There is a fine difference; WHAT was written previously had it worded as if God was exiting of his own accord - THIS is what I meant when I said "I don't see any sign of this."
One would have to be deviod of his very senses to see that God is being ushered slowly but surely from any prescence, sign or indication in our daily lives.
DO you get the finer difference I just pointed out?
I draw what little knowledge I have about the Divine nature from the Bible. In the Old Testament, God routinely used one nation to chastize another, esp. prophesied in the minor prophets. There's no reason to assume God's character has changed over time ("For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." Mal. 3:6), though the age of Divine revelation has passed with the completion of Holy Scripture.
Will God turn His back on us entirely? I don't know, but it certainly will not be well for us if He does. We do know know this from Scripture: He will always have His elect people in every nation, no matter how apostate the government and culture ("No one can snatch them from my hand"). For the Christian, this is a source of unspeakable comfort.