Chapter 9.13
Walls, Trump
and God
Pope on Walls – Trump on Walls – God on Walls
God on Presidents – God on Politics in America
Are Border Walls un-scriptural and un-Christian?
Reverend Franklin Graham – Pastor Robert Jeffress
The Pope on Walls
President
Donald J. Trump ran on a platform of building a wall to protect
and provide peace for our nation. There was a lot of pushback from many sides
about this concept.
Pope
Francis said
February 2016 that “a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they
may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel”.
If the Pope is speaking ONLY of the Gospel Message,
I believe he is correct; the Gospel message is of building bridges, not walls
of discrimination, but if he is indicating that BORDER
WALLS are
not Biblical, then this thought is in direct conflict with the Book.
Can it be true,
that building walls is not scriptural and un-Christian? I have never been to Rome, but I see pictures
of the Vatican
with a huge wall around it.
Looking it up on the internet, I find that the Muslims damaged St. Peter’s
Cathedral in 846, so a wall was built in 852 around the Vatican to keep the Muslims
out; successive Popes have expanded this wall.
America for the most
part has rejected God
in their lives, following their own stubborn desires,[1]
living according to their own ideas and God has turned His face away[2]
and the Muslim
extremist and other terrorist
are streaming in over our borders.
Ezekiel
says the
USA
is an unprotected
land filled with unwalled
villages. ISIS and
Muslim terrorist
will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence. They
will go to those cities and capture vast amounts of plunder,[3]
for the people are rich with stock and other possessions. THEY THINK THE WHOLE WORLD
REVOLVES AROUND THEM!
It’s
in the Book
Trump on Walls
The Book says the walls of Jerusalem are continually before God.[4]
Trump said; “I
visited the Western Wall, and marveled at the monument to God's presence
and man's perseverance. I was humbled
to place my hand upon the wall and to pray in that holy space for WISDOM from God”.
God has placed watchmen on the walls of his people to protect them from
the enemy and will open the gates only to the faithful.[5] Is Trump the “Watchman on the Wall” for America?
No mother or father wants their children
to grow up in a world where TERRORISTS roam free, schoolchildren are murdered, and their
loved ones are taken. No child is born
with prejudice in their heart; no one should teach young boys and girls to hate and
kill.
When we look around our nation, and we see
people of all faiths engaged in reverent worship, and school children learning
side-by-side, and men and women lifting up the needy and forgotten, we see that
God's promise of healing has brought goodness to so many lives. We see that the people of this land had the
courage to overcome the oppression and injustice of the past and to live in the
freedom God intends for every person on this earth.
Note: The Western Wall is
clearly in Jerusalem, but is it in Israel or is it a part of the West Bank? More
controversy and trouble is on the horizon. (It will be called
Jacobs Trouble)
King David’s prayer was for peace within Jerusalem’s WALLS.[6] Isaiah said Mexico would pay for the Wall and to
open the gates
ONLY to those who would be faithful.
Could Trump be known as the Biblical “Rebuilder of Walls”? It’s
in the Book
Isaiah 58:11-12 – Will Trump be known as The Rebuilder of Walls
11 The LORD will guide you continually, giving you water when you
are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden,
like an ever-flowing spring.
12 Some of you will rebuild the
deserted ruins of your cities. Then
YOU WILL BE KNOWN AS A REBUILDER OF WALLS and a restorer
of homes.
(ESV)
Isaiah 60:10 – MEXICO will pay to
build our border walls
10 Foreigners shall build up your walls,
and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my
favor I have had mercy on you.
(ESV)
God on Walls
The Book says that King Asa did what was pleasing and good in
the sight of the Lord[7]
and built towns and fortified them with WALLS,[8]
towers, gates and bars and enjoyed a time of PEACE.
Nehemiah
heard
that the walls of the city of Jerusalem were torn down and PRAYED
to God for favor with the King to go and rebuild the walls.[9] The King was favorable and provided letters of
authorization plus a caravan of armed protection and money to get the walls
re-built,[10]
but not without
obstructionist[11] who came up with everything politically they could think in order to stop the wall from
going up. This may
be the very case with Trump’s Wall.
There had been
so much opposition[12] to Jerusalem’s
wall
that
when it was finally completed they realized that
its
completion had only been done
by
the intervention of God,[13]
Maybe
ours too.
It’s in the Book
Wailing Wall
Have you ever wondered
why the Jews go to the “Wailing Wall” for their prayers and not on the
top of the Temple
Mount which is the most revered site
for the Jew? Well, the wall is the only
remaining part of the Temple that was not destroyed by the Romans.
The Temple Mount was where the Ark of the Covenant
was placed and it would be considered a desecration to walk over the
place where the Ark rested. Therefore at
the “wall” they “Wail and Lament” over the destruction of the temple, and offer
their prayers to YHWH not Allah.
God
on Politics
Franklin
Graham speaking about the election (paraphrased) said Trump and Pence didn’t have a chance,
but Christians prayed and THEN GOD
SHOWED UP.
God
placed Trump in office; this was not prophecy from Graham, he was just
repeating what God had already said in the Book.
The
establishment; those pulling the strings of politics and guiding the HERD took council together to steer the
election, but God in heaven just laughs at all their conniving.[14] It is God in Heaven that removes Presidents
and sets up Presidents[15]
and it is God that directs the President heart wherever He wishes; [16]God makes nations and destroys them.[17]
We are
to pray for our President and for those in authority, to give them honor
and respect.[18] Therefore WHOEVER RESISTS THE AUTHORITIES RESISTS WHAT
GOD HAS APPOINTED, and those
who resist will incur his judgment. [19] It’s in the Book
God on Presidents
I want to speak to those in power, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Those
in authority will be judged with a greater strictness than others.[20] God is watching over His word and will
perform it.[21]
Egypt’s Pharaoh who opposed God
and all of Israel was appointed by God for
the very purpose of displaying God’s power to everyone[22]
and to spread Jehovah
God’s fame throughout the earth.
Through God’s plan and purpose, Pharaoh brought JUDGEMENT on Israel.
King Nebuchadnezzar was the king of
Babylon where all the heathen gods were birthed along with the famed tower of
Babel. He was the enemy of Israel and of
God; but God used him in His sovereign plan; he was the agent of God’s
Justice. The Lord God called him His servant[23]
and in God’s plan and purpose, he brought JUDGEMENT on Israel.
NOTE;
in the beginning I believe Nebuchadnezzar was a non-Believer, then became a Make-Believer and in the end, in my Belief System, I believe The Book
supports that he became a True Believer.[24] So if Trump
seems to be a Make-Believer to you; I believe in my BS, that the Holy Hound of Heaven will get him while he is still in office.
What is still unknown, is if Trump will be
used as God’s servant in His plan and purpose to bring our nation a BLESSING or to bring the JUDGMENT we deserve
because of ABORTION.
The
Take Away
At Trump’s inauguration at St. John’s
Episcopal Church, Pastor Robert Jeffress
said; “When I think of you, President-elect Trump, I am reminded of
another GREAT
LEADER God
chose thousands of years ago in Israel. The nation had been in BONDAGE for decades,
the infrastructure of the country was in shambles, and God raised up a POWERFUL LEADER to restore the
nation. And the
man God chose was NEITHER A
POLITICIAN NOR A PRIEST. Instead, God chose a BUILDER whose name was Nehemiah
and the first step of rebuilding the nation was the BUILDING OF A GREAT WALL.
God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its
citizens from enemy attack. Did you see it? , God is NOT against building walls!”
Jeffress said Nehemiah finished the walls in 52 days
without funding from congress.
My personal Belief System
of Trump is that he is THEOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED about spiritual
things, but over his first year as President, he seems to be moving closer to
God and is steadily embracing not just religion, but Christianity. I don’t
have a clue if this is politically motivated
or
GOD IS HUMBLING HIM.
Like Trump or not, as Christians
we are COMMANDED to pray for him, as
this is pleasing in the sight of God. The prayer is not only to have a peaceful and
quiet life, but that by Trump’s actions, people will come to the knowledge of the Saving grace of Jesus Christ. My
prayer is that Mr. Trump will stop using his Tweets to induce fear
through bullying
and name
calling.
EGOCENTRISM is when an adult still relates to the world like a child. SELAH
1 Timothy 2:1-4 We are commanded to pray
for our President
1 First of all, then, I urge
that supplications, PRAYERS, intercessions, and thanksgivings be
made for all people,
2 for kings (PRESIDENTS) and all who are in high positions, that we may
lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. His is good,
and
3 IT IS PLEASING in
the sight of God our Savior,
4 who desires all people to
be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (ESV)
[1] Psalm 81:10-12 – The USA
has followed their own stubborn desires and wouldn’t listen
and didn’t want GOD around.
[2] Psalm 80:12-19 – God is turning His face away from America
[3] Ezekiel 38:11-12 – The unwalled unprotected
land of the USA will be plundered
[4] Isaiah
49:16 – Our walls are continually before God
[5] Isaiah 62:6 - God has posted watchmen on our walls -- Psalm 144:14 – May our walls protect us
from the enemy -- Isaiah 26:1-2
– Open the gates ONLY to those who are righteous; and allow
ONLY the faithful to
enter
[6] Psalm 122:6-7 – Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem for peace within her walls
[7] 2 Chronicles 14:2 – King Asa did what was good in the sight of God
Nehemiah
2:9 – The king sent letters, soldiers and cash to build the wall in Jerusalem
[8] 2 Chronicles 14:7 – King Asa built cities with fortified
Walls to provide peace -- 2
Chronicles 14:5-6 - Asa built up the wall and
then they enjoyed PEACE
[9] Nehemiah 2:2-5 – Nehemiah prayed for the Kings Favor to build the wall
[10] Nehemiah 2:9 – The king sent letters, soldiers and cash to build the wall
in Jerusalem
[11] Nehemiah 2:18-20 – The wall was built with OBSTRUCTIONIST -- Nehemiah
4:7-8 – The opposition made plans to throw the
Wall construction into confusion
[12] Nehemiah 4:1-2 – Building the wall made the
establishment very angry
[13] Nehemiah 6:15-16 – The Wall was finished with
the intervention of God’s favor
[15] Daniel 2:20-23 – God removes Presidents and sets up Presidents
[16] Proverbs 21:1 – God directs the President’s heart wherever
He chooses
[17] Job 12:23-25 – God makes nations great, and He destroys them;
[18] Romans 13:7 – Give honor and respect to the President: Pay TAXES on all that is owed
[19] Romans 13:1-2 –WHOEVER RESISTS THE AUTHORITIES RESISTS WHAT GOD
HAS APPOINTED -- Romans 13:1-8 – FOR ALL AUTHORITY COMES FROM
GOD,
and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
So anyone
who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,
and they will be punished. -- Proverbs
25:28 – Taking bribes is like making a city without walls
[20] James 3:1 – Those in authority will be judged more strictly than others
[21] Jeremiah 1:12 – God is watching over His Word & will perform what He
says
[22] Romans 9:17 – God appoints Presidents for the
very purpose of displaying His power
[23] Jeremiah 27:6 - Nebuchadnezzar became God’s pawn; His Servant
[24] Daniel 4:2-37 – Nebuchadnezzar exalts Jehovah
God; perhaps he became a Believer
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