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Is America at the End of the Road?
Jonathan Brentner ^ | 11/15/22 | Jonathan Brentner

Posted on 12/05/2022 7:17:08 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

Is America nearing the end of the road as a nation? Have we reached a place similar to that of Judah just before Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the temple?

Three times in the book of Jeremiah, the Lord tells the prophet to not pray for the people of Judah (Jeremiah 7:16, 11:14, 14:11). God’s judgment on the nation was certain at this point; praying would not change the final outcome.

Can we apply Jeremiah’s words to the U.S. as well? I believe we can.

God’s judgment upon America is not only certain, I believe it has already begun. Please know that I am not implying that revivals will no longer happen in the U.S. We should pray for people to come to the Savior and hopefully a great many will continue to receive His offer of eternal life.

What I am saying, however, is that there will not be a great spiritual awakening that will reshape America or change its downward trajectory. As a nation, we have rejected God and His ways just as Judah did during the time of the prophet Jeremiah.

The November 8, 2022, election in the U.S. confirms that as a nation, we are close to the end of the road. As expected, widespread cheating changed the outcome of many key races keeping the Democrats in control of the Senate as well as that of several state governorships. The slight advantage to Republicans in the House will not alter America’s continuing descent into darkness.

Abortion up to the moment of birth won big. In California, the ballot proposal to make the murder of preborn children part of the state’s constitution was up by 1.3 million votes the last time I checked. In Vermont, 77.4% voted in favor of enshrining the killing of innocents in the state’s constitution while 56.7% did so in Michigan.

There’s also evidence that many people went to the polls to voice their support of keeping abortion legal up to the point of birth.

THE ROMANS 1 PATH TO PERDITION Paul wrote these words in Romans 1:18:

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.”

What the apostle describes in the rest of the chapter aligns rather well with the past sixty years of American history. In Romans 1:28-32, we see the end result of rejecting God and His Word:

“And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.”

The U.S. has reached the end of the Romans 1 path to perdition. Signs of the “debased mind” described in the above verses abound throughout our culture as well as in the halls of our federal government.

A recent news story claimed that the Biden administration sent money to Ecuador for the purpose of putting on drag queen shows, which are a hideous and indecent repudiation of all that God’s Word says about gender and morality.

Newsweek’s efforts to fact-check this report resulted in the two disturbing paragraphs below:

In a statement sent to Newsweek, a spokesperson for the State Department said the agency supports "a wide range of strategic programs in Ecuador" that focuses on diversity and representation, and that the goal of the CEN program is to "promote tolerance" and "provide new opportunities for LGBTQI+ Ecuadorians to express themselves freely and safely."

"LGBTQI+ people across the globe deserve to live in societies free from targeted violence and discrimination. Recent data suggest an alarming and deadly rise in violence against LGBTQI+ persons in Ecuador," the spokesperson said.[i]

In other words, the report that the Biden administration funded drag shows in Ecuador was not only true, but it’s just a sampling of their efforts to promote abhorrent debauchery in other nations as well.

The corruption that defines the U.S. government extends to Republicans as well. Most, if not all of the GOP leadership support the globalists’ agenda while only a handful of its politicians speak out against the injustice and wicked behavior that abounds throughout America.

On November 16, 2022, twelve Republican Senators joined Democrats in ending debate on the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which establishes same-sex marriage into federal law. This ensures that it will become law.

An article on the Harbingers Daily website quoted Franklin Graham regarding the legislation:

“The deceitfully named Respect for Marriage Act will be voted on by the U.S. Senate this week, as early as Wednesday. The bill strikes a blow at religious freedom for individuals and ministries and is really the ‘Destruction of Marriage Act.’ Its sponsors remarkably claim it protects religious freedom. It does not. This disastrous bill sends a message to America that if you don’t agree with the left’s definition of marriage, you are a bigot.

THE NEARNESS OF THE SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION Another indication that America lies near the end of the road is the rapidly approaching Day of the Lord, or the seven-year Tribulation, in which all nations will experience God’s wrath. It will be the worst time in world history; comparatively very few people will remain alive at the time of Jesus’ return to the earth (Matthew 24:22; see also Isaiah 13:9-12).

There have been 63 million abortions in America alone and over one billion worldwide since it became legal. This alone accounts for the severity of the Lord’s future judgments that John witnessed and described for us in Revelation 6-18.

However, there’s so much more wickedness that places the trajectory of America squarely on a downward path as I have brought up in other articles.

Several decades ago, after Ruth Graham read the draft of a book that her husband was writing, she said, “If God doesn’t punish America, He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.”

Her words ring true today, abundantly more so. God will not be apologizing! Instead, the U.S. will suffer a fate similar to those two ancient cities.

Even if I did not believe in a pre-Tribulation Rapture, I would still warn people about the Lord’s impending judgment on America.

THERE IS GOOD NEWS, REALLY In the midst of all the bad news about the moral decline of America as well as the rest of the world, there’s much good news, really!

First, we know that Jesus is coming for us soon; there’s no better news for weary souls than that.

Regardless of our current circumstances, even if they happen to be fantastic, heaven will be so much better, it will be glorious. From the moment of the Rapture forward, we will enjoy immortal bodies and experience joy beyond our wildest imagination.

We will meet Jesus in the air and go to the place He has prepared for us. Can you imagine the excitement we will feel when we see Jesus face to face? Spend a few moments thinking about the reunions that will take place with loved ones and dear friends who are already with the Lord. Once we set foot in glory, we will instantly forget about our trials and hardships on earth.

Second, if you have not yet placed your faith in Jesus and His saving work on the cross, the good news is that you can know that you possess everlasting life (1 John 5:13). All those that call upon Jesus in faith are bound for glory; they will never experience God’s wrath (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 5:9-10).

In my post, Jesus Is the Only Path to Eternal Life, I explain how you can know that God has forgiven all your sins because of the blood that Jesus shed upon the cross. He died in your place; He took the wrath we all deserve upon Himself. He paid the penalty for all of our sins, past, present, and future.

In 1 John 5:11-12, we find these comforting words about eternal life:

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Call upon the Savior while you have the opportunity; tomorrow may be too late. He alone is the path to eternal life (John 14:6).


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To: ShadowAce; SouthernClaire

Why does RWC post stuff from Daymond Duck and his Goofy friends (see what I did there)? Those aren’t RWC’s words. But I would say that for the most part, he agrees with it. He comments on the articles. Same for me and my links, articles, etc...

Hey, tell RWC to stop posting articles. People want to know what HE thinks. Pretty ridiculous of you and Claire, right? Right.

Hey Claire, I don’t think RWC will mind if I don’t ping him. You can if you want to. He doesn’t like me. If he wants me to ping him, just tell him to let me know.


361 posted on 12/08/2022 7:12:33 AM PST by Philsworld
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To: MHGinTN

Oh, sorry, forgot to ping you to 359, as you are mentioned.


362 posted on 12/08/2022 7:15:13 AM PST by Philsworld
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To: Philsworld

You asserted -as if you were absolutely certain: “No one ever heard of a secret rapture before Edward Irving, Margaret Mcdonald, and John Darby.” That is a bold demonic lie and you have been shown the proof of same. Don’t bother posting more lies, I will cease reading them now.


363 posted on 12/08/2022 7:44:14 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: MHGinTN

He’s like one of those fallen angels that just won’t go away short of an exorcism.


364 posted on 12/08/2022 8:20:52 AM PST by patriot torch
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To: Philsworld; ShadowAce; MHGinTN; patriot torch

I don’t think RWC is alone, but whatever.

Don’t be thick, Phil. RWC posts articles and then thoughts/opinions/answers or what-have-you are posted in the comments section.

Why not post a thread and find out how it works? It might help you to understand. You could post about Ellen’s flights to Jupiter or about her ordering those slithery oysters she liked to hide to eat but told everyone else that it was a sin to eat them. What a con.

Or you could tell about how she and her congregants got on all fours, barked liked dogs, and the men head-butted the women in their derrieres. Hell, you’ve got plenty of material going for you. Have at it. I’ll be glad to post in the comments section and give it bump a few times for you. I’m quite sure I’m not alone in this.


365 posted on 12/08/2022 4:26:25 PM PST by SouthernClaire (Job: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God)
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To: SouthernClaire

Haha right on, right on, right on!

I can’t wait.

It should rate well. Maybe even as high as story time with a drag queen at the local library.


366 posted on 12/08/2022 5:02:21 PM PST by patriot torch
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To: SouthernClaire

Previews of coming attractions as told by the lone survivor...

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/heavens-gate-mass-suicide-in-san-diego-made-worldwide-headlines-22-years-ago/509-bb0d1400-66d0-4105-992d-4e3b928c05e8


367 posted on 12/08/2022 5:06:39 PM PST by patriot torch
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To: patriot torch

LOL! It could happen!


368 posted on 12/08/2022 5:16:11 PM PST by SouthernClaire (Job: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God)
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To: patriot torch

That’s a cult fer ya.


369 posted on 12/08/2022 5:16:33 PM PST by SouthernClaire (Job: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God)
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To: SouthernClaire

I wonder if Jupiter was on their itinerary? Or if oysters were on the menu.


370 posted on 12/08/2022 5:21:02 PM PST by patriot torch
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To: patriot torch

Whatever they were promised didn’t pan out. Works the same for all cults. Some people catch on and some don’t. Shame for such loss of life over a con.


371 posted on 12/08/2022 5:23:37 PM PST by SouthernClaire (Job: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Yes, put me on your ping list.

Excellent thread!


372 posted on 12/09/2022 12:50:07 AM PST by Syncro (Netanyahu Is The Leader of The Free World! : > )
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To: SouthernClaire

(Tagline edit only.)


373 posted on 12/09/2022 2:49:19 AM PST by SouthernClaire (And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ~ Job)
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To: SouthernClaire

——>Admittedly, Oh Wise One, I just gave it a cursory glance because I believe I’ve read it a couple of times before. Quite positive I have.

Good, then you know the answer.


374 posted on 12/09/2022 12:27:13 PM PST by Philsworld
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To: MHGinTN
---->The ten commandments define the righteous, perfect character of God, a goal even Peter at the first church council (Acts 15) said we cannot meet. Perhaps it is you who is somewhat clueless, del.

No, MHG, it is you that is clueless. It is the CEREMONIAL law that is described as a "yoke"

Saying that Christians cannot keep God's moral law, or that it is not still 100% binding, is a Satanic lie. False OSAS/OJAJ "Christians" believe that. They also believe in the false PTR doctrine lie. Very gullible.

(Here it comes boys and girls...)

SDA Bible Commentary Acts 15:

10. Why tempt ye God? That is, why experiment with God as to His will in reference to accepting the Gentiles, when He had already manifested what His will was for them? Should man’s resisting will be made stronger than God’s? The Jews had tempted God in the wilderness (Heb. 3:9) when, in the presence of His mighty works for them, they murmured against the leaders He had given them. They had tempted Christ (1 Cor. 10:9), and their disobedience had brought upon them the punishment of the fiery serpents. Ananias and Sapphira had tempted the Spirit of God by seeking to deceive the church concerning their offering (Acts 5:9). Peter warned his hearers against tempting God again in the matter of admitting the Gentiles.

A yoke. The yoke Peter speaks of was the ceremonial law (see AA 194), together with its traditional elaborations, by which the Jews sought to gain salvation. Paul himself could not have spoken sterner words than these. They harked back to Christ’s own language as to the “heavy burdens” of the traditions of the Pharisees (Matt. 23:4), in comparison with His own “easy” yoke (ch. 11:30). They anticipated Paul’s warning to the Galatians not to be “entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Gal. 5:1).

Able to bear. As originally intended by God, the ceremonial requirements of the law of Moses were not intolerable. Only because the Jews lost sight of their real import, making them a round of ceremonies by which they sought to gain salvation, did these things become an unbearable yoke. Furthermore, the rabbis had sought to make a hedge about the law, so to fence in its precepts by additional regulations of their own that there would be no chance to break the commandment. As a result, the Jewish ceremonial observance had become an intolerable load.

375 posted on 12/09/2022 12:56:24 PM PST by Philsworld
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To: Philsworld

You ever lust after a woman who is not your wife, Phil? Even if for a second?


376 posted on 12/09/2022 1:12:14 PM PST by SouthernClaire (And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ~ Job)
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To: Philsworld

Do you think you keep Sabbath perfectly?


377 posted on 12/09/2022 1:13:28 PM PST by SouthernClaire (And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ~ Job)
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To: Philsworld

Do you lie?


378 posted on 12/09/2022 1:13:49 PM PST by SouthernClaire (And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ~ Job)
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To: MHGinTN

——>You asserted -as if you were absolutely certain: “No one ever heard of a secret rapture before Edward Irving, Margaret Mcdonald, and John Darby.” That is a bold demonic lie and you have been shown the proof of same.

That would have news to Edward Irving. He basically flipped out when he came across (Jesuit) Manuel de Lacunza’s book (”The Coming of the Messiah in Glory and Majesty”). It was written in Spanish. Irving translated it into English. Lacunza’s book was based on his Jesuit predecessors...Ribera, Bellarmine, and Walpole, who the Catholic church specifically commissioned to come up with lies to deflect Reformation criticism that they, the Catholic church, was the Antichrist power. Then comes Maitland, Darby, Scofield, etc...And most of Christianity has fallen for the lie. You did.


379 posted on 12/09/2022 1:27:11 PM PST by Philsworld
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To: SouthernClaire

Can I keep God’s moral law perfectly? Well, I work on that every day. I ask the Holy Spirit for His help and guidance. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness (repent) and strength. Then I keep going.

False OSAJ/OJAJ “Christians” don’t give God’s moral law even a second thought. Why would they? They say they are under no obligation to keep it, they can’t, they can’t sin, their flesh can but not their Spirit, etc... I believe Ravi thought that. He represented your people. Some example, huh?


380 posted on 12/09/2022 1:36:58 PM PST by Philsworld
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