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Robert Jeffress - Can We Survive Another 250 Years (Part 1)

June 21, 2026 | 27:29

Robert Jeffress - Can We Survive Another 250 Years (Part 1)
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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - Can We Survive Another 250 Years (Part 1) | June 21, 2026
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  • From the pulpit
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  • Of the first baptist church of dallas, texas,
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  • This is "pathway to victory" with dr. robert jeffress.
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  • Hi, i'm robert jeffress,
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  • And welcome again to "pathway to victory."
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  • America is celebrating 250 years of freedom this year,
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  • And while there's certainly much to be grateful for,
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  • There's also much to consider.
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  • Will america survive another 250 years?
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  • And what does god's word say
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  • About the future of our great nation?
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  • Today, i'm going to take a hard look
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  • At where america has been
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  • And where we're headed.
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  • My message is titled "america at the crossroads:
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  • Can we survive another 250 years?"
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  • On today's special edition of "pathway to victory."
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  • ♪ o say can you see ♪
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  • ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪
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  • ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪
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  • ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪
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  • ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪
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  • ♪ through the perilous fight ♪
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  • ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched ♪
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  • ♪ were so gallantly streaming ♪
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  • ♪ and the rocket's red glare ♪
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  • ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪
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  • ♪ gave proof through the night ♪
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  • ♪ that our flag was still there ♪
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  • ♪ o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪
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  • ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪
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  • ♪ and the home of the brave ♪
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  • (triumphant music)
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  • (audience clapping and cheering)
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  • As our nation marks 250 years,
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  • America stands at a crossroads.
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  • Will we return to the god who blessed us
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  • Or continue down a path that leads to ruin?
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  • Through the in god we trust matching challenge,
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  • "pathway to victory" has pierced the darkness of our nation
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  • With the light of god's word
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • (gentle music)
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  • On july the 3rd, 1776,
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  • The portly 40-year-old john adams
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  • Sat in his candlelit room in philadelphia
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  • And wrote these words to his wife, abigail,
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  • In massachusetts.
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  • He wrote,
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  • "the second day of july, 1776
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  • Will be the most memorable epic in the history of america.
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  • I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated
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  • By succeeding generations
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  • As the great anniversary festival.
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  • It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance
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  • By solemn acts of devotion to god almighty.
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  • It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade,
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  • Shows, games, sports, guns, bonfires, and illuminations
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  • From one end of this continent to the other,
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  • From this time forward forevermore."
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  • Well, adams may have gotten the day wrong
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  • By a couple of days,
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  • But he certainly caught
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  • The spirit of celebration we should enjoy.
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  • On july 4th this year,
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  • We are recognizing the 250th birthday of our country,
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  • And yes, it's a time for celebration,
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  • But it's also a time for solemn acts of devotion
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  • To the god who has so richly blessed america.
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  • And as we come to this 250-year mark,
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  • It's also for us
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  • A time to contemplate our future as a country.
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  • Do we have a future?
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  • Can america survive another 250 years?
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  • That's what we're going to talk about today.
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  • Briefly, let's look, first of all,
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  • At america's past.
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  • It has been one of undeniable blessing.
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  • You know, throughout the bible we are told to remember,
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  • Remember, remember the past.
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  • We're to remember from where we came.
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  • We're to remember the god we serve.
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  • We are to remember what god has done for us.
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  • I've talked in other messages
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  • About america's indisputable christian foundation.
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  • This nation was founded as a christian nation.
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  • Don't let woke theologians tell you differently.
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  • All you have to do is look at the past
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  • And see the firm christian foundation of our country,
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  • And our leaders recognized that,
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  • And they were not hesitant to call out on god for help.
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  • I think about abraham lincoln
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  • On september the 18th through 20th, 1863
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  • In the midst of the civil war.
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  • Our country endured the worst loss,
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  • Next to gettysburg itself,
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  • In the battle of chickamauga,
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  • September 18th through 20th.
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  • During those three days,
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  • We lost nearly 35,000 soldiers
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  • Who were either killed or severely injured.
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  • And yet just a few weeks
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  • After that devastating loss on october the 3rd, 1863,
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  • Lincoln issued his first proclamation of thanksgiving,
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  • Encouraging the americans to look upward
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  • And remember god's blessings.
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  • He talked about in that proclamation,
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  • The gracious gifts of the most high god,
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  • Who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins,
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  • Has nevertheless remembered mercy.
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  • You can go back further than abraham lincoln
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  • To see our leaders' devotion to god.
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  • In 1787,
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  • That was 11 years
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  • After we secured our independence from great britain,
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  • 11 years later a group of men met in philadelphia
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  • To forge out a document that would govern the new country
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  • That had been established to establish a constitution.
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  • It was not a pleasant meeting.
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  • For days,
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  • The delegates were involved
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  • In divisiveness and controversy,
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  • And our newly born nation faced being torn apart
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  • That early in its existence.
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  • But in the midst of that debate on june 28th, 1787,
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  • Benjamin franklin stood up,
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  • And he addressed
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  • The president of that constitutional convention,
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  • George washington.
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  • And this is what franklin said,
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  • "in the beginning of the contest with britain,
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  • When we were sensible of danger,
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  • We had daily prayers in this room
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  • For divine production.
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  • Our prayers, sir, were heard,
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  • And they were graciously answered.
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  • Have we now forgotten that powerful friend,
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  • Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance?"
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  • And then franklin got to the heart of the matter.
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  • He said, "i have lived, sir, a long time,
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  • And the longer i live,
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  • The more convincing proofs i see
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  • That god governs the affairs of men,
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  • And if a sparrow cannot fall
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  • To the ground without his notice,
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  • Is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?
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  • We have been assured, sir,
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  • In the sacred writings that
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  • 'except the lord build the house they labor in vain
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  • That built it.'"
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  • Franklin then went on to ask
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  • That every morning from that point forward
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  • Before they ever got into business,
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  • They would ask for god's guidance,
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  • God's help in creating that document.
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  • And today we enjoy a constitution
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  • That guarantees our freedom of access and assembly,
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  • Our freedom of speech,
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  • But most importantly, our freedom of religion.
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  • All of that came from a document
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  • That was born out of much prayer from our nation's leaders.
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  • Yes, we have been a nation blessed in god
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  • Because of our dependence upon god,
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  • But what about america's future?
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  • What does the future hold for our country?
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  • I wish i could give you an encouraging word,
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  • But the future does not look encouraging,
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  • Especially when you look at scripture,
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  • At what the bible says
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  • And what it doesn't say about america's future.
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  • One of the questions i'm most often asked
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  • In bible prophecy is this,
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  • Where does america fit into the end times?
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  • What part do we play in the end times?
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  • And the truth is,
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  • As you look at those last seven years of earth's history
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  • Detailed in the book of revelation 6-19,
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  • As you look at the old testament prophecy of daniel,
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  • You see mentions certainly of israel,
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  • Of iran that was called persia,
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  • Of egypt, allusions to russia.
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  • But there is no reference illusion anywhere
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  • To the united states of america,
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  • Which can only mean
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  • That america will either have ceased to exist
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  • By that final seven years of history
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  • Or its influence will be so little,
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  • So inconsequential,
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  • That it's not ever mentioned.
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  • Instead, that last seven years of earth's history
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  • Will be under
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  • The dictatorship of a dictator we know as antichrist
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  • Who will preside over a 10-nation confederacy.
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  • Whether america is one of those 10 nations,
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  • We don't know,
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  • But she will not be the dominant force.
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  • The diminishment of a america's power
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  • That somebody is going to witness,
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  • Hopefully, we're going to be raptured before then,
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  • But the diminishment of america that the world will witness
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  • Should not be a surprise to anybody.
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  • No kingdom, no earthly kingdom, has lasted forever.
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  • Just look at the nation of babylon.
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  • They lasted about a century.
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  • You look at the persian empire,
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  • Which is modern-day iran,
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  • They lasted as the top power in the world
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  • For about two centuries.
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  • You look at greece, they fared better.
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  • They had an influence.
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  • Though, it started to wane
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  • For about eight centuries, 800 years.
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  • Rome made it nine centuries,
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  • But they eventually came and they went.
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  • America has existed for 250 years,
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  • But it won't exist forever.
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  • There is a time coming
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  • When there'll be no such thing
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  • As a legislative or judicial
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  • Or executive branch of government.
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  • There'll be no such thing as the right to bear arms,
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  • The right to assemble,
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  • The right to commerce,
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  • The right to practice your faith.
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  • All of that will be gone, according to god's word.
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  • Now here's the question.
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  • How will such a diminishment of americans stature,
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  • How will it occur?
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  • How will it go from being the superpower of the world
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  • That it is today
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  • To being an inconsequential nation,
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  • If it even exists?
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  • I want to suggest to you that as i look through god's word,
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  • I see three different components
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  • That could contribute to the demise of america.
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  • First of all, the moral disintegration of our country,
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  • The moral disintegration of our country.
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  • In 2 timothy 3:1,
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  • Paul was writing to his protege, timothy,
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  • And he said,
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  • "but realize this,
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  • That in the last days,
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  • Difficult times will come."
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  • What are the last days we've seen before
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  • That refers to the time
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  • Between christ's ascension into heaven
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  • After his resurrection
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  • And until he comes again?
  • 00:12:27.837 --> 00:12:30.172
  • That period of time is the last days.
  • 00:12:30.172 --> 00:12:33.375
  • We're living in the last days.
  • 00:12:33.375 --> 00:12:35.244
  • We're in that in-between time,
  • 00:12:35.244 --> 00:12:36.912
  • Between the first and second coming of christ.
  • 00:12:36.912 --> 00:12:39.315
  • We've been in the last days for 2,000 years,
  • 00:12:39.315 --> 00:12:43.085
  • But every day that passes gets us closer
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  • To the end of the last days
  • 00:12:45.454 --> 00:12:47.823
  • And the beginning of what we call the end times.
  • 00:12:47.823 --> 00:12:51.026
  • Now the end times is a very specific time period,
  • 00:12:51.026 --> 00:12:54.563
  • Seven years that begins after the rapture of the church.
  • 00:12:54.563 --> 00:12:58.534
  • It begins when the world dictator known as antichrist
  • 00:12:58.534 --> 00:13:01.704
  • Will sign a peace treaty with israel,
  • 00:13:01.704 --> 00:13:03.939
  • But halfway through,
  • 00:13:03.939 --> 00:13:04.874
  • He will break the peace treaty,
  • 00:13:04.874 --> 00:13:06.542
  • And then will come armageddon,
  • 00:13:06.542 --> 00:13:08.077
  • The final world war
  • 00:13:08.077 --> 00:13:09.445
  • That will culminate in the return of jesus christ.
  • 00:13:09.445 --> 00:13:12.815
  • Paul is talking about now,
  • 00:13:12.815 --> 00:13:14.516
  • What should we expect now in these last days,
  • 00:13:14.516 --> 00:13:17.753
  • And he says in 1-5,
  • 00:13:17.753 --> 00:13:19.421
  • He gives us 19 characteristics of the last days.
  • 00:13:19.421 --> 00:13:22.558
  • "men will be lovers of self,
  • 00:13:22.558 --> 00:13:24.493
  • Lovers of money,
  • 00:13:24.493 --> 00:13:25.761
  • Boastful, arrogant, disobedient to parents,"
  • 00:13:25.761 --> 00:13:28.697
  • And on and on it goes.
  • 00:13:28.697 --> 00:13:30.900
  • Now you might honestly say,
  • 00:13:30.900 --> 00:13:32.334
  • "well, pastor, look at the culture.
  • 00:13:32.334 --> 00:13:34.870
  • It's always been that way.
  • 00:13:34.870 --> 00:13:36.639
  • There've always been dishonest people
  • 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:38.674
  • And people disobedient to parents.
  • 00:13:38.674 --> 00:13:40.743
  • What's different now?"
  • 00:13:40.743 --> 00:13:43.879
  • Just look at america today.
  • 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:45.981
  • I'm not talking about the last six months,
  • 00:13:45.981 --> 00:13:49.118
  • But look at the trend.
  • 00:13:49.118 --> 00:13:51.086
  • I know we're supposed to say we're in a big revival
  • 00:13:51.086 --> 00:13:54.023
  • In america.
  • 00:13:54.023 --> 00:13:55.457
  • There's no such big revival going on in america.
  • 00:13:55.457 --> 00:13:58.661
  • There are pockets perhaps of revival,
  • 00:13:58.661 --> 00:14:01.597
  • But the trend in faith is downward in this country.
  • 00:14:01.597 --> 00:14:05.401
  • The fact is in the last 25 years,
  • 00:14:05.401 --> 00:14:08.437
  • This is amazing,
  • 00:14:08.437 --> 00:14:09.338
  • In the last 25 years,
  • 00:14:09.338 --> 00:14:11.206
  • There are 40 million less people going to church today
  • 00:14:11.206 --> 00:14:15.010
  • Than 25 years ago.
  • 00:14:15.010 --> 00:14:17.012
  • If there were any revival,
  • 00:14:17.012 --> 00:14:18.280
  • 40 million less.
  • 00:14:18.280 --> 00:14:20.616
  • Did you know that's more people than were saved
  • 00:14:20.616 --> 00:14:22.651
  • In the first great awakening in our country,
  • 00:14:22.651 --> 00:14:24.853
  • The second great awakening,
  • 00:14:24.853 --> 00:14:26.155
  • And every billy graham crusade
  • 00:14:26.155 --> 00:14:27.623
  • That's ever been conducted?
  • 00:14:27.623 --> 00:14:29.158
  • That's hardly what i call a revival.
  • 00:14:29.158 --> 00:14:31.627
  • Just look at the beliefs of americans.
  • 00:14:31.627 --> 00:14:33.662
  • Are they becoming more biblical or less?
  • 00:14:33.662 --> 00:14:36.598
  • They're becoming less biblical?
  • 00:14:36.598 --> 00:14:38.834
  • When you look at that, and look at other factors.
  • 00:14:38.834 --> 00:14:41.770
  • Look at the culture.
  • 00:14:41.770 --> 00:14:43.305
  • I mean, amy and i were just talking about this recently.
  • 00:14:43.305 --> 00:14:46.275
  • Think about what you see on television right now
  • 00:14:46.275 --> 00:14:50.312
  • Compared to what you saw 60 years ago.
  • 00:14:50.312 --> 00:14:52.982
  • I mean, compare what comes out of the tube now
  • 00:14:52.982 --> 00:14:55.985
  • Compared to "the andy griffith show" or you know.
  • 00:14:55.985 --> 00:14:59.955
  • Can you imagine 50, 60 years ago,
  • 00:14:59.955 --> 00:15:03.225
  • Nobody would've ever dreamed
  • 00:15:03.225 --> 00:15:04.827
  • There would've been the coarseness,
  • 00:15:04.827 --> 00:15:06.528
  • The crudeness that is in our culture today.
  • 00:15:06.528 --> 00:15:10.532
  • No, we are unwinding,
  • 00:15:10.532 --> 00:15:12.801
  • But here's the point.
  • 00:15:12.801 --> 00:15:14.303
  • The point is during the last days
  • 00:15:14.303 --> 00:15:16.538
  • And certainly the end times,
  • 00:15:16.538 --> 00:15:18.340
  • That downward spiral will accelerate.
  • 00:15:18.340 --> 00:15:22.478
  • It's going to get worse and worse and quickly,
  • 00:15:22.478 --> 00:15:25.914
  • And one reason it's going to accelerate
  • 00:15:25.914 --> 00:15:28.317
  • Is because of an accelerant
  • 00:15:28.317 --> 00:15:30.953
  • That's going to speed up the demise of our society.
  • 00:15:30.953 --> 00:15:35.257
  • What is that accelerant?
  • 00:15:35.257 --> 00:15:36.825
  • It is going to be the rapture of the church.
  • 00:15:36.825 --> 00:15:39.361
  • Look at 2 thessalonians 2:7-9.
  • 00:15:39.361 --> 00:15:43.165
  • Paul is talking about the coming of the antichrist,
  • 00:15:43.165 --> 00:15:46.068
  • But he says,
  • 00:15:46.068 --> 00:15:47.469
  • "for the mystery of lawlessness is already at work,
  • 00:15:47.469 --> 00:15:50.739
  • Only he who now restrains will do so
  • 00:15:50.739 --> 00:15:55.277
  • Until he is taken out of the way."
  • 00:15:55.277 --> 00:15:59.281
  • Who is the one who is restraining the evil?
  • 00:15:59.281 --> 00:16:02.117
  • Who is the restrainer of evil?
  • 00:16:02.117 --> 00:16:03.852
  • Who is the one keeping things from being even worse today
  • 00:16:03.852 --> 00:16:07.089
  • Than they could be?
  • 00:16:07.089 --> 00:16:08.290
  • He is the holy spirit of god.
  • 00:16:08.290 --> 00:16:11.193
  • He is the holy spirit of god
  • 00:16:11.193 --> 00:16:13.328
  • In the lives of individual believers.
  • 00:16:13.328 --> 00:16:16.932
  • Every believer is in dwelt by the holy spirit of god.
  • 00:16:16.932 --> 00:16:20.869
  • We are like a giant dam holding back the flood of evil
  • 00:16:20.869 --> 00:16:25.607
  • That's about to come into this world.
  • 00:16:25.607 --> 00:16:27.910
  • Imagine what it's going to be like in the world
  • 00:16:27.910 --> 00:16:29.945
  • When every christian is removed.
  • 00:16:29.945 --> 00:16:32.748
  • There will be no restraints whatsoever.
  • 00:16:32.748 --> 00:16:36.952
  • In 2 timothy 3:1,
  • 00:16:36.952 --> 00:16:38.454
  • Paul says, "realize this,
  • 00:16:38.454 --> 00:16:40.055
  • That in the last days,
  • 00:16:40.055 --> 00:16:41.156
  • Difficult times will come."
  • 00:16:41.156 --> 00:16:43.025
  • That word difficult.
  • 00:16:43.025 --> 00:16:44.193
  • Chalepos means unrestrained.
  • 00:16:44.193 --> 00:16:47.196
  • Right now, as bad as things are,
  • 00:16:47.196 --> 00:16:49.331
  • There's a limit to how bad they're going to get
  • 00:16:49.331 --> 00:16:51.366
  • With christians still in the world.
  • 00:16:51.366 --> 00:16:53.702
  • We are like a giant dam holding back a flood of evil.
  • 00:16:53.702 --> 00:16:57.239
  • But paul is saying when believers are taken out of the way,
  • 00:16:57.239 --> 00:17:00.976
  • And that is, the holy spirit is gone, just watch.
  • 00:17:00.976 --> 00:17:04.513
  • It will only take seven years for this world
  • 00:17:04.513 --> 00:17:07.616
  • To completely unravel.
  • 00:17:07.616 --> 00:17:09.518
  • That's what he's talking about here.
  • 00:17:09.518 --> 00:17:11.453
  • There is a moral disintegration that is occurring right now
  • 00:17:11.453 --> 00:17:15.224
  • But will accelerate in the last days,
  • 00:17:15.224 --> 00:17:17.826
  • And that will impact the destruction of america.
  • 00:17:17.826 --> 00:17:21.130
  • There's a second component
  • 00:17:21.130 --> 00:17:23.432
  • That could add to the demise of our country,
  • 00:17:23.432 --> 00:17:27.269
  • And that is military confrontation,
  • 00:17:27.269 --> 00:17:31.206
  • Military confrontation.
  • 00:17:31.206 --> 00:17:33.375
  • Listen to me, the next event on god's timetable
  • 00:17:33.375 --> 00:17:37.779
  • Is the rapture of the church.
  • 00:17:37.779 --> 00:17:39.114
  • Paul describes it in 1 thessalonians 4.
  • 00:17:39.114 --> 00:17:41.550
  • He says, "for on that day,
  • 00:17:41.550 --> 00:17:42.951
  • The lord himself will descend from heaven
  • 00:17:42.951 --> 00:17:45.220
  • With a shout,
  • 00:17:45.220 --> 00:17:46.255
  • With the voice of the archangel
  • 00:17:46.255 --> 00:17:47.823
  • And with the trumpet god,
  • 00:17:47.823 --> 00:17:49.291
  • And the dead in christ shall rise first,
  • 00:17:49.291 --> 00:17:51.960
  • And then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up,
  • 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:55.264
  • Harpazo, snatched away,
  • 00:17:55.264 --> 00:17:57.733
  • To meet the lord in the air.
  • 00:17:57.733 --> 00:18:00.235
  • Thus, we shall always be with the lord."
  • 00:18:00.235 --> 00:18:04.039
  • What does that have to do with god's judgment
  • 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:07.042
  • That america will face?
  • 00:18:07.042 --> 00:18:08.544
  • I want you to consider the implications of the rapture.
  • 00:18:08.544 --> 00:18:11.613
  • I'll confess to you,
  • 00:18:11.613 --> 00:18:12.881
  • I really had not given it
  • 00:18:12.881 --> 00:18:14.449
  • That much thought until this past week.
  • 00:18:14.449 --> 00:18:17.152
  • Think of the effects.
  • 00:18:17.152 --> 00:18:18.854
  • Think of the economic impact of the rapture on our country.
  • 00:18:18.854 --> 00:18:24.159
  • Just think what it will be like, for example,
  • 00:18:25.093 --> 00:18:25.928
  • To have christian ceos
  • 00:18:25.928 --> 00:18:28.363
  • Or executives suddenly removed
  • 00:18:28.363 --> 00:18:30.632
  • From the running of our great companies
  • 00:18:30.632 --> 00:18:32.901
  • Or workers on the assembly line who are taken away.
  • 00:18:32.901 --> 00:18:36.972
  • There'll be a shortage of workers.
  • 00:18:36.972 --> 00:18:39.341
  • Think about what will happen
  • 00:18:39.341 --> 00:18:41.243
  • To the economic system in our country.
  • 00:18:41.243 --> 00:18:44.446
  • For example, think about all of those
  • 00:18:44.446 --> 00:18:46.949
  • Who have mortgages
  • 00:18:46.949 --> 00:18:48.217
  • Who are paying every month on their mortgage,
  • 00:18:48.217 --> 00:18:50.686
  • And then they're suddenly gone,
  • 00:18:50.686 --> 00:18:52.087
  • And there's nobody to service those mortgage.
  • 00:18:52.087 --> 00:18:55.157
  • And the bankers, they'll be left behind.
  • 00:18:55.157 --> 00:18:57.826
  • We'll have difficulty-
  • 00:18:57.826 --> 00:18:59.428
  • (congregation laughing)
  • 00:18:59.428 --> 00:19:00.696
  • It's a cheap shot, i know,
  • 00:19:00.696 --> 00:19:02.297
  • But really, think about what will happen
  • 00:19:02.297 --> 00:19:05.867
  • When there's nobody left to service those debts.
  • 00:19:05.867 --> 00:19:08.804
  • Think about the stock market.
  • 00:19:08.804 --> 00:19:10.639
  • Can you imagine the impact on the stock market
  • 00:19:10.639 --> 00:19:13.442
  • When one day, people wake up,
  • 00:19:13.442 --> 00:19:14.943
  • And there are millions of people?
  • 00:19:14.943 --> 00:19:16.645
  • It's not going to help things, i'll guarantee you.
  • 00:19:16.645 --> 00:19:18.547
  • Just look at covid and threats of war
  • 00:19:18.547 --> 00:19:21.116
  • And what it does to the market.
  • 00:19:21.116 --> 00:19:23.318
  • Think about the chaos.
  • 00:19:23.318 --> 00:19:25.621
  • When you have planes falling out of the sky
  • 00:19:25.621 --> 00:19:28.457
  • Because there's no pilot
  • 00:19:28.457 --> 00:19:29.925
  • And the death that's going to cause.
  • 00:19:29.925 --> 00:19:32.494
  • Think about cars on the freeway
  • 00:19:32.494 --> 00:19:34.930
  • That will suddenly become driverless,
  • 00:19:34.930 --> 00:19:37.232
  • Not because of tesla,
  • 00:19:37.232 --> 00:19:38.767
  • But because of the rapture of the church,
  • 00:19:38.767 --> 00:19:41.403
  • And all of those crashes you'll have
  • 00:19:41.403 --> 00:19:43.772
  • And lawsuits and so forth.
  • 00:19:43.772 --> 00:19:45.774
  • Think about grocery stores.
  • 00:19:45.774 --> 00:19:48.443
  • What's going to happen to our food supply when farmers,
  • 00:19:48.443 --> 00:19:52.447
  • Multitudes of them, are removed?
  • 00:19:52.447 --> 00:19:54.783
  • Nobody to plant the harvest,
  • 00:19:54.783 --> 00:19:56.551
  • Nobody to reap the harvest,
  • 00:19:56.551 --> 00:19:58.353
  • Nobody to process the food.
  • 00:19:58.353 --> 00:20:00.255
  • Do you remember during covid,
  • 00:20:00.255 --> 00:20:01.823
  • The panic, absolute panic,
  • 00:20:01.823 --> 00:20:04.393
  • When people thought they were running out of toilet paper?
  • 00:20:04.393 --> 00:20:07.062
  • They were rioting in parking lots over that.
  • 00:20:07.062 --> 00:20:10.732
  • Imagine the riot when there is no food
  • 00:20:10.732 --> 00:20:13.568
  • For people to have to feed their family
  • 00:20:13.568 --> 00:20:15.570
  • With the chaos there.
  • 00:20:15.570 --> 00:20:17.472
  • But here's one thing i had never thought about before.
  • 00:20:17.472 --> 00:20:20.642
  • Think about the effect the rapture will have
  • 00:20:20.642 --> 00:20:24.613
  • On our military protection.
  • 00:20:24.613 --> 00:20:26.715
  • Think about the effect on the military.
  • 00:20:26.715 --> 00:20:28.317
  • Now, only 2% of those in the military register
  • 00:20:28.317 --> 00:20:32.454
  • As atheist or agnostics.
  • 00:20:32.454 --> 00:20:35.057
  • That doesn't mean the rest are christians,
  • 00:20:35.057 --> 00:20:37.092
  • But nevertheless,
  • 00:20:37.092 --> 00:20:38.960
  • We had the highest concentration of christians
  • 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:43.198
  • In the military of any nation in the world.
  • 00:20:43.198 --> 00:20:45.500
  • The greater percent of our military are christians
  • 00:20:45.500 --> 00:20:48.603
  • Than in any other army or military force in the world.
  • 00:20:48.603 --> 00:20:52.841
  • Think of the impact of every christian man
  • 00:20:52.841 --> 00:20:55.777
  • And woman being removed from the military.
  • 00:20:55.777 --> 00:20:59.081
  • Think what our nation will suffer
  • 00:20:59.081 --> 00:21:00.949
  • As a result of that.
  • 00:21:00.949 --> 00:21:02.417
  • We will be completely defenseless against an attack
  • 00:21:02.417 --> 00:21:06.621
  • By a foreign army,
  • 00:21:06.621 --> 00:21:07.923
  • Whether it's a literal attack,
  • 00:21:07.923 --> 00:21:10.092
  • Or it's a magnetic pulse impact
  • 00:21:10.092 --> 00:21:13.261
  • That will wipe out our electrical grids,
  • 00:21:13.261 --> 00:21:16.431
  • That will wipe out our cell phones,
  • 00:21:16.431 --> 00:21:18.367
  • That will wipe out our power plants
  • 00:21:18.367 --> 00:21:20.936
  • And our water processing stations.
  • 00:21:20.936 --> 00:21:23.205
  • We will be defenseless against those kind of attacks.
  • 00:21:23.205 --> 00:21:27.509
  • I believe that's going to play a major role
  • 00:21:27.509 --> 00:21:30.278
  • In the demise of america.
  • 00:21:30.278 --> 00:21:32.280
  • But there's a third component of that demise of america
  • 00:21:32.280 --> 00:21:35.917
  • That we're already starting to see right now,
  • 00:21:35.917 --> 00:21:38.186
  • And that is israeli isolation.
  • 00:21:38.186 --> 00:21:41.990
  • There is no other way to say it than this.
  • 00:21:41.990 --> 00:21:44.860
  • Americans support for israel is plummeting.
  • 00:21:44.860 --> 00:21:49.698
  • Did you know a survey in july of 2025
  • 00:21:49.698 --> 00:21:54.035
  • By pew research found that 59% of americans right now
  • 00:21:54.035 --> 00:21:59.307
  • Have an unfavorable view of the israeli government,
  • 00:22:00.308 --> 00:22:03.779
  • Which is up from 51% the year before.
  • 00:22:03.779 --> 00:22:07.349
  • It is going down.
  • 00:22:07.349 --> 00:22:08.784
  • Nearly 2/3 of americans
  • 00:22:08.784 --> 00:22:10.552
  • Disapprove of the israeli leadership.
  • 00:22:10.552 --> 00:22:14.556
  • Even more astonishingly,
  • 00:22:14.556 --> 00:22:16.391
  • A gallup poll found
  • 00:22:16.391 --> 00:22:17.859
  • That only 32% of americans supported israel's attack
  • 00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:23.131
  • Against hamas that was residing in gaza.
  • 00:22:23.999 --> 00:22:27.369
  • Only 32% believe israel has a right to protect itself
  • 00:22:27.369 --> 00:22:31.873
  • From those barbarians who came into israel in 2023
  • 00:22:31.873 --> 00:22:37.112
  • And did things to men and women
  • 00:22:37.746 --> 00:22:39.748
  • And babies that are unmentionable.
  • 00:22:39.748 --> 00:22:42.150
  • We can't talk about what they did,
  • 00:22:42.150 --> 00:22:44.219
  • But it was so horrific, it defies imagination.
  • 00:22:44.219 --> 00:22:47.522
  • And yet in spite of that,
  • 00:22:47.522 --> 00:22:49.658
  • Only a few percent of americans believe
  • 00:22:49.658 --> 00:22:52.127
  • Israel has the right to defend herself.
  • 00:22:52.127 --> 00:22:54.763
  • The bible predicts that in the last days,
  • 00:22:54.763 --> 00:22:57.098
  • Every nation in the world,
  • 00:22:57.098 --> 00:22:58.900
  • Including the united states,
  • 00:22:58.900 --> 00:23:00.402
  • Will turn her back on israel.
  • 00:23:00.402 --> 00:23:02.471
  • It's easy to see how that's going to happen.
  • 00:23:02.471 --> 00:23:04.773
  • Interestingly,
  • 00:23:04.773 --> 00:23:06.241
  • Turning our back on israel will result
  • 00:23:06.241 --> 00:23:09.044
  • In the decimation of the every country,
  • 00:23:09.044 --> 00:23:10.946
  • Including the united states,
  • 00:23:10.946 --> 00:23:12.681
  • But it will have no impact on israel.
  • 00:23:12.681 --> 00:23:15.083
  • Did you know israel is the only nation in the world
  • 00:23:15.083 --> 00:23:17.752
  • That has the promise of endurance?
  • 00:23:17.752 --> 00:23:20.088
  • Because israel was a nation created by god.
  • 00:23:20.088 --> 00:23:23.225
  • Israel is the nation that is the apple of god's eye,
  • 00:23:23.225 --> 00:23:27.429
  • And yet in spite of that,
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  • America will turn her back on israel.
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  • That is going to be a cause of judgment.
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  • Don't forget, regardless of what the polls say,
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  • Regardless of what the politicians say,
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  • God made a covenant with israel.
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  • In genesis 12:3, he said to abraham,
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  • "i will bless those who bless you and your descendants.
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  • I will curse those who curse you and your descendants."
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  • (triumphant music)
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  • Now i know what you may be thinking.
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  • "this is the most depressing,
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  • Patriotic message i've ever heard,"
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  • But there's more i need to share.
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  • And next time,
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  • I'm going to talk about the hope
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  • For america's present
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  • And the practical steps you and i can take
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  • To prolong god's blessing on our country.
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  • Well, as america marks 250 years,
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  • I believe we're standing at a crossroads.
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  • Will we wander further away from god
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  • Or return to the christian principles
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  • That founded this nation?
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  • As possible with the gospel
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  • While there's still time.
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  • Now, stay right there.
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  • I'll be back with more "pathway to victory"
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  • In just a moment.
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  • (bright music)
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  • As our nation celebrates 250 years,
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  • Do we still remember the faith that built america?
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  • Dr. robert jeffress has created a beautiful book
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  • To make sure that we and our families never forget.
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  • The brand new
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  • 250th commemorative edition
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  • Of "america is a christian nation"
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  • Is an 88-page, full-color, large-print coffee table book,
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  • Packed with inspiring stories from our nation's history,
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  • Breathtaking imagery of america,
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  • Select portraits of our founding fathers,
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  • And powerful truth from god's word.
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  • America was founded
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  • On the principles of the judeo-christian faith,
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  • As revealed in the bible.
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  • And our future depends on returning
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  • To that biblical foundation
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  • Request the 250th commemorative edition
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  • Of "america is a christian nation"
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  • Featuring two powerful messages from dr. jeffress
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  • And 12 patriotic performances
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  • By the first baptist dallas choir and orchestra.
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  • And with your ministry gift of $100 or more,
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  • As, together, we pierce the darkness
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  • With the light of god's word.
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • God's word doesn't call us to be fatalistic,
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  • And it doesn't leave us without answers.
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  • Yes, america's past is fixed,
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  • And her future is already set,
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  • But our present is a time of choice.
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  • And next time,
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  • I'm going to share
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  • Four practical steps every believer can take right now
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  • To prolong god's blessing on this great nation.
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  • Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next
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  • In our series, "america and the bible."
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • God has said to america,
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  • "i'm placing before you a blessing or a curse.
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  • You choose.
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  • A blessing if you follow after me,
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  • A curse if you disobey me."
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  • What can we do to make the right choice
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  • For america's present?
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  • I'm going to suggest four action steps for every believer
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  • Who truly loves his god and loves his country.
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  • Set your dvr
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  • And join us next time for part 2 of the message,
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  • "america at the crossroads:
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  • Can we survive another 250 years?"
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  • Right here on "pathway to victory"
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  • (triumphant music)
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