Is the USA Mentioned in Prophecy?

Does biblical prophecy speak of God's judgment against America? Some self-styled prophecy experts believe that they've uncovered several passages in the Book of Isaiah that reveal God's divine wrath against the USA.

One particular passage is Isaiah 9:10 and this is what it says: "The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars." A rabbi named Jonathan Cain has written a book titled; "The Harbinger" where he attempts to make the case that the ancient Jewish prophet, who lived over 700 years before Christ, revealed God's judgment against America for her evil and wickedness in the end times, and for exporting that wickedness throughout the world. And according to Cain, Isaiah 9:10 refers to al Qaeda's attack on the World Trade Center in New York that occurred on 9/11/2001.

In fact, Isaiah's ancient prophecies refer to God's judgment against Israel rather than the USA. The Lord expressed his anger at the Jewish nation for her chronic rebellion against him by perverting his laws and worshipping pagan idols, and he warned the Jews that he was going to bring judgment against Israel unless the Jews repented of their wickedness. And that's what happened in 586 B.C. when Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem and ransacked that city, taking thousands of Jews into captivity.

The only hint of America in ancient prophecy can be found in Daniel 8 rather than in any verse in Isaiah. Daniel 8 refers metaphorically to a "shaggy, one-horned goat" that represents a powerful western nation that in the end times, destroys a powerful two-horned Ram that symbolizes the kingdoms of Media and Persia. The ancient kingdoms of Media and Persia existed in what is now Iran. I believe that the symbolic goat is the U.S. that is about to destroy Iran's nuclear program before the Iranians can develop a nuclear bomb. Daniel revealed this 2,600 years ago. But what comes next is even more fascinating. Stay tuned.