Forgotten History
The American colonies were settled primarily by British dissenters seeking religious freedom. The early colonists were 80 percent British and 98 percent Protestant. They spoke a common language, professed the same religion and shared a common set of values—and they firmly believed that lying, stealing, drunkenness, committing adultery, divorce and homosexuality were sins as described in the Scriptures. The French writer, Alexis de Tocqueville observed in the 1800s that “the entire destiny of America” and its Anglo-Protestant culture was shaped by Puritans from England and their view of the supremacy of the Bible as a guide for human conduct (Who Are We?, Samuel Huntington, pp. 18–19, 64–65).
However, in recent decades, all this has changed—in Europe, Britain and in America—with the rise of forces hostile to this historic Christian heritage. Behaviors that were once condemned as sinful are now accepted and promoted as normal. Laws now prohibit prayers and the mention of God’s name in school classrooms. Divorce and killing unborn babies are sanctioned and rates are growing. In nations that once called themselves “Christian,” militant atheists, agnostics and homosexuals now parade openly and mock those who actually believe in the Scriptures and the God of the Bible. East Anglia, where the Puritans came from, is now considered “the atheist capital” of England and a “pretty godless place” (“We do things differently in Norfolk,” The Guardian, March 3, 2009).
Time of Reckoning
What many fail to realize today, is that God does exist and Bible prophecies that foretold the rise of unbelief and end-time hostility to the Christian faith also reveal that judgment will come on nations that turn away from their biblical heritage. Over three thousand years ago, Moses prophesied, “in the latter days” the Israelite-descended nations will turn away from God and become “utterly corrupt” (Deuteronomy 31:29). The prophet Jeremiah warned that Israelite peoples would “forsake” God and turn to idolatry and the “noble seed” would become a “degenerate plant” (Jeremiah 2). The prophet Hosea foretold, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected Me, I will reject you… because you have forgotten the law of the Lord, I will forget your children… I will punish them for their ways, and reward them for their deeds” (Hosea 4:6–9). We are watching these ancient prophecies come alive today! –
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