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The Siege Returns: America, Trump, and the Fall of a Shining City

In ancient times, Jerusalem stood as a beacon—God’s chosen city, the center of covenant and worship, a light to the nations. And yet, it fell. Not because God failed, but because His people did. They mistook entitlement for faith, ritual for righteousness, and national identity for divine favor. Today, many view America as a modern Jerusalem—a shining city on a hill, built on liberty and divine calling. But what happens when the city forgets the hill it was built on? We may be living through a story we’ve already read in Scripture. The parallels between Jerusalem’s fall and America’s political unraveling are not coincidental—they’re prophetic. And in this light, the two Trump administrations may be more than historical chapters; they may be spiritual signals. Trump’s Rise and Jerusalem’s Siege: A Prophetic Mirror Jerusalem didn’t fall in a day. In 66 AD, Roman general Cestius Gallus surrounded the city—but for reasons still debated, he withdrew. That moment—traumatic, u...