article Posted on Zero hedge really highlights the depravity of our Western civilization in the current age but does not note the cause of it, ie. the removal of God from our daily life.
I wonder how much this current society as documented there could be referenced to the end of age biblical predictions of the bible?
I can’t tell you how many times recently I’ve had this same conversation with people. You’re absolutely right: America is not experiencing so much a red-state/blue-state divide as a rural/urban divide. Nobody and no place is perfect, of course, but it does seem like no matter where you go in the U.S., most rural and small-town people are conservative with at least a semblance of Judeo-Christian values, while most urban people are leftist Romans 1 types.
Case in point: My family lives in rural Ohio, in a county that voted over 70% Republican in the 2016 presidential election. We just returned from a road trip to Northwest Wisconsin, and along the way, we stopped to pay tolls at a travel plaza west of Chicago. While standing in line, we talked with some very nice locals who made statements such as, “Chicago is its own planet. The rest of us are actually normal. Not all of us vote that way. Every 5 minutes, 500 people move out of Illinois. We’re outnumbered. We have no say in our state,” etc. In Northwest Wisconsin, we asked questions and were told that Madison and Milwaukee turn the state blue. Once again, the rural people we met were conservative.
I do see evidence that God-fearing Americans are “hearing the call” and fleeing the big cities while reprobate sinners are flocking to them. I can’t help wondering if all of this is playing out according to God’s plan and if we are witnessing the run-up to His impending judgment on our modern “Sodom and Gomorrahs.”
]]>I did read the highlights of the ultimate SmackDown speech, and WOW is all I can say. Poked his finger’s right in their eyes. This ranks right up there with the one Netanyahu gave few years ago.
And, I found the “Maverick Choir” version you mentioned. Not hard to find so much diversity of this song, considering it’s been rerecorded over 7000 times. More than any other song ever. https://youtu.be/EsLsr-ftP6E
I had forgotten about that movie. Still hard for me to picture Gibson in a western.
This is one of my all time favorite renditions for you pipes fans.
By The Royal Scott’s Dragoons Guard. Orchestral accompaniment.
https://youtu.be/M8AeV8Jbx6M
David L. The Amazing Grace rendition was nice but my favorite one is at the end of Mel Gibson’s “Maverick” movie.
]]>Hi Nathan,
Anyone can claim anything and they do. However, how many people that claimed to be prophets since biblical times actually were? Zero. We now have the written word of God that contains everything that people need to know for salvation and Christian practice, so God is not giving believers new Revelation. It’s that simple.
]]>Hi Caitlin,
God knows how to deliver His sheep through judgements on the wicked.
]]>I understand. I don’t understand how believers were to keep unbelievers from sinning. Because there’s a majority of unbelievers the Supreme Court gave us legalized homosexual marriage and legalized abortion; just to name two immoral laws.
I’m reading “Gosnell The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer.” For 30 years the guy got away with running a drug mill and performing illegal abortions. How many born-alive babies he actually killed is unknown. Thousands. He was turned in to the Pa. Dept. of Health numerous times but they did nothing but let him get away with it.
I guess what I’m saying is that I don’t feel inclined to want to pay for the sins of people who had the power; even collectively as a nation. Well, God is just and I don’t have a choice in His decision making.
Hi Caitlin,
Individuals are judged for their own sins, nations are judged for collective sins.
Other nations more wicked than ourselves were judged and will be judged in due time. Check out world history. Also, where more knowledge of God is given more obedience is required.
The prime example of that is ancient Israel. Not all in Israel rejected their Messiah but Israel still ceased to exist in the land for nearly 2000 years. Were the dispersed Jews then persecuted for their individual sins or just because they collectively were of the nation of Israel?
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