Written on 31 August 2025.

America: Safe Haven or Daughter of Babylon?

Background

Different voices present radically different pictures of America’s role in the unfolding global crisis. Some financial analysts and commentators see the United States as the safest haven in a collapsing world, while prophetic voices interpret America as the Daughter of Babylon, destined for sudden judgment. This article compares these perspectives, highlighting the divide between economic pragmatism and biblical prophecy.

Armstrong’s View

Martin Armstrong, a financial forecaster, argues from his computer model that:

The United States will remain the global safe haven.
Capital flows into America during wars and crises.
The dollar is sustained because U.S. consumers account for 25% of world demand.
Europe is collapsing due to climate rules, sanctions, and debt mismanagement.
BRICS cannot replace the U.S. because of corruption and lack of rule of law.

In Armstrong’s framework, the United States is not Babylon but the final pillar holding up global stability.

Maria Zeee’s Move

Maria Zeee, an Australian commentator, relocated to Texas. Her move reflects the same belief:

America, especially Texas, is a bastion of freedom.
It offers relative safety from globalist control.
Like Armstrong, her position is pragmatic and patriotic, not prophetic.

This suggests confidence that America will remain strong even as other regions collapse.

Moshe HaCohen’s Prophetic Framework

Moshe HaCohen, speaking from Galilee, presents the opposite interpretation. Drawing from Jeremiah 50–51 and Revelation 17–18:

The United States is the Daughter of Babylon.
Judgment begins in America, not in Europe or Asia.
The righteous must prepare for the Second Exodus, leaving the U.S. and other nations.
The prophetic gathering leads back to the Levant and Israel.

In this view, America is not a safe haven but the epicenter of divine judgment.

BRICS, SCO, and Prophetic Fulfillment

Recent global events strengthen the prophetic case. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, and the expansion of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, plus new partners like Iran and Belarus) represent more than economics — they symbolize nations rebelling against the dominance of the U.S. dollar and the cultural mandates tied to it.

For decades, America has used the dollar as leverage:

Forcing nations to comply with U.S. foreign policy or face sanctions.
Exporting cultural agendas, such as the teaching of LGBTQ ideology, in exchange for access to the world’s reserve currency.

Now, BRICS and SCO nations are effectively saying:

“Enough. Don’t come here and force Sodom on us. We don’t trust you as the world’s currency holder. We will build our own system.”

This rebellion strips America of the upper hand that comes with dollar hegemony. As nations trade in their own currencies and bypass U.S. control, the implosion of Babylon begins: economic collapse, loss of influence, and the unraveling of the very power that upheld American dominance.

Scriptural Connection

The prophetic scriptures align with these shifts:

“Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.” – Jeremiah 51:7 (KJV)

“Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning… For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.” – Revelation 18:8–10, 17 (KJV)

“Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.” – Jeremiah 50:8 (KJV)

In this reading, America’s export of immorality and coercion fulfills the “wine of Babylon,” and her economic collapse is not only political but divine judgment. The call to “remove out of the midst of Babylon” ties directly to the idea of a Second Exodus for the faithful.

Comparison

Perspective	Key Belief	Outcome
Armstrong (economic)	U.S. is strong safe haven	Capital flows to America; Europe collapses
Maria Zeee (relocation)	Texas is refuge from globalists	Best chance of survival is inside U.S.
Moshe HaCohen (prophetic)	U.S. is Daughter of Babylon	Judgment begins there; exodus to Israel
Prophetic reading of BRICS/SCO	Nations reject U.S. dollar + immorality	America loses world dominance; collapse fulfills Jeremiah 50–51 and Revelation 18

Conclusion

The divide is clear:

Economic analysts and pragmatic commentators see America as the last bastion of strength and safety.
Prophetic interpreters warn that America is Babylon, destined for destruction, and the faithful must leave.

The rise of BRICS and SCO, rejecting both U.S. currency and cultural coercion, looks to many like the trigger for the curse and judgment prophesied long ago.

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