United States

"He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great..." (Genesis 48:19).

The United States' history is tied to Great Britain's by more than just a revolution. The story begins with a promise to a patriarch, passed down to two brothers—the ancestors of two of the world's greatest superpower nations. Find out more below.

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Do Conditions From the Historic Decline of Rome Foretell America's Future?

Learning critically important lessons from secular history has a parallel in our spiritual need to heed the plain warnings of biblical history.
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Discerning This Time

Events this month remind us of Christ's warning to "discern this time" (Luke 12:56). Our world is rapidly changing, and there is no guarantee things will continue as they are at present.
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Russia Travels to China

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Alfred Hitchcock's Mrs. Froy and Vanishing Mankind

We have somebody powerful who can prevent mankind from vanishing. Jesus Christ has forecast His own intervention in humanity's mess.
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World News and Trends: America, Israel and Iran: Where are we headed?

As Israel and Iran continue to be focal points of chaos and conflict, the United States remains in the middle. Will this conflict ever be resolved?
Could the Dollar Fall?
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Could the Dollar Fall?

Could the dollar be challenged and replaced by another world currency? Will something that until recently was "unthinkable" become a reality? The global financial slump is challenging long-held assumptions.
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Afghanistan: What's Behind a Seemingly Unwinnable War?

Many on both sides of the Atlantic are saying the Afghan conflict—which has already lasted twice as long as World War I—is unwinnable. Why are the allies finding it so difficult to win this war in a backward third world...
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Is Obama Hastening America's Decline

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Hawaii's 50th Anniversary as America's 50th State

Did God plan and announce long in advance the blessings and expansion of the United States?
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The Missing Unemployment Statistics

The economic upheavals that frequently plague our economies won't end until Christ returns and establishes a godly financial system. So, what should a Christian who trusts God and believes His written Word do in times like this.
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70th Anniversary of World War II

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World News and Trends: Major American policy shifts pressure Israel

Ethan Bronner, reporting in Jerusalem for the International Herald Tribune, raises an important question in regard to U.S.-Israeli relations: "Iran seems to be hurtling toward nuclear weapons capacity, Hezbollah could win Sunday's election in Lebanon [thankfully, it did not] and...
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America's Hope for Recovery: Real or Merely an Illusion?

Has America dodged the bullet? Has the economy turned around? Will government intervention save the day? Will the country soon wake up from its financial nightmare and find that everything has returned to normal?
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Should America Play Ball With Iran?

We were told in a major cover article recently published by Newsweek, a popular American news magazine, that "they may not want the bomb... Iran isn't a dictatorship...[and] Iran may be ready to deal." Are these points basically true? Should...
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Dollar Speculation

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World News and Trends: U.S. infrastructure vulnerable to cyberattack

The U.S. electrical grid has been penetrated by foreign agents who inserted software that could attack the computer-controlled system, according to national security officials ("Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated by Spies," The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2009).
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Goodbye to All That

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World News and Trends: Is Mexico the next threat to U.S. stability?

Mexico's rise in crime, violence, drugs and kindnappings indicate it's headed towards an inevitable downfall. What will this mean for the United States?
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World News and Trends: Is the West in Decline?

The United States has continually bounced back after economic downturns. Will they be able to continue this process, or face an ever-present threat of decline?
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When Will the West Wake Up?

Islamic extremism is back—not that it ever went away. Following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and the continuing threats from Iranian proxy Hamas, the question must be asked: When will the West wake up?
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