And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
Jeremiah 21:6-9

From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries and great kingdoms. But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his prediction comes true."
Jeremiah 28:8-9 (NIV)

Therefore as I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because thou hast defiled My sanctuary with all thy detestable things and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall Mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Thus shall Mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted; and they shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it in My zeal when I have accomplished My fury upon them.

. . .When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you, and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread,so will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee, and I will bring the sword upon thee. I, the LORD, have spoken it."
Ezekiel 5:11-13, 16-17

"`Thus saith the Lord GOD: Smite with thine hand and stamp with thy foot, and say: "Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel!" For they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
Ezekiel 6:11-12

Say thou thus unto them, `Thus saith the Lord GOD: As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
Ezekiel 33:27

And I will call for a sword against him throughout all My mountains, saith the Lord GOD. Every man's sword shall be against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him and upon his troops and upon the many people that are with him an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will I magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.'
Ezekiel 38:21-23

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places.
Matthew 24:6-7

Then said He unto them, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines and pestilences. And fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Luke 21:10-11

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SARS and the Global Economy

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Peril grows as world shrinks

Over the weekend, the attention given in news reports made the tide of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) appear to be heading toward epidemic proportions. The cover of US News & World Report declared "SARS hits home." Monday morning news reports declared that the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared that Viet Nam had gotten the mystery virus under control. As the day progressed, reports indicated that Canada and other countries where the disease had seemed out of control had, in fact, turned the corner and were containing it. Only in China were new cases increasing. Tuesday morning, however, there were reports that SARS had appeared in several new countries, and U.S. officials were still concerned about an outbreak.

Many people thought that science had conquered such diseases. So, why are they now appearing in what seems to be increasing frequency and immunity to available medicine? A page 1 story in Sunday's Chicago Tribune provides a good analysis, with an interesting link to the global economy. Here are some key passages from the article by Ronald Kotulak and Peter Gorner:

Just months before the SARS virus appeared, the World Health Organization reported that the threat from infectious diseases has been increasing for two decades.

"An infectious disease event in one country could constitute a health emergency of concern for the entire world," it warned.

The WHO report was followed in March by another warning from the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine about the growing microbial threat.

"The magnitude and urgency of the problem demand renewed concern and commitment. We have not done enough-in our own defense or in the defense of others," the nation's premier scientific body reported.

The thinking is contrary to the widely held notion that conquering microbial diseases was one of the supreme achievements of 20th Century science. Instead, epidemiologists have come to realize that a global economy has thrust remote, Third World agricultural villages where diseases often evolve, into close proximity with every major city on the globe.

For viruses, the world is shrinking, and opportunity is growing. . . .

"The ability of infectious agents to destabilize populations, economies, and governments is fast becoming an unfortunate fact of life," said Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and now vice president of biological programs for the Nuclear Threat Initiative. . . .

"We are unprepared," summed up Dr. Robert Webster, chief virologist of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, who recently consulted with Hong Kong health officials about measures to curb the SARS infection there.

"It's not just Hong Kong. It's the United States and the world," he said. "Over the centuries we've built a fantastic military force in the U.S., but we haven't built a public health infrastructure to deal with the biological threat." . . .

To scientists who study viruses, the SARS epidemic stresses the urgency of establishing interlocking local, national and international surveillance systems and worldwide alert systems for new diseases. . . .

In prophetic circles, the term "global economy" is sometimes treated as an evil to be avoided. On the other hand, it can be viewed as a natural outcome of a world where transportation and communication have brought us into a literal "global village." It is simply one of the many signs that God's plan is moving forward. There is, in fact, a vital role for the church in responding, whether it's the fight against disease, battles against evil, or opportunities to carry the Gospel into places where it has not been welcomed.