The first chapter of Isaiah is a summary of his message. The corrupt nation he describes could
equally apply to the Israel and Judah he knew and the America we know. From verse 23 on, whether
or not it applied to Israel and Judah, it definitely applies to America.
23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loveth gifts, and followeth
after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
The Clinton administration and the Congress it conspired with were the very dregs of corruption.
An equally corrupt media establishment, that cannot avoid mentioning U.S. government corruption,
does so in a smooth-talking way designed to keep the populace subdued in ignorance.
24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of
mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies.
25 And I will turn my hand upon thee; and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin;
26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at the beginning; afterward thou
shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
America's government will be reduced to its Constitutional limits as a result of first religious,
then economic cleansing. There is a divine order of judgment: "... judgment must begin at the house
of God ..." (1 Peter 4:17).
first the religious cleansing
27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that
forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
This cleansing will be initiated by a Confrontation with Christ. "The sinners in Zion are afraid;
fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who
among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?" (Isaiah 33:14). "The Lord hath made bare his holy
arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God"
(Isaiah 52:10).
then the economic cleansing
29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for
the gardens that ye have chosen.
30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together,
and none shall quench them.
Verse 31 in the 1985 Jewish Publication Society translation reads:
Stored wealth shall become as tow,
And he who amassed it a spark;
And the two shall burn together,
With none to quench.
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If any future American economic collapse is not preceded by a cleansing of religion, government
leaders would use the occasion to totally abandon our Constitution. They will in fact attempt to do
that, but because of the religious cleansing, they will fail. "And he that fighteth against Zion, shall
perish, saith God; for he that raiseth up a king against me, shall perish. For I the Lord, the King of
heaven, will be their king; and I will be a light upon them forever, that hear my words. Wherefore,
for this cause, that my covenants may be fulfilled, which I have made unto the children of men, that
I will do unto them while they are in the flesh, I must needs destroy the secret works of darkness,
and of murders, and of abominations; wherefore, he that fighteth against Zion, both Jew and
Gentile, both bond and free, both male and female, shall perish, for they are they who are the whore
of all the earth" (Community of Christ Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 7:20-24).
how God will "destroy the secret works of darkness" in America
I would suggest comparing, in the Community of Christ Book of Mormon, Alma 17:52-70 with
Ether 3:69-102. I would especially draw attention to four short passages (emphasis mine):
Alma 17:60: "For behold, there is a curse upon all this land, that destruction shall come upon all
those workers of darkness, according to the power of God, when they are fully ripe..."
Alma 17:64: "... cursed be the land for ever and ever unto those workers of darkness and secret
combinations, even unto destruction, except they repent before they are fully ripe."
Ether 3:96: "Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shewn unto
you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations
shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain..."
Ether 3:98: "Wherefore the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among
you, that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination
which shall be among you..."
From these statements, it is evident that the means God will use to destroy the secret works of
darkness in America involve the spiritual power of God, a final opportunity for repentance, and
spiritual awakening and repentance by the nation, resulting in legal barriers to any further
usurpation of power over the people. Isaiah 1:24-26 and 52:1-10 suggest to me that, after a
Confrontation with Christ, America's government will be gradually reduced to its constitutional
limits. I am of the opinion that such a reduction process will drive a stake through the heart of
whatever remains of secret works of darkness in America.
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