This coming Tuesday is the 241st anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. It established a different philosophy and a new form of governance that would change human civilization forever. It was also a potential death warrant signed by 56 delegates. So why talk about what the "founding fathers" did? To understand biblical prophecy regarding Israel you need to appreciate what they did that changed how people are governed on every continent on earth. In spite of its imperfections… which are many… the “republic” or democratic political philosophy has brought the greatest human freedoms ever achieved by mankind. It also introduced a financial system that has brought more wealth, improved material comforts, better health care, and greater personal liberties than any other human philosophy that was ever devised. This political philosophy has benefited peoples of every race, religion and language who have been fortunate enough to live under it wherever they are on earth.

Greg Thomas

United Church of God Pastor

Greg Thomas is the part-time Pastor of the Cleveland, Ohio congregation. Ordained in 1981, he has served in the ministry for 43-years and assumed the role of Pastor in January 2011. As a certified leadership consultant, Greg is the founder and president of weLEAD, Inc. Chartered in 2001, weLEAD is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization and a major respected resource for free leadership development information reaching a worldwide audience. Greg also founded Leadership Excellence, Ltd in 2009 offering leadership training and coaching.