God’s judgment is coming

What are the sins of America for which judgment will come unless we repent?

The same sins condemned in the Bible

• The sins of extortion and greed
• Coercion, abuse and exploitation of people
• Injustice, cheating, lying and stealing
• Murder and torture
• Sacrificing of children and babies
• Sexual immorality
• Pastors and politicians who lead immorally
• Calling evil good and good evil (celebrating evil)
• Shaking a fist at God and His righteous revelations
• A fierce assertion of self-care and independent autonomy from God

What kind of judgment will come?

The same kind as has always been prophesied in the Bible

• Plague
• Famine
• Sword
• Calamity
• Exile and/or Captivity

When will it come?

The same time it has always come

• When God says the time has come
• When He has given sufficient time for us to repent
• When He has sent true prophets and they have been ignored or even persecuted or killed
• When the surrounding pagan nations are more righteous than a supposedly Christian or God-fearing nation

Might any people survive the judgement?

In the same way they always have:

• If we are obedient to the Lord, the Lord will deliver us through (or in spite of) the judgment on the land
• God sometimes has mercy on segments of people/areas of the land 
• He leaves for Himself a remnant
• The judgment (on earth) is for a demonstration of His power and for a call to repentance (it is temporary in its punishment and ultimately is for redemption and formation))
• The judgment (in heaven) will be punitive and everlasting

How can we know if a prophet is true or false when they warn us?

The same way in the Bible anyone could know if a prophet was sent by God

• Their words came to pass
• Their lifestyle reflected a counter-cultural bent and a desire to honor God
  • They didn’t quite fit it in
• They were hated and misunderstood by many
• Often they did not have a large following of disciples/adherents because the largest group was being led astray by false prophets and teachers
• Their words were always in agreement with the character and behavior of God

Aren’t you being a little harsh on America? After all there are so many Christians and churches here, surely it’s not as bad as you are making it out to be

America is as evil as as Egypt, Babylon, Rome, Israel or Judah ever were

• Sexual perversion, deviancy, promiscuity and immorality
• Idolatry
• Blasphemy
• Murder
• Slavery, oppression, abuse, exploitation
• Calling evil good and good evil
• Celebrating evil

The fact that there is rampant evil in America, does not negate the fact that there are also God-fearing, obedient people. But the path and the gate are narrow and few are on it (although many know but are not obedient)

Some people like to equate America with a new Israel but the reality is that if we are a new Israel it is only an apostate one (one that has known the truth but has fallen away). So whether America is the new Israel or the new Babylon, the call is the same: repent and believe and be obedient and be faithful to God and His good commands. 

What is the purpose of God’s judgment?

The same it as always been

• That people will know that God is the Lord
• That people will know the utter sinfulness, repugnancy and devastation of sin (and the utter abomination that it is not only to God but to all who are holy and see/hear with His eyes/ears)
• That He will purify people of their sins 
• That He will cleanse the land of its idolatry
• That people will be made holy

God’s judgment always comes with 

• Advance warning
• An invitation to repent
• A clear explanation of the consequences for obedience or disobedience
• God’s expression of His love and willingness to forgive and redeem
• A call to remorse (Godly sorrow) that leads to confession (declaration with our mouths of our sinfulness and God’s holiness) and repentance (actively turning away from our sinful deeds and actively engaging in holy and loving deeds by the conviction and empowerment of the Holy Spirit)

God will cause us to know that He is the Lord!

• Please receive this warning!
• God’s judgment is coming quicker than we know
• It will be a swifter judgment than we realize
• The severity of it may surprise us
• God’s mercy is available now, but we have to believe and repent
• A day of judgment is coming and unless we the people, the shepherds (pastors/prophets) and the leaders (politicians, influencers, etc) repent, judgment is coming to America. 
• May we not look first/only to the people around us who need to repent, may it begin with us! And then may we fast and pray for our nation and the people around us. And may we have gracious spiritual conversations about God’s truth so that others may be warned. And many of us don’t know our nation’s leaders, by may we weep and pray for them and for those who can influence them to call upon the Lord before God’s judgment comes!