“from bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to complacency;
from complacency to apathy;
from apathy to dependency;
from dependence back again into bondage.”
— Alexander Tyler, 1750
Life Cycle of Democracies
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse…from the public treasury… the average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”
Alexander Tyler
When Nations Die, by Jim Nelson Black
- Social Decay
- Crisis of Lawlessness
- Loss of Economic Discipline
- Rising Bureaucracy
- Cultural Decay
- Decline of Education
- Weakening of Cultural Foundations
- Loss of Respect for Traditional Values
- Moral Decay
- Rise of Immorality
- Decay of Religious Belief
- Devaluing of Human Life
The Only Exception
The Pagan Capital of the World —Nineva—was 40 days from “ground zero!” Jonah was the reluctant prophet. His message was, “40 days and you get yours!” The Greatest Miracle in the OT happened!