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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 476
predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his
own will.” (Ephesians 1:11) This can be for evil or good. “Hath not the potter power over the
clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? (Romans
9:21) But in either case it is according to his will. “For it is God which worketh in you both to will
and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philipians 2:13)
God has declared “the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet
done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.” (Isaiah 46:10) And what God has
willed and what he has declared, he surely brings it to pass. Jeremiah writes: “Then said the LORD unto
me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.” (Jeremiah 1:12) But rest assured that
what ever God does whether it be evil or good, it is the result of his love and is for the benefit of those
who love him. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who
are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
The Pharisees and religious leaders of Israel, Judas, Herod, and Pontius Pilate all fulfilled
God's purpose to bring about the evil and unjust crucifixion of Jesus Christ but God had a loving reason.
Jesus paid the price for our sins, he died in our place and without this evil unjust act, we would have no
hope.
Pilate tried to explain to Jesus that he had the power of death over him but Jesus corrected him
and said that his Father was in control. Of this John writes: “Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou
not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? Jesus
answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above:
therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.” (John 19:10-11)
We also read in Acts that Herod and Pilate fulfilled God's preordained purpose for their lives:
“For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate,
with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and
thy counsel determined before to be done.” (Acts 4:27-28) John writes: “A man can receive nothing,
except it be given him from heaven.” (John 3:27) This includes position, power, wealth, sickness or
tragedy. These all work to accomplish God's will in each of our lives and in the world.
God's ultimate purpose is the salvation of all the lost and so he has been patient.
“
The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)
In achieving His ultimate purpose which is salvation of the lost, God must use evil as a tool. If a
farmer is to plant a field in order to bring forth a bountiful crop, the field must be tilled.
To make wine,
the grapes must be crushed. To purify gold, you must use fire. America and its evil leaders are fulfilling
God's will on the earth. They are creating the means by which God's followers will be purified and
perfected through tribulation. Through this same tribulation and through the mark-of-the-beast, the
righteous will be separated from the unrighteous into two completely separate groups.
God's patients is coming to an end. We can read about this in the book of Revelation and the
book of Daniel. God is bringing about a climatic end to earths history. He is using Satan and the evil men
of this world to separate his true followers from the rest of humanity. In a parable Jesus called this
separating the wheat from the tares or weeds (Matthew 13:14-30). The wheat represents the righteous
followers of Jesus who will be given everlasting life and the tares represent the unrighteous who will be
burnt in the fire.
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