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).
“For not much longer”
Certainly that is true for all of us in the grand scheme of things.
You can believe what you want and that is your right.
What I would say to you is that, you being a Human Being have an innate ability to have ambition, dreams, goals, and the fortitude to do your best to achieve them if you so desire.
The human conscience is a great mystery. The ability to reason is found there. You know deep down inside this little “virtual existence” that we are living in has an end and there is a big beyond it. Folks that tell themselves otherwise have bought a massive lie. Even most atheists think there is some form of afterlife.
Whatever your circumstances in life are currently these have nothing to do with the end game for you. You can choose victory or defeat. Victory is provided and it’s yours if you want it - but you have to want it.
Forgive the gambling analogy, but choosing Jesus is like a Winning Lottery Ticket. You can accept it or tear it up. Your choice, but that ticket in your hand is the jackpot winner regardless of what you do with it.
Jesus absolutely loves you with a love that is indescribable.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
I pray you find that rest that so many of us have found. It’s a life-changing experience.
“Seems like God allows evil to reign for a season.”
The Old Testament teaches us the human story:
- God blesses the people;
- the people soon take that for granted and turn away from Him;
- He warns them; they refuse to listen; He steps back, folds His arms and says “okay… YOU take charge; see how that works out for you”;
-the people fall on REAL hard times (evil reigns);
-when they’ve finally had enough, they REPENT and turn back to God.
Rinse and repeat.
You’re absolutely right. This temporary life is a mere snap of the fingers compared with eternity. One would be wise to use it - to figure out meaning and purpose for both now AND the long haul.
It’s not just America.
Look around.... this thing is global.
Obviously the anti-Christ will not rise until America and her anti-globalist stance is defeated...
UNLESS...
The anti-Christ and his global domination rises THROUGH her.
If you were Satan, and you knew you were going to take over the world,
WHERE WOULD YOU START???
No, not crazy thinking (I’ve had the same feelings), but probably not the best thing.
I too am thoroughly disgusted with what our election process has become.
But God still expects us to do the right thing; to do all we CAN do - which tells me to keep on voting (that’s OUR responsibility and is on us). If the elections get tampered with - that’s on THEM. God will judge.
So, we can’t just give up. It doesn’t take much effort to get out and check some boxes now and then anyways.
“You are changing the bs to avoid confronting that we like all life forms have a limited life ...”
No, Robo. Someone gave you your life, and I don’t mean your parents. I mean the One who gave you life and continues to do so to this point in time. That’s reality.
And that life continues, like or not. Death is not the end. My best life will begin with death.
I can’t remember the the mag’s name, but a science mag had the headline: “Where Does Life Go When It Leaves the Body?”
Something to ponder.
I’m sure surprised they did.
I spent several decades while young having my life made miserable by my ‘God fearing’ family making sure I lived a tight assed, wretched life also being told God was reading my mind and toting up my ‘sins’, being ranted at for the ‘mortal sin of FORNICATION. Sorry my experience with what every sky pilot claims to know what none can know sucked ,
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Absolutely! Glad to post it!
Astounding how truthful those words are brother.
You’re right. And it is disgusting what is going on with our government and the elections.
Your very welcome.
What atheists fail to comprehend today is that one day soon, if they survive the present day, they will be faced with choices they fail to comprehend today.
Though they say they have no faith, one day soon that measure of faith shall be tested.
After the Rapture, we know the evil one shall rise. But how will the unbeliever respond?
Where will their faith lead them?
They will be reminded of the very things they rejected.
They will witness the impostor calling down fire from the sky, miracles unimaginable to them.
Will they then believe? Who will they believe? The True Messiah they previously rejected, or the impostor that has taken center stage?
When they are forced to receive a mark in the right hand or forehead in order to purchase food for their starving children, or chose death. Which choice will they make?
To the atheists I pose the following...
John 5:42-44
King James Version
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
They may then ponder the following....
Matthew 16:24-26
King James Version
24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
That great and horrible day shall soon be upon them.
For those of us who are truly Born Again, we will soon be in the presence of the One True God.
Even so,
Come Lord Jesus!
Crazy thinking? Yes. You fight until you die.
“I spent years hearing that one as I was told what an awful sinner I was and see that fat faggot Cardinal Spellman adulated.”
That’s this world for you, Robo. It’s not God’s way.
There is evil in this world, as you already know, but there’s coming a day when Christ Jesus will clean house. It won’t be pretty.
I don’t know who Spellman is, but I get the idea. Perhaps you were a good person and he abusive? That’s evil, and, in which case, he’s the terrible sinner. God knows the difference, and God sees. God also cares, Robo, in a way that is hard for us to imagine until we come to know Him. And He makes that so easy to do.
Forget religion. That’s the last place you’ll find Him. You find Him in a one-on-one conversation on your knees. He will answer you.
If I had the time to tell you my life before being saved, you’d drop your jaw and stare in unbelief.
If he saved me, He’ll sure save you, Robo. Please join us.
Yes.
“I spent several decades while young having my life made miserable by my ‘God fearing’ family making sure I lived a tight assed, wretched life also being told God was reading my mind and toting up my ‘sins’, being ranted at for the ‘mortal sin of FORNICATION. Sorry my experience with what every sky pilot claims to know what none can know sucked ,”
Several decades of being ruled by family is a bit long ... but I get your point! I think we’ve all been there. Some worse than others, I know.
Question for ya: Have you ever read the Bible for yourself just to see what it has to say to you?
Unless you are omniscient, you can only assume that it is true.
To those who use bitterness to excuse your unbelief,
Matthew 25:41
King James Version
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
To those who ponder the choice,
Joshua 24:14-16
King James Version
14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
We will ALL live eternally, but the choice is ours where we choose to live eternally, the choice is ours,
the Angel of the Lord writes,
Revelation 20
King James Version
20 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
It’s absolutely global, no question.
I’m open to all possibilities for an AC to rise from anywhere to be honest. I personally believe Satan has at least a dozen guys primed and ready - some are more obvious than others IMHO.
Who wouldn’t think an Obama would be one of them?
As far as infrastructure, technology, logistics and military, it would make good sense to use the USA. That is, unless God plays His cards first and nukes us into oblivion via Russia/China/Supernatural/Alien Invasion?
There is comfort in this. :)
Yep, been there, done that and I have the scars from that same experience too FRiend.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Fact is, God (The Real God - not some manmade fiery judgement garbage) really does love you and wants you with Him.
Whatever baggage you’ve got.
Whatever piles of sin you’ve done.
Whatever evil you’ve committed.
Doesn’t matter.
That verse above that I posted applies to all people.
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