America is seen as being a great tree.

Ezekiel 31:1-3

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“Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: Whom are you like in your greatness? Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fine branches that shaded the forest, and of high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs.” Ezekiel 31:1-3.

God is having Ezekiel to use the image of a great tree to describe Egypt as a nation with all of its allies. In Ezekiel chapter 17, Egypt is described as a great eagle in comparison to the great eagle of multi-colored feathers of the global government of that day (Babylon). Today, “Egypt” represents America as that great tree and also the great eagle that is known to have global influence in economics and militarily. The great eagle with “multi-colored feathers” is the United Nations. America has many global allies that are dependent on military empowerment. The global reach of America is considered a rival/nemesis to the global government. Egypt was the power behind weaponizing the Israelites to rebel against the king of Babylon (Ezekiel 17:15), like America is the power behind weaponizing the government of the State of Israel and other countries around the world.

Egypt is being compared to Assyria in its greatness and Assyria was well known for its military prowess. Today, we know that describes America because America’s military presence branches out across the globe. America’s military reach includes countries such as Israel, South Korea, the NATO allies, Ukraine, Philippines, basically the whole region of the South China Seas, Taiwan, places within Africa, and more. America is seen by the other members of the United Nations and its global culture as preventing the establishment of the one world government. By the use of military tactics, regions around the world are not being unified. South Korea is not being unified with North Korea, Israel is not being unified with the Middle East, NATO forces are not unifying with the eastern world, Ukraine is not unifying with Russia/Europe, Taiwan is not unifying with China, etc. The members of the United Nations and its global culture wants regional unification to establish the one world government.

America grew to be of high stature with its top being among the thick boughs, which symbolizes America sitting in a powerful seat among the members of the United Nations. As quoted, “Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, in the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, though you set your heart as the heart of a god.” Ezekiel 28:2 Click for a post on Ezekiel 28.

Jesus Christ causes us to grow in the Kingdom of God not the kingdom of this world, “Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches…Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” Luke 13:18-19, 24 Jesus Christ is the narrow gate by which we enter into the Kingdom of God.

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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, 3:1