We tend to assume that America isn’t mentioned. But, the United States was founded and early populated by Europeans, who would have come out of the realm of the dismantled (rather than overthrown) Roman Empire. We have experienced an age of freedom and the ability to worship God without threat of persecution…but perhaps the time has come for our country to be re-assimilated into the main body of “the beast”.

Interestingly, Revelation 18 (while being a reference to “Babylon”) seems to bear a remarkably eerie similarity to modern United States. And, while I’m not a prophecy professor, I have wondered if “Babylon” is simply a general reference to the Satanically inspired world system which is fatally opposed to God’s taking His rightful place of authority.

While America may not geographically or literally be the “Babylon” that is spoken of here, I can’t ignore the fact that we have certainly nourished a spirit that deserves the type of destruction that is described.

KellyL,

I still firmly believe that “staying out of politics” is not where Christians have garnered blame. I think it is more in the area of personal interaction, (true, biblical) evangelism and the way we live our everyday lives (see Kelly’s post on idolatry).

Even at that, I don’t know that it would necessarily have changed the outcome of the election or the turn our country has taken. But it would make a difference in how many of us have had our worlds rocked by the circumstances. Many of us have abandoned our First Love to chase after possessions, entertainment and comfort. We need to wake up NOW.

God said to the Israelites:

“Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things,
therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and in want of all things; and he will put a yoke of iron upon your neck, until he has destroyed you. Deuteronomy 28:47-48

While I am not of the America-as-Israel belief, I do recognize that God’s nature is unchanging and He will not overlook when His people are of “double mind”.

Yes. That is code for: “Will be easier to manipulate into accepting ideas that God isn’t real and she doesn’t have to listen to Him”.

Satan is so very busy and we need to be daily in prayer–for our children, communities and leaders.

I’m afraid I did read it–a friend sent me the link. It made me nauseated. As I’ve said before…the slippery slope continues.

The court decided this girl’s “interests, and particularly her intellectual and emotional development, would be best served by exposure to a public school setting in which she would be challenged to solve problems presented by a group learning situation

The court went on to say she “would be best served by exposure to different points of view at a time in her life when she must begin to critically evaluate multiple systems of belief and behavior.”

What’s the title? Land of the free? Not so much. Yup.

Just wanted to say congratulations on the birth of little Ellia! She’s beautiful!

I was gone from here for a bit, but I’m glad to be back.

Hugs!