Their Fate Is Sealed

Some claim Nadler's actual words were, "What any religious tradition describes as God's will is no concern of this Congress." But despite the focus on minced words, the meaning is pretty clear if you understand:

1. what "any" means

2. that anti-Christians speak as if Christianity is just another religion out one side of their mouths, but loathe and attack Christianity exclusively.

Observant thinkers already knew where the usurpers of the American government stand. The usurpers are simply growing bolder all the time, assuming there will never be any consequence for revealing who and what they truly are (and maybe there won't be consequences, in this life). After all, what are we going to do about it--vote them out? Have our day in court?

Once godless socialists consolidate power, some of them quit mincing words.

God has known His enemies since before they ever took their first breath. Some of God's people have known for decades. The only part of this that surprises some people is that the usurpers are becoming so blatant about it.

The bad news for us is that the Bible contains consistent patterns that imply God rarely makes distinction between rulers and their countries. He didn't just punish the corrupt ruling class in Israel and Judah; He punished the kingdoms they ruled. Iniquity often starts at the highest levels, then infests the entire nation, thanks to the ovine simpletons who seek safety in conformity. To paraphrase an old military axiom: garbage rolls downhill.

The usurpers are begging for judgment. When they get it; our utterly corrupt government will be judged with them. Our hopelessly corrupt non-government institutions will likely ride on the coat tails. How about those of you who did nothing to stop the usurpers; or even helped the usurpers hijack what once was a Christian republic? I guess that depends on your spiritual status and just how surgical God wants to be in His wrath.

The Constitution; the rule of law; representative government...none of that exists anymore. Such will become clear over time, but we are in the calm before the storm right now, so it's still viable for foolish people to speculate about winning future elections or convincing the usurpers to care about the will of the people. Nevertheless, there is no reason to mourn the destruction of the US government, once it occurs. It is the collateral damage that is worth worrying about.

If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints.

Remember: where you spend the next life is much more important than the pain and suffering in this one.

He Never Promised Us a Cake Walk

 Sometimes God says, "no."

The god of this age is not Yaweh. The god of this age torments the righteous and promotes the wicked. The Creator God (Yaweh) can pull rank on the god of this age (Satan). Yaweh can hear our prayers, and intervene on our behalf. But sometimes He says, "no."

Many of us fasted and prayed that America would not be stolen from its people. Right now, it looks like God said, "Sorry. Your time is up."

After the division of the kingdom, Israel never had a righteous king; while Judah had very few. Josiah of Judah was one of those few. 2 Kings 22-23/2 Chronicles 34-35 documents his reign. He took the throne at a young age and did what was right as best he knew. He sought the Lord starting at the age of eight, and began "draining the Swamp" in the Kingdom of Judah at the age of 12. Under his leadership, the Jews didn't just "put away" their idols. Josiah had them destroyed, the high places torn down, the alters and Asherah poles smashed.

Then somebody found a surviving scroll of the Law and brought it to Josiah when he was 26. Josiah had it read aloud.

When King Josiah heard the words of the Law, and realized the evil that his people had done, he tore his clothes, wept, and sought the Lord's counsel. He renewed the Covenant and his efforts to purify the kingdom from the generations of evil he had inherited. Judah followed the Law during his reign.

Traditionally, Israelites (whether from Judah or Benjamin or any other tribe) inherited blessings (like peace, prosperity, and a restored Temple and priesthood), then spent the rest of their lives corrupting everything put in their care. Josiah did the opposite. His reforms purged the evil from the Land.

You'd think God would reward both king and kingdom with peace, prosperity, power, and everything Solomon had, because of their repentance, and faithfulness.

Nope.

You could say they were victims of bad timing, or were cursed because of the sins of their fathers. God's timetable came into play. He had tolerated all the wickedness He was going to from His people. He commended Josiah for the effort he had made, but dropped the axe anyway. Josiah was killed, succeeded by yet another wicked leader, and Judah slid down the slippery slope into conquest by Babylon. They survived as a puppet state for a while, then went into captivity. The young Jewish boys were slaughtered in the Temple; the Temple was burned down, and their holy city was destroyed.

Maybe you've already noticed that a lot of parallels can be drawn between Judah and America itself, as well as the Church in America.

President Trump was no Josiah, but he did make an effort to drain the Swamp. Notably, there was no spiritual revival in the USA during Trump's term--and America's spiritual state is at the root of all our problems.

Just as Josiah appears to have blundered into a disastrous battle and his own death; Trump appears to have foolishly accepted the stolen election, rather than take action to restore the republic, the rule of law, the integrity of our elections, justice, and everything else worth restoring.

Many of us fasted and prayed that God grant us the opportunity to right the ship. It looks like God said, "no."

Well, we knew that, by the time of the end, the United States of America would either be destroyed, or too insignificant to be worth mentioning (except as, possibly, one aspect of Mystery Babylon). Many of us have also noticed that the last puzzle pieces are falling into place to fit that end-time scenario.

As an American, I find current events tragic. As someone who treasures freedom, and what is right, I find them infuriating. As a Christian, I know persecution is coming; but (afterwards) so is the return of our Lord, along with true justice, perfect government, and actual peace.

Something far, far greater than the United States of America has been prepared for us in the next life. It will never be corrupted or subverted, either.

Maranatha.