Once again I find my self drawn to a title, and am presenting the meaning of such in a different light. Not a literal ghost, but I am reading a book gifted by my Aunt... It is called, The Book of Signs by Dr. David Jeremiah.
Dr. David Jeremiah is a prophetic scholar and preacher. I am currently reading about different nations- and America is where I'm at in the book now. Here, among other scholars, we contemplate why America is not mentioned in the prophecy Christians often refer to as the end times. Of course America is a newly formed nation, but there are interesting theories if you give it a chance... One is because powers will be consolidated most likely to the EU in alliance with Israel.
Before I post what I found most interesting- the point I was making earlier is this- America is a ghost in the Bible.
One theory is...
America will be infected with Moral Decay
The average lifespan of the world's greatest civilizations has been about two hundred years. During that two-century span, each of these nations progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, and from dependence back into bondage.
At what point is America in this cycle? In 1947, forward-looking sociologist Dr. Carle Zimmerman wrote a text called Family and Civilizations. He identified eleven "symptoms of final decay" observable in the fall of the Greek and Roman civilizations. See how many characterize our society:
No-fault divorce
"Birth Dearth"; increased disrespect for parenthood and parents
Meaningless marriage rites/ceremonies
Defamation of past national heroes
Acceptance of alternative marriage forms
Widespread attitudes of feminism, narcissism, hedonism
Propagation of antifamily sentiment
Acceptance of most forms of adultery
Rebellious children
Increased juvenile delinquency
Common acceptance of all forms of sexual perversion
...Almost six decades ago, President Herbert Hoover wrote a warning that I fear America has not heeded. He stated, "Our greatest danger is not from invasion by foreign armies. Our dangers are that we may commit suicide from within by complaisance with evil."
~Dr. David Jeremiah
Whether or not you agree with biblical prophecy- it is something to see the parallels observed in the decay of empires.
