**But what of us? All those ancient kingdoms fell not merely because their time was up, but because of sin and the collapse that pride and sin bring. And as for us, how can a nation or culture stand that is increasingly permeated by pride, godlessness, corruption, fornication, abortion, sexual confusion, families in crisis, lack of sexual self-control, gluttony, drug use, alcoholism, rampant pornography, and ridicule of authority, tradition, and faith?**
To me, that is talking about the United States.
‘Pride of the Chaldeans’ ... is that not quite specifically naming the people associated to this Babylon of destruction?
Yes, I get that he is drawing a comparison to the many different pagan kingdoms/empires in the Bible and the U.S. I don’t have a problem with that.
But, he then takes a specific prophecy, about a specific place (Babylon the Great), which the Bible clearly states is a city, interpreting itself so that we don’t have to. He correctly identifies the city that prophecy refers to, but he incorrectly places the fulfillment in time.