The prophet leads Kaplan to Ground Zero, and they discuss the warnings they have covered so far. The prophet tells Kaplan how Israel was invaded by the Assyrians again, ten years after the initial invasion of 732 BCE. He also tells Kaplan of Josiah, who was a king in ancient Israel, and who averted God’s judgment through his efforts to turn the people back to God. In Josiah’s case, the time between the initial invasion in 605 BCE was 20 years, and a major invasion came in 586 BCE that resulted in the destruction of the Temple. Kaplan tries to find a pattern in these events to predict what might happen to America, including the averting of judgment for Nineveh entirely. The prophet says that there is a pattern, but that each case is unique, so there is no way to predict what the timeline will be for America.

The prophet claims that America needs to humble itself to God to avert judgment, specifying that America needs to turn away from its “wicked” behavior. He specifies that these behaviors include greed, sexuality, and abortion, and the prophet notes that believers in God must be the first to repent.