MANIFEST DESTINY
of
PURITANS AND PILGRIMS
PART XX – The Prophetic Sequence
By
Dr. Gavin Finley, MD
INTRODUCTION – By Doug Krieger
THE PURITAN DREAM OF A SHINING “CITY UPON A HILL” – A VISION OF A JUST AND PIOUS “NATION UNDER GOD” – STILL REMAINS IN AMERICA TODAY. IT IS THE SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION OF WHAT HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS “MANIFEST DESTINY” . . . Dr. Gavin Finley M.D.
What you are about to read is one of the most incredible synthesis of Anglo-American history—past, present and future! You will enter into a world, for most of you, heretofore unknown and breathtaking—for American history shall now be colored by the pen of a man who not only makes sense of our past but assuredly, of our immediate future.
Dr. Gavin Finley may be an anesthesiologist, but his writings will NOT put you to sleep. It will become abundantly apparent why I’ve included this as Part XX in the Prophetic Sequence. The Prophetic Sequence has entered into the final 1,260-days of Great Tribulation, of the last half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week, demarcated by the Abomination of Desolation – that despicable act of satanic infilling that will, through the counterfeit “ministry” of the False Prophet-Second Beast, extend its tentacles via the Mark of the Beast—proliferating evil ‘till the Image of the Beast evolves, commencing in the worship of the Beast and in its own ghoulish self image. But now—notwithstanding this consummate evil and its incarnate destruction—“those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3); and this, in the midst of the war waged by this Duality of Evil against the saints of the Most High (Daniel 12:1, 5-11; Matthew 24:5-14; Revelation 6:9-11; 7:13-17; 11:7-11; 12:13-17; 13:6-10, 15; 14:12-13).
Here,
Dr. Finley’s 17-part synthesis of Puritans and Pilgrims deserves a full read –
for the “City set on a hill” is no mirage—it is with us to this day; although,
the nomenclature of these quaint identities has undergone a metamorphosis.
The quest for Reformation-style Christianity, extracted from the initial
longings to purify the newly divorced Church of England from her Papal legacy
at the turn of the Seventeenth Century, persists as well . . . but which path
shall today’s Puritans and Pilgrims choose? Dr. Finley’s post-tribulational
“crisis of Christian conscience” will rivet your attention. The American
experiment is not the duality of the religiously persecuted versus secular
paganism (cf., Part XV – The Prophetic Sequence,
America, the Babylon) . . . not even close: It is the quest for
Manifest Destiny and the religio-political temptation faced within the
nature of the true believer—which Manifest Destiny shall we choose?
Shall we take the sword of Peter and strike the ear of the high priest’s guard—or do we abide the Kingdom to Come and await in holiness and testimony the Messianic Era? Oh, what longings are entertained within the heart of the Puritan and Pilgrim! Now, you will discover the beautiful, the pure, and the Tempter’s snare to embroil the Church in the affairs of this life until the voice of the Son of Man is heard in the midst of the churches.
We, as salt and light in the midst of a “crocked and perverse generation” are told we shine . . . but will we take vengeance upon our foes in the here and now? . . . the prophetic sounds of the Battle Hymn of the Republic can be heard in the distance crying out to extract justice and administer divine retribution. Yes, the rumblings of the Seven Thunders; the Second Coming is nigh . . . there is a fork in the road . . . better to choose “this day whom ye will serve” than to find ourselves fighting against God Himself!
Previous to this we endured the pagan roots of America, the Babylon (Prophetic Sequence Part XV); now, appears the “other side” of an American glass half-full. What vivid contrasts within the Puritan and the Pilgrim does Dr. Finley present! Yes, the prophetic approaches; soon, very soon, all of us must choose—choose, and manifest our destiny both now and in the midst of the Seventieth Week of Daniel. Be prepared – the good doctor is about to ask a multitude of questions to ascertain the patient’s malady, prior to prescription, remedy and ultimate healing!
TODAY’S PURITANS AND THE RISE OF DOMINION THEOLOGY
Part XVI – By Dr. Gavin Finley
It is the contention of
this writer that Puritan Christians are alive and well in America today. They
just do not wear the name Puritan on their sleeves anymore than their cousins
from the former British Empire would own the 
name
Victorian. They would say that the age of the Puritans is over. Nevertheless
that Puritan dream of building a
'nation under God' is still generating spirited political action from
today's Puritans nestled in amongst the
'Religious Right'. . Have their dreams and goals been realized? No. Not
by a long shot. The Puritan agenda is still sitting there waiting to be
implemented. That Puritan dream and the Puritan agenda of a righteous
political leadership in the nation are quite often heard being expressed in
society today. The Puritan agenda has not changed in 400 years.
They are still totally committed to bringing in a pure Christian society upon this earth by faith and by the hard work Puritans are renowned for.
Here
is the thesis of this article. That same militant Puritan spirit seen in
England in the 1600's in the days of
the
English Civil War is still with us today in America. Their Puritan zeal is
still just as fiery hot. Just a few years ago the so called
Religious Right impeached President Bill Clinton for
moral failure. I submit to you that once again this was the Puritans at
work here. Such a thing would never happen in
Europe
or any other nation in the world for that matter.
How are Puritans different from their Pilgrim brothers and sisters? Well for one thing they are not too impressed with the call for Christians to turn the other cheek or to just take up their cross and follow Christ. Nor do you hear Puritans speak much of entering into the fellowship of Christ's sufferings. They are assuredly happy to see their task accomplished in the holy flows of Christian witness and ministry; but they are also quite willing to use political and military force to achieve their goals if necessary. They are not ones to dwell too much on such biblical themes as the patience of the saints. Nor are they inclined to wait around for the return of the Messiah to see His Kingdom established.
They want to and plan to bring in His Kingdom now! Even if their political
task becomes a
global undertaking, our Puritan friends are prepared to tackle it head on.
Today’s Puritans appreciate their Pilgrim brothers and sisters. Their fellow
Christians, the Pilgrims, walk with God in the quiet evangelism of the heart.
Their main devotion and work is in the spreading of the Gospel and missions
abroad. But our Puritans are zealous to more than this.
The Puritans of today still have their main focus on the domestic issues at home in America. They want to set something in motion that is more than just gospel outreach. They want to control the whole church-state system, not only nationally but on an international scale. They want to set their programs in place not for mere evangelism but for the evangelization of the nations. This is a powerful vision and it has and is giving rise to many powerful programs. No one can put a program together like the American Puritans. That was the case 400 years ago in England—and it is true today!
Will the Puritans take government or corporate assistance for their ministries if it is offered? Just how far are they prepared to enter into covenant with the government with “faith based initiatives?” Will they go as far as their British Victorian cousins did in the days of the British Empire? This remains to be seen. But this pattern of church-state collusion has been seen in history before. We not only saw it with the British Victorians in the 19th century but we saw it with the Jesuits back in the days when the Spanish and French had their turn at being the superpower in Christendom. It is quite possible that they might. They do sincerely believe that with a powerful church-state collusion they can bring in the Kingdom Now.
The pattern of Puritan 'faith in action' is well established. The formula advanced by Rev. Robert Schuller is a typical example. It is as follows.
1. Visualize
2. Prayerize
3. Actualize
The Puritan method is to see the vision. Then they visualize themselves seizing the objective. The next thing to do is take the matter to prayer. Often they will find an example of a similar challenge in Scripture with a story of victory in God and an associated promise. Then they claim it by faith. After that they go out and do the work.
This is the method advanced by the "five-fold" church leadership rising up now among the New Charismatics. They have a formula for success. So they may well be inclined to lay hold of any earthly power or state funding that seems appropriate to the achievement of their goals.
The mindset of the Puritan is clear. God has given the Christian church the dominion in this age. They fully believe this rulership can and will come into being under the current Church system. They fully intend to be the ones to bring it in. What is more, they plan to wrap this whole global evangelization thing up before the second coming of Messiah.
The victory is ours, (they say). What Christians need to do, is to 'rise up' and 'seize the moment'. This dominion, they truly believe, is theirs for the taking. They consider it to be the ongoing expression of 'manifest destiny'.
THE FUTURE OF THE PURITANS –
Part XVII – By Dr. Gavin Finley:
What will the future hold for the Puritans? For those who walk with God and have a biblical world view shaped by Bible prophecy the answer to this question is well known. The apocalyptic Scriptures are quite clear. The final seven years of this age will reveal a history of epic, even Biblical proportions. The 70th week of Daniel will be a time of trial and tribulation for all who dwell upon this earth. In those times to come the hearts of many will ponder the weighty covenant issues of God. It will be a time of decision and new resolve. Many of our nominal Christian beliefs will find themselves carried across a threshold into the divine romance. They will discover a new and deeper relationship with God. It will be far more wonderful than they have ever known. The prophet Daniel inquired about these things. He was given this cryptic message by the angel Gabriel,
7b " ......... and when the power of the holy people has been completely
shattered, all these things shall be finished.
8 Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be
the end of these things?"
9 And he said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed
till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do
wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall
understand." (Daniel
12)
Daniel was also told:
3 Those who are wise
shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament,
And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. (Daniel
12:3)
So what about the Puritans in that epic future time?
What lies out there in the future for them?
Certainly they will never let go of their dream of an earthly 'nation under God'. This is a God-given dream. But will they continue to believe that they can expect to see this come to pass in this age under the present angelic rulers and powers and under the human rulership of this present worldly milieu? (Ephesians 6:11-13)
We can expect the Puritans to be sorely tempted and tested in all this? Surely they will never compromise their beliefs in the exclusivity of the Christian faith as the ecumenicals have done. However, we can be sure that this is precisely what they will be asked to do. Being the politically engaged Christians that they are there is a great danger of deadly compromise here. Will they enter into negotiations for a leading role in the emerging New World Order? What might happen if they do? How far will they go? Will they forget their faith and calling in Christ and sell themselves to the world system?
Pray God that they will never do this. But if the Puritans are indeed willing to compromise their faith somewhat as holy history moves onwards into the 70th week what will become of them?
Will the negotiations turn out well?
Perhaps they might—for a season perhaps. Perhaps those first 3.5 years of the
final seven years of this age might offer them a chance for immense prosperity
and power. So what about the Puritans as the Apocalyptic Abyss opens up?
Where will they be when a
harlot, rides a
Beast with ten horns? And later on, when
a prince turns out to be a Beast, the opposite of the Disney story, what
will they be doing then? And what will happen as history moves on toward the
midpoint of the
70th week and the final three and a half years opens up under the 666
system (Revelation
11:7)?
These
are serious questions for us to consider. What will happen to the Puritans as
this age approaches its appointed climax? Will they continue on in active
politics? Will they try to plot a course between the Devil and the deep blue
sea? If they do then there is no doubt that they will find themselves between
a Rock and a hard place. Hopefully, they will choose the Rock, even the "Rock
of Ages", and commit themselves totally to Him.
How about the Puritan proclivity for politicking for a righteous and Godly society? After the midweek Abomination of Desolation and the emergence of the 666 economic system, will they give up on their earthly goal? Will they decide that this vision of a Kingdom Now is a fruitless task and an impossible dream? Will they decide to wait for Messiah to return to bring in the Kingdom? This would be a significant step towards the Pilgrim position (i.e., Fundamentalist-Separatism). As the time of tribulation opens up will the Puritans back away from their temporal hopes in the governments of men and turn to face the real Master of their destiny?
If they do decide to forgo their earthly goal, then all is not lost. The vision of that shining Celestial City will still be there before them. Will the Puritans realize then that they must continue on the Pilgrim pathway a bit further? Will they put down their sword, (or gun)? Will they take up their cross and follow Jesus their Messiah? Will they rejoin the Pilgrims on the highway of holiness, even toward the final witness of the 5th seal?
Up there ahead on the pathway the road forks—some Puritans may choose the low road, yes this is true. And some Pilgrims may choose the low road as well. But the Highway of Holiness lies before them. (Isa.35). And it leads upwards. The Paradise Road beckons them onwards. Which pathway will they choose?
This
is an interesting question. After all, the Puritans are, and always have been,
on a spiritual and an historical interface with their brethren, the Pilgrim
separatists. They have been friends since the Scriptures came out of the
monasteries in
the 1500s and found
Johannes Gutenberg's new printing presses. Back in 1620 as those Pilgrims
and Puritans landed and signed the
Mayflower Compact the flux was from Pilgrim to Puritan.
In times to come could we see the opposite? In times to come will it be from Puritan to Pilgrim? Back in 1620 many of the Pilgrims crossed over and signed on with the Puritans when they signed the Mayflower Compact. In covenanting to become one "body politick" they were now setting aside their Pilgrim role to become nation builders. With a decision of the heart and a stroke of the pen the Pilgrims had become Puritans. Will the process be reversed next time? Will the Puritans cross over and join the Pilgrims in those epic future days of decision? Or will they take up the sword and continue to adopt the Constantinian patriotic military stance against their future arch enemies?
The culture and literature of America demonstrates many prophetic elements. The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a case in point. It certainly portrays a climactic, even apocalyptic American history. The Pax Americana abuts right into the end of the age. What if American history interfaces with the 70th week of Daniel? Have we even thought about that possibility? How will the Puritans deal with the matter of peace in the Middle East? Will they continue to support Israel? And how will they deal with the rising clamor of the Third Jihad? A global peacemaker will broker an epic global peace covenant? - Dan.9:27. Who will this be? And just how will the Puritans be disposed towards him? And at the middle 70th week the global peacemaker will betray the nation of Israel. Just how will they handle this? And how will they deal with the subsequent 666 Beast system? Will they be against him – or united with him?
If the Puritans do war against the coming Antichrist then what sort of a conflict will that turn out to be? Will it all end with a bang – or a whimper? Will patriots become 'freedom fighters' once again – or will they be labeled terrorists? That will depend on who is writing the headlines at the time.
What if the New World Order transitions into the final 4th Beast system of Daniel chapter 7? How will that play out?
One thing we know for a certainty: If Christendom does enter the end-time drama and figures that they will try to take on the Antichrist system, then they may as well know what God says about it—that campaign will go very badly. The Holy Scriptures tell us clearly and unmistakably what the outcome will be: THEY WILL LOSE! (cf. Dan.7:21, Dan.18:9-12, Dan.8:24 and Dan. 12:7, Rev. 11:7-10; 13:7).
The prophet Daniel fainted when he saw the vision. When the 'little horn'
wages war on the saints and the mighty men it will not be a pretty sight.
Those who take up arms against him will be defeated (Dan.
8:23-27). In such a military action God, it appears, will not be disposed
to support His people. They will be acting on their own.
God has determined that the end time will be a time for witness. And it is hard for saints to witness of the things of Christ over a smoking gun.
Jesus has shown us His example. We saw Him face up to the witness in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus has also instructed us to “Be as wise as serpents, and as harmless as doves.” (Mat.10:16)
For Pilgrim Christians
the words of Jesus still speak to us in the
Olivet
Discourse. Our coming Messiah is the Prince of Peace. Yet it was in the
Garden of
Gethsemane, the oil press, and the place of
crushing, that Peter had some misgivings about the plans and purposes of God.
He reacted in anger. He struck the servant of the high priest with his sword.
He cut off his ear.
How
well do people hear us share the Gospel when we are striking off their ears?
The old returning
crusaders might tell us if they were able to sit down with us and talk.
But then again, they might not. They might be too ashamed to speak of these
things. How well do people hear the gentle wooing of the Bridegroom in the
strife and clamor of battle? Are we as Pilgrim Christians called to bring in
the Kingdom with the force of the sword?
Let us take a trip back to the time of the early church. Just how did the saints back then handle opposition and persecution? Did we see any of our Twelve Apostles take up the sword, save in this incident with Peter here? Every one of the Apostles was martyred, except John. Take a quick read through the Acts of the Apostles. Did any of the apostles or the early Christians show any survivalist inclinations whatsoever? Did the disciples enlist the aid of the zealots to support Jesus and themselves and their property? Well we know one that did. His name was Judas Iscariot. And we know what happened to him.
Let us return to the
Garden of
Gethsemane, the place of the oil press. Jesus
was right in the midst of his hour of trial. He was approached by armed men
with swords and torches. Peter struck out with the sword. It had to happen.
There is an exceedingly important lesson here for us.
Jesus said to Peter,
“Put your sword back into its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.” (John 18:10)
These words of instruction still hold for us today. Jesus brings an extremely important message for us here. The end-time Puritans and Pilgrims will be sorely tested. We shall witness before people who will often be frightened and angry. We shall come to know the cup of Christ just as the early church did – of that we can be sure! The Christian discipline of “grace under fire” will be a new threshold for many Puritan fundamentalists.
It seems that American history is almost certainly going to enter into, (and be wrapped up within), the Apocalypse. This is even seen in that great American anthem the Battle Hymn of the Republic".
We cannot escape holy history. It has been written. So it will surely come to pass. Truly these will be times to get right with our God. Somewhere up ahead the American Puritans and Pilgrims will enter into serendipity. They will find themselves led by history and wooed by God into the End-time Revival.
No group of Christians has been so focused on spiritual things and Bible prophecy as the American evangelicals have been.
They seem to sense that their history will somehow lead them into the climactic events at the end of this present age.
American Christians buy huge amounts of religious information, books, tapes, videos etc. Many want to find out about the end-time drama. Others want to buy sugar coated religious assurances. Some want their hired churchmen to tell them that they don't need to worry about these things. For these people it is "business as usual". But their self-absorbed slumbers will not last forever. At some point in the future they will face the Apocalypse and the Day of Reckoning.
Shouldn't we be mindful of these things? Shouldn't we prepare our hearts right
now?
We are now living in the days and history of the Pax Americana. Our history may soon slip out from beneath our own personal control. Our lives may not be always tucked away neatly inside our own little boxes. God has our number. And He has our address. And He knows our ways. Even now He is standing at the door and knocking.
Like Christian, in Pilgrim's Progress, we may soon find that we have come to a strait gate. It is a difficult passage. Many will baulk at this gate. Many will be offended. But the pathway leads us onto the highway of holiness (Isa.35) and towards the Holy City.
Many are the challenges Christendom has faced in these past 2,000 years. For those who call themselves Christians there is another big checkpoint up ahead. It is the Gate of Joseph. It seems that God is requiring something more of us in the “personal commitment and integrity” department. God is calling out His people once again. The days ahead will call for a new ecclesia/congregation for God’s Elect. He is drawing us, even wooing us into a deeper blood covenant walk with Him. He is knocking at the door of our heart.
Can we hear Him?
The days are soon coming when the books of Daniel and Revelation will be unsealed. (Dan.12:4) For those whom God is calling this knowledge of what God is doing in Bible prophecy will be more important than turning on CNN, MSNBC, or Fox (the crusader television network). When the saints open up their Bibles and face the facts there will be some illuminations. The normal and appropriate response to all this is not to get fearful or angry. It is to get on our knees before God.
The times will come when our lives will be changed forever. Our own heart attitude will change as well. God is calling us into all this. Such things happen when those epic times come, the times that try men’s souls. We shall come face to face with the God of history. He is the Ancient of Days (Dan.7:9), the Holy One of Israel. The Sovereign God sits in the heavens. He is the One Who judges in the end-time affairs of men and nations. He calls the shots. He stills the waves of the sea and the raging of nations.
The time will come when the popular, syrupy eschatology of the end-time will no longer suffice. We may have paid good money for it. But it will be in the dumpster. It will be time to "Wake up and smell the coffee." This sort of soporific pap just won't "cut it" anymore.
Easy believism has always gone down well with the religious masses. Soporific religion is a multi-billion dollar a year business. The religious bazaars today are doing a roaring trade. The selling of motivational programs with a religious twist and the dream of the "self-made man" is mixed in with a host of saleable religious materials produced by “Merchandizing of the Anointing.” Then there are today's modern "indulgences" especially prepared for semi-committed Christians living on the carnal side of their nature.
The
most popular end-time dream evangelicals purchase is the 170-year old
pre-tribulation
rapture dream. In this dream carnal, minimal Christians don't have to
worry about their responsibility in
Christian witness at the end of the age. Not at all! Because they figure
that they won't be here!
Can fundamentalist Christians really imagine that they can abandon ship and leave everybody behind like that? Are we as western evangelicals just yellow deserters?
God forbid!
Corrie ten Boom has warned us about this very thing. This is very
disturbing. Jesus has told us to “Take up your cross and follow me.” But many
of His followers today have turned away from the Way of the Cross. At present
many seem to be tilting towards the harlot spirit who whispers seductively
saying: “I sit as a queen, and I will see no sorrow” (Rev.18:7).
Oh yes, we are bound for glory. This is a wonderful assurance God gives us. But what if the Glory Train leaves at the end of the seven-year drama, like after we have finished the climactic end-time witness? What if His return is not at the beginning as we have been told? Are we prepared? Do we have the oil of anointing? Do we have the oil for our lamps against the coming night?
Time
passes on. The nations rage against sure knowledge of the coming Messiah and
bring in new histories. But God is in control here. History is “His story.” He
sets the main characters in time and space. He has His protagonists in place
and on the stage of history at the right time. And the antagonists come out as
well to make their play. The plot thickens as we find out just what is
motivating these characters. The “mystery
of Godliness” and the “mystery
of iniquity” are on the same stage together!
The play reveals these characters for who they really are. The actors make their play before men and angels, acting out their epic choices of the heart. Their choices lead on to personal triumph or disaster. Oh yes, this is no longer a voyeuristic Hollywood melodrama climaxed with a love scene or a chase scene or a big explosion with all the action being “out there.” The drama is now happening up close and personal. It is all happening right inside our own heart. Soon we shall be making our own actions for all time and eternity. Do we know what our testimony will be?
Two roads will open up
before us, and
a choice. The low road leads to
Apostasy and a lost eternity of torment in hell (cf.
Revelation 14:9-11; 19:20)
But there is an alternative to this. God has placed before us a highway for people who have resolved to be set apart or consecrated to Him. This highway leads into an End Time Revival of unimaginable splendor—
then comes the grand conclusion to the epic relay race of the saints. The fireworks show comes to a climax in a grand finale. Many will be the surprises revealed to us at the end.
The Apocalypse is not all doom and gloom. It certainly is a curtain of horror for the wicked. But for the called, the chosen, and the faithful God has a wonderful unexpected serendipity. We find ourselves under His covering. He is with us in our hour of trial. And when all is said and done the final acts of the play lead us into a joyful reconciliation in another Kingdom. There is, after all is said and done, a storybook ending. The Bride and the Prince live happily ever after.
God is in control here below. He has written the Play of the Ages. History is “His story.” It is not a meaningless cycle or an unending "balance" of Yin and Yang as eastern mysticism has hypnotized us to believe. History is linear and teleological. Our God is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning (in creation), and the end, on the Day of the Lord.
Holy history, or as our German friends call it, "heilsgeschicte" or "salvation history" comes to a great and glorious conclusion. The God of history is taking us on a road. It is a road with a fork, each road of which leads somewhere. History has a meaning. It has a purpose.
Men and nations are sifted like wheat. They are refined in the fire. The dross is skimmed off as the gold is refined. Oh yes, humanistic man can play God with their programs, their algorithms, their thesis and antithesis, and their beloved synthesis. But all this must be judged by God Almighty in the crucible of holy history.
The days of deals and compromise will eventually come to an end. Eventually there must be a climax to the story. Someone will be coming. And He will reconcile the accounts, even as on a Day of Atonement. The Scriptures tell us that Christ Himself will come again. He will return to judge the wicked and deliver His saints. He Himself will bring His final judgment and conclusion to the matter!
The angels are watching from above as events unfold down here, even from out of this fallen creation. The gathering lights shine in splendor dispelling the darkness. ~ Heb.12:1. And the myriad company of Abraham, as a wedding party, with lamps shining brightly passes up along the highway of holiness. ~Isa.35
History goes somewhere. It is not just an endless series of meaningless circles of life and death as our gurus of eastern mysticism would like us to believe. Our God began His work of redemption in the Garden of Eden six millennia ago. ~ Gen.3:15 – and He will finish His work before the sun sets on this age. He will bring His magnificent story to its appointed conclusion at His set time. Holy history will unfold in the Day of Judgment for the
wicked and a blaze of glory for the righteous just as it was written. (Rev.19:11-21:8)
As for the Puritans we should harbor no doubts about their continuing zeal. Nor should we doubt their willingness to finish the course set before them. Right from their early beginnings they regarded their life in God as a great adventure. It would seem that the Puritans are already up onstage. And in some future year they will come to the climax of their history. And there they will embrace their destiny.
What will happen? One thing we can say with some assurance. The American Puritans are up front and center! Right now, at this point in history, they are it! That is until the seven year peace treaty is forged with Israel which opens up the 70th week of Daniel. In those epic future times the coming Kingdom of God will be announced. Will it come in with the blowing of trumpets?
One thing we can definitely say about that Day. With all those enormous opposing spiritual forces upon them, the latter day Pilgrims and Puritans will most certainly usher in the most awesome and spellbinding history that this world has ever seen. May God be with them and preserve them. Grace and peace to all who love His appearing!
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