The Biblical Indictment of America: 7.25.20 - The Biblical Indictment of America

The Biblical Indictment of America - By Bill Salus - http://www.prophecydepotministries.net/ (Tombstone image quotes Daniel 5:24-28 - MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting;Your kingdom has been divided). (June 26, 2015 is when the Supreme Court approved same sex marriages). WATCH: https://youtu.be/gapmgNxHLJw (The Biblical Indictment of America) __________________________________________________________ World history confirms what the Bible boldly declares: The establishment and future of a city, territory, nation or empire, is determined by the Lord. Concerning the creationof a nation, we are told in Acts 17:26, "And He (God) has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of theirdwellings." (1) The prophet Jeremiah explains how the future of a nation is determined. "The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from itsevil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it." (Jer. 18:7-8) "And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I willrelent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it." (Jer. 18:9-10) This article takes a look at the epic tales of two infamous cities, Nineveh and Jerusalem. These comparisons are made to determine which one of these locations best characterizesAmerica's current spiritual condition. If such a historical comparison can be applied now, then the relevant question is: should Americans find hope in Jeremiah 18:7-8, with the story of Nineveh at the time of Jonah, or feel despair in the story of Jeremiah18:9-10, which describes Jerusalem at the time of the Babylonian conquest? To determine the answer, I propose the examination of two principles that I call "The Nineveh Principle" and "The Jerusalem Principle". (2) THE NINEVEH PRINCIPLE "I think in many ways America is like Nineveh. The wickedness of Nineveh was so great that God effectively said it was recognized up in heaven - 'the sin of Nineveh hascome before me' - and I believe America is at such a state." (Senior Calvary Chapel Pastor and Evangelist Greg Laurie.) (3) The Nineveh Principle has its origin in the 8th century BC before Jeremiah 18:7-10 was written. It is rooted in 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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgivetheir sin and heal their land." Although these verses primarily dealt with the Lord's response to King Solomon's petition for the protection of the nation of Israel around 957 BC, they apparently alsolaid the groundwork for the Lord's treatment toward other nations. The Assyrian city of Nineveh at the time of Jonah about 760 BC evidences this. (4) Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian empire, was ultimately destroyed around 612 BC; however the empirehad become exceedingly evil long before it came to its end. At the height of its wickedness, the Lord sent Jonah, a prophet, to warn of Nineveh's fast approaching destruction. "And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day's walk. Then he cried out and said, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!"" (Jonah 3:4) Jonah's warning was well received by the king and the people of Nineveh. They took it upon themselves to turn from their evil ways and Nineveh received a stay of execution. "Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it." (Jonah3:10) Although it can be argued that the Assyrians at the time were not classified as "My people," the fact that they repented and turned from their evil ways changed their spiritualstanding with the Lord. With the historical precedents of 2 Chronicles 7:14 and Jonah 3:10 already in place, Jeremiah 18:7-8 reinforces this Nineveh Principle: if an evil people repent and turnfrom their wicked ways, the Lord will relent from bringing disaster upon them. THE JERUSALEM PRINCIPLE In sharp contrast to the Nineveh Principle, is the Jerusalem Principle. The Jerusalem Principle applies when a nation reaches a point of no return and the Lord determinesthat its destruction will not be postponed. This happened to the city of Jerusalem and the Southern Kingdom of Judah about 2700 years ago during the time of the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah. Three times Jeremiah was told to stop praying for the people of Judah. "Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. Do you not see what they do in the citiesof Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?" (Jer. 7:16) "So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble." (Jer. 11:14) "Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people, for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering,I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence."" (Jer. 14:11-12) After Jeremiah received his instructions to quit praying for the people of Judah, he forewarned them of their impending judgment. The people were captured and transportedinto Babylonian captivity where they remained for seventy years. Their homeland sat desolated during that period. (5) In His foreknowledge the Lord knew that Judah would not have a Nineveh or 2 Chronicles 7:14 moment. Jeremiah's intercessory prayers on behalf of Judah would have no effecton the Lord's decision and he was told to cease praying for the people. The Lord explained why: "Therefore you (Jeremiah) shall speak all these words to them, (in Judah) but they will not obey you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you." (Jer. 7:27) In essence, Jeremiah was informed that the people of Judah would not respond to his warnings in the similar way that the people of Nineveh did to Jonah's forewarnings. Asper the provision of forgiveness given in Jeremiah 18:7-8, if Judah would have repented, like Nineveh did, then the Lord would certainly have relented from judgment. However, due to their evildoings and disobedience the Lord implemented the provision of judgmentin Jeremiah 18:9-10, which was ultimately executed through the Babylonian conquest. The people of Judah forsook their God Jehovah and became idolatrous. Jeremiah 19:4-9 provides the indictment of; and verdict for, Judah. These verses paint a graphic pictureof despair and they are summarized below. The INDICTMENT of JUDAH (Jeremiah 19:4-5) * The people forsook the Lord and alienated Him from Judah. * They worshipped false gods instead. * They sacrificed the innocent blood of their children to the false god Baal. * Child sacrifice appalled the Lord. The VERDICT of JUDAH (Jeremiah 19:6-9) A judgment in the form of a slaughter would come as sequenced below. * The counselors of Judah would provide foolish counsel. * The people of Judah would be killed by the swords of their enemies. * Their corpses would be eaten by the vultures and carnivorous animals. * The land would be desolated and contaminated with plagues. * The survivors would become cannibals in order to survive. * They would even eat their own sons and daughters due to their despair. It is important to note that the Lord told Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:22, 28 and Noah and his three sons in Genesis 9:1, 7 to be fruitful and multiply upon the earth. Thegoal was to populate the earth with godly offspring. Contrary to the Lord's command, the people of Judah were murdering and ultimately reduced to eating their children! The Jerusalem Principle depicts what has historically happened when judgment and destruction occurs to an evil people who forsake the Lord. AMERICA'S INDICTMENT (6) America has crossed every forbidden biblical boundary and in so doing has forsaken God. Throughout history nations and empires have been judged and destroyed for transgressingthese biblically defined moral and spiritual boundaries! Boundaries such as: * SEXUAL PERVERSION, like that of Sodom and Gomorrah at the time of Abraham around 2000 BC. * IDOL WORSHIP, which in its worst conditions led to child sacrifice, which resulted in the destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC and the Southern Kingdomof Judah in 586 BC. * WICKEDNESS AND MORAL DECADENCE, which caused the ultimate destruction of the Assyrian empire about 612 BC by the Babylonians and Medes. * ANTI-SEMITISM, which led to the destruction of the Egyptian army at thetime of Moses about 3500 BC. The treatment of Israel by a nation is reciprocated upon that nation according to Genesis 12:3. This policy pertains to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, the Jews today. Blessings are in store for those who treat Israelfavorably, but troubles are guaranteed to them that curse Israel. In every instance the destructions caused unbearable sufferings and hardships to everyone, including believers in God and unbelievers that did not heed the prophetic warningsgiven in advance by the Hebrew prophets. AMERICA IS IN THE DANGER ZONE Over the past fifty-plus years, America has transgressed over all of these dangerous boundaries. This is attested to by the Supreme Court decisions listed below. * 1962 - Engel v. Vitale: the removal of Prayer in public schools by the Supreme Court. * 1963 - Abington School District v. Schempp: the removal of Bible reading in public schools by the Supreme Court. * 1973 - Roe v. Wade: legalized abortions by the Supreme Court. Since then, America has performed an estimated 61-plus million abortions. Presently about 1 million abortionsoccur every year in America. This law means that about 1 million children annually will not be able to grow up, populate the earth and potentially become godly offspring. * 1980 - Stone v. Graham: in this case the Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky statute was unconstitutional. The statute in question required the posting of a copy of theTen Commandments on the wall of each public classroom in the state. The Court ruled that because they were being placed in public classrooms they were in violation of the First Amendment. * 2003 - Lawrence v. Texas: This was the landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that struck down the sodomy law in Texas, which by extension, invalidated sodomylaws in 13 other states. * 2013 - United States v. Windsor: the case that the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA stated that one man should be married to one woman.DOMA was biblically supported according to Genesis 2:24, which says; "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Marriage is the ordained relationship through which a man and woman can becomefruitful and multiply the earth with godly children. * 2015 - Obergefell v. Hodges: the Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of Same Sex Marriages, which is unbiblical according to Romans 1:27 and elsewhere. Same sex couplesare unable to procreate naturally. Therefore, it is humanly impossible for them to be fruitful and populate the earth with godly kids. * 2015 - The former Obama Administration turned its back on Israel. As an example, Obama believed the Iran JCPOA nuclear deal was good, but Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahubelieved that "it's the worst deal imaginable." A past poll conducted by the "Panels Politics in Tel Aviv" confirmed the concerns that Israelis had about U.S. President Barrack Obama. The poll overwhelmingly rated him as the worst president for Israel in thelast 30 years. The Lord has provided ample warnings to Americans that the country is headed for destruction. These forewarnings have come in the forms of remedial judgments, propheticvoices, and ultimately by giving them the ungodly leaders they deserve. For instance, U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama was the most pro-abortion, pro-homosexual, and anti-Israel president in America's history! AMERICA'S VERDICT Which of these two cities does America most resemble today, forgiven Nineveh or judged Jerusalem? Most would agree that once upon a time the Lord planted, built up and blessed this nation. This would connect the USA with Jeremiah 18:9, which says, "And the instant Ispeak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it." It appears safe to also suggest that from the Supreme Court decisions provided above, that America has, as Franklin Graham stated, "Taken God out of the public debate."Thus, if the Lord's voice is not even in the public debate, then how can we be obeying the Lord's say-so in the important matters of this country? If we are not obeying the Lord's commands then we are doing evil in His sight. This would connect the USA withJeremiah 18:10a, which states, "if it (a nation) does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then..." Then what? "Then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it?" (Jer. 18:10b). Let's substitute America for Jerusalem and Judah in Jeremiah 7:16 to see if the shoe fits. "Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. Do you not see what they do in the citiesof Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?" (Jer. 7:16) This verse is paraphrased below for potential American application. "Therefore do not pray for Americans, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. Do you not see the forbidden biblical boundariestheir Supreme Court has crossed over in the city of Washington D.C., the sale of aborted baby body parts by Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, and the LGBT Gay Pride Parades in the streets of San Francisco and San Diego?" WILL AMERICA HAVE A NINEVEH OR JERUSALEM EXPERIENCE? Is it possible that the historical example of Nineveh could be repeated in America? If indeed America is headed for a disaster, could America receive a similar pardon fromthe Lord? The answer is yes, but the Lord does not issue "get out of jail free" cards like in the game of Monopoly. Americans and their leaders must sincerely emulate the actions of Nineveh in order for the Lord to relent from destroying the nation. I'm not saying that Americans should stop praying for their country, nor am I suggesting that Americans will become so desperate that they will someday eat their sons anddaughters. In fact, Ezekiel says that was a one-time episode for Judah that wouldn't be repeated. "And I will do among you (Jerusalem) what I have never done, and the like of which I will never do again, because of all your abominations. Therefore fathers shall eat theirsons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments among you, and all of you who remain I will scatter to all the winds." (Ezekiel 5:9-10) What I am asking Americans to consider is does America have a national repentance forthcoming in the near future? If the answer is yes, then America will most resemble forgivenNineveh and Jeremiah 18:7-8. If the answer is no, then... Then what? Then, at the very least, the Lord will no longer bless this nation and America's greatness will never return! Only God, who knows the end from the beginning, knows America's final verdict! "Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient timesthings that are not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure.'" (Isaiah 46:9-10) THE NOW PROPHECIES book by Bill Salus devotes three entire chapters to the important topic of America's prophetic future. It also explores the ancient propheciesthat could happen NOW, at this present time. The book comes with a companion teaching DVD with almost 3 hours of teachings. CLICK HERE TO ORDER: http://ecommerce.solutionsimplicity.com/ _________________ (1) All Scriptures are quoted from the New King James Version unless otherwise noted. (2) The Nineveh and Jerusalem Principles are newly designed concepts for this article and are not to be confused with other previously used concepts with the same name foundon the Internet. (3) Greg Laurie quote taken from this Internet site: Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/94-year-old-billy-grahams-warning-for-america/#WMF23OjlwHL8rXIb.99 (4) The date that Jonah went to Nineveh is located on this website: http://biblehub.com/timeline/jonah/1.htm (5) Jeremiah 25:11-12, 29:10 (6) Franklin Graham quote taken from this Internet site: http://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-god-political-debate-put-him-back-in-decision-america-159090/ As America's Economic Suffering Grows, The Calls For More Socialism Grow Louder - By Michael Snyder/Economic Collapse Blog - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=4183 It is during moments of great crisis that we find out who we really are, and that is why the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been so heartbreaking. Instead of rallying around our founding principles, Democrats and Republicans have both gravitated toward "solutions" that are in the exact opposite direction. Bigger government programs, more government tyranny and huge socialist transfer payments have all been greatly welcomed by the mainstream media and by large portions ofthe U.S. population, and at the same time very few voices are warning us that these measures are eroding our fundamental rights, exploding the size of our national debt and setting extremely dangerous precedents for the future. Once people become accustomed to receiving money directly from the federal government, it is exceedingly difficult to ever cut those payments off. If you think back throughour history, it is difficult to name a single major transfer payment program that was ever rolled back. Over time, our federal government has just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger, and it is now the biggest government that anyone has ever seen in the history of the entireplanet. Yes, tens of millions of Americans are deeply hurting right now. Over the past 17 weeks, a total of 51.3 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits,and that represents the most dramatic spike in unemployment that the U.S. has ever experienced. And since most Americans were just barely scraping by financially coming into this year, we are facing a future in which millions upon millions of our fellow citizens aren'tgoing to be able to pay their bills. In a recent article, USA Today featured the tragic story of a 35-year-old hair stylist named Chelsie Caudle... The mother of two has run into delays applying for unemployment and food stamps in Portland, Oregon, after Grace Salon, a hair salon that specializes in cutting and coloring,was forced to shutter in March when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Caudle, who is self-employed, sublet a spot at Grace Salon to run her own business called Benjamin LLC. But with no income coming in for months, bills piled up, making ithard for her to afford groceries for her family, she says. I think that most of us can identify with what she is going through, because nearly all of us have experienced the same thing at some point in our lives. In order to relieve the suffering of those that found themselves suddenly unemployed, Congress approved $600 a week unemployment bonuses as part of the 2.2 trillion dollarCARES Act that it passed in March... The $600 weekly payments from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program were put in place as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that Congress passed in lateMarch amid the coronavirus pandemic. Americans who are eligible for unemployment insurance receive an extra $600 on top of what they normally claim under their state's benefits. Yet this boost is scheduledto end for all states except New York, on Saturday July 25, 2020. New York's end date is Sunday, July 26, according to the Department of Labor. For a while, it sounded like the Republicans were actually against extending the extra unemployment benefits, but now it appears that they just hope to reduce them a bit... On Sunday, The Washington Post reported that in light of the enhanced $600 per week federal unemployment benefits poised to run out in less than a week, the White Houseand top Senate Republicans are considering measures including extending a smaller-scale weekly federal enhanced unemployment benefit of $200 or $400 per week or means-testing future federal unemployment benefits. In the end, the Republican socialists in Congress will probably fold like a 20 dollar suit like they always do, and so the Democratic socialists in Congress will likelyend up with most (or all) of what they want in this next "stimulus bill". And very few people will even talk about the fact that this new "stimulus bill" will steal trillions of more dollars from future generations of Americans. This is what socialism always does. It steals money from one group and gives it to another. In our case, we have been stealing from future generations for so long that we have absolutely obliterated the bright future that they were supposed to have. Meanwhile, the calls for "a second stimulus check" are becoming louder as well. In fact, one recent survey found that a lot of Americans want the next "stimulus check" to be even bigger than the last one... More than two-thirds of Americans say they still need a second stimulus check from the government to help make ends meet, according to recent data from tax preparer JacksonHewitt. And about a third of that group said the $1,200 checks needed to be more than the previous round. Only about a quarter of them say they wouldn't need another emergency payment. When the first round of stimulus checks went out, I warned that this was setting a very dangerous precedent and that people would soon want more checks, and I was preciselycorrect. There are a lot of good conservatives out there that felt guilty about taking the first round of stimulus checks because they recognized that the checks represented a giantstep toward socialism. I can definitely understand why people were feeling conflicted, but my advice is to accept whatever checks the government sends to you. Because at this point what we are facing is a battle for survival. We are entering a truly nightmarish chapter in American history, and our entire system is going to fail.If a little bit of extra money can help you and your family get prepared for what is coming, that is a good thing. However, it is also appropriate to mourn for what has been lost. At one time, America was a beacon of hope in a world where billions were living under socialist tyranny. But now we are racing toward full-blown socialism at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking, and nearly all of our politicians have completely abandoned our founding principles. Persecution on the rise in America - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com The Cato Institute, a public policy think tank "dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets,and peace" has released polling results indicating that nearly two-thirds of Americans censor themselves from expressing their political opinions because others might find them offensive. The poll shows that 77% of Republicans, 59% of Independents, and 52%of Democrats resist sharing their beliefs. However, Cato says, "Strong liberals stand out, however, as the only political group who feel they can express themselves. Nearly 6 in 10 (58%) of staunch liberals feel they can say what they believe." Worse yet,people want to prevent the employment of those who don't agree with them. Cato reports, "The survey found that many Americans think a person's private political donations should impact their employment.Nearly a quarter (22%) of Americans would support firing a business executive who personally donates to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign. Even more, 31% support firing a business executive who donates to Donald Trump's reelection campaign. Supportrises among political subgroups. Support increases to 50% of strong liberals who support firing executives who personally donate to Trump. And more than a third (36%) of strong conservatives support firing an executive for donating to Biden's presidentialcampaign." This trend is even more pronounced among American youth. Cato finds: "Young Americans are also more likely than older Americans to support punishing people at work for personaldonations to Trump. Forty four percent (44%) of Americans under 30 support firing executives ifthey donate to Trump. This share declines to 22% among those over 55 years old a 20 point difference.An age gap also exists for Biden donors, but is less pronounced. Twenty seven percent (27%) ofAmericans under 30 support firing executives who donate to Biden compared to 20% of those over 55 a 7 pointdifference." We can see the growing trend of political intolerance and ideological bigotry taking place before our very eyes. This is crazy that those living in a free country with guarantees of freedom of speech and of religion should be gagged for fearof losing their source of income, their ability to sustain themselves and their families, over political beliefs, which often translate to their religious beliefs. Yet, one can see that the most radical elements enthusiastically embrace this tyranny. Ephesians6 tells us in verses 19 and 20, "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak." The timesare fast approaching when we may well be persecuted for speaking boldly. Are you prepared?