by Cecil Maranville, Peter Eddington
A woman in southern Kazakhstan has been hospitalized in the seventh case of bubonic plague registered this year.
by Jerold Aust
A case of bubonic plague was recently discovered in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa.
by Scott Ashley
Could a global catastrophe like the 1918 flu outbreak happen again? At the moment, it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic will not prove as deadly as first thought. But it has had a terrible global impact in various other ways. And much...
The Horsemen of Revelation
by United Church of God
Previous articles in this series covered the meaning of the first three of the horsemen of Revelation—religious deception, war and famine. What does the fourth, the pale green horse and its rider, signify?
by Beyond Today Editor
The ark in Philistia, Dagon broken and the plague
by Jerold Aust
Through the centuries, man's greatest threat often has not been natural disasters or warfare, but the microscopic creatures with which we share the earth. When epidemics break out, man has often been able to do little other than let the...
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
As of late April, more than 200 people were known to have died from the fatal disease called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
by Scott Ashley
God’s Word foretells catastrophic events, including disease epidemics, in the time leading up to Jesus Christ’s return. Does the current coronavirus pandemic tie into Bible prophecy?
by Scott Ashley
The influenza epidemic that traversed the globe from September 1918 through March 1919 left more than 20 million dead--could another epidemic of this magnitude strike again?
by Michael Kelley
In the advanced countries of the Western world, we assume deadly epidemics to be a scourge of the distant past. But the recent Ebola outbreak is forcing us to rethink that assumption.
by Scott Ashley
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Experience is the best teacher.” That’s not necessarily true. Experience is the most effective teacher, but not always the best one. Once you have experienced something, it’s not possible to go back and...
by Melvin Rhodes
Ignorance has accompanied many of humanity's worst diseases. With AIDS, the same tragic story is unfolding once again. But you don't have to be a victim.
by Scott Ashley
We are living in a world of massive change. What does it all mean?
by Gary Petty
Every generation has its prophets of doom who claim that the end of the world is right around the corner. Could Jesus return at any time, or must certain events take place prior to His return?
by Gary Petty
Every generation has its prophets of doom who claim that the end of the world is right around the corner. Christians, who read the Old Testament prophets and the book of Revelation in the New Testament, often lead the charge. Could Jesus...
by Mario Seiglie
Are science and the Bible incompatible? Or do they stand together on common ground? We consider some examples.