Bible headline? WHO says 1/3 of world may get swine flu
I don’t think this is going to happen, but the biblical coincidence is fascinating. The WHO said Thursday that one-third of the world may catch the swine flu, an interesting figure by Tribulation measure. As the Tribulation unfolds in Revelation, most judgments have an affect in thirds. For example, in Revelation 8:7-12, we see a succession of “thirds” as part of the opening of the seventh seal: a third of trees are burned; a third of the sea becomes blood; a third of all sea creatures die; a third of ships are destroyed; a third of water becomes polluted and bitter; and finally in verse 12, a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.
This theme continues throughout the book, such as with a third of mankind being killed (Revelation 9:15, 18), and a third of all angels becoming demons (Revelation 12:4). Alas, the one spot where it is not one-third, but instead one-forth, is when the pale horse of Revelation 6:8 kills a quarter of the earth’s population, including by diseases that come from animals, such as AIDS, avian flu, or the current swine flu scare. Perhaps it will be something like the flesh-eating bug that recently killed a Mediterranean tourist.
It is just a coincidence and likely an overblown scare, but given the rest of the headlines from the world, something similar will be true soon enough.
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