"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it." (Amos 8:11, 12).
The famine is concerning "hearing". It is concerning the willingness of people not to hear. It is not saying that the truth is absent, but that people are in darkness. And the famine is sent by God as much as God sent the plagues on Egypt or woes on the beast/antichrist. Even though Satan's operations have been to scatter the power of the holy people and cast truth down to the ground, you will know that there are holy people with power, and that truth is still present. The Antichrist operations cannot eliminate it, but they do their utmost. God is using this, because as people choose to follow their own lusts, and allow themselves to be deceived, they are putting themselves into the curse. There are those who are bringing forth their fruits in season despite the famine, and are not careful (e.g. hiding the truth) even though there is a drought.
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