CORONAVIRUS was predicted by the Bible in ancient prophecies of plague and pestilence, some Christian evangelists have bizarrely claimed.
The coronavirus has infected more than 1.2 million people since November, fuelling widespread panic across the globe. The virus behind COVID-19 first appeared in China’s Hubei Province but has since spread to nearly every corner of the world, killing more than 66,000 people. In these uncertain times, many have looked to the Christian Bible for answers.
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Doomsday preachers and evangelists who follow literal interpretations of the Bible have also used the pandemic to spread claims of biblical prophecy.
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Bryan McDonald of The Trumpet said: “From the moment the coronavirus crisis began, The Trumpet has explained that this disease is fulfilling Bible prophecy.
“Many biblical passages, such as Revelation 6 and Matthew 24, forecast disease pandemics in the time just before Jesus Christ returns.
“The truth is, as Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry recently warned, we can ‘expect diseases like this new Wuhan coronavirus to get worse, and to eventually spread like medieval pandemics and kill millions of people’.”
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The Bible does include prophecies of plague and disease in the end times, but there is no tangible evidence to link these to the coronavirus.
In Revelation 6, the Apostle John said: “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
“And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
And in Matthew 24, Jesus Christ spoke of the biblical signs that will herald the end of the world.
He said: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.
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“You will hear of wars and rumours of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
“All these are the beginning of birth pains.”
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According to Mr McDonald, the death and suffering caused by the coronavirus is not without reason.
In his opinion, the crisis is unfolding “on God’s terms”.
He bizarrely said: “God is allowing the coronavirus as correction for our sins.”
But not all Christian authors agree with the COVID-19 outlook.
Dr Michael Brown argued in an article for The Stream there is no evidence to say coronavirus is a harbinger of doom.
He said: “My own understanding is that there will be massive upheaval before the end of the world, in the midst of which there will also be a mighty spiritual outpouring.
“But either way, what is clear to me is that we should not view the coronavirus as a prophesied, end-time plague.
“Instead, we should view it in the same way we have viewed many other epidemics and pandemics in world history.
“They are tragic reminders of the broken state of our world and of the frailty of our race.”
Sourse: www.express.co.uk
