Rick Pearson came to the Lord at the age of seven when he responded to an altar call for salvation in a Baptist Church in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Four weeks later he was baptized. In 1972, at the age of eighteen, Rick made a vow to Jesus that if He showed him He was real, he would give Him his life and do whatever God wanted. At the moment of that vow, the door of the apartment blew open, a wind came into the room, encircled Rick, and he began speaking in another language…very similar to what the disciples experienced in Acts 2 on the day of Pentecost. Rick enrolled at Oral Roberts University (ORU) the next year, graduated in 1977, and went into business with his father and brother in Canada.
In 1986, at the age of thirty-two, Rick had what theologians refer to as a “theophany”. It was like a burning bush (Ex 3:1-17) or road to Damascus experience (Acts 9). In Rick’s case, it was very similar to what the four major prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, and Ezekiel) experienced in receiving their prophecies. These are the same prophets Rick has researched to confirm His “spoken” word with the “written” word of the ancient prophets. Rick received counsel from the President of ORU, Oral Roberts, and was immediately placed on the Board of Regents, and served there for twenty-one years.
The revelation Rick received in 1986 concerned the future and purpose of the USA in Bible prophecy. He was told of things to come which, frankly, left him overwhelmed. After thirty-five years of research, study, multiple mission trips, an undergraduate BSc degree from ORU in 1977, an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Canada Christian College (2015), Rick crossed paths in Israel (2017) with Dr. Rod Hembree from Bible Discovery TV. After discussing his revelation of Scripture with Dr. Hembree, the Lord spoke to Dr. Hembree telling him to produce a prophecy program, create a studio, have Rick write the scripts and host the program. Several weeks later Dr. Hembree met with to Rick explain what he was instructed, and ProphecyUSA was born. Within several months, the program was produced and aired. A Study Guide and Book were written by Rick, and both became Amazon best sellers in three different categories. ProphecyUSA is now aired on multiple networks across Canada and the USA and viewed by thousands of grateful followers.
The word used here for “city” is polis, which is where we get the words “politician, politics, and metropolitan”. The meaning of polis is “population center.” Harper’s Bible Dictionary defines cities as “large areas of high population density . . . In the Old Testament, cities were walled.”28 Today, we do not have cities protected by walls, but we have large population centers protected by Air Defence Identification Zones. If you don’t believe me, try penetrating the US ADIZ by aircraft and see how long it takes for an F35 fighter jet to pull up beside you. In summary, Babylon is not a city as we know it, but is a “population center” protected by electronic walls. It is a nation.
Furthermore, the woman Babylon sits on seven mountains (Rev 17:9). Traditional theology interprets the seven mountains (oros in Greek) as hills, justifying that Rome, the city of seven hills29, is this great city. Unfortunately, this city (“polis” in Greek) meaning population center, does not sit on hills. To emphasize that point, both Luke 3:5 and Luke 23:30 talk about hills (buonos) and mountains (oros), clearly differentiating the two words. The mountains (oros) that the woman sits upon rise from waters of “peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues” (Rev. 17:15). Mountains in Scripture “are a high land mass projecting above the surrounding area.”30
We have made this comparison to clarify that Rome, the city on seven hills, does not sit on seven mountains. The mountains, or land masses of which there are seven in total, correspond with the seven continents (land masses) which we define within current geography. At the time of John’s writing, people did not even know of the seven continents.
Modern day interpretation of Scripture gives us over fifty descriptions of Babylon the great which totally disqualifies Rome. Rome, located seventy miles inland, does not have deep ports (Rev 18:17,19), she does not trade over twenty-seven products with the merchants of the earth (Rev 18:12). These products include “slavery and human trafficking”. She does not rule over the financial kingdoms of the earth (Rev 17:3, 4,18,19) as the world currency is in US dollars.
The USA meets every Biblical description of Babylon the great and, according to Rev 17:9-12, she must appear before the ten-nation “New World Order” comes into power. In her description, “the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet” (Rev 17:12). Babylon precedes the rise of the New World Order; she does not exist during the beasts’ reign (NWO).
No nation in the history of the world has met the descriptions of Babylon the great, except the United States of America. She practices every Babylonian religion listed in Isaiah’s descriptions (Isa 47:9-12). She is a providential nation that has fallen from her Judeo-Christian beginnings (Isa 47:5, Rev 18:2). She is filled with the shedding of innocent blood (Rev 17:4-6) [abortion] which the Bible emphatically proclaims cannot be pardoned except by the blood of those who shed it (Num 35:32). She meets Jesus’ warning signs of Sodom and Gomorrah and the days of Noah (Luke 17).
For the New World Order to come into power as the eighth and final kingdom on earth (Rev 17:10), the seventh kingdom must be deposed. The United States, in our opinion, is the seventh nation and will be deposed in one hour by fire, exactly as Scripture says (Rev 18:8, 10, 17, 19, Rev 14:7 Isa 13:19, Jer 50:40).
Every generation has believed that Christ could come at any moment. However, there is debate as to how and when He will come. He cannot come until the seventh and eighth kingdoms of Rev 17:9-16 fulfill their roles. If the United States of America is the seventh kingdom, which we believe she is, when she gets deposed (Dan 2:21) the New World Order will rule for a period of seven years before Christ comes. However, according to pre-tribulation rapture theology, Jesus will come as a thief in the night and catch away his bride before the tribulation begins (1 Cor 15:51, 1 Thes 1:7, 4:17). This event could take place at any time, but it is evident in Scripture that it will take place: simultaneously, before or during the “Hour” of tribulation that comes upon the earth. Our Study Guide goes into great detail showing the Scriptures that back this hypothesis. Jesus said “no man knows the hour or the day” however, the signs of the times would point to the prospect that we are fast approaching that day.
To those who say the Bible does not speak to future events or “prophecy is no longer relevant”, I would suggest they read the Bible with a desire to understand it better. “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy (Rev 19:10). God’s word tells us He wishes us to know the future, “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). Jesus promised us “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come” (John 16:13) However, we do believe that we are not told everything because then we would not have to operate in faith, which is the only thing that “pleases God” (Heb 11:6). Moses told us in his writings, “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law” (Deut 29:29). We believe that the revelation taught by Richard Pearson Ministries is for “such a time as this” (Est 4:14) and that we are much closer to the second coming of the Lord that many people realize. Perhaps the most telling sign is the fact that ProphecyUSA has boldly unveiled the hidden mystery of America’s role in Bible prophecy amidst a multitude of unbelieving, traditional prophecy teachers and ministries.
THE HOUR refers to a cataclysmic hour in history where God judges that nation called Mystery Babylon the great. The prophets tell us it will take ONE HOUR, in one day, for this nation to be burned with fire (Rev 14:7, 18:8,10,17,19, Isa 47:9-14). At the same time the destruction takes place, so too will His supernatural exit plan take place, which is referred to as “the rapture” or “catching away” (1 Thes 4:15). This one-hour exit strategy is promised to those who follow His Word in Rev 3:8-11 and is described as “an open door that no man can shut”. Both events occur within that ONE HOUR event. Paul refers to it in 1 Thes 1:7,1 Cor 15:51, and Luke 17:29-30.
The Prophets gave us fifty-three descriptions of the nation called Babylon the great. The USA meets every description. There are a total of eight providential nations in Scripture (Rev 17:10). Six of those nations have come and gone. The following diagram from our Book and Study Guide show you all eight providential nations in Scripture.
The seventh nation (Babylon the great) must be deposed before the eighth and final kingdom (a one-world government) is given power to reign over the earth. The deposing of the seventh nation perfectly describes a pre-emptive nuclear attack (Rev 18:8,10,17,19). However, before she is deposed, Babylon the great will fall away from her origins of being “One Nation Under God”. She will fall into darkness and emulate a reprobate society (Isa 47:5, Rom 1). According to Isaiah, the populace (except for a remnant of believers within her…the bride of Christ) will reject her Judeo-Christian heritage and follow the “wisdom and knowledge that hath perverted thee” (Isa 47:10). However, John gives believers fair warning to disassociate themselves with the sin that is in her, so that they can be delivered from the coming plagues (Rev 18:4, Jer 51:14).
ProphecyUSA began broadcasting March 15, 2019, in the USA. We look at the events of 9/11 and the Covid-19 pandemic as warning signs to America and to the whole world, as to what will come during the time of the eighth and final kingdom, before Christ’s return. The pandemic is being used to accelerate the agenda of the NEW WORLD ORDER 2030 Agenda seeking global governance. As stated by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the founder of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, in his Book Covid-19 The Great Reset:
“This pandemic has provided an opportunity for a reset. This is our chance to accelerate our pre-pandemic efforts to re-imagine economic systems that actually address global challenges”.
The New World Order will be a Marxist led dictatorship and, according to Scripture, nations will freely hand their sovereignty over to a one-world totalitarian government (Rev 17:13). This will take place immediately after the USA is deposed, creating horrendous environmental plagues (Rev 6-16), most of which are the direct result of nuclear fallout coming from America. Jesus described this seven-year period as, “then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be” (Mat 24:21).
ProphecyUSA teaching is supported with multiple Scriptures pointing to verses that each person should study for themselves (2 Tim 2:15). We discourage anyone from basing their theology on someone else’s vision, theophany, prophecy, or dream. Each of us need to base our theology on the Word of God which is the foundation for “testing the spirits” (1 John 4:1-6).
Our Book, Study Guide, and videos will help unveil prophetic Scripture, time sequences and verses (possibly never shown to you) and allow the Holy Spirit to fulfill His work in your personal life, by speaking directly to you through His word. We believe by studying these verses yourself, God will personally unveil to you the hidden mystery of America’s role in Bible prophecy. “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak and he will shew you things to come” (John 16:13). Jesus promised us, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).
There are seven churches in Rev 2, 3 and Jesus rebukes five out of seven for not serving Him in certain areas of their life:
- Ephesus: Lost their First Love
- Sardis: Are doing Dead Works
- Smyrna: Persecuted believers
- Pergamos: Nicolaiton leadership encourages immorality
- Thyatira: Encourages Baal worship, shedding of innocent blood
- Laodicea. Has a problem stewarding their finances
- Philadelphia. Keeps God’s word and is promised an open door of escape
Why is Jesus warning them of sin and yet still calling them His church?
He says to the Philadelphia believers “because you have kept My word, I will keep you from the HOUR of trial that shall come upon the whole earth” by providing an open door.
Philadelphia and Smyrna believers represent 30% of the born-again churches.
In Mat 25 Jesus explains that fifty percent or one half the virgins waiting for the bridegroom were not ready and they missed the open door to their own marriage supper. Note: they are still virgins and called the bride, but they were not filled with the oil. They were not ready, not serving, not walking in obedience to God’s word.
Luke 21:36 Jesus warns “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man”.
Born again Christians actively participating in adultery, lying, fornication, etc. and not walking under the golden rule (in our understanding) will not be found “without spot or wrinkle.”
Eph 5:27 talks about Christs’ relationship to the bride and holds this up as an example as how we are to treat our wives.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish
Philadelphia believers are REWARDED Because they are keeping God’s word.
Rev 3:9-11 now “I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9 … 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
This “keeping or obeying God’s word ” is a condition of the heart that ONLY God can discern… not us.
Believers in the tribulation:
There are six verses in Scripture describing believers being tested and martyred for their faith in the seven-year tribulation period. According to Scripture, if you don’t pass the test on this side of the rapture and are not found “worthy” by God, you will have another chance on the other side in the tribulation. That test will cost you your life through martyrdom. You also must refuse the mark of the beast (Rev 13:16) which will allow you to buy or sell goods. The six verses describing believers in the tribulation are:
- Rev 6:9-11
- Rev 7:19
- Rev 12:11
- Rev 13.:8
- Rev 14:9-13
- Rev 20:4
It should be noted that eternal salvation is a gift of grace from God through the work of the cross, not from out works (Eph 2:9). For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
However, as we understand Scripture, the rapture is a REWARD from God for obeying him with all your heart, soul and body and is based on your efforts to FOLLOW HIS WORD (Rev 3:9-11). This understanding should encourage all believers daily to “pick up your cross” (and walk circumspectly with love, kindness, forgiveness, overcoming lusts of the flesh and humbly being obedient to his still small voice) as Paul aptly prayed “that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body (2 Cor 4:10).
Luke 9:23 If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Following Christ is not a drudgery in religious dogma but, on the contrary, Jesus promised “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10) and he wishes ” above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth (3 John 1:2).
Traditional theology has always interpreted prophecy by saying that Babylon the great will be part of the antichrist’s world system, explaining that Babylon’s destruction will take place at the end of the tribulation. However, God’s time sequence of events—what we find in His Word—does not say this. This Scriptural evidence will be the foundation on which we will build our premise in discovering America’s role in Bible prophecy. To verify our position, we will drill down into the Word of God and show you our findings and clarify our interpretations.
THE FIRST TIME-SEQUENCE HINT:
In Revelation 16:19, the angel makes a reference to Babylon: “and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.” The Greek word for remembrance in this verse is mimneskomai, meaning, “to recall information from memory” or to “recollect” or “remind oneself.” In other words, this “remembrance” is referring to a “past tense” event.1 Additionally, the phrase “give unto her” is the Greek word didomi, translated “to make her drink.”2
The English Standard Version Bible translation gives us a further insight, interpreting the passage in this way: “God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.” The wine in this verse is oinos and is translated “punishment that God inflicts on the wicked.”3 From this narrative we now realize that the seventh vial of judgment being poured out is not the beginning of Babylon’s judgment but is the final and ‘last drop’ of God’s fury. This last drop is judging all the world who have followed the Babylonian spirits.
But if the seventh vial contains God’s last drop of fury, where is the first drop?
To further explain this time sequence, God sent John an angel.
THE SECOND TIME-SEQUENCE HINT:
Revelation 17:1 says, “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters.”
Notice in this verse the angel taking John away is not the seventh angel that had the seventh vial, but instead, it is one of the seven angels who had already poured out its vial. John is being taken away from the original time sequence, in which the seventh vial of destruction has just been poured out, to view a previous event in the time sequence, the destruction of Babylon the great.
From this point on (Rev. 17:1–11), this angel describes Babylon as a mystery. The word for mystery—mysterion—means “mysteries, reli- gious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to be communicated by them to ordinary mortals.”4 Furthermore, Babylon is described as a rich, proud, powerful woman riding on the back of the seven-headed beast with ten horns (Rev. 17:1–11).
THIRD TIME-SEQUENCE HINT: THE FIRST CONFIRMATION
Revelation 17:12 says:
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. In this passage, we see that the angel confirms the first two time-sequence hints by showing us the relationship between the ten horns and the beast.
Next, Revelation 17:13–15 tells us:
These have one mind and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Neither the antichrist (the beast) nor his kingdom have come into power, but they are waging war with the Lamb (and His bride), and the Lamb is overcoming them, because when you touch God’s people, you are touching God. The woman (Babylon the great) is sitting (ruling over, policing) “multitudes, nations, and peoples” throughout the earth, and the beast, who has not yet received authority to rule, is attempting to overcome, but the woman is thwarting his agenda.
As we saw in the first verse of Revelation 17, everything described here takes place before the tribulation begins. The beast and the ten horns hate the woman who is holding him down. Why? Because he has not yet deposed the seventh providential nation that is opposing his efforts for a New World Order. However, this pre-tribulation time sequence dramatically changes at God’s appointed time.
We confirmed in the preceding question that the Book of Revelation, like many other parts of the Bible, was not written in chronological order. The time sequence of Revelation 17 and 18 is a description of events that take place before the seven-year tribulation, when the beast and ten kings “have not yet received authority” (Rev. 17:12). We also confirmed that the destruction of Babylon was an event that preceded the tribulation period.
We are currently witnessing the global elites of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the World Economic Forum, and the high-tech social media billionaires position their progressive operatives and influence within sovereign nations. One of their goals is an attempt to create their world without borders. Democratic governments around the world, and especially in America, have had massive amounts of money from outside the country funneled to radical left-wing politicians and even to presidential candidates “during the first three months of the year on the 2020 election.”1 Their intended goals extend beyond governments, as even parenting your children is being disrupted. Their mantra states, “It takes a village to raise a child.”2 This attitude is assuming authority even when the child’s parents disagree with the “village” educating them.
The Agenda 2030 is now the “Decade of Action.” This agenda is being accelerated by the COVID–19 pandemic and, as Rex Murphy stated in Canada’s National Post newspaper, “the very last people we want ‘re-imagining’ how the world should be arranged are the over-ardent, unaccountable global warming preachers.”3
Rev 17:16 is tells us that that antichrist will destroy Babylon with fire.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Revelation Chapter 18 goes into great detail of Babylon’s wealth, her seaports, her commerce etc. However, at the end of the Chapter it states:
:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee;
And the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee:
We interpret this to mean that Babylon is now destroyed and “voice of the bridegroom and the of the bride is heard no more at all” in Babylon.
Following in Rev 19:1-6, John is taken to heaven and there is great voice in heaven rejoicing after Babylon’s destruction. The voice of the bride and bridegroom are now in heaven for it confirms the destruction of Babylon but in verse 7 it reads:
:7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.
This time sequence in Scripture confirms that the marriage supper of the Lamb, begins immediately after the destruction of Babylon the great. For “the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee.”
In our understanding, the fiery deposing of America in Bible prophecy not only pinpoints the beginning of the tribulation, but also confirms the only time sequence in scripture validating a pre-tribulation rapture. When God’s judgment comes down, His bride will go up. The Fourth Man in historical Babylon’s burning fiery furnace, used to test Shadrack, Meschek and Abednego, will once again appear in the flames, confirming to the world King Nebuchadnezzar’s declaration “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.” Selah!
NOTE: Religious Babylon: It must be understood that although commerical babylon is destroyed the the beginning of the tribulation, the Babylonian spirits who invaded her, made her an abomination and defiled her, will continue on in the Tribulation period. They will be judged at the time of the second coming of Christ.
EPISODE 3: US Providential Rise
1. (Jer. 51:7) She is providentially raised up by God as a “golden cup in the hand of the Lord”.
2. (Rev. 17:10, 12) She is the seventh of eight providential nations.
3. (Isa. 47:7; Rev. 17: 5. Dan 12:10), She is a mystery, “mysterion”; a secret revealed to a small group of people.
4. (Rev. 17:10, 12) She appears before the antichrist and the ten nations emerge. Rev 16:17 It is done. 16:19. Babylon come up for a memorial.. 17:1… 17:12
5. (Isaiah 47:5, 7; Rev. 17:3, 18:3) She is recognized by the world with the symbol of a woman.
6. (Rev. 17:3, 4, 18:16) She is the wealthiest of all nations.
7. (Rev. 18:17, 19) She trades with merchants at her deep water ports.
8. (Rev. 18:12) She trades all twenty-seven products listed in Scripture.
9. (Rev. 18:13) She has traded in “slavery and souls of men”.
10. (Rev. 18:19) She makes merchants of the earth rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
11. (Rev. 17:9,18, Rev 18:9,15) She has a world currency that dominates the 7 mountains of the earth.
EPISODE 4: US Providential Blessings
12. (Rev. 17:9,18) She has the greatest military force in the world.
13. (Rev. 17:03) She uses her military to “police” or “rule over” the seven mountains of the earth.
14. (Isa. 47:10) She has wisdom and knowledge above other nations.
15. (Isa. 47:8) She is proud, haughty and “says in her heart, I am, and none else beside me”.
16. (Isa. 47:10; Rev. 18:07) She says “I sit a queen and shall see no sorrow”.
EPISODE 5: US Fall into Darkness
17. (Isa. 47:1, 5; Rev. 18:02) She “falls” spiritually in God’s eyes.
18. (Isa. 47:5; Rev. 18:02) She is literally DRIVEN into darkness.
19. (Isa. 47:9, 10, 12) She embraces ancient Babylonian religions.
20. (Isa. 47:9) She has enchantments, pagan paraphernalia.
21. (Isaiah 47:12,13, Deut 18:10-11) She practices necromancy, has Mediums.
22. (Isa. 47:13) She has star gazers (astrologers).
23. (Isa. 47:9; Rev. 18:02) She has witchcraft, including Satan worship
24. (Rev. 17:1-2, 4, 5) She is a world leader in producing pornography.
25. (Rev. 18:03) She is a world leader in selling pornography.
26. (Isa. 47:9, 12; Rev. 18:23) She is a drug-induced nation filled with a “multitude of sorceries”. 27. (Rom. 1:29-31) She meets the twenty-three characteristics of a reprobate society.
28. (Deut. 28:12, 15:6 ) She becomes a debtor nation not a lender.
29. (Rev. 18:02) She becomes the habitation of every form of immorality.
EPISODE 6: Believers in America
30. (Rev. 18:04, Jeremiah 51:14) She is a nation that has a large amount of God’s people within her.
31. (Rev. 2:2-7) (Ephesus) She has within her Christians who have lost their “first love” for Christ.
32. (Rev. 3:01) (Sardis) She has Christians within her who have “dead works.”
33. (Rev.2:8-11), (Smyrna) She has Christian believers within her who are persecuted.
EPISODE 7: The Moral Minority
34. (Rev. 2:12-17) (Pergamos) She has Christian (Nicolaitan) leadership that deny Hell, sin or eternal consequences.
35. (Rev. 2:18-25) (Thyatira) She has Christian leadership who promote the Jezebel spirit of immorality (Baal worship).
36.(Isa. 47:12-13; Rev. 2:14,20) She has over 3500 Ashtoreth poles firmly establishing temples of Baal worship (high places) throughout the nation.
EPISODE 8: The Most Common Temptation
37. (Rev. 3:14-22) (Laodecia) She has the richest believers in the history of the world within her..
38. (Rev. 3:18, Malachi 3:8-10), She has majority of believers not “tithing” their first fruits of their substance. The question remains, are “tithers” or “non-tithers” rich (generous) toward God?
EPISODE 9: The Open Door
39 (Rev 3:7-13, Rev. 19:1-10) The church of Philadelphia and her “open door” will deliver her from Babylon’s judgement.
40. (Rev. 18:23, 19:7-9) She has the voice of the bride and bridegroom of Christ inside her before the rapture and subsequent destruction.
EPISODE 10: The Two Signs
41. Luke 17:28-32 Jude 1:7; Gen. 19:1-30) She has a culture similar to the time of Sodom and Gomorrah.
42. Luke 17:26; Gen. 9) She has a culture similar to the days of Noah.
EPISODE 11: The Sin of Provocation
43. (Rev. 17:06) She has temples of Molech sacrificing her children.
44. (Rev. 17:4-6, Rev 2:20-23) She sacrifices children (saints) to Baal, for the purpose of financial gain.
45. (Isaiah 47: 6) She “shows no mercy” to God’s people…”you have heavily laid thy yoke”.
46. (Num. 35:33, Rev. 2:23), The land is defiled…you shed His blood, He will shed yours.
47. (Rev. 18:04,) She has written warnings in Scripture “not to partake in the sin”.
48. (Rev. 18:04, Jer. 51:14) She has verbal (rhema) warnings “not to partake in her plagues”.
49. (Rev. 18:24, Jer. 51:14) She has prophets within her before her destruction ”.
50. (Rev. 17:06, 18:24), She persecutes those who “raise up a shout”.
EPISODE 12: The Hour that Changes Everything
51 (Rev. 17:16) She will be hated by the antichrist spirit and the ten nations before they are empowered.
52 (Rev. 17:6, 16, 18:24) She will have believers within her who will be persecuted and hated by the antichrist spirit dwelling both in her and outside of her.
53 (Eze. 38:13) She will be a supporter of Israel and will stand up for Israel as a “young lion” of Tarshish.
SEVEN HEADS ARE SEVEN KINGS
The word “providential ” means ” having divine foresight or intervention“. In other words, God speaks about something before it exits. Certain nations in the Bible are providential in that the prophets told us about them before they came into being.
The Apostle John’s second vision gives us a full panoramic view of all eight providential nations God would raise up throughout history.
Revelation 17:9–11 says, “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven.”
This may seem confusing upon first reading. However, we can put together a coherent and systematic time sequence of the eight providential nations that are being revealed to John.
THE EIGHT PROVIDENTIAL NATIONS
(REV. 17:12) FIVE HAVE FALLEN
- 1) Egypt 1900–1450 BC
- 2) Assyria 722–630 BC
- 3) Babylon 605–539 BC
- 4) Medo-Persia 539–334 BC
- 5) Greece 334–168 BC
ONE HAS FALLEN:
6) Rome 168 BC–AD 476
ONE IS YET TO COME: BUT WILL CONTINUE A SHORT SPACE
- 7) The Woman AD 1776–?
- 8) The Beast32—Ten Kings
ISRAEL, THE PROVIDENTIAL NATION
In looking at providential nations in Scripture, we can easily see six of the eight kings or empires described in Revelation 17:10. Each world empire is connected directly to Israel’s history. The first being Egypt, which fulfilled Abraham’s prophecy of 400 years of Jewish slavery (Gen. 15:13). The second is Assyria, which judged Israel for her idolatry .
God Israel a vassal state of Assyria, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecies (Isa. 10:5–12). And so on. But why is it that every nation throughout history to which Scripture refers has a direct correlation with Israel? It is because when it comes to Bible prophecy, in God’s eyes, Israel is the geographical center of the earth.
God weighs the value of other nations by how they treat Israel. In Genesis 12:3, God stated, “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.” He even stated concerning Israel, “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” But how exactly has Israel blessed the world?
Israel was the providential land that God promised to Abraham. Every Old Testament prophet came out of Israel. Israel was the providential land from which Jesus and the disciples came. Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel, is where Jesus was crucified for the sins of the world. But Israel and Jerusalem are also the nation and city to which He will return and become King of Kings and Lord of Lords. “For salvation is of the Jews (John 4:22).”
We are now waiting for the seventh and eighth kingdoms to appear. Remember what we wrote earlier in this chapter, “Whatever God purposes, He will bring to pass.”? Waiting is never easy, but God’s Word can assure us that these kingdoms will appear.
The prophet Isaiah reminds us:
The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand” (Isa. 14:24).
What an incredible verse this is! We can rest in the fact that what- ever God determines, it will come to pass. He is a determined God. When He begins things, He finishes them. We can wait with peace and assurance because God is in control of the rise and the fall of nations.
Jesus said to the seven churches in Revelation, “He that hath an ear,
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let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches” (Rev. 3:13). This expression is a personal challenge for each of us. Interestingly, Jesus said these words eight times in the gospels and eight times in the Book of Revelation.33 He’s saying, “Folks, it’s not enough that you have ears. They are not there to merely hold up your glasses. You need to hear My voice. You need to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit.”
One of God’s greatest commands through Moses began with, “Hear, O Israel (Deut. 6:4). This verse is a prayer that many Jewish people pray every morning and evening to remind themselves to listen for the voice of God. We, too, need to listen actively for God’s voice.
The seventh providential nation in scripture has 53 descriptions which America has already fulfilled. The New World Order has yet to fulfill her role in Bible Prophecy.
We at Prophecy USA are praying that you have an ear to hear what we believe the Holy Spirit is saying to our generation. We believe a clear understanding of who we are and where we fit on God’s prophetic time clock will sound the alarm within you. We desire that this awakening in your spirit will allow the Holy Spirit to personally unveil the hidden mystery of America’s role in Bible prophecy. This unveiling will be sobering and perhaps even frightening, but rest assured, God is in control, and His word is a lamp unto our feet (Ps. 119:105).
CAPITALISM WAS GOD’S IDEA
Perhaps you think America’s prosperity is based on capitalism. If so, you are correct. But did you know that capitalism is based on biblical principles?
In 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Paul states “For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.” God’s plan is to provide for our needs through our work. 3 John 1:2 says, “I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health.” God is concerned about us. He wants us to prosper (meaning “to have a good journey”) to enable us to serve.
Luke 6:38 states, “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.” Notice that this passage doesn’t say to protest and it shall be given unto you. It doesn’t say to strike and it shall be given unto you. It doesn’t say to lie, cheat, deceive, or steal and it shall be given unto you. It says give! Give of your time, talents, investments, money . . . give something first and serve others to help meet their needs!
2 Corinthians 9:10 tells us, “Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.” We need to realize that the apostle Paul’s words focused on us using our gifts, talents, and ideas. What the Holy Spirit gives us, no matter which gift or talent it may be, we are to use it for someone else’s benefit (Rom 12:6). We don’t have spiritual gifts or natural talents for our own exclusive benefit. God tells us to use those talents and gifts to benefit others and, in the process, we will find that God will begin to bless us, and that He “shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19).” You see, the nearest of God’s helping hands is usually found at the end of your own wrist.
I heard the story of a man who, in his later years of retirement, bought himself a brand-new sports car. A Christian neighbor came over and looked at the car and said sarcastically, “I wonder how many families you could have fed with what you paid for that car.”
The man pondered the thought and said, “Well, I know the engineers who designed the car got paid. And the over 250 people on the assembly line who put it together got paid. I know the dealer got paid because I personally handed him the check. But every person who got paid worked hard to give me exactly what I wanted, and they deserved every penny they got . . . because I love my new car!”
Capitalism and a work ethic were God’s ideas. Greed, laziness, and entitlement were not.
THE FIRST RESURRECTION
That first resurrection began over 2,000 years ago. We read in Matthew:
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many (Matt. 27:51–53 esv).
According to Scripture, the first resurrection is not a one-time event. It is linear, meaning it progresses from one stage to another in a single series of steps. It involves resurrections throughout Scripture that ultimately culminate in the second coming of the Messiah. This progression is explained by Paul, beginning with Adam.
In 1 Corinthians 15:22–23 (esv), we read, “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ.” From the moment Jesus “yielded up the ghost,” the first resurrection began, “and many of the bodies of [some Old Testament) saints arose” (Matt. 27:52). Three days later, at His personal resurrection, the progression continued: “When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things)” (Eph. 4:8–10).
Peter taught that in the three days after His death,5 Jesus “went and preached unto the spirits in prison” (1 Pet. 3:19), only to rise from the dead, and at that point, lead those spirits out of their waiting place in the bowels of the earth when he “led captivity captive.”
The Old Testament saints’ spirits were taken to heaven, but their bodies are still waiting in the graves, “each in his own order,” for their resurrection. That resurrec- tion will take place at the rapture “with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up [rapio/harpazo] together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:16–17). This is the resurrection happening in a linear progression.
However, the second coming consists of only two stages: first, the rapture, at which point God selects those worthy of escaping the tribu- lation through the open door of Philadelphia; and second, when believ- ers who were martyred in the tribulation plus those who survived the tribulation meet Him at the second coming—at which point every knee will bow and acknowledge Him as Lord.
So get ready, America. Something good is about to happen to you who believe. Get your house in order. Make Christ first in your life. Give the firstfruits of your financial blessings, your time, and your gift- ings to those who are in need. Remember:
- When the rain came down, Noah’s family went up (Gen. 9).
- When the fire came in, Lot’s family came out (Gen. 19).
- When the flames come down on Babylon the Great, the
bride will go up (Rev. 19).
For He has spoken it, therefore He will also do it; He has purposed it, and He will bring it to pass. So let the poor say, “We are rich,” and let the weak say, “We are strong.” This battle is already over, and we win! Give glory to the Lamb of God!
