Dream - Carried Safely All the Way to the Other Side

I seldom have prophetic dreams, but the Lord gave me an encouraging dream last August or September that I’ll share here.

First, a little personal background. As a child I lived in Gig Harbor, Washington, near the Narrows Bridge. I used to climb down the bluffs and play on the beach all the time. The bridge is large and green and stretches for a mile across the Puget Sound. The tidal currents flow swiftly through that area. 

DREAM

I parked my car on the top of the bluff near the Narrows Bridge on the Gig Harbor side and intended to go for a hike alone. As I started walking along a trail, two strong-looking men joined me, one on each side. They were jovial and friendly and I didn’t mind that they were there.

Suddenly the man on my right picked me up high and said something like, "I hope you're ready for this!" Then he stepped over the edge of the bluff. I looked straight down and saw the rocks on the beach at least 100 feet below where we would land. Though I understood the fall would kill me, I immediately felt a deep, abiding peace, the kind that only comes from Jesus. I knew in my heart it was going to be okay.

As we fell, an intense wind blew us sideways much faster than we were falling vertically. In fact, the wind carried us the entire mile across the sound and set us down gently on the beach on the other side. After the man set me down on the sand, I looked around and asked, “How did you know?” As in, how did he know the wind would carry us safely across?
End of dream.

INTERPRETATION

The men were angels. Whatever tribulation is coming in the days ahead, in the natural it would kill me. But I believe God will send his host (angels) to provide safe passage across, all the way to the other side. Praise God!

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, 'My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!'

For He will give His angels charge concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways. 
They will bear you up in their hands, 
That you do not strike your foot against a stone."
- Psalm 91:1-2, 11-12 

The Lord God Has Spoken to America - Part 1

Furnace of Judgment Will Birth Revival 

The Lord has been speaking to me lately about the church in America, its condition and the need to repent and seek the Lord. This is a somber topic. America as a nation has walked away from God's law. We can point to a thousand causes and symptoms, but the root cause is the church has failed in its mission to be salt (preservative) and light (radiance of God's truth, law and power) in the world. Now evil has gotten the upper hand.

However, the good news here is that revival is coming to America. Many souls will be saved and delivered into the kingdom of heaven. This will be an exciting time, but also heartrending and tragic, because this revival will come at the price of national judgment. God has decreed judgment on America, just like He did ancient Israel. Through the heat of that furnace many will come into the fold.

Ancient Israel and Modern America - Covenant Nations Alike 

America and ancient Israel are more alike that many realize. Like Israel, America as a nation was founded upon a dedication to Almighty God. A week before the inauguration of its first president George Washington, a newspaper in New York made the following announcement:

"[O]n the morning of the day on which our illustrious President will be invested with his office, the bells will ring at nine o’clock, when the people may go up to the house of God and in a solemn manner commit the new government, with its important train of consequences, to the holy protection and blessing of the Most high. An early hour is prudently fixed for this peculiar act of devotion and . . . is designed wholly for prayer."

 - The Daily Advertiser, New York, Thursday, April 23, 1789

After the ceremony, George Washington's first act as president was to lead the Vice President and members of Congress to Saint Paul's Chapel in Manhattan to pray and ask God's favor and blessing on the nation. In his first address to Congress, Washington acknowledged and thanked God for his hand in establishing the nation, humbly requested his blessings and issued this warning:

"We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained." - George Washington

Though these facts are ignored by revisionist history and Common Core education, I believe America at its founding entered into a covenant with God like the one set forth by Moses to Israel in Deuteronomy 28 and again by King Solomon in his prayer at the dedication of the temple in 1 Kings 8. The dedication in America seemed more organic and sprung up from a movement of the Spirit among the people. 

The end times watchman Steve Quayle has received a number of prophetic words over the last couple decades, which you can read on his website. A consistent theme I see is that God considers that America made a covenant with him and broke it:

"Hear oh land of the broken covenant for I have a controversy with America!"

"Oh Nation, poised for destruction, you have broken the covenant of life that I made with your forefathers and whom I blessed with a nation unlike any other in the history of the world. The penalty for idolatry has always been destruction, as the Fallen Ones and their followers can only produce death."
 
"Oh that the land your forefathers made with me in covenant would open their hearts and their eyes that they might see and incline their ears that they might hear. No longer will you watch destruction, death, and the horrors of war in distant lands as mothers hold their lifeless children or children their lifeless parents, but you will experience this firsthand."

 - Steve Quayle, excerpts from various prophetic words

The consequences expressed in these words are consistent with the curses in Deuteronomy 28:

"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God." - Deuteronomy 28:1-2

"But it shall come about, if you do not obey the Lord your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes with which I charge you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you." - Deuteronomy 28:15

You can read the whole chapter to see the amazing list of blessings and terrible curses. If a nation under this divine covenant obeys God, it will be the most blessed in the world. Blessed in every way. But if it falls into unrepentant rebellion, it will be cursed in many ways and finally destroyed. What can we say about this? The Lord God generously rewards those who seek him and follow his ways. He is merciful and forgiving, and also holy and just. God will not allow a nation that claims his name to go on mocking and dishonoring him without consequence.

Without a doubt, America has been a blessed nation. It rose steadily over 150 years and became the world's greatest superpower after World War II. It had the largest economy, enjoyed peace and security, and sat atop the world. Its churches sent missionaries with the gospel around the world. But today, America has embraced bloodshed at home (abortion) and abroad (endless foreign wars), sexual perversion, injustice, massive deceptions, idolatry, hedonism and pride. Its churches - many of them anyway - have become feel-good religious clubs, devoid of the power of the Holy Spirit, friends with the world.

What comes next for America is already written in the Scriptures.

It is written in the book of Hosea, which I covered in a previous article: Punishment and Allure - The Message of Hosea for America Now

It is also written in the Old Testament book of Amos.

Message of Amos for America Now 

Amos was a prophet who ministered in ancient Israel, decades before the Northern Kingdom fell to Assyria and more than 150 years before Judah and Jerusalem fell to Babylon. Amos' messages were warnings of judgment and calls to repent and "seek the Lord that you may live." The words were written to the rebellious nation of Israel, but they also apply to America today.

"Thus says the Lord, 'For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, because they rejected the law of the Lord and have not kept His statutes;
Their lies also have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked. So I will send fire upon Judah and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.'" - Amos 2:4-5

America's punishment has been decreed from the heavenlies because it turned away and disobeyed the laws of God. The people are caught in a web of lies that leads them astray. Every day I am astonished at the magnitude of deception in this country and how few people care to question it. It is like they are asleep in a deep trance and simply accept what the perceived authorities tell them, whether institutions of government, religion, media, education or finance. (Big Brother does not love you; he enslaves and exploits you. Jesus loves you and sets you free.)

Judah and Jerusalem were destroyed with fire, and so will be America. "For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong." - Revelation 18:8

Amos continues:

"Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt: ^'You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.'" - Amos 3:1-2

Hear the word the Lord has spoken against the sons of America, a family He established through independence from England and by drawing its sons from every nation around the world. America was a covenant nation, a chosen nation, so this is personal for the Lord. He will punish America for her iniquities.

Now we come to prophetic warnings:

"Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment? 

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?

Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?

If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?

Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets. A lion has roared! Who will not fear?The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?" - Amos 3:3-8

The first six verses establish a pattern of cause-and-effect: One event signifies and leads to another. An appointment leads to a walk together. Catching prey inspires a lion to roar. A set trap leads to a captured bird. A trumpet blast causes the people in a city to tremble with concern. 

Here is the main message: Before executing his plans, the Lord God promised first to reveal them through his servants the prophets. Has the Lord spoken to America through prophesy? Yes, He has spoken in so many ways and through so many people! In Part 2 of this message, I will cover some of the people who have prophesied to America, warning of judgment to come and calling for repentance. I have already touched on this topic in a previous post: Modern End Times Prophecies - Dudumon, Quayle, Gruver, Leal, Kleck. Of course, take everything to the Lord for confirmation first. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will lead you into ALL TRUTH.

God has absolutely fulfilled his promise to prophesy to America before judging her, just like did for ancient Israel. However, many churchgoers have not received the messages, just like most Israelites ignored and mocked the warnings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Habakkuk and so on. Some people say that prophesy is no longer an operating gift, but that is false. I covered this in a previous post: Turn on Your Spiritual Radar, Or Else. Others are simply caught up in the national trance and deception. What can we say about those who are not receiving and responding to the God's warnings and admonitions? Scripture says judgment comes first to the house of the Lord. God's supernatural protection is for those who abide in him (see Psalm 91) and share his heart about the sins and abominations in the land (see Ezekiel 9). This is why it is SO IMPORTANT TO WAKE UP AND HEED THE WARNINGS!

These are heavy messages, I know. Let's end on a note of hope with God's remedy:
 
"For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel, 'Seek Me that you may live....

Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you, just as you have said! Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the Lord God of hosts may be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."

 - Amos 4:4 and 4:14 

Click here to read Part 2 of this message.

Year of Jubilee, Feast of Firstfruits, Resurrection of the Dead and the Snatching Away

The following article was written by Greg Morris, January 15, 2016.

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Since my email last September, I have come to understand that the Year of Jubilee did not necessarily commence on Yom Kippur.  In Exodus 12:2, before the first Passover, God tells Moses and Aaron, “This month (Nisan) shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you.”  Therefore, when the shofar was blown on Yom Kippur to herald the coming Year of Jubilee, the nation was essentially alerted six months in advance of the radical new reality coming in the spring.  We may well be in this transitional time period now.

The first day of Nisan, which is the first month on the Hebrew sacred calendar, falls on March 9th this year.  Passover is always 14 days later, or March 22nd this year.  What is very interesting about 2016 is that the Jewish calendar is off by one full month from the lunar-solar calendar prescribed by the Torah.   Why the discrepancy?  In short, it is due to a built-in leap year to compensate for not following the heavenly calendar (which is exact).  This provision is based solely on oral tradition.   Here is an excellent link for a more in-depth explanation: http://www.studiesintheword.org/jewish_calendar_errors.htm.  How interesting that a key pilgrimage festival will be celebrated in Jerusalem one month late at (arguably) the commencement period of the final Jubilee year?  Anyone in the U.S. or around the world with a 2016 calendar will see “Passover begins at sundown” printed in the designated square for April 22^nd.  In other words, the whole world is scheduled to miss this appointment with the Creator – it is well hidden from those not paying close attention. 

The Feast of Firstfruits is perhaps the most overlooked of the 7 appointed Feasts of the Lord, in part because it is actually a feast within a feast, always observed during the week of Passover and Unleavened Bread.  This year it will be on March 24th (again, one month earlier than Jewish calendar says). Aside from its literal, agricultural meaning, it is mystically associated with resurrection and salvation, and commemorates Messiah being raised from the dead. “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him” (1 Corinthians 15:20-23).  As believers, we too, are a type of first fruit.  (See also James 1:18.)  

Yacov Rambsel, a Messianic Jew who has spent much of his life studying the phenomenon of hidden Hebrew codes within the Scriptures (widely popularized by Michael Drosnin in “The Bible Code”, 1997) , discovered the following in the allegorical Song of Songs composed by King Solomon: “In Song of Songs 1:1, starting with the third heh and counting every sixth letter from right to left spells ha’bikurim, which means the ‘Feast of Firstfruits’”(His Name is Jesus: The Mysterious Yeshua Codes, 1997, page 161).  He continues with his equidistant letter sequencing analysis of Song of Songs 8:13, at the very end of the book: “starting with the nun in (hashmi’ini) and counting every sixteenth letter from right to left spells natzal, which means ‘rescue, rapture, snatch up’”.  Notably, Rambsel also finds the words “Solomon”, “Wisdom”, and “Yeshua” encoded amidst these verses.  

I believe the Spirit led me to notice this particular page while casually thumbing through a book I have not picked up in almost twenty years.  Rambsel did not realize, or at least did not mention, that the Feast of Firstfruits is always on the sixteenth of Nisan.  In other words, the Feast of Firstfruits is encoded twice in the Song of Songs, and seems to point to the rapture or snatching away of the Bride.  The wisdom of God is truly awe-inspiring, embedding this revelation deep within the Hebrew text like a riddle.  Solomon, the wisest of all, is known to have composed one thousand and five songs (1Kings 4:32), but this was his tour de force. 

Watchman Nee was in a Communist Chinese prison when his commentary on the Song of Songs was first translated and published in 1965.  The last page in this book, offers the following interpretation of 8:14:  “In the present verse the urgent cry for Him to come to her has to do with His Second Coming which is still in the future, and may be very soon.  The emphasis here is not on a restored fellowship but on His coming again, which will bring into manifestation the phenomena of His kingdom.  At this point her experience is like a drop of water losing itself in the ocean, mingling deeper and ever deeper with the love of Christ.  There seems to be little left in the realm of earth but her physical body.  Her heart’s affections are in another world" (emphasis mine).  This is such a beautiful description of longing.  “The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come, Lord Jesus!’"(Revelations 22:17).

The concept of “rapture” to our modern, sophisticated minds sounds escapist, if not akin to science fiction dreamscape.  But it has happened before - on the Feast of Firstfruits – on the very day in history that the Israelites miraculously crossed the Red Sea on dry land.  A whole nation was literally rescued or “snatched away” from Pharaoh overnight, and the whole world heard about it.  John the Revelator conveyed that something of this magnitude may happen again: "Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.  I am coming soon” (Revelations 3:10-11).  

Depending on what you are reading these days, there are certainly "wars and rumors of war".  Russia.  China.  ISIS.  Global elite. Economic collapse.  Planet X.  Earthquakes.  Pandemics.  Martial law. There seem to be many clouds on the horizon, depending on what level of credence you give to those sounding alarms.  Many sincere believers are having dreams and visions of what may be coming to the U.S.  My only word of caution is to let nothing distract us from going inward and cultivating our first love  - and a trusting relationship - with Jesus.  And loving one another.  Fear does not aid us on this journey.  Neither does too much news.  Pray.  Meditate.  Be still.  Be filled.  “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2).  

Am I predicting the translation of the Bride on the Feast of Firstfruits in March?   I wouldn’t dare, but I will be watching for Him.  Whether this year or seven years from now, may we all be awake with plenty of oil in our lamps, and may we live with hearts full of longing to see Him face to face.  

"My beloved spoke and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.  See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.’”  Song of Songs 2: 10-13

Self Defense Is a Basic Human Right, Rooted in the Scriptures

I want to affirm that self defense using force is a basic human right rooted in the Scriptures and upheld in crystal-clear language by the United States Constitution. 

"And He said to them, 'When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?' They said, 'No, nothing.' And He said to them, 'But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.'" - Luke 22:35-36


"Then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows. When I saw their fear, I rose and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people: 'Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses.'" - Nehemiah 4:13-14


"Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy on their beds.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
To execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
To bind their kings with chains
And their nobles with fetters of iron,
To execute on them the judgment written;
This is an honor for all His godly ones.Praise the Lord!"
- Psalm 149:5-9 


"The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." - U.S. Constitution

Aliens Are NOT Your Friends! Jesus Is Your Friend.

Below is a warning I sent to people close to me a while ago and decided to release publicly. You can read a similar, more detailed warning from Linda Clay on her blog as well:

https://believeacts2blog.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/1-11-16-the-fake-fake-fake-governmentally-staged-alien-invasion-cue-up-obama-diabolical-laughter/

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I wanted to let you know about Project Blue Beam because it is coming, possibly this year. Project Blue Beam will be the most spectacular deception in the history of mankind. As Jesus said in Matthew 24:23:

"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect."

From everything I see and hear, this deception that will usher in the New World Order and reign of the antichrist will be an alien invasion. The aliens will present themselves as saviors of mankind, hence, false Christs. They may appear to save us from a giant asteroid about to hit the earth, or "good aliens" may fend off an attack by "bad aliens." Whatever the story line, the aliens will look like saviors.

But aliens are not who they say they are. They are fallen angels and the offspring and genetic creations/abominations of fallen angels. They don't originate in faraway galaxies and are not the progenitors of mankind. They are extra-dimensional entities "who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode," as it states in the Book of Jude.

The following video from Nicholson 1968 is worth watching. The first half of the video shows holographic entertainment images that give you a taste of what we're in for, and the second half describes Project Blue Beam: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQbJVgJkHMg&list=PLJ46MAWAEub_652LRVnPZuUhYWkY8iOpw&index=7

Project Blue Beam will employ satellite-based holographic projectors and EMF (electromagnetic frequency) sound emitters to create a realistic, 3-D show in the sky all around the earth. Stratospheric aerosol spraying (a.k.a. chemtrails) have filled the earth's atmosphere with metal nanoparticles that form a convenient screen for holographic images. EMF sound emitters directly stimulate audio nerves in your head, bypassing the ear, enabling sound to be projected over much wider areas and through walls. Yes, they can make voices appear in your head. From what I understand, this technology was tested in the first Gulf War. The US military projected a voice speaking Arabic to tell a group of Saddam Hussein's military officers to come out of a bunker, and they did.

What will the show entail? How about an alien invasion with huge UFOs parked in the sky all around the world. Real UFOs could appear as well, interacting with earthlings and lending credibility to the whole deception. Another possibility is a fake Rapture to make Christians think they were "left behind." Or a fake Jesus appearing in the sky to say that he sent the aliens to help us. How insidious!

But now you know what is coming, so don't be fooled. Remember John 10:27: "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." In our hearts and our spirits, we inherently, intuitively and implicitly know the Lord's voice, and we discern which voices are not his. Here is a wonderful illustration of how sheep hear and respond to their shepherd's voice: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e45dVgWgV64

Punishment and Allure - The Message of Hosea for America Now

The Book of Hosea in the Old Testament was a message of warning, judgment and call for repentance to the people of Israel 2,750 years ago. The Israelites had turned to other gods, engaged in many sins and were headed for national judgment. Eventually the kingdom of Assyria defeated and destroyed Israel and sent its people into exile. Yet Hosea also contains a message of hope and reconciliation with God.

What struck me most when I read it is that its message isn't just for Ancient Israel. It is also a message for America now - right now. 

Israel's Unfaithfulness

The Lord's first directive for the prophet Hosea was to marry a prostitute:

"When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, 'Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the Lord.'" - Hosea 1:2

God wanted Hosea's marriage to be a metaphor and example of how Israel was unfaithful to God, so he asked Hosea to marry a prostitute and have children with her. Even the names assigned to his children were a message to Israel:

• Jezreel - "Visit the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu"
• Lo-ruhamah - "She has not obtained compassion"
• Lo-ammi - "Not my people"

NOTE: It's a tough job to be a prophet. Not only do they have to deliver messages that many people don't want to hear, but sometimes they are asked to do unusual and seemingly crazy things. God asked the prophet Isaiah to walk around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign against Egypt and Ethiopia, to show how their people would be shamed and led into exile by Assyria.

Be careful not to put God in a box and think He only operates along certain lines. God is far more amazing and interesting and less "religious" that people give him credit for.

Hope for Reconciliation

In spite of these hard words against the wayward people of Israel, the Lord expressed hope for a future day of reconciliation:

"Yet the number of the sons of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered; and in the place where it is said to them, 'You are not My people,' it will be said to them, 'You are the sons of the living God.'" - Hosea 1:10

Judgment is not God's first choice for a people. He wants relationship, harmony, righteousness and obedience. But when rebellion goes on for so long, punishment becomes the last hope for reconciliation.

Punishment

Continuing with the metaphor of Israel as a harlot chasing after other gods, the Lord pronounced punishment:

"'Contend with your mother, contend, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; and let her put away her harlotry from her face and her adultery from between her breasts, lest I strip her naked and expose her as on the day when she was born. I will also make her like a wilderness, make her like desert land and slay her with thirst...
 
I will punish her for the days of the Baals, when she used to offer sacrifices to them and adorn herself with her earrings and jewelry, and follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,' declares the Lord." - Hosea 2:2-3,13

God was like a husband to Israel, a nation set apart as holy and blessed. Yet like an adulterer, the people abandoned the true God and worshiped foreign gods such as Baal. So the nation will be punished and its blessings removed.

Allure

But punishment is not the end of the matter. God's true desire is to win back the heart of Israel:

"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, bring her into the wilderness and speak kindly to her. Then I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will sing there as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. It will come about in that day,' declares the Lord, 'That you will call Me Ishi and will no longer call Me Baali. For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, so that they will be mentioned by their names no more.'" - Hosea 2:14-17

Ishi means "my husband," while Baali means "my master." For people to call God "Ishi" means there is relationship and intimacy. Repentance and faith in God brings reconciliation.

Problem - Sin and No Knowledge of God in the Land

The problem, the stumbling block in the land, are the people's corrupt practices, deception and lack of knowledge of God: 
 
"Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, for the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land, because there is no faithfulness or kindness or knowledge of God in the land. There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed." - Hosea 4:1-2 

What God wants is faithfulness, kindness and people who walk with him in righteousness and truth.

Solution - Know the Lord

What must the people do? Return to the Lord! Press on to know him:

"Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, that we may live before Him. So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth." - Hosea 6:1-3

In response, the goodness of God and his presence will pour forth like the spring rain.

Judgment Comes First

Unfortunately the hearts of the people have become so hardened that they will not respond to God's invitation without first experiencing and the shock of national judgment:

"You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your way, in your numerous warriors, therefore a tumult will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed." - Hosea 10:13-14

Message for America Now

Like Ancient Israel, America was once a "called out" nation, but has forsaken its original calling and purpose in the Lord. The American people have turned to bloodshed at home (abortion) and abroad (endless war), sexual immorality, deep deception and theft. They are arrogant and believe America will always be great, not matter how depraved it becomes.

Most American churches do not teach the full knowledge of God. They preach prosperity and happy-clappy, feel-good messages, but fail to vigorously confront sin, lies and injustice in the land. They teach religion, but not the powerful presence of God's Spirit. They talk about baby Jesus in a manger, but not about the Jesus of Revelation who is coming back on a white horse and carrying a sword to vanquish his enemies and establish his righteous kingdom on earth.

Like Ancient Israel, God has pronounced judgment on America. The sin, injustice and lies cannot continue.

Yet God still wants to allure the American people and draw them back to himself. A great revival is coming. However, the people are hardened, so revival must come the hard way, through the shock and pain of judgment.

Like Ancient Israel, a tumult will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed.  

America, let us return to the Lord!