Paul N. F. (15
Oct 2011)
"America and the
Repeat of History"
America and the Repeat of History
By Ron
Graham
.
. . Rapture Ready
“Alas, sinful nation, A people laden with
iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters,
They have forsaken the LORD, They have provoked to anger The
Holy One of Israel, They have turned away backward.” Isaiah
1:4
Why is it that we as a nation seem to be declining in our
preeminence as the world’s most technically advanced
superpower nation on the globe? Well let’s see if we can
figure this out together. As in every past super-civilization,
an end came to their world dominance. The US is no different
than that of the ancient Roman Empire that dominated the world
for a time, or any of the other great empires that enjoyed
world dominance for a season. The ills that brought the Roman
Empire down are the same ills that have infected and are now
permeating the American culture. Most Americans refuse to see
this simple historically accurate similarity and therefore are
doomed to watch the same scenario play out again. Although
there are many differences between the two cultures mentioned
the similarities are undeniable.
Are there any recent super-nations which have faded? The old
Soviet Union was once a great nation, but just like the Roman
Empire it is a matter of history now. “Great” doesn’t
necessarily mean “good”; in the case of these great empires
there was very little good about them.
The significance and importance of the contributions that
these past super-empires had to offer is not to be overlooked.
History speaks of their technological prowess and how these
advancements enlightened the human race in many ways.
Architecture, agriculture, aqueduct, road systems, the list
goes on and on. Yes, these past civilization were a major
influence on our current culture. Each of these great empires
were eventually conquered or otherwise failed and are now only
found on the pages of history books.
How could a world power such as the Great Roman Empire
disappear from the scene leaving behind just a bunch of
architectural ruins as the only evidence of their existence?
If we go further back in history, though, we see the Chaldeans
(Babylonians) being defeated by the Medo-Persians. Then
Alexander the Great conquered the known world including
Babylon when it belonged to Persia and took it away from that
great Persian king, Darius, and then Alexander made Babylon
his capital. But after Alexander’s death his empire was split
into four parts and given to his top four generals. That was
the precipice which toppled Alexander’s once great world
empire. After being divided, Alexander’s former kingdom was
easily conquered by the Romans. It’s interesting how none of
them continued in their prosperity after a relatively short
run at world dominance.
I suppose the secular world would not look at the demise of
these former world powers as I do. Simply put, they turned
away from God. Some might say they never had a relationship
with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I would
somewhat agree with them on that point. Although, we must
remember that God loves all men and He loved the leaders of
those empires and gave them every opportunity to repent and
accept Him as their God and Savior. That’s how He works even
today. We may look at an individual as a thoroughly evil
person without a spark of good in them, yet God says to that
person “Turn from your ways, I love you and have no desire to
see you choose Hell or the lake of fire over Heaven.”
The United States of America became a superpower on this
planet back around the end of the Second World War; from that
time on we have progressed exponentially. If we give it some
serious thought, America hadn’t made many earth shattering
advances technologically speaking for the first one hundred or
so years that she was a self-governing nation. By using our
history books we can look back thousands of years and by doing
so we find no real technological advancements, from the time
of those ancient civilizations up to and including the 1800’s.
Beginning in the mid 1900’s, though, America has made huge
strides in technology and every other field of endeavor. “Blessed
is the nation whose God is the Lord,” Psalms 33:12
Along with those great strides came great responsibility to
God, and that, my friends, happens to be where American fell
flat on her face. Two hundred and thirty-two years after it’s
founding as a nation America is headed into oblivion just like
the once great Roman Empire. God is the giver of all
blessings, and whether or not we see it that way determines
our future. No God, no future. Belief in that fact alone is
the determinate truth. “Every good gift and every perfect
gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of
lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of
turning,” James 1:17.
Why did those great empires fall apart? They were given great
blessings by God Almighty but refused to give God the glory
for what they had received. Most refused to recognize Him as
God at all. Our God is a jealous God. Each of those great
empires fell into worshiping false gods. They worshiped the
creature instead of the Creator. This
pagan worship led God to reveal His Holy indignation by
removing His blessings from them, and once God removes His
blessings the inevitable end is in sight. “If ye will not
hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory
unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a
curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have
cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to heart,” Malachi 2:2.
For the past few years now, we Americans have been watching
some very disturbing signs accruing in our land. Weather
patterns have changed the face of our nation, and earthquakes
have increased and are now occurring at great numbers all
around America. Catastrophic hurricanes in the south and along
the eastern seaboard, devastating forest fires burning through
western states causing major damage to homes and businesses
are leaving many to ask the questions “Why?”, “What’s going
on?”, or better yet “What’s coming next”? Major diseases have
either appeared or reappeared on the scene. Social patterns
are changing. America has replaced the God of the Holy Bible
with the god of this world. The sanctity of life and of
marriage is being replaced by abominations. “Righteousness
exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people,”
Proverbs 14:34
Something that was very prevalent in the cultures of old was
child sacrifices. America is deeply into child sacrifices,
commonly known as abortion. You may say America aborts
unwanted fetuses humanely, and I’ll tell you this, those great
empires of the past also saw nothing wrong with placing a live
baby on a red hot stone statue of a false god and watching it
burn to death. Recently there have been news reports of live
babies being left to die on the garbage heaps at Planned
Parenthood offices.
Because of the Godless society we live in today, too many
American doctors, after taking an oath to preserve life, have
no problem killing a fully formed baby as it is exiting its
mother’s womb. This is premeditated first degree murder. There
is no difference between these murderous doctors and those
ancient societies sacrificing babies to pagan gods. Any doctor
who can terminate a helpless, living, fully formed human
infant as it’s being born is a monster. Life begins at
conception. Any loving, feeling, intelligent MD will tell you
that. In God’s eyes there is no difference in the murderers of
today and those butchers of old. They are still sacrificing
babies to the god of sex.
In the following verse Jesus is talking about the end times
and He tells us of one sign in particular to watch for: “And
because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax
cold,” Matthew 24:12. “Wax cold” is, in my opinion,
watered down by the translators of the original Greek into
English. The Greek word used by Matthew is “psych ” I
think that pretty much describes the monsters aligned with
Planned Parenthood.
I’ve written in the past of the abomination of homosexuality
and I will continue to place that abomination at the forefront
of the battle which the devil wages against God’s followers; a
most repugnant filth which is destroying America from within.
Those Great Empires of the past which no longer exist were as
steeped in homosexuality as America is today – either through
practicing or condoning such a disgusting and reprobate
lifestyle. God will not allow this behavior forever; remember
what the Bible tells us happened to Sodom and Gomorrah and the
surrounding cities. He gave them every opportunity to repent
and to change their minds about the evil that they practiced.
Finally time ran out for them as it did for the Great Empires
of the past and as it will one day very soon for America. “Even
as Sodom and Gomorrah , and the cities about them in
like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and
going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example,
suffering the vengeance of eternal fire,” Jude 1:7.
They were “set forth as an example”,
and could the signs be clearer, speaking of the calamity
that’s coming?
So what is the solution to all this evil present in the good
ol’ U.S. of A.? God has a solution and it’s on the horizon
destined to be played out to America’s chagrin. Christians,
what we need to do before God fulfills His righteous
indignation and pours out His wrath on America is to get the
word out about the saving grace of Jesus Christ our Lord. Tell
as many as we can about the truth of the Gospel God commanded
us to proclaim. Begin with your family and friends, and then
move out into your little part of the world where you work,
play, teach, whatever makes up your world.
Jesus is coming back you know, soon! In chapter 24 of the
Gospel of Matthew Jesus spoke of the signs which would precede
His second coming. They are all becoming visible right now.
Know this too, Jesus will remove His Church from the earth at
least seven years before His second advent.
Time is short. Don’t let procrastination determine your
destination.
God bless you all,
Ron Graham
Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.