The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth....

.....because the rich and powerful are too busy worrying about money.

""Higher expectations in terms of living standards and the desire to fulfil personal goals and ambitions have meant a decline in the fertility rate in many European countries."

news.bbc.co.uk...

Is the Biblical line merely based on demographics? Is it natural that those who have more, want more before they re-produce?
Is it possible that the prophecy is based on a scientific study of the wealthier part of the population who lived at the time of Christ?

It is based on cockroaches who can survive after the nuclear holocaust.