Looking at the Future through the Eyes of the Past

The Past...

"Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

Judah did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger more than their fathers had done. They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree. There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites...

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his fathers had made....Asa's heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life." 1 Kings, 14 & 15, NIV


The Future...

"Barack Hussein Obama II son of Barack Hussein Obama of Kenya became President of the United States of America. He was forty-seven years old when he became President, and he reigned four years in Washington DC, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the areas of the United States to put his name. His mother's name was Ann Dunham; she was an American.

The United States did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger more than their fathers had done. They also set up for themselves high taxes, sacred entitlements and government programs on every high hill and in every city. There were even gay marriages in all the land; the people engaged in all the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Americans...

In the twelfth year of the twenty-first century Sarah Louise Heath Palin became President of the United States of America and she presided in Washington DC for eight years. She was the third of four children of Sarah Heath, a school secretary, and Charles R. Heath, a science teacher and track coach.

Palin did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as her predecessor Ronald Reagan had done. She expelled the entitlement programs and excessive government spending and got rid of all the Democrat idols that had been made...Palin's heart was fully committed to the Lord all her life; she returned her Republican Party to its Conservative roots and the majority of the people in the land were again happy." 45 Presidents, USA