IT IS TIME TO "SAVE AMERICA"

 

As America approaches her 250th birthday, her future is hanging in the balance. Will she continue as a nation founded on Faith and Freedom, or will she succumb to the forces of post-modernism,  socialism, and Marxism? 

Her future is uncertain because she has lost touch with her past. Nations derive their sense identity from their history, which is why the Pulitzer Prize winning historian, Carl Sandburg wrote, 

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from, they forgot what brought them along.

In 2010 I received a call from God to reconnect America to her overt Christian roots, which have been severed by modern, revisionist historians who ignore or diminish the role of faith and prayer in America's founding.

This call occurred at a time when I thought God was finished with America and I had given up hope that she would ever see another great, national spiritual awakening.

That all changed, however, with a 7-hour visitation from the Lord in which my hope for America was renewed and I saw that the Great Awakening, which began in 1726, had a direct bearing on the founding of the nation and the ending of slavery.

Out of that experience came a commission to recover America’s godly heritage and has led to the publication of several books, such as America's Revival Heritage, Pilgrims and Patriots, 1726: The Year that Defined America, Abolitionist Founding Fathers, and 5 Pillars of the American Republic. I have also created a PowerPoint presentation depicting these important and inspiring facts about America’s origins.

Here is the plan. America will celebrate her 250th anniversary this year on July the 4th, and there will be many events and celebrations leading up to that momentous day. I believe we we must seize this moment by making the most of the "1726 Project," whose goal is to show that 1776 would have never happened without 1726.

Between now and July 4th, I will be giving special attention to the above books and a new book that will be released in a few days. I am also making myself available for "Save America" events, which will involve the presentation of one or more PowerPoint presentations about America's overt Christian birth.

There are 5 presentations with each being approximately 40 minutes in length and entitled:

1. The Original American Vision

2. The Great Awakening and the Founding of America

3. The Great Awakening Impacts Slavery

4. A Nation Born in Prayer

5. America's Founding Fathers

If you would like to schedule me for a "Save America" event, email me at dreddiehyatt@gmail.com.

Dr. Eddie L. Hyatt is a revivalist, Bible teacher, and ordained minister. He is the author of over 20 books on revival, which can be found on Amazon and his website at www.eddiehyatt.com. He is also the founder of the "1726 Project" with the goal of educating this generation about America's godly heritage out of a great, spiritual awakening.

AMERICA'S CONSTITUTION HAS NO PLACE FOR ANARCHISTS

"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion . . .  Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious [Christian] people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." – John Adams

Those words of John Adams, one of America's most prominent founding fathers, were spoken in 1798 just a few years after the implementation of the nation's founding documents.

Although America opened its arms to all kinds of people of different races and nationalities there was one kind of people that were not welcome in America--those "with human passions unbridled by morality and religion." This sort of person is known today as an anarchist, which is someone who rejects every law and form of  government, whether of God or man.

I think I first became aware of the word “anarchist” about 25 years ago when I went with a street ministry to downtown Manhattan and preached to a sizeable crowd made up of the homeless, street people and a few regular folks. The leader of this ministry mentioned that one of the problems they faced with street ministry in downtown NYC was the presence of “anarchists” who would often seek to disrupt their meetings.

From their description, it was obvious that the “anarchists” were disruptive troublemakers who recognized no law but their own. Since that time, I have become more aware of the word as “anarchists,” such as Antifa, have been reported in the news as the cause of much societal chaos and the destruction of public property.  

The word “anarchist” comes from the Greek word archon meaning “ruler” and the prefix a meaning “without” so “without a ruler.”  It first appeared in the 1600s when it was used to describe societal chaos because of the absence of any government. Today, it is used of those who reject any form of spiritual, moral or civil government. 

The anarchists seem to live out of their emotions and feelings expressed in anger and rage. You have probably seen them yelling and screaming obscenities in the face of  police officers, and even spitting on them, who are expected to stand still and take it all in stride. I have yet to hear one of them present a rational argument for their cause.

Concerning the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and other parts of the country, I don’t doubt that there are some people who want to peacefully protest the deportation of illegals, and they have a Constitutional right to do so. They do not, however, have the right to throw bricks, rocks and other missiles at federal officers, set fires and seek to ram them with their vehicles.

It is obvious that any peaceful protests have been hijacked by the anarchists who want to kindle societal chaos and turmoil. Seizing on the unfortunate death of one of the protestors, Renee Good, they are seeking to use it as a rallying cry to stir up anger and rage that will lead to anarchy in the streets.

Jesus Himself spoke of anarchists and warned of their fate. Although he did not use the word “anarchist,” He did use a word, anomian, which carries the very same meaning. The word comes from the Greek word nomon meaning “law” and the prefix a meaning “without,” so “without law” or “lawlessness.” In Matthew 7:22-23 Jesus warned,

Many will say to Me in that day, “Lord Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?” And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me you who practice lawlessness.”

There is a legitimate time and manner to protest against moral injustice and unbiblical laws, first of all by formulating a rational and moral argument for your case. There is, however, no basis in either the Bible or the U.S. Constitution for anarchy. 

To learn more on this topic and understand the difference in anarchy and opposition to moral injustice, check out Dr. Eddie Hyatt's book, To Comply or Not Comply, which was written during the Covid shutdown when churches were being ordered to close while liquor stores were designated as "essential" and allowed to remain open. It is available from Amazon and his website at http://eddiehyatt.com.

A STUNNING VISION OF GOD'S PLAN FOR NEW YORK CITY

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in today as the first Muslim mayor of New York City. He is also a Marxist ideologue, and he has plans for the city. God, however, also has plans for the city, which I explain below.

This morning, as I was thinking about New York City and its future, I was reminded of an incredible vision that Joseph Skinner (1930-2013), from NE India, shared with me 25 years ago. I decided to check my files and was elated to find Joseph’s handwritten account of the vision God gave him for New York City.

The Incredible Vision

If this had come from just about anyone else, I would probably dismiss it as the work of an overactive imagination. However, I knew Joseph very well having ministered with him many times and having stayed in his home in India. He also ministered with us in Canada and America and stayed in our homes each time.

Joseph was a very humble man, a man of prayer, and used by God in a genuine prophetic gift. He preached the most powerful missionary message I ever heard to our congregation in New Brunswick, Canada. His theme was how Jesus was the first cross-cultural missionary in that He left the glories of heaven and came down to earth to live among, and redeem, sinful humanity. 

He was the pastor and overseer of over 400 churches and at least two Christian colleges in NE India. He was also a world traveler, and he experienced this vision during a layover in NYC in 1980. The fact that he had no emotional attachment to NYC adds credibility to the vision. Here it is in his own words.

It was in the summer of 1980 in New York City while I was praying in a hotel room that the Lord gave me a vision of New York City with all its high-rise skyline. I saw the entire city and a bright shining cloud was hovering over the city. I saw lightening flash from the cloud and then the rain, a silvery rain as bright and shining as glittering silver started falling from the cloud. It became a very heavy rain, falling all over the city. That rain started soaking through those high-rise buildings and flowed down, down to the basements of the city and everything was soaked wet with that rain. And that rain kept on falling over the city.

When I asked the Lord the meaning of this vision, the Lord answered that He would pour out His Spirit on the entire city in such a mighty way just like the torrential rain I saw in the vision. The outpouring would be so great it would amaze the world. The work of the Holy Spirit would soak and affect every strata of the society from the top down to the lowest character of the society. God said He would sanctify the city, heal its characters, change the city and its people and show forth the power of His salvation. The world would be amazed at His acts of love and power upon the land.

I am here reminded of the word of the Lord to the Jews who had been led away captive to Babylon. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God said to them,

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:11-13).

Here’s the Plan Going Forward

My exhortation to the Christians of NYC and America, is to avoid being pulled into a reactionary mode wherein you are continually attacking Mamdani and Islam. Instead, take a proactive approach wherein you focus on proclaiming Jesus in all His majesty and glory and telling the wonderful things He has done for the human race.

This was Paul’s approach in the idolatrous, occultic city of Ephesus where the massive temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, dominated its skyline. Paul ministered there for three years and had such an impact that people began leaving Artemis and publicly burning their books of sorcery and magic.

So many people began turning to Jesus that a riot broke out. It was instigated by the merchants who sold souvenir images of Artemis and her temple to the continual stream of visitors who came there to admire her temple and worship at her shrine. These merchants claimed that their livelihood was in danger because of Paul’s preaching. Yet, when the city clerk quieted the mob, he pointed out that neither Paul nor his followers had done any damage to the temple nor had they blasphemed their goddess (Acts 19:17).

Paul’s proactive message of Jesus in all His majesty and glory left no room for other gods and goddesses. Yes, there is a time to confront evil and speak the truth to every situation, but we must guard against falling into a reactionary mode. Remember Paul’s words to the believers in Corinth, another pagan city, where he reminded them,

And I brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (I Corinthians 2:1-2).

Now that we know God’s plan for New York City, let us proclaim Jesus in all His fulness and pray for another Great Awakening to sweep through the City and all across the land.

Dr. Eddie L. Hyatt is an author, revivalist, and ordained minister. He is the founder of the "1726 Project" dedicated to showing the impact of the First Great Awakening on the founding of America. Check out his many book, including 1726: The Year that Defined America, on Amazon and at his website, http://eddiehyatt.com.