Nwsltr-021410-The Eagle has Landed

“Out of the dark, amidst the silence the voice was heard, “The eagle has landed”, thus symbolizing the pentacle of success for any people. It has become a memorial and a warning to the generation who for any costs has lost their souls to gain the world. It is to this people, even America, the Eagle who; must give quarter to this God that scatters and ‘walks amidst the whirlwind’. The Day of the LORD approaches and the nations are gathering for this.”

By the Watchman Dana G Smith
Keywords: America, Nineveh, Lord God, judge, nations, harlot, scatters, whirlwind
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In the calm atmosphere of the moon, on the ‘Sea of Tranquility’, the eagle landed and stirred not only the dust that had settled but also the hearts and minds of people for generations. For the Apollo 11, it had been several days since leaving earth. But astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, had made it with 30 seconds of fuel remaining, while Collins orbited in the command module Columbia. Breathing again regularly, the astronauts starting turning to normal color as they realized they were the first humans on the moon.  This is recorded in an article on the Nasa.gov site where it is recorded for posterity that the ‘Eagle has landed.’

When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain. Armstrong radios “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Mission control erupts in celebration as the tension breaks, and a controller tells the crew “You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we’re breathing again-[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11_40th.html]

America had done it and so had President Kennedy who had made the challenge to put a man on the moon in 1961. When the Eagle landed, it became the pentacle of a nations success. No other nation had done this feat! America, rich, powerful, smart, knowledge of the sciences, ability to create, with people willing to be the pioneers. Daring people willing to take a step. Now as we look at this, the very phrase “The Eagle has landed”, is now a memorial and also a warning. All nations, including the very one that had done what no other nation had done, will face the Sovereign God who created all things!

Moreover we could speak of the greatest nations on earth, of these would we consider Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Iran, China, and Russia to be in this category? In historical perspective who would the greatest of kingdoms had been: the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Alexander the great, Babylon, Solomon’s Kingdom, Egypt, or some other? One thing about all these kingdoms, they all have been influential in their time, at some time, on earth! Kingdoms rise and fall, and in so doing illustrate the point that only one ‘Kingdom’ will outlast all of them. That is the “Kingdom of our LORD”, which is the final one to be established on earth.
Daniel 7: 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

The trouble with kingdoms are the people who through limited vision, pride, and lack of understanding do not see that there is One God, who is LORD over all. They don’t see the need to repent nor seek His Face. Also these people don’t recognize this fact, i.e., ‘those who do seek him, repent, and believe in the person and redemptive work on the cross of  the Father’s only begotten Son; Jesus Christ [Yeshua Ha Massiach] will themselves be redeemed from the curse of sin and death’. The believe they can make any rule, do as they please, and God is none the wiser for it. In fact, Psalm 2 tells us this:

Psalms 2:1  ¶Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3  Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

It is this in the kingdoms of men the LORD of  Hosts reigns. Hitler arose, conquered and was defeated. Alexander the great conquered, and even he died.  Ghengis Khan conquered was feared and he died. The Roman Empire ruled the entire world it seemed at the time of Christ’s birth. During the decades to follow the church flourished, was persecuted, and eventually stood on its own. The Kingdom of the Romans perished, but the Kingdom of faith in our  LORD Jesus Christ, his ‘called out ones’, continued.  In all of this the wicked and righteous will one day stand before the LORD God. All nations, kingdoms, and peoples will be subject to the Power of the ONE Christ to come. The anointed Messiah, crowned “LORD of LORDS and KING of KINGS” will put all enemies under his feet. What this says is, there is a time coming when all pride, wickedness, hatred, variance, strife, ungodliness, sensuality, fornication, debauchery, and all the rest will finally and completely come to an end.

Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever

This is where many nations and peoples today simply ignore, refuse to believe, or acknowledge  the ‘time of the end’ is upon this generation. This is where America is now. The eagle that landed, with its flag, constitution, abundance, and is known as the ‘greatest nation on earth’ by many refuses to believe the truth of this time of prophecy. The only nation, besides Israel, that was gathered upon the scripture, torah, in fact; to put together its own ‘constitution’ and freedoms for those people living under her wings. One that embraced democracy, constitutionally a republic, governed by the people, for the people, and of the people. That is, until today. Of course, this has been going on for many years. America left her traditional moorings shortly after she was founded.  But this article is not about proving to you that mute point, which does not matter. The truth is, America which is known by certain key words such as: eagle, flag, freedom, riches, constitution, democracy, abundance, greatest nation on earth, super power, mighty armies, openness, Christian, and others, does not known how short her time is.

Jeremiah 25:31  A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Add to that list many other key word variables such as: godlessness, perversion, harlot, Babylon, harlotry, crime, bloodshed, violence, religious freedoms, Muslim, Christian, pagan, witchcraft, knowledge, sciences, statue of liberty, idols, riches, and Laodacian. In this last batch of keywords, you can say this sums up the current situation in this nation. We do not believe, at least many, that this nation is in dire trouble. It is not financial, political, or our enemies that threaten us. It is the fact that we have left the moorings of the faith of Jesus Christ, and our LORD God Almighty. Now many would debate the fact that this was ever a true Christian nation, but you cannot debate the height to which it has arisen.  The pentacle of the peak of abundance and wealth has been found in her. She is and has been the wealthiest, most favored nation on earth, at least from the viewpoint of many who live in her. There is no doubting the fact that she is abundantly wealthy, powerful, and all the nations look to her. She is mighty, successful, and of late, is in trouble.  As we look at America, let us also look at another Gentile nation.

Nahum 3:4  Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

Nahum 3:5  Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame

Nineveh was a pool of nations in her time. She can be compared alongside America in her day in the realm of power and riches. Nineveh was a warrior nation, one who conquered many and saw herself as a ‘lion’, which was her emblem. She said of herself, “she was a ‘lion, the king of beasts’ to which Assyrian rulers referred to themselves as. In the end though, Assyria the harlot, sorcerer, the one whom nations feared and trembled before was brought down. She was an enemy of Judah and also of God himself who pointedly took to destroy her. There are many similarities between Nineveh and America, but we are pointing out the one fact that stands out. When the LORD judges a nation and brings it down, it is complete! The LORD God drained the pond of Nineveh, and brought destruction upon her. All her resources, power, might, wealth, armies, people, and even her own Gods, were destroyed. Nineveh put up the watchman, she fortified the walls, she stocked up the goods, and armed her defenders. She did everything to keep herself mighty, powerful, rich, and the nation of nations of her day. But in the end a coalition of the Medes, Babylonians, and Scythians attacked Nineveh and scattered her, taking all she had. Nineveh was conquered, plundered, and destroyed in 612 B.C.  Nineveh was the capitol of the Assyrians and this whole kingdom would no more be dominate among the nations. Now while America may not be considered a tyrant by many, or one who sought to conquer people; the whoredom, sins, and rebellion against God is. In short, the nations of earth, both past and present all must give quarter to this God who judges. He is the final righteous judge who sovereignly rules over the ‘kingdoms on Earth’. He is the judge of the peoples and  the governor of the nations.

Psalms 22:27  All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28  For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.

He is in fact, the Judge of the One whom cried out “The Eagle has landed.” It signaled the pentacle of success and accomplishments for any people. But to what advantage is it for a people to have gained the whole world and lost its own soul?

Matthew 16:26  For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27  For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Originally posted 2010-02-14 07:12:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter