The Day the United States of America Died

Here are a few birth date - death date lines:

• December 16, 1770 - March 26, 1827   (56 years)

• February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865   (56 years)

• November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000   (77 years)

• September 27, 1922 - June 20, 2013   (90 years)

In order, they are the birth and death dates of: Ludwig van Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln, Charles M. Schulz, and my grandpa (dad's side).

Here's another one:

• July 4, 1776 - January 7, 2021   (244 years)

No, there is no human being in recent history that has lived that long. But on January 7, 2021, something happened that I don't think anyone ever thought would happen, certainly not in our lifetimes. This is the day the United States of America really died. And below is what I wrote that day:

Today, I mourn.

I know the Bible says not to tell others I'm fasting and praying, but I am, and am stating as such. And I will state only as such.

I'm fasting and praying because last night marked what I believe is the official death of the United States of America. Congress, led by Vice President Mike Pence, officially confirmed Joe Biden's victory overnight, after a day of marching that did include a small portion that may have turned violent but was otherwise peaceful, that had interrupted the proceedings. Some want to say that the US died on November 4, 2008, the night Barack Obama was elected president. Others want to say that rather the US died on November 8, 2016, the night Donald Trump was elected president. Still others might point to events like 9/11, the beginning of the Iraq war, the federal government's slow response to New Orleans' need in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and the like. And so on. Those are valid points, but, as far as I'm concerned, those were little deaths (that is, whichever events that really were deaths). Even Election Night 2020, which stretched into Election Week, which lasted ultimately 2 months -- 2 whole months! -- because Trump rightly pointed out that massive cheating occurred. And for all the internet search engine and news and social media sites that wrongly denounce these as "baseless, false claims" -- there is irrefutable, reputable video evidence that cheating did indeed occur. And with Congress' upholding the official results, leading to Trump conceding because he realized he could no longer win against the world which all was pressing against him [edit: Trump never conceded; I just fell for a headline on one of the main news sites], it goes to show that this deception has gone much deeper and further than anyone has realized... further than certainly I realized.

I mourn because I know God's wrath is coming. Yes, there are still 13 days, as of this writing, until Inauguration Day, so there is still time. Miracles can still happen. But, honestly, I'm finding myself fasting and praying for God to spare His remnant, the ones that have remained faithful to Him, because when His wrath comes, no one can stand.

So I mourn.

Update: Biden and Harris did indeed get inaugurated on January 20th. While I still believe that God will indeed have His way with our nation, with the presidency, and with the direction of our nation, it's hard as I wait and wonder. We live in a world where there is a deep Truth divide. A year or so ago, I may have posted that people on both sides may agree that we all need to do better, and that we all have more in common than we realize. What I didn't realize then was that we do not agree even on what is true, whether it's about the Bible, or the Constitution, or even the legacies of men like George Washington or even Abraham Lincoln. And when the world not only decides that Truth is not Truth, but also expects you to go along with their fake idea of "truth" and to profess it along with them, that's when war begins. There can indeed be no peace when there is no justice, but even more so when injustice occurs against the Church and against the God of the Bible, even when the world declares "victory" and "peace" ... there isn't peace.

So I still mourn. But I do not go down quietly. Twice a week, for the next four months at least, on this blog will appear notes from a sermon at my church proclaiming Biblical Truth.

If God has His way, and I believe He will, I'm expecting that we will also have a Truth revival.