Legacy of an Ancient King (Part One)

The Legacy of an Ancient King
(Part One)

It's hard to believe that I didn't post a blog in 2018. It isn't that I had nothing to say. I suppose it is because, for most of the year, I did not have the wherewithal to say it. I don't know whether or not  I have a "second wind," but find myself unable to be silent about events unfolding in our country that I am convinced will (soon) play a significant role in our nation's future.

To get us started, you MUST read this story of and ancient king who ruled relatively close to the time of Judah's destruction some 130 years after Israel fell to the Assyrians. Not too much is ever said about the connection of this ancient king to America today, but, I believe there is a connection. Please read the story or what I say will make no sense whatsoever! This story is the backdrop for this post. The story is found in two places in the Old Testament of the Bible. Here are the references:

2 Kings 21:1-18 and 2 Chronicles 33:1 - 20

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU WATCHED AS FIFTY OF THE 
LARGEST CITIES IN AMERICA WERE BEING  DESTROYED?

As of this post, two American states have either passed laws that allow for third trimester abortions ("...far past the stages at which fetuses can survive after birth," The Atlantic, Feb. 4, 2019) or, considering them. Right to Life, Pro - Life, and Pro Choice advocates have, since 1973, heard the stats that regularly inform us of the numbers of babies aborted at various stages of their lives. Depending on what "stat" one believes there have been between 49 and 54 million abortions performed since 1973. I catch those stats often enough due to the reporting of one news agency or another. As chilling as it is, I think that perhaps human nature impedes our ability to translate "statistics" into stark reality. If we have no one close to us who has had an abortion, sometimes news of the numbers far too often makes no impact.  I am often numb to the statistical numbers..Are you?

I have made a list of America's fifty largest cities. (The list came from moving.com. The population figures in some cases have been rounded and/or estimated. They are, however, accurate enough to add up to just over forty - eight million people.) Peruse the list...

Do you live in one of those cities? Have you lived in one? Do you know someone who lives in one of them now?

What if, suddenly, a nuclear or biological attack came to the U.S. and wiped out the populations of the cities I've listed below....

What would be our response? What would be your response?

The populations of the fifty largest cities in our country are roughly equal to the number of babies who have died by abortion since 1973.

Statistics do not impact us so much...numbers do. 

New York City 8.5m

Los Angeles 3.9m

Chicago 2.7m

Houston 2.2m

Philadelphia 1.5m

Phoenix 1.5m

San Antonio 1.4m

San Diego 1.3m

Dallas 1.3m

San Jose 1m

Austin, TX – 931,830

Jacksonville, FL – 868,031

San Francisco, CA – 864,816

Indianapolis, IN – 853,173

Columbus, OH – 850,106

Fort Worth, TX – 833,319

Charlotte, NC – 827,097

Seattle, WA – 684,451

Denver, CO – 682,545

El Paso, TX – 681,124

Detroit, MI – 677,116

Washington, DC – 672,228

Boston, MA – 667,137

Memphis, TN – 655,770

Nashville, TN – 654,610

Portland, OR – 632,309

Oklahoma City, OK – 631,346

Las Vegas, NV – 623,747

Baltimore, MD – 621,849

Louisville, KY – 615,366

Milwaukee, WI – 600,155

Albuquerque, NM – 559,121

Tucson, AZ – 531,641

Fresno, CA – 520,052

Sacramento, CA – 490,712

Kansas City, MO – 475,378

Long Beach, CA –474,140

Mesa, AZ – 471,825

Atlanta, GA – 463,878

Colorado Springs, CO – 456,568

Virginia Beach, VA – 452,745

Raleigh, NC – 451,066

Omaha, NE – 443,885

Miami, FL – 441,003

Oakland, CA – 419,267

Minneapolis, MN – 410,939

Tulsa, OK – 403,505

Wichita, KS – 389,965

New Orleans, LA – 389,617

Arlington, TX– 388,125

Where do we go from here? Where are we headed and what about the ancient king?

Stay tuned...