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The Late Great United States: What Bible Prophecy Reveals about America's Last Days

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Dr. Mark Hitchcock has penned a much needed and asked for volume
in the field of eschatology. This author is not a virtual new
comer to prophetic themes, for he has authored fifteen books in
this arena. He is rapidly ascending to the upper tiers of prophetic
scholars.

In this latest offering by Hitchcock, he presents us with a well
written, easy to read, Biblically centered approach to a very
difficult question. It would be relatively easy to take a subject
such as this and to sensationalize it. Dr. Hitchcock avoids this
temptation by assessing the facts in a careful, sober and balanced
examination.

Hitchcock begins by asking the "question that everyone is asking",
namely: What is the role of the United States in end times prophecy?
He then traverses into an examination and exegesis of the four
prominent views concerning America's destiny. Is America Babylon
the Great? Is America the unnamed nation in Isaiah 18, or is the
United States really the lost tribes of Israel? Finally, is America
one of the "young lions of Tarshish" mentioned in Ezekiel 38?

Hitchcock believes that the USA will not play a prominent role in
the end times. He bolsters his view with a chapter on America's
dependence on foreign oil. He then discusses this nations growing
economic nightmare, and takes up the real possibility of a domestic
terrorist threat on American soil with a nuclear nightmare intended
upon bringing this country to her knees.

This author believes that we may be on the verge of God abandoning
America because of her continued and willful sinfulness. He cites
the sexual revolution, homosexual problem, and the fostering and
applauding of open evil as examples of God's disfavor with this
nation. He builds a strong case for the demise of the United States
as a global superpower and its diminished role in foreign affairs.

He concludes in appendix A with a series of questions and answers
that many people are pondering: Will United States troops participate
in the Battle of Armegeddon? Could America give birth to the
antichrist, and will the United States be able to be a key role
in a middle east peace accord? These are a few of the questions.

This is a very thoughtful book for anyone who has wondered the
place of America in Bible prophecy.

This was my second book of Mark's to read, and I thought it was a good book. It was very detailed in a lot of things, and was very informative.

Unfortunately, as with any book of this type that deals with current events, much of the information is dated even though the book is relatively new. It was written before the Obama administration took office, so his chapters on America being blessed because of their support for Israel is a little out of date since we are no longer the staunch allies of Israel we've always been since their inception. Since we are now trying to "reach out" to the "extremists" and told Israel they WILL be dividing Jerusalem, it will be interesting to see how America turns out from here.

I took one star off because some of this seems a lot like filler. It's almost as if this was a booklet that was turned into a book. Don't get me wrong, the information is good, it just seems the book drifts a few times here and there. Still, this is a great book and I recommend it for anyone interested in the possibilities of America's future.

This was an interesting take on the Last Days. I always found it interesting that the United States isn't mentioned in Bible prophecy. Hitchcock takes a look at world events and ties them to the possible future of our nation. While it is a bit scary, the author reminds us our hope is in God. It was a good read.

Sometimes when people interpret Holy Scripture, they interpret their own way. I think this guy is pretty much right on the mark. This book made total sense. This book is worth the read. I highly recommend it.

Dispensationalists make the mistake of living their lives inside the box of dispensational thinking. I used to live there too. One must read outside of that box. Seventy Weeks by Robert Caringola was a good start for me, to realize how concocted dispensationalism was in the late 1500s by a Jesuit priest to deceive Protestants back into Catholicism. How that was carried forward by Darby and the highly questionable Scofield and beyond.

Yes, America is in the Bible and is major.

Start with Genesis 48:19--Jacob/Father Israel prophesied over Joseph's two sons: Ephraim was to become a Commonwealth of Nations, and his elder brother Manasseh was to become "a Great People" and this was to happen in the last days. Archeology has traced both Ephraim and Manasseh to the British Isles where in the last days Ephraim became the British Commonwealth of nations, and his brother Manasseh settled in an area where the Pilgrims came from, and indeed they also became Great--a Great People = We the People.

Then there is the whole chapter of Isaiah 18, where every descriptor clearly fits the United States, who sent our ambassadors by "ships that suck water" (not papyrus as the King James translators said, but by steam ships, an invention the could not foresee) and so on.

Then there is the Church at Philadelphia in Revelation 3, where Christianity reached the zenith of being able to create a form of government based on the Christian faith and phileo love. Interestingly, that happened in a place called Philadelphia! Very Amazing!

That transitioned into the Church at Laodicea in 1913 with the transitioning of America into the non-Federal, non-Reserve and the age of debt where we would look rich but would actually be poor...buy gold!

Lastly there is the amazing array of events of 911 that closely follow the items in Isaiah 9. It's on YouTube under Sycamore (Full Version) and but maybe better see Jonathan Cahn's presentation.

This book is very interesting. I never thought of the United States not being here. Mark Hitchcock refers to Scripture all through the book. The Scripture tells us what is going to happen to the United States, even in the Old Testiment.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the end times.

This is a good read about the United States in the endtimes. I really like what the author had to say about a possible reason that America is not mentioned in the details of the last days. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world and the pre-tribulation rapture would alter the political, military, economic, and relgious make-up forever. It would turn a first world nation into a second or third. I also like his explantion of the judgement of America using Romans. It is the most balanced around.

one of the best end times books. the reason being is because it is in easy to understand form. this is a good book to be given to family members or friends who has never studied the end times. easy to read, easy to grasp without having to be an end times scholar.

This book is well written, easy to read and seems right in line with the Bible. I would recommend it highly.

Is this a wakeup call for America?Is the author trying to read
the signs of the times?Choices have consequences&the choices
America makes shall determine her future.