THE BIBLIE AND INFLATION

"When we opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And look, and behold a black horse, and it had a balance in the hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying: Two pounds of wheat for a penny, and six pounds of barley for a penny, but not harm oil and wine. "(Revelation 6,5-6 )

Today the nations of the world are being shaken by an economic phenomenon called inflation, which is nothing but the excessive rise in prices of all products, goods and raw materials. When this permanent increase in inflation that could lead to a nation to a state of economic crisis would be reflected in the decline of production, rising unemployment and the cost of food, thus harming the economy of the population.

The globalized world in which we live has made the economies of different nations are interwoven and dependent on one another, and therefore, if a nation is affected by serious inflation then other nations will also be affected. However, inflation is not an evil of modern societies, in contrast, is as old as the Pandora's box. Empires of antiquity were also affected by the phenomenon of inflation, only that this was not so registered number but if it was registered in historical events. As the great empires of Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire did not escape the phenomenon of inflation.

In the BIBLE are some facts which showed that inflation was high in the realms of the Old Testament. For example, in the 2nd. 6.25 Reyes is a hyper-inflation that happened on Samaria in times of the prophet Elisha. The king of Syria Samaria site for several years resulting in famine and food shortage to the point that "the head of an ass was sold for 80 pieces of silver." Of course it was not always this table. There are also times of economic boom as in the times of King Solomon in Israel where the economy was thriving, but the following generations of kings lack wisdom to handle the economy, led to the division of the kingdom and the economic collapse. In the New Testament are also some evidence that high inflation. Matthew 20,1-7 Lord Jesus talking about the parable of the workers, described in this story to several groups of workers who were "unemployed" in the square without work. If we believe that what God says is true, then unemployment was a constant time and this is indicative of high inflation. There are other indicators such as the mention of many poor people (John 12.8), people in debt (Matthew 18,32-34), high taxes (Matthew 17,24-27) of expensive goods (Mark 14.3) land and depreciated (Matthew 27,4-7), indicators suggest that the economy of Palestine time the Lord was in chaos. But, how people facing inflation this time? Perhaps an important fact is found in Acts of the Apostles 4,34-35, which notes that Christians then sold their homes or inheritance and the selling price of what it gave to the apostles to distribute them among the most needy.

It is likely that Christians are clustered in communities where everyone shared common work, common entrance and common foods. In this way the impact of the economic crisis is mitigated somewhat, but also thrived as to the entire community. Via Appia in Rome is an example of a thriving community of Christians who were protected from inflation, but not for the persecution. Twenty centuries have passed, and inflation remains, niguna nation or kingdom has been sacarselo off because inflation is a disease of the economies of all time.

Perhaps it could be measured and controlled, might be reduced or frozen, but the child neglect inflation jump out of a horse, willing to trample the most prosperous nations on earth. Inflation is the horse that God has chosen to shake nations.