2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel 3:2
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Genesis 12:1-3
The Bible is clear that any nation that takes part in the dividing of Israel will receive judgment. Yet that is exactly what the United States among other nations is trying to get Israel to do once again. In the last 20 years George Bush senior, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and now Barack Obama have all pressured Israel to either reduce her borders or go to a two-state solution with Palestine. Each time that this country has tried to change the borders of Israel this country has had judgment fall on it.
Let’s start with George H.W. Bush and his stance on Israel. In 1991, Israel asked the U.S. to guarantee $10 billion in loans that they wanted to use to expand West Bank settlements. Bush called the settlements “an obstacle to peace”, and he denounced the Israeli West Bank settlement. The Jews consider this as the great betrayal and this stance may have been the cause of Bush’s loss of the election. This took place on September 12th, 1991 and the judgment followed not soon after, on October 1st, 1991 a “perfect storm” hit the North Atlantic. You will all remember the movie which chronicled the loss of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat that was lost in this storm. This was an extremely rare weather pattern that combined an extratropical cyclone, a blizzard and a gulf low system. What you may not know is that this storm shattered records as one of the worst storms that caused the most damage at more than $63 million. Something else that you might not know, the Bush compound on Walker’s Point in southern Maine had massive damage from this storm, losses between $300-$400,000. Coincidence? Maybe, but maybe not…I think this was a direct judgment.
Next on the list is Bill Clinton, let’s see where he stood on Israel. While Clinton did not directly stand against Israel. he did try to broker a peace between Israel and Palestine in the 1993 Oslo Accords. One of the stipulations of the accord was the agreement of Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza strip and the West Bank. In 2000 Clinton once more tried to resurrect the peace talks but talks fell through over the issue of control of Jerusalem. On January 17th, 1994 the Northridge earthquake occurred in Los Angeles, California. A 6.7 earthquake that caused 57 deaths, 5000 injuries and more than $20 billion in damage. At this time it moved to the top of the list as the most costly U.S. disaster. I think the United States was judged because we tried to divide Israel but Clinton was not because he was not against Israel.
Third is George W. Bush, is his stance the same as his father’s?I think George W. learned a lesson from the debacle his father made in his stance on Israel. Bush allied himself closely with Israel but he still desired a peace process and proclaimed his desire for a Palestinian state to be created before 2005. He outlined a “road map for peace” with concessions on both sides. So, Bush wanted a two-state solution for the area by 2005….now what happened in 2005? On August 29th, a category 3 hurricane slammed ashore in Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina caused 1833 deaths and cost over $108 billion in damages. This is still the costliest disaster in U.S. history.
It is amazing that every time a president tries to divide the land of Israel a massive disaster strikes the United States. Each time the disaster is worse and the damage is more extensive.
Now we get to our final President, Barak Obama and his stance on Israel. There has never been a worse relationship than this president and Israel. Obama has thrown our country’s relationship with Israel away to cater to our enemies. Obama signed a nuclear deal with Iran, against the people of the U.S.’s wishes, but that is nothing new to this president. He regularly disregards any law that he does not like. Obama is also pressuring Israel to accept a two-state solution with Palestine, and has even threatened Israel if they did not comply. He threatened to withdraw diplomatic U.S. support for Israel at the U.N. and even supporting a U.N. security council solution imposing “terms of agreement” on Israel.He also threatened to shoot Israeli planes down if they attempted to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities. Obama refused to listen to Israel’s concerns about Iran destroying them once they had nuclear weapons. This administration has made it clear that is does not stand with Israel and will force a two-state solution if Israel does not agree.
What does that mean for the United States? I am anticipating a disaster even larger and more costly than Hurricane Katrina. There are several possibilities that have been in the news lately. The first is a 9.0 or larger earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction zone, the loss of life and damage would be catastrophic. FEMA predicts that everything west of the I-5 freeway would be destroyed and who knows how much damage the resulting tsunami would cause. It would not only affect the U.S. but also every country in the Pacific basin. Another possibility is a large magnitude earthquake in the San Francisco area or the southern California area, both areas are densely populated and even though the earthquake would not be as high a magnitude, it would still cause catastrophic damage. The initial quake could even set off lesser quakes that continue the spread of the damage. Then there is the Yellowstone Volcano which is overdue for an eruption, that would not only kill many people and cause extensive damage but would destroy the food supply and send the world into an ice age. Then there is the possibility of an asteroid hitting around Puerto Rico which has been talked about by many people. That impact would destroy the area where it touches down and send a massive tsunami all across the Atlantic basin, flooding the entire east coast of the U.S. and much of low-lying areas of Africa, Europe and South America. Now what I think may be the best guess and it would make sense would be a massive earthquake on the New Madrid fault line that runs up the center of the United States. If we divide Israel how appropriate that the U.S. is divided in half literally. This fault is 150 miles long and runs through five states and threatens two others; from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The last time this fault erupted was in 1811 and 1812 and caused four of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history. At the time of the quake the area was sparsely populated and the real cost of the damage was not known. Records show sand blows throughout the area and the Mississippi river actually ran backwards for a time. The quake even rang church bells as far away as Boston. According to the Mid-America Earthquake Center at the University of Illinois they predict that a 7.7 earthquake would cause 715000 damaged buildings, 3500 damaged bridges, millions without water and electricity, 86000 casualties and 3500 fatalities, $300 billion in losses, 730000 people permanently displaced. Structures, Dams, Levees, Utilities, Transportation networks would all be damaged or destroyed. The damage would far outstrip Hurricane Katrina and make this the worst disaster in U.S. history.
Whichever of these happens, or if something completely unexpected occurs, all I know is one way or the other the U.S. will face judgment for trying to divide Israel. And if Obama does force the issue, we will see the worst judgment that I don’t even want to imagine.
If you are not a believer, I would urge you to seek the Lord. Time grows short and biblical prophecy is being fulfilled faster than I could have imagined. If you would like to pray and receive Jesus as your Savior, and I mean that literally, just say a little prayer like this:
God, I am a sinner and I ask your forgiveness, I accept Jesus into my heart and the gift of eternal life. I believe that Jesus died on the cross and rose again. Amen.
Don’t think that God could never love you, that you have done too many bad things. God welcomes all who truly want to be forgiven and wipes the slate clean. Your sins are forgiven and He will remember them no more. By Jesus sacrificing His life on the cross you are forgiven, He died so that you can live, you just need to accept this gift of life that He gives you.
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