Most Bible
prophecy
teachers
teach that
the United
States is
not in Bible
prophecy. I
disagree. I
believe the
United
States is
mentioned
specifically,
scores of
times, and
is described
in great
detail. I
know I will
receive a
lot of mail
on this, so
my only
request is
that before
you tell me
that I am
wrong, first
tell me who
this nation
could
possibly
be... other
than the
U.S.!
The words
"United
States" or
"America"
are not in
scripture.
But often
buried
within
scriptural
text is a
parallel
subject
revelation
or dual
fulfillment.
.
Obvious
examples of
this double
reference
are in
Isaiah 14
and Ezekiel
28. In
Isaiah 14:4,
the text
begins with
references
to the "king
of Babylon,"
but
gradually
changes into
comments
about
Satan:
"How you
have fallen
from
heaven"
Is 14:12.
The same is
true with
Ezekiel 28
where verse
11 speaks of
the "king of
Tyre," but
the
following
verse moves
into
specific
traits and
characteristics
of Satan:
"you were in
the garden
of
God." It's
from these
two chapters
that many of
Satan's
characteristics
are
revealed,
yet we had
to dig a
little first
before we
could
uncover the
scriptural
jewels
buried
therein.
"It
is the glory
of God to
conceal a
matter..."
Prov 25:2
If we are
living in
the final
decades,
years or
days of the
Church Age,
the United
States,
still the #1
power in the
world,
should
logically be
in the Bible
somewhere.
Applying the
above
principle of
"Double
Reference,"
or "Duel
Fulfillment,"
there are
numerous
verses in
the Bible
that may
give us some
insight into
what
ultimately
happens to
the United
States in
the future.
Below is a
list of the
characteristics
of an
end-time,
latter-day
nation. I'll
challenge
you to find
another
country,
other than
the United
States, that
fully fits
this
description!
Who Is This
Nation?
The Bible
calls this
unnamed
nation,
"Babylon,"
and
sometimes
refers to it
as the
"Daughter of
Babylon."
These
characteristics
of Babylon
are taken
from verses
in Jeremiah
50, 51,
Isaiah 18,
47 and
Revelation
17, 18.
These
scriptures
record a
fascinating
description
of a nation
that has
much wisdom,
wealth and
knowledge,
thinks it is
secure and
invincible,
but is
suddenly
totally
destroyed.
Bordered By
Many Waters
"O you who
dwell by
many
waters," Jer
51:13
"The sea has
come up over
Babylon; She
has been
engulfed
with its
tumultuous
waves." Jer
51:42
This is a
nation who
is bordered
by "many
waters."
Later you
will see
that it also
imports
primarily by
ships. It is
important to
note that
Babylon in
Iraq has two
relatively
small ports
on only one
ocean. In
comparison,
the U.S. is
virtually
surrounded
by water. It
has no less
than 15
major ports,
on three
oceans, 5
Great Lakes
and the
Mississippi
River.
Has A Mother
Nation
"Your mother
will be
greatly
ashamed, she
who gave you
birth will
be
humiliated.
Behold, she
will be the
(youngest)
of the
nations" Jer
50:12
This nation
has a mother
nation . . .
like the
U.S. has a
mother
nation -
Great
Britain. And
this nation
is the
youngest of
the world's
superpowers
at the end
of the
Church Age.
Militarily
Strong
"How the
hammer of
the whole
earth...has
been cut off
and broken!"
Jeremiah
50:23
He says,
"You are My
war-club, My
weapon of
war;" Jer
51:20
This nation
is the
military
hammer of
the earth.
Large
Importing
Nation
"Come to her
from the
farthest
border; open
up her
barns," Jer
50:26
"And the
merchants of
the earth
weep and
mourn over
her, because
no one buys
their
cargoes any
more . . ."
Rev 18:11
A Wealthy
Nation
"...all who
had ships at
sea became
rich by her
wealth"
Rev 18:19
"....such
great
wealth..."
Rev 18:17
This nation
is
agriculturally
abundant,
wealthy, has
world-wide
influence
and is a
large
importing
nation via
the sea.
An Educated
Nation
"A sword
against . .
. her wise
men!"
Jer 50:35
This nation
is very
educated.
Population
Diversity
"A sword
against...
all the
foreigners
who are in
the midst of
her," Jer
50:37
This nation
is full of
foreigners,
legal and/or
illegal. The
King James
Version
calls it a
"Mingled-People
Nation." The
U.S. is
about as
"mingled" as
a nation can
get!
Abundant in
Natural
Resources
"... A sword
against her
treasures, .
. ." Jer
50:37b
"Abundant in
treasures, .
. ." Jer
51:13
This nation
had been
blessed by
God.
A Nation
Full of
Idols
". . . Her
images have
been put to
shame, her
idols have
been
shattered."
Jer 50:2d
". . . it is
the land of
graven
images, and
they are mad
upon their
idols."
Jeremiah
50:38
The nation
in question
has a lot of
"images."
How would
Isaiah
describe TV,
movies, or
the
Internet
3000 years
ago? And,
any way you
define
"idol," the
United
States is
full of
them. An
idol is
anything
that you put
before God.
Money, cars,
sex, TV,
football,
pornography,
self, etc.,
would
certainly
qualify as
"idols."
Amazingly,
one of the
top TV shows
in the
United
States is
named
American
Idol!, and
we have a
national
magazine
titled
"SELF." If
the shoe
fits...
Space
Program?
"Though
Babylon
should
ascend to
the
heavens."
Jer 51:53
If that is a
reference to
this nation
taking space
shots, it
certainly
narrows the
field of
prospective
countries
that could
qualify!
Has Become
Arrogant
". . . For
she has
become
arrogant
against the
LORD,
against the
Holy One of
Israel." Jer
50:29
"Behold, I
am against
you, O
arrogant
one,"
declares the
Lord GOD of
hosts, for
your day has
come, the
time when I
will punish
you." Jer
50:31
This nation
"has become
arrogant
against the
Lord,"
indicating
that at one
time the
nation was
once humble
to the Lord.
Not just
arrogant
against God,
but
specifically
arrogant
against
Jesus
Christ, the
"Holy One of
Israel."
Maybe the 50
million
deaths of
innocent
babies via
abortion,
being the
pornography
distribution
center of
the world,
and taking
God out of
the
classroom
had
something to
do with it.
Daughter of
Babylon
". . .
Against you,
O daughter
of
Babylon." Jer
50:42c
This nation
is also
referred to
as the
"daughter"
of Babylon.
Not the
original
Babylon, but
another
country.
Attacked
from the
North
"a nation
has come up
against her
out of the
north;" Jer
50:3
"For the
destroyers
will come to
her from the
north," Jer
51:48
The nation
is attacked
from the
north.
Interestingly,
Russia (Gog)
is aligned
with Iran
(Persia) in
the Ezekiel
38/39
post-Rapture
invasion of
Israel. If
the U.S. did
receive a
nuclear
attack from
Russia, it
would come
to the
United
States over
the North
pole, "from
the north."
The U.S.
could be the
"coastlands"
(Ezek 39:6)
who also get
attacked in
the Gog
invasion.
Rapture
Related?
"At the
shout,
'Babylon has
been
seized!' the
earth is
shaken, and
an outcry is
heard among
the
nations."
Jer 50:46
This "shout"
might be a
reference to
the Rapture
(I Thess
4:16),
indicating
it is still
a future
event. The
earth will
definitely
be shaken at
the Rapture.
God Allowed
Luxury,
Culture and
Industry
"The fruit
you long for
has gone
from you,
and all
things that
were
luxurious
and splendid
have passed
away from
you and men
will no
longer find
them." Rev
18:14
"And the
sound of
harpists and
musicians
and
flute-players
and
trumpeters
will not be
heard in you
any longer;
and no
craftsman of
any craft
will be
found in you
any longer;
and the
sound of a
mill will
not be heard
in you any
longer;" Rev
18:22
"Babylon has
been a
golden cup
in the hand
of the LORD,
intoxicating
all the
earth. The
nations have
drunk of her
wine;" Jer
51:7
This nation
lives in
luxury and
splendor
with many
musicians,
craftsmen
and
mills/factories.
It is quite
an advanced
nation,
allowed by
God
Himself.
Worldwide
Merchants
"...your
merchants
were the
great men of
the earth.."
Rev 18:23
This nation
reaches the
far corners
of the earth
with her
dominating
trade.
Happens
Without
Warning
"Suddenly
Babylon has
fallen and
been
broken;" Jeremiah
51:8
"for in one
hour such
great wealth
has been
laid waste!"
Revelation
18:17
"these
things shall
come on you
suddenly in
one
day..." Is
47:9
"...destruction
about which
you do not
know will
come on you
suddenly."
Isaiah 47:11
"Suddenly"
could be
another
reference to
the Rapture
or possibly
a
post-Rapture
nuclear
attack that
takes out
this nation.
The phrase
"in one
hour" could
also be
translated
"in a
moment." The
Greek word
used there,
"hora" was
translated
"moment" in
two other
places in
the Bible.
So it too
could be a
reference to
the Rapture.
Has Good And
Bad
"For thus
says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel: "The
daughter of
Babylon is
like a
threshing
floor At the
time it is
stamped
firm; Yet in
a little
while the
time of
harvest will
come for
her."
Jeremiah
51:33
This nation
is compared
to a
"threshing
floor." It
is a nation
that for the
moment has
both good
and bad
people, but
eventually
God promises
to come get
the good
(cleansed by
Jesus'
blood--at
Rapture).
Lots of
Whirring
"Alas, oh
land of
whirring
wings..." Is
18:1
This nation
has a lot of
"whirring"
going on.
Airplanes,
helicopters,
and other
engines make
a whirring
sound.
Sends
Diplomats
Worldwide
"Which sends
envoys by
the sea,
Even in
papyrus
vessels on
the surface
of the
waters. Go,
swift
messengers,
to a nation
tall and
smooth, To a
people
feared far
and wide, A
powerful and
oppressive
nation whose
land the
rivers
divide."
Isaiah 18:2
This
end-time
nation sends
diplomats
around the
world, is
considered
"tall and
smooth," is
known
worldwide
and has
plenty of
water due to
many rivers
dividing the
land.
So, for
those that
insist that
Babylon MUST
be rebuilt
in Iraq to
fulfill
Bible
prophecy, I
submit Iraq
doesn't fit
the above
scriptures.
Iraq is not
bordered on
many waters,
it is not
the world's
military
hammer, it
is not full
of wise men,
it is not a
mingled
people
nation, it
is not the
world's
largest
importer, it
is not a
new/young
nation, it
does not
have plenty
of water and
certainly
doesn't take
space shots!
This nation,
whoever it
is, is wiped
out in one
hour, either
by the
Rapture or a
nuclear
attack soon
after the
Rapture.
Could this
be the
United
States? With
the Church
gone, and
nothing but
liberal
non-Believers
left, in
God's
perfect
timing, it
sure seems
to fit!
But in the
meantime,
God bless
America!