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Is it possible for our Nation (individually) to survive judgment from God unless Christ returns for his Bride in the very near future? I suppose it is possible (likely?) that we are under some judgment even as I write this note. Morally our Nation is reaching a depth of depravity that may surpass that of other Nations both now and throughout history. Politically the avarice of those who essentially have become the “ruling class” is immeasurable on the negative side of the equation. So called “Christians” who refuse to support the Kingdom of God as expressed through the Church of Jesus Christ openly and forcefully embrace the very actions, activities, and dangers expressed so clearly in the Scriptures (see the New Testament book of Jude for example). In 24 verses Jude lays out a picture of history, and the present descent of our beloved Nation into the abyss of abandonment of the very God who gave us life.
As always in Scripture, when there is insight from God regarding the “state of the Nation,” there is a solution (if there is still time) that is clear, appropriate, and redeeming: