5When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart[a] of wheat for a day's wages,[b] and three quarts of barley for a day's wages,[c] and do not damage the oil and the wine!"
If its not happening right now, it sure does look like it
Oil is doing very good, record profits in fact, and the wine industry is growing, yet people all over the world are rioting over rising wheat and rice and other food staples, to the point that in some countries, a quart of wheat costs a month's wages, for many, a day's wages, other a few weeks worth....
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/...isis/index.html
Story Highlights
Rise in food prices is "the world's big story," development official warns
World Bank chief warns that rise in prices could set anti-poverty efforts back
Crisis also spurs debate on whether ethanol production is to blame
Riots have occurred in numerous countries recently
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