Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point?
Last month in part one of this series we showed the vast power currently held by the United States. Could we see a time when this power, in all its forms, will be broken, no longer able to influence world events? The answer is found in Bible prophecy.
by Darris McNeely
In Leviticus 26 God told His chosen nation Israel, "...If you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. And your strength will be spent in vain" (verses 18-20).
How does this prophecy apply to the United States and Great Britain today? Regular readers of World News and Prophecy understand the promises made by covenant to Abraham have been fulfilled in modern times through these two nations. The terms of that covenant, both the curses and blessings, still apply to the modern descendants of the 10-tribe nation of Israel. The words of the prophets God sent to Israel and Judah to stir them to repentance speak to these nations today.
America and Great Britain in particular, as descendants of Joseph, have been materially blessed beyond all others. In spite of our disobedience to God's laws, He has been faithful to His promise and extremely merciful. How long will this last? How long before He removes that blessing and allows the curses of Leviticus 26 to overwhelm the present power of the United States?
Shaping the world
At the close of World War II America stood alone as the strongest power on earth. No other nation held the ability or will to reshape the postwar world as did the United States. The United States helped not only Great Britain and other allies recover, but also helped the vanquished nations of Germany and Japan rebuild into thriving, democratic, free-market economies.
