fundamentals.

    God Bless..

  31. I don’t expect wheat and barley to be priced in U.S. dollars in the future. Not at all. I expect a global currency like you do… I’m trying to provide a people an idea of how low prices are now relative to where they will be in the future and provide people an idea of how severe the food shortages of the future will be like. U.S. dollars is something people can understand at the moment so that’s why I used it.

    I focused on wheat and barley because they are mentioned in Revelation 6:6. Of course, other crop prices will rise too… There are several other things we need to look at to understand the times like the prevalence of False Christs, earthquakes, political instability, wars, rumors of wars, decay in morals and society, etc. I’ve written about them already… I’m just adding this to another thing we can monitor.

  32. Wheat and barley are not “tweaked”, if you will, by gentic engineering like corn and soybeans. They are succeptable to rust and fungus like UG99. Weather and disease could drasticaly reduce yields and raise prices where other grains might be more drought and disease resistant. Is the scarcity of wheat and barley the key to understanding the times? Also, you are working off the assumption that grain will be priced in U.S. dollars. If the world suffered a food and or economic crises it could result in a new global currency and rationing for the masses.

    • I read an interesting book called Revelation Revolution…and there it says that the oil represents the holy spirit and wine is the blood of Christ. “Do not touch the oil and wine” represents the spiritual safety guaranteed to those who will put their faith in Jesus during the Trib.
      On the flip side, it could also represent luxury…olive oil and wine (rich people will not be affected by the price increases and famine PHYSICALLY).

  33. Quite simply famines have occurred in the past – the western world have generally had food at decent prices while famines have occurred in Africa. Rev 6:6 is interesting because it says something about not hurting the wine or oil. Oil (here as olive oil) was used in biblical times as fuel. Today we use oil drilled out of the ground, natural gas and coal as fuel and as chemical feedstock. The greater part of oil is used as transportation fuel.

  34. Several types of insects and plants are nutritious. Unfortunately, I don’t think I could eat insects unless I didn’t know they were insects when I eat them.

    Growing a garden seems like a very good idea if you can maintain it.

  35. Also, it has been suggested for awhile now, perhaps people in the US should consider alternate food sources. I hear several types of insects and worms are nutritious, and even tasty. I did not work up the nerve to try any, but it doesn’t seem to hurt those folks on “reality” shows. At least I live near a water system with ducks and geese.

  36. It doesn’t hurt to have extra food in case of emergency. Some food companies have announced plans to raise prices so it might be wise to buy a little bit more next time before the price increases go into effect.

  37. Really makes you think about storing up food for the future.There are so many different opinions out there about that. Its hard to know exactly what you should do.I am kind of in the middle about it. Anyway good research on this one.Thanks
    Ann

  38. Your post was interesting and showed some excellent research. This is off topic, but you might find it interesting. It is about the UFO that appeared above the Temple Mount the other day, and the apparition of the rider on a pale or white horse in Egypt during the demonstrations. Maitreya is mentioned in connection with the rider. There are videos for both at this website. http://watcherslamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/jerusalem-ufo-and-rider-on-white-horse.html