Is America under Judgment? Yes. America has turned its back on God and Israel, we have disobeyed God’s laws and commandments. When did this start? There have always been those that break laws, both God and man’s, but for the most part America stood by Israel and we were a Christian nation.
The real beginning of the moral decline was in the 1960’s. Free love and rampant drugs were only a part of the degeneration of society. Free love is a social movement that rejects marriage. The proponents of this movement stood for having multiple sexual partners outside of marriage and monogamous relationships. This movement made it acceptable and then commonplace to have premarital sex. This opened the door to homosexuality, alternate sexuality and the legalization of abortion. In 1973, Roe v. Wade made getting an abortion legal. Since this decision was passed there have been more than 56 million abortions as of Jan 2014. That is more than 56 million MURDERS.
13 “You shall not murder. Exodus 20:13
The free love movement also led to the rise of homosexuality in America. While it was still an underground movement the amounts of people involved were growing. In the early 1980’s the first emergence of AIDS occurred. It was initially thought to be a gay disease since most of the cases were in gay men. AIDS brought homosexuality into the news and even people who did not know about its existence now did. The event that brought the gay people out of the closet and made it ok to be gay was when Ellen DeGeneres came out on her tv show. Ellen was a comedienne in the 1980’s and she was eventually given her own tv sitcom, Ellen. In 1997 she came out as being a lesbian on the Oprah Winfrey show and then her character on Ellen also came out. This was the first time that an openly gay actor played an openly gay character on prime time tv. This opened the doors to introducing gay characters into all genres of TV. Being gay had just become more acceptable and even become a “cool” thing to be. This paved the way for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) groups to demand legislation and rights such as gay marriage. Same sex marriage is legal in 37 states right now and many other legal battles are being fought to make it legal in the others.
4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a] 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ Matthew 19:4-5
LSD became the drug of choice in the 1960’s. An entire subculture evolved around the mind altering and mystical effects of the drug leading to the user’s aim to raise their consciousness. psychedelic musicians all promoted the use of this drug like Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. Fans of these and other bands were easily swept into the drug culture. LSD and other drugs became so widespread in the 1960’s that Time Magazine published an article warning of its dangers. Music evolved in this era as well, with the development of the electric guitar the psychedelic music era began. Much of the music industry was influenced by the drug use of the day, most musicians used drugs and they were part of this counter-culture movement. The roots of the rock and roll genre were born in a drug induced haze. That is why you always hear the slogan “Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll” The counter-culture for these three components all came together in the same era, free love, widespread drug use and the music that develops from them.
In 1962, the court case of Engel v. Vitale removed prayer from public schools as separation of church and state. This ruling allowed for the further removal of prayer in every instance in public schools. Teaching anything from or about the Bible followed closely behind. In 2006, President Obama, in a speech he was making stated that America is not a Christian nation. This is just another nail in the coffin for America.
On June 6, 1966 the church of Satan was created by Anton LaVey. They believe in atheism and materialism and that you are your own god and should do things that please you without moral codes. In the early days most people saw this as evil and something to avoid, but as time has gone on it has become more mainstream. Many black metal bands have made worshiping Satan seem “cool”. And if you follow the news stories there have been many that have carried out murderous rituals in the name of Satan. Somehow in the last few years Satanism is on the rise, it has grown into a popular “religion”. On June 6th, 2006 the church of Satan performed its first public black mass in Los Angeles. The latest event is the creation of a Baphomet statue that Satanists want to place next to the 10 Commandments statue at the Oklahoma courthouse. Since the 10 Commandments statue is allowed to be placed there the Satanists claim that it is only fair that their religion is represented too. This has caused debate between religious leaders and Satanic leaders. In September Satanists held a black mass in Oklahoma, about 50 people attended, but there were hundreds protesting outside. Officials did not stop the mass because it was held on public property.
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]” Matthew 4:8-10
This culture has become too tolerant. We no longer stand up for what is right because we are afraid to hurt someone’s feelings. Just look at schools, when I was young, if you did not pass your classes you went to summer school and retook the class that you failed or if you failed many subjects, you were left back and had to repeat the grade. Yes, this was humiliating to the student, but it taught them a lesson, work hard and you will succeed. Now no child is left back or goes to summer school, the teachers really can’t fail children because it might hurt their feelings and “scar” them. What is worse to be a little hurt and to learn from the experience or to be moved on in school and you can’t even read. All you need to do it look at facebook, none of these kids can spell and they are so dumb. Many don’t even know any history and forget geography. All they care about is themselves and their little cocoon of life. This is the “selfie” generation…it is all about them. They have become so vain that all they do is take pictures of themselves and post it for others to see. People are more concerned with how they look in their latest selfie than with anything going on in the real world. Technology has also made it so that no one has any real relationships anymore. Go to the local mall and watch the teens, they are all together but they are also miles apart, all caught up in their own cell phones. People are too obsessed with technology than in actual relationships…when was the last time you had a real conversation that was not on technology or interrupted by it.
Is it any wonder that God is trying to wake America up by sending judgments on her? Just look at the things that are happening in this country, the crazy weather, look at the economic crisis and the real unemployment and underemployment numbers. Look at the weather the past few years, we have had more destructive storms that are claimed to be “one of a kind storms”, like Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the second most costly storm in U.S. history. Hurricane Sandy barreled up the east coast to join with a winter storm, combining to spread snow, flooding, heavy rains and gale force winds along its path. The cost of the storm was $68 billion and 233 lives. Of course we can’t forget the most costly storm, Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The storm cost $108 billion in damages and the loss of 1833 lives. New Orleans has still not completely recovered in some areas. This year the east coast has been hit with winter storm after winter storm, with sub-zero temperatures and massive snowfall amounts. Snowfall for February has broken records in Boston and the month is only half over, they have received 61.5 inches so far, average seasonal snowfall is 43.5 inches. The total amount of snow that Boston has received this season so far is 98.7 inches. The west coast has been under judgment for years, 41% of the state is in extreme drought conditions where a year ago it was only 14%. The governor proclaims this the worst drought California has ever seen.
Disease is another judgment that we are enduring. First it was the AIDS epidemic that caused fear in many and killed many, mostly homosexuals. In the last year we have seen a resurgence in diseases that have long been eradicated. The Measles outbreak began in December 2014 in Disneyland, it has spread to 17 states. An antibiotic resistant superbug has emerged in UCLA, Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and killed two people and there are 5 confirmed infections. There are almost 200 other patients that could also be infected. Then there is the Ebola epidemic that has spread to the United States via exposure of some doctors and aid workers. The latest epidemic is a typhoid fever outbreak in Enid, Oklahoma, where over a dozen cases have been confirmed by the CDC.
There have also been earthquakes in areas where they have never been before. In 2011 a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia, it was felt 300 miles away and damaged the Washington Monument. Oklahoma has seen a major increase in earthquake activity in the past year, they had as many earthquakes as California in 2014. USGS issued an earthquake warning for Oklahoma, the first time it ever issued one for a state east of the Rocky Mountains. Since 2009 the amount of earthquakes have grown dramatically for Oklahoma with numbers in the single digits for years before 2009, then 20 in 2009, 44 in 2010, 62 in 2011, 35 in 2012, 110 in 2013 and 145 in 2014. In January a cluster of earthquakes struck northern Texas. A series of 9 earthquakes from 1.6 to 3.6 magnitude quake struck the Dallas region. Going back into history there had been one earthquake prior to 2008 in 1950. In June of 2014 a 3.4 earthquake struck in Greeley, Colorado, the area has not had an earthquake in 40 years. These are just some of the areas that have experienced “rare” earthquakes.
11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. Luke 21:11
We are definitely living in the end times, the last generation, no other time in history has been so immoral and defiant against God. We must pray for those in government to turn back to God and repent, and we must pray for those that are not saved that are being fooled and misled by the culture we live in and Satan. God does not want anyone to perish.
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a]
2 Peter 3:8-10
Pray for this country, pray that we come to repentance, and pray for those that do not know the Lord Jesus Christ. We are living in dangerous times and the time is growing shorter and shorter. Be vigilant!
8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9
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