America—Land That I Love??? 11/04/2024
This year, a little more than a week after Americans celebrated their independence from Great Britain, over 200 years ago, an assassination attempt on the life of a presidential candidate was thwarted, only thanks to the bad calculations of the assassin—although, many believed it was Divine intervention. Fast forward about 2 months later, another attempt on the life of that same presidential candidate left many questioning the abilities, and even the integrity of the U. S. Security Services. But, perhaps there is something in America that is even more sinister than the assassination attempts. It is found in the American psychic (as defined-of or relating to the human soul or mind)—the fact that many were disappointed that the shooters were unsuccessful and made their feelings known through outlandish on-line postings—and there were not a just a few remarks revealing that in America, civility is no longer a characteristic that is held in high esteem. Americans are deeply divided. This is something that has been building since around the 1940's—building slowly year by year. A gnawing away at the American way and American values which have brought forth changes. These changes were brought forth so slowly, most never even noticed, until they woke up one day and did not recognize their country—America, what once was the land of the free and the home of the brave. A country men and women had fought, (many dying) to save the freedoms that had been preserved from America's founding.
But lets no stop. In July, Hamas supporters rallied to protest Israeli's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he made a visit to the U.S. (Note, according to the United States' state.gov website, Hamas was designated as a foreign terrorist organizations on October 8, 1997.) The Hamas supporters not only verbally expounded their negative feelings, but also while rallying outside Union Station, in downtown Washington D.C.—the capital of America, they defaced a Columbus statue, a replica of the Liberty Bell, side walks, a fountain and removed American flags replacing them with Palestinian flags. They also made it very clear, to those who have hears to hear, that Hamas plans to abolish America. Click here to observe. Quoting businesstoday.in, “The protests turned violent at times, with footage showing protesters dragging and assaulting a police officer outside Union Station. The protesters were seen replacing the US flag with the Palestinian flag before setting the American flag on fire.” A comment of the article by someone named Kashmiri Hindu, expressed his views, “Congratulations Woke Liberal America. Pro-Palestine protesters and Kamala Harris supporters take down the three American flags and burn them at Union Station in Washington DC and replace them with Palestinian flags. George Washington would be weeping somewhere up there.” Once again, this unhindered activity left many American citizens questioning, “Why, in our nations capital, are such violent actions not squelched?” Perhaps because there are also Americans who sympathize with the protesters and believed they have a right to free speech and feet them justified in burning the American flags. Americans are divided.
Speaking of the pro-Palestinian movements in America, most Americans are familiar with the names of Ilhan Omar, who is Somali-American, and Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, both becoming the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress. These ladies are very out spoken regarding their support of Palestine and their discussed with the Jewish nation, even though Israel is considered by many as America's most powerful Allie in the Middle East. These ladies are among a new generation of children from families that immigrated to America. This generation appears to have no respect, nor regard for the laws of their new homeland. Assimilating, as defined-bringing into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, or nation, is not in their vocabulary; unless, Americans want to assimilate into their culture or gang. They appear to only have one intention—destroy the American way of life and all those who cherish those ways. Check out this interview conducted by a Great Britain news media outlet.
How close are America's enemies from destroying her from within? Illegal immigration has played a huge role in transitioning America. Some argue that a country should love the immigrant and allow all who desire to come here—no matter the reason—to come. While others do not deny we are to love our fellow brother, they believe an organized processing of accepting people into the country would be a better way than open borders. They suggest starting with better vetting, defined as, the act or process of appraising or checking a person for suitability, accuracy, or validity. Once again, these are issues that divide America—an America that clearly some love and some hate.
According to a Pew survey, dated January 2018, by the year 2040 Muslims living in the U.S. are estimated to increase their population so much faster as to replace Jews as the nation’s second-largest religious group after Christians. By 2050, the U.S. Muslim population is projected to reach 8.1 million. As of 2007 the U.S. Muslim population was at 2.35 million, while just ten years later it has increased to 3.5 million. Dearborn, Michigan, in 2023, became the first Arab-majority city in the U.S., and the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, formerly Polish by nationality, has the honor of being known as America's first majority-Muslim city.
Another Pew study, published September 2023, showed that the Hispanic population reached 63.6 million in 2022—that means for every five people in the U.S.—one will be Hispanic. The article furthered their findings, “The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase—a greater share than any other racial or ethnic group.” The Asian community is much further below the Hispanic growth, but still sizable at 19.4 million, making up 20% of the population growth. Is this bad for America? No, not if they desire to assimilate into the American culture—but, what happens if they want to keep their old ways, bringing the politics, manners and language of their former country to America—without accepting the traditional values, culture and Constitutional privileges of American? What kind of America will emerge?
Speaking of enemies from within, there seem to be different views of how America should be run. There are those who believe America was formed to be a Republic—run by the people through elected officials. They believe that God is higher than the government and the federal government should be small—not involved in the day to day life of the citizens. There is also a group of Americans that believe America should be a Socialist Democracy. Government by the people in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation. Such was the government of Athens. According to Webster dictionary of 1828, “In modern usage (of 1828), it (a republican form of government) differs from a democracy...in which the people exercise the powers of sovereignty in person. Yet the democracies of Greece are often called republics.”
As true today, many call America a democracy; however, America's founding fathers rejected true democracy and worked to give their new nation a totally different government than what the world had ever seen before. A government that was by the people, because they voted for their representatives. Not a government run by a king, or oligarchy, or theocracy (as defined-government by officials who are regarded as divinely guided). No, America was designed so that her government would establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense of it's citizens, promote the general welfare (as defined as, the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life), and a government that secured the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity.
Another difference among Americans are those who believe America has run efficiently for over 230 years on the same Constitution. Some would say, “If it's not broke, don't fix it.” Yet, the opposing thinkers, are looking for a way to free themselves from such an antiquated document. As expressed by Louis Michael Seidman, a Georgetown law professor who authored, On Constitutional Disobedience. He says, “...giving up on the Constitution would improve American political discourse and government, freeing us from what he describes as an “intergenerational power grab” by the Founding Fathers.” In an interview with Smithsonian magazine Seidman was asked, “Couldn’t giving up on constitutional obedience lead to tyranny or chaos?”. His answer, “I think that’s extremely unlikely. We all have an interest in not having tyranny and chaos, and it is that interest, and our willingness to stand up for it, that ultimately prevents that from happening.” While Americans debate these two systems of thinking, and argue diverse points of political interest, the American government has been allowing enemies of America into the country. Under the, Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, or better know as the, “Biden Administration’s parole program”, according to wjla.com news, people from those four countries just need to fill out a form online and, once approved, be brought to the United States by plane. According to the .gov website (https://www.uscis.gov/CHNV), these people do need to undergo robust security vetting, and have a supporter in the United States who agrees to provide them with financial support for the duration of their parole in the United States. In an updated alert, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will implement updated safeguards to the CHNV processes, incorporating rigorous enhanced vetting in the supporter application process. However, according to Texas governor, Greg Abbott, “...because the Biden Administration does not have diplomatic relationship with Venezuela, there’s no background checks or background information coming from Venezuela to the United States.” He further refers to the Venezuelan gang activity that has captured the attention of many Americans. The governor says, “Hence it makes it so easy for this TDA Venezuelan gang, (known as Tren de Aragua), that is so treacherous to come into the United States and set up bases. There are bases in New York and other states across the country now including the state of Texas." In case you are unaware, Tren de Aragua, translated into English means, Aragua Train. Aragua is the name of a state within central Venezuela where the gang formed about ten years ago.
The Venezuelan government is baffled that the gangs spread in the U.S. as they believe they dismantled the gang and gained control of the prison from which the gang was birthed. Venezuelas' Foreign Minister Yván Gil declared that the Tren de Aragua is “fiction created by the international media.” Diosdado Cabello, a longtime ruling party-leader, thinks the U.S. is working with the gang to “carry out destabilization operations”. All of the blue states, (blue states are states run by the Democratic Party), that have had reports of Tren de Aragua activity seem to down play the problem—almost saying there is no real problem here—there have just been a few isolated incidences. The Governor of Colorado expressed that, these gang rumors are exaggerated, they are not taking over any cities. However, the state of Texas' Governor Abbot has label the gang a terrorist threat. Many former law enforcement official and those who have come out of a gang lifestyles and those still involved in it are warning, “When the Black gangs here get fed up with the illegalities and criminal activities of these migrants or non-citizens, the city of Chicago is going to go up in flames and there will be nothing the National Guard or the government can do about it." No stabilizing efforts appear to have been made—only the down play of what is really happening.
How does all this relate to Bible Prophecy? When Hal Lindsey published his book, The Late Great Planet Earth, people really could not imagine how bad it could get in America before the Rapture. Certainly, the Bible out lines all events leading up to the Rapture. Check out this link. Scroll down to, YOU ARE TO “KNOW.” IT IS A COMMAND. To recap, as mentioned above, the author of, On Constitutional Disobedience, was asked, “Couldn’t giving up on constitutional obedience lead to tyranny or chaos?”. His answer, “I think that’s extremely unlikely. We all have an interest in not having tyranny and chaos, and it is that interest, and our willingness to stand up for it, that ultimately prevents that from happening.” Well, America has not yet totally ignored her Constitution and here she stands with tyranny and chaos in many of her major streets. Ignore it if you would like—but, the ugly truth is, Americans have lost their way. Many do not know why America was so great in the first place and most do not care. She has a society that does not know what is morally right or wrong, and most of her churches are wrethched, misable, poor, blind and naked-ref Rev 3:17. What is the answer? Americans need to wake up and start reading their bibles, start obeying the Word of God, humble themselves and cry out to God for help. Nations have responsibilities to God as well. It is written, Blessed is that nation, whose God is the Lord-Ps 33:12. The wicked shall turn into hell, and all nations that forget God-Ps 9:17. Will Americans turn to God? A few will, most will not. Those who have the Spirit of God dwelling in them—those whom God knows as His, they will be caught up in the Rapture. They will not go through the Tribulation. Check out this link to find out more about the Rapture, and the Tribulation. If you do not make a stand for Jesus now, Jesus will say, “I never knew you”. Do not be deceived over doctrine that says you can not lose salvation, do not be deceived about how to be saved. Jesus says, “You must be born-again”. Read the Bible, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God-Rom 10:17.
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