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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 537
worldwide.
1998
Malaria – Malaria kills approximately 2.5 million people a year, according to the World
Health Organization.
1999
“Many medical historians believe malaria has killed more people
than any other disease in history.” Since 1972 an estimated 30 to 60 million people have
died from malaria.
2000
400 million people are now infected with malaria every year.
2001
AIDS – The global epidemic of AIDS started in the late 1970’s. In the short period of
time since AIDS appeared on the seen an estimated 24.8 million people have died
worldwide by the end of 2001. It is estimated that 40 million people worldwide are now
infected with HIV/AIDS. In the United States alone 767,023 died from AIDS between
1985 and 2001.
2002
While heart disease, diabetes, cancer and tobacco are not contagious diseases, they are
plagues. God promised Israel that if they would obey his voice and do all that he asked, he would
bless them. This blessing included keeping them free of disease (Exodus 23:22-25). God also
warned Israel that if they would not obey, he would curse them. Part of this curse included
putting plagues upon Israel and these plagues included the diseases of Egypt (Exodus 28:15-21,
27, 60). Archaeologists have determined by examining mummies that the Egyptians suffered
from high rates of heart disease and cancer. Heart disease and cancer are the number one and
number two causes of death in the US but the incidence rate of these and other diseases are
increasing even faster than the death rates.
Heart Disease – Major Cardiovascular diseases killed Americans at the rate of 132.1 per
100,000 in 1900, 158.8 in 1920
2003
and 257.6 in 2000
2004
(see Table 20-4).
Diabetes – Since the 1940's the incidence of diabetes in the United States has increased
more than 2,000 percent.
2005
The rate of deaths due to diabetes has increased 56 percent
since 1920 (see Table 20-5).
Cancer – In 1900 the Cancer death rate in the US was 64.0 per 100,000, in 1917 it was
80.8
2006
and by 2000 it had reached 200.5.
2007
According to statistics from the World
Health Organization, cancer is not a unique problem of the United States but of the whole
world. In the year 2000, cancer killed 551,833 in the United States alone
2008
(see Table
20-6 & 20-7).
Tobacco – The World Bank describes smoking as a “man-made plague” which “is now
the leading scourge of the twentieth century”. Smoking related diseases now kill
approximately 500,000 in the US and approximately 4.9 million worldwide each year.
2009
“In the twentieth century, tobacco caused the deaths of about 100 million people.”
2010
Allergies – “Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the US, with more
than 50 million people suffering from allergic disease each year.”
2011
Arthritis – According estimates made by the CDC in 2001, 69.9 million Americans
currently have arthritis (1 in 3).
2012
Asthma – According to the CDC, approximately 7.7 percent of adult Americans have
asthma.
2013
Between 1980 and 1999, the annual number of new diagnosis reported for
asthma increased over 82 percent.
2014
Autism – The first known case of autism was diagnosed in 1943.
2015
In 2000, the total
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