Is God sending a message of repentance to the people of the United States?
During Media Day 2025 presented by Charisma Media, Jonathan Cahn sat down with Deep Believer’s Jennifer Bagnaschi to issue a prophetic warning that America is following a dangerous path—one that mirrors the defiant course taken by ancient Israel in the days leading to its destruction.
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In this powerful interview, Cahn unpacked the chilling parallels between Isaiah 9:10 and America’s response to the 9/11 attacks, identifying a biblical pattern of national judgment that continues to unfold.
“In the last days of ancient Israel,” Cahn says, “there appeared a series of prophetic signs, warnings of national judgment. The same signs have now reappeared on American soil.”
At the heart of Cahn’s message, is Isaiah 9:10: “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with hewn stone; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will plant cedars in their place.” This ancient declaration was one of defiance, not repentance—a vow to rebuild stronger without turning back to God. Cahn argues that this same spirit emerged in America following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
“America is now the nation that has known God, but has turned away,” Cahn warns. “On the day after 9/11, the Senate majority leader stood on Capitol Hill and proclaimed the ancient vow of defiance, word for word. He said, ‘The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with hewn stone.’”
According to Cahn, this wasn’t just a coincidence. “He had no idea what he was doing,” he says. “He was identifying America as a nation under judgment.”
Cahn also describes Ground Zero as a modern-day version of the destruction seen in ancient Israel, and yet, rather than repenting, America doubled down. “A stone appeared in the ruins of Ground Zero,” he says. “A ceremonial cornerstone, just as in ancient Israel, proclaiming, ‘We will rebuild.’ That stone was called the ‘hewn stone.’”
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Another eerie sign involved a sycamore tree planted at Ground Zero. “The sycamore tree had fallen, and in its place, they planted a conifer tree—the biblical ‘erez,’ or cedar,” Cahn explains. “They called it the Tree of Hope, but it withered away.”
Cahn believes these aren’t random acts of symbolism—they are prophetic signs. “The leaders of our nation were unknowingly pronouncing judgment upon America,” he says. “The same nine-word vow that led to Israel’s destruction was now echoing through the halls of American power.”
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The signs are undeniable, and the parallels between America and ancient Israel are too precise to ignore. The time for complacency has passed. What was once a warning has become a final plea—for repentance, for return to Christ and for spiritual revival.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
