April 8: 40 Days for America

Discussing current events and how they relate to Biblical prophesy. What are some critical signs are pointing to the imminent Rapture of the Church?

“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” (Luke 21:25-28)

Judgement is coming soon

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the Lord’s command.

Now Nineveh was an extremely large city, a three-day walk. Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!” The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.

When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Then he issued a decree in Nineveh:

By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water. Furthermore, both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God. Each must turn from his evil ways and from the violence he is doing. Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.

Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—so God relented from the disaster He had threatened to do to them. And He did not do it. (Jonah 3:1-10)

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The number 40 generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial or probation. In history, Moses went back up the mountain for 40 days to make atonement for the sin of the golden calf (Exodus 34:1-28)

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Jesus was tested in the desert for 40 days, before beginning His ministry. (Luke 4:16-21).

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Along with all of the other signs pointing to the Rapture and end times this year, a dramatic one will be seen by millions of Americans. It is coming on April 8, and darkness will fall across the face of America. It is the Great American Eclipse.

The 2024 eclipse will pass over seven American towns named Nineveh, as well as a Nineveh in Canada. The timing speaks of judgment coming upon the United States.

The “shadow of death” happened on August 21st, 1914 when a total solar eclipse crossed over Eastern Europe shortly after the outbreak of World War I. Interestingly, it crossed over the site of ancient Nineveh in Mosul, Iraq.

Known as the “War to End All Wars,” — which, of course, it didn’t — World War I would introduce humanity to the horrors of modern warfare, including the introduction of armored tanks, aerial bombing and poison gas. And then there was the terror of trench warfare, with Allied and Central Powers slugging it out for years with little gain.

This is the time of testing for America. From a Biblical perspective, we are the United States of Nineveh. The Lord is sickened by our Laodicean complacency.

There are striking parallels between the sins of ancient Nineveh and the moral decay we see in America. Just as the prophet Nahum warned of God’s impending judgment on Nineveh, so too the Bible warns us that a similar fate awaits any nation that turns its back on God.

In the book of Nahum, we read of Nineveh’s wickedness and depravity. It was a city “full of lies and robbery” (Nahum 3:1), just as America is increasingly embracing deception and rejecting God’s eternal truths. Corruption, dishonesty, and greed run rampant in our society, much like in Nineveh.

Nahum also describes the violence and bloodshed that filled Nineveh’s streets, leaving “many slain” and “countless corpses” (Nahum 3:3). Tragically, we see the same disregard for human life in our own cities, with senseless shootings, violent crime, and the massacre of millions of unborn children through abortion. America has become desensitized to the destruction of life, just as Nineveh was.

Furthermore, Nahum condemns Nineveh for its idolatry and harlotry, saying it was “the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution” (Nahum 3:4). In the same way, America is in bondage to sexual immorality, pornography, and the perversion of God’s plan for marriage and family. We have turned our backs on biblical values and are now reaping the consequences.

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We must recognize that these sins are inviting God’s judgment upon our land, just as they did for Nineveh. As the prophet Daniel understood from studying Scripture, disobedience to God’s commands brings a curse upon a nation. The signs of this curse, as listed in Deuteronomy 28, are all too evident in America today.

Our cities are plagued by violence and becoming increasingly unlivable. Our economy is under strain, with widespread unemployment and uncertainty. Illnesses like COVID-19 are claiming countless lives. Divorce and broken homes are epidemic. We are losing an entire generation of young people to drugs and despair. Other nations are prospering at our expense as we become the world’s biggest debtor. All of these are clear indications that America is under the curse of God for our national sins.

Those called of God NOW are under probation, or judgment, based on how they live by every word of God.

Not not long ago America was a beacon of hope to the world. To our shame, the United States of America embraced the globalist agenda over the fundamental Christian values that made us leader among nations.

Today our country is a hollow shell of the Founding Father’s vision. Divinely endowed natural rights for all citizens are now defined as arbitrary and subordinate to a contrived specter of an imaginary world community – governed by the few – so the many can serve those who set the rules.

America is one of the leaders of a One World Government, that is not in the future. It exists now, in the form of:

A one world government – The United Nations

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A one world economy – The Group of 20

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A one world religious umbrella – The United Religions

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How far we have fallen from the vision that formed this country:

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But, it is not too late! Our nation has always turned to the Lord:

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“O eternal and everlasting God, I presume to present myself this morning before thy Divine majesty, beseeching thee to accept of my humble and hearty thanks, that it hath pleased they great goodness to keep and preserve me the night past from all the dangers poor mortals are subject to, and has given me sweet and pleasant sleep, whereby I find my body refreshed and comforted for performing the duties of this day, in which I beseech thee to defend me from all perils of body and soul.

Direct my thoughts, words and work, and wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the lamb, and purge my heart by thy holy spirit from the dross of my natural corruption, that I may with more freedom of mind and liberty of will serve thee, the everlasting God, in righteousness and holiness this day and all the days of my life.”

George Washington (1732-1799), from his prayer journal

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The Scriptures are clear that civil government is an institution and process that God the Creator has given to mankind. The Constitution provides “We the People” with a representative body of government. Where are the people called to intercede on behalf of their neighbors, especially those in authority?

Even in the face of dire circumstances, there is hope if we will humble ourselves and repent. Nahum declares, “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him” (Nahum 1:7). If we turn from our wicked ways and cry out to God for mercy, He is faithful to forgive and heal our land.

But we must act now, before it is too late. The clock is ticking, and the fate of our nation hangs in the balance. Will we continue down the path of Nineveh and face certain destruction? Or will we fall on our knees in repentance and experience the blessing promised in 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land”?

Please join us in prayer so that God can bless America!

 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:1-4) 

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12)

Join us, before it is too late:

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. (Luke 17:26-30)

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Nations are secretly and openly preparing for war. We must pray for forgiveness and for our land to be healed! It is time to wake up and get spiritually ready.

Our goal has been to provide solid Biblical teachings, with a focus on End Time events. The result has been a world-wide ministry of sowing the Good News and winning the lost for Christ. Today we are lead to encourage Christians in the United States of America and throughout the world to pray for this nation.

Join us in praying for this country, and for a great harvest of souls. As “watchmen on the wall,” we believe that the time before the Rapture and the Tribulation is very short, and these 40 days are critical.

Rapture and End Times invite you to take part in our April 8: 40 Days for America prayer for the United States. We will focus our daily prayer on national repentance and revival, and on individual transformation, starting on the day of the Great American Eclipse. The national prayer will end on Pentecost day, May 19.

Here are 5 ways you can pray for America: 1. Pray Scripture

This is a great way to start. What joy it brings to a father to know his children hear his words, cherish them, believe them to be true, and then speak them back to him.

Base your prayers on God’s Word:

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1 John 5:14-15)

The key to seeing the kind of results God wants you to achieve through prayer is not just shooting random arrows in the air, hoping something might happen. James wrote, “You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss” (James 4:3, NKJV). If you want to hit the bulls-eye every time you pray, your prayers must be based on the Word of God.

You can go boldly to the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16), by knowing what God’s will is in advance and having it firmly fixed in your heart.

So, the first step to praying prayers that bring results is to locate the promise or promises that fit your situation in the Word of God. Then, like an arrow to a bulls-eye, shoot that prayer with boldness and confidence.

This principle works in any area of prayer. Do you need healing in your body? Don’t pray what the doctor says or what religious tradition has taught you. Pray, “By His stripes I am healed” (see 1 Peter 2:24, KJV). Say, “Thank You, Lord, that You’ve provided healing for my body. Help me to receive it now. I thank You and praise You for it!”

Do you have a financial need? Don’t pray your problem—pray the answer! God has said He will provide for you, so pray, “Thank You, God, that You have said You will supply all my need according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. I call in this promise now, in the Name of Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

When you focus on the answer, it will activate your faith.

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2. Pray with Authority

Every Christian has the privilege of using the Name of Jesus in prayer. When you pray in Jesus’ Name, you immediately get God’s attention. Philippians 2:9-10 says, “God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” In Jesus’ Name, the believer has authority to “tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19).

When you call upon someone’s name, you are placing a demand on their ability. To know how much confidence you can place in a name, you must be able to measure the power behind it. A man writing a check places a demand on his own name. If he has the proper funds in the bank, then there is enough power to meet the demand. The power backing the Name of Jesus is the power of Almighty God Himself!

First John 3:22-23 says, “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.” The mighty, powerful Name of Jesus is available to you. Become aware of your right and privilege to use it.

God’s love motivates Him to use His power. First John 4:16 says, “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us….” When you believe the love He has for you, you’ll begin to realize you have as much right to use the Name of Jesus as anyone else. Believe the love God has for you. Once you recognize the reality of God’s love in your life, you will realize He has not left you defenseless and powerless against evil. When you pray, use it freely and confidently in the face of your enemy!

Do you pray with the authority that God has given us? We must always pray with the power given to us by Jesus Christ due to his victory on the cross. The enemy was defeated at the cross! So often we pray whimpy, pleading prayers that sound something like… “maybe if God wasn’t doing something better already, if it wasn’t too much trouble, he might possibly be able to help us out when we were in a bit of a jam….but only if it wasn’t too inconvenient.” It is hard to believe God would honor a prayer that doesn’t even sound like WE believe will come true. We need to pray with AUTHORITY and CONFIDENCE in our Almighty God!

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

We need to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ”. We need to pray this scripture with authority to destroy the negative self-talk, depression and despair that often gets stuck inside our own heads. This scripture is for us right now! Turn off the news, shut down the social media, and pray to remove the thoughts that are contrary to our knowledge of God. These thoughts are of the world and designed to draw us away from our authority in heaven. We need to be aware and not be defeated. The Bible tells us that as believers we have overcome.

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3. Pray Specifically

Prayer is not a formula or something that only “works” if we do it perfectly, in just the right way. But it should never be careless. Careless prayers are like arrows that fall haphazardly at our feet. Prayers that we offer with little care or effort typically will do little after leaving our mouths (but be careful about underestimating God). On the other hand, when shot with strength and desire and fervor, our prayers fly swiftly toward heaven to the throne of God himself (Revelation 8:4)

Vagueness can be the death of prayer. Not that we can never be general, just not at the expense of praising God’s specific attributes, confessing specific sins, or thanking him and asking him for specific things. We must learn to pray specifically and boldly due to the status we have through Christ, while simultaneously being completely submissive to God’s will. Bold and expectant faith coupled with humble submission is a powerful thing.

James 5:17-18 says, “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.”

When Elijah prayed, he prayed with laser-like specificity. Elijah prayed that it wouldn’t rain for three and a half years, and it didn’t. He prayed for the widow’s son at Zarephath to be raised from the dead, and he was raised from the dead. He prayed that fire would fall from heaven, and it fell. He prayed that the rain would come, and it eventually came. He prayed with specificity. One reason that we don’t pray specifically is we don’t want to embarrass God, and we don’t want to disappoint ourselves.

But God delights in answering specific requests.

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4. Pray in Faith

“And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22)

The next step in praying effectively is to submerge your prayers in faith. That means you don’t wait for a manifestation to believe you receive—that’s not faith!

This might seem difficult at first, but as you practice applying your faith, it will become a way of life for you. Here are some quick-start tips for adding faith to your prayers:

Believe you receive when you pray.

God’s Word is always true. If He says it’s done—it’s done. So, as you pray, begin to move yourself from believing He can to knowing He will.

Speak It

Start your confession of faith before you see the manifestation of answers to your prayers. Then, hold fast to your confession without wavering. Don’t speak faith one day, then doubt the next. Hold on tightly; don’t let go; and no matter how tempting it might be, speak the Word only about your situation.

Act On It

When the 10 lepers came to Jesus for healing, He told them to show themselves to the priests, and when they went, they were cleansed. They didn’t stand there and wait for Him to do something. They did exactly what He said do. They acted on His word. That is how you apply faith.

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5. Pray in the Spirit

Many times we are not sure how to pray or even what to pray. We sometimes find that though we are armed with a list of prayer needs, our praying becomes boring, and there is little motivation to pray. The answer is to expect the Holy Spirit to help us to pray and reveal to us what God has prepared for his people

But as it is written:

Now God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10)

We need to begin to see prayer as not our work, but as the work of God. Then we can look to our Father to show us through the Holy Spirit how to pray. The Holy Spirit will reveal what we need to pray for, and how to pray. But we need to submit to his leading so that he can help us to pray as we should.

We must allow God to place his desires in our hearts, then wait on the Holy Spirit, he helps us to pray based those desires. Our confidence must not be in our ability to pray, but on the Holy Spirit’s empowerment as he prays through us according to God’s will.

In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings. (Romans 8: 26, 27).

All believers in Jesus have the privilege of knowing that God hears and answers us. We also have the power of the Holy Spirit who helps us recognize God’s voice, which is always in alignment with the words of Scripture.

May God grant us the wisdom and courage to choose righteousness before His judgment falls. The hour is late, but there is still time to turn back to Him. America’s only hope is true repentance and revival. Let it begin with you and me today.

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Heavenly Father,

We come before you to lift up the United States of America. In the beginning, you commanded us to “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it.” (Genesis 1:28) We pray that as a nation, we would fulfill this original mandate – to be good stewards of all you have entrusted to us and to fill this land with your glory.

Your word promises that in the last days, “the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.‘” (Isaiah 2:2-3) We pray for a great spiritual awakening to sweep across our land.

We ask for your wisdom and guidance over the key spheres of influence in our society. May the media communicate with honesty and integrity. May our government leaders humble themselves and seek your face. May our education system teach truth and train up the next generation in righteousness. We pray for a strong economy and that businesses would operate ethically. May our churches boldly proclaim the Gospel. We ask that the arts and entertainment would celebrate what is pure and lovely. And may our families be strengthened to love you and one another.

God, we declare that “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD.” (Psalm 33:12) May the United States turn to you.

In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

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If you are not sure that you are saved, you can accept Christ into your life right now, by praying:

“Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.  Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.  I ask you into my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior.”

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