Plucking the Eagle's Wings

America: God's Prophetic Vineyard

Salomon, financial hero ( See fig. A) . On the back it reads:

"Financial hero, businessman and broker Haym Salomon was responsible for raising most of the money to help finance the American Revolution and later to save the new nation from collapse." The founder of the Institute for Judaic Christian Research in Arlington, Texas has suggested that Haym Salomon contributed to the process of selecting America's seal. Having studied the book of Daniel,

Salomon read about the eagle's wings being plucked from the lion. In this, he saw a prophetic picture of how America was plucked away from the British lion; thus, the eagle would be a perfect symbol for America! After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a committee was formed to design the seal of the United States. According to the Federalist Brief , Thomas Jefferson suggested a seal depicting the children of Israel being led with a pillar of

Commemorative stamp of broker Haym Solomon, whose financial support prevented the American Revolution from collapsing. Fig. A

cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Benjamin Franklin picked up on the same theme and suggested a seal with Moses dividing the sea and the chariots of Pharaoh being swamped under the waters, with a motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." The Hebrew connection to American independence was very evident in these discussions. Neither of these designs was chosen. Instead, the committee selected the eagle. The eagle is printed on the back of every dollar bill. Notice the eagle has arrows in one claw and olive branches in the other. The arrows represent war and the olive branches represent peace. The eagle faces the olive branches to communicate that America desires peace. However, the arrows of war are available if needed. In America's modern history, she has been a peace-loving nation, yet she stands ready to defend peace if necessary. The eagle does not wear a crown as do the many coats of arms found in Britain. The crown represents royalty and is omitted from America's seal because America was a land of the people and by the people. Above the eagle's head is a series of 13 stars surrounded by a

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