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who was just as adamant, would frequently chide Marty by saying,
“You know, sister, there’s only one letter difference between strong and wrong.
OK, maybe two, but you get my point.”
The five couples who showed up at Hannah and Gary’s house
tonight for small group knew that they were in for a spirited discussion. They
had just voted two sessions ago to study a book about prophecy in the end times
entitled THE END OF AMERICA. Max recommended that the group study the book
after hearing about it from a relative in Florida. His cousin told him that the
book applied over two hundred and twenty Old and New Testament prophetic verses
to the United States. The book suggested that America is the rich, powerful and
influential nation revealed in thirty scriptural clues as the Daughter of
Babylon and Babylon the Great. Max, a professor at UAB, purchased the book,
read it and suggested it for group study. The others in the small group, which
had been meeting weekly for almost four years, agreed with Max’s suggestion.
Scott was chosen to lead their thirteen week study of the
book. He relished the chance to study prophecy, one of his favorite subjects.
He also looked forward to Scott’s comments and input, as a seminary graduate.
Scott asked, “Max, would you open us in prayer?”
“Sure….Lord, we are starting a new study of your Word
tonight, as You know. We ask that You guide our discussion, give us wisdom as
we look at what Your prophets wrote and keep us from error. In Jesus’ name we
pray…and all God’s people said, Amen.” A chorus of amens greeted Max’s
conclusion.
“This is the subject for our first lesson – Is America in the Bible ? As you know
from reading the study guide and the book, God alone claims the power to
accurately foretell the future. In Isaiah 45:21 God says, ‘ Who foretold this long ago, who declared
it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD?’ In many ways, folks, God rests His divinity on His
ability to see the future – with 100% accuracy. No other person or entity can
do that. Only God. Jesus said in Matthew 24:15 ‘ See, I have told you ahead of time .’ So, what we’re going to do in
this study, guys, is to try and discern what God has told us ahead of time
about our country, the good ol’ U S of A. First question. Is America named in
the Bible?”
The group was silent for a short time.
The first person to speak was Hannah, “Well….Scott….if you mean, is the word
America found in scripture, then, no, of course not. It was written centuries,
millenia, before America was
discovered and named. Is that what you’re looking for?”
Beau, the group’s most knowledgable
student of the Bible, responded to Hannah’s comment, “Hannah, you’re right, of
course, but don’t forget that God could have included the word if He had wanted
to. Don’t forget that He disclosed the name of Cyrus in Isaiah 44:28 at least
two hundred years before he was born.
In the same prophecy God also said that Cyrus would re-build Jerusalem some
day. In Second Chronicles 36:23 Cyrus is quoted as acknowledging that he knew
that God had decreed that he re-build Jerusalem, including the Temple, which,
of course, Cyrus did. My point is that God could have listed America in
scripture, by name, but, of course, had He done so, how many new nations
founded after the prophecy had been written would have named themselves
America? I’m just sayin’.”
Scott led the group further, saying,
“Just because the Bible doesn’t include the specific name America, does that
mean that it’s not portrayed in the Bible? For example, in Revelation 9 John
describes a future end times army of two hundred million soldiers that will
march from the east, apparently a reference to China, one of the only nations
with a population base that would support such a huge army. In fact, China
“You know, sister, there’s only one letter difference between strong and wrong.
OK, maybe two, but you get my point.”
The five couples who showed up at Hannah and Gary’s house
tonight for small group knew that they were in for a spirited discussion. They
had just voted two sessions ago to study a book about prophecy in the end times
entitled THE END OF AMERICA. Max recommended that the group study the book
after hearing about it from a relative in Florida. His cousin told him that the
book applied over two hundred and twenty Old and New Testament prophetic verses
to the United States. The book suggested that America is the rich, powerful and
influential nation revealed in thirty scriptural clues as the Daughter of
Babylon and Babylon the Great. Max, a professor at UAB, purchased the book,
read it and suggested it for group study. The others in the small group, which
had been meeting weekly for almost four years, agreed with Max’s suggestion.
Scott was chosen to lead their thirteen week study of the
book. He relished the chance to study prophecy, one of his favorite subjects.
He also looked forward to Scott’s comments and input, as a seminary graduate.
Scott asked, “Max, would you open us in prayer?”
“Sure….Lord, we are starting a new study of your Word
tonight, as You know. We ask that You guide our discussion, give us wisdom as
we look at what Your prophets wrote and keep us from error. In Jesus’ name we
pray…and all God’s people said, Amen.” A chorus of amens greeted Max’s
conclusion.
“This is the subject for our first lesson – Is America in the Bible ? As you know
from reading the study guide and the book, God alone claims the power to
accurately foretell the future. In Isaiah 45:21 God says, ‘ Who foretold this long ago, who declared
it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD?’ In many ways, folks, God rests His divinity on His
ability to see the future – with 100% accuracy. No other person or entity can
do that. Only God. Jesus said in Matthew 24:15 ‘ See, I have told you ahead of time .’ So, what we’re going to do in
this study, guys, is to try and discern what God has told us ahead of time
about our country, the good ol’ U S of A. First question. Is America named in
the Bible?”
The group was silent for a short time.
The first person to speak was Hannah, “Well….Scott….if you mean, is the word
America found in scripture, then, no, of course not. It was written centuries,
millenia, before America was
discovered and named. Is that what you’re looking for?”
Beau, the group’s most knowledgable
student of the Bible, responded to Hannah’s comment, “Hannah, you’re right, of
course, but don’t forget that God could have included the word if He had wanted
to. Don’t forget that He disclosed the name of Cyrus in Isaiah 44:28 at least
two hundred years before he was born.
In the same prophecy God also said that Cyrus would re-build Jerusalem some
day. In Second Chronicles 36:23 Cyrus is quoted as acknowledging that he knew
that God had decreed that he re-build Jerusalem, including the Temple, which,
of course, Cyrus did. My point is that God could have listed America in
scripture, by name, but, of course, had He done so, how many new nations
founded after the prophecy had been written would have named themselves
America? I’m just sayin’.”
Scott led the group further, saying,
“Just because the Bible doesn’t include the specific name America, does that
mean that it’s not portrayed in the Bible? For example, in Revelation 9 John
describes a future end times army of two hundred million soldiers that will
march from the east, apparently a reference to China, one of the only nations
with a population base that would support such a huge army. In fact, China
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