1. US leads in the “falling away”
Amazing but true! It’s happening before our eyes. America, or more correctly, the USA, the only country which was founded “by the Gospel,” and “for the Gospel,” has turned out to be the leader of the end time “falling away.” You say, “I can’t believe it: America is the leading Christian nation and the only country whose bank notes carry the motto ‘In God we trust’.” Agree, and this is what makes it even more amazing. Did not the Word of God say in Micah 7:6 “... a man’s enemies are the men of his own house”? And was not Judas Iscariot a disciple who sold his own Master? So, it is little wonder that America has denied the faith which sent the original settlers from England and Europe to found a new nation. Today the USA is officially a “Christian country” but in faith and life the nation is far from Christian – in the true Biblical sense.
2. “USA: Christian in action?”
Take a close look at the US, examine her “modus operandi,” and compare with our Lord’s teaching in Matthew 5:43-45: “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
Bearing in mind our Lord’s teaching in verse 44 and 45: “…Love your enemies … That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven …” let us recall America’s actions in recent history.
While World Wars I and II were arguably wars of “self defence,” American actions following WWII were fought for other reasons, certainly not in the Christian spirit.
America has been embroiled in wars in foreign countries: Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, ostensibly to promote “democracy.” America has set herself up as the “Global Policeman” to uphold “justice” to suit her own ends, certainly not in the spirit of Christ.
3. USA leads in the “falling away”
Our “Guide to 20th Century Apostasy” (excerpted from “The Modern Bible Versions Hall of Shame,” a book published by David Cloud, Way of Life Literature) clearly shows that the leaders in Protestantism’s “falling away” are to be identified among Protestant leaders in the USA.
The 20th Century witnessed a massive abandonment or denial of the faith of the gospel of Jesus Christ which Protestants have held ever since the 16th Century Reformation. Keystone doctrines such as the Virgin Birth of our Lord, salvation being based on faith in His vicarious death on the Cross alone, belief in our Lord’s bodily resurrection from the dead, and His coming again in power and great glory, and many other fundamentals of the Christian faith, are denied by Protestant leaders. All these happenings are in fulfillment of the “falling away” prophesied in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.
Amazingly, in the 20th Century, all the major denominations of Protestantism have openly declared their acceptance of Roman Catholicism, thus acknowledging her claim to the title of “Mother Church” i.e. mother of all churches.
Leading Protestant leaders have openly declared their togetherness with Rome. Led by prominent churchman Billy Graham, the road back to Rome is now crowded with the major Protestant groups: the New Evangelicals (whose leaders have signed the document ECT or Evangelicals and Catholics Together). The largest Protestant group, the Anglicans or Church of England, have publicly avowed their eventual return to Rome. The same affirmation has been declared by the Charismatics through their leader Duplessis and others. The rest of Protestantism, members of the World Council of Churches, is moving Romeward, with fellow travelers heading toward the “Holy City.”
Only a remnant few Bible-believing and Bible-obeying Fundamentalists and other “Bible Christians” are not with the crowd.
What had begun as a trickle in the 18th Century, grew to a fast flowing stream in the 19th Century. By the last century (the 20th), the Romeward movement had grown into a massive torrent – led by Christian leaders in America.
4. The USA, chief promoter of homosexuality
Hillary Clinton, American Secretary of State, addressing the UN representatives gathered at UN Geneva on Tuesday 4 December 2011 declared that “… religious beliefs and cultural values do not justify failure to uphold the human rights of homosexuals.”
Her speech at the Geneva HQ of the UN was delivered ahead of Human Rights Day December 10. Earlier, President Obama had signed a memorandum combating human rights abuses and promoting gay rights. The days of Lot are here, the Lord is on the way! Are you ready?
Faithfully in the Lord
Dr SH Tow, Sr Pastor