“For the time has come…that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those that fear thy name, to destroy those that destroy the earth” (Rev. 11:18).
America is of a different genesis than that of other nations. Not only did its origins and “original intent” as a nation set it apart from its European forebears, but its colonizing population in turn was forced to adapt to a completely different way of life in the New World. In doing so, they necessarily inherited many of the habits and perspectives of the aboriginal inhabitants of this land. In addition, those immigrants who can trace their roots back to the original thirteen colonies undoubtedly have some degree of Indian blood in their veins. And, although the early colonists were predominantly Christian, the case can be made that through a spirit of adoption they were also grafted into a First Nation’s covenant with Creator, one which predated the development of the Judaeo-Christian religion by millennia. Prior to the colonization of the Americas by Europeans, the vast majority of its Indigenous inhabitants were still operating under what is known as the Noahic Covenant. Modeled after the original “Six Obligations” given to mankind prior to the advent of”The Flood,” but in addition to a seventh, the establishment of courts of justice, Entrusted to Noah and his sons, it served as religious framework for all the Gentile nations up to and beyond the establishment of the Jewish nation and the Mosaic Covenant. As the Native population of the Americas developed in relative isolation from the rest of “the known world,” it may come as some surprise to learn that the Noahic Covenant was still being observed throughout the Americas even at the time of this nation’s founding. Consequently, it could be argued that many of its Indigenous peoples were still covenant observant and therefore considered to be “Righteous Gentiles,” — “…doing instinctively those things required of the Law, …because the Law was written upon their hearts” (Rom. 2:14). In addition, considering the fact that the Jewish Covenant as well as the Christian, agree in principle with that of the Noahic, it remains in force even unto this day.
Although both the Jewish faith and that of the Christian were intended to reaffirm the Noahic, both in principle and in deed, the evolution of Christianity in response to The Enlightenment put it on a trajectory which conjoined market capitalism with what was considered human progress. As a result, further Christian secularization became inevitable. Codified in what became known as “The Protestant work ethic,” it provided the necessary license for the ideology of “Manifest Destiny.” And, with religion now serving as chief advocate, it became hell bent upon converting “the heathen” to their point of view, in turn removing the last remaining obstacle to unlimited progress or financial gain as one might have it. And yet, the ultimate conclusion of conquest and unlimited capitalism is far from over, as the Indigenous people of the Americas still have a voice, as well as binding covenant with a clause, whereby they can invoke divine retribution for the universal suffering and the desecration of creation. Reminding God of His promise: “to reward your servants the prophets and the saints, as well as those that fear your name…to destroy those that destroy the earth.” (Rev. 11:18).
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