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Originally Posted by Nell

America: The Day of Dedication (Consecration)

While not direct quotes, the following narrative is from The Harbinger and from George Washington's first Inaugural Address. (Not the U.S. Constitution, etc.)

On April 30, 1789, the day of the inauguration of the first President of the United States, George Washington spoke the following words:

"...It would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the People of the United States, a Government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes."

And then a warning:

"...Since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained. "

Of course, everyone remembers from American history that the first capitol of the United States was not Washington, D.C., but New York City. The place where Washington gave this inaugural address was in St. Paul's Chapel which stands to this day. Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall, a short distance from St. Paul's Chapel. If you Google map St. Paul's Chapel in New York City, you'll see it is at the corner of Ground Zero.

All the buildings close to Ground Zero were either destroyed or ruined...except for one...St. Paul's Chapel. The little stone building where George Washington dedicated America to God...how was it spared? There was an object between the Chapel and the force of the blast which protected it. What object? A sycamore tree. The sycamore absorbed the force of the blast when the twin towers fell, and was uprooted, much like the pattern described in Isaiah 9:10.

The little place where America was dedicated to God was protected from destruction. St. Paul's Chapel is often called "The Miracle of 9/11". If not for the sycamore taking the hit, St. Paul's Chapel would have likely been obliterated along with the many surrounding buildings destroyed when the twin towers fell.

Fascinating.

Nell

So, let me see if I follow your reasoning here. God was behind the deaths of the seemingly innocent people who perished in the twin towers in the attacks on 9/11/2001, but He used a tree to spare an inanimate building for symbolic purposes?