Hebraic Musing – Life Cycles of Great Nations, Application to America?
Study of the Old
Testament and history reveals many life cycles of great nations that ended in
collapse; a few Biblical examples – Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, Western &
Eastern Roman Empires, as well as Israel’s 10 tribes & Judah’s tribes. What brought about their decline and
collapse? “For the LORD brought Judah
low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline
in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD.” 2
Chronicles 28:19 NKJV There are many more examples – Mayans, Incas, Greece,
Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Haiti, No. Korea, Syria,
Pakistan, Iraq, China, India, Egypt, Belgium, Germany, and smaller nations. But there is a dramatic exception – Israel
came back in 1947 after being gone for almost 2,000 years, a comeback supported
by America, but is now turning her back Israel!
Here are seven
stages that nations typically go through.
What can we in America learn from them?
1. Age of Outburst
or Pioneering (From bondage to spiritual faith) – Discovery of a new nation
across the pond; Seeking religious freedom; Declaring Independence; Drafting their
Constitution; Defining purpose; Colonization; Blessed geographically between
two oceans; Abundant natural resources; etc.
2. Age of Conquests
(From spiritual faith to great courage) – Required pioneering spirit to
conquer & develop the frontier; Unification of purpose in Revolutionary
war, Civil war, and role of International Policeman & Peace-maker in WW1
& WWII;; etc.
3. Age of Commerce
(From courage to liberty) – Prosperity from a developed & refined
industrial age; Judeo/Christian work ethic & morality; Stable &
internationally recognized currency; etc.
4. Age of Affluence
(From liberty to abundance & selfishness) – Financial wealth after WWII;
Industrial & international trading capabilities; pension & retirement plans;
affordable welfare; Two wage earners per family to “keep up with Joneses”;
Chromed Automobiles; etc.
5. Age of Intellect
(From abundance to complacency & apathy) – Younger generations enjoying
wealth; Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent technology explosion (less need
for religion); Focus on the me, myself & I trinity; Ungodly
Morality; Government knows best; Morality enforced by a police state (instead
of Judeo/Christian internalized morality); Governed by Mega-billionaires; Divisive
racism; Disrespect of others; Destruction
of Family, Marriage & gender identity; Immoral entertainment; etc.
6. Age of Decadence
(From apathy to dependence) – Promotion of Woke, godlessness, social
welfare & entitlement; Increased Alcoholism, Drugs/Pharmaceuticals;
Inflationary Gov’t spending; Top-down Government no longer “for the people”;
Fake news; Political divisiveness; Open border; Promotion of a “One World Government” lead by Satan(?); Allowing
World-wide conquests in Ukraine, So. Korea, Taiwan, Israel; Living in fear while
losing respect, love & care for others; etc.
7. Age of
Decline and Collapse (From dependence back into bondage) – Runaway
Inflation; Critical reliance on other nations - China, Russia & Saudi
Arabia; Loss of respect by other nations; etc.
Jesus tried to
warn us of these days. “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed
down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come
on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those
who dwell on the face of the whole earth.” Luke 21:34-35 NKJV
Unfortunately,
here are today’s typical reactions to this message from American, and
Christians:
- Ignoring – “We shall see”;
Normalcy bias; “What does this
have to do with me?”
- Justifying – “We help others as good neighbors”; “Capitalism makes money off the less
fortunate.”
- Concerned – “America needs to get right in 2023, or get a
whooping” (Tom Hatley, my Pastor)
- Humorous – “Will we need to learn to speak Chinese or Russian or Arabic?” (>:
Points to Ponder
Q – What does
the Bible actually say about America?
A – Nothing!
How many more
sins has Satan introduced recently to destroy this world?
What would
our Founding Fathers and WWII Vets think of today’s politics and positions?
Can our
nation recover with a “Great Awakening”?
♫ Be bold! Be strong! For the Lord your God is
with you. I am not afraid, I am not dismayed, Because I’m walking
in faith and victory, Come on and walk in faith and victory, For the Lord, your
God is with you.. ♫
Yosef a.k.a. Joe Brusherd
February
28, 2023
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages
exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)”
Weekly “Hebraic Musings” insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com
Notes:
Academic Support for these cycles
- Scientists in the 1970’s at
M.I.T. predicted the fall of society will take place around 2040.
- NASA-funded study: “Over 32
advanced civilizations have collapsed before us, we're next in line.”
- Economics studies teach: “Life
Cycle of businesses” (Similar cycle!)
- “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25
- “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” 2 Corinth. 11:13-14
- “The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,” 2 Thess. 2:9-10
- Last words of Jesus on the cross - “It is finished!” Last words in the Bible - “Surely I am coming quickly.”
