The chastisements result from the unrepented sins of the world. They are the only remaining means that can purify. They are used only when all else has failed, when mankind responds to no other voice, except to a total disruption of his normal activities. When all activity is stopped in its tracks and when man is blocked in his daily life, then he is willing to listen.

This has happened many times, but America has not listened. It has continued to march on its defiant path. If what has happened in the past was not enough, what will be needed in the future? What will bring America to its knees in repentance?

For so long, America has walked away, now with an ever-quickening pace. Before, people would at least question. They would ask, “Is this the right path or are we offending God?” Now, all restraints have been shattered. The question of God’s law, of “right or wrong” is not asked. Man feels free, without any restraint, to do whatever is within his power. What are the consequences of such decisions? The waters of sin pile up until the walls burst and no one can stop the floods.