WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts

The Ebola epidemic represents a pestilence spreading rapidly, matching the prophecy of 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes' in various places during the end times. The outbreak's severity and speed align with the escalating disease crises described as birth pangs before the end, though this is one localized epidemic rather than a comprehensive fulfillment of the global pestilence pattern.