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Freedom Stone

Is the United States fulfilling the double prophecy of Isaiah? Scripture makes the statement we will rebuild with
smooth stones and replace the sycamore trees with cedars.

Isaiah 9:10“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have
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been cut down, But we will replace them with cedars.”
The Freedom Stone:

“To honor and remember those who lost
their lives on September 11, 2001 and as a
Tribute to the ENDURING SPIRIT OF
FREEDOM”

July 4, 2004

Will American leaders fulfill an ancient
biblical prophecy and will a curse of
judgment come upon the United States?

The Freedom Stone – a Hewn Stone (CCASA)

The ground of the World Trade Center destruction became known as Ground Zero. Our government laid a
hewn or smooth stone at Ground Zero in 2004 named the “Freedom Stone.” Is it our freedom to defy God and
not obey Him? This stone also represents our leader’s vow that “we will rebuild.” Why did they pick a hewn stone?
It became known as the “Freedom Stone.” Do we claim it is our freedom to pursue lawlessness?

Exodus 20:25 “‘If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield
your tool on it, you will profane it.”
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This “Freedom Stone” reveals again Bible prophecy. It says that a stone that is hewn for the altar is polluted. It is
because it is symbolic of man’s work. We know that the works of man are polluted due to sin. By having a
natural stone, one that is not polished, is a stone created and formed by God. Therefore, the “Freedom Stone” is a
man made symbol of defiance in the face of God. Man cannot make any claim to the polishing and changing of
the stone in any manner. A natural stone is opposite to a hewn stone where man can take pride in saying look
what great work I have done in cutting and polishing this stone.

Sycamore Tree
The sycamore trees of the Bible are actually the sycamore fig tree. One Biblical example is the Prophet Amos was
sitting under a sycamore tree. Another example is the sycamore trees being cut down and replaced with cedars in
Isaiah. In the New Testament Book of Luke, it was Zaccheus climbing a sycamore tree to see Jesus. Sycamore
trees date back for thousands of years and are seen in both the Old and New Testaments.

116 New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. 1995 (Is 9:10). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

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New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. 1995 (Ex 20:25). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.