Hi Friend,

In 1967, William and Paul Paddock wrote their best-selling book, "Famine 1975! America’s Decision; Who Will Survive?" The thesis was that a famine would begin in 1972, and most of the world would die of starvation by 1975. Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford biologist, predicted it was too late to save mankind from starvation. The solution was to impose birth control—you know, like the leaders of China imposed on their citizens. How did that work out—China produced twelve male children for every one female because a male was needed to support parents in their old age.

Scientists are so concerned about overpopulation that they advocate abortion, birth control and euthanasia to prevent mankind from outgrowing our ability to provide food. Let me understand the logic—the solution to prevent future starvation is to murder people now.

Paul Ehrlich advocated putting sterilizing agents into staple foods and drinking water. He predicted environmental pollution would become so bad that mankind would disappear in a cloud of blue steam by 1989. If you are reading this, you know all these brilliant scientists were wrong.

Years ago, scientists declared air pollution was becoming so bad the sun was being blotted out and the world would enter an ice age by the turn of the century. They also claimed man’s use of electricity was creating such a demand for fresh water to cool the power generators it would boil dry the entire flow of rivers and streams in the continental United States.

These prognosticators of castastrophe aren’t isolated, uneducated, or unrecognized kooks. They are leading professors who appear before Congress to determine national policies. They have influenced college students for the past 70 years, and those students are directing major corporations today. Their influence is so strong that the U.S. President says global warming is the largest threat facing America today, even worse than terrorist regimes or China.

More recently, the medical profession has suffered a devastating loss of credibility by advocating vaccines and masks that have since proven to be damaging. Who can you believe?

Those who doubt the end-time prophecies of religious leaders should be more skeptical of secular scientists because they are wrong more often. One economist reported that four out of five predicted recessions did not occur. The global warming crowd has been wrong 100 percent of the time.

The damage done by false prophets, whether secular or religious, may be more destructive than ignorance of potential disasters. Self-proclaimed prophets believe they are prophets of God simply because they deliver Bad News.

Since the time Jesus walked on earth, many people have claimed to be one of the Two Witnesses, the end-time Elijah, or an end-time prophet of God. So far, all of them have been fakes.

Of a truth, the Bible does talk about end times. Jesus said that there would be "great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world…." (Matthew 24:21). Jesus went on to say that God would shorten those days to prevent the extermination of the human race. (verse 22). That sounds like the scientists are doing the damage, and Jesus is returning to avert utter destruction.

There are so many deceivers who cloud the truth of end-time events. Jesus warned us to "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves" (Matthew 7:15). That’s an ominous warning. If we could tell by their outward appearance that they are wolves, we could run from them. But they appear as helpers. So how can we know whether a prophet is truthful or lying? The answer is in the following verse. "You will know them by their fruits." The fruits of the above quoted experts is zero!

Moses taught the Israelites how to deal with this problem—after all, false prophets have always been around. In ancient Israel, the people faced a serious dilemma. If a true prophet spoke and they ignored him, they would be punished. If a false prophet spoke and they obeyed, they would suffer. So Moses told them, "if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’—when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him" (Deuteronomy 18:21-22). Today, Moses might say, "Don’t fear the prophecies uttered by scientists.

The future of this world is alarming. Stay close to God—which is good advice during good times and bad. We are about to witness the most terrifying events the world has known. The one thing you don’t need to fear is the message of a false prophet. Your salvation comes from the Lord.

Until next time,

Jim O’Brien

Pastor, Church of God Cincinnati

May 24, 2024