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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 30
Christianity of the Puritans again become, that the super natural manifestations of
Satan's power—occultism, witchcraft, poltergeist phenomena (demons at
mischief) et al—were coming out into the open. Witches began hanging out
shingles, as it were, letting it quietly be known that they could cure warts and
straighten toes and mix love potions (all white magic, for the come-ons; the black
magic—the hexing, the cursing, the spellbinding would come later). And the
gullible, the unwary, the hopeless turned to this source of power, and more and
more people began to come to “the knowing ones” for advise and counsel.
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Today you can see signs advertising the services of psychics and palm readers, it seems,
almost everywhere. Psychics advertise on T.V., horoscopes appear in almost every newspaper,
witchcraft and satanism are recognized religions by the US military, and paganism is one of the
fastest growing religions in America.
Babylon is not just involved with the occult but she worships false gods, graven images:
“Babylon is taken... her images are broken in pieces.... it is the land of graven images, and
they are mad upon their idols.(Jeremiah 50:2, 38; see also Habakkuk 2:18-19) Although graven
images may not be as common or as visible as astrology and psychics in America, I can assure
you that a great many Americans have them hidden away in their homes. But graven images is a
type or model of a much more common problem in America. A false god can be anything that
you put your faith in other than God . It can also be anything that keeps you from serving and
obeying God. In America we have gods of wealth; millions of Americans have put their trust in
wealth rather than in God. We also have movie star gods, sports star gods, golf gods, football
gods, basketball gods, baseball gods, soccer gods, etc. Most of the nation is too busy with sports
or other worldly pleasures to worship the God of heaven. Americans don't trust in God, his
dietary laws and his healing herbs for health; they trust in man made drugs. By and large,
Americans have made a god of their government, when they are stricken with disaster or
misfortune, it is the government to whom most turn and in whom most put their trust, not in the
God of heaven.
Isaiah says that the citizens of Babylon have trusted in wickedness, wisdom and
knowledge; he writes: “For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me.
Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am,
and none else beside me.” (Isaiah 47:10) The US is most certainly a nation of knowledge, of
higher education, of technology, and of science. We are the worlds leader in scientific discovery,
innovation, and invention. We lead the world in computer technology, manufacturing
technology, construction technology, space and aeronautical technology, engineering, medicine
(pharmaceuticals), etc. And we trust more in our science and technology than we do in God and
His word. We've taken creationism out of school and teach evolution instead. We trust more in
man's drugs than we do in Gods power to heal. We trust in our construction technology to protect
us from the storm rather than obeying God and trusting Him to protect us.
We've built the most technologically advanced military in the world. We have aircraft
carriers, nuclear subs, stealth jet bombers, nuclear missiles, cruise missiles, smart bombs, spy
satellites, global communication, tanks, armored personnel carriers and body armor. We don't
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