Is World Hunger a Sign of the End Times?

Matthew 24:3 - "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?  4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.  5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.  8 All these are the beginning of sorrows."

One of the things Jesus predicted would occur shortly before His return is famines. Famines are perceived by many as one of the birth pangs signalling the imminence of his return. To those of you who have experienced childbirth you know what a birth pang is. It  starts out mild and infrequent but grows more intense and more frequent as the birth time approaches. That's what these signs that we are warned to watch for will be like. Have you been watching and paying attention?

By now I am sure there are those of you who are saying, "Earthquakes, wars, famines and pestilences have always been present in the world." They have, BUT...Never has there been a time in the history of this planet  where ALL of these conditions were occurring simultaneously with such a magnitude. For this reason it IS significant that these things are being experienced at the precise moment many other prophetic conditions are occurring. I am not talking about simply earthquakes, wars, famines, diseases, etc., but also false prophets and religious deception to an unparalleled degree along with the rebirth of Israel as a Nation.

Our population is exploding at a alarming rate. The Chinese government has even taken the extreme position of allowing families only (1) one child per family.

More than half the people who have ever lived on this planet are alive today. If that doesn't show you how fast the population is exploding I don't know what will. A legitimate question to ponder is "How will the world feed all of these people?".  The  answer is : "We won't". With world population expected to double (10 billion) within the next 50 years and  worldwide food production failing to keep pace with even our current rate of growth we will enter into an age of worsening famine and worldwide hunger.  Famine is a stark reality that will plague the world in this generation, and just as the other signs, will increase in frequency and intensity as we get closer to the return of Jesus.