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WHITE WOLF ON ISAIAH'S PROPHECY FOR AMERICA (UNITED STATES)
By White Wolf (Phil Shapley)
Introduction
Isaiah is one of the great prophets of all time. Jesus spoke well of him and quoted Isaiah in John 4. Though he was a prophet in the Kingdom of Judah from 740 to 701 B.C., he prophesied events until our day and after.
Interpretation of Isaiah is not easy because Isaiah is full of symbolism and poetry. Despite this, I have some confidence in my understanding:
1) there have been strong impressions of what Isaiah is saying;
2) Isaiah uses code words to describe cities, countries, people, situations, etc. If you decode the code words, you unlock meaning. Knowledge of history, scriptures and inspired impression, help do this.
3) Isaiah often repeats himself giving a check on understanding.
Two sources of Isaiah are quoted:— the King James Bible and the Avraham Gileadi’s* compilation. I use Gileadi for my interpolations:
1) His translation of ancient Hebrew texts was done under Dr. Hugh Nibley at Brigham Young University, a noted biblical scholar;
2) Gileadi studied with conservative Jewish scholars at the University of Toronto;
3) Gileadi translated from three ancient Isaiah texts, two which were not available to the King James scholars;
4) He studied with Jewish scholars in Jerusalem to learn ancient Hebrew and to learn how the long-ago scholars wrote;
5) Many present day scholars are impressed with his translation.
The King James text and Gileadi are very similar.
A needed comment is that the sequence of events in Isaiah is not always in the order presented. Isaiah can jump around. Also, my understanding is likely only one of a several intended.
I am strongly impressed that Egypt in Isaiah represents the United States and Cush Canada. Egypt was a powerful ancient country as the U.S. is today. In the comments in the text, I point out several factors that support this interpretation of Egypt. Cush was adjacent to ancient Egypt. Isaiah’s prophecies could also apply to today’s Egypt.
Assyria occurs frequently. In the text, it is obviously a powerful country which is populated by many of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Assyria captured the Ten Tribes and took them north from Israel about 721 B.C. I am somewhat impressed that Assyria is a code word for Russia or Russia allied with other eastern European countries who all are ruled by the same tyrant. To simplify matters, I will refer to Assyria as Russia. But if it is some other country such as China, it doesn’t much affect the understanding of what happens to America (the U.S.).
We now proceed to explain Isaiah. You can have a validity check on my interpolations by praying about them. If they are basically on but perhaps not perfect and you are to know of their truthfulness, you will get a beautiful warm peaceful feeling. You may not get answers if you don’t sincerely seek one and if you aren’t making an attempt to lead a ‘good’ life. Also, you may just know that they are true.
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* Gileadi, Avraham. The Book of Isaiah: An new translation with interactive keys. 1988. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City.
Some scattered references to Egypt (from Gileadi)
Here we quote passages of Isaiah outside of Chapters 19 and 20 that may shed light on the content of 19 and 20. Not all references to Egypt are used.
Isaiah 11:11. …my Lord will again raise his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people—those left of Assyria, Egypt, Cush, etc.
Comment: The people of the Lord are those that follow the Lord. It seems that something must have happened to reduce their number. The countries are assumed to be Russia(?), America and Canada as explained previously.
11: 16. And there shall be a pathway out of Assyria (Russia?) for the remnant of his people who shall be left, …
Comment: Left from what happening?
23: 5. When the news of Tyre reaches Egypt, men will be in anguish at the report.
Comment: Tyre was an important seaport and commercial centre of Syria in alliance with David but not a port of Egypt. In today’s context, it would be an important centre of an ally of the U.S.
27: 12. ….the Lord will thresh out his harvest… of Egypt. But you shall be gleaned one by one, O children of Israel.
Comment: Threshing out the harvest one by one, implies it won’t be easy. Perhaps the ones gleaned will have been through much.
30: 7. Egypt’s help shall be futile and vain; therefore I refer to her as an idle boast,
Comment: America will not be able to or will not help others.
31: 1. Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses, putting their trust in immense numbers of chariots and vast forces of horsemen, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor inquire of the Lord!
Comment: With Egypt being the code word for America, you can not rely on the U.S.’s vast military force, especially if you don’t look to the Lord.
36: 6. It is clear you who depend on the support of Egypt, that splintered reed which enters and pierces the palm of any man who lean on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him!
Comment: America exploits any that depend on her.
37: 25. I have dried up all Egypt’s rivers.
Comment: Drought in America. Also a spiritual drought.
52: 4-5. At first my people went down to Egypt to sojourn there. Then the Assyrians subjected them for nothing…. My people are taken over without price; those who govern them act presumptuously, says the Lord, and my name is constantly abused all the day.
Comment: Many of the Lord’s people went to America to live there, perhaps many as the first colonists. Then the Russians(?) subjected them for no apparent reason. The Lord’s people are governed by those that assume they have authority, the Russians(?) and also before this, perhaps the American government. The rulers abuse the Lord’s name.
10: 24. O my people who inhabit Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians (Russians?), though they strike you with the rod or raise their staff over you, as did the Egyptians (Americans).
Comment: Though the Russians(?) threaten you my people (people who are loyal to the Lord), you need not be afraid because the Lord is with you. The Americans have at sometime, threatened you.
To summarize what we have learned so far:
- when an ally’s city is taken, it causes great alarm
- there will be a rain drought in the U.S. and also perhaps a spiritual one
- there are people who are now loyal or will be loyal to the Lord in the U.S., Canada and Russia(?).
- these people are likely a minority and may be or may have been mistreated
- Russia(?) in someway, will threaten the people that are loyal to the Lord (in America?) but the Lord will look after them.
- there are rulers including those of Russia, who falsely assume they have authority over the Lord’s people
- through difficulty, the Lord will glean His people one by one
- America will not help those that depend on her but will exploit these countries
- woe to those that depend on America’s military might but forget the Lord
- after some major event, the Lord will reclaim those people of His that remain in the U.S., Canada and Russia(?)
- there will be a pathway for the remaining loyal people to come from Russia(?) to the U.S.(?)
Isaiah Chapters 19 and 20 using the Gileadi translation
Isaiah 19: Is.19: 1: An oracle concerning Egypt:
Gileadi Is. 19:1: When the Lord enters Egypt riding on swift clouds, the idols of Egypt will rock at his presence and the Egyptians’ hearts melt within them.
King James: The burden of Egypt. Behold the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Gildeadi decoded: An oracle concerning the United States. When the Lord enters the U.S. riding on swift clouds, the idols of America will rock at his presence and the Americans’ melt within them.
Comment: The idols likely include wealth, dependence on technology and the military, false religions and beliefs, over dependence on science, immorality, etc.
Perhaps Russia(?) is the Lord’s instrument and it invades the U.S.
Gileadi 19: 2: I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians; they will fight brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor, city against city and state against state.
King James: And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Gileadi decoded: I will stir up the Americans against the Americans; they will fight brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor, city against city and state against state.
Comment: Much violence, chaos, no peace, confusion.
Gileadi 19: 3: Egypt’s spirit shall be drained from within; I will frustrate their plans, and they will resort to the idols and to spiritists, to mediums and witchcraft.
King James: And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof: and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols. and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
Gileadi decoded: America’s spirit shall be drained from within; I will frustrate their plans, and they will resort to the idols and spiritists, to mediums and witchcraft.
Comment: Americans will feel helpless and will turn to false beliefs, false spiritual leaders, inadequate science, etc.
Gileadi 19: 4 Then will I deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master; a harsh ruler will subject them, says my Lord, the Lord of Hosts.
King James: And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
Gileadi decoded: Then will I deliver the Americans into the hand of a cruel master; a harsh ruler will subject them, says my Lord, the Lord of hosts.
Comment: This could be the result of an invasion or a harsh American ruler.
Gileadi 19: 5: The waters of the lakes shall ebb away as streambeds become desolate and dry.
King James: And the water shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Gileadi decoded: The waters of the lakes shall ebb away as streambeds become desolate and dry.
Comment: Drought!
Gileadi 19: 6-7: The rivers shall turn foul, and Egypt’s waterways recede and dry up. Reeds and rushes shall wither; vegetation adjoining canals and estuaries, and all things sown along irrigation channels, shall shrivel and blow away and be no more.
King James: And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall whither, be driven away, and be no more.
Gileadi decoded: The rivers shall turn foul, and America’s waterways recede and dry up. Reeds and rushes shall wither, vegetation adjoining canals and estuaries, and all things sown along irrigation channels, shall shrivel and blow away and be no more.
Comment: Irrigation will no longer be possible.
Gileadi 19: 8-10: Fishermen will deplore their lot and anglers in canals bemoan themselves; those who cast nets on water will be in misery. Manufacturers of combed linen and weavers of fine fabrics will be dismayed. The textile workers will know despair, and all who work for wages suffer distress.
King James: The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
Gileadi decoded: Fishermen will deplore their lot and anglers in canals bemoan themselves: those who cast nets on water will be in misery. Manufacturers of combed linen and weavers of fine fabrics will be dismayed. The textile workers will know despair, and all who work for wages suffer distress.
Comment: Fish will be scarce, unavailable. Blue-collar workers out of work. Perhaps most wage earners out of work. Depression! Textile workers will be particularly hard hit.
Gileadi 19:11-12: The ministers of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest of Pharaohs’ advisers give absurd counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, We ourselves are as wise as the first rulers? Where are your wise men indeed? Let them please tell you, if they can discern it, what the Lord of Hosts has in mind for Egypt!
King James: Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? Where are they? Where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Gileadi decoded: The corporate elite of New York(?) are utter fools; the wisest of the President’s advisors give absurd counsel. How can you say to the President, We ourselves are as wise as the first rulers? Where are your wise men indeed? Let them please tell you, if they can discern it, what the Lord of Hosts has in mind for America.
Comnent: Zoan was a city of the Nile delta. New York is at the mouth of the Hudson River and where many corporate headquarters are. The Ministers of Zoan and advisors of Pharaoh are different people. Pharaoh would be the President. They all give and/or have given absurd advice. They have no idea what God has in mind to do.
Gileadi 19: 13: The ministers of Zoan have been foolish, the officials of Noph deluded; the heads of state have led Egypt astray.
King James: The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
Gileadi decoded: The corporate elite of New York(?) have been foolish, the officials of Washington deluded; the heads of state have led America ashtray.
Comment: Noph stands for Memphis, a capital of ancient Egypt. Thus, Noph is Washington. America has been misled.
Gileadi19: 14-15: The Lord has permeated them with a spirit of confusion; they have misled Egypt in all that she does, causing her to stagger like a drunkard into his vomit. And there shall be nothing the Egyptians can do about it, neither head nor tail, palm top or reed.
King James: The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush may do.
Gileadi decoded: The Lord has permeated them with a spirit of confusion; they have misled America in all that she does, causing her to stagger like a drunkard into his vomit. And there shall be nothing the Americans can do about it, neither head nor tail, palm top or reed.
Comment: Nobody can do anything about the situation.
Gileadi 19: 16-17: In that day the Egyptians will be as a women, fearful and afraid at the brandishing hand the Lord of Hosts wields over them. The land of Judah shall become a source of terror to the Egyptians; all reminded of it shall dread what the Lord of Hosts has in store for them.
King James: In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it. And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
Gileadi decoded: In that day the Americans will be as women, fearful and afraid at the brandishing hand the Lord of Hosts wields over them. The land of Judah shall become a source of terror to the Americans; all reminded of it shall dread what the Lord of Hosts has in store for them.
Comment: What is happening in or to today’s Israel or that which may happen in the future, may be the source of terror to America. Perhaps America will fear that their situation will become like that of Israel. But there may be another meaning. The Iroquois and Hopi know that they are a Lost Tribe of Israel. This could mean that the Indian people will have great power in Judah, the land of the Tribes, North America being the home of the Indian people. The Lord is wielding a brandishing hand over America.
Gileadi 19: 18: In that day five Hebrew-speaking cities in the land of Egypt will swear loyalty to the Lord of Hosts. One shall be known as the City of Righteousness.
King James: In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
Gileadi decoded: In that day five cities that speak the language of the Lord in America, will swear loyalty to the Lord of Hosts. One shall be known as the City of Righteousness.
Comment: Perhaps this latter city is still to be built. It could be where the particularly righteous will gather, a New Jerusalem.
Gileadi 19: 19-20: In that day there shall be an altar erected to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt and a monument to the Lord at its border. They shall serve as a sign and testimony of the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt: when they cry out to the Lord because of the oppressors, he will send them a savior, who will take up their cause and deliver them.
King James: In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
Gileadi decoded: In that day there shall be an altar erected to the Lord in the midst of the land of America and a monument to the Lord at its border. They shall serve as a sign and testimony of the Lord of Hosts in the land of America: when they cry out to the Lord because of the oppressors, He will send them a savior, who will take up their cause and deliver them.
Comment: Pottawatami Chief Sup-She said that a great lodge for the Creator would be built in America. The Latter Day Saints (DS) say a magnificent Temple of God is to be built in the midst of America. Perhaps this is further evidence that Isaiah’s Egypt is the U.S. It appears that the monument is still to be built. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord will send them a great leader who will deliver them.
Gileadi 19 : 21-22: The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day. They will worship by sacrifice and offerings, and make vows to the Lord and fulfill them. The Lord will smite Egypt, and by smiting heal: they will turn back to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.
King James: And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
Gileadi decoded: The Lord will make himself know to the Americans, and the Americans shall know the Lord in that day. They will worship by sacrifice and offerings, and make vows to the Lord and fulfill them. The Lord will smite America, and by smiting heal: they will turn back to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.
Comment: After all their trouble, Americans will turn to the Lord. All their troubles have caused Americans to return to their Creator. He will now heal them spiritually.
Gileadi 19: 23: In that day there shall be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. Assyrians shall come to Egypt and Egyptians go to Assyria, and the Egyptians shall labor with the Assyrians.
King James: In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
Gileadi decoded: In that day there shall be a highway from the U.S. to Russica(?). Russians(?) shall come to America and Americans go to Russia(?), and the Americans shall labor with the Russians(?).
Comment: Assyria is the country that defeated ancient Israel in about 721 B.C. and marched the Ten Tribes (the Lost Tribes) north. In Chapter 20, Isaiah states that Assyria invades Egypt, our America, which would require a powerful country. This invasion seems to happen before the highway is built. There are religious people who have felt that the Lost Tribes are in eastern Europe and spiritual persons have felt strange, beautiful feelings while there, perhaps similar to the ones I feel when with Native people and when in Jerusalem. Perhaps this coming together of Russia(?) and possibly other eastern European countries all previously under the same tyrant, these countries coming together with the U.S. results in the gathering of the Tribes of Israel.
Gileadi 19: 24: In that day Israel shall be the third party to Egypt and to Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth. The Lord of Hosts will bless them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.
King James: In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Gileadi decoded: In that day Israel shall be the third party to America and to Russia(?), a blessing in the midst of the earth. The Lord of Hosts will bless them, saying, Blessed be America my people, Russia(?) the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.
Comment: This will be a time when Americans and Russians(?) will have returned to the Lord. Israel, the third party, would represent the Lost Tribes who have turned to the Lord. This all occurs after the Lord has smitten America so that it is healed by returning to the Lord.
Isaiah 20: Gileadi 20: 1: In the year the general who was sent by Sargon king of Assyria came to Ashdod and took it by combat.
King James: In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;
Gileadi decoded: In the year the general who was sent by Sargon leader of Russian(?) came to Ashod and took it by combat..
Comment: Ashdod was a town that at times was part of ancient Judah and at other times, part of Philistine. It is apparently captured by Russia(?).
Gileadi 20: 2: The Lord had spoken through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and ungird the sackcloth from your loins and remove the shoes from your feet. And he had done so, going naked and barefoot.
King James: At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Gileadi decoded: The Lord had spoken through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying , Go and ungird the sackcloth from your loins and remove the shoes from your feet. And he had done so, going naked and barefoot.
Comment: no comment
Gileadi 20: 3: Then the Lord said, Just as my servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush.
King James: And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
Gileadi decoded: Then the Lord said, Just as my servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and portent against the U.S. and Canada.
Comment: Perhaps a servant of the Lord will do something as a warning.
Gileadi 20: 4: so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, both young and old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered— to Egypt’s shame.
King James: So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Gileadi decoded: so shall the king of Russia(?) lead away the captives of America and the exiles of Canada, both young and old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered—to America’s shame.
Comment: This implies at least a partially successful invasion of the U.S. This invasion would likely occur before the U.S. is healed, around the time of the great chaos. A successful invader would imply a major power such as Russia. The exiles of Canada implies that there may have been a major exodus from Canada.
Gileadi 20: 5: Men shall be appalled and perplexed at Cush, their hope, and at Egypt their boast.
King James: And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Gileadi decoded: Men shall be appalled and perplexed at Canada, their hope, and at Egypt their boast.
Comment: Cush is a neighbor of ancient Egypt, and thus Cush is Canada. Canada, the example, has disappointed. People and countries can no longer rely on protection from the U.S.
Gileadi 20: 6: In that day shall the inhabitants of this isle say, see what has become of those we looked up to, on whom we relied for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How shall we ourselves escape?
King James: And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
Gileadi decoded: In that day shall the inhabitants of North America(?) say, see what has become of those we looked up to, on whom we relied for help and deliverance from the ruler of Russia(?)! How shall we ourselves escape?
Comment: The LDS’s say the American continents are an isle of the sea. American leaders are no longer able to or will not protect those that depended upon on them to protect them from Russia(?), including America's own citizens.
Summary of Isaiah as understood by White Wolf
This summary represents the understandings of the author. As before, its’ correctness should be confirmed by prayer—if the author is basically correct and you are to know of these things, you should have a beautiful warm feeling. Or you just may know of their correctness.
I believe that Isaiah predicts the following. A few of the statements reflect my boarder understanding of matters. The order does not necessarily reflect the sequence of events. Further, these situations overlap and interact.
- The corporate leaders and the President of the U.S. are fools and have mislead the public
- There is great confusion
- It is implied that most people have forgotten their God. They pursue false idols that can include: power, wealth, false science, sexuality, materialism, technology, false philosophies and religion, are prideful, etc. In all this and because few people are truly loyal to their Lord, it is obvious many have ignored His commandments and how He asks us to live such that there is much immorality, etc.
- There is great unemployment among wage earners
- A Depression
- There is a great drought, both physically and spiritually
- Major conflicts arise between people, in families, between cities, states, etc.
- Because of all the above commotion, the U.S. becomes weakened, allowing a foreign power to invade who conquers part or most of the U.S.
- Countries that depend on America to protect them, will be disappointed. America has exploited these countries for its' own ends.
- Sooner or later, America is ruled by a harsh tyrant, by the foreign conquer (likely Russia, perhaps Russia allied with other eastern European countries all ruled by a tyrant) and perhaps also at some time, by an American
- These troubles, including an invasion, are all in the Lord’s plan to humble Americans so that they finally return to the Lord and are healed
- The minority who are loyal to the Lord, need not fear— He will look after them.
- After the conquest of the U.S., Americans and exiled Canadians are marched naked and barefoot
- In this time of trouble, 5 cities remain close to the Lord.
- Americans start to return to the Lord. Then their prayers are answered. A great leader saves America and defeats the invader (probably Russia)
- After all this tribulation, America turns to the Lord and so do many of the people in the invading country, likely Russia
- Americans and Russians now freely interact
- The Lost Tribes of Israel are now apparent and give strength to America and Russia.
Concluding comment:
White Wolf sees an overall spiritual theme behind Isaiah’s presentation of what is happening and will happen to America. Americans have forgotten their Lord and His ways. The Lord smites America to wake her up. It requires a hard lesson before Americans sober up and return to the way of happiness.
Americans, especially her leaders, have been deluded by power, wealth, technology, shallow science, immorality, corruption, etc. But this rot has permeated most of society. It is reflected in a spiritual drought when nothing good grows, and plans and ambitions are frustrated. America sinks into chaos and anarchy, and its’ military power is greatly weakened.
The Lord uses a foreign power to cleanse America of its’ rot. America is terrorized by its’ situation because it is no longer connected spiritually. America is invaded, probably by Russia. The marching of Americans around barefoot and naked represents also a spiritual nakedness.
All this trouble causes Americans to finally wake up and call on the Lord. The Lord responds by bringing forth a strong and inspired leader. Some how, the invading power is defeated. This results in the corruption in the invading power’s country, being mostly eliminated.
There are people in both America and the invading power who have been loyal to the Lord, mainly those who belong to a Tribe of Israel, including many Native people. They have been loyal to the teachings that they have received and thus, are helped by the Lord in the time turmoil. These people are a future blessing to both America and the invading power, probably Russia. After the defeat of the invader, Russians (and possibly other eastern European people) now freely interact with Americans.
The Native people have not been mentioned explicitly in this prophecy of Isaiah. But they are involved because they belong to a Lost Tribe of Israel. In the next paper, we look at the prophecy of Deganawedah, the great Iroquois prophet and teacher, which directly speaks of the past and future of the Native people. After this, we examine LDS prophecies that have many positive things to say about the future of the American Indians.
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