Plucking the Eagle's Wings

The Eagle in Bible Prophecy

"Now to the triune God, The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be ascribed all honor and dominion, forevermore Amen." Gunning Bedford, signer of the Constitution (Source: Funeral Oration Upon the Death of General Washington, Gunning Bedford, Wilmington: James Wilson, 1800, p. 18). "You have been instructed from your childhood in the knowledge of your lost state by nature; the absolute necessity of a change of heart, and an entire renovation of soul to the image of Jesus Christ; of salvation thro' His meritorious righteousness only; and the indispensable necessity of personal holiness without which no man shall see the Lord" Elias Boudinot, Revolutionary Officer and President of the Continental Congress, to his daughter (Source: The Life, Public Services, Addresses, and Letters of Elias Boudinot , President of Continental Congress , Elias Boudinot, Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896, Vol. I, pp. 260 262). "You do well to learn ... above all the religion of Jesus Christ" George Washington to the Delaware Indian Chiefs on May 12, 1779 (Source: The Writings of George Washington , George Washington, John C. Fitzpatrick, editor, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932, Vol. XV, p. 55). "[D]on't forget to be a Christian. I have said much to you on this head and I hope an indelible impression is made" Jacob Broom, signer of the Constitution to his son, James, on February 24, 1794, from Wilmington, Delaware (Source: From an autographed letter in possession of WallBuilders, P.O. Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008-0397). "On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits; not on the works I have done in obedience to His precepts." Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration, written to Charles W Wharton, Esq., on September 27, 1825, from Doughoragen, Maryland (Source: From an autographed letter in possession of WallBuilders, P.O. Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008-0397). "I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ" Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson on January 9, 1816 (Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson, Albert Ellery Bergh, editor, Washington,

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