How could they miss it?
How could they possibly miss it? There it was, a boat – a giant boat. It was on the front page of every newspaper
in the known world. A boat as large as a 40-story downtown high-rise, laid on
its side. But only Noah was prepared to enter the ark, while everyone else
ignored the sign, ignored the message, and carried on as usual (Mt 24:38). They
had eyes, but did not see, ears, but did not hear.
Why? They assumed that the
likelihood of a catastrophic flood was zero. Centuries later, when the magi
came to Jerusalem asking where the King of the Jews was to be born, the
religiously astute leaders told them the place – Bethlehem. But did they go along? No. Why? They assumed
that the likelihood of Messiah being born in their lifetime, in that podunk
village of Bethlehem was zero. They did not see, they did not hear. The
scriptures that they so revered were useless to a heart that could not
understand, that would not believe. They were not prepared!
Christians in churches
throughout America debate whether they are pre-trib, or not. Pre-millennial, or
not. But are any of them pre-pared? How about you? Are you ready?
Ready for what? Jesus
said, “Keep watch, because you do not know what day your Lord will come… You
must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect
him.” (Mt 24:42,44) Are you ready to meet Jesus -- face to face, heart to heart,
at any moment?
But are you ready for what
will happen even before that? God has
revealed it pretty clearly, but most Christians in America consider the
likelihood about zero. Egypt was an incredible
dynasty, for centuries, and could not fathom that it would ever falter, or
collapse. Assyria, the same. And the
four beast empires of Daniel 7 – Babylon the lion, Persia the bear, Greece the
leopard, and Rome, the terrifying beast – they all thought they would go on
forever, that the likelihood of their demise was zero.
The seventh beast, the
beast of Revelation 13, the great empire of America, will also collapse. Soon.
Very soon. Banks and retirement plans
will fail, dollars will be hard to come by, and nearly useless. Water, food,
gas, and electricity will be in short supply. Those who survive in the coming
subsistence existence will be marked by love and community, sharing and caring,
hard work and ingenuity. Are you ready, America?
Oh, yes, I almost forgot. This
“prediction” doesn’t fit the plan of the end of the age as Christians have come
to believe, especially in America. We have been taught that Christians will be
raptured before a great seven-year Tribulation, and that any and all distress
and judgment will come upon the world after we are gloriously rescued. If that
is what you have been taught then you need to wake up and smell the roses.
America is going down. The merchants of the world will watch in dumbstruck awe
as she goes up in flames (Rev 18). An eighth beast will replace America, a beast
with ten horns. This Arab alliance will oppress the world for just “one hour”,
leading up to the return of Christ (Rev 17). We need to see, we need to hear,
what God has prescribed, what is being fulfilled in our lifetime, almost
certainly. Are you ready, America?
The economic collapse of
America is inevitable and imminent. While most are not willing to
predict dates, they are profuse with evidence for its certainty. Like a trumpet
warning of impending danger, God’s hand of judgment will serve also as a call
to repent. How will we respond?
Theology
is more than just talk!
