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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 202
billion on clothing and shoes in the year 2000.
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This is an incredible figure; it’s over $1,000 for
every man woman and child in America. According to the World Bank, in 1998 over 56% of the
world was living on less than $730 per year or $2 per day. Over 1.17 billion people or 23% of the
world were living on $1 per day or $365 per year in 1998. On average, Americans spend more on
clothing and shoes than a majority of the world lives on.
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Babylon Consumes Furniture and Home Goods
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man
buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of…all thyine wood, and all
manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of
brass, and iron, and marble,
Revelation 18:11-12
Americans spent $304.8 billion on furniture and household equipment in the year 2000.
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Again this is over $1,000 for every man woman and child in America.
Babylon Consumes The World’s Cosmetics and Perfumes
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man
buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of…cinnamon, and odours,
and ointments, and frankincense…
Revelation 18:11 & 13
Americans spent $20.045 billion dollars on skin care, cosmetics, fragrances, hair care and
toiletries in 1998.
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It is not uncommon for people in the United States to spend over $60 a
month or $2 a day on cosmetics and skin care.
Babylon Consumes The World’s Food
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man
buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of…wine, and oil, and fine
flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep…
Revelation 18:11 & 13
It is well known that Americans consume more food than any other nation in the world.
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Americans consumed a total of $955 billion in
food and beverages in the United States and imported $183.9 billion in foods, feeds and
beverages in that same year.
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In the U.S. the average person spends over $3,400 per year on
food; that’s more than three times more than the majority of the world lives on. In 1990 the per
capita grain consumption in the U.S. was number two behind Canada and over 2.5 times more
than the average per capita consumption of the world.
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Babylon Consumes the World’s Automobiles
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man
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