(July 8, 2020) Today in the pre-dawn hours, over 30 FBI agents raided the residence of former President Donald Trump, Mar-a- Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida.
Such action has never before taken place against a former United States President.
While charges haven’t been made public, the suspicion is that the Justice Department will accuse President Trump of possession of information sensitive to national security or of documents taken from the White House illegally upon his departure from office.
Accusations and investigations of President Trump began even before his election to the Presidency in 2016, as the Clinton campaign fabricated a spurious report, supposedly written by an ex-MI6 British Spy, Christopher Steele. The “Steele Dossier” became the pretext to wiretap and investigate Donald Trump as he took office and allow FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) warrants to be granted to the FBI Director James Comey and the Justice Department to initiate covert operations on the incoming administration.
The Presidency of Donald Trump was filled with allegations, investigations and impeachment trials. At the end of his term, there was never any evidence of any of the accusations that occupied his four years in office.
Maybe it should come as no surprise that political enemies would try once again to derail the agenda of the former President. So far in the mid-term primary elections, 95% of Trump endorsed candidates have breezed to victory, an unmatched record in American politics. Many of the races will have national implications with important Gubernatorial, Senate and Congressional seats up for grabs which could give majorities to Republicans in both the House and Senate.
Why should this matter for students of Bible Prophecy?
More than any nation in history, the United States was founded on the rule of Law. Law expressed in the Constitution of the United States and its 27 Amendments were developed to protect the individual citizen. By rejecting the government of Britain — a monarchy — the framers of the Constitution modeled the common law that they had studied in the Holy Bible, understanding and giving reverence to God for allowing them to separate Church and State, recognizing the freedom of worship.
What happened in South Florida early this morning is exactly the type of abusive government intrusion and rule by might the Signers of the Declaration of Independence railed against!
Bible Prophecy warns that this type of government will once again be dominant at the close of the age. Revelation 13:1-18 describes the most tyrannical government in human history, yet to appear, which will dominate the affairs of all mankind. This government will be worshipped! It will attack and war against all who truly obey God. And unlike the original intent of the United States founders, it will unite with the power of the Church, deceiving all mankind!
But before that dominant power ascends upon the world scene, the most powerful nation in history is prophesied to fall from prominence — and rapidly so. Many of the prophets disclose that the modern descendants of Jacob, found in the English-speaking nations of the world, will fall into national calamity. Jeremiah wrote that it is the time of “Jacob’s trouble.” (Jeremiah 30:7) Jeremiah goes on to explain that “Jacob” will be corrected “in justice.” God inspired the prophet to disclose that other nations would be used to exact national discipline (Jeremiah 30:11)
Many prophecies indicate that those who bear the greatest responsibility of national sin are the unjust leaders — those who use the power of their offices for their own gain and ends.
Note Micah 3:8-10 “But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin. 9 Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity, 10 Who build up Zion with bloodshed And Jerusalem with iniquity:”
Isn’t this an apt description of the lawlessness that has overtaken our nation? Bloody and heinous crimes are skyrocketing, illegal immigration is surging, inflation is soaring, and virtually all horrendous outcomes are the result of broken laws.
Whatever the immediate outcome of the current proceeding against the former President (it could result in further political victory with an awakened conservative movement in the United States) the future of the “House of Israel” is bleak because of the preponderance of disobedience which will eventually result in national calamity and captivity!
Amos 5 is one of the most tragic of Bible Prophecy and specifies the fall of the English-speaking peoples. It projects a meager 10% survival rate of the entire population! (Amos 5:3)
There is a way out — Amos admonishes Israel to “Seek Me and live.”
The unjust leaders of the nation are again addressed in verse 7; “You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” This is what is happening in our nation today!
Amos 5 is a sobering condemnation on the events of our current age. In a nation where justice is to “run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream”, (v. 24) the opposite is becoming the norm. Because of that, national captivity is prophesied. (v.27)
What can you do? You don’t have to be an expert in picking political sides, but you do need to understand right from wrong. You can recognize the evil of our age and ask for God’s intervention in the affairs of mankind. There is Godly protection promised to those who are anguished over the iniquity of the nation. Ezekiel 9:1-11 is a prophecy that describes the punishment of the wicked of society but promises protection for those that recognize the perversity of the nation.
Heads up! In 90 days, the United States will conduct the most important mid-term election in history. If it is a fair election, it will likely be a tidal wave of red — a conservative tsunami unequaled in American political history. It could signal a time of reprieve, and perhaps allow more time for the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to be preached!
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