America in Bible Prophecy?

 

This is a short article to highlight the place of the United States of America in Bible Prophecy. This relates to current events in the 2020’s and events in the last 150 years. Over the past 100 years we have seen America get involved in World Events.

They entered the First World War and were influential in the outcome of that war being heavily involved in the negotiations at the Treaty of Versailles. The inequitable conclusion that saw Germany penalised even though they never lost the war but negotiated an end to hostilities. It has been said the First World War was to break the control of monarchy in Europe and that removing the Kaiser from power in Germany was the one of the major goals of those families that secretly influenced global policy at the time.

A number of American businessmen and politicians were involved in bringing that conflict into being and their ultimate goal was the establishment of a League of Nations. This was successful in that they brought a number of member countries together to discuss global policy but the organisation lacked cohesion and was too small to be really effective on a global scale. Good chat though.

A Second World War would be required and so the United States began to pressure Japan into a difficult situation by refusing to supply crude oil for fuels. This may have been a punishment for it’s imperialist expansion into Korea and China after World War One. Japan was also seen as a dangerous opponent that needed to be dealt with. Certainly it was identified as a threat.

At the same time Hitler was being groomed and brought into power in Germany. His connection to the Rothschild family was never stressed but it is almost certain that they played a part in bringing him to power and pursued an agenda through him. A fascist experiment to see if a global world empire could be established in Europe that would eventually dominate the entire world.

Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933 and the path to the Second World War was certain. There were fascist elements in the United States as well. This was to be expected given that many in the Southern States had never accepted the loss of the civil war and had pursued an apartheid society for non white Americans ever since. Hence there was some sympathy for Germany in America and there were those in the shadows who had wealth and were prepared to give Hitler their support.

The war in Europe started in 1939 and the United States decided to stay neutral on it as it was not their war. I suspect most people around the globe wondered what they were waiting for? Britain beseeched the United States for aid with the war effort as they were grossly out gunned by Hitler’s Germany. The Americans supported Britain grudgingly with a lend lease agreement to supply appropriate weapons.

In December of 1941 the Japanese, running out of fuel, attacked Pearl Habour in Hawaii drawing the Americans into the World War. The British had won the Battle of Britain in October of 1940. This was really the beginning of the end for Germany as they had insufficient resources and aircraft to sustain their various battle fronts in the USSR, Middle East and Europe. The Japanese entering the war made for a more prolonged route to victory for the United States, Britain and their allies but America’s enormous manufacturing capability and the push for new weapon designs spelled doom for their enemies. This was the beginning of the American Military Industrial Complex and the World has never been the same since.

The Second World War finished and the result was the formation of the United Nations. At the same time the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth began to scale down. While the United States correspondingly increased it’s influence as one of the two emerging super powers along with the USSR. It was involved in the Korean War supporting South Korea and establishing bases there which remain open until today. This has been the case with every country that the United States has developed a relationship with and it now has several hundred bases around the World.

The Vietnam war enhanced the position of America as a serious player in world affairs and even though it essentially lost the war it still became steadily more powerful. Ronald Reagan was able to negotiate with Mikhail Gorbachev to disband the Soviet Union in the 1980’s. The Iron Curtain finally fell in 1991. The same year that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and the Saudi’s along with the American Army and Air Force repulsed the Hussein’s Iraqi forces. It was a real display of US military might and a warning to any and all of the enemies of the United States, the United Nations and NATO to be very careful about what they did to their neighbours.

The next real expression to American power was post 9/11. With the attack on the World Trade Center in New York. The United States moved to silence terrorists around the World by invading Iraq, then invading the Al Qaeda base of operations with the Taliban, Afghanistan. They set up bases in both countries but subsequently withdrew from Bagram base in Afghanistan in 2021. The destruction of Syria lead out of Iraq by ISIS in the first place as they attempted to establish a Caliphate and which saw US and Russian interventions in 2014 - 2016. This lead to the current uneasy truce that exists now. Which more or less brings us to the present where NATO is assisting the forces of the Right in Ukraine against Putin’s Russia and the US is now involved in supporting Israel against Hamas and Hezbollah both armed by Iran who are determined to see and end of the nation state of Israel.

So, the United States of America has had a huge impact on world affairs in the last Century but does it figure in the Bible and most importantly in the End Times or the Great Tribulation described in Matthew 24? Well it is certainly the most influential nation in the formation of the coming One World Government. It is fair to say that it has been influential since its establishment in 1776 after the War of Independence.

It is the power house behind Europe which is described as the ten horned beast of Revelation 13:1-4 “Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne, and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been fatally wounded, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast; they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” This beast is Europe and the Anti-Christ.

The Second Beast is described in Revelation 13: 11-18 “Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who live on it worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the presence of people. And he deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound of the sword and has come to life. And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause all who do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.”

So the beasts are a description of nations and Anti-Christ. The First Beast arises our of the waters and that usually indicates the peoples. It is also a depiction of the ten country confederation of Europe thus the ten horns or Kings. The Second Beast arises out of the land and is like a lamb, has horns like a sheep, but speaks with the voice of a dragon.

Some Bible commentators have speculated that this beast symbolises the United States with one horn symbolising the affect of Christianity on the nation making it like a lamb in its gentle character and the way it has behaved righteously toward other nations at times. However, the other horn symbolising the activities of the Dragon and the Mystery of Iniquity, or the Vatican and the Jesuits, from the establishment of the nation through the last two hundred and fifty years as they have sought to create a one world government and the Beasts 666 system. This may be a stretch as this beast has long been held to be the assistant to the first beast and known as the false prophet. In any case, all will be revealed in due course. Bear in mind that this article is in no way exhaustive and is only my opinion. Hope it helps and you are less confused than you may have been.