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The blustery wind blew across the chilling waters and kissed the feet of the Statue of Liberty. She shivered as the icy air cut across her cheeks. The noise of the city drifted through the night, but she was accustomed to all the different sounds. Suddenly she felt that she wasn't alone and for some unknown reason, this greatly disturbed the Lady. It wasn't uncommon for a bird to share the sights and sounds of the night nestled on her broad shoulders. But this weight was not right, and a sweet fragrance of incense wafted on the breeze. She was now certain that she was not alone. She moved her head just slightly, so as not to attract attention. Then out of the corner of her eye, she saw what she could not believe. He was clothed in a beautiful scarlet robe and his eyes shone like the brightness of the sun. Lady Liberty tried to appear oblivious to his presence; somehow it didn't seem right to disturb his reverie. His presence seemed to obliterate the chill of the night. She couldn't recall any human ever sitting on her shoulder, and she wished it were possible to turn her head around and look into his face. Several minutes had passed. She tried to determine His intentions. Then she noticed it. The city was filled with a deathly silence, as though every inhabitant on earth waited an important verdict. Something was terribly wrong. Now, even the warmth of his presence could not begin to stop the chill of dread that careened through the night. As though someone had whispered his name in her ear, she now knew the identity of the man on her shoulder. All of nature had already known, but now she too knew. Great racking sobs filled the still air. All of nature held its breath. At last, America had gone too far. The patience of God had been tried! Jesus climbed down from the Lady's shoulder. He surveyed the city, and the name Babylon escaped His lips. He spoke into the permeating silence with such sadness and regret that even the leaves stopped swaying in the breeze. "America, America! Listen now to your Creator God, as you never have before. Repent, you who have slaughtered and continue to slaughter innocent babies in the womb! How dare you think it is your right to take another's life? I alone am the giver of Life! Do you not know that I have said, "Thou shall not commit murder?" And were that not enough, mothers and fathers now ruthlessly abuse and kill their children without remorse. Have you lost every moral value that My Word has taught you, in exchange for compromise? You are the ones I call My children, yet many of you have crept back into the world. What you once called holy you now have trampled underfoot. In your mind, it is now acceptable to allow your children and teens to be corrupted by books and movies that teach them the ways of Satan. These children are taught to do spells and dabble in witchcraft, and parents think nothing of the breach that has infiltrated their minds. Millions of parents sit in pews on Sunday morning, totally oblivious of the compromise they have allowed. "Deception has bombarded churches, homes, schools and your country, and the spiritually blind stumble in the darkness of there own making. Those who have ears to hear no longer listen, for they are spiritually impaired of hearing. These are those whose love for Me has grown cold; those whose hearts have become calloused and indifferent, who love the world more then they love Me. Repent, you shallow so-called Christians, who seek the sinful things of this world, who neglect My godly ways and turn to other gods. Repent, you who disguise yourselves to be Shepherds, when in fact you are wolves who teach deception and lies, and send thousands to Hell by your false teachings. And yes, I do know, that most people no longer believe that there is a Hell to shun. I also realize that few pastors ever preach the blood or eternal hell, because they no longer believe in Hell's existence. Deception from within the doors of Hell waits daily for more Christians to fall into Satan's trap of lies. Oh, America, America, how often I have wanted to gather your masses to My breast, but you would not. Only a faithful few have clung to Me and loved Me. The others have simply rejected Me and sought the gods of your world. Oh, the tears I have shed because of your rejection of Me! Beware and repent lest your land become desolate!" Jesus was quiet for a few moments, as His heart broke within, then He continued. America was once a land filled with godly ways and holy people. It was a land flowing with milk and honey, and blessed far more than any other country in the world. You housed brave men who gave all to defend, protect and preserve you. And still today many brave men and women stand for liberty and justice for all peoples. But sadly, too many lost lives are taken by means of unprovoked wars, terrorists, and the murdering spirit that now hangs heavily over your nation. Fathers are raping their children, mothers are killing their children, and perverted men are stealing and abusing little children and teens and then murdering them. I have heard the tongues of many people who blame Me because this is happening. I am not the problem I AM the problem solver. SIN is the culprit that steals your children. Satan is the liar, the thief and the destroyer. I do not control your lives, I cannot. In the beginning, I gave to each person (then and now) Free Will. Thus, the choices you make are not Mine but yours. "Many were the prophets, pastors, and missionaries who taught you of My ways. America sent more Christian workers and Missionaries to other countries to proclaim My Word, and than did any other country. Life was good then and people were decent, law-abiding men and women full of love and compassion for their fellowmen. Now the tables have turned. Other countries now send missionaries to your land to proclaim My Word, because of the wickedness that fills your land. Awake you slumbering ones that once were filled with godly fear and love. "In many of your churches apathy abounds, and some churchgoers simply go to church out of habit. Sadly, My presence is there each time the doors are open for worship, but Ceremony overrides the will of the Holy Spirit. Thus, the lost come lost and leave lost. I know your thoughts and your intentions whether good or bad, and one day all things will be open and known. Moral decay has been evidenced in homes, churches, schools and government for several decades. Sin marches on with a vengeance. You, as a Nation, have allowed godless liberals to invade your religious rights. These ungodly ones strip away all that is godly and replace it with evil in the name of multiculturalism. You stood back and watched them take Prayer out of your schools, as though it didn't really matter. Then My Ten Commandments were ripped off walls, taken from courthouses and other establishments. And now, many demand that crosses must be banished because the symbolism equates too closely to My blood sacrifice on the Cross. The vast majority of Christians stood with hands behind their backs, too afraid to take a stand for Me. They cowered in the shadows, waiting for someone else to fight to win. What shame your actions elicited! I gave My Commandments as a shining light. Moses in his anger destroyed My tablets of stone, but he repented. Unlike Moses, you have desecrated the path I have given you to walk in. You have followed after idols and strange gods, rather then Me. You cleave to the golden calf and denounce the True and Living God, by your deceptive speech and compromise. My Word is no longer allowed in your classrooms, but evolution, which is nothing more than man's twisted concepts is freely taught there. Tell me if you can, where were the ones who call themselves Christians, when this deception was happening? I know, and the enemy who infiltrated the camp of the Saints knows, but do you? What a shameful example you have set for your children! Jesus looked out over the horizon and shook His head, as a tear trickled down his cheek. He was so quiet that the Lady grew uncomfortable. Then as though He had only paused for breath, He continued. "What happened to innocence? How can your children gun down their fellow students? And, how can a parent go to a school with her sons and batter an unsuspecting teacher? How in the name of everything that is holy, can these same children brutally murder their own parents and display little or no remorse that they have taken a life? The answer is that they have not been taught My Commandments. Immorality and sin have festered in the hearts of parents and this allowed Satan to control the children, and the scourge continues day after day. Most children have not heard or read My Commandments, because parents thought them antiquated. Now, their children die in the streets at the hands of the evil that roams the earth. 'How much more will it take, before you stop being just appalled at such heinous actions and finally do something about it? Didn't your countless 'professionals' realize that children are what they see and hear? Did you really think that you could fill their minds with violence, sex, Satanism and hatred, and not breed murderers? A little dabbling in evil here and there ultimately produces a full-blown experience of evil. Was the consequence of allowing your children to watch movies, read books and magazines not fit for adults, let alone children, really worth it? How can you justify filling your children's minds with disgusting thoughts and explicit images? Were you too busy to take time for your children, because everything else was more important? Thus, you sat your children down in front of the TV (a substitute babysitter) and closed the door, but the innocent mind was wild open. The Lady was shocked by His boldness, by the very things He had mentioned. She had expected Him to be the epitome of love and kindness, so she hoped that He hadn't noticed her gasp of surprise. Now that she understood just how far things had gone, she fully understood His righteous anger.  As Jesus brushed away the tears, an angel suddenly appeared beside Him. Jesus listened intently as the angel spoke. "In the name of progress, the enemy subtly slipped into your land, and piece by piece he stole all that had made you great. He was not interested in your silver and gold, for he had no need of material things. He wanted far more than that, he wanted total control. Satan wanted to be a czar like none the world had ever seen. His name is now a by-word for many, they even worship in his name. Apparently his plan was successful. "Satan once wanted to be God, but failed. He pouted for a while, then changed his strategy and came back with a vengeance, this time to planet Earth. Enter Satan, front center stage America. He chipped away at the very foundation of the soul of America. No one noticed the deception at first, and many have not yet. The stealing of America was done rather quietly, but his timing was perfect. At no other point in History, would Satan have had the cooperation of this people. He produced a generation whose main objectives were pleasure, greed, and self-gratification. The Lady groaned. This was more than she could bear. Haunting voices and faces from the past now plagued her mind. She remembered the way it used to be, and now she realized how different the present day tourists had become. Until now, she had been totally ignorant of the real state of the Union. A solitary tear trickled down the massive cheek., and Her voice was a mere whisper when she spoke. America, once my home of the brave and the free. I must hang my head in shame of what you have become. No longer will I feel honored to stand in your harbor, no longer will I glory in this exalted position. You, my people, have carried liberty much too far. How could you turn your backs on the real God to worship yourselves?" As Jesus surveyed the ocean and the skyline, the full moon was brightly shinning, and He sighed with disgust. "How filthy My creation has become in the past century. As filthy as you ways, America! You kill yourselves in the name of progress, and then blame Me for your untimely deaths. You worship the creation rather than Me, your Creator. Worshipping nature is not an instant cure for the abuse your world has suffered because of your greed, worshipping nature is a Sin. You call it New Age, but it is just a new slant on a very ancient religion, whose roots are steeped in Satanism. Read My Book, you will find it throughout the Old Testament. I have watched the 'new age' people and I am not impressed. I have heard their ungodly chants and seen the pagan rituals. They search for their supposed utopia on Earth, and strive to ascend to the next level of evolution. But where is their real hope? Their dream of a better world only exists in their deceived hearts and minds. I warned you about the deception in the last day, the days in which you now live. The world is hungry for the truth, but most people are looking in all the wrong places. I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life. And absolutely no one comes into My Kingdom any other way! There is a day coming, when the world will know peace. It has been My Father's plan since before the world was formed. I promised you, that after I paid the sin-debt at Calvary, rose from the dead and ascended, that one day in the future I would return to Earth. That time is much closer than most of you think, so be ever watchful and ready for I will come quickly! The Lady shuddered from His strong words and the authority with which He spoke. This new knowledge about America broke her heart. She knew that after this night, America would never be the same. All hell was about to break loose, and unless Earth's inhabitants fell to their knees in repentance, there would be no holding back God's judgment. . Jesus sat quietly staring into the distance, a look of anger now creasing his brow. The angel placed a hand on His shoulder, but Jesus only glanced briefly at him. When He spoke, His voice was filled with contempt. "There are still mysteries that you, oh man, still haven't unraveled. One of those is life itself. I have smelled the stench of your thoughts. Your minds race in your quest for more and more knowledge. But oh, wise men don't get too comfortable with your enthusiasm of being able to clone a sheep and produce headless mice. Do not for one heartbeat suppose that you have discovered the formula for life. DNA, the essence of life, is only a small part of the whole. Yes, you can and no doubt will, clone a human counterpart in your quest for immortality. Some of you have already started the process of producing a headless replica of yourself for spare parts. And in your futuristic minds you can already imagine giant assembly lines of human clones, and above each head you see the almighty dollar sign, don't you? But all the extra organs that your money can buy, is nothing when you stop to consider one very sobering thing. I give you the next breath that you breathe, and I, alone, insure your next heartbeat! I AM THE ONLY CREATOR! You like Satan, can only mimic My power. And like him, you will only produce chaos and destruction in your senseless endeavors to live forever. You are not, and never will be God. I Am the giver and the taker of life. At the moment of conception, I place a soul in each embryo. At that instant, it is a baby, not a blob of disposable flesh as so many of you think. Each child is meant as a blessing from God, a loan for a time. Yet you have deemed yourselves the real givers and takers of life, as though no higher power exists. Who gave you the right to make such decisions? Not I! I cry over each baby that you brutally mutilate and murder. Each drop of their blood cries out to Me. My heart is broken each time one needlessly dies. I hear their tiny cries for justice and I will respond. Millions have come to My throne room asking the same questions of Me. They want to know why their parents hated them so much, before they even had a chance to know them. They also ask why their parents who are supposed to love and protect them, allow their own babies to suffer such a painful and fearful death. Many want to know why they were denied the destiny that I intended for them. What would you tell these darling babies who look at you with such innocence and trust? Should I confess to them how cold and calloused mankind has become and that I plan to revenge each of their merciless deaths? It is the truth. Should I lie to them like you lie to yourselves to assuage your guilt? Even though your government sanctions the baby murderers don't ever look to Me for mercy on your behalf, unless you have asked for My forgiveness and repented. Should you come to My courtroom with baby blood dripping from your hands, and have played even the smallest part in these hideous murders, you will pay the price I require. Murder is a sin that I hate, but the senseless destruction of babies is an abomination to Me! Your actions appall Me, America. These slaughters alone are enough to warrant the judgment I am about to pronounce on your land." Silence was so real that the Lady could feel it brush against her. She knew that He was seeing things that she could not even possibly imagine. This new breed of Americans sickened the Lady. He had every right to be angry. She remembered a passerby once saying that it was a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. Now she understood the full import of that statement, and soon America would know. Jesus heard noise on the street below and glanced that way. The angel had also noticed the laughter and wondered why someone was out so late. He followed the direction of His Master's glance just in time to see the disgusting sight. Two young men walked arm in arm, stopping briefly to fondle each other. Further up the street, two women had stopped to embrace in a passionate kiss. The angel remembered another place and other time. Jesus' eyes were full of indignation as He turned to the angel and said, "I remember Sodom and Gomorra!" For a long moment, Jesus surveyed the skyscrapers. Sadness filled His voice when He finally spoke. "Oh, America! You have angered My Father, with your selfish attitudes and your easy acceptance of things that you know He abhors. What will it take to open your eyes? I thought the floods, blizzards, hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, and the many earthquakes, would bring you to your knees. Even now, raging tornadoes plague your land and still you sin on. My Word foretold of these disasters and the signs and wonders in the heavens and earth beneath. That was a warning, just as the weather is a warning now. Father God is ready to turn His back on a country that He has loved and blessed since its inception. I can understand how unbelievers find it difficult to make the correlation between today's weather patterns and the last days, but what excuse is there for the thousands who have heard and read My Word about these days? Could it be, that in the past two decades, once dedicated (to the true gospel) preachers, have watered down their sermons and crawled under the pews like frightened mice? Has Truth become obsolete? How dare you pervert My Word to please men! I change not and neither does my unchanging Word! Awake you sleeping lukewarm Laodician Christians! You are the backslidden, the spirituallly dormant ones whose Fruits are filled with decay. The hovering shadows of the cold, stark reality of abandonment are being cast Michael looked at Jesus and they both glanced fleetingly at the Lady, and volumes were said with that single look. And then they vanished. "IT IS ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT AND THE LAST CALL FOR REPENTENCE IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. AMERICA, WILL YOU HEED THE WARNING ??? II Chronicles 7:14 The Truth Connection. Tara Hart © 2004 All rights reserved by the author. Any photocopying or reprints of any kind are strictly forbidden by law, without the express written permission from this ministry. tarahart@thetruthconnection.com. |