Here is what we can know without question: “An evil person will not go unpunished” (Proverbs 11:21) because “vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord” (Romans 12:19). Whether in this world or in the next (cf. Luke 16:19-31), God’s judgment on sin is sure (Hebrews 9:27).
In his recent sermon, Grace Community Church pastor John MacArthur preached a sobering message suggesting that it may be too late for America to be saved because the nation is already under God's judgment.
I believe that the principle found in Isaiah 17, trusting in God over ourselves, is just as relevant today as it was 2,700 years ago. Neither God’s nature nor human nature have changed. What the Lord judged then, he judges today.
