Plucking the eagle's wings : America's prophetic cycles, patterns and destiny

237 Pages·2001·1.87 MB·English

by  Perry F Stone

PLUCKING THE EAGLE’S WINGS
America's Prophetic Cycles, Patterns and Destiny
By Dr. Perry F. Stone, Jr.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 The Eagle in Bible Prophecy
2 Clipping the Wings of the Eagle
3 America: God's Prophetic Vineyard
4 America's Remarkable Prophetic History
5 Hebrew Parallels Associated with Early American History
6 The American Revolution and the Children of Israel
7 Hebrew Patterns in America and the Nation's Capital
8 A Nation Divided—The Split Between the North and South
9 The Zero Cycle and the Deaths of American Presidents
10 Prophecies Involving America's Presidents
11 Spiritual Wickedness in High Places
12 Healing the Breach Between the Jews and Gentiles
13 Cursed in the Midst of Prosperity
14 Israel's Kings and America's Presidents
15 2001 to 2008 and the Fullness of the Gentiles
16 The Prophetic Implication of Election 2000
17 Restoring the Strength of the Eagle
Appendix
Bibliography
I would like to say a special thanks to my dear friend and colleague, Bill
Cloud, for his excellent research concerning the Hebrew connection with
America's early history, which has been a wonderful contribution to this project.
INTRODUCTION
America in Bible Prophecy
Is the United States of America mentioned in Biblical prophecy? Would the
Almighty God weave thousands of end-time predictions into Scripture only to
omit any reference to America, a nation that has become the lighthouse to the
world by proclaiming the Gospel of Christ?
After many years of research, I have discovered that some of the greatest
truths in Scripture are often hidden within the text. To discover these truths, we
must compare verse with verse and word with word, and study the many patterns
and cycles locked within the Bible. This type of research is new to many people,
but as you are about to discover, once you clearly see the cycles and patterns,
your eyes will be opened to experience a fresh level of knowledge and
revelation.
In this book, you will see the remarkable connections between America and
ancient Israel. The parallels begin with the discovery of this new land by the
Vikings, and later by Christopher Columbus. They continue with Hebraic
patterns relating to the founding of America and the American Revolution. The
imprint of God's design will even be seen in the symbolism on the federal
buildings in Washington, D.C.
We will take a journey into the prophetic destiny of several American
presidents, including the 43rd president, George W. Bush. We will explore the
nagging questions relating to the "zero cycle" and the strange deaths of
America's presidents, and look at the unusual prophetic implications of election
2000.
I will share with you how the great division between traditional Christianity
and the Jewish people is being healed. You will learn why America may be on a
collision course with its final destiny, prior to Christ's return. The greatest
Gentile nation on earth has an assignment to complete and we may be on the
road to fulfilling this end-time mission over the next several years.
The spiritual link between America and Israel will be revealed in the pages
of this book. Understanding this link will help you realize that current events
may yield significant insight into God's blueprint for America in these last days.
Chapter 1
THE EAGLE IN BIBLE PROPHECY
Is America in Bible Prophecy?
Since America became a nation, Bible scholars and students have wondered
if America is mentioned in Bible prophecy. Surely the most powerful Gentile
nation on earth, a nation that has financed the preaching of the Gospel of Christ,
would be mentioned prophetically in Scripture.
America's history has been one of faith and freedom. Just as the Hebrews
crossed the Red Sea to enter the Promised Land where they would be free to
worship Jehovah, the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic to find a land of religious
freedom. They believed that they were fulfilling a Divine assignment. Their faith
in the God of the Bible was evidenced in the Mayflower Compact signed on
November 11, 1620, which read in part:
"In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal
Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the grace of God, of Great
Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. etc. Having undertaken
for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor
of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony..."
Some 150 years later, the concept of inalienable rights and liberties becomes
fundamental to the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United
States, and the Bill of Rights. The word inalienable means unchangeable,
immutable, undeniable and absolute. The authors of the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution believed that life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness were granted to all of mankind by the Almighty. These cherished
American rights came from God first, and were proclaimed, not established by,
the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. No government can
lawfully take away these absolute, undisputed rights that were first granted by
God.
The fact that God and the Bible are pertinent to the way people live is
fundamental to the theory of government expressed in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution. God sanctions government in both the Old
and the New Testaments. Harry Truman expressed his belief that America's
founding documents were based upon the Torah, the book of Isaiah, and the four
Gospels. The role of civil government is explained and sanctioned by God in the
New Testament. It states:
"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but
of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
(Note: Jesus told Pilot that his authority as Caesar was from His Father in
heaven.) Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of
God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are
not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then be afraid of the power?
Do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the
minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid: for
he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to
execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute
(note: taxes) to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear;
honor to whom honor.
Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another
hath fulfilled the law. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law."
(Romans 13: 1-4; 7-8)
The Founders understood the Divine source of our liberties and the role of
civil government as protector, not author, of those freedoms. Our Founding
Fathers understood this to be the most appropriate and desirable way to pursue
happiness!
It is not the purpose of this book to define the personal faith of our Founding
Fathers. However, I take exception to the attempt of revisionists to write God out
of American history, thus causing an erroneous interpretation of the Founders'
intent. The impact of deism on the Founders has been distorted. Deists did not
believe in organized religion, the divinity of Christ, or the relevancy of the Bible.
However, even they asserted that nature itself demonstrates the existence of God
(Source: Webster's Encyclopedia, 1941).
Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence,
believed in the existence of a Supreme Being who was the creator and sustainer
of the universe. Jefferson supposedly rejected Christ's divinity. Interestingly, he
wrote to William Short on October 31, 1819, that he was convinced that the
fragmentary teaching of Jesus constituted the "outlines of a system of the most
sublime morality which has ever fallen from the lips of man." Said to be a
Unitarian, Jefferson wrote to Ezra Stiles on June 25, 1819, "I am of a sect by
myself, as far as I know" (Source: Monticello Research Department, Rebecca
Bowman, August 1997).
Although there is evidence that some of the Founders rejected organized
religion and the relevancy of the Bible, they were not the majority. I encourage
you to also read the original documents of the Founders to collect all of the facts.
Don't be deprived of knowing America's complete heritage by believing only the
revisionists' reports.
To interest you in the facts we never see in public school history books, let's
read the actual words of some of our Founders concerning Christ. Special
recognition here is due to author David Barton for his scholarly research and
faithful service to American history. Then we will move on with our prophetic
study.
Founders' Own Words from Their Last Will and Testaments
"First of all, I ... rely upon the merits of Jesus Christ for a pardon of all my
sins." Samuel Adams, signer of the Declaration
"To my Creator I resign myself, humbly confiding in His goodness and in
His mercy through Jesus Christ for the events of eternity." John Dickinson,
signer of the Constitution
"I resign my soul into the hands of the Almighty who gave it in humble
hopes of his mercy through our Savior Jesus Christ."
Gabriel Duvall, U.S. Supreme Court Justice; selected as delegate to the
Constitutional Convention
"This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of
Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed." Patrick Henry
"I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and unmerited
blessings, and especially for our redemption and salvation by his beloved Son....
Blessed be His holy name."
John Jay, original Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
"I am constrained to express my adoration of... the Author of my existence ...
[for] His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through
whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state." Robert Treat Paine,
signer of the Declaration
"I think it proper here not only to subscribe to ... doctrines of the Christian
religion ... but also, in the bowels of a father's affection, to exhort and charge
them [my children] that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, that the way
of life held up in the Christian system is calculated for the most complete
happiness." Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration
Copies of these wills may be obtained from State archives, historical
societies, or from David Barton c/o WallBuilders, P.O. Box 397, Aledo, TX
76008-0397.
Founders' Comments as They Lived and Worked
"My hopes of a future life are all founded upon the Gospel of Christ and I
cannot cavil or quibble away [evade or object to] the whole tenor of His conduct
by which He sometimes positively asserted and at others countenances [permits]
His disciples in asserting that He was God" John Quincy Adams (Source: The
Select Writings of John and John Quincy Adams, Alfred A. Knopf, 1946, page
292).
"Now to the triune God, The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be
ascribed all honor and dominion, forevermore Amen." Gunning Bedford, signer
of the Constitution (Source: Funeral Oration Upon the Death of General
Washington, Gunning Bedford, Wilmington: James Wilson, 1800, p. 18).
"You have been instructed from your childhood in the knowledge of your
lost state by nature; the absolute necessity of a change of heart, and an entire
renovation of soul to the image of Jesus Christ; of salvation thro' His meritorious
righteousness only; and the indispensable necessity of personal holiness without
which no man shall see the Lord" Elias Boudinot, Revolutionary Officer and
President of the Continental Congress, to his daughter (Source: The Life, Public
Services, Addresses, and Letters of Elias Boudinot, President of Continental
Congress, Elias Boudinot, Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin, and Co.,
1896, Vol. I, pp. 260262).
"You do well to learn ... above all the religion of Jesus Christ" George
Washington to the Delaware Indian Chiefs on May 12, 1779 (Source: The
Writings of George Washington, George Washington, John C. Fitzpatrick, editor,
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932, Vol. XV, p. 55).
"[D]on't forget to be a Christian. I have said much to you on this head and I
hope an indelible impression is made" Jacob Broom, signer of the Constitution
to his son, James, on February 24, 1794, from Wilmington, Delaware (Source:
From an autographed letter in possession of WallBuilders, P.O. Box 397, Aledo,
TX 76008-0397).
"On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits; not on
the works I have done in obedience to His precepts." Charles Carroll, signer of
the Declaration, written to Charles W Wharton, Esq., on September 27, 1825,
from Doughoragen, Maryland (Source: From an autographed letter in possession
of WallBuilders, P.O. Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008-0397).
"I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus
Christ" Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson on January 9, 1816 (Source: The
Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson, Albert Ellery Bergh, editor,
Washington, D.C., The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904, Vol.
XIV, p. 385).
"I think the Christian religion is a Divine institution; and I pray to God that I
may never forget the precepts of His religion or suffer the appearance of an
inconsistency in my principles and practice" James Iredell, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice under President George Washington (Source: The Papers of James
Iredell, James Iredell, Don Higginbotham, editor, Raleigh: North Carolina
Historical Commission, 1976, Vol. 1, p. 11).
"My only hope of salvation is in the infinite, transcendent love of God
manifested to the world by the death of His Son upon the Cross. Nothing but His
blood will wash away my sins. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus!
Come quickly!" Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration (Source: The
Autobiography of Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Rush, George W. Corner, editor,
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1948, p. 166).
"I believe that there is only one living and true God, existing in three
persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the same in substance, equal in
power and glory. That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a
revelation from God and a complete rule to direct us how we may glorify and
enjoy Him" Roger Sherman, signer of both the Declaration and the Constitution
(Source: The Life of Roger Sherman, Lewis Henry Boutell, A. C. McClurg and
Co., 1896, pp. 272273).
"I shall now entreat ... you in the most earnest manner to believe in Jesus
Christ, for 'there is no salvation in any other.'
[Acts 4:12] ... [I]f you are not clothed with the spotless robe of His
righteousness, you must forever perish." John Witherspoon, signer of the
Declaration (Source: The Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon, John
Witherspoon, Edinburgh, J.
Ogle, 1815, Vol. V, pp. 276, 278, from "The Absolute Necessity of Salvation
Through Christ," on January 2, 1758)
America's Role as a Lighthouse to the World
America has been instrumental in carrying the light of the Gospel of Christ
to the darkest corners of the earth. But America has experienced much darkness
itself, though not because of a faulty heritage. Rather, it is because liberal-
minded men and women diminish, or deny altogether, our Christian heritage.
They deny that the fundamentals upon which this nation was built were based on
Biblical principles. In doing so, they deny the Creator and His Son, Jesus Christ!
In the name of separation of church and state, the government has seemingly
become the adversary of the Gospel rather than the protector of the right to
express it. The Ten Commandments have been essentially censored from our
public schools because, heaven-forbid, they might corrupt the students! So we
live with the legacy of school violence and declining moral and intellectual
standards.
Scripture states that, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" (Matthew
12:25). America is divided today. Until the 1960s, most American public policy
reflected an understanding of, and respect for, America's Judeo-Christian values