Will God Judge

America?

Larry Nevenhoven

Copyright 2015 by Larry Nevenhoven

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Author's Note
I first wrote Will God Judge America as a prophetic/teaching series
on my blog: www.larrywho.com. Except for a few grammar changes,
it's the same series.
Larry Nevenhoven

Part 1
When Jesus began His ministry in 27 AD, Judea and Jerusalem had
been under harsh Roman rule for over sixty years. King Herod sat on
the throne and considered himself to be King of the Jews, although
he was not from the lineage of King David, was appointed by Rome,
and was of Arab ancestry.
The priests that ran the Temple were mainly Sadducees, who were
aristocrats that did not believe in a resurrection of the dead, an
afterlife, and angels or demons. The two high priests, Annas and
Caiaphas, were Sadducees and appointed by King Herod. Both high
priests were not a part of the lineage of Aaron or even Levites.
The Romans forced the Jews to pay high taxes as did King Herod,
who was rebuilding the Temple and other buildings. Life was a daily
struggle for the Jews, living in Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem.
If you check out Deuteronomy 28, you will discover that the Jews
were struggling because they lived under the curse and suffered from
the Judgments of God.
But He answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel. (Matthew 15:28)
Jesus earthly ministry was aimed at the Jews because the promises
of God were first given to the Jews. He constantly preached a message
of repentance to them.
How did Jerusalem and Judea respond to Jesus ministry? Not well.
How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way
to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your
eyes. Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls
and encircle you and close in on you from every side. They will crush
you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not
leave a single stone in place, because you did not accept your
opportunity for salvation. (Luke 19:42-43)
Jesus prophesied the total destruction of Jerusalem on the first Palm
Sunday. His prophecy came to pass on 70 AD when Rome destroyed
Jerusalem, its Temple, and killed nearly one million Jews.
So, if God judged His chosen people, why do we Americans think
that we can avoid His judgments?

Part 2

Jesus spoke these words to the Jews of His day, but He could have
just as well spoken them to todays Americans:
You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed
see but never perceive. For this peoples heart has grown dull, and
with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and
understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.
(Matthew 13:14-15)
I realize we American Bible-believing Christians have our dander up
over the Supreme Courts recent 5-4 ruling regarding same-sex
marriages. Its now the law of the land and legal in all fifty states. And,
of course, we Bible believers are talking about the Judgment of God
la Sodom and Gomorrah style.
But is this true? Will the Judgment of God fall on America sometime
in the near future?
I dont believe so because I believe it is already happening now.
You see, I believe the first extreme Judgment of God fell on America
on January 22, 1973, the day the Supreme Court settled the Roe
Versus Wade case by stating that abortion was a fundamental right of
American women. Since then over 60 million babies have been
aborted.
Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb (Deuteronomy 28:18)
And then theres illegal immigration with over 30 million illegal
aliens entering America since 1973.
The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you,
and you shall come down lower and lower. (Deuteronomy 28:43)
And forty-four percent of our national debt is owed to foreign
nations and foreign banks.
They [Foreigners] will lend money to you, but you will not lend to
them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail! (Deuteronomy
28:44)
And were at war with terrorists organizations such as ISIS and Al
Qaeda.
The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the
end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose
language you do not understand, a hard-faced nation who shall not

respect the old or show mercy to the young. (Deuteronomy 28:49-50)

And we Americans are unemployed and losing our jobs to
foreigners.
Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
(Deuteronomy 28:17)
And our cities have major problems.
Cursed shall you be in the city (Deuteronomy 28:16)
And our leaders are confused and the voters are frustrated with
them.
The Lord will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in all
that you undertake to do(Deuteronomy 28: 20)
And California has a historic four-year drought, which affects
everyone in America.
The Lord will make the rain of your land powder(Deuteronomy
28:24)
And on and on it goes.
Were wringing our hands and worried about a possible Judgment of
God hitting America, but in fact, weve been living under the curses
and Judgments of God for over forty years. Its just that weve been
dull-minded, with our ears and eyes closed to the spiritual facts.
Our failure is that we believers have not asked the single, most
important question of the Lord.

Part 3
Israel made quick work of conquering Jericho. Then, it was off to
fight a little dot on the map named Ai, but the army of Ai proved to be
a formidable foe. The Amorites killed thirty-six soldiers and forced the
Israelite forces to retreat from the hills.
The defeat melted the Israelites courage.
Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, didnt call a staff meeting and
rake his generals and field commanders over the coals for their inept
combat skills. That would have been a waste of time because Israels
success depended on the Lord. Instead, Joshua tore his clothes and fell
to the earth in front of the Ark of the Lord, along with the other leaders

of Israel. They humbled themselves and put dust on their heads.

Why, O Lord, have You allowed this to happen to us? What shall I
say about our defeat? What will You do for Your great name? cried
Joshua before the Ark.
The Lord replied:
Israel has sinned and they have transgressed My covenant which I
have commanded themTherefore the children of Israel could not
stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their
enemies because they have become doomed to destruction. Neither
will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from
among you. (Joshua 7:11, 12)
Joshua aggressively searched for the sin in Israels midst and
radically removed it. The Lord then helped Israel turn Ai into a heap of
rubble.
So, how does this scriptural example compare to the actions of
American Christians in reference to abortion, illegal immigration,
terrorism, national debt, and so forth?
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will
hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2
Chronicles 7:14)
2 Chronicles 7:14 is one of the most mentioned scriptures in
America since January 22, 1973, the day Roe vs. Wade became law.
Every Evangelical preacher and ministry leader has proclaimed the
verse over and over again to their followers as if it was the answer for
Americas problems, but is it really the answer?
No, not the way we have used it!
Yes, the scripture is a divinely inspired verse for believers. And yes,
we are supposed to humble ourselves and pray, but weve omitted an
important part of the verse: seeking His face. We need to seek Him
and ask the same questions that Joshua asked: Why, O Lord, have You
allowed this to happen to America? What shall we say about our
defeat? What will You do for Your great name?
Why did God allow this to happen to America? Why? Why?
Why?
To add even more insult to our wounds, Norma McCorvey (aka Jane
Roe) is now a Christian and has admitted to perjuring herself in the Roe
vs. Wade case. Her lawyers fabricated the figure of 10,000 female
deaths each year due to botched abortions, The number was less than
100. Plus, the pro-abortion Supreme Court justices (especially William

O. Douglas), knew they had no constitutional precedent, and thus

plotted to finesse the issue.
Roe versus Wade became the law of the land because of lies and
deceptions by the plaintiffs and the Supreme Court Justices.
So, why did God allow abortion and the other judgments to fall on
America? What horrible sin have we committed that has led to
60,000,000 aborted babies?

Part 4
If it were possible to develop a software to erase part of American
history, I would suggest the time period to be scrubbed would be from
1961 to April 30, 1975: the Vietnam War.
President Kennedys suffered a disastrous meeting with Soviet
Premiere Soviet Nikita Khrushchev in 1961. Afterward Kennedy told
James Reston of the New York Times:
Now we have a problem making our power credible and Vietnam
looks like the place.
From then on, Americas participation in the Vietnam War
snowballed. Kennedy increased Americas military presence by twenty
times and was instrumental in calling for the overthrow and
assassination of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Daniel Ellsbergs release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 revealed
the lies, deceptions, and corruption in the handling of Americas role in
the Vietnam War. President Kennedy, President Johnson, President
Nixon, Secretary of Defense McNamara, General Taylor, General
Westmoreland, and countless other names were shown to be less than
pillars of integrity.
All of the lies, deceptions, and corruption resulted in 58,307 dead
and over 150,000 wounded U.S. soldiers. The bitterness and division
caused by the Vietnam War in America still continue today in the
political arena, society, and the Church.
Ah, theres another side to all of this!
On October 8, 1972, a major breakthrough came in secret
negotiations between Dr. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. North
Vietnam modified their demands. Ten days later, a final draft was
drawn up and Dr. Kissinger announced, Peace is at hand.
President Theiu of South Vietnam was not even informed about the
secret negotiations. When he read the final draft, he was furious and
felt America had sold out his nation to North Vietnam. He refused to
accept it, but Nixon and Kissinger twisted Theius arm and made
promises of continued support and financial aid to South Vietnam. In

the end, President Theiu was forced to accept the peace agreement.
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued its Roe versus
Wade decision. The landmark decision overturned almost every federal
and state law restricting abortion in our nation. From that date on, the
war against babies began with a vengeance.
On the following day, Dr. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho signed off on the
Viet Nam peace treaty, which was almost identical to the final draft
agreed to in October 1972. Then, on January 27, 1973, the leaders of
the formal delegations signed the agreement at the Majestic Hotel in
Paris.
What were the political outcomes for the three principal
architects of the Vietnam War?
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
President Lyndon Johnson fled the presidential office in shame after
just one term. He then died of a sudden heart attack at his Texas ranch
on January 22, 1973, the day the Roe versus Wade decision was
announced by the Supreme Court.
Also, in January 1973, the five men who broke into the Democratic
National Office at the Watergate complex were tried and convicted.
The mushrooming Watergate scandal and cover-up eventually drove
President Richard Nixon out of office in disgrace on August 9, 1974.
Were these just coincidences?
I dont believe so.
Our intervention in the Vietnam War was built on lies, deceits,
corruption, financial waste, and promises made, but not kept.
President Theius concerns about the secret agreement reached
between Dr. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho proved accurate. America
exchanged prisoners with the North Vietnamese and withdrew from
Southeast Asia. North Vietnam ignored the treaty, and then, America
failed to keep its promises to South Vietnam, not even one of them.
(Excerpt from New Wind Blowing by Larry Nevenhoven, Amazon
eBook, published 2008.)
Our lies, deceits, and corruption caused the deaths of a million and
a half to two million Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians during the
Vietnam War. And then, we broke our promises to South Vietnam after
forcing them to sign a peace treaty with North Vietnam, resulting in
another three to four million Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians
being slaughtered by the Communists.
I believe one of the major sins that has caused the plague of Gods
Judgments to fall on Americas are the lies and deceits we foisted on
South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos during the Vietnam War.

If Im correct, what can we do? And will it be enough to stop even

worse judgments from happening to us?

Part 5
Lets study an example of the early Jerusalem church.
Jesus prophesied a Death Warrant for Jerusalem in 30 A.D. (Luke
19:42-44)
The early Jerusalem church reacted to His prophecy by preaching
and living the gospel of the kingdom of God. And as often as possible,
they reminded Jerusalem of its errors.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has
made Him both Lord and Christ this Jesus whom you crucified. (Acts
2: 36)
You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears
are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers
did. (Acts 7:51)
After Stephens death in 35 A.D., many Christians fled Jerusalem,
but the apostles remained and continued preaching the gospel of the
kingdom of God.
Even Herods cruel harassment of the church in 45 A.D. did not
diminish its presence in the city. It continued to prosper in the midst of
on-again and off-again persecutions for the next twenty years.
Lukes account of the gospel was written in 60 A.D. His info came
from eyewitnesses, probably the apostles. Thus, we know that Jesus
Death Warrant prophecy was still resonating in the church at that time
almost thirty years later.
Then in 67 A.D., a Christian gave a prophetic word to the Jerusalem
church. It reminded everyone of Jesus Death Warrant prophecy and
warned of Jerusalems upcoming devastation. The prophecy advised all
believers to flee the city.
By 69 A.D., Christians heeded the prophecy and left Jerusalem. So,
when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D., none of the
Jerusalem churchs members perished in the siege.
We Christians need to follow the example of the early church. Like
them, we are, first of all, citizens of the kingdom of God. Our American
citizenship is secondary and temporary in comparison to our kingdom
of God citizenship.
Our orders do not come from a president, a governor, or a mayor,
but instead from a King. Whether we stay or leave a city should

depend on Him, and not our personal fears or whims. And if we are
staying, we need to heed the words Jesus spoke in His parable about a
nobleman going to distant country:
Do business till I come. (Luke 19:13 NKJ)
If we choose to stay, then we need to help reduce the pain and
impact of the Lords upcoming tougher judgments on America so all
can run with endurance the race set before us.
What do I believe the Lord wants us Christians to do now?
First, the Vietnam War was a divisive conflict for America. On the
one side were the doves, or anti-war groups, and opposing them were
the hawks, or pro-war groups. The divisiveness from this war has
continued forward into todays America, and even into the Body of
Christ.
So, we believers must check our hearts to see if we harbor any
bitterness against America as a whole or against various anti-war or
pro-war groups. If we discover bitterness in our hearts, these sins must
be dealt with at the cross of Jesus Christ and forgiveness received.
Second, we Christians need to repent of our selfishness regarding
the Vietnam War. Sadly, we have only cared about the pain inflicted
upon us Americans. We have ignored the anguish suffered by the
people of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Third, we Christians need to ask the Lord to raise up men, women,
and groups that will go to the Southeast Asian immigrants in our
communities and ask forgiveness for Americas lies, deceits, and
broken promises to their native countries. Some Christians may even
be asked by the Lord to travel as His ambassadors to Vietnam,
Cambodia, and Laos to ask forgiveness of the people there.
Fourth, Christians need to stand in the gap and make financial
intercession for our nations failure to keep its promises of aid to
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos during the 1970s. This can be
accomplished by giving gifts of money to the poor and needy in these
countries, many of who are still suffering from Americas broken
promises.
Fifth, we need to seek the Lord to discover what other national
sins, besides our treacherous handling of the Vietnam War, have
caused abortion, illegal aliens, debt, unemployment, urban woes,
drought, lackluster leaders, and Islamic terrorism to fall as Gods
judgments on America. And we need to do it now!

Will this be tough to do? Yes, of course, but when has repentance
ever been easy for a nation to swallow? (An excerpt from New Wind
Blowing by Larry Nevenhoven, Amazon eBook, published 2008)
If we do the above, will we avoid harsher judgments by God in the
future?

Part 6
We Americans expect spiritual John Wayne's to arrive on white
horses during our nations worst times and rescue us from imminent
disasters. This has often happened in the past when men, like John
Wesley, George Whitefield, Charles Finney, Billy Sunday, Billy Graham,
and others, have called America away from the spiritual abyss.
So, is there still some balm in Gilead for America?
Lets look back at the events of the 2008 presidential election.
At the Democratic Convention in Denver, August 25-28, 2008, the
party selected the two most radical pro-abortion candidates in the
history of America as its standard bearers: Senator Barack Obama and
Senator Joseph Biden. Both were Planned Parenthood endorsed
candidates.
The Republicans countered at their convention in St. Paul,
Minnesota, September 1-4, 2008, with two pro-life candidates in
Senator John McCain and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Governor Palins
refusal to abort her son, Trig, a Down Syndrome baby, focused
Americas eyes on the abortion issue.
Soon after the Republican convention, the polling data showed a
dead even race between Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin. This was a
remarkable comeback for McCain who had lagged behind Obama in the
double-digit percentage range for weeks.
McCain/Palin finally inched into the lead heading into the second
week of the month.
Then, on September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter
11 Bankruptcy protection. The following day, the Federal Reserve
authorized an $85 billion bailout loan for AIG. Financial news swirled
out of control until the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
was enacted, which then established the $700 billion Troubled Asset
Relief Program (TARP).
With the bad economic news, Obama/Biden surged back into the
lead and McCain/Palin wilted on the campaign trail. President Obama
eventually won with a landslide victory on election night.
Spike Lee, film director and producer, later declared: God Himself
ordained the financial crisis to happen when it did in order to propel

Barack Obama to victory.

Lees words have haunted me over the last two years. Was he
correct?
Theres no doubt in my mind the Lord could have held back the
financial crisis until after the presidential election, but He didnt. Why
not? I wondered. After all, if the financial crisis had not hit, McCain
could have been elected president and the Supreme Courts balance
could have been shifted to the right by now, with a better chance of
Roe versus Wade being overturned sometime in the near future.
When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it,
saying, If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make
for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the
days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade
against you and surround you and hem you in on every side, and they
will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will
not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not
recognize the time of your visitation. (Luke 19: 41 44)
Why did Jesus prophesy Jerusalems death warrant on the
first Palm Sunday?
because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.
(Luke 19:44)
The Greek word episkope in verse 44 is translated into our English
word visitation in most Bible translations. Yet, episkope does not imply
a visitor stopping by for a friendly visit. Its true meaning suggests that
God the Judge visits a nation, examining the people to determine
whether they should be blessed or cursed by Him.
Yes, Jesus is the Prince of Peace, but He is also the stumbling stone
and a rock of offense, whereupon people and nations stumble, falling
to their doom.
Jesus prophecy was fulfilled in 70 AD when a Roman army under
General Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple, killing over a
million Jews in the process.
Its now my sincere belief that the 2008 Financial Crisis was a
plumb line event, which the Lord allowed to happen to discover how
America measured up to Him.
Was America looking straight up to Him and His ways or was the
nation tilted off center, leaning in another direction? What did the
plumb line event reveal to the Judge?
Lou Engle, leader of the Call, stated it best: In this election, we
have bowed our knees to Baal and chosen prosperity over posterity.
I agree with Engle and believe our nation failed the test. And I
sincerely believe the Judge has signed Americas death warrant. Its
just a matter of time until the execution is carried out.

So, in retrospect, Spike Lees words proved to be accurate.

(An excerpt from New Wind Blowing by Larry Nevenhoven,
Amazon eBook, published in 2008)
I wrote New Wind Blowing almost seven years ago, just after the
historic election of an African-American man to the presidency of
America. I believed then that we Americans could not repent enough to
stop a massive Judgment of God from hitting America. Today, I believe
it even more.
Maybe you disagree and even believe God will send us revival
instead of His judgment. I hope youre right, but can anyone really
hope America will listen to a new generation of prophets who will
speak messages of repentance?
I myself hold little hope this will happen and intend to spend little
time on such an effort. Instead, I believe we Christians need to:
strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary
weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and
entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and
active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before
us, looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus(Hebrews 12: 1-2
Amplified Bible)
No doubt, the appointed course of the race that is set before us will
not be an easy one and we must prepare ourselves for it. (An excerpt
from New Wind Blowing)

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Larry Nevenhoven is a businessman and a former real estate agent,
living with his wife, Carol, in California. They are the parents of four
children and the grandparents of six grandchildren. Two ferocious cats
round out their immediate family.
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