Excerpt from "America, the Lord has need of you" a new book soon to be released by Francis Frangipane Questions or comments go to webmaster@frangipane.org

Chapter 1: A World Without America

Recently, a number of respected church leaders, frustrated with America's slow turn to repentance, have proclaimed that divine wrath is coming to our land. "If God does not destroy America," one influential pastor wrote, "He will have to repent to Sodom and Gomorrah."

Certainly, there are many things morally wrong with America, but America is not Sodom or Gomorrah. Neither is it a re-emergence of the spirit of ancient Babylon. You will not find charged against this land the "blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth" (Rev 18:24).

America does not answer to any singular prophetic profile. It is not the Promised Land, but it is a land of promise. For those who predict the decline and fall of this nation, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but America has only just begun to rise. Indeed, as we enter the 21st century, we will find this "one nation under God," imperfect as it is, will continue in ascendant power.

It is easy to call for, predict and anticipate the manifestation of divine wrath. It plays perfectly into our fears. Once you adjust your perception to expect doom, religious zeal supplies all sorts of apocalyptic visions of the end. The problem is, these visions are not true. I have heard scores of dated "doom and destruction" predictions over the last thirty years. None have been even remotely fulfilled. Why? Simply, those who said "Thus saith the Lord" had not heard from the Lord. They were only speaking from their fear and impatience. They predicted a third world war, the end of the world and Armageddon; but instead we are seeing the church uniting in reconciliation and prayer, revival, and millions of converts coming to Christ worldwide.

The Lord spoke about discerning the origin of prophetic words in the book of Deuteronomy. He said, "And you may say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?' "When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him" (Deut 18:21 22).

God's word plainly says, "If the thing does not come about . . . the Lord has not spoken." We all make mistakes. I have "been there and done that" myself, so there is no condemnation here. Still, it is time we rise above being manipulated by fear and press toward the vision God has for this land.

Now, let me make two things clear. First, if you are trapped in habitual sin, you should fear. There is only one antidote to this fear: Get right with God. Second, until the transformation of our mortal bodies, the Lord's corrective judgments will always be with us. He needs to judge what is wrong in us, the church and this nation. But let me assure you, divine judgment is guided by divine mercy. It is not in the Lord's heart to destroy this nation; humble and then heal, yes, but not destroy.

My plea is that the church would see America as God does. He is more patient in working His will than we are in waiting for the fulfillment of it. God is using America to keep the world open for harvest, and we must hold onto and pray that vision forth. Yet, if we have no vision for the United States, may the Lord reveal His passion for mercy even when we are convinced He is warning of wrath.

If the Nazis Had Won World War II

To help give us perspective on Christ's view of America, let's imagine what civilization would be like today without the United States. Where would the world be if the leading Axis powers, Germany and Japan, had defeated the Allies in WWII?

To make this "alternate reality" credible, let's weave into our imaginary world some facts about America. Prior to WWII, America was in serious spiritual decline. The moral restraints of the Victorian Era had evaporated in the heat of the "Roaring Twenties." Organized crime brought gang violence and extortion; corruption infiltrated huge segments of government. Racial injustice against blacks was rampant and prejudice against Irish, Italians, Asians and Jews was a way of life. Then, in 1933, the singular redeeming virtue of the times, prohibition of alcohol, was repealed. It passed by a national vote of almost 75%.

These were the facts concerning America in the twenties and thirties. America suffered the consequences of its sins, but God had no intention of destroying this land. The Lord knew what evil was rising in Germany; a strong America was vital to God's plan.

But imagine if, because of the sinfulness of America by the mid-thirties, frustrated church leaders had begun to ask God to judge the nation. And suppose He actually did what these short-sighted leaders asked: He allowed the Great Depression to crumble into anarchy and civil war, which fractured the U.S. into three regional sub-countries: the North, South and West.

So, when World War II exploded, America simply did not exist. By 1943, the tidal wave of German power had crushed all its surrounding nations, including the United Kingdom. Soon, all Africa cowered beneath the Swastika. In the East, the Nazis, who had been working on nuclear weapons, unleashed them upon sixteen Russian cities. Twenty-five million people died in the atomic blast and, with them, mankind's hope of resistance.

The Japanese, meanwhile, were pillaging China in the Far East. The Imperial Army then rolled southwestward and overwhelmed India and Pakistan, making surrogate armies of their vast multitudes. They then fulfilled their blood lust, crushing southeast Asia and Australia with exceptional violence.

By 1944, the empire of the Rising Sun ascended over Asia to the Hawaiian Islands; Japan's western boundaries extended to Pakistan and central Russia. The Third Reich ruled everywhere else. Throughout the world a grid of satanic control locked in place, securing the spiritual realms over earth in impenetrable darkness.

The Consequences

It is not hard to imagine the above scenario, or something like it, if in the thirties the balance of power in the world was void of the United States. Obviously, in spite of its sins, God did not destroy America. Instead, He healed our nation and actually made it stronger!

Yet, what would civilization be like today if the concept of a Free World had died during World War II? Let's return to our alternate reality, only the time frame is today. America is reunited, but it is ruled by Nazi Germany and policed by German SS troops and Gestapo. Democracy is not to be found anywhere on earth. The world we live in is a totalitarian society void of freedom.

"Mein Kampf", Hitler's life story, is taught and applied in every level of academia; his racist ideologies are enforced and framed in America's new Constitution. Adolf Hitler has not just replaced George Washington as our founding father, he has taken the place of Jesus Christ as savior of the world. Even our calendars have been reset. The first year of the New Order coincides with Hitler's birth year. American children enter schools singing hymns to the Fuhrer, who is deified among the multitudes.

Americans have been conditioned to believe that their new world, having been cleansed of Jews, Gypsies and other "undesirables," has evolved into a purer form of humanity. Dark-skinned non-Europeans have learned to accept their roles as inferiors; they are classified as "servant races."

All liberty is gone. There exists no freedom of press or right of protest. There is no balance of power in government, no political parties, no open debate and no forums of ideas.

There is a state church, but no longer is freedom of religion a civil right. There exists no open, vibrant evangelical church. Pentecostalism is considered a mental disorder and those who practice spiritual gifts are institutionalized. Though there might, indeed, be a true, underground church, attendance is at the risk of one's life. There are no evangelical books, no contemporary Christian music, no spiritual media resources. "Billy Graham" is a common, but insignificant name.

Certainly, one of the worst consequences would exist in the Middle East: There would be no Israel. In fact, except for those few Jews hiding in the remote recesses of the earth, a world without America would be a world without Jews. For Israel has been restored beneath the shelter of American strength.

Yet, beyond all this, the most tragic reality is that, since WWII, the expansion of evangelical Christianity has virtually ceased. More than half a billion souls, worldwide, have entered the kingdom of God since 1946, but instead of a great harvest the apostasy has reached its full zenith.

The fact is, in spite of what is wrong and sinful in America, without its role as the leader of the free world, there would be no harvest today. Indeed, there would be great heartache on earth and much less joy in heaven in a world without America.

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