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THE FUTURE OF AMERICA!?
I. WE ARE TO PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS
1 Ti 2:1-4 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority , that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. NKJV
II. THE LORD RAISES UP LEADERS AND NATIONS AND BRINGS THEM DOWN
Da 2:21 And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
Jer 18:5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! 7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, 8 if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. 9 And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, 10 if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.
11 "Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. Return now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good."'" NKJV
III. THE U.S. IS NOT IN THE SCRIPTURES IN THE LAST DAYS
There are a few people who think that the U.S. is found in the Scriptures but I do not see it that way. To the contrary, the U.S. is nowhere found in the Scriptures. That does not necessary preclude that the U.S. is non existent though. But it does hint at the U.S. not being a global player. It would have been no problem at all for the Lord to have put the U.S. in the Scripture if He had wanted but He has not.
IV. THE DANGER OF NATIONAL "ISM"
Idolatry is simply putting anything above or before the Lord. It is easy for any person who loves the nation they live in to allow that nation to have a place in their mind and thoughts that is idolatrous to the Lord. Especially if we love the culture and the lifestyle that we experience. When that happens it blinds us or at least skews our perceptions regarding what the Lord is saying concerning the nation. I would submit that that has happened to many Christians and has tainted much of the prophetic in America. It is a deception.
V. OBAMA SAID WE ARE NOT A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN NATION THE FUTURE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
I. WE ARE TO PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD Mt 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom , and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
Mt 9:35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom , and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Mt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. NKJV
Mk 1:14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." NKJV
II. JEWISH PERSPECTIVE VS. GENTILE PERSPECTIVE Most Christian gentile believers have a shallow and erroneous view of the Kingdom of God. Typically, gentile believers are looking for a rapture that takes them out of here and to heaven with very little thought about what will happen on Earth after they are gone. This is a deception.
The Jewish perspective is always that Messiah will come and establish His kingdom on the Earth.
Ac 1:1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. NKJV
Ac 1:4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." 6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" NKJV
This is the Jewish perspective of Messiah coming to establish the kingdom. Jesus did respond to them that they were "not to know" the times and the season in order to keep them focused on "being witnesses" all over the world. As Jewish believers they would have probably not gone out to be witnesses and just waited for the Lord to come and establish the kingdom. This is the reason that the Lord told that generation that "it was not for them to know the times and seasons."
Ac 1:7 And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." NKJV
As I have previously stated that as the final generation we are to fully know the times and seasons and we are to be looking for and hastening the day of the Lord.
Let us all pray that "Thy kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven.
We need to be looking more for the Millennial reign of Jesus. Please read and study the parables on the Kingdom of God.
PROPHECY CONCERNING DIFFICULT TIMES COMING TO AMERICA.
I have seen these things coming for many years and have been blowing the trumpet. I am not sure if it will happen this fall but I would not be surprised if it does begin this fall. It is inevitable! However, intercession and worship can build a "Goshen" anywhere in the U.S. The response of the Church becomes imperative in each locality.
Fall of Babylon
- a Vision
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NOTE
from Andrew Strom:
Darren Smith is one of the soundest preachers that I know in America -
which is why I think we should give close attention to this word. He runs a
ministry to the homeless in Texas.
The only question I have is the "timing" for some of it - because I know the
"urgency" and sense of 'imminence' that often comes with these kinds of
prophecies. Darren says he feels that some things begin "this summer". Either
way, it is a very important word from a very credible source - one to be
noted and heeded concerning what lies ahead.
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June 1, 2009
by Darren Smith
The Lord kept me up most of the night bringing a word for me to share and to
share now. Many times I wait until I have prayed over what I hear in my spirit,
but I can't wait to send this word out.
Last night while praying before I went to bed, The Lord gave me a vision that
really rattled me. In the vision I saw this land split into four parts with
each one under its own flag. Each region had terrible destruction and many people were dead. As I looked over the destruction I was
crying and the Lord asked me, "Why are you crying over the fall of Babylon? As a matter of
fact, why have you been praying for the healing of Babylon?"
In this vision I didn't have an answer and the Lord opened a scroll and started
reading off the indictments against our country, but before each one he clearly
called the USA Babylon.
The list was long and to the point, with such points as the killing of several
generations of unborn children. Beside this charge He added that these babies
had been sacrificed to the god of self. The list also included greed, idolatry,
pride, fornication, and many others, so many I could not even read them all.
As I looked at the list of charges I was overwhelmed and broken by the fact
that we live every day in a nation that is so far removed from God and in total
opposition to the Kingdom
of God, yet we are
comfortable here. We have become just like Lot living in Sodom, the prosperity that the nation offers
us has blinded us from the evil that rules this land. We complain about how bad
it is but still stay attached to it with every ounce of strength we have.
The Lord told me to look at the nation as He sees it, not through my eyes but
through His. I could not look too long before I had to agree and repent of
loving Babylon.
Once I repented the Lord told me to prepare for the fall as time is running
out. I must preach the Gospel of The Kingdom not the Gospel of America. America is
already judged, the time of shaking is now and will increase rapidly this
summer. Water shortages and food shortages will become common this summer, as
well as fuel shortages. Civil unrest will become common place in large cities
first but will spill over into the rural areas as well.
Natural disasters will stretch the resources of the nation to the breaking
point and the government will use this to take freedom away. Brothers up north
take note, you will see this start to happen quickly. Please seek the Lord for
direction as you are out of time. The west coast will see this soon as well,
please prepare.
In this vision there was a great wasteland that appeared to be in the center of
the nation where everything was wiped out and I saw masses of people wandering
without direction. They were dirty and ragged, almost dead and there was no
relief in sight. Most of you reading this think I'm crazy I'm sure, but I must
be faithful to share what I'm given to share. The Lord told me to cry from the mountain tops to repent and seek the Lord
now!! We don't have any more time to seek after the things of this world. He
has also given me teaching to prepare people to pass through this time of
shaking into the Kingdom and I must be faithful to preach this word anywhere I
have an open door.
If you want to hear this word please contact me to set up times and places, but
again I must warn you, we are running out of time. We must stop living like we
have all the time in the world. We must stop crying over the fall of Babylon and press into
the Kingdom.
http://standeyo.com/NEWS/09_Prophecy/090617.fall.of.Babylon.html
MY CONCLUSION:
I firmly believe that the U.S., as we understand it now, is on its way down. HOWEVER, the Kingdom of God is on its way UP!!! I do not believe that it is the end of the world but it is the beginning of a new age! I do not believe that the U.S. = Babylon but that Babylon is in the U.S. and the systems of Babylon are on every level of the U.S. including Babylonian worship in many churches. This is not a time for fear or looking back like Lot's wife but a time of looking up for our redemption draweth nigh.
Lk 21:25 "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." NKJV
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Thank You so much for your continued Prayers!
Janet and I are always grateful for your continued support for us. May the Lord bless you richly!
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