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Isaiah 18 and the Future of America

America Is The Main Country In Isaiah 18

The fourth nation is a nation scattered and peeled, a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meting out and trodding down, whose land the rivers divide. The Bible speaks of a nation scattered and peeled. These are the traits of that country:

A scattered people. This word is mashak (maw-shak') (Strong’s word 4900) is a primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.):--draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, X give, handle, make (pro-, sound)long, X sow, scatter, stretch out. All of these apply to the USA today.
Peeled comes from mowrat (mo-rawt') (Strong’s word 4178) which is from 'yarat' (3399); meaning obstinate, i.e. independent:--peeled. It can also mean smooth as in a clean-shaven people.
"…a people terrible from their beginning hitherto…" refers to a powerful and unconquered nation since its beginning. Psalm 47:2 says, "For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth". Terrible does not mean bad or evil. Terrible here refers to power and strength to be respected.
"…a nation meted out .." uses qav-qav (kav-kav') (Strong’s word 6978) from 'qav' (6957) (in the sense of a fastening); stalwart:--X meted out. This is not a dominated nation but instead a dominating country. "…and trodden down,…" uses mbuwcah (meb-oo-saw') (Strong’s word 4001) from 'buwc' (947); a trampling:--treading (trodden) down (under foot). This is not a trodden down people but instead it means those who are doing the trodding down and subjugating others. This is more a dominating nation than a dominated nation. What nation has been a powerful conquering nation since its beginning other than the USA? This is referring to a superpower that has never been conquered. It is a nation that has always been on top until the day of its destruction.
"…whose land the rivers have spoiled!…" comes from baza' (baw-zaw') (Strong’s word 958) which is a primitive root; probably to cleave:--spoil. The rivers divide the country in verse 2. The Mississippi would be well described this way. It physically divides America. It has also greatly blessed this country. Poorer countries could say it has spoiled America with wealth. The wealth of nations can also be their downfall.
It was or will be destroyed.
Afterwards it will bring a present unto the LORD of hosts at Mount Zion.

Requirement number 7 demands interaction with Israel. Numbers 3 and 4 require this country to be a significant military power, world leader or conqueror that was in power or rose to power after God gave Isaiah the prophecy. What countries can be considered?

Africa
	Egypt - Egypt had been successfully invaded by the Hyksos prior to Isaiah. The Egyptians were not down trodding but instead had been downtrodden when the Exodus occurred. Solomon also stemmed the Egyptian power during his reign. Requirements three and four do not apply. Therefore, Egypt cannot qualify.
	Ethiopia - Ethiopia has been a favorite of many scholars because of the incorrect translations of the name Cush. This country is not a powerful nation. It is not what is described in verse 2.
	Other - All other African countries do not meet the requirements either.
Antarctica
	Antarctica is not an inhabited land.
Asia
	Assyria, Nineveh and Babylon had not always been in power but had instead been ruled by others prior to Isaiah’s time.
	China - China was obscure in Isaiah’s time. As of today, it has not been attacked with such a great loss so as to greatly delay or prevent the burying of dead as mentioned in verse 6. It has not been known to bring a present to the LORD in Jerusalem. It was conquered by Japan last century. If it is destroyed in the future it would not be a nation powerful from its beginning. China cannot be the nation this chapter is talking about.
	Japan - Japan is not divided by rivers. It was conquered in 1945 but it did not bring anything to Jerusalem.
	Russia - In the thirteenth century Russia was attacked by the Mongol Empire. The Mongol occupation lasted about 200 years. Russia has not been powerful since its beginning.
	All other Asian countries have been conquered but not destroyed as described by Isaiah in this chapter.
Australia
	The rivers do not divide Australia. While their strength is to be respected, they have not been the power mentioned in verses three and four.
Europe
	Greece - When the Greek empire lost its power it was not destroyed as described in verse six and did not bring a present as in verse seven.
	Rome - Rome lost its power slowly. Like Greece, verses six and seven do not apply.
	Any and all other countries in Europe have been conquered in a manner inconsistent with Isaiah 18. None of these countries could gain power again and say they have been powerful since their beginning.
North America
	Mexico, Canada and Central America cannot be considered to be the dominating nation described in Isaiah 18.
South America
	Brazil is divided by the Amazon but is not a powerful and dominating nation; neither are the other South American countries.
Islands
	Greenland and all other islands do not meet the requirements.
United States of America
	The USA is the only nation that is a scattered people, a clean-shaven or smooth people, a powerful and unconquered nation since its beginning, down trodding and subjugating others. The rivers divide it. What nation has been a powerful conquering nation since its beginning other than the USA? The nation that fits this description is the USA. It was non-existent and nameless in the days of Isaiah. The Bible can only be talking about the US. If you do not agree ask yourself why. Is it because you don't want it to happen? I don't want it to come about either but that does not change the facts. Is it because something like this has never happened before? Are you relying on your emotions or what the Bible says? The sad news is it will be destroyed.

Charles R. Taylor wrote a book back in 1979, titled, "World War III and the Destiny of America", (ISBN 0-8407-5681-X). If I am reading it correctly, he believed Cush was Ethiopia, and the United States was both the land which sends the messengers and the one which is destroyed. He focused more on a conventional nuclear war rather than a surprise attack from a terrorist nation. While he interpreted the details differently, the result was still the same; America is the nation destroyed in Isaiah 18. I didn't agree with everything in the book, but it may be worth your time to read it. It is out of print, but several on-line book dealers, such as Barnes & Noble, and Amazon, sell copies at good prices.