The "Removal" of God

**Robert** · October-31st-2008, 05:59 AM

In recent years, we have seen the Christian faith assaulted from all sides: social, ideological, civil, legal, you name it. The banning of prayer from public schools, the removal of the Ten Commandments from the front of a courthouse, the "Fair Doctrine" proposal in the US and the "Defamation of Religions" resolution in the UN; all these are but a few things that point to a much bigger picture:

A world that doesn't want God.

From the beginning, since the first bite of the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, mankind has been in rebellion against God:
"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." (Genesis 6:5-6)

And this hasn't been a quiet rebellion; it has been an all out war against the Almighty! With Satan grinning evilly in the background, man has throughout the ages been "doing his own thing" and not just denying, but outright blaspheming God: From the Garden of Eden, saying “yea, hath God said?”, to today, with the discarding of Sola Scriptura, the Adversary has declared and waged an all-out war on God, his word, and any and all who would cling to it.

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good." (Psalm 53:1)

Looking at the Bible: whenever a country has not only forgotten God, but has outright despised him, God has dealt mercifully with them for a time. But when that divine grace has come to an end judgment came, and that judgment is WOEFUL. Even Israel was not excluded, but was held as an example by God of how his judgment is for ALL who forget him.

And judgment is coming sooner than we think…

Fast forward to the 21st century: Our nation is considered to be in an economic freefall right now, but has anyone considered that we have been in a SPIRITUAL freefall for a lot longer? With sexual immorality being pushed onto this country, and adultery and fornication becoming so commonplace in the media and the news, movies and entertainment, we see the cesspool that our “society” has become. And the clock is ticking on OUR nation as well: time is RUNNING OUT for us, as the Tribulation fast approaches, as we see all the “birth pangs” happening all around us. Earthquakes, Tsunami, hurricanes, floods, volcanoes, tornadoes, diseases, famine, wars and rumors of wars, tension in the ME and we (as a nation) need only look at what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah to see just how devastating the judgments of the Almighty are, and in the Tribulation, what happened to those two cities will PALE in comparison to what God will send upon the Earth! God will no longer hold back; indeed, in the final seven judgments, mankind will be in utter terror as each new judgment slams the planet with monolithic force the likes of which have NEVER been seen!

But yet, these things we suffer NOW are NOT judgments: God’s time of grace for this world is not yet ended. It soon WILL, but as long as that window is open, what we see are the effects of this sin-filled, sin-cursed earth. The reason I say this is that when judgment DOES begin, there will be NO QUESTION about it!!!

Sadly, all of this evil has been multiplying over the decades until it has reached an unimaginable crescendo in today’s day and age. But what hasn't increased with it?

Our reliance on God Almighty.

Although "churches" have been booming in our nation, true faith has NOT. Heresies like "word of faith" and "contemplative prayer” have cropped up in recent years throughout the nation. Add to that phony ministers who live like millionaires in mansions, outright lies such as Freemasonry, Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses, and the "Ecumenical Movement", and you begin to see a horrific picture that stuns the soul, and sends horror into the heart.

"Christian America?"

Sorry to say it, but God will probably not see it that way for much longer.

We proclaim "One nation under God" in our songs, but which God? Certainly, it isn't the Creator. THAT God we threw out of our schools, courts and just about everywhere! Instead, this country worships the "new idols" of fame, money, popularity, and the mammon that is material wealth. (ironically, it's all the same idols of old, just repackaged.) We even have a show called AMERICAN IDOL! And for those of us still faithful to the one true God, we need to take this as what it is: RED ALERT!!!

We need to be on "battle stations" sounding the alarm!

God is NOT going to put up with this much longer, and while many are saying that "a new order" will come of this (and I'm sure it will, but not the utopia they think will arise!), that order will be the one that the Antichrist will head up during the Tribulation.
As a nation, we should be grateful that we live in the time of grace, while the window is still open, But once the Rapture hits, that window will close and the Dispensation of Law will once again be in effect. And when that happens, no nation will be safe in its’ collective sins. Sadly, this includes the United States, as well as any other nation that opposes the Lord.

"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? " (1 Peter 4:17-18)

We need to be in prayer for this nation, our churches, our WHOLE society. God 's grace upon this land will not last forever, and if we continue to throw God out of our nation, God will OF A CERTAINTY remove us from his blessing and protection.

For those of you who are NOT YET saved, there is still time; the window of grace is yet open, and you may yet be able to escape both hell and the Tribulation. But once the Rapture hits, all who remain on Earth will have to endure the greatest time of trouble the world has ever known, a time so fierce, that had God not shortened it, “no flesh should be saved.”
God’s gift of salvation is there for the taking.

I bid you all peace.

YBIC,

-Robert.

**sandy** · October-31st-2008, 07:12 AM

we can see the blessing already being taken away.

the people are as stiffnecked and rebellious as the day of old in the OT.

**mattfivefour** · October-31st-2008, 09:41 AM

Yet the prayers of the righteous of old have deflected or mitigated God's judgment for a season. We need to pray for mercy upon a nation and a people who deserve no mercy ... just as God had mercy on us who deserved none at all. And not just for the United States, but for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Britain, Israel, and all the nations of the world in which those of us here on this forum may live.

**Carl** · October-31st-2008, 09:55 AM

Thank you for that post Robert. What you have spelled out is ever before me too. There are at least three ministries calling for us to pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 for our nation. I just wonder if the church even knows how to repent anymore? And if it does does it know what it should repent from?

Looking at the book of Joel it spells out what should be done when God brings disasters on a country. But we are so fat, dumb, and happy I wonder if their is any salvation anymore.

Years ago I met an immigrant family from Romania. The husband said that it is really difficult to maintain spirituality in the United States because stuff is so easy to get.

**Robert** · March-10th-2010, 12:59 AM

Folks,

I felt led to update and rewrite this one a bit. I know that we are NOT in the day of judgment yet, but that it does loom on the horizontal. I felt i needed to add and clarify as necessary. I'm growing just as everyone else is who walks with god. :)

**MikeD** · March-10th-2010, 03:50 AM

a very sobering article Robert. Sadly, too few actually HEAR the warnings and take action, like pray constantly!

**Adopted Son** · March-10th-2010, 02:53 PM

Your posting of the "removal of God" is the preliminary action taken to achieve the end game of: Replacing God. That has been satan's goal all along, and to divert God's favorite creation to prove his point is just too much for satan to ignore.

**SonSeeker** · March-10th-2010, 05:09 PM

Agreed, constant prayer is a necessity. But also taking a stand against some of this Godlessness will help, too.

Why is it that our children can't read the Bible in school, but they can in prison??

**mattfivefour** · March-10th-2010, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Adopted Son

Your posting of the "removal of God" is the preliminary action taken to achieve the end game of: Replacing God. That has been satan's goal all along, and to divert God's favorite creation to prove his point is just too much for satan to ignore.

Sorry, bro. You've got me confused here. Sounds like you're saying we shouldn't be calling people to prayer for the nation ... which i know would not be what you are saying. So please help this old guy out.

**Adopted Son** · March-13th-2010, 04:16 PM

OK, MattFiveFour,

In order to "grease the path" to replacing God with man, the forces that be are doing everything legal and otherwise to eliminate reference to traditional God, bible, and christian morals. We of course should pray for what the Spirit tells us to do. We are a nation within a nation, and when prophesy is due, even our prayer cannot stay the Hand of God. By then, we will be with Him. More confusing, or clearer?