“⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians 4:4-5

Donald Trump says some things which are inflammatory and some things which are just for headlines. But the most dangerous things are those statements which don’t make the column inches for those who don’t understand prophesy. This statement which he recently made sounds vaguely familiar;

“We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag.” Donald Trump

“⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians 4:4-5

They are similar, aren’t they? This is the intriguing thing with deception. Both statements say one God but if you take that part out, there is where the similarities end. For students of the bible we recognise that there is only one God and only one route to him, that is to accept him into your heart. The other statements by Trump, whilst they might sound innocent, are erroneous. Let’s begin with the last one first ‘saluting one American flag.’ Exodus 20:3-5 states;

³ “You shall have no other gods before Me.

⁴ “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; ⁵ you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me

Bowing down under the banner of nationalism is bowing down to an idol. People get riled up when you talk about the flag of their country, but it is just a flag and not to be worshipped. 

The opening statement of the quote by Trump, to me, indicates where he wants to take the world in terms of worship. We know, as Seventh-day Adventists, that Sunday worship is going to be the final decider and this is what Trump is alluding to. Exodus 20:8 states;

‘Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.’

Let us keep that at the forefront of our minds as we go into these interesting times.

Steve Green sings ‘Touch your people once again.’ Click on the picture to listen.