August 10
An appeal to Heaven has been made
for the church in America to wake up.
When Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn's
book The Harbinger hit the New York Times best-seller list the
week it released in print, I believe the sleeping giant called the church
started waking up.
A prophetic warning to the American
masses about God's impending judgment on the nation, The Harbinger connects undeniable dots between what has
happened in the United States since the terrorist attacks in 2001—including a
housing market bust and banking industry collapse that led to a $700 billion
government bailout to prop up financial institutions and auto manufacturers—and
Israel's fate after it turned away from Jehovah God. Although written as a
fictional narrative, the book details how nine signs hidden in recent
events reveal God's progressive judgment on America.
Here's the message in a nutshell:
Cahn believes the Holy Spirit showed him that events such as 9/11, the collapse
of Wall Street, and the Great Recession occurred because God lifted some of His
hedge of protection from around America. He is certain God is trying to get our
attention. He is convinced that God is warning the nation to turn back to Him
and used nine harbingers, or prophetic signs, to shake us up and wake us up. The Harbinger may anger some; it
may scare others. It caused some to fall to their knees in repentance, and it
caused others to cry out in intercession.
The release of The Harbinger is what you could call a "kairos
moment"—a supreme moment in time when God sent a prophet with a "you
need to hear this and repent" message to America. Notice I say "to
America"—not just the church in America. Cahn's message about an ancient
mystery that holds the secret to America's future transcended the Christian
market to become a mainstream phenomenon that, at the time of this writing, is
still on the New York Times
best-seller list nearly three years later.
The book—and the clear proof of
God's discipline on our nation—changed my theology. Until 2012 I did not
believe God sent judgment on nations in the New Testament age. I reasoned that
if God was going to judge any nation, He would start with places like the
Netherlands, with cities like Amsterdam and its infamous Red Light District
that hosts all manner of immorality. But the founders of the Netherlands didn't
make and break a covenant with God.
I believe America as a nation is
reaping what we've sown. I believe that where there is unfettered sin, there is
ultimately death (Romans 6:23). And although some rightly argue that many
nations are more sinful and anti-God than the United States, consider this: to
whom much is given, much is required (Luke 12:48).
As a world power, the United
States has done much good. But our nation's Christian foundations are shaking.
The seven major influencers of our society—the economy, government, family,
spirituality, education, media and arts—are shaping an idolatrous New Age
culture.
I submit to you that our nation is
in natural and spiritual crisis, and it will take a divine intervention to
avert disaster. Although "man" can't solve the problems in our
nation, electing leaders who will guide the United States using Biblical
principles rather than those who defy Biblical principles in the name of change
speaks volumes to heaven. Politicians can't fix what's broken, but politicians
who pray to the One who can will receive His wisdom to right the Ship of State
so it won’t sink.
If we don't make a drastic shift in
this nation, I believe there's no way to escape God's judgment. Billy Graham's
late wife, Ruth, once said, "If God doesn't judge America He will have to
apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah."
Again, I never wanted to believe
that. But now I do. I can see it. God has moved some of our hedge of protection
because He loves us and hopes we'll wake up. We haven't woken up yet—but
clearly there is an awakening afoot.
There is hope for America. The
church—"sleeping giant"—needs to wake up. If the church were being
the church, we wouldn't have so many problems in our nation. The church looks,
thinks, and acts too much like the world. Christians are having abortions.
Christians are committing adultery. Christians are fornicating. Christians are
getting divorced. Lord, help us!
I believe time is short for America
to repent before we see stronger manifestations of God's discipline on this
nation, but at the same time I have never been more hopeful. I believe that we
are on a cusp of a Third Great Awakening even now.
Let's wake up to the realities our
nation is facing, but let it also fill you with hope, and let that hope give
substance to your faith to pray and take action as you agree with God's plan
for America to wake up in this hour.
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