Are we seeing the signs of some biblical pestilences coming to life right now?
According to NBC News, the first known human case of someone with the screwworm has been found in the United States. The cause of this flesh-eating parasite to be detected in a human being is believed to be due to the person’s travels to El Salvador.
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Andrew G. Nixon, the spokesperson for Health and Human Services says that right now, “The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low.” Previously, Reuters reported that a person in Maryland acquired the parasite while visiting Guatemala as well.
The screwworm, which is the larvae of the screwworm fly, is also known for destroying herds of cattle, especially in Central America and Mexico, with the potential to kill both wildlife and domestic pets. In order to prevent the spread of the screwworm, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins visited Texas earlier in the month to discuss ways to fight an invasion of the screwworm into the United States. As of right now, this plan includes breeding sterile flies and releasing them in the air toward the Texas and Mexico border so that infected flies will mate with the sterile ones, stopping the spread of the disease as the flies die out.
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As beef prices in America have continued to rise over the past year, the last thing that the United States needs is infected cattle. ABC News reported that ground beef is up 11.5% with steak up 12% with drought as one of the causes for price increase. The USDA also cited outbreaks of the screwworm as one of the reasons the U.S. government is putting beef imports from Mexico on pause.
As we observe events like the emergence of the flesh-eating screwworm in the United States, it’s worth considering them through the lens of biblical prophecy. Scripture warns that in the last days, pestilences and diseases will increase, affecting both humans and animals. Take a look at what we’ve already seen with deer, squirrels, rabbits and pigs being affected by odd conditions. Even the plague has been reported in California. While many focus on dramatic end-times signs like the mark of the beast, the Bible also speaks to the more subtle ways life will be disrupted: Sickness and famine will occur in unprecedented ways.
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The spread of parasites like the screwworm reminds us that these warnings are not only spiritual but practical. This unfolding reality calls believers to be vigilant, prayerful, and wise recognizing that the signs of the times are increasingly evident not only in moral and spiritual decline but in the very fabric of our physical world.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
