America is a Christian nation, full of churches and Bibles. It sends out more Bibles and missionaries into the world than any other nation. It shares its wealth in the form of aid to the world. It hosts the United Nations. With all these good works, how could it be that God is going to judge her so harshly?
Further, how can this happen when there are so many other nations that by comparison are so much more deserving of God’s wrath? Look at the dictatorships in the Middle East that have gassed and slaughtered their own people. Or how China represses her citizens, and encourages the genocide of many girls under the one-child policy. Certainly, if God is going to judge America for her sins, He would have to judge these nations first, no?
But that is human reasoning and judgment. God uses different criteria than we do. There is a key principle that guides God’s judgment; which must be considered if we are to understand how America could be judged before all these other nations. Jesus expressed it well:
Luke 12:47-48 — 47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
You could call this the principle of accountability. God judges people and nations, individually, based on their unique situation. He holds them accountable for their actions, based on what they have been given in wisdom and wealth. This is the only fair way. If a nation collectively ‘knows better’ through their rich, Christian, Bible-literate heritage, but does not act accordingly, then a severer judgment is reserved for them than a contemporary nation that does wickedness, but has not been given the same advantages.
In other words, the fact that American has this Christian heritage (leading to most homes having a Bible) is a liability, if America as a whole does not adhere to the values taught by the legions of Bible teachers found in the land. Russia, China and every other communist or Islamic nation ban the Bible, and persecute all Christians that try to proselytize. Israel was similarly held accountable for having the oracles of God delivered to her by “angels” and prophets. This is the reason ancient Israel was judged, and virtually eradicated from remembrance, until 1948.
Revelation 18 talks about Babylon heavily influencing the rest of the world to sin and live for luxury (Rev 18:3, 9). She deceives them into doing this with her “sorcery” (Rev 18:23). It is hard to appreciate just how global America’s wicked influence is, until you live overseas as I have. Everywhere you go, American culture is desired and imported. The violent, sexual and immoral themes of American TV, movies, music, and pornography reached nearly everywhere, even before the Internet that America invented, which now only made it worse. America is imitated like no other nation, and this brings wrath (Rev 18:3).
When you consider how much this ugly scenario is the opposite of how a Christian nation should be influencing the world, then you can understand why God says he will judge America for her wickedness and depravity.
The first Americans knelt, gave thanks to their heavenly Father, and asked for guidance, provision and protection. They set up laws for the land, using the Ten Commandments; and they taught their children from the Bible in classrooms. Many of the great schools and medical facilities of our land were founded by Christians, based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ. America has blessed all the countries of the world with her knowledge and humanitarian deeds toward the less fortunate. Today we have shut God out of every public institution possible, while living our lives totally outside the Ten Commandments and the teachings of Christ and His Apostles.
Some believe America is Mystery Babylon of the Book of Revelation. Others believe that because she has forgotten her God, that she will suffer not only a financial collapse, which will enable her to merge into the the New World Order of the Antichrist, but she may also suffer a chemical, biological and nuclear disaster that will remove her ‘Superpower’ status from among the nations of the world. Whichever way you look at it, she will eventually become part of the Antichrist world government, for the whole world will be controlled by one man for 3 1/2 years, and that would include America.
We have exported our immorality and lust for pleasure, comfort, and materialism to all countries of the world. You can buy a Coke or a McDonald’s Hamburger almost anywhere. Hollywood movies and music are accessible via modern electronics in every language, and even though many live in poverty, they have access through government programs to these modern conveniences. The Antichrist will want the world connected to him, as he wants them to worship him as god, and he wants to control them via the chip in their foreheads or their right hands. In the meantime, the populace of the world is being sedated to sleep with Hollywood’s false teachings about angel-guides and being able to arise to their own god-likeness within themselves. America could fit the prophecy about Mystery Babylon because we have used our media to deceive the world with sorcery and the occult, and a lust for everything that is not pleasing to Jesus Christ.
Israel, Iran, Russia, China, North Korea, and the Muslim Brotherhood all present serious potential for a world disaster. Cyprus being bailed out has provided a new model for future financial solutions for any country in danger of economic collapse, including America. Crime and violence in our streets continues to escalate, while the morals and ethics of our people continue to degenerate. Trustworthiness means nothing anymore, at work, at school, at church, or in the government. Fraud, sexual crimes, scams and scandals, are everywhere.
Isaiah 24:20 ESV says, “The earth staggers like a drunken man; it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, and will not rise again.”
Israel was blessed and protected by Yahweh when she obeyed God and kept His Word. Israel was judged by God when she disobeyed God and refused to keep His Word. God is no respecter of persons or nations. Just look at the horrific things that go on inside Russia, China, India, North Korea, and many other Atheistic countries around the world. The nations that forget God are turned into hell. Psalm 9:17 NLT says, “The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.”
Check out the following link that shows what the recent Cyprus scenario may mean for Americans.
The Global Elite Are Very Clearly Telling Us That They Plan To Raid Our Bank Accounts
It is time to get back to a personal relationship with our heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. No matter what comes to America, the only thing that will matter in the end, is whether you know the one who is able to save your soul. There will come a day, as you keep building bigger barns for your material possessions, while immersing yourself in the pride of your heart and mind, that God will say to you, “What has it prospered you?” Can you take it with you? Is that latest, fleshly indulgence going to help you if you do have to suffer hardship? Will it really matter when the world system is in place that you can’t afford coffee at Starbucks anymore? The only thing that will matter in that day is if God hears you, and if you know Him well enough to be able to ask Him for His help. How long has it been since you knelt on your knees and offered prayer and praise before Him? It is time to start practicing while you still have time.
Jeremiah 12:5 ESV says, “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you, how will you compete with horses? And if in a safe land you are so trusting, what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?” The Tribulation will be no time to test your personal relationship with your heavenly Father. Today is the day of Salvation, if you will hear Jesus knocking at the door of your heart, and open it to Him.