A Nightmare's Final Days

We're coming to the end of one of the most turbulent periods in American history. That period began in 2007 with the Great Recession, followed by the failed presidency of Barack Obama.

Though Obama certainly had nothing to do with the recession that began with the housing market crash, his administration's inept economic policies crippled America's economy and inflicted pain upon millions of people.

Even worse, the United States--once the most powerful nation in the world--became an international laughingstock under Obama. The Russians built up their military and nuclear arsenal; they annexed Crimea and they dared the U.S to respond to a series of increasingly provocative military confrontations.

The Chinese manipulated their currency in order to damage America's economy; they hacked into America's economic cyber-infrastructure and they used their economic strength to build up their military and challenge the U.S. in the South China Sea.

The Iranians literally robbed the proverbial bank without a gun when the Obama administration lifted economic sanctions against the Persian state in order to sign a one-sided nuclear pact that allows Iran a clear path to develop nuclear weapons. That horrible deal was consummated in order to craft Obama's mythical legacy as a global peacemaker.

Of course, there were the lies. There were multitudes of them. There was Obama's denial in the face of the evidence that his IRS intentionally targeted conservatives; his promise to Americans that they would be able to keep their health insurance plans under his new healthcare bill; his pledge to keep the government's nose out of churches and his assurance that the Iranian nuclear deal would prevent Iran from developing weapons of mass destruction.

But of all the sins committed by the Obama regime, perhaps none was worse than America's betrayal of Israel, her most loyal ally in the Middle East. And that betrayal has brought the United States perilously close to divine judgment.

In the ancient times, the Lord promised to bring harsh judgment against anyone who persecuted His people: To the patriarch Abraham, He said this:

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great,and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. (Genesis 12:2-3)

That promise was fulfilled through Abraham's son Isaac. The nation of Israel came into existence through him, and the Jewish Messiah Jesus Christ came into the world through the Israel, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.

Throughout history, whenever nations have threatened Israel either overtly or covertly, they've come under God's heavy hand of judgment. When Great Britain violated the terms of the Balfour Declaration by giving away land to the Arabs that was promised to the Jews, the powerful British Empire disintegrated. Once a bastion of Christianity, Britain is now being taken over by Muslims.

When George W. Bush coerced Israel into turning over Gaza to the Palestinians in August, 2005, the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas were devastated just days later by Hurricane Katrina.

Was Katrina merely a coincidence? Or did the Lord punish the United States for dividing up His land that He gave to the Jews and to no one else? Here's what He spoke to the prophet Joel about 2,700 years ago concerning His coming judgment of the nations that persecuted Israel throughout history:

In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine to drink. (Joel 3:1-3)

Obama, of course, wants to divide up Israel by creating a Palestinian state and forcing Israel to retreat to pre-1967 borders that would doom the Jewish state if that ever happened. Obama has purposely leaked Israel's military secrets to the world, and he's threatened the Jewish nation for building settlements in its capital city of Jerusalem.

And obviously, Obama's Iranian deal puts Israel in harms way. The Iranians have pledged to destroy Israel, and they will try to do that unless God intervenes and prevents that from happening. And He will prevent that. But not before He brings judgment upon the United States for enabling the Persian state to threaten His chosen people.

Hopefully, America's next president will undo the damage Obama has inflicted upon America and Israel. If not, then fasten your seat belts. Because bad things are coming to America. And very soon.