Well, it’s plain to those who know history and the eternal truths which God established to guide and direct man on this earth. The short answer is, humans have largely ignored many of those eternal truths, and when they do, “whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.” There are rules that lead to individual and national greatness, and there are rules that end in personal and collective destruction. No person or country follows either set of rules 100 percent, but whichever set a person/nation is primarily devoted to will determine his/its ultimate fate. That fate is not inevitable if the person/nation changes course, but that doesn’t currently appear to be imminent in America. And that is very sad to see.

Some quotes from the past to help us on this article’s journey and conclusion.

1. From the brilliant Alexis de Tocqueville:

“Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”

“Pulpits flame with righteousness.” Do America’s pulpits “flame with righteousness” today, demanding, with fire and courage, that which will truly cause men to fear the wrath of a just, sin-hating God and submit to His laws? Reader, if you are a church-goer, when was the last time you heard a sermon on the “Wrath of God”? “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” No, America—even in most of her churches—no longer wants to hear about hell and the justice, righteousness, and wrath of God. We only want wimpy,........

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