K.S. Rajan (6
July 2012)
"JIMMY DE YOUNG"
As we celebrate the birthday of the United States, the question
of America's place in Bible prophecy can be answered
July 04, 2012
Independence Day celebrations mark the birth of the United
States of America, an experiment that has been very successful
in many different ways. Many Christians say that the reason for
America's prosperity is due to their support for world
evangelism. The United States has been the launch pad for
worldwide missions, spreading the gospel to a needy world.
The other reason given for America's success is that we have
protected the Jewish state of Israel for the many years of its
existence, keeping the Jewish people from total elimination by
its enemies. These two reasons, at the least, have played a role
in bringing the United States to where it is today; but where is
the United States in Bible prophecy?
Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News
The question of America's place in Bible prophecy does have an
answer.
"Where is America in Bible prophecy?" That is the most asked
question in any "Prophecy Question and Answer" time. I am always
asked this question when I open up to inquiring people.
Once in a "Prophecy Question and Answer" time someone told me
that they knew, so I asked "Where?"
They said, "Jerusalem."
I asked them to explain, and they spelled out the word
Jerusalem.
"J - e - r - U - S - A - l - e - m", to which everybody laughed.
As I thought about the answer though, I believe that it is
correct, the only place in Bible prophecy that I see the
possibility of the mention of the United States or an illusion
to the United States is in Zechariah 14:2.
Zechariah revealed that at the time of the end all of the armies
of the world would gather at Jerusalem, under the leadership of
Satan, Anti-Christ, and the False Prophet - there to confront
Jesus Christ on His return to the Mount of Olives from where He
departed some 2,000 years ago. If America survives the 7 year
Tribulation Period, their army would join the other armies of
the world at Jerusalem.
America today is great because the backbone of this nation is
made up of true, Bible believing, born-again Christians. When
the Christians leave this world at the Rapture of the Church,
which could happen at any moment, the most powerful nation in
the world will most likely fall from it's power base.
America's spiritual decline, in the present, will result in a
power decline in the future. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.