The Untied
States Of
America
By Dale V.
Nobbman
America has made
its political
choices for the
next four years
and beyond and I
tend to believe
that America has
chosen 'poorly'!
No, there
is no typo in
the title of
this article.
It's
amazing how
relocating one
little 'i' in
the word
'united' can
change the
word...and as a
result...spell
out the
potential future
for our nation.
Already
just since the
election there
have been
petitions
originating in
over 40
different states
with the intent
of asking
permission from
the U.S.
government for
their state to
peacefully
secede from the
United States of
America!
It really
isn't surprising
this unrest
should occur,
because these
petitions for
secession will
unfortunately be
just one example
of many more to
come as to how
the glue that
has held our
national fabric
together is
weakening and in
danger of
allowing America
to crumble
apart.
I actually had
trouble deciding
on which title
to use for this
article, because
there were so
many fitting
ones to choose
from in regards
to our current
personal and
national
circumstances.
I
considered using
one of the
following
titles:
Failing the Test,
or The
Handwriting on
the Wall, or
Sprinting
Down the Roman
Road.
They
are all very
applicable, but
I decided The
Untied States of
America
pretty much
'ties' all the
above titles
together under
one umbrella.
Yes, the
United States of
America seems to
be unraveling
right before our
eyes, because
the Godly bonds
and Christian
bindings that
kept our nation
'united' all
these years have
become loose and
very nearly
untied.
It
appears we can
no longer be
considered a
'united' people
under the common
goals of freedom
and liberty for
all.
I suppose
we may soon need
a new national
anthem, because
we no longer
seem to be the
'land of the
free, and home
of the brave.'
We appear
to be more like
the 'land of the
dependent, and
home of the
insecure'...all
waiting for the
next government
handout.
Sadly, a
new 'majority'
of Americans
have replaced
their faith in
God, with a
'pathetic' faith
in government.
It sure
seems as though
millions of
Americans have
traded their
very 'souls' for
a place on the
government gravy
train, a train
which is getting
longer every day
as it intices
more and more
people to get on
board for a life
of dependency on
government, a
subsistence type
of lifestyle
difficult to
break free from
once you get
there, because
people seem to
develop an
addiction to the
government
freebies and
other goodies
the liberals
hand out in
exchange for
votes.
For the first
time ever, more
than 50% of
American voters
(a slight
majority of the
popular vote)
have elected to
set aside all
common sense as
a nation.
The scale
has been
tipped...we have
failed God's
latest test of
our nation...we
can now see the
handwriting on
the wall...and
we have picked
up the pace from
a jog to a
sprint down the
Roman Road as we
race for the
'cliffs'...the
spiritual
cliffs, the
moral cliffs,
the social
cliffs, the
economic cliffs,
and all the
other cliffs the
flesh, the
world, and Satan
can't wait to
see Americans
'willingly' jump
off of towards
their own
self-inflicted
downward spiral.
The
choices and
decisions the
Romans made over
time led to the
gradual decline
and ultimate
demise of that
longtime empire,
and now America
has by choice
decided to
follow down that
same Roman Road
on the way to
its own probable
'self-implosion.'
Looking
back at history
as found in the
Biblical book of
Daniel, the
destruction of
the great
Babylonian
kingdom took
place after the
Babylonian King,
Belshazzar, saw
God's
handwriting on
the wall, which
he then had
Daniel interpret
for him.
The end
result was that
King Belshazzar
never lived to
see the morning
sunrise of the
very next day
and Babylon was
conquered by the
Medes and the
Persians.
If
Babylon could be
conquered
virtually
overnight, I
guess the same
could happen to
the United
States someday,
because anything
seems possible
anymore!
The
handwriting on
the wall we see
today, may or
may not be
signaling the
abrupt end of
America as we
have known it,
but we can
certainly see
the end from
here...that is
for those people
willing to take
the time for a
serious look at
our national
condition!
What say we take
a look at just
how far down the
Roman Road of
problems we have
traveled in a
relatively short
period of time
as of late.
1.
Incompetent
political
leadership.
Check!
(too
many examples to
list here!)
2.
Incompetent
military
leadership.
Check!
(Benghazi
for example)
3.
Intrusion of
foreign
religious ideas
(in America's
case today, this
would include
all the various
religions
intolerant of
our nation's
Christian
foundation).
Check!
4.
Implementation
of substantial
political and
economic
reforms. (our
new national
health care in
America for
example.)
Check!
5.
Increased
economic
inequality among
its citizens
forcing more
people out of
work and into
government
dependency.
Check!
6.
Cultural and
political
dilution
creating
differing
opinions and
standards among
a diverse
population,
causing societal
problems.
Check!
7.
A strained
military and
drain on
financial
resources, due
to the fighting
of multiple wars
in various
places.
Check!
8.
Land withdrawn
from cultivation
on a large
scale.
Check!
9.
New layers of
bureaucracy,
infrastructure
and social
classes to try
and solve
problems.
Check!
10. Urbanization
and
overpopulation
of cities
resulting in
increased
disease
epidemics, water
and food
shortages.
Check!
11. An almost
non-existent
budgetary
system,
resulting in
wasted monetary
resources.
Check!
12. Moral decay.
Out-of-control
sexual
immorality and
perversion,
including
homosexuality,
prostitution,
pornography, sex
slaves, etc.
Check!
13. Increased
lust for blood,
and violence in
sporting events.
Check!
(not
hard to find
examples of this
activity at the
movies, on video
games, or on
television)
14. Diminished
border
fortifications.
Check!
15. Economic
stress when a
greater amount
of money has to
be spent on
social services
to keep a
restless public
happy.
Check!
16. Promised
pension payments
made to retired
bureaucrats.
Check!
17. More money
spent than taken
in, due to the
enormous budget
it takes to
maintain the
military and
infrastructure
such as roads
and water
supply.
Check!
18. Reduced tax
revenue when
non-citizens
want to take
part in the
benefits of the
national way of
doing things,
without paying
back into the
system.
Check!
19. High
inflation.
On the
way!
20. Debt, debt,
debt.
Check!
Mmmmm...looks
like our
'sprint' down
the Roman Road
has brought us
almost to the
end of the road!
But I
think we are
trying to even
top the Romans
in problems.
We could add
apathy,
apostasy, and
abortion into
the mix of
problems, and
that's only the
words that start
with the letter
'a'...not to
mention the rest
of the alphabet!
It's a sad fact
that Americans
have now voted
for liberal
political
leadership in
our nation who
would just as
soon not have
God mentioned in
their political
platform.
We have
voted in a
certain way,
which apparently
means the
American
president is no
longer
re-elected based
on the merit of
his achievements
in office,
because almost
every aspect of
our American
domestic
circumstances
and our foreign
affairs are
worse off now
than they were
just four years
ago.
Balancing
our nation's
budget, abiding
by our
Constitution,
and defending
American
citizens are
apparently not
all that
important.
We have
'not' voted into
place for the
next four years
what is 'best'
for our country,
but we have
voted for
whatever
reinforces our
own selfish,
human desires to
do as we please,
unhindered by
God, religion,
morals,
traditional
norms, and any
other
restraints,
including our
Constitution.
We have
become a nation
of 'takers',
more interested
in a handout
than a hand up,
and as stated we
have willingly
traded liberty
and our freedoms
for security and
dependence on
government to
supply our every
need.
Traditional
Biblical
marriage is
old-fashioned
and same-sex
marriage is the
new glorified
'in' thing.
And it
seems as though
our mainstream
media people are
Satan's
appointed
'cheerleaders'
and 'water
carriers' in
speeding our
demise as a
nation.
Without
citing endless
other specifics,
lets just say it
appears a
majority of
Americans have
chosen to 'spit'
in God's face in
every way
thinkable in
order to mock,
curse and reject
God, Jesus
Christ, and
Christianity at
every
opportunity.
Also,
Israel must be
feeling like an
'orphan' nation,
deserted by
America and
seemingly left
alone to battle
all the Middle
East countries
who hate God's
chosen people.
America
should know
better...that if
we turn our back
on defending
Israel...it does
not bode well
for our own
nation in the
eyes of Almighty
God.
But in these
dark days, take
heart Christians!
The
Rapture remains
'right on
schedule'!!!
No, we do
not know the
'date' for the
Rapture (even
though it
appears for many
of us to be
rapidly getting
closer), however
the shocking and
potentially
disastrous
American
election results
of 2012, along
with its
lingering
adverse
ramifications,
were just
additional
reminders for us
that the coming
Rapture remains
on schedule per
God's perfect
timing!
Also,
despite all that
is going wrong
in America
today,
Christians can
'rest' in the
fact that God is
in control of
ALL things, no
matter how many
'trials,
tribulations and
persecutions'
may befall
Americans,
especially
Christian
Americans, in
the days, weeks,
months, and
years ahead.
The same
situation
applies to all
the Christians
around the
globe, however
Christians
should not let
the current
world
circumstances
cause their
'faith' in God
to fail.
The Bible
says, "Faith
is being sure of
what you hope
for and certain
of what you do
not see."
(Hebrews 11:1)
and
"Rejoice in our
suffering,
suffering
produces
perserverance,
perserverance-character,
and character
hope."
(Romans 5:3)
Let us always
rejoice in God's
goodness, and
His promises,
mercy, and
grace...regardless
how much our
world seems to
be crumbling
right before our
eyes.
We must
remember that
the only place
for humanity to
gain Godly
'wisdom and
understanding'
is in the Holy
Bible.
It's only
by reading the
Bible that
people will
learn to focus
on and believe
in the one true
God and our
Savior, Jesus
Christ, and then
hopefully place
their faith and
trust in God and
Jesus through
every 'fiery
furnace' we may
find ourselves
in the future.
We should
have learned by
now that placing
our trust in
people,
government, and
human knowledge
will let us down
every time.
It
doesn't matter
if people are
world leaders,
religious
leaders,
politicians,
broadcast and
newsprint
journalists,
radio or
television talk
show hosts, etc.
If those
people don't
have a Christian
perspective
about 'every'
difficult
circumstance we
face as
individuals or
as a nation,
what they have
to say will have
no lasting value
in fixing what
we've broken.
They can
move their
mouths, wield
their pens,
point their
fingers, wag
their tongues,
and flap their
lips all they
want without
ever saying or
writing anything
remotely
intelligent when
it comes to
solving our
national
problems, if
what they say is
not based on the
'Word of God'
principles found
in the Bible.
Nothing seems to
make much sense
today in America
and around the
world in human
terms, but
Christians who
have read their
bibles and
comprehend what
is happening in
regards to human
events and the
spiritual
warfare going on
in this world,
still have their
'eyes on the
prize' of
eternal life in
Heaven with God,
Jesus, and all
the Christians
throughout the
centuries who
placed their
personal faith
in the Son of
God, Jesus
Christ, who is
the 'one and
only' true
Redeemer of all
our sins (past,
present and
future sins) and
the only one
through whom
people can
attain eternal
life in Heaven.
This
year's American
election, and
other worldly
events, makes it
clearer than
ever that we
continue to
proceed towards
the much
anticipated
Rapture promised
in the Bible!
We do not
know what the
days ahead will
bring, and as
stated earlier,
we do not know
when the Rapture
will occur, but
Christians can
rest assured
that the Rapture
is 'right on
schedule'!!
But even
if we die before
the Rapture,
rest assured
that believers
in Jesus Christ
will enter into
God's presence
in Heaven,
reunited with
all the saints
and our own
Christian loved
ones who have
gone on
before...never
to be separated
from God.
We know
this because the
Bible tells us
this is so...and
the promises and
predictions in
the Bible have
never
been wrong, not
once!
So let us
praise God for
ALL
things...for God
IS in
control...HE
has things well
in hand...and
HE is doing
ALL
that's best for
HIS
Eternal Plan!
And just
think...someday
we get to return
to this earth
and help Jesus
Christ rule this
earthly world
for a 'thousand'
years.
How cool
is that!!!
For a
full millenium
this earth will
soon be ruled by
Jesus in all His
Glory, without
any need for
'corrupt'
earthly judges,
lawyers,
politicians and
rulers (Praise
God!)
Yes, all
God and Jesus
have to offer us
in the future is
worth the wait
during this
current era of
increasing
Christian
persecution when
it seems like
evil is winning.
However,
for anyone
willing to read
the last book of
the Bible, the
'Revelation' (of
Jesus Christ),
the reader will
clearly find
that Christians
and Christianity
are victorious
(through Christ)
in the end!
So, God rest ye
fellow
Christians...let
nothing you
dismay...remember
Christ our
Savior...was
born to save us
all from Satan's
power!
Hallelujah and
Amen!!!!