America exalted herself, became corrupt in wisdom, and God cast her down. 

Ezekiel 28:17

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“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you.” Ezekiel 28:17

The heart of Tyre was filled with her own economic beauty which corrupted the wisdom she first had when building relationships with other countries. Tyre sacrificed the wisdom she once had in exchange for maintaining her own splendor. In other words, the self-interest of Tyre’s economic power and influence corrupted her relationship with the countries she was trading with. God cast her to the ground and Tyre laid in her ruin for all the world to see.

Today, America’s heart has been lifted up because of her global economic and military strength. America has corrupted the wisdom she was founded on, which was rooted in belief in God, the acceptance of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin, and embracing the presence of the Holy Spirit. We see how America is being cast to the ground as a land filled with turbulence, corruption, and degeneration of all types. This is happening for all the world to see. America is plagued with uncontrollable multitudes of illegal immigration, a drug epidemic, violence, mass shootings, riots, protests, normalizing the killing of the unborn, the promotion of the LGBQT lifestyles, and the list goes on. The financial excesses and luxuries of America are opposed by the global culture within America, and her military presence in countries across the globe is unwanted. The leaders of the world are watching.

The wisdom of this world is to conform to the will of the United Nations to be established as the one world government. In that conformity, the culture, constitution, values, laws, and belief in God of individual nations are being cast to ground. In contrast, the wisdom of God is to embrace Jesus Christ to live life in the presence of the Holy Spirit. “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their own craftiness”; and again, let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” Therefore let no one boast in men.” 1 Corinthians 3:19-21

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” 1 Corinthians 11:18-19 Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

“For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.1 Corinthians 2:1-2

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11