How long would the world's food supply last if a new crop was lost?
The world’s grain supply is never more than about 90 to 100 days. If a new crop were suddenly and completely lost, the world would quickly face a severe food crisis, because that limited reserve would soon be exhausted. It would not take long for the situation to become critical.
Les explains that the world's grain supply is never more than something like 100 or 90 days. If ever there is a sudden complete loss of a new crop, the world is going to be in a tough situation for food. He warns that we should not think such things cannot happen; they can, especially as we approach the end time, when these events will come on us faster and faster. In the surrounding context, he notes believers could suddenly find themselves with famine on their hands, yet they are to rest in the fact that God is for them even when the powers that be afflict the flesh.