(Parallels
to America and the nations today,
Extrapolated
from the Book of Jeremiah)
'Have
you seen what faithless American has done?
She
has in every city created idols of persons
And
what her hands have made and committed adultery with them.
I
thought that after she had done all this she would return to Me
But
she did not.
America
has no fear of Me,
She
has defiled the land and committed adultery.
She
returned to Me only in pretense saying 'God bless America'
But
refusing to bless Me, declares the Lord.
'Return
faithless America declares the Lord, I will frown you no longer,
For
I am merciful,' declares the Lord, I will not be angry forever.
Only
acknowledge your guilt—
You
have rebelled against the Lord your God,
You
have scattered your favors to foreign gods throughout America
And
the world and have not obeyed Me,' declares the Lord.
'Return,
faithless people,' declares the Lord, 'for I am your Husband.
I
will choose one of you from every city and two from every clan
And
bring you to Zion.
Then
I will give you shepherds after My own heart,
Who
will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
In
those days, when you numbers have increased greatly in the land,'
Declares the Lord, 'men will no longer say,
'The
Ark of the Covenant of the Lord.'
It
will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed,
Nor
will another one be made.
At
that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord,
And
all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the Name of the Lord.
No
longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
In
those days there will be One people gathered from every nation
To
the land I gave Israel as an inheritance. There will be one Israel of
God.
[This
paragraph speaks of the Millennium.
America
and all it's cities will have been ruined.]
'I
Myself said, How gladly would I treat you like sons
And
give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any
nation.'
[This
promise was potential for America as well as Israel
But
she became a prostitute.]
I
thought you would call Me 'Father' and not turn away from following
Me.
But
like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
So
you have been unfaithful to Me, O America,' declares the Lord.
A
cry is heard on the barren heights,
The
weeping and pleading of the people of America,
Because
they have perverted their ways
And
have forgotten the Lord their God.
'Return,
faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.'
'Yes,
we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God.
Surely
the idolatrous commotion on the in every city is a deception;
Surely
in the Lord our God is the salvation of America.
From
our youth shameful gods
Have
consumed the fruits of our fathers' labor--
Their
flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
Let
us lied down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us.
We
have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our fathers;
From
our youth till this day we have not obeyed the Lord our God.'
'If
you will return, O America, return to Me,' declares the Lord.
'If
you will put your detestable idols out of My sight and no longer go
astray,
And
if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear,
'As
surely as the Lord lives,' then the nations will be bless by Him
And
in Him they will Glory.'
This
is what the Lord says to the men of America and every city in
America:
'Break
up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.
Circumcise
yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts,
You
men of America and people of America,
Or
My wrath will break out and burn like fire
Because
of the evil you have done—burn with no one to quench it.'
Announce
in America and every city in America and say:
Sound
the trumpet throughout the land!'
Cry
aloud and say: 'Gather together! Let us flee to places of safety.
For
I am bringing disaster on America, even terrible destruction.'
A
Lion has come out of His lair; A Destroyer of nations has set out.
He
has left His place to lay waste your land.
Your
cities will lie in ruins without inhabitant.
So
put on sackcloth, lament and wail,
For
the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us.
'In
that day,' declares the Lord,
'The
president and the officials will lose heart,
The
preachers will be horrified, and the prophets will be appalled.'
Then
I said, 'Ah Sovereign Lord,
How
completely You have deceived this people and all of America by
saying,
'You
will have peace,' when the sword is at our throats.'
At
that time this people and all America will be told,
'A
scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert
Blows
toward My people, but not to winnow or cleanse;
A
wind too strong that comes from Me.
Now
I pronounce My judgments against them.'
Look!
He advances like the clouds, his chariots come like a whirlwind,
His
horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe
to us! We are ruined!
O
America, wash the evil from your heart and be saved.
How
long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
A
voice is announcing from true prophets,
Proclaiming
disaster from every corner of America.
Tell
this to the nations, proclaim it to America:
'A
besieging army is coming from a distant land,
Raising
a war cry against the cities of America.
They
surround her like men guarding a field,
Because
she has rebelled against Me,' declares the Lord.
'Your
own conduct and actions have brought this upon you.
This
is your punishment. How bitter it is!
How
it pierces to the heart!'
Oh,
my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain.
Oh,
the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep
silent.
For
I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.
Disaster
follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins.
In
an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.
How
long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the
trumpet?
My
people are fools; they do not know Me.
They
are senseless children; they have no understanding.
They
are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.'
I
looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty;
And
at the heavens, and their light was gone.
I
looked at the mountains, and they were quaking;
All
the hills were swaying.
I
looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown
away.
I
looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;
All
its towns in ruins before the Lord, before His fierce anger.
This
is what the Lord says:
'The
whole land will be ruined, though I will not destroy it completely.
Therefore
the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark,
Because
I have spoken and will not relent,
I
have decide and will not turn back.'
At
the sound of horsemen and archers every town takes to flight.
Some
go into the thickets; some climb up among the rocks.
All
the towns are deserted; no one lives in them.
'What
are you doing, O devastated one?
Why
dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold?
Why
shade your eyes with paint?
You
adorn yourself in vain.
Your
lovers despise you; they seek your life.
I
hear a cry as of a woman in labor,
A
groan as of one bearing her first child--
The
cry of America gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and
saying,
'Alas!
I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers.' (Jeremiah 4)
As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
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