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 What does John see, then, as the third summons to "Come!" is answered? "And I saw, and look! a black horse; and the one seated upon it had a pair of scales in his hand." (Revelation 6:5b)  Stark famine! That is the dire message of this prophetic scene. It points forward to situations early in the Lord's day when food must be rationed out by scales.  Since  1914 famine has been a continuing worldwide problem. Modern warfare brings famine in its wake, for resources normally  used in feeding the hungry are often diverted to supplying weapons. Farm workers are conscripted , and battle-scarred fields and scorched-earth  policies curtail food production. How true this was during the first world war, when millions suffered from  hunger and died!  Moreover , the rider of the black horse of hunger did not relent with the end of the war. During the 1930's, five million perished in just one famine in the Ukraine.  The second world war brought  in its wake more food shortages and famines. As the black horse continued its gallop, The World Food Counsel reported in mid-1987 that 512 million humans were starving and that 40,000 children die of hunger-related causes every day. 

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