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Call me nuts, but I believe this is a wake-up call by God to this nation to turn back to him. That does not mean I don't care for the people who are lost. That does not mean I want vengeance for the bastards who did this to us. But, it also means I see the higher scheme of things and that God allows things to happen for a reason and sometimes to get our attention. He dealt with nations coroporately in the OT and brought tragedy IN ORDER TO TRY TO SHAKE THEM OUT OF THEIR PRIDE AND TURN THEM BACK TO HIM. In Isaiah it is recorded that God says he makes "good and I CREATE CALAMITY." He does it all. He is sovereign, no matter how we can't understand it. I must bow my knee to this mystery, no matter how repugnant it sounds to my human mind. I pray that this will serve as a wake-up to repent as a nation and bring God back into our national life and to come back to him. That said, find the bastards who murdered these innocents and kill them with such furiousness they will feel the horror that these poor people in NY and Washington did. LET'S TEACH THESE TERRORISTS AND THEIR SUPPORTIVE NATIONS A LESSON THEY WILL NEVER FORGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well said!

What do you make of this...
Revelation 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
Revelation 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
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Revelation 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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Revelation 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Revelation 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Revelation 18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Revelation 18:6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
Revelation 18:7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
Revelation 18:8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Revelation 18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Revelation 18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
Revelation 18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
Revelation 18:12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
Revelation 18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
Revelation 18:14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
Revelation 18:15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
Revelation 18:16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
Revelation 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
Revelation 18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Revelation 18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Revelation 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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Revelation 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
Revelation 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

No offense intended, but those passages strike some familiar chords. For years - decades - I believed (and said so many times) that Babylon the Great was either Wall Street or Hollywood (leaning toward Hollywood); and I anticipated an earthquake, asteroid, ... something, would lay one of them waste. I do, indeed, view the WTC attack as a warning by God for this nation to repent.

Now, before anyone goes off the deep end, I would request you read some of my past posts on FR. I am a devout patriot, I served my country during war time, and I revere the Constitution of the United States and this nation. However, I also know that God is not mocked. Don't believe for a minute that God will not punish this nation if it does return to Him.