Gerald Weston: What can you expect to
happen in the year ahead?
Will 2023 be better than last year?
Or will it be another disappointing
year with troubles on every side?
At the beginning of each year, one of us here at "Tomorrow's
World" gives trends to look for in the coming year and beyond.
Our predictions are not based on crystal balls,
palm readings, or astrological signs.
And forget Nostradamus.
Our predictions come from prophecies found in the Bible,
and history has proven that Bible prophecy is accurate.
The Bible does not always give the exact timing
of an event, but it gives us a framework of history
in advance with remarkable details.
On today's program, I'll briefly review whether our predictions
for 2021 and 2022 were accurate, and then give
you trends to expect in 2023 and beyond.
So, if you want to know what's ahead
for your future, stay tuned.
I'll be back in five seconds.
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Gerald Weston: A warm welcome to all of you from all of us
here at "Tomorrow's World," where we bring you good news of
the coming kingdom of God, reveal endtime prophecies, and
explain the clear teachings of Jesus Christ.
Is it possible to know the future
and, if so, where should we look?
Should we look to astrological signs
in the sun, moon, and stars?
Should we visit that small house on the edge
of town where a psychic has set up?
Should we try to decipher the writings of Nostradamus,
Edgar Cayce, Jeane Dixon, or other
well-known psychics and astrologers?
We here at "Tomorrow's World" look to the Bible.
None of us are prophets, but we can read clear statements from
the prophets and point you to what they wrote.
But it's reasonable for you to want to know
how accurately we've understood their writings.
Here's a trend I said to watch for in 2021.
Gerald Weston: Before the break, I told you that I would
read from the Bible what God says is in your future.
Today we reviewed predictions and trends proclaimed by
"Tomorrow's World," the last 2 years.
Then I said I would give you a single trend to watch in 2021
and the immediate years following.
We cannot know the exact timing, but the trend is certain.
"There will be disaster upon disaster for America
and the British descended peoples."
Notice how the prophet Ezekiel describes
what is ahead for the Anglosphere.
"Destruction comes; they will seek
peace, but there shall be none.
Disaster will come upon disaster,
and rumor will be upon rumor.
Then they will seek a vision from a prophet; but the law will
perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with desolation,
and the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way, and according
to what they deserve I will judge them;
then they shall know that I am the LORD!"
Gerald Weston: How accurate was that single
prediction of disaster coming upon disaster?
A year later, I reviewed the major news of 2021, and as I
mentioned at the time in my more than 74 years of life, I
couldn't remember another year where there were so many
stunning disasters stacked one upon another.
But in case you forgot, let me briefly remind you of only a few
that I recounted in that program.
The consequences of the war on fossil fuels, the historic
winter storms that slammed Texas and the Central Plains states,
the crisis at America's southern border, the Delta variant and
continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and remember that more
died in 2021 than in the previous year.
The humiliating manner in which America left
Afghanistan, the breakdown in the supply chain,
inflation, worker shortages, and more.
The list is hardly exhaustive.
There were many more major devastating events.
2021 truly was an extraordinary year of disaster upon disaster.
But what about our predictions for 2022?
Let's briefly look at those three predictions
and see if they were on target.
Number one, when you think it cannot get any worse, it will.
Number two, disaster upon disaster would continue.
And number three, Rumor would be upon rumor.
The last two are found in Ezekiel, the 7th chapter,
and in verse 25, "Destruction comes; They
will seek peace, but there shall be none.
Disaster will come upon disaster,
And rumor will be upon rumor."
Is that what we saw?
Has there ever been a time when rumors were more prevalent and
widespread than what we see in social media?
Rumors have always abounded, but the
Internet has put them on steroids.
But what about disaster upon disaster?
Did historic disasters occur in 2022?
And when we thought it couldn't get any worse, did it?
Just how bad was it?
I'll answer that question in a moment.
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The one who inspired them throws out this challenge.
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Gerald Weston: Before the break, I asked whether the
trends we gave for 2022 were accurate.
Did that first prediction of "When you think it cannot get
any worse, it will," prove to be true?
I think you know the answer.
But just how bad was it?
Notice this headline from the BBC, "Permacrisis declared
Collins Dictionary word of the year."
The article then explained "Permacrisis--a word describing
the feeling of living through a period of war,
inflation, and political instability--has been chosen
as Collins Dictionary's word of the year.
It 'sums up just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many
people,' said Alex Beecroft, head of Collins Learning."
High fuel prices and inflation plagued our world in 2022.
The national average price for gasoline in the United States in
October 2020 was $2.16 per gallon.
This rose to $3.29 a year later.
But prices went through the roof in 2022, rising to a
never-before-seen crushing high of $4.93 in June.
Prices moderated in July through September, but started rising
again in October to a national average of $3.82, a price still
well above any months the previous year.
So, yes, when we thought it couldn't get any worse,
2022 proved us wrong, as the cost of
virtually everything went up as a result.
Now, most countries would love to have what
they view as America's bargain prices.
Inflation, high fuel prices, and empty shelves plagued the world.
And all of it intensified by the black swan event
of the year, Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
That manmade disaster made everything worse.
More than half of the eurozone countries recorded double-digit
inflation rates in October, including Germany, 11.6%,
Belgium, 13.1%, and the Netherlands, 16.8%.
France showed the lowest rate, at 7.1%.
Then there's this sobering report from Canada.
A Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll found that 53% of respondents
say they are "worried" because inflation is causing serious
money issues for them, while 13% say they are, quote, "genuinely
panicked" due to the drastic lifestyle changes they are
having to make to deal with rising prices.
But it gets worse.
Prior to the war, Ukraine and Russia were the world's number
one and number two grain exporters.
Countries principally in Europe, North Africa,
and the Middle East rely on grain and cooking
oil from these two warring countries.
The effects of the war on the food chain
have been seriously compromised.
CNN reported on July 16 of 2022, "Across Ukraine, in the
shimmering heat, one sight is becoming familiar this summer:
Combine harvesters sweeping across fields of grain
in a race against fast-spreading fires.
The conflict's front lines straddle
some of Ukraine's richest farmland.
Whether caused by accident or intention, the fires darkening
the summer sky are eating into a harvest that was always going to
be tough to collect and even tougher to export.
But nearly half the land is now too dangerous to cultivate."
Again, from CNN, this time on July 23 of 2022, "Earlier this
month, Ukraine's grain traders' union said it expected a grain
and oilseed harvest of 69.4 million tons, far below the 106
million tons harvested last year."
Then there are the effects of the war on fertilizer,
which also impacts the food chain.
According to CNBC, "In 2021, Russia was the world's top
exporter of nitrogen fertilizers and the second-largest supplier
of both potassic and phosphorous fertilizers.
Trade between Russia and the rest of the world has not
stopped, but has been severely disrupted as importers and
vessel charterers steer clear of the country in
light of the invasion of Ukraine, CRU Head of
Fertilizers Chris Lawson said on Tuesday.
Russia, which accounts for around 14% of global fertilizer
exports, has temporarily suspended outgoing
trade, which is expected to have a strong ripple
effect across global food markets."
Is mass starvation in our future?
War-induced supply interruptions,
diminished crop yields, and fertilizer shortages
contribute to catastrophic food shortages.
But there's another major problem when it comes to the
food supply, and I'll give that to you in a minute.
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That thinking brought the great Chaldean
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But after a short period of humbling, he came to understand
"That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to
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serious development in 2022 that affects the world's food supply.
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Gerald Weston: Before the break, I said we'll
look at one more serious development
that affected the world's food supply.
When we think of 2022, another disaster
that only got worse was the weather.
As of November 10, "According to the United States Drought
Monitor, 47% of the land area of the contiguous 48 states is
experiencing various degrees of drought, nearly all of it in the
High Plains or from the Rocky Mountains westward.
Drought affects the entirety of nine states, including
California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Oregon,
and North and South Dakota."
Major reservoirs such as Lake Mead and
Lake Powell are at record lows, threatening
agriculture and electric power generation.
Further east, "Water levels on the Mississippi River
normally decline in the fall and winter, but not by nearly
as much as they did in October 2022."
The Mississippi River is critical to moving agricultural
and construction supplies to the Gulf of Mexico for export, but
as Fox News explained, "Critical ship and barge traffic for the
agriculture industry has been disrupted.
The river moves more than half of all US grain exports, but
industry estimates cited by the federal government show the
drought has reduced the flow of goods by about 45%.
Barges have been stuck there, according to the US Coast Guard,
and ships have been advised to lighten their loads."
But it's not in America alone.
Note this further report from "The Verge," "In August,
officials noted that Europe was likely in the thick
of its worst drought in 500 years.
The same month, Southern China officially entered its longest
drought in 60 years of record keeping.
Perennially parched California has just had
its three driest years on record."
Anyone who thought it couldn't get any
worse than 2021 was sadly mistaken.
How could a geopolitical blunder be worse
than the disastrous manner in which the
United States pulled out of Afghanistan?
But that event likely played into the more
disruptive invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Vladimir Putin's miscalculation has now turned to threats of the
unthinkable and many informed people realize this is a war
that Putin cannot afford to lose.
"The whole world should be praying for Russia's victory,
because there are only two ways this can end: either Russia
wins, or a nuclear apocalypse," nationalist Russian tycoon
Konstantin Malofeyev tells the "Financial Times,"
"If we don't win, we will have to use nuclear
weapons, because we can't lose," he added.
"Does anyone really think Russia will accept defeat
and not use its nuclear arsenal?"
Not all western analysts agree with
that assessment, but some do.
Here's a similar view from Robert Baer, a former CIA case
officer who spoke to CNN regarding Putin's options.
"I think the chances of his de-escalating are close to zero.
He simply cannot give up so much ground and be seen to be losing
and continue as leader of Russia.
The chances of his using nuclear weapons--at least tactical
nuclear weapons--is going up by the day," Baer added.
But is this how the world will end?
Not according to Bible prophecy.
The Bible tells us more must first happen, and while many
view China and Russia as the greatest threats in the 21st
century, Bible prophecy indicates otherwise.
While there is much bad news in our immediate future,
the late Dr. Roderick C. Meredith
explains in the foreword to "Prophecy Fulfilled:
God's Hand in World Affairs," that there is good news ahead.
"Humanity today is facing staggering crises of war,
disease, pollution, drought, and famine.
Where will it all lead?
Bible prophecy reveals that God is working
through current events to bring about a future time
when the whole world will be at peace.
If you understand what God is doing now,
and what He has planned for His creation, you can
have hope--even in times of trouble!"
Yes, there is good news, but a lot of
bad news prior to that good news.
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Gerald Weston: COVID and the effects of Russia's invasion of
Ukraine have destabilized the world, especially Europe.
And it's in times of crisis that strong leaders come to the fore.
High inflation and unemployment in the early
1930s brought Adolf Hitler to power.
And we all know how that turned out.
So, does the Bible have anything
to say about the future of Europe?
The prophet Daniel interpreted an unusual dream that King
Nebuchadnezzar had, explaining that the king saw an image of a
man that represented four great empires,
beginning with his own Chaldean Empire.
History shows that the next three were the Medo-Persian, the
Greco-Macedonian, and the Roman empires.
Other scriptures ascribe these same four empires as wild
beasts, and the last one, the Roman empire, would continue in
one revival after another until the end of
the age when God would intervene.
The end of this Roman system is described in Daniel,
the 2nd chapter, beginning in verse 41.
"Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay
and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the
strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you
saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.
And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron
and partly of clay, so the kingdom
shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle
with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another,
just as iron does not mix with clay.
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a
kingdom which shall never be destroyed."
Could there be any better description of Europe today?
The dream of a united states of Europe despite a continuing
effort to bring such about has never fully materialized.
These nations do not mix any more than iron and clay.
Yet, the prophecy indicates that ten nations or
leaders will come together for a short time.
Revelation the 17th chapter speaks of this final empire as a
ten-horned beast, the ten horns matching the
ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar's image.
"The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no
kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour," meaning
a short time, "as kings with the beast.
These are of one mind, and they will give
their power and authority to the beast."
These nations do not naturally adhere to one another,
but Bible prophecy shows that ten kings, that is
kings of nations or leaders of nations, will give
their power over to a strong leader.
Both the leader and the combine of European
nations are referred to as the beast.
But what is the glue that will hold them together?
Bible prophecy tells us there is a second beast
that masquerades as Christ but is of the devil.
"Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had
two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in
his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it
to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed."
We cannot know the exact timing, but the stage is even now being
set by more than one crisis gripping Europe.
Will these two beasts, one secular and the other
religious, manifest themselves in 2023?
Or 2024?
Or will it be later?
We cannot know, but watch for these trends going forward.
Trend number one, "The crisis in Europe will continue until a
strongman arises to bring ten kings together."
And just as there were two legs and feet in Nebuchadnezzar's
image, so there will be two legs in this combine of nations.
So, trend number 2, "Watch for a geopolitical realignment in the
next few years between Eastern and Western Europe."
Even though we cannot know the exact timing, the stage for
these biblical prophecies is being set.
But also, let's not forget what is happening in the Middle East.
Jerusalem is at the center of many Bible prophecies, so trend
number three,"Expect greater tension in the Middle East
between Israel and her neighbors."
But what about where most of you
live who are watching this telecast?
Expect trend number four, "More chaos, confusion, division, and
disasters, manmade and natural, for America and the British
descended peoples."
Yes, when you think it can't get any worse, 2023
may once again prove that notion wrong.
The United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, and other
British descended peoples are on a downward spiral,
and unless we turn back to God, and we see no evidence
of that, no elected leader will save us.
We'll have ups and downs, but the trend will continue down.
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