Wicked people and wicked rulers go hand in hand. When the ancient Israelites rebelled against God by violating the the rules of his covenant he established with them through Moses, they were cursed with bad leaders. Perhaps the worst of Israel's ancient kings was Manasseh (seventh century B.C.) who angered the Lord by erecting shrines throughout Judah to detestable pagan gods that his father, King Hezekiah had destroyed.
Though the Lord warned Manasseh not to rebuild the detestable shrines, he defied God and brought down a horrible curse upon Israel that still remains to this day. Concerning Manasseh's rebellion, God revealed this to the prophet Jeremiah: "I will send four kinds of destroyers against them, (the Israelites) the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. I will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem." (Jeremiah 15:3-4)
Why did the Lord hold the ancient Jews accountable for what Manasseh did? Because they not only tolerated his wickedness, they encouraged it. As a result, they went into captivity in 586 B.C. when Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem, and they remained in captivity until 445 B.C. when the Persians, who had succeeded the Babylonians, finally allowed them to return home. But the curse of Manasseh has continued to plague the Jews throughout the centuries. The Jews are arguably the most hated people on earth and anti-Semitism is spreading once again all over the world.
What does any of that have to do with America and Barack Obama? Obama has become a modern day Manasseh; an extremely arrogant and wicked ruler who defies God by promoting the twin abominations of abortion and homosexuality. Through his healthcare debacle, (Obamacare) Obama has become the biggest supporter of abortion of any American president since abortion was legalized by the United States Supreme Court in 1973. And he has encouraged the homosexual lifestyle by his promotion of gay marriage, despite the fact that President Bill Clinton signed DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) into law in 1996 that recognized a legal marriage strictly between a man and a woman. Last year, Obama announced that his administration would no longer enforce that law, opening the door for cities and states to legalize same-sex marriage.
Certainly, Obama's many other sins are legion and despicable. But God holds Americans responsible for this man because they elected him to the presidency in 2008 despite his shady past that included associations with racists, communists, gangsters, terrorists and criminals. It's unconscionable that Americans would've elected someone this wicked and debased 100 years ago. But that was then and this is now. Though Obama has managed to hide much of his murky past, enough of it was known by 2008 that a true god-fearing and moral nation would've recoiled at the thought of ever electing such a repugnant man.
Unfortunately, the United States is no longer a moral and god-fearing nation. America has become a wicked nation with the blood of over 40 million aborted unborn babies on its hands; a nation that parades its sexual sin in its streets and a nation that has erected pagan shrines to the modern false gods of wealth, pleasure, sports, entertainment and materialism. As such, the United States comes under increasing judgment from the economic misery brought on by America's gargantuan debt that threatens to plunge the nation into the worst depression in its history to the increasing encroachment of militant, fundamental Islam that threatens to replace the U.S. Constitution with Sharia Law.
Yes, Barack Obama is to modern America what Manasseh was to ancient Israel. Certainly, America has no covenant with God as ancient Israel did. But the United States is still obligated to honor and obey God's laws, and not persecute its citizens who refuse to support evil when it is promoted as "freedom." And so, the balance of America's future is on the line; repent from evil and survive, or continue defying God by breaking his laws and perish. It's your choice, America. And Barack Obama has become God's warning to you concerning your survival and your future.
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