Is America in prophecy?

Isaiah 18 and America.

In this part of Scripture we are told of two different nations. First and most important is Israel. Second is the US.

Let us read some different translations of Isaiah 18 in the Bible.

NIV 1 Woe to the land of whirring wings [1] along the rivers of Cush, [2] 2 which sends envoys by sea in papyrus boats over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers. …….. 7 At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD Almighty from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers- the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD Almighty.

KJV Isaiah 18 1 Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: 2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! ……. 7 In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.

NASB 1 Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond the rivers of [1] (1) Cush, 2 Which sends envoys by the sea, Even in (2) papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation (3) tall and smooth, To a people (4) feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide. …….. 7 At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the LORD of hosts From a (12) people tall and smooth, Even from a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation, Whose land the rivers divide-- To the (13) place of the name of the LORD of hosts, even Mount Zion.

I used various translations, also in Dutch (my language) to try to understand what is meant.

America. 

In 18:1 We meet a country, that is very busy. We should say that they have a lot of business contacts. That business should be all over the world, because they sent their messengers in papyrus vessels to other nations.

Thor Hijerdale sailed in his “Kontikki” a vessel made of papyrus, thousands of miles. (He made two vessels to make two different trips.)

This busy nation, that is situated on the other side of a river that has its origin in Ethiopia. On the mountain range there in Ethiopia spring 2 great rivers: The Nile and Congo River. The Nile we can skip, because on the other side where the Nile ends lies the EU and they are not this busy land in connection with Israel. Opposite from where the Congo River ends in the Atlantic lies …. The US!! My conclusion is that this busy land in connection with Israel is the US.

Israel.

18:2 The swift ambassadors from the first country (the US) have to go to a nation that is scattered and peeled from what is was in the beginning and from what it will become in future.

This is what I read from the various translations.

Israel was a great nation under king Salomon, but is now only a small part of the country it was then. Still they are feared and have a strange language, that no other nation speaks, Hebrew.

In the time of the Peace Millennium Israel will be one of the greatest nation under the rule of their Messiah, our Lord Jesus. It is a people of many rules (verse 7) Its land is divided by rivers. River Jordan is really dividing the country of Israel. And more rivers running towards the sea. This people of Israel will bring a present to the Lord, to Jerusalem. To mount Zion.

Is here a mentioning of parts of the New Temple of God, that should be ready waiting in ships already for some decades? Or even the Arch Moses made? Future will tell us.

In some translations there is evidence that the Israelites will flee from the US in fear. Going to Israel. This is not unthinkable while many Jews live in the US and after Rapture and (as I believe) the destruction of the US by a natural disaster, the Jews will loose a lot in the States. The Bible says that God will sent His hunters to bring His people back to Israel. They don’t have to wait for the hunters! They can go now!

Isaiah 18:4-6 Shows us a clear view of tribulation time. 1.The heat during harvest time. See also Jonah 4:8 the heat 2.The heat after rain etc. 3.The fowls and wild beasts will take possession of countries that are judged. Branches cut off. See Ezekiel 14:12-23 vs 15 desolate land. Compare Revelation 6:8 ... left to the wild beasts.

In Isaiah 18 vs. 4-6 we read about tribulation time and that land will be cut off from this first land (USA) and that this will make it desolate, while wild beasts will inhabit it.

Let us put this information in perspective.

The USA as a worldpower is the land that gives shelter to many countries, but especially to Israël. They are the big tree in Jonah. This shelter God has to take away to bring Israël on its own in tribulation time, the time of Jacobs trouble. The time of cleansing of the Jews so they can meet the Lord Jesus. ( See Jonah 4)

So a woe is coming for the USA. Most likely a natural disaster that will leave the coastal area desolate. Many Jews will than go to their land Israël. They will bring a present to mount Zion. This must happen in the start of the seven year period of the tribulation time. It is the first seal opened in Revelation 6.

The protection is gone! Now we understand that this big war will be possible, the second seal opened, when Russia, Persia (Iran) and many others will try to wipe out all the Jews. But the Lord will protect His people and will make these armies to fight each other like in the time of Gideon.

Is America in the Bible? And can we know what role they play in God's plans? The answer we find in Isaiah 18 and also Jonah 4. The county that protects Israël now must end as worldpower to bring the Jews back to their own country and to make the second seal in Revelation 6 possible.