Modern America and Ancient Rome

Like ancient Rome, modern American is increasingly worshiping her own genius and preaching her own gospel. American is moving away from her Christian past, whereas Rome had yet to come to her Christian future, but we find ourselves in much the same position. In one sense, modern America is worse than ancient Rome – in the same sense that Belshazzar was worse than Nebuchadnezzar. Like Nebuchadnezzar, Rome was unwittingly moving out of paganism toward the one true God. Like Belshazzar, America is knowingly moving away from the one true God toward paganism. But at least Belshazzar saw the writing on the wall. I am not sure America does. -Alan Burrow