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AGE OF INTENSE DECEPTION

“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works” (2 Corinthians 11:14-15).

Apostasy and Doctrines of Demons

Indoctrinating Children into the Demonic: It’s Past Time for a Total Rethink of ‘Education.’
After being caught red-handed forcing children to participate in Hindu rituals during class time, government schools in Chicago will be paying millions of taxpayer dollars to the victims. Unfortunately for other students across the nation, this scandal represents the tip of the iceberg of pagan indoctrination in American public education.

Pastor, wife detained in Cuba, facing 8 years in prison. The Assemblies of God pastors in communist Cuba were detained after invoking their religious beliefs during their son’s military tribunal.

A Time of Genetic Corruption Is Here: Just Like the Days of Noah. When Jesus likens the Last Days to the “days of Noah,” besides wickedness and moral decay, He’s referencing spiritual and genetic rebellion, when boundaries between human and non-human are blurred.

Hatred of Jews and Israel

Harvard Students Charged with Assaulting Jewish Classmate Rewarded With Honors, $65K Fellowship. Two Harvard University graduate students who were charged with assaulting a Jewish classmate during an explosion of antisemitic hatred and violence in late 2023 continue to amass news accolades and distinctions.

The Leaders of Canada, France, And the UK Just Cursed Their Own Nations. Why are the leaders of these countries condemning Israel for the suffering in Gaza? Why are they blaming Israel for the denial of humanitarian aid to the civilian population? Why are they rewarding the evil Hamas by committing to push for a two-state solution? The suffering in Gaza lies solely with Hamas and the majority of the ‘Palestinians’ who supported them.

Islamic Incursion and Terrorism

Congress Betrays America: CAIR and Terror-Tied Nonprofits Shielded as Lawmakers Kill Trump’s Plan to Strip Their Tax Breaks. Once again, Congress has given in to terror-supporting organizations by stripping Section 112209 from President Trump’s Bill that would have amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.

Daesh cell ‘planning attacks’ held in Damascus. The different Islamic sects even hate each other. Syrian security forces arrested armed members of a Daesh cell near Damascus on Monday, accused of preparing attacks against the country. The gang carried “light, medium, and heavy weaponry” and “explosive devices and suicide vests to use to destabilize security and stability,” the Interior Ministry said.

Baby Dies of His Injuries 15 Days After Murder of His Mother in a Terrorist Attack. Baby Ravid Chaim, a source of solace for his father, Hananel, after the brutal murder of his wife, tragically succumbed to his injuries today. His young life was stolen before it could truly begin.

Pervasive Perversion

Focus on the Family added to SPLC’s anti-LGBT ‘hate group’ list. The far-left civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center has added the conservative Evangelical parachurch ministry Focus on the Family to its list of “anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups,” joining similar organizations that advocate for traditional beliefs on sexuality and family.

California Supreme Court rejects appeal from Christian baker who refused to make gay wedding cake. “Californica’s” Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in a case surrounding a Christian baker who faces punishment for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.

Nevada DHHS Official Admits to Hiding Castration Surgeries from Parents. The O’Keefe Media Group on Friday released part two of its undercover footage of Nevada DHHS Official Deshaun Mack admitting to ‘bending the rules’ to get Medicare to pay for transition surgeries for minors.

Canadian parents petition legislature after student suspended for ‘straight pride’ shirt. The student wore a ‘straight pride’ shirt during his school’s pro-LGBT “pride” celebrations, which allegedly celebrate “inclusivity.” The principal suspended him for 5 days, claiming his shirt constituted a “hate crime.” The parents’ petition called for “new leadership that reflects the principles of fairness, inclusivity, and respect for all community members.” In addition to suspending the student, the school also discriminated against students who opted out of pro-LGBT “pride” events.

Iniquity Shall Abound

It Appears That 2025’s “Summer of Chaos” Is Off to An Early Start. This summer, vast numbers of radical leftists that absolutely hate Donald Trump, vast numbers of protesters deeply angry about the war in the Middle East, vast numbers that are in this country illegally, and vast numbers of ultra-violent predatory criminals will cause chaos in the streets of major cities all over America. The official start of summer is nearly a month away, but it appears our upcoming “summer of chaos” is off to an early start.

Memorial Day weekend shooting: 11 injured near North Myrtle Beach; police hunt suspects after an altercation on a charter boat erupted in gunfire during the holiday gathering.

Driver arrested after vehicle plows into crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during celebration on May 26. A spectator said that after the van struck its initial victims, it stopped and the crowd charged the vehicle, smashing its windows. “But then he put his foot down again and just plowed through the rest of them; he just kept going,” Rashid said, alleging the incident appeared deliberate. [The driver has been arrested for attempted murder.]

This is just one incident of many that have occurred this year alone. More examples: Vancouver driver plows into crowd of people attending Filipino festival, killing multiple victims on April 27. Police said he had a history of mental problems. Minivan plows through crowd injuring at least 9 in busy Los Angeles shopping district on April 6. In Mannheim, Germany, 2 dead, 25 injured after vehicle drives into crowd on March 3. The person was known to authorities for past incidents. At least 30 injured in Munich after Afghan migrant plows car into crowd in ‘suspected attack’ (aka terrorism) on February 13.

Last Days Traitors

Top 5 Myths the Media Is Spinning About Trump’s Middle East Policy. Despite a historic record of pro-Israel policies, the media continues to push narratives suggesting that Trump is shifting away from Israel or cozying up to its enemies. These claims are often based on speculation, cherry-picked quotes, or outright distortion. And as with many headlines about Trump since 2016, they’ll likely turn out to be false, too. For Top 5 Myths being circulated — and why none of them hold up under actual scrutiny – read the article.

Dem Deliberate Border Disorder

Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported. To support their opposition, Democrats frequently claim that illegal immigrants are less prone to commit crime. But is this the truth? The data suggests that the answer is pretty clearly “no.”

Depopulation Agenda

Canada Wants to Allow Assisted Suicide for Children. It’s considering expanding its Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program to include what it chillingly refers to as “mature minors” to be deemed eligible for state-assisted suicide, even without parents’ knowledge or consent.

Weather Events

Iraq launches water initiative as reserves hit 80-year low from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Current storage levels are only 10 billion m³ (353 billion ft³) compared to the seasonal norm of 18 billion m³ (636 billion ft³), threatening the country’s agricultural production.

Severe storms kill at least 20, injure over 150 in Pakistan’s Punjab province. on May 24 and 25. The storms followed an intense heatwave, causing widespread infrastructure damage and disrupting transportation across the region.

Rare tornado strikes Puerto Varas, Chile, injuring 8 & causing widespread damage on May 25.

Wars and Rumors of Wars

Netanyahu: We are waging war against human beasts; we will defeat them. Israel’s PM Netanyahu emphasized in his speech at a rally the goals of the State of Israel in the war: “Our goal is to achieve a complete victory over our enemies; to bring back our brothers and sisters, the hostages; to topple Hamas’s rule; and to ensure that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.” He referred to the current war as “the war of resurgence on seven fronts,” adding: “This is a war of good against evil… a war for spirit, for values, for meaning, for the righteousness of our path, for Jerusalem!”

IDF Crushes Hamas as Five Divisions Move into Gaza. The IDF has been told to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, and in doing so, Israel sent in five divisions -essentially the entire standing army to crush all resistance once and for all. The coming weeks won’t be easy. More and more countries will demand that Israel halt the offensive. They’ll claim they fear for the Gazans, but that’s a lie. What they’re afraid of is Israel actually winning. Defeating Hamas and reoccupying Gaza is a blow to the Jihad and ultimately Qatar’s hopes for a resurgent caliphate ruled by Doha. Despite the criticism, Israel doesn’t seem likely to capitulate – this time, Israel plans on winning.

Iran Threatens ‘Decisive Strike’ Against Israel Amid Rising Tensions Following Nuclear Talks With US. On Monday, during a press conference, Iran’s army commander-in-chief declared that “The Zionist regime is too weak to harm the grandeur of Iran. Meanwhile, the power of the Islamic Republic can pose serious challenges to Israel and its backers,” he said.

Two-State Delusion

US firmly rejects France’s attempt to recognize Palestinian state at UN. The US manifested its support of Israel at the UN Security Council against France by “firmly rejecting any attempt to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state” on Thursday.

Something I’ve often fought against in my writer’s mind in these commentaries is the matter of being too America-centric. That is, it’s always tempting to bring things involving the United States into articles. I’m most familiar with our nation and its influence on geopolitical and other areas of life upon the planet. So it’s perhaps a sense of familiarity that produces laziness in my research if my guard against such isn’t at full resolution.

However, in this particular piece, it is altogether appropriate to make America the focal point. The reason is that I continue to receive a number of emails from writers who look at developments in which the US is undeniably at the center of critical areas of nation-state interaction.

Of course, the emails I receive are inevitably steeped in and surrounded by questions with Bible prophecy at their center. And with the frenetic pace of developments lately, those messages are, almost as a unified theme, posing the question: Why is America so powerfully observable in geopolitical and geo-economics activity at this late hour of this Age of Grace (Church Age)?

Without exception, these mention the fact that the American president commands full attention in all he does, and now there is, with the death of Pope Francis, a newly elected pontiff—an American.

President Trump seemingly has the magic touch in leading all nations–even antagonist nations like China—to join in working to make the world economy one that will benefit all. This president also leads the way in seeking peace in the Middle East in dealing with Iran and Israel, between Russia and Ukraine, and between India and Pakistan–all areas that present the danger of igniting nuclear conflict.

Pope Leo XIV, who is already ballyhooed as “the American pope,” joins the movement in calling for peace and safety as he demonstratively aims to lead with great vigor from the Vatican, Christendom’s most powerful center from the world’s diplomatic perspective.

Many who watch things develop toward prophetic stage-setting and even fulfillment are speculating as to whether the powerful influence the US is currently exhibiting in the areas of geopolitics, geo-economics, and religion might indicate that America is destined to be the Babylon of Revelation 18.

One of the most-asked questions by those interested in end-times matters is: “Is America in Bible prophecy?” Or, “Why isn’t America, certainly considered the greatest nation to this point in history in terms of wealth and material achievement, not in Bible prophecy?”

The most common answer given by teachers and others who view prophecy from the premillennial, pre-Tribulation, futurist perspective is: “No. America is not found in Bible prophecy.” That has most frequently been my own answer to that basic question. The US isn’t found within the pages of God’s prophetic Word.

I can’t answer for others who deal with biblical eschatology (the study of end things). I can only say that my own meaning within my answer is that the US isn’t mentioned by name anywhere in prophecy.

Whether this most materially blessed nation in history, despite the absence of its name, is or is not somewhere in prophecy is another matter. Regarding that, my thinking has trended in more recent times toward “perhaps.”

Babylon, the city second only to Jerusalem as far as the number of times it’s mentioned in the Bible, is, of course, at the center of most controversy in the question of whether America is implied in Scripture. Is the United States Babylon the Great?

Despite the adamant answers to this query by some of my colleagues and friends on both sides of the America/Babylon matter, I must say they cannot—nor can I—know for certain. Only history playing out can provide the answer. We don’t know the future in detail when speculating upon such peripheral prophetic issues. Such is reserved exclusively for the God of Heaven.

Time’s unfolding, however, always draws things to come into focus so that prophetic detail can be more clearly discerned. It seems to me that recent times have provided ever-increasing magnification, showing America’s possible inclusion within these “end-of-days” prophecies, as the secular world terms them.

I’m not declaring that I think America is Babylon the Great. Like this commentary’s title implies, however, our nation, in many ways, looks more and more like a mirror reflection of that prophesied entity. The speculation , therefore, is allowable, in my view.

If God’s Word is true—and it is in every respect—there must be a city, nation, and commercial influence of tremendous magnitude during the time of what John was told to call the Apocalypse: the “Revelation of Jesus Christ.”

We must then, if trying to understand whether the present generation is near the time of Christ’s revelation, or Second Coming, ask whether a city-state commercial system as described in Revelation 18 exists.

As a matter of fact, there is indeed such an entity. It is the only one on the scene right now. Far beyond that fact, the one presently on the scene is unlike any other that’s ever existed.

The United States of America is, in terms of human achievement and attainment of every conceivable development of material convenience, the absolute apex of all nations of all of history! This isn’t being boastful of my nation. It’s simply fact that even the most ardent America-hater can’t truthfully deny.

At the same time, as we’ve seen over these closing days of the age, America is the exporter of evil even the likes of Sodom couldn’t claim.

Here are God’s Words, through John while the apostle and prophet was exiled on Patmos. Is there any possibility that these words might fit America the Great?

Let’s look here at the mysterious entity God called “Babylon the Great.” Its total destruction assuredly describes how it will be the apex nation/city/commercial and religious system of human history.

“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

“The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

“For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

“And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate (Revelation 18:9-10, 15-19).

It’s a frightful and exceedingly sad speculation, to be sure. But we are commanded by our Lord to “watch” (Mark 13:37). Therefore, we must do so in accordance with Christ’s other command:

“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).

2 June 2025

The America-Babylon Speculation :: By Terry James