The History and Future of the U.S. Navy

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In these last days, God prophesied that a prosperous America would suffer an economic siege. In Ezekiel 4:1-3, God tells the Prophet Ezekiel to create a vivid portrayal of what would take place before our very eyes (emphasis added):

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray [or engrave] upon it the city, even Jerusalem: And LAY SIEGE AGAINST IT, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

This prophesied siege against America, Britain and the Jewish nation of Israel will begin the great tribulation, prophesied by Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:21). The siege is confirmed by Moses in Deuteronomy 28:52:

And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

This blockade of the North American continent will lead to the terrifying conditions of Ezekiel 5. In a state of chaos, a beleaguered and divided America will be conquered by the nuclear sword! The rest of the inhabitants will be made slaves.

Perhaps this seems far-fetched or a work of fiction. But circumstances are already moving to fulfill these prophecies. Among them are the challenges confronting the U.S. Navy. In order for the U.S. to experience an economic blockade, 1) the U.S. would have to lose the ability to protect trade routes, 2) a new international economic system would have to emerge, and 3) a nation would have to step into the power vacuum. All these forces are already in motion. What has accelerated the decline is the lack of political will. God has broken the pride of America’s power (Leviticus 26:19). The nation’s leaders act as children, and America lacks men who can lead the nation out of disaster (Isaiah 3:1-5). Even America’s newest armaments are failures (read “Broken: America’s Latest Failed Supercarrier”).

All of this is leading to what Mahan feared the most for America, and what the Bible foretold: a siege by enemies. However, all of this is precipitated by the self-destruction of the mightiest maritime force ever in world history. As the age of the aircraft carrier ends, so does the age of America. National sins have become a millstone that will anchor America to its fate of destruction.

America has already passed the point of no return as a nation, but there is still time for individuals to repent.

Blessed is the nation God is for (Psalms 33:12). Cursed is the nation at whom God’s wrath is directed (Ezekiel 13:8). The history of the American Navy shows that God was “for” the United States, and that God made America into the world’s greatest superpower. The future of the American Navy shows that the nation is being “cursed,” and that the American people have lost their way. America can be great again, but only when the great God returns and makes it so.

These are the last days full of danger and uncertainty. The history and future of the U.S. Navy is essential to understand to see how prophecy is being fulfilled. However, there is much more to digest from God’s warning to America. To understand more on the coming siege and how it will come about, readTrumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry’s July 2016 cover story “China Is Steering the World Toward War.”