These past few days I’ve been attempting to estimate how much food items like wheat will cost during the End Times. Unfortunately, I am not yet finished with the study, so most of my time is devoted to that at the moment. Nevertheless, there are some noteworthy news events that have taken place in the past couple of days to comment on:
- Sudan: A few weeks ago I wrote about the potential for Cush, a future ally of Antichrist (Ezekiel 38:5), to reemerge after the independence referendum in Southern Sudan (Cush may be represented by Northern Sudan following Southern Sudan's likely departure). The results of the independence referendum in Southern Sudan were released just a few hours ago. The people of Southern Sudan have voted to secede from Northern Sudan by an overwhelming margin. The President of Northern Sudan has formally accepted the result, so it appears at the moment that Cush is going to reemerge on the world map after Southern Sudan completes its secession from Northern Sudan.
- Syria: Despite efforts to organize large protests in Syria early last week, the Syrian government managed to prevent large protests from taking place. A recent report by the Wall Street Journal suggests that the Syrian government used intimidation to prevent demonstrators from gathering in public. The protesters’ failure to organize in public after online attempts to organize protests confirms that it is going to be far more difficult for people living under regimes more oppressive than Egypt and Tunisia to pressure their governments in large numbers.
- Egypt: Some “normalcy” is returning to those living in Egypt. There are still thousands of protestors gathered in Cairo, but the crowds are noticeably smaller than last week with some protesters returning to their everyday routine. The Egyptian government is currently in negotiations with opposition groups about implementing reforms, but the opposition groups’ main goal still appears to be the immediate resignation Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. It still looks like Mubarak’s political future is in serious jeopardy, but it seems his departure may take longer than initially expected because the opposition groups appear willing to endure a long negotiation process with the Egyptian government and many Egyptians have stopped protesting (they’ve returned to daily life).
Now it’s time for me to return to my study on End Times food prices. I hope to have some results to share tomorrow if possible...
