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Gerald Weston: What
can you expect to

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happen in the year ahead?

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Will 2023 be
better than last year?

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Or will it be another
disappointing

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year with troubles
on every side?

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At the beginning of each year,
one of us here at "Tomorrow's

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World" gives trends to look for
in the coming year and beyond.

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Our predictions are not
based on crystal balls,

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palm readings, or
astrological signs.

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And forget Nostradamus.

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Our predictions come from
prophecies found in the Bible,

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and history has proven that
Bible prophecy is accurate.

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The Bible does not always
give the exact timing

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of an event, but it gives us
a framework of history

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in advance with
remarkable details.

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On today's program, I'll briefly
review whether our predictions

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for 2021 and 2022 were
accurate, and then give

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you trends to expect
in 2023 and beyond.

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So, if you want to
know what's ahead

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for your future, stay tuned.

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I'll be back in five seconds.

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♪♪♪

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Gerald Weston: A warm welcome
to all of you from all of us

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here at "Tomorrow's World,"
where we bring you good news of

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the coming kingdom of God,
reveal endtime prophecies, and

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explain the clear
teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Is it possible to
know the future

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and, if so, where
should we look?

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Should we look to
astrological signs

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in the sun, moon, and stars?

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Should we visit that small
house on the edge

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of town where a
psychic has set up?

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Should we try to decipher the
writings of Nostradamus,

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Edgar Cayce, Jeane
Dixon, or other

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well-known psychics
and astrologers?

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We here at "Tomorrow's
World" look to the Bible.

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None of us are prophets, but we
can read clear statements from

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the prophets and point
you to what they wrote.

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But it's reasonable for
you to want to know

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how accurately we've
understood their writings.

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Here's a trend I said
to watch for in 2021.

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Gerald Weston: Before the
break, I told you that I would

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read from the Bible what
God says is in your future.

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Today we reviewed predictions
and trends proclaimed by

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"Tomorrow's World,"
the last 2 years.

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Then I said I would give you a
single trend to watch in 2021

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and the immediate
years following.

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We cannot know the exact timing,
but the trend is certain.

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"There will be disaster
upon disaster for America

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and the British
descended peoples."

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Notice how the prophet
Ezekiel describes

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what is ahead for
the Anglosphere.

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"Destruction comes;
they will seek

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peace, but there shall be none.

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Disaster will come
upon disaster,

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and rumor will be upon rumor.

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Then they will seek a vision
from a prophet; but the law will

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perish from the priest,
and counsel from the elders.

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The king will mourn, the prince
will be clothed with desolation,

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and the hands of the
common people will tremble.

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I will do to them according
to their way, and according

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to what they deserve
I will judge them;

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then they shall know
that I am the LORD!"

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Gerald Weston: How
accurate was that single

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prediction of disaster coming
upon disaster?

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A year later, I reviewed the
major news of 2021, and as I

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mentioned at the time in my
more than 74 years of life, I

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couldn't remember another
year where there were so many

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stunning disasters
stacked one upon another.

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But in case you forgot, let me
briefly remind you of only a few

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that I recounted
in that program.

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The consequences of the war
on fossil fuels, the historic

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winter storms that slammed Texas
and the Central Plains states,

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the crisis at America's southern
border, the Delta variant and

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continuing COVID-19 pandemic,
and remember that more

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died in 2021 than in
the previous year.

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The humiliating manner in
which America left

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Afghanistan, the breakdown
in the supply chain,

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inflation, worker
shortages, and more.

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The list is hardly exhaustive.

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There were many more
major devastating events.

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2021 truly was an extraordinary
year of disaster upon disaster.

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But what about our
predictions for 2022?

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Let's briefly look at
those three predictions

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and see if they were on target.

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Number one, when you think it
cannot get any worse, it will.

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Number two, disaster upon
disaster would continue.

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And number three,
Rumor would be upon rumor.

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The last two are found in
Ezekiel, the 7th chapter,

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and in verse 25,
"Destruction comes; They

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will seek peace, but
there shall be none.

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Disaster will come
upon disaster,

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And rumor will be upon rumor."

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Is that what we saw?

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Has there ever been a time when
rumors were more prevalent and

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widespread than what
we see in social media?

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Rumors have always
abounded, but the

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Internet has put
them on steroids.

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But what about
disaster upon disaster?

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Did historic
disasters occur in 2022?

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And when we thought it
couldn't get any worse, did it?

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Just how bad was it?

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But how could these prophets
accurately know what would

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The one who inspired them throws
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Gerald Weston: Before the
break, I asked whether the

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trends we gave for
2022 were accurate.

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Did that first prediction of
"When you think it cannot get

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any worse, it
will," prove to be true?

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I think you know the answer.

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But just how bad was it?

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Notice this headline from
the BBC, "Permacrisis declared

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Collins Dictionary
word of the year."

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The article then explained
"Permacrisis--a word describing

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the feeling of living
through a period of war,

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inflation, and political
instability--has been chosen

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as Collins Dictionary's
word of the year.

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It 'sums up just how truly
awful 2022 has been for so many

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people,' said Alex Beecroft,
head of Collins Learning."

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High fuel prices and inflation
plagued our world in 2022.

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The national average price for
gasoline in the United States in

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October 2020 was
$2.16 per gallon.

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This rose to $3.29 a year later.

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But prices went through the
roof in 2022, rising to a

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never-before-seen
crushing high of $4.93 in June.

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Prices moderated in July through
September, but started rising

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again in October to a national
average of $3.82, a price still

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well above any
months the previous year.

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So, yes, when we thought it
couldn't get any worse,

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2022 proved us wrong,
as the cost of

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virtually everything
went up as a result.

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Now, most countries
would love to have what

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they view as America's
bargain prices.

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Inflation, high fuel prices, and
empty shelves plagued the world.

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And all of it intensified by
the black swan event

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of the year, Russia's
invasion of Ukraine.

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That manmade disaster
made everything worse.

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More than half of the eurozone
countries recorded double-digit

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inflation rates in October,
including Germany, 11.6%,

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Belgium, 13.1%, and
the Netherlands, 16.8%.

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France showed the
lowest rate, at 7.1%.

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Then there's this
sobering report from Canada.

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A Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll
found that 53% of respondents

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say they are "worried" because
inflation is causing serious

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money issues for them, while 13%
say they are, quote, "genuinely

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panicked" due to the drastic
lifestyle changes they are

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having to make to
deal with rising prices.

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But it gets worse.

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Prior to the war, Ukraine and
Russia were the world's number

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one and number two
grain exporters.

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Countries principally in
Europe, North Africa,

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and the Middle East rely
on grain and cooking

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oil from these two
warring countries.

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The effects of the war
on the food chain

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have been seriously compromised.

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CNN reported on July 16 of
2022, "Across Ukraine, in the

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shimmering heat, one sight is
becoming familiar this summer:

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Combine harvesters sweeping
across fields of grain

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in a race against
fast-spreading fires.

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The conflict's front
lines straddle

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some of Ukraine's
richest farmland.

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Whether caused by accident or
intention, the fires darkening

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the summer sky are eating into a
harvest that was always going to

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be tough to collect and
even tougher to export.

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But nearly half the land is
now too dangerous to cultivate."

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Again, from CNN, this time on
July 23 of 2022, "Earlier this

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month, Ukraine's grain traders'
union said it expected a grain

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and oilseed harvest of 69.4
million tons, far below the 106

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million tons
harvested last year."

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Then there are the effects of
the war on fertilizer,

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which also impacts
the food chain.

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According to CNBC, "In 2021,
Russia was the world's top

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exporter of nitrogen fertilizers
and the second-largest supplier

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of both potassic and
phosphorous fertilizers.

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Trade between Russia and
the rest of the world has not

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stopped, but has been severely
disrupted as importers and

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vessel charterers steer
clear of the country in

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light of the invasion
of Ukraine, CRU Head of

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Fertilizers Chris
Lawson said on Tuesday.

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Russia, which accounts for
around 14% of global fertilizer

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exports, has temporarily
suspended outgoing

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trade, which is expected to
have a strong ripple

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effect across global
food markets."

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Is mass
starvation in our future?

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War-induced supply
interruptions,

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diminished crop yields, and
fertilizer shortages

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contribute to catastrophic
food shortages.

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But there's another major
problem when it comes to the

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food supply, and I'll give
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That thinking brought
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And when I come back in 15
seconds, we'll look at one more

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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

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look at one more
serious development

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that affected the
world's food supply.

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When we think of 2022,
another disaster

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that only got worse
was the weather.

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As of November 10, "According
to the United States Drought

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Monitor, 47% of the land area
of the contiguous 48 states is

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experiencing various degrees of
drought, nearly all of it in the

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High Plains or from the
Rocky Mountains westward.

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Drought affects the entirety
of nine states, including

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California, Nevada,
Arizona, Utah, Oregon,

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and North and South Dakota."

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Major reservoirs such
as Lake Mead and

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Lake Powell are at record
lows, threatening

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agriculture and electric
power generation.

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Further east, "Water levels on
the Mississippi River

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normally decline in the fall and
winter, but not by nearly

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as much as they did
in October 2022."

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The Mississippi River is
critical to moving agricultural

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and construction supplies to the
Gulf of Mexico for export, but

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as Fox News explained, "Critical
ship and barge traffic for the

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agriculture industry
has been disrupted.

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The river moves more than half
of all US grain exports, but

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industry estimates cited by
the federal government show the

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drought has reduced the
flow of goods by about 45%.

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Barges have been stuck there,
according to the US Coast Guard,

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and ships have been
advised to lighten their loads."

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But it's not in America alone.

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Note this further report
from "The Verge," "In August,

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officials noted that Europe
was likely in the thick

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of its worst drought
in 500 years.

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The same month, Southern China
officially entered its longest

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drought in 60 years
of record keeping.

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Perennially parched
California has just had

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its three driest
years on record."

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Anyone who thought
it couldn't get any

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worse than 2021
was sadly mistaken.

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How could a geopolitical
blunder be worse

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than the disastrous
manner in which the

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United States pulled out
of Afghanistan?

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But that event likely
played into the more

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disruptive invasion
of Ukraine by Russia.

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Vladimir Putin's miscalculation
has now turned to threats of the

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unthinkable and many informed
people realize this is a war

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that Putin cannot
afford to lose.

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"The whole world should be
praying for Russia's victory,

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because there are only two
ways this can end: either Russia

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wins, or a nuclear apocalypse,"
nationalist Russian tycoon

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Konstantin Malofeyev tells
the "Financial Times,"

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"If we don't win, we will
have to use nuclear

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weapons, because we
can't lose," he added.

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"Does anyone really think
Russia will accept defeat

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and not use its
nuclear arsenal?"

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Not all western
analysts agree with

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that assessment, but some do.

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Here's a similar view from
Robert Baer, a former CIA case

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officer who spoke to CNN
regarding Putin's options.

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"I think the chances of his
de-escalating are close to zero.

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He simply cannot give up so much
ground and be seen to be losing

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and continue as
leader of Russia.

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The chances of his using nuclear
weapons--at least tactical

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nuclear weapons--is going
up by the day," Baer added.

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But is this how
the world will end?

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Not according to Bible prophecy.

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The Bible tells us more must
first happen, and while many

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view China and Russia as the
greatest threats in the 21st

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century, Bible
prophecy indicates otherwise.

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While there is much bad news in
our immediate future,

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the late Dr. Roderick
C. Meredith

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explains in the
foreword to "Prophecy Fulfilled:

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that there is good news ahead.

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"Humanity today is facing
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disease, pollution,
drought, and famine.

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Where will it all lead?

19:56.228 --> 19:58.864
Bible prophecy reveals
that God is working

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through current events to
bring about a future time

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when the whole world
will be at peace.

20:05.337 --> 20:08.440
If you understand what
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and what He has planned for
His creation, you can

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Gerald Weston: COVID and the
effects of Russia's invasion of

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Ukraine have destabilized
the world, especially Europe.

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And it's in times of crisis that
strong leaders come to the fore.

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High inflation and
unemployment in the early

21:50.876 --> 21:54.212
1930s brought Adolf
Hitler to power.

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And we all know
how that turned out.

21:56.782 --> 21:58.583
So, does the Bible have anything

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to say about the
future of Europe?

22:02.087 --> 22:05.824
The prophet Daniel interpreted
an unusual dream that King

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Nebuchadnezzar had, explaining
that the king saw an image of a

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man that represented
four great empires,

22:14.399 --> 22:17.436
beginning with his
own Chaldean Empire.

22:17.502 --> 22:21.239
History shows that the next
three were the Medo-Persian, the

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Greco-Macedonian,
and the Roman empires.

22:24.943 --> 22:28.680
Other scriptures ascribe
these same four empires as wild

22:28.747 --> 22:33.218
beasts, and the last one, the
Roman empire, would continue in

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one revival after another
until the end of

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the age when God
would intervene.

22:38.824 --> 22:42.260
The end of this Roman system
is described in Daniel,

22:42.327 --> 22:46.364
the 2nd chapter,
beginning in verse 41.

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"Whereas you saw the feet and
toes, partly of potter's clay

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and partly of iron, the kingdom
shall be divided; yet the

22:54.806 --> 22:57.743
strength of the iron shall
be in it, just as you

22:57.809 --> 23:01.213
saw the iron mixed
with ceramic clay.

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And as the toes of the feet
were partly of iron

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and partly of clay,
so the kingdom

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shall be partly strong and
partly fragile.

23:11.123 --> 23:14.826
As you saw iron mixed with
ceramic clay, they will mingle

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with the seed of men; but they
will not adhere to one another,

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just as iron does
not mix with clay.

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And in the days of these kings
the God of heaven will set up a

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kingdom which shall
never be destroyed."

23:30.008 --> 23:34.613
Could there be any better
description of Europe today?

23:34.679 --> 23:38.550
The dream of a united states
of Europe despite a continuing

23:38.617 --> 23:43.555
effort to bring such about
has never fully materialized.

23:43.622 --> 23:48.160
These nations do not mix
any more than iron and clay.

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Yet, the prophecy indicates
that ten nations or

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leaders will come together
for a short time.

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Revelation the 17th chapter
speaks of this final empire as a

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ten-horned beast, the
ten horns matching the

24:03.441 --> 24:06.978
ten toes of
Nebuchadnezzar's image.

24:07.045 --> 24:10.816
"The ten horns which you saw are
ten kings who have received no

24:10.882 --> 24:15.253
kingdom as yet, but they receive
authority for one hour," meaning

24:15.320 --> 24:18.990
a short time, "as
kings with the beast.

24:19.057 --> 24:21.426
These are of one mind,
and they will give

24:21.493 --> 24:24.496
their power and authority
to the beast."

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These nations do not naturally
adhere to one another,

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but Bible prophecy shows that
ten kings, that is

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kings of nations or leaders
of nations, will give

24:35.207 --> 24:38.210
their power over
to a strong leader.

24:38.276 --> 24:40.946
Both the leader and the
combine of European

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nations are referred
to as the beast.

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But what is the glue that
will hold them together?

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Bible prophecy tells us
there is a second beast

24:51.089 --> 24:55.427
that masquerades as Christ
but is of the devil.

24:55.493 --> 24:58.897
"Then I saw another beast coming
up out of the earth, and he had

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two horns like a lamb
and spoke like a dragon.

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And he exercises all the
authority of the first beast in

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his presence, and causes the
earth and those who dwell in it

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to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed."

25:15.046 --> 25:19.818
We cannot know the exact timing,
but the stage is even now being

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set by more than one
crisis gripping Europe.

25:23.755 --> 25:26.892
Will these two beasts, one
secular and the other

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religious, manifest
themselves in 2023?

25:30.829 --> 25:32.697
Or 2024?

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Or will it be later?

25:34.633 --> 25:39.070
We cannot know, but watch for
these trends going forward.

25:39.137 --> 25:43.875
Trend number one, "The crisis
in Europe will continue until a

25:43.942 --> 25:48.513
strongman arises to
bring ten kings together."

25:48.580 --> 25:51.583
And just as there were two legs
and feet in Nebuchadnezzar's

25:51.650 --> 25:56.354
image, so there will be two
legs in this combine of nations.

25:56.421 --> 26:01.426
So, trend number 2, "Watch for a
geopolitical realignment in the

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next few years between
Eastern and Western Europe."

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Even though we cannot know
the exact timing, the stage for

26:09.401 --> 26:13.138
these biblical
prophecies is being set.

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But also, let's not forget what
is happening in the Middle East.

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Jerusalem is at the center of
many Bible prophecies, so trend

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number three,"Expect greater
tension in the Middle East

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between Israel
and her neighbors."

26:28.420 --> 26:30.288
But what about where
most of you

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live who are watching
this telecast?

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Expect trend number four, "More
chaos, confusion, division, and

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disasters, manmade and natural,
for America and the British

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descended peoples."

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Yes, when you think it can't
get any worse, 2023

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may once again prove
that notion wrong.

26:54.779 --> 26:59.217
The United States, Britain,
Australia, Canada, and other

26:59.284 --> 27:03.621
British descended peoples are
on a downward spiral,

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and unless we turn back to
God, and we see no evidence

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of that, no elected
leader will save us.

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We'll have ups and downs, but
the trend will continue down.

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