Thanks for an honest and thoughtful reply.
I think Obama is God punishing us. That is similar to what you say.
I think Clinton would be a continuation of that punishment.
I think Trump could be a Nebuchadnezzar to tear down an old system that had become corrupt. That would make him a judgment, I suppose. But discipline is designed to help us grow.
I appreciate your positive outlook regarding Cruz, but he’s not winning, and Trump is winning.
I sense in my gut that God’s not finished disciplining us yet.
>>I think Trump could be a Nebuchadnezzar to tear down an old system that had become corrupt.
Nebuchadnezzar was driven insane and spent a few years living like an animal in the desert; after which that man-king (confuzed with Lucifer in Isaiah 14) was ultimately reconciled to God.
There will never be such a reconciliation for that other character who tempted Jesus in the desert, or those who serve him - regardless of whether their servitude was through premeditation or deception.
Consider the character of Trump from another angle: is he a role model you’d want to hold up as an example for your children?