A TIME OF RECKONING

A TIME OF RECKONING

by Ken Simmons?

To any reasonable person with more than a thimble full of brain cells, it is painfully apparent that we are living in perilous times. This seems to be especially true here in America. The headlong rush toward Marxist-Socialism and the abandonment of our core values that have in large part led to the greatest social experiment in history known as America, seem to be leading us to a time of reckoning.?Our nation’s leaders continue to ignore the historical warnings -- the underpinnings of Marxist-Socialism are rooted in atheism, and when that ideology translates into governmental policy it is never voluntary -- forced compliance is inevitable, and history bears out that fact. Yet these are but mere symptoms of the core issues that are trying to tear us apart.?

This writer has often warned that our nation is in greater danger today than at any time since the U. S. Civil War, because a deadly cancer is spreading like wildfire and it is eating away at us from the inside. This is not the cancer that kills the body, but one more deadly in that it kills the soul. The enemy is no longer at the gate, but is within. ?There are those who call for “the fundamental transformation of America,” and that transformation bears little resemblance to the America most of us have known and love.?Call it a tipping point, or crisis, but America is fast approaching . . . “A Time of Reckoning”.?

Leaders, many of whom call themselves Christians, act as if there remains no accountability for their actions, and they continue to do so seemingly with impugnity, unaware that the consequences of their actions are leading America down a perilous path.

Since its beginning this young nation has, along with the nation of Israel, enjoyed what might be described as Most Favored Nation status from the Almighty. This means that we’ve been blessed and even lavished with God’s blessings and protection. It seems that we’ve had a wall built around us to keep us from harm. ?

In this effort we will make the case that we are now in grave danger of having that wall of protection come crashing down like the walls of Jericho. The reason, . . . we have abandoned the laws of God . . . we are no longer a moral nation.?

America has had several warnings in the past, but now those warnings are coming at us like the rapid fire of a machine gun. Let’s look at some of the evidence: ?

The attack on the U.S. from Imperial Japan on Dec. 7, 1941 was a warning, but America for the most part remained “One nation under God” and we prevailed, defeating Imperial Japan as well as fascist Germany and Italy. ?Rather than conquering these nations we helped them rebuild and become prosperous members of the global community of nations. ?

The attacks on 9/11 were another warning, but as this writer predicted, shortly after that day of horror the lessons and the events of that day were soon forgotten. Many of today’s young people consider 9/11 as ancient history. This was a warning that our walls of protection were beginning to crumble. A Time of Reckoning is fast approaching.?

Another warning, unlike any of those of the past, has been a global pandemic that has taken more than a million American lives. Yet we see no signs of a national repentance, no sign of self-reflection. Instead we are seeing widespread lawlessness, political corruption, and the abandonment of our moral principles. These national sins should have brought America to its knees – and yet, still no repentance, no course correction. These are yet more signs that a Time of Reckoning is near. Examples of such moral depravity are those that defend late-term abortion in which the child's head is out of the birth canal when the surgeon jams siccors into the baby's scull, twisting the scissors to make certain the baby is dead. This was exemplified when on Sept. 21, 2021, all but one Democrat voted for the bill expanding abortion rights, which include the aforementioned late-term abortion.

Sadly it has become fashionable in America to ridicule Christians, and many today want to remove our national motto "In God We Trust" from the land. The Bible warns of a time when more and more people turn away from God. It describes it as “The Great Falling Away.”?

In previous articles we have pointed out that the mother’s womb has now become the most dangerous place on earth and since the passage of Roe v Wade in 1973 until today, America has surpassed 64 million abortions, and there have been more than 1.715 billion abortions worldwide. This means that more unborn humans have died inside the mother’s womb than have died from all the wars on earth throughout history.?Let that one sink in. ?

One glaring example was when, on Sept. 24, 2021, all but one Democrat voted to expand abortion rights. This barbaric law would protect the right to late-term abortion, also known as partial birth abortion, which means that the baby's head is typically out of the birth canal when the physician jams a pair of scissors into the skull, then twists the scissors to make certain the baby is truly dead.

American president Barack Obama once declared he would prefer a government shutdown rather than withdraw the federal funding of Planned Parenthood, the single most prolific abortion provider in America. When such proclamations come from our national leadership it is a demonstration of this nation’s shame on an unimaginable scale. Yet America has still not repented, and the Time of Reckoning fast approaches.?

In June of 2015 five of the nine black-robed gods called the Supreme Court approved same sex marriage in America, in essence declaring what God had declared as holy matrimony is out of step with the new morality. ?They declare that right and wrong, morality and immorality are flexible and can change with the winds of time. Unholy matrimony now has the full blessing of the nation’s high court and our current national leadership. Could this thumbing of the nose at God bring us to the tipping point? Could America soon be facing a crisis to end all crises? Could it be that A Time of Reckoning is at the door??

And yet there are signs that may spell a course correction and a national repentance. This writer has often declared that when Christianity became a “religion” it lost its supernatural origins, becoming instead a powerless institution covered in mankind’s dirty fingerprints. ?However, from the beginning true faith in Jesus was supernatural, complete with signs and wonders as described in Mark 16:15-18, and throughout in the Book of Acts. There are promising signs that Christianity may be returning to its supernatural origins. ?

We very well may be witnessing the beginning of The Great Outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the last days as prophesied in the Bible (see Joel 2:28, and Acts 2:17). There is a growing remnant of true believers who refuse to accept the Godless trends in America, resulting in tens of thousands surrendering their lives to Jesus, the Christ, the savior sent to redeem mankind and bring salvation. This Great Outpouring is being accompanied with a return to the supernatural faith and a rejection of the trappings of the institutions of the Christian religion.??

The following is a blueprint for the course correction for America:?

“If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14).