Nonetheless, we are suffering a population explosion, just as lemmings and other species do from time to time. The human population has more than tripled in the past 70 years, from 2. Why are we not controlled? Is there a fifth horseman that will cause our populations to crash at some point, as lemmings do? Crocodiles kill about 1, humans each year. Our main predators are crocodiles about a thousand deaths a year, according to the online World Atlas , lions about , tigers and other big cats, and occasionally wolves, some sharks about 10 each annually , and a few other species such as bears.
The most important large animal that kills humans is us, largely through homicide and war. The World Health Organization WHO estimated in that almost half a million people died from homicide in and another , or so directly from war in , with many more dying because of the hunger and diseases that result from war.
There is, of course, a wider meaning of pestilence — animals, plants and micro-organisms that harm us indirectly by attacking our crops or herds. Think of locusts famously called plagues , rats, potato blight and many others, against which we routinely deploy pesticides. In some parts of the world, these have and still can cause famines.
It turns out the most dangerous animals to humans are insect pests. Altogether, WHO estimates that vector-borne diseases chiefly via insects caused by either parasites, bacteria or viruses kill about , people a year and sicken hundreds of millions more. But it is plagues that have been and potentially still are the really big killers of humans. Plagues are still with us.
The WHO reports that 1. The annual influenza epidemics cause , to , respiratory deaths, while in , there were more than , measles deaths globally. And of course we are in the midst of a Covid pandemic, and even though mortality is relatively low compared to previous serious plagues, it has killed at least 1. On the other hand, we have become reasonably adept at controlling most plagues, especially through basic sanitation, hygiene and immunization.
So it seems unlikely plagues will control our population, unless we get a pandemic as lethal as the Black Death; imagine, for example, an air-borne version of something like Ebola. We have one horseman left — food supply: How effective will this be in controlling the human population? So far, food supply has more than kept pace with population growth. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC notes that there has been more than a 30 per cent increase in the amount of food per person since This in spite of a growth in global population and growing demand for animal products in middle-income countries.
Perhaps more troubling is the potential loss of seafood as we hoover up the oceans fisheries. Climate change is undermining the most fundamental ecological determinants of our health.
However, this requires increased economic development in low-income countries as it takes a certain amount of national wealth to fund the clean water, universal education and other factors that increase social and human development.
Of course, what low-income countries need is not four planets but a fair share of this one small planet. And that means that we in high-income countries have to take less.
But even with the overall global ecological footprint being only 1. In doing so, we are undermining the most fundamental ecological determinants of our health — water, food, materials and fuels being chief among them — and vital ecosystem services; a stable climate, UV protection, waste decomposition and recycling, and the cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus being some key examples.
And our intrusion into nature increases the risk of encountering and spreading new infectious diseases, as we have seen with Ebola, COVID and other diseases. Yes indeed. The beginning of wisdom is the fear reference of the Lord. The Bible has the answers.
When we are in the Lord, we need not fear. He is our strength and our rock. We are secure in the Lord. What this guy is saying is that we need population control. Not buying his Marxist socialistic mumbo jumbo.
Even more, they want us to give up our life style for the rest of the world. They will continue to live the high life No thank you. This type of thinking is not the solution. It is the problem! Indeed, reading the book of John would be good, but, please, stay out of the babylonian buildings called churches. I was in for about 15 yrs, since I was born again…left disillusioned at the lack of concern for sin and being set apart etc.
Hired hands leading, light forced to fellowship with dark. Just read your Bible and ask Yahweh to help you see and lead you in these exceedingly difficult last days of this age, before Yahshua jesus returns to resurrect His people and begin His rule and reign. Much, much deceit out there! Be careful! The first horse, a white one, seems bent on conquest Revelation Its rider wears a crown and holds a bow. Some people have attributed the rider of this horse as the person of Jesus, as later in Revelation 19 Jesus rides a white horse.
However, others have said this is the antichrist. The antichrist does try to mimic works the Messiah can do such as miracles 2 Thessalonians , and he seems bent on conquering the world.
This article aligns with the latter view. The bow he carries can represent violence. After three and a half years of peace Daniel , he will wage war upon the saints. The next horse, a fiery red one, takes peace from the Earth Revelation He carries a large sword and blatantly represents war and violence. This makes sense to follow after the conquest-driven horse and rider. Conquest often leads to war. The antichrist will seek to wage physical war as well as spiritual war. Take, for instance, the abomination of desolation he will place in the temple, after the three and a half years of peace Daniel He will take the lives of many in a physical and spiritual sense.
This rider carries a pair of scales in his hand and seems to refer to a famine that will wipe out wheat and barley supplies, and spare oil and wine reserves Revelation Some scholars attribute this famine to the wars that occurred before it.
Throughout history, those who tend to farm and contribute to food supplies yield such duties to fight in wars. Because of this, the food supplies suffer, and entire civilizations collapse. The chapter tells of a "'book', or 'scroll', in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals". The Lamb of God, or Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons forth four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale horses.
Although some interpretations differ, in most accounts, the four riders are seen as symbolizing Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, respectively. The Christian apocalyptic vision is that the four horsemen are to set a divine apocalypse upon the world as harbingers of the Last Judgment. Illustration from the Beatus Valladolid ca.
Explore our selection of fine art prints, all custom made to the highest standards, framed or unframed, and shipped to your door. Pay by Credit Card. Pay with PayPal. Click for Delivery Estimates. Search The Public Domain Review. The White Horse. I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come and see!
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