[Nell]

Please provide your source in Cahn's writings, or anyone else for that matter, for the statement "the US was the equivalent to Israel in the world".

In the Old Testament, God told his people precisely what he expected from them, and what they could expect from him in return. Blessing if they were obedient; judgment if they fell away to worship other gods. This blessing included his protection and other things. If Israel rebelled, or refused to comply with the requirements for God's blessing to remain, he also told them what would happen.

Cahn noticed a PATTERN in the way God dealt with his people and he wrote about it. Specifically, he noticed that this same PATTERN appearing in the US today. Does noticing a "pattern" in the US equate to "equivalence with Israel"? I don't think so. So please, give us the book, page, etc., where Cahn, or anyone else, made this leap.

Futher, Cahn noticed the PATTERN because he lives in the US. Is the pattern appearing in other countries in this world? Maybe. If the pattern fits... . Has anyone noticed the pattern in other countries? I don't know. If they have, they have not made it widely public as Cahn did.

In addition, are "principles" always true? No. The Bible is always true.

Local Church leadership "principled" us to death promoting such "principles" over the word of God. Mens' interpretation of the Bible may become their "principles". Specifically, I heard an "elder" say "In principle we were right" which he was applying to a situation in which, in fact, they were WRONG. He knew it. Yet, he "stuck to his 'principles'".

If you can back up your "principles" with God's word, then don't say it's a "principle". Say it's God's Word, and back THAT up with scripture references.

Nell