Why do Nations Rage Against God? (Ps 2)
God waits Patiently for His Day.
In the first post of this series, How Joseph Developed Socialism, God, through Joseph, gave the King/Pharaoh {priest} all the riches of his people; i.e., they became slaves to him. The next post, How Moses Broke Socialism, showed how God, through Moses, broke the economy of Egypt to impoverish the King and people. In this post I will endeavor to show the guiding rule to determine what God is doing today with the nations and the most common error Christians support because they do not clearly grasped the Scriptures.
Habakkuk gives us a hint of God’s relationship with the nations and the error nations, kings and citizens make which sets them up to fail (Hab 1:12-17). God would use the Babylonian Empire to punish Judah for their continued rejection of Him. Habakkuk complains that the Babylonians were more wicked than the Jews and the Babylonians would learn the wrong message thinking they will obtain victory through their own strengths; thus, ensconcing them in their idolatry. Habakkuk’s observations are correct. The problem is that Habakkuk does not know the fullness of God’s plan nor does God give him complete details (Is 55:8-9). God does tell Habakkuk that the Babylonians, Chaldeans, will answer for their sin in due time (Hab 2:6-19). First, God will show mercy toward and save King Nebuchadnezzar and he will teach mankind about the end of nations with the establishment of His Kingdom (Da 2:17-45; 4).
Why did God use Babylon? He used Assyria against Israel, northern kingdom. Then He waited specifically until He had raised up Babylon. I believe that the major reason is because the Jews, via Abraham, originally came from Babylon or Chaldea (Ge 11:27-31). His family, and by implication himself also, worshiped idols (Jos 24:1-18). In these verses God, via Joshua, told the people that they did not bring any victory upon themselves but as a result of His direct intervention. As long as the Jews were faithful to God He would directly intervene to protect them; however, when they would forsake Him to worship other gods, such as self, God would also directly intervene to trouble them (Jos 24:19-28). Even while the people were choosing to serve God they were worshiping idols. This trend would continue throughout their history. God used Assyria against Israel; since they wanted idols God would give over to a nation of idols to realize the violence and degradation of their dreams (Ro 1:18-25). Judah would be given over to their forefathers who also worshiped idols to enjoy the benefits of idolatry: lies and violence (Jo 8:44). Their captivity lasted 70 years because they had ignored the Jubilee Years; God would give the land its rest as prescribed in the Law (2Ch 36:20-21; Je 25:8-12; Da 9:1-19). Then some of the Jews left Babylon in three waves returning to Jerusalem. Babylon was then punished because God had shown them His truth via Nebuchadnezzar which they rejected.
God shows the astute reader that He blesses nations who bless believers and punishes nations that turn against His people. When Egypt supported the Hebrews God blessed them beyond their dreams. However, this gave them a false belief that they had accomplished this feat. Then they turned to pride and enslaved the Hebrews. Thus, God broke Egypt for not letting the Hebrews go. It was their great pride that broke Egypt economically. We see this again with Babylon and Persia. When these nations were benevolent toward God’s people, He blessed them; when they were against His people, they were defeated and eventually passed out of history. This still is true today; however, the question that must be answered now is, “Who are God’s people?”
Today’s Judaism is not of God
Zionists are Socialists – Atheists
When the leaders of Jerusalem, province of Judea, agitated to kill Messiah they were also pronouncing judgment on themselves. After the closure of Acts synagogues are referred to as synagogues of Satan because the Jews had rejected God and brought judgment upon themselves just as Joshua had stated in our earlier references (Re 2:8-11). The Pharisees were the only surviving sect of Judaism and remain such today; however, these remain against Christ in all their writings: Talmud; Midrash; and Mishnah. Thus, I refer to them as False Jews. The modern nation of Israel was founded by Zionists who were self-admitted socialists and atheists. Since they rejected God, they are not God’s people. There are a group of True Jews but they are hidden, even from themselves, until the Great Tribulation (Re 7:1-10).
Return of the True Jews after the Church
God’s People Today? New Covenant Believers
The True Jews will be called out of every tribe, tongue and ethnicity where God has placed them (Ez 34:11-16). However, God via Ezekiel speaks of judgment between good sheep and bad sheep (Ez 34:17-24). These bad or evil sheep are the False Jews who fight against those who believe in God until the Day that Christ judges them. This is clearly stated when one properly interprets Scripture.
Great Whore of Babylon Believes She
Owns the World; Satan Alone Does
The Reformation leaders were fixated on their hatred for the Roman Catholic Pope; thus, they saw the Whore of Babylon as Roman Catholic Church and the Pope as Antichrist. This blinded them to the plain teach of Scripture. Revelation defines this whore as idolatry, covetousness, that is always against God and His believers (Col 3:5; Re 17-18). The city that is the source of this idolatry that seeks to kill all who do not submit is Jerusalem, the great city that shed the blood of prophets, saints and Christ (Lk 11:49-51; Re 11:8; 18:24). This Great Whore never left her idolatrous roots of Babylon as noted by Moses and Joshua. Her history is replete with rebellion against God; even after returning from her Babylonian Captivity (Mal 2:1-9, 17). Christ especially spoke against the traditions, Talmudic oral traditions, of the False Jews, and they hated Him for exposing them (Mt 23; Mk 7:1-23). It is this earthly Jerusalem that has entered into a compact with Satan, and later with his Antichrist; however, it will not avail the False Jews. Satan hates them and when he no longer needs them he will have them destroyed which is the judgment of God (Ga 4:21-31; Re 13:1-10). Then the only acceptable faith on earth will be of the Antichrist as taught by the False Prophet (Re 13:11-17).
We have the indwelling Spirit, the great teacher of God’s word; we should not be so easily captured by the delusions of Satan that can keep us ineffective in our mission to spread the truth of God; i.e., salvation (Mt 28:19-20; 1Co 2:14; 2Th 2:3-12). Christ remains at work in the nations via the nations which continue to believe that they are powerful, wise and right; in reality, they are weak, foolish and sinful (1Co 1:18-25). All who are saved, including those who call themselves Jews, are Christians; the Bible has no other label than this as even Paul admitted (Ga 3:27-29; Ph 3:2-11). God has not rejected His hidden True Jews but now is not their time; it is the time of First Fruits, the Church; when He calls the Church out of the World, He will also call forth His True Jews to stand against the lies of the False Jews (Ro 11).
Thus, today God deals kindly with nations that support true believers in Christ and punishes nations that persecute true believers in Christ; i.e., Christians. Those who call themselves Jews, and are not, are enemies of God, God’s truth and true believers. This is why we are called to practice discernment; so we will not be easily captured by changing winds of belief for the true faith never changes: it just needs to be discovered in His word (Ep 4:11-16; He 5:11-14).