The Bible say that there will be pestilences in the end times. We can now see how easy that can now take place on earth in our times. One year everything is fine and then wham..something like the bird flu hits and all human interaction on the earth suddenly changes.

Infectious diseases spreading faster than ever: U.N. International Reuters: “GENEVA (Reuters) – Infectious diseases are emerging more quickly and spreading faster around the globe than ever and becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. With billions of people moving around the planet every year, the U.N. agency said in its annual World Health Report: ‘An outbreak or epidemic in one part of the world is only a few hours away from becoming an imminent threat somewhere else.'”