As Messiah's return draws near, deadly diseases will continue to wreak havoc on our world. Take a look at 9 deadly diseases that affected our world in 2015.

1. Tracking
the Birth Pains
9 Deadly Diseases In
2015

2. “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom. And there will be famines,
pestilences, and earthquakes in various places
(Matthew 24:7)."
Sign #5
Pestilences

3. What exactly is
Pestilence?

4. Pestilence=
Old Testament
Definition
New Testament
Definition
Modern
Definition
 A deadly
plague
 A disease that
destroys
 A disease
that affects &
kills livestock
 A plague
 Any deadly
infectious
malady
 A fatal
epidemic
disease

5. Pestilence doesn’t
just affect people…

6. 3 Types of Pestilence:
Humans Animal Life Plant Life
A deadly plague
that kills humans.
Ex. Ebola, Bubonic
plague, HIV/AIDS, TB,
Malaria…
A deadly plague
that kills animals.
Ex. Bird flu, Ebola,
Chytrid, W. Nile
Encephalitis, White
Nose Syndrome…
A deadly plague
that kills plants.
Ex. Fire Blight, Early
Blight, Late Blight,
Bacterial Blight…

7. !
Take a look at
3 of the Deadly
Pestilences
Destroying
Humanity:

8. HIV/AIDS continues to be the #1 health epidemic &
claimed over 1 million lives in 2014. By the end
of 2014, almost 40 million people were living with
HIV/AIDS. The 2015 numbers have yet to be
released!
http://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/AIDS_by_the_numbers_2015_en.pdf

9. There is STILL no cure for HIV/AIDS, but it
can be controlled with ARV drugs.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs360/en/

10. Charlie Sheen recently revealed that he is
HIV positive & admits that he paid 10s of
millions in blackmail money!
http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/11/17/charlie-sheen-hiv-virus/75918008/

11. Ebola is deadly, tenacious, & unforgiving. It’s
90% death rate makes this virus our #2 deadly
disease for the 2nd year in a row!
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/faq-ebola/en/en

12. According to the World Health Organization,
there are currently 28,601 cases of
Ebola!
http://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.ebola-sitrep.ebola-summary-20151211?lang=en

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Information

14. Every year, 498 million people (ages 15-29) are
infected with Chlamydia, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, or
Trichomoniasis.
http://www.who.int/gho/sti/en/

15. The Center for Disease Control reports that
STDs in the U.S. are on the rise & some at
an alarming rate! The CDC provides Band-Aid
prevention…
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/2015/std-surveillance-report-press-release.html
According to the CDC,
“To reduce STDs, Americans must take steps to protect
themselves. For sexually active individuals, testing and treatment
according to CDC’s recommendations, using condoms
consistently and correctly, and limiting the number of sex partners
are all effective strategies for reducing the risk of infection and
consequences to health.”

16. The Biblical antidote for
avoiding STD’s is reliable, yet
clearly ignored by the masses:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1co/6/18/t_conc_1068018
Flee immorality. Every other sin that a
person commits is outside the body, but
the immoral person sins against his own
body (1 Corinthians 6:18).

17. !
Now take a look
at 3 Deadly
Pestilences
Destroying
Animals:

18. The 2015 outbreak of the Avian Flu, proved
costly & deadly!
http://time.com/3857283/bird-flu-outbreak-usda/

19. The 2015 outbreak was the largest on record
for the U.S. It was found in 16 States and
also in Canada.
http://time.com/3857283/bird-flu-outbreak-usda/

20. The 2015 Avian flu outbreak resulted in the
slaughter of more than 30 million hens &
turkeys!
http://time.com/3857283/bird-flu-outbreak-usda/

21. Rabies kills 99% of its victims & dogs are the
main carriers of the disease. The World Health
Organization wants to eliminate rabies by 2030!
http://www.voanews.com/content/world-health-organization-launches-global-campaign-to-eliminate-
rabies/3097299.html

22. About 80% of people exposed to the deadly
disease come from poor, rural areas of
Africa & Asia- most of the victims are
children!
http://www.voanews.com/content/world-health-organization-launches-global-campaign-to-eliminate-
rabies/3097299.html

23. In the U.S., most cases of rabies are
found in bats, raccoons, skunks, and
foxes.
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/rabies_is_a_viral_disease_spread_when_an_infected_animal_scratches_or_bit
es

24. According to a recent study, the West Nile Virus
is killing off the native U.S. bird population.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/11/03/west-nile-virus-taking-toll-on-birds.html

25. “The declines in annual survival
documented here are substantial
and may have lasting effects on
population abundances and
growth rates of affected species,”
the authors wrote, noting that the
29 percent decline found in the
red-eyed vireos means over 30
million of these birds have died
from West Nile.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/11/03/west-nile-virus-taking-toll-on-birds.html
Over 30 million red-eyed vireos have died
from West Nile Virus.

26. Click picture
for more info.

27. !
Take a look at
3 Deadly
Pestilences
Destroying
Plants:

28. A fungal disease in wheat costs Australian
growers $108 million per year!
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-resistance-costly-wheat-fungal-disease.html

29. Stagonospora nodorum blotch
(SNB) is widespread across the
Wheatbelt.
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-resistance-costly-wheat-fungal-
disease.html
http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/agriculture/item/3954-mutating-
wheat-virus-comes-into-researcher-s-crosshairs/3954-mutating-wheat-
virus-comes-into-researcher-s-crosshairs
Wheat is the 3rd most produced
cereal, after maize & rice & SNB is
the “influenza” of wheat.

30. The Asian Bug is a Florida citrus grower’s
worst nightmare!
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/nov/28/disease-decimates-florida-groves-201511/?f=business

31. http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/nov/28/disease-decimates-florida-groves-201511/?f=business
The Asian bug is a tree
killing disease.
Florida oranges are
threatened with
destruction if scientists
don’t find a cure.
The current production is
the lowest since 1964.
The Asian Bug will cut the Orange crop
in Florida by 24%!

32. Bad News! The leading banana export,
Cavendish, is facing possible extinction.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2615715/disease-threatens-bananas-worlds-favorite-fruit-faces-possible-extinction-
researchers-say/

33. http://www.inquisitr.com/2615715/disease-threatens-bananas-worlds-favorite-fruit-faces-possible-extinction-
researchers-say/
Cavendish
represents 99% of
the banana market.
Cavendish produces
the highest quality
fruit.
Gros Michel
became extinct due
to Panama Disease.
A fungus affecting Cavendish bananas
threatens its existence.

34. “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree:
As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves
come out, you know that summer is near. Even
so, when you see all these things, you know that
Messiah is near, right at the door.”
- Matthew 24:32-33

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