Background: There are some Christians who think the USA is not mentioned in the Bible.
But that’s not true. We are in the Revelation to John at least 6
times (for good things), and more if we assume that the USA is also behind global
warming and the other “environmental” plagues.
(All of the last plagues of chapter 16 are provided by the flying eagle --
the fourth living creature of Ch. 4).
The flying eagle on the US seal and on our
money represents the US Church and is mentioned three times in the Apocalypse
(or “the Revelation” in English Bibles) – in chapters 4, 6, & 14. In chapter 14, the flying eagle (mainly through
the efforts of the American Bible Society) is seen flying the Everlasting Gospel
to “every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.” (Some English translations say “a
flying angel” – but it’s still the United States, even if we aren’t always a perfect
angel).
The Fourth Horseman (of chapter six) is given
to us by the flying eagle – and represents our presidents, beginning with
George Washington who rode a pale blue horse named Blueskin -- the only
conqueror in history, before or since, who rode such a sickly-looking horse. Fast forwarding 250 years, President Trump is
the 47th rider of the pale horse.
And our weapons are still bringing hell and death to the enemies of the
Church. (Ask the Ayatollah hiding in a
bunker in Qom).
Our US soldiers (and US Navy men and US Airmen)
wearing red, white and blue emblems (along with the soldiers of three allies
wearing red, white & blue) are seen in chapter nine riding the 200 million
horses unleashed on the anti-Christ in one day.
They are the 200 million horses unleashed on Hitler’s Third Reich (or
third six of the 6-6-6 trilogy) in one day -- D-Day -- when you total up the
horsepower of all the planes, ships, and ground vehicles unleashed that day on
the beaches of Normandy.
In chapter 16, it is primarily US fighter jets (with
occasional help from our allies) that are dropping the “exceedingly great hail”
on the demonic Kings of the East (in Apoc. 16:21).
The Good News is, the USA appears to be destined
to reign for a millennium -- the same length of time as the first three
Kingdoms of God on the Earth – namely ancient Israel (from 1000BC to 70AD, minus the 70 years
in captivity), the Byzantine Empire (about 1100 years minus the 100 years under
Crusader rule), and the Holy Roman Empire (1007 years minus the 7 years when
there was no Emperor crowned). (The
third Christian horseman, Britain, has reigned -- with the balance scales of
capitalism -- for about 500 years now).
So we’re not just celebrating our
semi-quincentennial (way too hard to pronounce); but we’re actually celebrating
a quarter-millennium!
But as always happens, at some point when we’re
old and weak, we will be surpassed by the next horseman – the fifth horseman of
ch. 19 -- as the strongest Christian nation on Earth. (Just
saying), So, as a nation, we need to stay alert and remain
diligent in defending the Church against all foes – the reason we exist.
And it is only because of the help of God, who
we honor on our money, that the USA been fortunate enough to reign over the
Earth this long! -- Barry Midyet
(For more on the USA in Bible prophecy, see The
Apocalypse: A Historicist View; 2024, by Barry Midyet).