In Romans 13:1 we read “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” Many have a hard time grasping this verse because they look at the world and see all the evil being done by the powers that be in place in this world.
But one needs to keep in mind what Jesus said about this world as being judged. John 12:31 “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.” The people of this world, like the children of Israel past, would reject the Lord and His Word. And like Israel, this world would also be given over to a cruel Prince like Israel had in Saul.
This being given over to cruel Kings and lords was also shown in the 4 beast kingdoms that were prophesied to come upon the earth. The conglomeration of the first 3 is shown in the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] here in Revelation 13:2 “And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”
But what many may not know is, the Lord warned the people of them before hand in Hosea 13:7-8 “Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:[SUP]8 [/SUP]I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.”
The Lord explained to Israel this would happen because they had sinned more and more, and even exalted themselves in their own hearts and minds, even by worshipping the works of their own hands. The Lord told them they had destroyed themselves in doing these evil things, and what would happen as a consequence. Hosea 13:9-11 “O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.[SUP]10 [/SUP]I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
[SUP]11 [/SUP]I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.”
So with the above knowledge we can now grasp why Israel and even this evil world has been given over to that Wicked, because they have also rejected the Light of the Truth in Jesus Christ. It is even written of that Wicked and profane Prince of the air, who covers the heart and mind like a vail “He who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way.” It is God who lets, until that covering be taken out of the way.
The Lord can raise up nations, and the Lord can bring them down to the ground when they become lifted up in their own hearts and minds. It is written “the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.” And it is also written “All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
So you see it is nothing for the Lord to raise up, and to also bring down a mighty nation, even the many nations and powers that be on this earth today. But that is exactly what the Lord is going to do when the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God.
Jesus foretold of the powers of heaven that shall be shaken, as it also pertains to the casting down of the strongholds of this world. Even those who sit in places of power and exalt themselves above the knowledge of God shall also be cast down.
This casting down of the thrones is shown to us in Daniel 7:9, but what is also shown to us in verse [SUP]18 “[/SUP]But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.”
So be patient, and be of good cheer. Luke 12:32 “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
But one needs to keep in mind what Jesus said about this world as being judged. John 12:31 “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.” The people of this world, like the children of Israel past, would reject the Lord and His Word. And like Israel, this world would also be given over to a cruel Prince like Israel had in Saul.
This being given over to cruel Kings and lords was also shown in the 4 beast kingdoms that were prophesied to come upon the earth. The conglomeration of the first 3 is shown in the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] here in Revelation 13:2 “And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”
But what many may not know is, the Lord warned the people of them before hand in Hosea 13:7-8 “Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:[SUP]8 [/SUP]I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.”
The Lord explained to Israel this would happen because they had sinned more and more, and even exalted themselves in their own hearts and minds, even by worshipping the works of their own hands. The Lord told them they had destroyed themselves in doing these evil things, and what would happen as a consequence. Hosea 13:9-11 “O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.[SUP]10 [/SUP]I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
[SUP]11 [/SUP]I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.”
So with the above knowledge we can now grasp why Israel and even this evil world has been given over to that Wicked, because they have also rejected the Light of the Truth in Jesus Christ. It is even written of that Wicked and profane Prince of the air, who covers the heart and mind like a vail “He who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way.” It is God who lets, until that covering be taken out of the way.
The Lord can raise up nations, and the Lord can bring them down to the ground when they become lifted up in their own hearts and minds. It is written “the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.” And it is also written “All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.”
So you see it is nothing for the Lord to raise up, and to also bring down a mighty nation, even the many nations and powers that be on this earth today. But that is exactly what the Lord is going to do when the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God.
Jesus foretold of the powers of heaven that shall be shaken, as it also pertains to the casting down of the strongholds of this world. Even those who sit in places of power and exalt themselves above the knowledge of God shall also be cast down.
This casting down of the thrones is shown to us in Daniel 7:9, but what is also shown to us in verse [SUP]18 “[/SUP]But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.”
So be patient, and be of good cheer. Luke 12:32 “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
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