Is America Losing Her Backbone?

In light of everything happening in the world today, it's hard to believe what American looked like 25 years ago. There has been such a rush to push political agenda's through despite the will of the people and what we vote on, there is resentment towards traditional family values and spiritual beliefs, and people nowadays seem to want to legalize what is defined as wrong according to the Bible. Perhaps if they can get the courts to legalize things, then people will refuse to accept responsibility that their actions are wrong, when the courts have defined it is now okay and accepted.

So where does this leave us?

The Bible is very clear where things would be headed in the last days in Matthew 24 beginning in verse 4-14.

"Jesus answered: Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. 

Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

The Bible is pretty accurate in what is happening right now all over the world, but none more important that the effect happening here in America. You may have seen the headlines, church leaders now turning away from the Bible and creating a church where everyone is accepted; America is negotiating with Iran for nuclear power for their country; America is pulling back on their support to Israel for the first time in 50 years at the United Nations; that the government is vying for more control over the rights of people, while the citizens do very little to resist; that more laws are being created to stop the rise to violence in our own cities; that we don't support the release of our own citizens being held in third world countries; that persecution is rising and we for once are not doing anything about it; that terrorist groups are operating within our own borders and we simply sit back and do nothing; the same sex marriage is being challenged in every single state for validity and now is sitting in the Supreme Court; that illegals are being given amnesty without going through the legal channels to obtain it; that health care is being mandated and forced upon us, even if we can't afford it; the you don't have to show proof of citizenship to vote but do to fill out your taxes?

Has America lost it's backbone or is this merely a sign of the last days. I believe it is more than that.

Genesis 12:3 (NIV) ~ "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

I believe America was just the nation that God blessed for standing strong with Israel. Only that hand of blessing from God is being slowly removed, thanks in part to our continued turning away from what God clearly instructed against obedience and disobedience to Him. From our recent terrorism on our own soil, to the economic struggles we continue to face, national disasters happening with stronger and more frequency in many states, and while we stand by and let the leaders of this once great nation, shake their fists at God and tell Him, He is no longer wanted here, even by our own President.

It is no wonder why ISIS continues unabated, because they have been watching the response of the United States and there hasn't been any repercussions to what has been going on, from getting involved in prohibiting the Iran nuclear deals, ISIS is the result of that. They know that America will not do anything, so they continue to do just what they have been doing.

Our current President is lacking in every aspect yet he remains in office. Our President is no longer the leader of the free world anymore. He doesn't want to be. Even now nations are coming to that awareness that America is weak militarily, we have cut back our defense spending, closed down military basis and reduced our presence in the world today. Russia smells blood along with Iran and they are moving in military drills as far north as they can in response to how to handle a nuclear attack. They are now on the highest alert ever for a nuclear threat.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the gulf nations are the only ones working to eliminate the ISIS threat in the Middle East and have said, America will do nothing so we have to. Iran will be attacked by Saudi Arabia, they already have nuclear weapons no one knows about. When Iran is attacked, they will blame Israel so they can launch a nuclear attack against them, which has been their goal all along.

America will not attack Iran because we lack the leadership and military to do so. If we do, will we go alone, we will not have the support of anyone in the world when we do and it will not be blessed by God for our lacking of support to Israel and we will not prevail.

ISIS is simply giving us a glimpse of what is to come in the future during the tribulation in relation to Revelation 15, the beheading of those that don't accept the mark of the beast.

We shouldn't fear Bible Prophecy, but instead see it as helping us to prepare for the last days and the deception that will come along with it.

Matthew 10:16 (NIV) ~ "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

The entire chapter of Deuteronomy 28 showcases exactly what a nation can expect when it follows God's Laws and what happens to a nation that doesn't It is pretty clear that America is paying that price for disobedience right now. But it's not too late to turn back.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) ~ "If my people, who are called by my name, will  humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

May we all spend time tomorrow praying for just that during the National Day of Prayer. Let us pray that our leaders will also turn and their eyes be opened to the disobedience to the God that this once great nation was founded on. Let us all repent from our ways and turn back to God in the greatest revival to ever come to America. Let us truly be one nation under God, and let us not forget God!

How Will God Get YOUR Attention?

When you were a child growing up and your parent called, the first time they called you, we mostly ignored it. Even after the second time, we might stir but we didn't move, until they generally called you by your first, middle and last names. We knew we have to stop and drop whatever we were doing and run, not walk to our parents. Hoping when we arrived, out of breath, they might grant us leniency when we stood at their feet, but often times, what we heard was, "Didn't you hear me calling you?"

What did we say? Most of the time, it was something to try to justify why we didn't respond the first or second time, even though we knew to tell the truth might unless holy terror on us by our parents. Can you imagine the outcome if you were truthful?

"I heard you but I didn't want to come. I was hoping you might just give up calling for me, and I could continue doing what I wanted."

Yeah, not sure how successful that would be. I'm thinking punishment would immediately ensue repeatedly to our backside at that point.

When you look around at the current state of things happening in America, or even the world. What gets your attention?

Is it human trafficking? Is it murders happening to those who don't deserve it? Is it the state of our economy or the status of our financial futures on Wall Street?

Is it the state of our health care crisis or finding a cure for cancer?

What makes you stop EVERYTHING you are currently doing, like your parents using your FULL NAME, like we all did on September 11, 2001?

Is that what it takes for you to stop, to listen, to see, to understand, what is happening?

It's not like it wasn't something that happened on the spur of the moment. It took a long time planning for everything to click like it did. But we ignored the signs. We refused to see what was happening right in front of us. We didn't like what was on the news, and  how easy it is for us to turn it off, when we don't like the message.

Are you getting convicted yet? Is there a stirring in your soul?

Why is it that we don't see what is happening all around us again? Why don't we hear the cries of people all around us asking for help? Why with logical educated brains, don't we understand what is happening?

""Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving. Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn and be healed." ~ Isaiah 6"9b-10 NIV.

The Bible speaks of a time when God called Isaiah to go forth and warn the people of Israel, who had grown apathetic, complacent, and without any regard for God any longer because His truths were getting in the way of what they wanted to do.

Does this sound like any place or anyone you know?

It reminds me of a line from A Few Good Men, spoken by Jack Nicholson's character, "You can't handle the truth!!!"

The reason people don't want to listen to what God has to say any more, the reason they want prayer out of the schools, the 10 Commandments removed from the government offices, crosses and nativity scenes removed from any public place, even any reference to Jesus Christ, from Christmas to Easter, is all about removing and stripping away the very truth, the absolute truth because it judges what we are doing and calls it WRONG.

I've even read through social media that the New York Times who claims the way to fix what is wrong in America and the world is to rewrite the Bible. Calling it outdated and in need of updating to apply to the world we are living in today. Really? Even Kanae West is rewriting the Bible to take out all references to God and replacing it with Kanae's name? God has a warning on that before you even think about it, Revelation 22:18 -19, "I warn everyone who hears the words of prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes away words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book."

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." ~ Isaiah 5: 20-24 NIV. 

God is calling out right now for his church to respond, people of faith without labels, not our leaders, the government or presidents. God is calling for us to wake up before it's too late. Before another 9/11 happens on a greater scale to this blessed country of ours. The church, that is YOU if you believe in God, needs to repent. We need to stop letting things happen that we know are wrong in God's eyes. We need to ask for His forgiveness and turn our hearts back to Him.

What will happen if we do?

The Bible tells us in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people, you are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

What will happen if we don't?

"Therefore, the LORD's anger burns against his people; his hand is raised and he strikes them down. The mountains shake, and the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets. Yet for all of this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised. He lifts up a banner for the distant nations, he whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Here they come, swiftly and speedily! Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal thong is broken. Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses hoofs seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind. Their roar is like that of a lion, they roar like young lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with no one to rescue. In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be darkened by the clouds." ~ Isaiah 5: 25-30. 

God is merciful and his patience is truly amazing, but God will not withhold His judgment for a nation that willfully shakes their fist at him, saying, "We don't need YOU God!!!"

If God loves us, He'll let what happened to Israel, happen to America. The future of America is in God's House.

May we all come before God as a united body of believers and when God asks, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?

Let us all say, "Here I am, Lord, send me!!

May we get caught being about our fathers business when Jesus returns for His church. We don't want to be here when He unleashes His punishment on those who reject Him.

Living in the Last Days?

Turn on the news or pick up a newspaper and you probably aren't surprised by all the events going on around us. From countries like Iran who deny the Holocaust ever happened and instead wish to do all it can to ensure that Israel and any country that supports her, is wiped off the face of the map. Countries like South Korea and Iran testing long range weapons, groups like ISIS targeting Christians and beheading them in mass groups.

Being here in America, the land once blessed beyond measure, I cringe when I see what our appointed leader does in the face of all this adversity, he simply looks the other way. While I can certainly fault him for his actions, he isn't working alone. There are so many supporters who love the way things are going. Never in history have we been able to look around and see things that our forefathers would literally shake their heads at.

From Islamic terrorist groups abiding on US soil in training camps while our current government monitors the situation because they aren't doing anything against the law and they haven't been labeled as terrorist groups? Seriously?

When we can look at our supposed American president make allies with countries that support Muslim ways, and their terrorist ties like the Muslim Brotherhood. Where we can watch our troops go into third world countries only to be abandoned by the very country they serve when things go south like Benghazi while everyone claims there was nothing to do because they were notified too late.

Is it any wonder that I happened upon this passage during my morning devotions?

It is from Numbers 14 when the people were beginning to complain about waiting to enter the promised land of God filled with milk and honey. They wanted to believe what ten men said about their opinions when they went into the land and bring back a report on what they found, instead of listening to what Caleb and Joshua said.

"The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them."

But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. The Lord said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they." Numbers 14: 7-12.

If you look at America, which WAS founded on Christian principles, we have turned out backs on God. It has been a slow progression, but we are watching as God is slowly removing His hand of protection against this once great nation, filled with the many blessings we once held dear. We have simply asked God to take a seat for awhile while we do things our own way, right a few wrongs in our own lives first.

We don't want to be reminded that God's got some conditions for right living, so we remove those from places were corruption and sin now runs rampant, from our government offices, courts, and schools. We begin to change the laws to make everyone feel accepted instead of holding true to the truths of God's law. We have redefined His definition of marriage and family and one by one states are overturning traditional marriage standards.

Since 2001 when terror first hit home on our own soil during 9/11, have things gotten better or looking around you today, would you say things are worse?

I used to believe that in the last days during the book of Revelation when it talked about people being martyred for their faith and beheaded, they were referring to a prophetic event to happen when Christians were raptured and the Antichrist came into power, but honestly, it is happening right before our eyes and we do NOTHING to stop it.

When Israel's Prime Minister comes to speak in the House of Congress and Democrats, some Republicans but even worse our own president, don't even show up, is it any wonder that America isn't mentioned at all during the end time prophecy? I can only pray that this sleeping giant will wake up and take back the foundations that we once held dear. I pray for people to begin to make movements to stand up for our faith despite what the minority would have you believe and ask God, 'Lord, please hear this prayer and heal our hearts, and our land. Lord, please help us turn back to Your Ways, and forgive us for being a selfish people. We pray to You Lord God, to help restore us and help us to walk in our faith and bring healing back to our nation and turn our hearts back to You! In Jesus Name, we pray.

Lord, please look upon the hearts of your people even now Lord. Help us to know what to do to bring healing back to this great nation. Help us to remove people from office that are corrupt and want to walk in the path that is wide and filled with evil. Lord help us to appoint righteous women and men who will uphold your standards and your laws and give them boldness even now to begin to make changes on small levels. Rally us to hear your cry Lord, but don't abandon us. Lord, help guide us on the narrow path and heal our hearts and minds and let us stand by You and Israel now as the crisis in the world begins to dim. Help us Lord Jesus! In Your mighty and powerful name, AMEN!!!

I think now is the time for the world to rally to bring about the greatest revival in history before it's too late. Help us all to have the same passion as Israel's Prime Minister to stand firm in the face of adversity and evil and may God grant us all the power to do what we can in our own homes, communities and churches. It's time for Christians to wake up!

Something Wicked This Way Comes!

Harbinger as defined by Webster's dictionary means a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. God is speaking but are we listening to what He is trying to tell us?

I've been doing quite a study on the end times and where we, as a nation, are headed. It seems that our country is sliding further and further into moral decline and it's happening while we are passively sitting back and letting it happen. What can we do? What are the signs of the times? Are they really that significant or is this simply a difficult time and it will pass?

The parallels between Israel and America are chilling. In fact if you take a look at Israel's history, you might be surprised at just how in sync the two countries are and why now, America's leaders are pulling away from their support of Israel, the tiny country that has had the Hand of God covering it since the creation of the world and why any country that allies itself with Israel and follows the ways of God will be blessed.

Looking back we can see Israel's own destruction and arrogance when they felt they could defy God and take control of their country without God's help. God allowed it to happen with signs that if they simply would turn back God would heal their land. But did they listen? No and thus Jerusalem was destroyed by the Assyrians and the Israelites were scattered upon the four corners. It was only in 1948 that Israel became a great nation again and in 1967, after the six day war, Israel gained Jerusalem back as their capital. So what that's ancient history right?

Look at America, and it's foundations. We were founded on Christian principles and those principals have slowly been eroded from our country bit by bit. When 9/11 struck this country it was the first sign of things to come as our country was slowly attacked by terrorists from the Middle East, much like Ancient Israel was attacked by the Assyrians who came from the Middle East. We failed to heed the warning.

We cannot simply keep pushing God out of our lives, being prideful and arrogant and think He will continue to without His judgement from the earth. We can not continue to live our lives thinking there will be no consequence. When we removed prayer and God from government buildings, courts and schools, we have have more violence than ever before happening in our schools. Coincidence? I don't think so.

God is speaking loud and clear and this country and it's leaders continue to shoot out to Him, "No thanks God, we got this. We don't need you to interfere."

Look at the parallels again between Israel and America:

The Israelites at one time sacrificed their children to the gods of Moloch and Baal. (2 Chr. 28:3, 33:6; Jer. 7:31, 19:2–6). We too, have sacrificed our children as more than 6 million of unborn babies are sacrificed through abortion centers.

Looking back at the prophecy of Isaiah 9:10 "The bricks have fallen, but we will build [all the better] with hewn stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put [costlier] cedars in their place. 

It was uttered by the Israelites who felt that they didn't need God's help to rebuild their city when the walls fell. They were going to make it better than it was before. They refused to turn to God and repent. Verse 11 - 12, picks up what happened next, "Therefore the Lord has stirred up the adversaries [the Assyrians] of Rezin [king of Syria]...and they will devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this, [God's} anger is not turned away, but His hand is still stretched out in judgement.

In the same way when our twin towers fell on September 11, 2001, we became a nation of defiance. We refused to turn back to God and instead took it upon ourselves to rebuild the site of 9/11 in an act of defiant spirit.

Two of America's leaders at that time, John Edwards and Tom Daschal both uttered the scripture of judgement on our country, picking out of all the scriptures in the Bible, Isaiah 9:10.

What we have done in essence is pushed God out of the equation and taken it upon ourselves to do things our way. We have pushed out marriage as God has established it and created what works for us, we have removed God from schools and government so we can feel good about what we are doing as a country. We have watched as our economy continues to struggle after 2008's great recession where our foundations were laid bare and our economic stability fell and has yet to recover.

Yet we still fly our unwillingness to repent thinking we can fix this. If we as a country continue in this act of defiance, we will the see the judgements of God continue to fall. We don't want to see what happened to Jerusalem and Israel happen to the US. God is revealing His signs all around and yet many refuse to believe.

There is only one hope.

If my people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and head their land. ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14

There is NO OTHER WAY! Each of us must find our way back to God and begin to turn back to what God's laws have stated otherwise, there will be no future for our country. God's timetable is running out, and by 2015, God will reveal another judgement on this country. What will it be? Revival or Judgement?

Where does the United States fit into the End Times?

I watched while the Lamb ripped off the first of the seven seals.

I heard one of the Animals roar, "Come out!" I looked—I saw a white horse. Its rider carried a bow and was given a victory garland. He rode off victorious, conquering right and left.

^3-4When the Lamb ripped off the second seal, I heard the second Animal cry, "Come out!" Another horse appeared, this one red. Its rider was off to take peace from the earth, setting people at each other's throats, killing one another. He was given a huge sword.

^5-6When he ripped off the third seal, I heard the third Animal cry, "Come out!" I looked. A black horse this time. Its rider carried a set of scales in his hand. I heard a message (it seemed to issue from the Four Animals): "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, or three quarts of barley, but all the oil and wine you want."

^7-8When he ripped off the fourth seal, I heard the fourth Animal cry, "Come out!" I looked. A colorless horse, sickly pale. Its rider was Death, and Hell was close on its heels. They were given power to destroy a fourth of the earth by war, famine, disease, and wild beasts.

^9-11When he ripped off the fifth seal, I saw the souls of those killed because they had held firm in their witness to the Word of God. They were gathered under the Altar, and cried out in loud prayers, "How long, Strong God, Holy and True? How long before you step in and avenge our murders?" Then each martyr was given a white robe and told to sit back and wait until the full number of martyrs was filled from among their servant companions and friends in the faith.

For so long, I've wondered just where does the United States fit into the End Times prophecy, because for me, it has always been missing or is it simply just hidden within the text somewhere.

During my two week study into the End Times Bible Prophecy, I have a few beliefs of just where we might wind up if your interested.

This part of my study and blog postings has already dealt with my personal belief that the church and all it's believers have been raptured and the anti-christ is beginning to emerge onto the world. The anti-christ is the one referred to in the scriptures within Revelation 6: 1-11 listed above.

He will come as a man of peace that will later change into the most evil person and war, disease and famine will follow him as well as working with the false prophet who will be the spiritual or religious leader during the last days.

Revelation 19:20 "But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur."

The false prophet will create a one world religious system that works for everyone, Hindus, Buddhists, Catholics, Protestants, believers, non believers, New Age and Occult people and those who want to make God into their own image or making. They will borrow from these previous religions all the things that work for everyone until they have their belief systems.

The anti-christ will push this new one world religion and will also change the global economic woes through the sophisticated, international I.D. system that will offer solutions to our economic concerns today.

Revelation 13:16-18 "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is hte name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the man's number. His number is 666. "

The Bible has predicted the collaspe of the economies of the world. This new numbering system would allow people to buy and sell, and this would have been difficult to understand 100 years ago, but not with technology the way it is today.

Our current technology would allow this to become a reality. A single common currency has been the debate in the world for quite some time, yet no one country can figure out just which one they should go with. Yet a cashless society would work for all.

Let's look at how we are doing this now: debit cards, credit cards, fast pass credit cards, keyless ignitions in our vehicles, bar scans on products, microchips in dogs and cats, Onstar, GPS, cell phones and Iphones, as well as devices that can locate us using these devices is all now possible. Right now it could fit into a grain of rice but as technology improves, that may be even smaller.

There is even a current company called Verichip that is operating this very thing today:

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VeriChip Corporation operates in two distinct businesses. Its VeriMed Health Link system rapidly and accurately identifies people who arrive in an emergency room and are unable to communicate. Its VeriGreen Energy subsidiary focuses on investment opportunities in the clean and alternative energy sector.



There is also the disturbing quote from WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock in 1957 who said, "

"We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him."

So where does that leave the United States in reference to Bible prophecy since we know most of the major players already are there, Israel, Iran, Libia, Russia, China, Sudan, and even most of Europe. I believe we will not play a part in the end times prophecy and here are some of the possibilities of where we might wind up and thus not mentioned.

1. The entire country is destroyed by nuclear attack. We can't rule this out, or argue that its not possible or couldn't happen. Remember in yesterdays post, we read that 27,000 nuclear weapons exist in the world today, with rogue nations like North Korea or Iran threatening to use them, or even the thought that some terrorist organization could use them against us. Some many countries and groups do not favor the United States at all. I seriously hope this is not the reason that the United States is not mentioned in the End times prophecies.

2. We decline as a World Power. Nations have always risen and fallen throughout the Bible. In an St. Petersberg Times article dated on March 15, 2009, Mark Hitchcock claims the following:

"The nation's new president isn't the much-feared Antichrist of the book of Revelation. And America will not figure as a superpower in the end-of-the world toss-up.

Those are the opinions of Pastor Mark Hitchcock, author of about 20 books on the end times. His most recent bears the ominous title The Late Great United States, What Bible Prophecy Reveals about America's Last Days.

Hitchcock made his pronouncement during an interview in St. Petersburg, where hundreds gathered from 35 states and several countries for the 2009 International Prophecy Conference that featured among its speakers Tim LaHaye of the megaselling Left Behind series."

So it leads us to believe that something must happen to the United States that would reveal why we are not mentioned in Bible Prophecy regarding the end times.

The United States has been a super power for almost 233 years and counting where as previous nations have risen and fallen within the same time period such as Babylon Empire last 86 years, the Persian Empire has lasted 208 years, the Greece Empire lasted 268 years, Rome lasted 8 centuries, and the British Empire lasted 250 years. So look at where that leaves us with our current economic crisis, the decline of the US dollar and our own unemployment numbers.

3. A Great Revival Sweeps the Nation. I love this one the best. Revivals have happened historically and that if we are raptured like I believe before the tribulation period, and you consider the number of people living in the United States that claim they are born again, let's just say that number is roughly 50 million. How would it impact our current country to have 50 million people vanish in an instant?

So what can we do? Pray for our country and it's leaders like never before.

Let us reach out to a hurting world like never before and share the gospel of Jesus Christ. We need more John 3:16's than M16's. We need to get back to the true God of the Bible. God promises to bless us if we turn to him yet we are not and Christians even today are being the targets of that persecution more than any other religion.

2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I har from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

Who does God address is this passage of scripture, the non believer? No, the believer! God's people, His people. We are not living like we should, we are still living wicked lives and we need to turn from that and do His will even within the church today. God will see us and know our hearts!

So are you ready? Are you right with God? Do you know with absolute certainity where you are going when you die?

Stop making excuses, stop thinking you have all the time in the world, don't believe the lies that Hell is going to be one big huge party place for you and all your friends. It's not! It is not the place you or anyone you care about will want to wind up. Make the choice today and accept God as your Savior.

Lord Jesus,

Come into my life!
I know that I am a sinner!
I thank You for dying on the cross for me and rising again from the dead.
Now fill me up with Your Spirit and write my name in Your Book of Life,
and help me follow You all the days of my life.
Thank you that my sins are forgiven and that I am now going to heaven.
In Jesus Name I pray! ~ AMEN!

If you just prayed that prayer, you are a new creation and a believer in Jesus Christ. This is the reason for His delaying of the rapture of the church. You will now be part of that ultimate family reunion and I can't wait to welcome you when I see you!

Tune in tomorrow and see just what will happen to the world when Jesus comes back in the Second Coming.

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