CHAPTER ELEVEN

THE COLLAPSE OF AMERICA 

t might be nice to have a crystal ball and look into the future to see what is going to happen to our beloved America. On the other hand, it might be a horrifying experience. How will America end?

·        Perhaps a meteor will drop from the sky and our world will go up in smoke.

·        Perhaps we will be overwhelmed by the Chinese who invade our country like locust devours a field.

·        America’s demise may be brought about by the explosion of an “H” bomb.

·        In the movie, “Planet of the Apes,” America is depicted as a destroyed wasteland and the Statue of Liberty lies half sunk in the muck. Will this be how our country will end?

·        It has been suggested that America will simply crumble from within. Our economy will dry up and, suddenly, we will realize that America is no longer the world leader but rather a slave to other countries.

·        Others would suggest that we will fight another civil war that will be even more bloody than the last one.

·        Many people believe that America will end with Christ’s return.

 Though none of us have a crystal ball that shows the future, there are some things of which we can be sure. For instance, we know that “... God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 7 and give relief to you who are troubled,..” (2 Thess 1:6-7 NIV).

Russia turned her back on God and they were brought to their knees in an economic disaster. Germany turned her back on God and was split down the middle as half of the country became slaves under communism.

Our Civil War claimed the lives of more of our American citizens than the combination of all of the other wars we have ever fought. Abraham Lincoln declared that the Civil War was our punishment for our horrible behavior toward our black brothers. I think he was exactly correct. I cannot help wondering, however, if God has some horrible calamity waiting for America. Today in America, we permit millions of our own innocent citizens to be tortured to death, burnt alive, torn apart[1] and their helpless bodies used for experimentation. God help us!

Paul warned, “Be not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows” (Gal 6:7).

Peter warned, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare” (2 Peter 3:9, 10 NIV).

Some wonder why we had financial prosperity in our nation when we had an immoral President, yet when we have a President with better morals we have financial difficulties. The answer is in the lessons we learn from sowing and reaping. We learn that we always reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow. Often, the results of our sowing comes much later than when we sow. The above mentioned truth is worth repeating. “Be not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows”.

Years ago, there was a book written and a movie made to depict the typical way of life in the South, before the Civil war. Then the war came. The horrors of war left an indelible mark all across the South. The “normal” things of life were gone - GONE WITH THE WIND!

Will America wake up one day to this story again? Will we, one day, wake up to find that some of our closest friends have been killed because of their belief in God? Will we witness our children being raped and tortured just because they are Christians? What will happen to America?

What Made America Great?

What's so Great About America?

What Made America Great?
Chapter 3

The Persecution

The Dream for Freedom

Men Who Shaped America

Separation of Church and State

The Fall of America

The Cost of Freedom

A Warning to America

The Collapse of America

Hope for America

Appendix What Made America Great?