Most reading this article would agree that the restrainer of 2Th Chapter 2 is a spirit, but spirits work through physical agents. The physical agent restraining empires since the 20th century has been the United States of America. If America is taken out of the picture, I see no reason why prophetic events would not immediately play out.<\/p>\n

America restrained Germany twice in the 20th century from reforming the Roman Empire. It restrained Hitler from killing all the Jews in Europe and then killing the Christians. Then America restrained the Soviet Union from taking over Europe. The Communists of the USSR likewise had an agenda to kill Jews and Christians. America also restrained the Japanese Empire from ruling over the kings of the east.<\/p>\n

America is still being used by God as the restrainer of empires and nations. Recently America has restrained the expansion of Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Russia, China and radical Islam. America is restraining international socialism, and is retraining the Islamic block from attacking Israel. Take America out of the picture and the world map changes and prophetic events can immediately play out.<\/p>\n

With America no long restraining, Israel would immediately look for another protectorate. She would turn to Europe. Whenever that happens, the Antichrist who makes a seven-year covenant with Israel is not far behind. With America out of the way, Russia would rapidly expand into Eastern Europe and Japan would become a nuclear superpower almost overnight.<\/p>\n

Some people might wonder how Rome rises again to fulfill Bible prophecy? One name mentioned in Ezekiel might provide the answer. Many have said that Gomer of the Ezekiel 38 war refers to Turkey, but Gomer with all his bands are more likely Southeastern Europeans. Gomer might even extend to Germany. If Russia forms an alliance with the Eastern Europeans, or invades them, then all the nations under the influence of Russia come down when Gog decides to invade Israel.<\/p>\n

The Ezekiel prophecies tell us that God destroys all the armies coming against Israel. If Gomer and all his bands refer to these Eastern European nations, then Russia, the Eastern European nations and the armies of most Islamic nations of the Middle East and North Africa come with Gog. With all these armies destroyed, Western Europe (Rome) could then waltz right in, make a covenant with Israel, and occupy the area of the old Roman Empire.<\/p>\n

The final pieces of the prophetic puzzle might not become apparent until two things happen. America be taken out of the picture as the restrainer of empires, and Russia expanding its influence westward as far as Germany. Lest people think this Russia expansion is farfetched, we already had a foreshadow of this configuration in the 20th century. That is why Hal Lindsay wrote the “Late Great Planet Earth” and why so many people who studied Bible prophecy thought the events would play out in the 1980’s.<\/p>\n

The Soviet Union extended all the way to East Germany. The Soviet Union also had alliances with the Islamic nations around Israel. It looked like Ezekiel 38 would be fulfilled in the 1980’s but God in His mercy gave people more time to come to Jesus. God used America to hinder the Soviet Union and this alliance dissolved until a future time.<\/p>\n

I would look for this alliance between Russia, East Europe and Islamic nations around Israel to reform. When the Russian alliance reforms, and America is no longer in any position to act as a restrainer, end time events will then rapidly play out.<\/p>\n

America could be taken out of the picture almost instantly by an EMP<\/strong><\/a> or an economic collapse<\/a><\/strong>. With the deep divisions in America, either would result in a bloody civil war. I may be wrong, but I do not think America will survive the next decade as a restrainer of empires. That is because most of the people living in America can no longer restrain themselves from practicing wickedness.<\/p>\n

As John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”<\/em> Our politicians do not abide by the Constitution anymore because the people who elect these representatives are no longer moral or religious themselves.<\/p>\n

Will God continue using America as the restrainer of evil empires and nations? Or will God soon remove America from this role. If evil people prevail in America, we will soon find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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