Americans have become a very foolish people living under false security. They think life will go on as usual while they commit abominations, open our borders to drugs and socialists, and enable slime to rise out of the sewers to erode the pillars of our foundation. If this continues, most Americans will not survive the next decade.
Americans seem to have no clue about what will happen here if the godless left takes power again? What if some of the polices of the people controlling the Democratic Party actually went into law in 2021 and beyond? Just the expanded give away programs and high taxes would bring down our economic system. There would be rioting in the streets in very short order. A leftist President would then declare a national emergency and use that as an excuse for government to confiscate firearms.
Most people in the leftist controlled cities might comply but many people in rural areas would not. Conservative Americans are aware of leftist history. After the leftists round-up the guns, they invariably begin rounding up people they see as undesirable. Many rural Americans are not going to allow the government to confiscate their guns. Nullification of the second Amendment to our Constitution is a line the leftists control freaks better not attempt to cross. Enforcement efforts would be met with local resistance. It would lead to civil disobedience and overreactions by government swat teams. Some rural American patriots would then organize and resist the tyranny.
If it comes to civil warfare, small teams of constitutional patriots could cut the vulnerable infrastructures of leftist cities empowering the police state. When the grid goes down for extended periods, the big cities in America would rapidly self destruct. If America takes the destructive path of totalitarian socialism, burned out cities becomes her likely future. Since the cities are where most of the abominations are taking place, judgment falling on them seems most appropriate.
The Democratic Party is now controlled by fascist like socialists who attack everything the scriptures teach. I do not see how someone calling themselves Christian can support leftist socialism? The socialists have a wretched history and a godless plan for humanity. It is clear to me that a dividing line is being drawn in America. Those calling themselves Christian need to figure out why they still think they are in the faith when they deny the faith by crossing the line to support evil.
Most Americans know little about our nation’s vulnerabilities to a nuclear attack, EMP attack, cyber attack, solar storm, or our debt based house of cards. Now another dire threat should be obvious but most Americans fail to see it. The threat is the satanic red/green axis that now controls most of the world. It already controls the deep state in America, the corporate media and our education system. The red/green Marxist left is actively subverting our nation. This evil axis empowers the cultural war that Christians are losing. They continually brainwash our people to divide Americans. Just about everything heard on news media is nothing but satanic lies designed to deceive dumbed down Americans. The domestic enemies of America know the best way to destroy America is to turn the people against each other.
Such un-American activity would never have been tolerated in our past. Just the fact that subversive people are now heard everywhere should tell you how far the nation has fallen. You better not even talk about the evils happening in our nation or you will be labeled a hater and a phobe. The subversives accuse others of the very evils that they do. They are experts at labeling and misdirection. They call people racists because they are racists. These see everyone through shades of skin color. I do not know why people of any skin color fall for such racism. It is insane, They call people phobes because they fear any truth. They have no rational arguments, so they resort to identity politics and try to work up people’s emotions. Few may want to hear this, but the leaders of the subversives need to be rounded up and tried for sedition or we will soon find ourselves in a civil war.
It is rather naive to think that all the attacks on Donald Trump is just about some hatred of Trump. Trump represents the Christian, conservative and libertarian America that the red/green axis hates. They want globalist socialism and hate everyone that stands up for America. They want government or religious control over everyone. The election of Trump not only was a set back to the globalists, they know if the truth ever comes out about the unlawful activity taking place during the Obama administration many of them would be going to jail. Attacking Trump is an act of misdirection that few Americans seem to get. Apparently their misdirection is working thus far because Hillary, Obama, and their underlings have not even been charged with any crimes. Also, nobody is doing nothing about the seditious media, the leftist censorship on the Internet and the surveillance state. America can not survive the next decade as we know if it continues.
Americans tend to think that their nation is invincible. However, we have foreign and domestic enemies getting in position to take us down. Even if our highly entrenched domestic enemies fail to bring America down, the red/green foreign enemies are actively developing weapons to do so. Russia has developed nuclear weapons that can bring our whole nation to destruction within 20 minutes. China also is planning for a conflict with America but is first robbing us blind to pay for their development. Red/green traitors in American government have allowed the highway robbery.
We need to keep in mind, that Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, North Korea and the scores of others in the red/green alliance are satanic. The common political system of theses satanically controlled nations is that they all have a form of leftist totalitarian fascism. This is the same system that Satan used to try to bring in the antichrists of the last century (Hitler, Stalin, Mao). Satan’s methods of control do not change. He enables tyrants and then he uses them to oppress and to attack God’s people. The planned global government likewise will be fascist.
The evil leaders of these red/green nations are being raised up by Satan to bring America and supporters of Israel down. Nevertheless, God put a hedge of protection around America. God used America to carry out His purpose before the end of this age. He used America to get out the gospel and to help in the reestablishment of Israel. Nevertheless, America is now removing God and rapidly become antichrist. America is committing all sorts of evil abominations. If the trend toward evil continues, it is a sure sign that Satan will not be hindered from destroying America much longer.
Americans can be foolishly naive. They somehow think that could survive a nuclear war. I have news, any nuclear attack against America by Russia or China will make America a radioactive wasteland. Few would survive and those that do may wish that they were dead. Most of those surviving the initial nuclear blasts would die from the aftermath. The electrical grid would be destroyed and all the nuclear power plants in America would melt down. Many of those that survived the blasts and radiation, would die of starvation, or at the hand of others during the Mad Max aftermath.
I know some teachers disagree, but nobody has convinced me. I still think Isaiah 18 is describing America. No other nation I know of fits this prophecy.
Isa 18:1 Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;
Isa 18:2 that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!
Isa 18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the trumpet is blown, hear ye.
Isa 18:4 For thus hath Jehovah said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Isa 18:5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the spreading branches will he take away and cut down.
Isa 18:6 They shall be left together unto the ravenous birds of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Isa 18:7 In that time shall a present be brought unto Jehovah of hosts from a people tall and smooth, even from a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts, the mount Zion.
We are the only nation I know of that remotely even qualifies. No nation south of Egypt around the Nile qualifies. The land beyond Ethiopia, just means beyond the nations known to ancient Israel. We are the world power described that was powerful from its beginning who threads down other nations and that the rivers divide.
It happens before the harvest, probably meaning that the destruction described happens before the end time harvest (the great tribulation). If this passage is indeed talking about America, the birds and the beasts will feed on our bones for a full year (Isa 18:6). The present brought to Jehovah at Jerusalem probably be surviving Jews. America uniquely has almost half the Jewish population of the world.
With all this in mind, it seems to me that most Americans are not going to survive the next decade unless the nation experiences genuine repentance and turns toward God like Nineveh. Even so, in this Church age dispensation, “Jonah” is the Church. Who in America is listening to Bible believing Christians and repenting of their evils? I do not even think that most identifying as Christians are listening.
Such a great article Mr Koenig.
I have been thinking a lot about whether Gods’ hedge of protection around America will begin to quickly become porous as the Rapture nears and the left gains power in 2020 or 2024. I think there will be a hard rabid leftwing swing – post Trump, its just a matter of whether or not he makes one more term. If he wins another term, it may mean a few more years of staving off some of the globalist agenda, but in another way the leftist monster will grow angrier and larger. If America makes it to the Rapture in one piece – those behind will face the biggest bullseye of internal collapse and external enemies of all countries on earth. America will be heaviest hit by a longshot. I think one of the worst scenarios post-Rapture would be a US soldier on duty in a far off base near enemy territory (ie Middle East or SE Asia) – I am sure a higher percentage of the US fighting forces are Christian (could be wrong). Once the dust settles enemies would begin pouncing – cutting supply lines, attacking bases…. and with the hedge of protection gone the West coast would face the Chinese, and the East – the Russians. This all could happen prior to the rapture as well, or at least terrible events with increasing frequency as Gods’ hedge diminishes around a morally rotting nation. Strange days to be alive! Thanks again for this article.
Don,
I don’t quite get the phrase:
“Terrible from the beginning”?
What’s your take on that. As for the “rivers” the Danube is alot longer than any river we have, plus, it does divide many different countries. And the EU has many other rivers. Granted, we gave tons ourselves. Thanks.
The unbridled hate for Trump has blinded the left to this socialist lunacy. I believe God has infused this delusion of the policy’s they are supporting which will guarantee the re-election of Trump. Romans 13:1 tells us that God selects all those in position of authority and this delusion might be His providence for Trump’s re-election. I do believe that by 2024 this nation will elect someone from the party of Satan and this will support you 2030 events. Agenda 2030 (google if you have never heard of it) has been signed by America and 120 plus other nations that finalize global government. The main stream media is going to continue to bombard Americans with negative Trump propaganda that they state is from reliable sources. They are delivering an organized scheme to completely wear Americans down with this unending negative propaganda so that Americans will finally say enough is enough we must get rid of Trump. I do believe this organized scheme worked in the midterms but with this unexplainable (God) turn to socialism will be enough to secure Trump’s re-election. If anyone has Amazon Prime Video or YouTube you need to watch “The Coming Convergence”. This is a very well-produced documentary using prophetic scripture to explain what is happening now and what is coming in the very near future. It is not your typical end of days, over the top show but really provides an in depth scriptural based explanation of current events. I found it very interesting that they even took all the data from the USGS and proved that earthquakes 6.9 and greater have increased in the last century at a rate that will stun you. The USGS stated no increase has occurred and their own data is used to prove their deception.
My last e-mail I guess didn’t go through. But just wanted to let you know, still hanging in their for you & believe in your work for God. Inspiring & Forth Right. God will get us all through even the worst of times if we won’t let go of him. In Christ, & GODBLESS YOU, Linda
Hi David,
Terrible from the beginning probably means it was a formidable nation from the time it came into being. If it were talking about known nations north of Israel, I think the prophecy would not say being beyond Ethiopia.
Good article Don, as usual. I agree completely that the USA, as it is cannot stand. I hope, and pray, that the destruction is delayed until post Rapture. I see the Rapture as a huge inflection point in world history. With the removal of the restrainer and many millions of Christians, some of which are leaders in our land, I think the “progressives” would immediately seize power. That would result in civil war and the destruction you describe. A rapid decline of US power would completely upset order in the world leading to the events you so aptly interpret in your Revelation commentary. I think the Rapture will be the event that leads to the Ezekiel War due to no US backing of Israel. That war will, IMO, leads to the temple worship and the last 7 years of Daniel. In any case, all we can do in the interim is to keep our faith in Christ. In these final days it is good to remember that we are his and that he has everything under his control.
I wonder if perhaps the translators missed something when transcribing Isaiah 18. It really doesn’t make sense as in maybe the original Hebrew meant something else.
Praise the Lord. I couldn’t respond for the last several months becoz my phone screen is broken, so I can’t type. But today I wanted to tell you all this. So I am using my son’s phone. I want to tell you there is hope for you. I believe it for you. I am a south Indian living in Chennai. I cannot leave this hope because it will break my strength. I began to weep silently as I read through the sad story of America. I believe Kim Clement prophecy for you. I believe President Trump will get a second term. And till rapture you will be safe. This is my prayer and hope for you. From far away it’s more easier for me to feel pity and pray for the corrupted ones also. God is with us forever.
Hi Jetruth,
Thanks for your concern for America. The problem with any Kim Clement prophecy is that Clement is a false prophet.
Hi Jim,
You can find many translations of Isaiah 18 on e-Sword. The more word for word versions pretty much read the same. The thought for thought versions vary a lot. The translators just try to make their own sense out of it. The Septuagint reads somewhat differently but it does not clear up who the prophecy is referring to. You might want to read various commentaries on this passage but remember they are just another persons opinion. The old classical commentators were amillennial and really did not discern future Bible prophecy very well.
If you take english synonyms for “tall and smooth” you could get high and untroubled, (like a people sitting high and untroubled). Describes the US better.
Don you’re spot on. I also think Isaiah 18 is probably America, or maybe the Roman Empire?
Anyway, It’s a sad sight to see the utter lawlessness of the media and Democrat party. I think we could really see another civil war in this country. Although it may very well be more of a counter revolution. It probably wouldn’t be organized like the one before though. You mentioned small teams of patriots, which is what I see too; guerilla warfare, sabotage, etc.
I really hope Trump can survive, but either way, the pendulum will swing back. Maybe even after Trump we could get Pence, Haley, or whomever else in there to continue the delay. The nation is so divided though. How can we continue on without a breaking point? Leftist states and cities are in outright rebellion against the US government. I wish Trump would send in the troops. I see no other way.
True, about Kim Clement; any person who calls/proclaims himself a ‘Prophet of GOD’ and has ‘VERIFIED’ prophecies that did not come to pass like Kim Clement is a False Prophet, you must have 100% accuracy; period ! Last time i personally heard Kim Clement ( before his death) he prophesied on TBN in 2004’ish that one member in the service was going to find the cure for CANCER and obviously we still have cancer in this 2019.
A very profound and sobering article. It’s truly amazing to see how quickly our descent into Satans culture of death has accelerated. I don’t even recognize some of the people I know anymore in regards to the things they say and believe. I really do feel like a stranger in my own land.
Doesn’t Isaiah 18 refer to two different nations? The nation of “rustling wings” and the people “tall and smooth” seem to be separate. One is sending messages to the other.
Hi Jim,
The clarity of that depends on the version you are reading. It does not matter if the land of rustling wings is different. The prophecy is directed at one people. Whatever, the truth about Isa 18, that is not really what my article is about.
Hi,
I’ve been trying to get through a study on Isaiah and that is a tough read. Besides trying to place things / events / prophecy, the timing of the prophecy is seemingly “all over the map” so to speak.
The last post (yesterday) on eschatologytoday was events as relating to ISA 17 (/ Jeremiah 49:23-27), namely the destruction of Damascus.
I’ve been noodling in my head, or maybe subconscious prodding of eschatologytoday, that 2019 might be the year for fulfillment of the Damascus prophecy(ies). I try to use that as a witnessing tool. After all, the destruction of Damascus should make everybody “sit up and take notice.” But, things are so insane that it wouldn’t register.
Moving on to ISA 18… So, I would like to think that, chronologically, it would be after, or shortly after, ISA 17, but that’s probably totally bogus thinking from my end.
I have been studying ISA 18 over the years (for reasons based on impact to self, as one might imagine). I didn’t quite grasp the “before the harvest” aspect (verse 5), and now that concerns me. Well, if we go before the rapture, I sure hope it’s pretty much immediate impact. I don’t want to be turning in to vulture food after a protracted period (and I’m pretty sure no one else does either).
That being said, I’m wondering about verse 3: ” 3 Al ye the inhabitants of ye world and dwellers in the earth, shall see when he setteth vp a signe in the mountaines, and when he bloweth the trumpet, ye shall heare.” (ok, that’s from the Geneva bible, dated 1599).
I’m wondering what the trumpet reference is? I was thinking rapture, but now I don’t know what the read is.
Blessings, Craig
Hi Craig,
You are not going to find any direct references to the Rapture of the Church in the Old Testament. The Bride the Church was a mystery revealed only after Israel rejected her Messiah.
The context of Isa 17 makes clear that the fulfillment of the destruction of Damascus occurs in the tribulation because the context indicates that Israel is also decimated. That is not going to happen in 2019.
Isa 18 is a different prophecy about a different location, it does not necessary occur after Isa 17. Isa 18:3 probably is telling astute people to look for signs.
After the spirit departs from this temporary fleshly dwelling, I could care less about what happens to the tent.
I have always wondered whether the Rapture would happen before or after our destruction, knowing that our demise as a country is most surely before the Great Tribulation. What are your own thoughts on that, Don?
Thanks for the article.
Hi Jennifer,
Like Rome, the demise of America may not be something that you can say happened on any specific date or because of any specific event. The destruction of America has been happening since the 1960’s. It is accelerating now and the 2020’s look especially bleak. I see the cities burning in that era. I would say by the Rapture, America will no longer be a superpower. If America is still a world power when the removal of the Church happens, there would be no reason Satan would not be allowed to bring the nation to destruction.
Hi,
I have a couple more questions. Pardon my ignorance (if I knew this material that well, I guess I’d be hosting my own website, chuckle).
If I’m not mistaken, I believe there are a few harvests / or harvest references? (then again, Isaiah 18 refers to one, rather specifically). Is there not a harvest that occurs in the tribulation? Such as the wine pressing or the bundling — or, is that not a harvest?
In any case, where the above is leading is — could Isaiah 18 be referring to a time period in the tribulation?
Thanks again, Craig
Hi Craig,
Sure it could happen in the tribulation and there are harvests in the tribulation but the wording suggests that it happens before the harvest.
Don- your postings are of dark things ahead. could you add more of things we can be doing for the Kingdom, go over things of good repute, and finding joy in the Lord.
Thanks
Hi Carol,
The Kingdom in not yet here on earth so there is nothing we can be doing for it other than bringing in souls. Those that want to build on the spiritual house of God must learn to properly discern the scriptures and do the works that the Holy Spirit convicts them to do.
The purpose of this Blog is informing people about world and Church trends and Bible prophecy in these last days. There are other ministries that deal with Christian application for living while in this fallen world. The problem with ministries that try to teaching everything is that they only have the knowledge and time to offer teaching 1″ deep and a mile wide. You have to go to the specialists for more in-depth information.
Hi Don. Again, a great but sobering message. When you mention red/green alliance, does this refer to totalitarian globalists teamed with moslem countries? If correct, we can even see this coming together in the House of Representatives. Now we have A.O.C. joining with the two moslem women. What a shame that the Somali refugee girl wasn’t singled out for her anti-Israeli comments. Is Nancy now afraid of these younger women? Maybe she should use the ‘gavel’ to wack them over the head! LOL.
Do you think the new A.G. will be able to charge everyone guilty of a crime? I sure hope he does, but where to start?
I see that the President has begun to address the bias of the colleges and universities. This probably wouldn’t be allowed but I’d be tempted to to tell the college leaders: “If you don’t start enforcing the 1st Amendment (allowing conservatives to meet freely) then I’ll cut off all your federal money and give you a really hard time!” Might work!
Thanks, Kev
Hi Kevin,
The red/green axis is any fascist/communist or Islamic nations, organizations or peoples that attack the Judaeo/Christian foundations of western nations in order to subvert those nations and take them over.
AG Barr is part of the deep state. I do not trust him to prosecute the top criminal leaders like Clinton, Obama, Brannon, Clapper, Holder and Lynch.
Don, I just saw this article about support for socialism among the youth of today, https://www.axios.com/exclusive-poll-young-americans-embracing-socialism-b051907a-87a8-4f61-9e6e-0db75f7edc4a.html
How would you say our time now compares to the time in the 1960s? I’m 35 years old so I can only go by what I’ve seen in terms of Vietnam protests and the like. Are we worse now as a society? Or closer to an insurrection?
Hi Steve,
Back in the late 1960’s the leftism was mostly fueled by those those did not want to get drafted to fight the Vietnam war. It was mostly college aged people who were against the war and who also wanted access to drugs and free sex. Only a few percent of the population were even involved. Today we are as close to a socialist revolution as a nation ever gets before the civil war actually happens.
Don, I agree with your response to Carol about your mission for your site, but I also think you really already do provide a lot of Christian living exhortations sprinkled about in all your blog posts. You just have to be seeking to find it.
Hi Angie,
I agree, there is plenty on the website. Some people jump to conclusions on the basis of just reading my latest articles.
Hello Don,
Regarding the 1960’s comparison question: I agree with your answer, I have noticed this current push to destroy what is left of the United States constitution is coming from the flawed philosophies from the late 60’s era (also a few of the same faces). The mentality is the same, instigate segments of the population to anger then use this to fulfill the destructive agenda. What I don’t fully understand is if there are a few people driving this purposely or is all this driven blindly and selfishly.
The real question as christians is are we prepared to be martyrs whether or not and when rapture occurs.
I do know God is in control no matter how unnerving the times make me.
Thanks.
Hi,
Forgive me to chiming in (again, belated). Dr. McGee (through the bible) is on Isaiah, probably for a number of weeks to come — this is on the morning radio, as we can also go to the website, of course. In any case… [reminder that this material is, understandably, dated]
Dr. McGee was saying that he believes Isaiah 18 is about Ethiopia (and disagrees with assessments that it is about the UK or USA). I have a related point / observation to make, and I’m using this as a backdrop.
I am not the most studious bible reader, per se. I can barely make out anything in the upcoming Isaiah chapters numbered in the 20’s. I try, but it’s too hard for me.
But, I do wonder sometimes about prophecy. I would like to know what is going to happen [soon]. As for Isaiah 18, I don’t have any dogma one way or another with it, but I wonder if this prophecy is ultimately a prophecy that has importance to the world after the events described in it occurs?
I think there is quite a bit of prophecy that could only be deciphered after the fact? Even though it was foretold.
This question is more directed to Don and others who are much more studious about prophecy than I am, but I would like to get your opinion(s).
Thanks, blessings, Craig P.
Hi Craig,
There are many different views on fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Nobody has it all figured out including me and the late Dr. McGee. The fulfillment of the prophecy in Isa 18 will be of great importance to the world if it is future and if it impacts the world. Obviously, if it is about America it would. Otherwise, I don’t see how it is going to be very important to the world. It might however be important to Israel.