Plucking the Eagle's Wings

The American Revolution and the Children of Israel

nation in its infancy. However, there arose a Pharaoh who knew not Joseph and his name was King George III. Just as Amon was overthrown in his own house, British subjects revolted against their tyrannical king. It was at this point that the sun began to slowly set on the British Empire. The Americans, personified by Josiah, began the ascent to the throne. Josiah means founded by God . I believe that God founded America and that the Revolution symbolized the construction of His house in the midst of His end-time vineyard. Josiah's prophecy was delivered 282 years before he was born. If we compare America to Josiah, at what point was America's prophecy proclaimed and who spoke it? "I said that some of the prophecies remained yet to be fulfilled. These are great and wonderful things for the earth and the signs are that the Lord is hastening the end. The fact that the Gospel must still be preached to so many lands in such a short time this is what convinces me" (Source: Book of Prophecies, Christopher Columbus) "Establish us as thy chosen vineyard and make us as a tree planted by the streams of water ... plant us, we pray, upon a fruitful sod." (Source: portions of prayers recited on Hoshanah Rabbah) Remember that Columbus saw himself as a tool functioning to fulfill prophecy. He believed that his expedition had accomplished God's will and that he had been God's instrument in spreading the Gospel and in liberating Jerusalem. Consider also that the day he stepped foot in the New World was Hoshannah Rabbah. On this day, the Jews pray, "Establish us as His chosen vineyard ... Plant us ... on a fruitful sod." Remember that Columbus saw his discovery as a last day fulfillment of God's plan to take the Gospel to the nations. Knowing these facts about Columbus, we could see him as the personification of the prophet that spoke to Jeroboam. As mentioned earlier, 282 years after the prophet spoke to King Jeroboam, Josiah, whose name means founded of God, was born. According to Josephus, a man named Jadon delivered the prophecy at the end of the Feast of Tabernacles. Jadon comes from a word meaning to extend a hand . Hoshannah Rabbah, the day of Columbus' discovery, falls on the first day—after the Feast of Tabernacles. This holiday is considered a

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