Charles, this exceptionally well-done video by WorldNetDaily might be of help in getting family and friends to better understand where you're coming from. Details the "striking parallels between what happened in Israel and what is already happening to the U.S." DVD was produced in cooperation with Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, the messianic rabbi from New Jersey, who wrote THE HARBINGER. I'm going to assume you've heard of the book so won't go into detail here. But the video shows Daschle (9-12-2001), John Edwards (9-1-2004), and Obama (6-?-2012) all repeating the very same words of Isaiah 9:10.
- "The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars."
All three...so out of touch...wrongly believe these are words of "comfort" to America, but in fact these are words of judgment against America. My NAS Bible identifies Isaiah 9:8-21 as "God's anger with Israel's arrogance." And if memory serves me here, I believe Obama recently wrote these same words on the top crossbeam of the One World Trade Center building.
Video is two hours long and lists at $24.99.