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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 8:15:08 AM   
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For the life of me I can’t understand why people work so hard to find ways to destroy this Nation. I guess it is some kind of a guilt trip and they just feel that this country deserves to suffer.

I'm not trying to destroy this nation.

I have been a patriot most of my life. In my extended family (my fathers only came to America in the 1870's) I have two ancestors that fought in the Revolutionary War. My oldest ancestor in my extended family arrived with the Swedes in what is now Delaware before the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.

However, I am also a student of history. The winged lion is not Babylon. It is like Babylon though. I think the winged lion properly is England.

When you read the first person accounts of the colonists, our founders, you cannot help but get the real sense that they felt wounded. Indeed, they had no power as English citizens - which up until the 1770's they thought they were even though they were in the New Land. This is perfectly described by God as the lion without wings - these good Englishmen had lost the power of their country and had been reduced to foreign status.

When these rag-tag bunch were able to usurp this nation from under the thumb of the most powerful nation of the world and write two of the greatest documents - by man - they literally in a spiritual sense had stood up on two legs.

America is the only nation which has made human rights a central part of their foreign policy.
America is a force in this world for human secularism - like it or not.
America restores the nations it beats in war.
America even now acts like Rome in attacking nations which threaten it (Iraq, Afghanistan).
America has been given a heart of man.

This nation has turned from Christianity. We are more materialistic than anything else! Remember: you cannot serve God and Mammon. I'm sure you have run into Political Correctness and how it has set itself against Christians. America is not Israel. While God has blessed this land, He also tears down the proud - and America is a very proud nation.

We should be wary of wrapping ourselves in the red, white and blue and stand behind a bird of prey. Instead we should wash ourselves in the blood of Jesus. We are not of this world.
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 8:21:38 AM   
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Every kingdom in the world destroyed From Egypt , Romans, Greeks, Europe, etc. but America gets off with her 200+ years of slavery, killing of the Natives, the commerce, hoarding all the money, etc.


Get your facts straight Slavery was abolished in this country less then 100 years after this nation became a country. Was this country still killing native Americans in 1976? Don't think so. Wow I guess you consider it hoarding all the money when we have given billions in aid to multiple other countries. Quit kidding yourself and get real.

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Stop fooling yourselves is about all I can say now. Staright up no chase.


Who's fooling themselves (hint look in a mirror)


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Pssss... Cephyr thank you! I had to learn it for sure.
Apparently you still haven't learned.

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Here's the answer to Rev. 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.


you have got to follow the word Babylon, right.

Look at the words associated when you punch in Babylon:

Pridekingshaughtycommerenceslavesrebelliontradersmammonfalsegodsharlotuncleandevilsfoulspirithatefulcaptive.

Pretty much covers ALL THE SAINTS, the reasons they were slain. What ?else could be listed that describes Babylon.


. Mat 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Jesus turned down the kingdoms, US did'nt.

Who is the king of the children of pride? Satan. Pride made Adam and Eve eat from the Tree, pride made Cain kill Abel, etc.

America is Babylon. We have the spirit of Babylon which is pride/Satan.

Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.


Satan all abominations, killer of all saints, the spirit of Babylon, controller of kingdoms, prideful enemy.

< Message edited by tracydolls -- 5/6/2008 4:43:29 AM >



LOL I see you are still using guesswork theology to justify calling America Babylon. Nothing in any of your statements shows how Rev18:24 has been fulfilled by America.
Rev. 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Show me how America has the blood of Cain or Stephen who was stoned in the first century or how America has the blood of all those slain by the muslims in her then maybe we have something to talk about until then all I see is a Scripturally bankrupt theory based on guesswork theology.

Babylon can not be limited to a single city, continent, or religion, nor can it be can be constrained by time. America may be a part of Babylon but not Babylon in its entirety.JMHO, I believe that Babylon, then, represents the often murderous, material greed driven nature of mankind, personal and government etc., trapped by the things of this world, Satan's stuff, to the person's personal condemnation, throughout the entire history of mankind. (it has to be the entire history of mankind or you will only find part of the blood of all that were slain, not the blood of all)

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 12:47:36 PM   
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Get your facts straight Slavery was abolished in this country less then 100 years after this nation became a country. Was this country still killing native Americans in 1976? Don't think so. Wow I guess you consider it hoarding all the money when we have given billions in aid to multiple other countries. Quit kidding yourself and get real.


We have had this debate before. Slavery started in 1620 when 20 Africans were on a Duth man of war, we kept them as slaves. So all the laws before 1776 concerning slavery were what? how come nobody told the slaves before 1776, they could go home.

this is not even an intense study of it. Just slaves in search engine.

About.com

From the 1670s the Slave Coast (Bight of Benin) underwent a rapid expansion of trade in slaves which continued until the end of the slave trade in the nineteenth century.



Height of Atlantic SlaveTrade: Between the years 1650 and 1850, historians estimate that at least 28 million Africans were forcibly removed from central and western Africa as slaves...


No, we did'nt kill any Natives I know of in 1976. But we did kill how many before then?



so based on your logic of we were not a country before 1776, we do NOT have to consider those that were in slavery before then.

From my own families records, I have their writing(slavemaster) before 1776. they came to NC in 1670. Had slaves, the first english mans will

He left his slaves to his children and then was killed by Native several years later.

this is simple history. I'm sorry that it is this way, but we must look at Us honestly to ever repent.


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Show me how America has the blood of Cain or Stephen who was stoned in the first century or how America has the blood of all those slain by the muslims in her then maybe we have something to talk about until then all I see is a Scripturally bankrupt theory based on guesswork theology.


Satan, killer of all saints. Pride

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Babylon can not be limited to a single city, continent, or religion, nor can it be can be constrained by time. America may be a part of Babylon but not Babylon in its entirety.JMHO, I believe that Babylon, then, represents the often murderous, material greed driven nature of mankind, personal and government etc., trapped by the things of this world, Satan's stuff, to the person's personal condemnation, throughout the entire history of mankind. (it has to be the entire history of mankind or you will only find part of the blood of all that were slain, not the blood of all)



america is trapped by the things of this world. No not one place, a long line of kingdoms(which are Satans) that hve cuminated into America.

She has them all in her. A melting pot of demons. Satan, prideful ,arrogant, haughty. America.
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 1:55:55 PM   
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America is the only nation which has made human rights a central part of their foreign policy.
America is a force in this world for human secularism - like it or not.


Come on Saint...look at Europe, it is the center of secularism and human rights. Look at the UN...what do they stand for? Who opposes them...the USA.

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 2:07:06 PM   
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Slavery in the United States was a product of England and in fact the English Court system which said it was legal for a person to own another person. in 1651 the English Court was ask to rule on the legality and in 1654, the decision was rendered, and the court ruled that “seriously consideringe and maturely weighing the premisses, doe fynde that the saide Mr. Robert Parker most unjustly keepeth the said Negro from Anthony Johnson his master....It is therefore the Judgement of the Court and ordered That the said John Casor Negro forthwith returne unto the service of the said master Anthony Johnson, And that mr. Robert Parker make payment of all charges in the suit.”.

We blame the United States for slavery when in fact it is only something we inherited

England brought slavery to the New World; it just took us 200 years to do away with it. Actually it was only 100 years because we didn't become a nation until 1776 I believe.

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 8:28:13 PM   
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Forgive me if there's already another thread on this and feel free to move it if there is.

I've heard many folks talk about America's role in prophecy. Ronald Weinland, for examples, states that America's demise will start in 08, our dollar will be worth nothing by April 08 (which might actually be true based on the current economic state), and that by the end of 08 the US will be history.

How does anyone make that sort of jump from cryptic prophecy to making a blatant, supposedly-factual claim about things like that?

I'd also like to hear anyone who has any ideas on America's place in prophecy.

Thanks.


I'm always leery of people trying to put exact dates on things. They're usually never right, because the Lord does not give exact dates for specific things to happen. He gives us lengths of time for different events. For example the Great tribulation is 3 1/2 years long. But He doesn't give us an exact date when the great tribulatuion will start.

As far as the demise of the US is concerned, if you take it in a general sense, then this is of course a true prophecy and will happen. Why? because the bible says that all the nations of man will become the nations of our Lord and of His Christ. "The God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, niether shall it be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms and it shall stand forever.' (Daniel 2) The demise of all nations and kingdoms of man, including the US, will eventually happen.

In Jeremiah it says, "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." This applies just as much to the wicked nations of today, like the United States, as it did to the wicked nations of the past.

So that's what I mean by taking it in a general sense. Since we know that all the nations of the world will eventually be destroyed, especially during the wrath of God on the wicked, after Jesus comes back to rapture and resurrect His own at His second coming, then we know that the US will be one of those nations. We just don't know the exact dates when all this will happen. But Jesus did tell us to watch and pray so that that day does not come upon us unawares.
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/6/2008 11:20:50 PM   
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I might not agree with all you have said but I would tend to agree that the Antichrist will come from one of the old USSR countries and most probable Russia. I feel the Antichrist will be Japheth in nature and will more than likely form an alliance with the Semitic and Hamitic nations. For the most part all of these nations hate Israel and wish its destruction.

I do also agree that there will be conflict between the North and the South and that the USA and it’s allies belong to the armies of the South.

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 12:51:30 AM   
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Get your facts straight Slavery was abolished in this country less then 100 years after this nation became a country. Was this country still killing native Americans in 1976? Don't think so. Wow I guess you consider it hoarding all the money when we have given billions in aid to multiple other countries. Quit kidding yourself and get real.


We have had this debate before.


But you never provided a sound hermeneutic study based on Scripture that proved your point so far all you have demonstrated is what you assume.

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Slavery started in 1620


Incorrect slavery started thousands of years ago, but if you want to limit it to the African slave trade then we have to start with the muslims in the seventh century, over one thousand plus years before the US became a nation. Is the Us also responsible for the actions of the muslims who were taking Africans as slave to be used in their harems one thousand years before the US became a nation? Check this out http://www.christianaction.org.za/articles_ca/2004-4-TheScourgeofSlavery.htm or any of the articles at this google search

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when 20 Africans were on a Duth man of war, we kept them as slaves. So all the laws before 1776 concerning slavery were what?


All mans laws concerning slavery prior to 1776 are irrelevent when it comes to America being Babylon. You can not hold America responsible for the crimes of other countries. Hypothetically speaking based on your line of reasoning every person who ever had a relative that committed a crime would have to go to prison for that relatives crime.

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how come nobody told the slaves before 1776, they could go home.


Probably for the same reason that no one told the Europeans who were the Romans slaves they could go home. Probably for the same reason that the muslims did not let the first African slaves go home. JMHO but their reasons probably had something to do with greed. Whose law were they under it wasn't the US law prior to 1776 ,so there is no justification to hold the US responsible. In your opinion, is the US also responsible for the muslims who started dealing in the African slave trade over 1000years prior to the US becoming a nation? Are we also responsible for the Romans who had European slaves or the Egyptians who held the Jews slaves? Sorry don't think so I see no justification to blame America for the actions of the ancestors of those now living in America.

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this is not even an intense study of it.[/quotes]

Obviously or you would have known that the US was only involved in the last 200 years of a 1200-1400 (depending on the source) year peiod when Africans were made slaves by outsiders. If I am understanding your reasoning correctly would this make the muslims Babylon as they obviously had more to do with African slavery and its origin then the US and more muslim descendants live in the mideast then the US so why aren't they Babylon?

Even if it was an intense study all it would prove is that the US was at one time guilty of having and trading in slaves.

[quotes] Just slaves in search engine.

About.com

From the 1670s the Slave Coast (Bight of Benin) underwent a rapid expansion of trade in slaves which continued until the end of the slave trade in the nineteenth century.



Height of Atlantic SlaveTrade: Between the years 1650 and 1850, historians estimate that at least 28 million Africans were forcibly removed from central and western Africa as slaves...


EDITLet's keep things in theier proper perspective no sense trying to make it look like all 28 million came to the US. Out of the 28million 95% went to central and south America only 5% (approximately 1.4 million) came to the US, but this pales in comparison to 100million plus taken by the muslims over 14 centuries starting in the seventh centuryand ending in some cases as late as the 1960'sEND EDIT.
So what there are numerous articles discussing America and slavery, and not a single one of them demonstrate any Scriptural justification to say that America is babylon.


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No, we did'nt kill any Natives I know of in 1976. But we did kill how many before then?


Granted many native Americans were killed by US citizens from the time the US became a nation until about 1900 or so but that isn't 200 years is it? IF my math is correct that is just a little over one hundred not two hundred. But even if the US had totally eliminated every native American it would still have no bearing on whether or not America is Babylon as they would still only be a part of those who were slain upon the earth not all.

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so based on your logic of we were not a country before 1776, we do NOT have to consider those that were in slavery before then.


Those who were slaves prior to 1776 have no bearing on America's guilt. America is not guilty of anything another country has done prior to the US's existence, just as you or I can not be held accountable for an event from 300 years ago involing one of our ancestors. What I am saying is that you can not blame the US for things that occured before the US was in existence. Slavery did occur both here and abroad long before the US became a nation but we can't hold the US responsible for the crimes of the world from day one until the day when the Lord returns.

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From my own families records, I have their writing(slavemaster) before 1776. they came to NC in 1670. Had slaves, the first english mans will

He left his slaves to his children and then was killed by Native several years later.


I am sure that from a historical perspective those papers would be fascinating reading, (I find geneaological research and the history that goes with it fascinating) but I don't see how they help your argument that America is Babylon all they prove is that slavery occurred in America and I don't recall anyone here denying that.

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this is simple history.


Sure it's history, slavery was a fact no one is denying that, but slavery (even after 1776) doesn't make the US babylon, it just makes it one of the many nations that at one time or another committed atrocities.

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I'm sorry that it is this way, but we must look at Us honestly to ever repent.


You and I can only repent for what we have done. I can not repent for anyone else and neither can you. Even if every person on the face of the earth today were to repent today it would have no effect on how God will judge those who came before us.


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Show me how America has the blood of Cain or Stephen who was stoned in the first century or how America has the blood of all those slain by the muslims in her then maybe we have something to talk about until then all I see is a Scripturally bankrupt theory based on guesswork theology.


Satan, killer of all saints. Pride


Nothing in this statement shows how America has the blood of All who were slain. If as you say satan is the killer of all saints then satan would be Babylon not the US. Are you saying the US is satan? I'd sure be interested in seeing the verse that says this. Is the US also responsible for those who have been killed by corrupt governments, religous persecution racial prejudice, etc... throughout history?

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Babylon can not be limited to a single city, continent, or religion, nor can it be can be constrained by time. America may be a part of Babylon but not Babylon in its entirety.JMHO, I believe that Babylon, then, represents the often murderous, material greed driven nature of mankind, personal and government etc., trapped by the things of this world, Satan's stuff, to the person's personal condemnation, throughout the entire history of mankind. (it has to be the entire history of mankind or you will only find part of the blood of all that were slain, not the blood of all)



america is trapped by the things of this world. No not one place, a long line of kingdoms(which are Satans) that hve cuminated into America.

She has them all in her. A melting pot of demons. Satan, prideful ,arrogant, haughty. America.


And this proves what? That America (along with the rest of the world) has fallen for satans lies nothing unique to America here nor does it prove America is Babylon. If you are going to hold America responsible for the actions of the ancestors now living in America then by this line of reasoning should we also hold you responsible for the actions of your ancestors? Hypothetically speaking should you be in prison because some long lost relative committed a crime? (Not in my opinion but then I don't hold anyone (individual or country) responsible for their ancestors actions going back well over two hundred years ago.) If not, then why hold the US responsible for the actions of it's ancestors? Also how can you hold the US responsible for all the people killed in the rest of the world in the last 24 hours? Aren't they part of the group "all who were slain upon the earth?"

Be blessed and may God bless your studies! As you are led friend as you are led!

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 4:44:03 AM   
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America is the only nation which has made human rights a central part of their foreign policy.
America is a force in this world for human secularism - like it or not.


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Come on Saint...look at Europe, it is the center of secularism and human rights. Look at the UN...what do they stand for? Who opposes them...the USA.

Europe is not the center of human rights...

And while Europe is secular, so is America.

Europe is all about the authority to rule; it is the third beast.

Face it Bob, America is not Godly.
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 4:46:24 AM   
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I might not agree with all you have said but I would tend to agree that the Antichrist will come from one of the old USSR countries and most probable Russia. I feel the Antichrist will be Japheth in nature and will more than likely form an alliance with the Semitic and Hamitic nations. For the most part all of these nations hate Israel and wish its destruction.

I do also agree that there will be conflict between the North and the South and that the USA and it’s allies belong to the armies of the South.

Huh? America belongs to the South? You've got to be kidding me.

We are aligned with Europe and are in partnership with Russia.
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 5:47:51 AM   
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"America" is not a single entity. It is composed of many people with many opinions and of many faiths. One American may believe very differently from another American. It's the same with Europe, though Europe is even more divided into different countries with different languages.

You're not playing Risk. A nation is more than the decisions of its leadership.

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 9:35:19 AM   
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We blame the United States for slavery when in fact it is only something we inherited



so the english men that considered their selves americans that held slaves were what?

We can minimize, lie and still it remains slavery existed in America for over 200+ years.
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Incorrect slavery started thousands of years ago, but if you want to limit it to the African slave trade then we have to start with the muslims in the seventh century, over one thousand plus years before the US became a nation. Is the Us also responsible for the actions of the muslims who were taking Africans as slave to be used in their harems one thousand years before the US became a nation?




slavery in the US started in 1620, we can talk about slavery in other times,I have. I say Egypt paid with the 10 plagues, REd SEa, etc..


When did US pay yet? I say Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.

No mass exodus here.

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Granted many native Americans were killed by US citizens from the time the US became a nation until about 1900 or so but that isn't 200 years is it?



you want to dishonoer those that died before 1776, like it makes them less dead

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You and I can only repent for what we have done. I can not repent for anyone else and neither can you. Even if every person on the face of the earth today were to repent today it would have no effect on how God will judge those who came before us.



Repentence does NOT help us? Well then the Bible is not true according to that.

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And this proves what? That America (along with the rest of the world) has fallen for satans lies nothing unique to America here nor does it prove America is Babylon.
Satan controls B abylons, we are one.

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and not a single one of them demonstrate any Scriptural justification to say that America is babylon.


Read the Bible, insert America into all Scripture with Babylon in it. you'll see it .


If everything we do looks like Babylon, we are in physical Babylon, spitritual Babylon,we had towers go down like it says Babylon

We have murder by law, pay your money and kill your baby, we have gays can get married, we have rapists, murders, liars, running all over the country, drugs galore, etc.

Every unclean bird. A melting pot of demons. Satan controls all Babylons, why would'nt he control this one?



WE ARE BABYLON!

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 9:39:27 AM   
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 10:13:49 AM   
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I have to agree with Tracydolls on one point, slavery has been around for a long time and unfortunately this is a blight in our nations history.

If America doesn't reverse it's current policy regarding Israel, which basically is the following:

To divide Jerusalem and give the Temple Mount to the Muslims.

To cede all of Judea and Samaria and establish an Arab terrorist state called Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.

To give the Palestinians control of the mountain ridge overlooking Israel, placing all the large population centers within range of Katusha rockets.

To expel hundreds of thousands of Jews from their cities and to destroy their communities.

To allow huge numbers of Palestinian refugees into Israel; thus, changing the demographics of the nation.

Zechariah 12:3,6,9 "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it....and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.... And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

Is it coincidence that everytime we as a country met with Palestian leaders regarding the "peace plan" something catastophic happens in the States?

Here's a list I copied from John McTernan

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"September 1, 1993: President Clinton announces he will meet Arafat and Rabin on September 13 in Washington, DC to begin the Oslo Peace Accords. After nearly a week of meandering in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Emily hits North Carolina on this day.

March 2, 1997: Arafat meets with President Clinton in Washington, DC. The same day awesome tornado storms unleash tremendous damage in Arkansas and flooding in Kentucky and Ohio. Arkansas and Kentucky declared disaster areas.

January 21, 1998: President Clinton is waiting to meet with Arafat at the White House. At this exact time the President's sex scandal breaks.

September 27, 1998: Arafat is meeting with the President in Washington. Hurricane Georges hits Alabama and stalls. The Hurricane stalls until Arafat leaves and then it dissipates. Parts of Alabama declared a disaster area.

October 17, 1998: Arafat comes to the Wye Plantation meeting. Incredible rains fall on Texas which causes record flooding. FEMA declares parts of Texas a disaster area.

November 23, 1998: Arafat comes to America. He meets with President Clinton who is raising funds for the Palestinian state. On this day the stock market fell 216 points.

December 12, 1998: On this day the US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Clinton. At the very time of the impeachment, the President is meeting with Arafat in Gaza over the peace process.

March 23, 1999: Arafat meets with Clinton in Washington, DC. Market falls 219 points that day. The next day Clinton orders attack on Serbia.

September 3, 1999: Secretary of State Albright meets with Arafat in Israel. Hurricane Dennis comes ashore on this very day after weeks of changing course in the Atlantic Ocean.

September 22, 1999: Arafat meets with Clinton in Washington, DC. The day before and after the meeting the market falls more than 200 points each day. This was the first time in history the market lost more than 200 points for two days in a week. The market lost 524 points this week.

June 16, 2000: Arafat meets with President Clinton. The market falls 265 points on this day.

July 12-26, 2000: Arafat at the Camp David meetings. Powerful droughts throughout the country. Forest fires explode in West into uncontrolled fires. By the end of August, fire burns 7 million acres.

November 9, 2000: Arafat meets with President Clinton at the White House to try and salvage the peace process. This was just two days after the presidential election. The nation was just entering into an election crisis which was the worst in over 100 years.

November 11, 2001: Arafat speaks at the UN General Assembly and condemns Israel. He later meets with Secretary of State Colin Powell. On this day, Saddam threatens the US with nuclear weapons. Within 24 hours of meeting with Powell, an airplane crashes in NYC killing 265 people. The crash was 15 miles from where Arafat spoke.

May 1, 2002: Under pressure from the US, Israel releases siege of Arafat's headquarters. Massive tornado storm in eastern US with F-5 tornado very close to White House."


Makes you really wonder

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 12:04:46 PM   
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Incorrect slavery started thousands of years ago, but if you want to limit it to the African slave trade then we have to start with the muslims in the seventh century, over one thousand plus years before the US became a nation. Is the Us also responsible for the actions of the muslims who were taking Africans as slave to be used in their harems one thousand years before the US became a nation?

slavery in the US started in 1620, we can talk about slavery in other times,I have.


Physically impossible The US did not come into existence untill 1776 I can agree that slavery was going on in the British colony that eventually became the US in 1776 but thats not the US nor does it prove the US is Babylon.

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I say Egypt paid with the 10 plagues, REd SEa, etc..
When did US pay yet?


Egypt suffered the plauges for refusing to obey God and release the slaves per God's instructions. Did God send a representative to the president like God sent Moses to Pharaoh? If not then aren't you comparing apples to oranges?

I see that you are not saying the same thing about payment here as you said in another thread. Considering you never answered my question there because that thread was merged with this thread please allow me to refresh your memory by quoting your earlier post

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Just think if America would do as the Bible and "pay" their slaves.



Who should pay? Are you suggesting we dig up the graves of those dead slaves so we can put a check in their coffins, if not then who should recieve this payment? If you believe the descendents of the slave owners should pay the descendents of the slaves then please show me where Scripture says we should do this! Should the muslims also make retribution to the descendents of the slaves their ancestors took from Africa between the 7th century and the twentieth century?

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I say Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.

No mass exodus here.


Yes Moses did lead his people out of Egypt, because God told him to. Please show me where God told any one to lead the slaves taken from Africa back to Africa. How does any of this prove America is Babylon all it demonstrates is you have an axe to grind with the US. If you feel the US is Babylon, then why not do as God directed and leave what you believe to be Babylon? If I believed America was babylon I can assure I would obey God and come out of her! Thankfully I do not believe babylon is the US so I see no reason to leave.

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Granted many native Americans were killed by US citizens from the time the US became a nation until about 1900 or so but that isn't 200 years is it?



you want to dishonoer those that died before 1776, like it makes them less dead


Who said I wanted to dishonor them, why would you say this? Are you deliberately trying to twist what I said? Are you doing this because your argument lacks sunbstance?

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You and I can only repent for what we have done. I can not repent for anyone else and neither can you. Even if every person on the face of the earth today were to repent today it would have no effect on how God will judge those who came before us.



Repentence does NOT help us? Well then the Bible is not true according to that.


Please quit trying to twist what I said. I did not say repentance does not help us. What I said is we cannot repent for any one else so no matter how much you or I repent it will have no effect on how God judges those who lived before us.

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And this proves what? That America (along with the rest of the world) has fallen for satans lies nothing unique to America here nor does it prove America is Babylon.
Satan controls B abylons, we are one.


How many Babylons do you believe there are?

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and not a single one of them demonstrate any Scriptural justification to say that America is babylon.


Read the Bible, insert America into all Scripture with Babylon in it. you'll see it .


Incorrect you will only see it if you are blinded by prejudice against the US. Thankfully I am not, so I can clearly see that the US is not Babylon.


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If everything we do looks like Babylon, we are in physical Babylon, spitritual Babylon,we had towers go down like it says Babylon

We have murder by law, pay your money and kill your baby, we have gays can get married, we have rapists, murders, liars, running all over the country, drugs galore, etc.

Every unclean bird. A melting pot of demons. Satan controls all Babylons, why would'nt he control this one?


How many Babylons do you think there are? Where do the Scriptures say there is more then one Babylon? Many of the things America does, do line up with some, not all of the things Scripture says about Babylon. Just because some things fit does not make the US Babylon, it is still impossible to find the blood of all who were slain upon the earth in the US and if we can not do that then the US is not Babylon.

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WE ARE BABYLON!


If the US is Babylon then why have you been unable to prove it?

Scripture clearly states "And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Rev 18:24 Please explain how the US has the blood of all who were slain abroad yesterday? Oh that's right no sense asking this when you continually dodge the question because if you answered it honestly you would have to admit the US cannot be Babylon.

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I have to agree with Tracydolls on one point, slavery has been around for a long time and unfortunately this is a blight in our nations history.


I don't think any body here is denying that slavey existed or that it was a blight on this nations history, but that still does not make the US babylon. If you believe the US is babylon ( I said if because I am not sure what you believe) then please explain how this verse applies to the US:
"And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Rev 18:24 Do you believe the US has the blood of "all that were slain upon the earth" in her?

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 1:05:25 PM   
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Remember slavery was basically inherited from our English forefathers and was made legal by the English Court System in 1654. Remember that slavery only lasted 100 years after we became a nation. For a system that was already established and a country that was just beginning to be birthed slavery actually ended pretty fast.

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 2:25:35 PM   
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I need a little clarification here. The slavery discussion does not seem to affect whether or not America is in prophecy. If anyone wants to take it to an extreme, slavery still exists in abundance in several African nations. As far as America not being a godly country, I would like to know where one can find any country that is godly. Regarding the blood of the saints, it is still being shed across the world. I would venture to say that Indonesia and China are the worst for martyrdom. I can list every argument used to paint America as Babylon to paint every other major nation in the world. 911 was not the be-all, end-all of signs. Compare it to the tsunami from 2005 (275,000 vs. 3,000 deaths). Does that not at least make people rethink the "proofs"? There are too many straw houses here.

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/7/2008 2:33:50 PM   
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Well then let me reinterate my point:
The beasts are not synonymous with the parts of Nebuchadnezzar's statue.

While there are parallels (and I don't think racial slavery has anything to do with it and I would remind people that Biblical slavery is a much different animal...) America is not Babylon per se - but is rich just like her.

But seeing America as the first beast of Daniel 7:4 along with Russia and the EU goes a long way to understanding how terrible the fourth beast is when, according to Rev 13:2, they unite to reinstate an all-powerful Roman Empire - which comes at the end of Nebuchadnezzar's statue and it will be smashed by Jesus.
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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/8/2008 3:00:57 AM   
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Physically impossible The US did not come into existence untill 1776 I can agree that slavery was going on in the British colony that eventually became the US in 1776 but thats not the US nor does it prove the US is Babylon.




The slaves before and after do matter to US.. Their blood is in this ground physically... some of them was my forebears. They were born and died here before 1776, their blood is here not in England.

Freedom did not come til when really. 1965? Jim Crow, Black Codes?

I was born in the '60's I would say that some on here remeber those days. Alot of americans are racist now. Would love to go back to those days. Hate Crimes have risen 10% since 2000.

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Who said I wanted to dishonor them, why would you say this? Are you deliberately trying to twist what I said? Are you doing this because your argument lacks sunbstance?



Every time you use the date 1776. As the date for slavery. Those slaves that were born and died in this country on this soil do matter. You have kept off topic qith debating what year it started, it's bad enough the history books lie in this country, but you dont want to accept it was 1620


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How many Babylons do you think there are?


Babylon is mentioned over 250 times in the Bible.

Again I have said before, explain ALL of this. What spirit associated with Babylon do we not have? Name one. Look at the words asscoiated with her.



Pride. We have pride in our country, in our flag, in our freedom. In our way of life.

Who is pride in the Bible

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.


We have ALL the spirits of Babylon.

Murder-you can pay $ to have a doctor kill your innocent baby for you. 600 serial killers on the lose at any given time. Death penalty.

Liars-look at TV

Prostitututes-Legal in Vegas, and one in every city and town.

Gays -can get married legally

Divorce rate-50% among all americans.

Drugs-What drug can't you get here?

Rapes- of children and women what every 30 minutes now?

Alcohol sold every day legally

richest country in country, gives peanuts to aid$ like 0.7%

800 military bases in world, in 2 wars, want to start more.

Spree killers, thrill killers, people that eat people.

Celebrate lies-hint: columbus never stepped foot in US.

Racism, sexism, classism

Greed

What else? Oh


This Church-------Latter Day Saints are molesting kids, Catholic Priests molesting litle boys, TBN bilking everyone.
Witchcraft is practiced.

What am I missing?

All sins are here, ALL saints will rejoice when this over! Because this system Babylon and Pride will be gone. Pride killed the saints all thru history.

On another post you to said Babylon is not physical, you right, it is spiritual.. The spirit we have in this country killed ALL saints. So no physically a person does not have "leave"Babylon, they must do it spiritually.



And to top it off, we actually control the ancient PHYSICAL city of Babylon(Basra)

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RE: America In Prophecy - 5/8/2008 3:34:36 AM   
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I need a little clarification here. The slavery discussion does not seem to affect whether or not A