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The annihilation of the U.S. will take place, and God will allow it, because Americans love their lives far more and above their love for Christ, if that love for Him exists even at all. Americans love their “things” with a lustful passion, their toys, gadgets, electronics, luxuries, SUV's; every day and every weekend is filled with shopping gone amok, parties onto high heaven and the main goal in American life is to have "fun". Look around... do you see a Holy Nation onto God? Do you see 300,000,000 Americans closing up shop every Sabbath to go and honor and pay tribute to the Creator of the Universe? I don't think so. Americans have given themselves over to other gods and idols that they lust after insatiably; their weekly manicures, favorite TV shows, Las Vegas, the tabloids, poker with the guys, HDTV's, ipods, the gym, Entertainment Tonight, their gurus like Oprah, Dr. Phil, golf, Super Bowl, the NBA, etc.... and no where can they find time to squeeze into their schedules any time at all for Jesus. Jesus? Jesus who?
Hey Seven....
How are you doing? I hope well. I just wanted to comment on this. I see things so much differently than what you mentioned above.
Remember when Lot argued with God about saving Sodom and Gomorrah? God was willing to save that city even for just a few good people.
There are still believers in America that do not live their lives in extravagance. They could if they wanted to...but they don't.
If fact...more and more are becoming more frugal with spending. In some cases.....saving over $40,000 dollars a year.
I think the ones you are referring to are the unsaved.
But yes...there are Christians who do live large if they got the money....but the ones that do that are also the ones that go to church faithfully and tithe and spend money on others who don't have as much and donate not just their money but also their time into community programs and put their own sweat and labor into projects to help the needy.
This is the kind of Americans I am used to being around in my area.
I consider them blessed. They are blessed so that they can bless others.
But I can see how it certainly looks like all Americans are spoiled brats who are a greedy, materialistic, pampered people. Thats all the media portrays its seems.
However....its not a true picture of the people that make up this great nation.
College
Hi, Collegegirl...
Nice to hear from you. I'm doing very well, thank you.
Yes, Lot and his family were spared... but ONLY Lot and his family, in other words, a very small "Remnant".
The research of Stan Deyo (http://standeyo.com/index1.html) at "Millennial Ark"... has put the coming "vomitting out" of America's inhabitants (according to Leviticus 18) at 95% of the total U.S. population, i.e. 95% of all Americans will be killed. This means only about 15 million Americans will survive the coming holocaust.
People will ultimately learn that it is not merely the guilt of the sinner that shall be judged, but also the guilt of the silent, those who chose to remain silent in the face of sin and spoke not against the atrocities within our nation, but tolerated it and closed their eyes.
Also, I know so-called "Christians" who took out 30 year mortgages on their homes with absolutely no intention of paying it back in full. They all told me this and said that it's a "blessing" from God to live deliciously and lavishly before they are "magically" Raptured away. I would say that is a good reason for God NOT to "Rapture" anyone. These ones I feel will be part of the "vomitting out".
Blessings...
-7