The Great Seal of America, and how it applies to the Church today https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LRxREQ7Nu/?mibextid=wwXIfr To commemorate American Independence (July 4, 1776) a committee was appointed to design a seal for the newly formed nation. Its two sides, in the imaginary in the link, can also be found on our $1 bill. Founding Father & Secretary of Congress, Charles Thomson was commissioned with the overseeing of this design: In his own words, here is the description and its meaning. Image 1 The shield on the eagle’s breast; Thomson: “The shield (escutcheon) is composed of thirteen stripes that represent the several (13 original) states joined into one solid compact (union) supporting the chief (top section of the shield) which unites the whole and represents Congress. The stripes are kept closely united by the chief (top section) and the chief depends upon that union and the strength resulting from it.” {So, here is a beautiful picture of this pioneering experiment ...
Here is my own personal conviction: We should not be rejoicing over war; the prospect of more people filling Hell is horrifying. This is not a biblical war; this is not a holy war, this is really not our war, and the best thing we can do as Christians is pray that the Lord himself ends it, that the Gospel continues to be preached and our leaders (of both nations) learn how to pray for their enemies, turn to God and not man for help and salvation, and above all else, repent of pride (Proverbs 16:18) ~This is not a war that must be won, before Jesus Christ can return (as is being told to some of our troops by certain Christian and non-Christian Zionists.) ~We are not living in the Old Testament, nor in Medieval times: This is not a crusade! ~The secular nation of Israel is not a magical talisman, which, when rubbed the right way, will automatically guarantee God’s blessing on any nation that supports it. This way of thinking stems largely from a misunderstan...