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Old Testament Parallels
Our Times
By Gen. Albion Knight, Jr.U.S. Army (Ret.)
(excerpted from The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor
 "The final -- and probably the most important part of my
analysis -- is following through on the implications of the claim that I (and a
growing number of others) make that there is a close similarity between the
conditions described in the Old Testament about the two Jewish nations, Israel
and Judah, between 750 B.C. and 586 B.C. and those we see in America today.
They were rotting from within at the same time they faced major external
danger. Therefore, the Lord removed His protection from them, allowed them to
be defeated, taken in exile and screened out to find the solid remnant of 10%
which He used to rebuild.
I was
drawn into an intensive study of the Old Testament prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Joel and Habakkuk. It was like reading today's
newspaper they were so startlingly descriptive of today's conditions in
America. From this study, I am strongly convinced that
God has removed His protection from America and we shall very soon experience a
series of sudden and violent crises which will shake us to our
roots. They will drive us to our knees -- either in despair or
prayer. I am afraid that there will be more of the despair than of the prayer.
The solution given to God to those two nations was, "Stop doing the evil
that you are doing and turn back to Me and I will heal your land. If not, you
will have disaster on your hands." That is our message, too.
Now
my own attitude: from these analyses, I was put into a mood of deep despair.
Yet, the Bible study also reminded me that God uses a few strong men who know
who they are, whose they are and what they ought to do. I must also admit that
the words of Winston Churchill, "Never, Never, Never, Never Give up!"
rang in my ear. Also the example of Howard Phillips who takes a realistic but
optimistic view -- "We must be prepared in case God finds use for us in His
plan. So I am not throwing in the towel."
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