It is no coincidence that America is now the only remaining super-power on the earth, for this is a fulfillment of prophecy written long ago. It is worthy of note that throughout sacred history, and also in the prophecies which deal with the nations of the earth, the Bible has mainly focused our attention on the dominant power on the earth at any given time, and how that nation relates to His people and how the other nations are affected, and interact with that power. For instance, there were several other nations in existence in the days of Babylon, yet it was the predominant nation at the time, and as such, it is featured prominently in the prophecies pertaining to that same era, and beyond. Let’s read:
Daniel 4:10 Thus were the visions of mine head in
my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
Daniel 2:37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Thus, in referring to the beast of Revelation 13:11, and onwards to the end of the same chapter, God is bringing to our attention the activities of the last dominant power to bear sway on the earth, even though there are many other nations in existence. And just as how Babylon was looked up to by all the other nations of its time, just so, America is looked up to for leadership, and other necessities such as food, innovation, security, and monetary policy etc. This is the reason why there is this saying: “When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold”.
And so we begin with the birth of the nation, being one of the youngest, but the greatest of our time. It was in 1776 when the declaration of independence from British rule was documented, and America was officially inaugurated into the nations of the earth. It is most important for us to observe the time at which America became a sovereign nation, for the Bible is very specific as to when this was to take place.
According to the scriptures, it would begin to occur just about the time that the deadly wound incurred by papal Rome took place, and it would continue on in the years thereafter. Thus, because the majority of states entered the union after the French general Berthier took the then ruling pontiff, Pope Pius V1 as prisoner, where he died in captivity, the Scripture says that America would then take the center-stage “After” the first composite beast of Revelation 13. This first beast of verses 1>10 is none other than papal Rome. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Catholic Encyclopedia
Pope Pius VI
After the French Revolution, pope Pius V1 rejected the "Constitution civile du clergé" on 13th of March 1791, suspended the priests that accepted it, provided as well as he could for the banished clergy and protested against the execution of Louis XVI. France retaliated by annexing the small papal territories of Avignon and Venaissin. The pope's co-operation with the Allies against the French Republic, and the murder of the French attaché, Basseville, at Rome, brought on by his own fault, led to Napoleon's attack on the Papal States. Because the pope refused to submit, he was forcibly taken from Rome on the night of 20 Feb., and brought first to Siena and then to Florence. At the end of March, 1799, though seriously ill, he was hurried to Parma, Piacenza, Turin, then over the Alps to Briançon and Grenoble, and finally to Valence, where he succumbed to his sufferings before he could be brought further.
This is the deadly wound which is being referred to in Revelation 13:3, which as we have just read, took place in 1798. Thus, the scripture identifies a nation coming upon the scene of action, just about this time, out of relative obscurity, to take preeminence amongst the nations of the earth, from that time forward. And when the sacred oracles of scripture are matched against the characteristics of history, the evidence points unmistakably to America as being the only nation to fit the bill. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
RANK STATE DATE ENTERED THE UNION
1 Delaware December 7, 1787
2 Pennsylvania December 12, 1787
3 New Jersey December 18, 1787
4 Georgia January 2, 1788
5 Connecticut January 9, 1788
6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788
7 Maryland April 28, 1788
8 South Carolina May 23, 1788
9 New Hampshire June 21, 1788
10 Virginia June 25, 1788
11 New York July 26, 1788
12 North Carolina November 21, 1789
13 Rhode Island May 29, 1790
14 Vermont March 4, 1791
15 Kentucky June 1, 1792
16 Tennessee June 1, 1796
17 Ohio March 1, 1803
18 Louisiana April 30, 1812
19 Indiana December 11, 1816
20 Mississippi December 10, 1817
21 Illinois December 3, 1818
22 Alabama December 14, 1819
23 Maine March 15, 1820
24 Missouri August 10, 1821
25 Arkansas June 15, 1836
26 Michigan January 26, 1837
27 Florida March 3, 1845
28 Texas December 29, 1845
29 Iowa December 28, 1846
30 Wisconsin May 29, 1848
31 California September 9, 1850
32 Minnesota May 11, 1858
33 Oregon February 14, 1859
34 Kansas January 29, 1861
35 West Virginia June 20, 1863
36 Nevada October 31, 1864
37 Nebraska March 1, 1867
38 Colorado August 1, 1876
39 North Dakota November 2, 1889
40 South Dakota November 2, 1889
41 Montana November 8, 1889
42 Washington November 11, 1889
43 Idaho July 3, 1890
44 Wyoming July 10, 1890
45 Utah January 4, 1896
46 Oklahoma November 16, 1907
47 New Mexico January 6, 1912
48 Arizona February 14, 1912
49 Alaska January 3, 1959
50 Hawaii August 21, 1959
Washington, D.C. February 21, 1871
But the scripture says that the deadly wound which was incurred by the papacy would be healed, after which America will gradually begin to speak like a dragon. Thus it is worthy of note that the healing of the wound took place after America had been firmly established as a nation, and the reason why this information is necessary, is to leave no doubt as to the correct identification of America as the lamb-like beast. Let’s read:
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, February 12, 1929. VATICAN AND ITALY SIGN PACT RECREATING A PAPAL STATE. 60 YEARS OF ENMITY ENDED; THRONGS CHEER IN STREETS: By ARNALDO CORTESI. Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
ROME, Feb. 11.--The Pope is again an independent sovereign ruler, as he was throughout the Middle Ages, though his temporal realm, established today, is the most microscopic independent State in the world, and probably the smallest in all history. — THE NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, February 12, 1929.
The same information can also be found in the San Francisco Chronicle edition of February 12, 1929.
Now that we have identified America as the second beast of Revelation 13, we must then examine her prominent features, to better understand her role as the last super-power upon the earth, before the kingdom of God and Christ is established. America in its infancy is described as a lamb, which suggests a characteristic of gentleness. The gentleness of a lamb, with which America in its infancy is therefore described can be observed in our nation’s two most prominent features, represented by the horns, and which symbolize the founding principles of civil and religious liberty.
These two prominent features are thus the secret of America’s genius and great success. The freedom to worship God according to the dictates of one’s own conscience was greatly repressed during the 1260 years of Papal supremacy, better known as the dark ages, during which time the Bible was chained to the walls of monasteries, and only the priests and clergy were privy to its sacred teachings. But then America granted religious liberty to all its peoples, thus guaranteeing the freedom of choice, and the freedom of conscience with which each person was originally endowed by our Creator. Let’s read:
The Bill of Rights: Third amendment.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Well, well, well, we were hoping that the prophecy would end on this high note, but according to the scripture, something would go terribly wrong, in so much that the once lamb-like nation would begin to speak like a dragon, which means that the use of force would begin to characterize her actions in the compulsion of conscience, and in the restriction of fundamental civil liberties. In the following verses, America is scheduled to exercise all the power and authority of Papal Rome, and we know from history that the papacy ruled by fiat, not by the freedom of choice in matters of conscience, as is clearly seen in the following verse. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations…. [The first beast during the dark ages].
Thus, the question is: “Will America soon be ruling by fiat, against the individual conscience, just like it was in the dark ages, when a very perverted form of Christianity was urged upon the people, on pain of death to dissenters? This is the question God wants each person to consider very carefully, because the answer has ramifications which extend way into eternity. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
So how are we doing, and are we living at the times spoken of in the previous passages, when the use of force in coercing the individual conscience will be implemented, and the lamb-like beast will speak like a dragon? Let’s read:
The Washington Times - Wednesday, May 4, 2016 President Obama’s Justice Department on Wednesday threatened to pull federal education dollars from North Carolina if the state does not repeal a law prohibiting people from using public restrooms of the opposite sex. In a letter to Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta said the state’s HB2 law violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex in the workplace, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in education.
“The Department of Justice has determined that, as a result of compliance with and implementation of NC House Bill2, both you and the state of NC are in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” Ms. Gupta said.
The agency said North Carolina officials have until Monday to address the issue, or the state risks losing millions of dollars in federal education funding. Joseph Backholm, director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, said the Justice Department’s threat to cut education funds is a tactic fitting for a playground bully.
California Public School Kids Now Required to Study Contributions of LGBT Americans.
By Philip Shepherd | January 4, 2012 | 5:20 PM EST
(CNSNews.com) – On Jan. 1, the California Department of Education started implementing a new law that requires all children in the state’s public schools to study the “role and contributions” of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans” to the “development of California and the United States of America.”
This law, according to the pro-family group SaveCalifornia.com, will require the schools to promote “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans as role models” and mandate that “children as young as kindergarten must be taught to admire persons who engage in homosexuality.”
The issue being directly addressed in Revelation 13 has to do with worship, because the word is being mentioned over and over again. And because God teaches by repetition, He will have us consider very carefully, the ramifications of certain courses of action, which are currently being pursued. In his address to the Republican convention, Dr. Ben Carson mentioned the fact that on our dollar bill the words “In God we trust” are inscribed. We should also point out here that in the original declaration of independence, and also in the bill of rights, the word God and Creator is used, suggesting that our nation believes in God.
What is strangely absent on both the dollar bill, and the bill of rights, is the name of the “God” which is referenced, for it is quite easy for us to assume that because the founding fathers were Christians, that the God being referenced must be Christ, since the word Christian actually means “Little Christ”. But without a clear delineation of which God is being referenced, the door is now open for it to be Christ, Allah, Moshiach, Buddha, Krishna, Brahma, Mary, Zeus, or Selassie. Who exactly is being referred to we don’t really know, because it has never been clearly stated.
However, if it is the Christian’s God that is being referred to, then we would need to find out what are His stated requirements as it pertains to the issue of worship, lest the use of force against our consciences, as predicted, inevitably drive us into a counterfeit form of worship, from which there will be absolutely no escape to those who are coerced into subscribing. Therefore, from here on out, we must permit Jesus Christ to speak for Himself, so that we may be certain as to what constitutes true worship to Him.
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man.
Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day”…
Question: Which day is The Lord’s Day”?
Mark 2:27 And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.
Here in America, and abroad, there are now two established Sabbaths, one for the Jews, and the other for Christians. Now, there has been a whole lot of back and forth over which day is the official Sabbath, but for those who believe that the God on the dollar bill is Christ, then we must, as “Little Christs” follow where He leads the way. And since the last controversy to take place on earth centers around the issue of worship, then it’s necessary to ascertain which day is the Sabbath Christ expects His followers to observe and keep holy. So let’s follow His lead:
Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
This Sabbath that Christ kept, and that He expects all “Little Christs” to keep is the very same one that was given in commandment form on Mount Sinai. As a matter of fact, if we believe in Easter, then we should not find it hard to believe in the seventh day Sabbath, for it was because Christ and His “Little Christs” rested over the sacred hours, that Easter has any meaning whatsoever. Let’s read:
Luke 23:55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment.
Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him”… “if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Thus, the issue being referred to in Revelation 13 must be the official day of rest, for as we scrutinize the nature of the warning given, we see clearly that the overwhelming majority of people will be gathered together on one side of the issue, whilst a relatively small number will be identified as “Little Christs”. And therefore, anyone who does not agree with the lamb-like beast in accepting her dogmas, will be visited with the severest economic sanctions, in so much that their buying and selling privileges will be entirely cut off. Let’s read:
Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God”…
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
In closing, let’s remember that America will play a leading role in the enforcement of the counterfeit system of worship, and although we may never know which God is being referenced on our dollar bill, yet, the next time we utter those cryptic words, “In God we trust”, let’s hope and pray that it's Jesus Christ being referenced, as it pertains to us individually and nationally. We therefore end with two passages from Christ, and it is His will that we may fully align ourselves with Him, whilst we have a very brief window of opportunity to. Let’s read:
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
May God add His blessing to the study and practice of His every word.
God bless!