Posted by
James Burns on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:57:42 AM
Many Christians wonder what role will America play in the end times. Though there is no direct reference of America in the Bible, some believe we are the Babylon in the book of Revelation. I wondered this as well. This past Sunday I woke up very early because I could not sleep. I came across a program on one of the Christian networks on TV that made me really think about this. After the show I believe that America is the Babylon is in Revelation and this is why.
The book of Revelation chapter 18 versus 1-3 states " Then I saw another angel descending from heaven, possessing great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his radiance. And he shouted with a mighty voice, She has fallen! Might Babylon is fallen! She has become a dwelling place for demons. for all the nations have drunk the wine of her passionate unchastity, and the rulers of the earth have joined her in committing fornication, and the businessmen of the earth have become rich with the wealth of her excessive luxury." These verses show how America has influenced the world. Our lust for material things and love of money has spread globally. Our ways of doing business have become the standard across the world. Every sort of sin is common place here in America and influences the world. Look how so many people from other nations want to come here.
Our acceptance of all sorts of behaviors and lifestyles have become common place. Premarital sex, homosexuality are portrayed as normal. The love of money and gathering of material things is what is taught by society as normal. The concept the more you have, the better you will be and happier you will be is status quo. The lust and drive for these things comes above all things, God, family etc. Divorce rates climb because of the lust of success, selfishness etc. People enter into marriage to make themselves happy, not to make the other happy or serve the other. So when these expectations do not get met, adultery and divorce take place. Extra marital affairs are common place and accepted, even justified in some cases. States adopt no fault divorce laws, making it easier to divorce with no penalty to the offender in the marriage.
The book of Revelation also tells of judgment to Babylon. It tells that Babylon will fall by way of it methods of sin. Verse 6 states " Repay her what herself has paid and double in accordance with what she has done. Mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed." Verse 7 goes on to state that to the degree of her lust that the measure of her torment will be. In essence I believe that America will be judged by her actions.
I believe that our financial crisis is only the beginning. Some judgments have already been poured out. Look at all the sexually transmitted diseases. These I believe are penalties for our sexual immorality. Notice that there is no cure for AIDS of Herpes. The only sure fire way to keep from getting these diseases is abstinance. Notice how the worlds economy is hurting because of our economy. The lure of our economy and ability to make fast money caused many countries to invest in our faulty system. Buying investements that were poorly put together and disguised as good. When these investments started to fail the nations of the world started loosing money. As they started to pull their money out of our market, our market started going down. Our economy is being destroyed from both the top and the bottom. With the American public defaulting on loans and credit cards due to living in excess, the companies who loaned this money are loosing. Then when these comapnies sold off these debts as "securities" to investors the investors started cashing in because they saw these investments were bad and wanted out before they lost to much money. So in the end the economy is being swallowed up at both ends.
As this happens foreign countries do not want to invest in America anymore. In verse 11 it says the earth's businessmen weep because no one buys their freight. This is because no one in America has any money. So the other countries doing business with us cannot sell their goods here. Causing their economies to go down. So then these countries stop investing in America to sell their goods. Examples of this are starting to surface. During the bailout in October China banned its banks from loaning any more money to the US, German banks will not guarantee credit to GM anymore. These are just two examples of countries not wanting to do business with the US anymore. There will be more as time goes buy.
No matter what our government does, America is doomed to judgment. Our sins as a nation are many and they are great. Our nation will become an irrelavent entity in the world in the years to come. We will no longer be the great nation we once were. Our integrity and influence will fall away, and we have no one to blame but ourselves. We can only hope that with repentance that these judgements will be lessened and not so severe. But with how our nation feels about God I don't have much hope in this. The only ray of hope is that God calls His people out of the judgement in verse 4 saving them from the torment that will come.
This is only a short synopsis of what is to come. I truly believe that the Babylon mentioned in the book of Revelation is America. No Obama, or other leader will save us. Our nation has been truely blessed by God, but our arrogance and pride as a nation has caused the country great sin. This sin will not go unpunished. The bible states that for those those who much is given, much is required. As a nation we failed those requirements and know judgment is upon us. I am not a doomsday fanatic, just some one who is seeing the writting on the wall. It's a sad situation, only faith and trust in God will save anyone. Those who have been saved by givng themselves to Him will be spared. The rest will be judged by their actions and lack of obediance to God.