An Insight To Democracy circa 2020 AD: "The Hand of God"
The word 'democracy' was first coined in Greece around 500 BCE, meaning "strength of the people" in governing a community, and it took thousands of years to become popular around the world as the choice of government structure in modern times. This concept of rulership has an intrinsic origin unto the need for justice, social order, and fairness among the society in Athens at the time. It is also in the State of Athens, in Areopagus (seat of State Council), five centuries after, that Apostle Paul had declared the "good news" about Jesus Christ among the pagan intellectuals of Greece (please read the Bible, Act 17:16-43). In this context, Paul had mentioned about "every nation", "appointed times", and boundaries of their lands" in his proclamation:
"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he
marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands" (verse 26)
Apostle Paul, as an inspired messenger, had been declaring to the world about God's 'hand' or influence on every nation during an appointed time, to form nations and even creating boundaries of these nations, and from this inspiration, events had been taking place accordingly.
Recent events in Hongkong and in the UK before the year 2020 had revealed the inspiration of Apostle Paul's words about God's work on nations. Decades before the year 2020 the world had seen a tumultuous history beginning in China's claim to Taiwan, Russia's annexation of Crimea during the civil war in Ukraine, the ideological war of fanatism by the ISIS, and not to include the posturing of North Korea with the threat of nuclear war causing anxiety to the world. Amidst this tension, suffering, and deaths in the tens of thousands, a democratic process had been gathering momentum in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Scotland, part of the 4 nation Union (the rest are England, Wales, and Northern Ireland), had won the right to hold a referendum with regards to independence from the UK, but the majority of the Scottish people decided to stay in the Union in September 2014 referendum. This exercise of democracy is highly contrasted from the behavior of China and Russia during that time, where dominance and power are becoming the norm in international relations, that even the lives of people had been sacrificed to obtain territory, as what happened in Ukraine and ISIS-held territories. This democratic exercise in Scotland had signaled the world about the importance of gaining the consent of the people on how to govern a nation in a peaceful manner, rather than imposing the power of the government towards the people.
Unwittingly, the Scottish referendum of 2014 had triggered a sense of patriotism to the whole country in relation to the European Union. When the United Kingdom had sensed the burden being imposed by the EU during talks about budget, economy, and immigration, the issue of sovereignty had started to take shape on the side of the UK then eventually the EU referendum on 'Brexit' was born, culminating to the exit of UK tentatively at the end of January 2020. Interestingly, the EU referendum in June 2016, 2 years after the Scottish referendum, was done in a clean manner despite the rumor that the powerful EU will intercept the result. The allegation of manipulation in the Scottish referendum had actually ensured the clean result of the 'Brexit' referendum which is bigger in scope and with far-reaching effect to the world.
THE STRUGGLE OF 'BREXIT' AND THE WHISPERING OF GOD
The British people might be right in deciding to leave the European Union (a political body, not Europe) due to a sense of patriotism and sovereignty on their side, but there is also a subtle issue on the side of the EU that is gradually creeping in, which is the lust for power. EU is originally designed as an economic integration through EEC (European Economic Community) in 1957, but then it morphed into a political power that is touching all aspects of life among the citizens of all member states that we are seeing today, despite the existence of their own national government. There is even a plan to create a separate military power that the EU commission will have direct control, superseding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) signed during the post-war era. It is from this context that Russia invaded Ukraine due to fear that the EU will be at their doorstep when Ukraine had signed up with the EU for cooperation in political terms, indicating a military alignment that is feared will usher in an era of war. Because of the EU's expansionism and pursuit of military power, some sectors branded them as 'Tower of Babel', a biblical account of people trying to be god-like but were scattered for their sins.
The EU had tried to manipulate the issue of Brexit forcefully for more than 3 years, to the point of hysteria among opposite proponents but gladly, the will of the people, the power of the majority, and the principles of democracy prevailed when the general election happened on December 12, 2019. This Brexit process of using democracy leading to the general election in the UK is quite interesting as it becomes the precursor in pacifying a volatile Hongkong during the 'umbrella movement' that had a resurgence in June 2019. This umbrella movement had seen the worst in trying to hold the government into account sacrificing even life in their protest and had the prediction from many sectors around the world for mainland China to occupy Hongkong and eventually rip off the policy of one nation, two systems. And from this viewpoint, China will eventually implement its plan that is already in the table to invade Taiwan and end the cold war between the two, so they say, without considering that Taiwan had already prepared itself for war and the US is on stand-by for such eventuality. Hongkong could have been the trigger for a global war if democracy was not exercised, thankfully, the quick response of the Hongkong administration to hold an election and followed it through had staved off a calamitous outcome in the region by preventing China to initiate an invasion in Hongkong in the nick of time.
Insight into these two events in history in Hongkong and in the UK will tell us that the will of the people is the 'hand' of God, and rightly so as we are his image according to him (Gen. 1:27). God's name YHWH (Yahweh, Yehowah, Jehovah, etc) has the deep meaning of "he who causes to become", the only bearer of a name befitting the title "Creator" - as declared by Paul and so shall be.
"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he
marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands" (verse 26)
Apostle Paul, as an inspired messenger, had been declaring to the world about God's 'hand' or influence on every nation during an appointed time, to form nations and even creating boundaries of these nations, and from this inspiration, events had been taking place accordingly.
Recent events in Hongkong and in the UK before the year 2020 had revealed the inspiration of Apostle Paul's words about God's work on nations. Decades before the year 2020 the world had seen a tumultuous history beginning in China's claim to Taiwan, Russia's annexation of Crimea during the civil war in Ukraine, the ideological war of fanatism by the ISIS, and not to include the posturing of North Korea with the threat of nuclear war causing anxiety to the world. Amidst this tension, suffering, and deaths in the tens of thousands, a democratic process had been gathering momentum in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Scotland, part of the 4 nation Union (the rest are England, Wales, and Northern Ireland), had won the right to hold a referendum with regards to independence from the UK, but the majority of the Scottish people decided to stay in the Union in September 2014 referendum. This exercise of democracy is highly contrasted from the behavior of China and Russia during that time, where dominance and power are becoming the norm in international relations, that even the lives of people had been sacrificed to obtain territory, as what happened in Ukraine and ISIS-held territories. This democratic exercise in Scotland had signaled the world about the importance of gaining the consent of the people on how to govern a nation in a peaceful manner, rather than imposing the power of the government towards the people.
Unwittingly, the Scottish referendum of 2014 had triggered a sense of patriotism to the whole country in relation to the European Union. When the United Kingdom had sensed the burden being imposed by the EU during talks about budget, economy, and immigration, the issue of sovereignty had started to take shape on the side of the UK then eventually the EU referendum on 'Brexit' was born, culminating to the exit of UK tentatively at the end of January 2020. Interestingly, the EU referendum in June 2016, 2 years after the Scottish referendum, was done in a clean manner despite the rumor that the powerful EU will intercept the result. The allegation of manipulation in the Scottish referendum had actually ensured the clean result of the 'Brexit' referendum which is bigger in scope and with far-reaching effect to the world.
THE STRUGGLE OF 'BREXIT' AND THE WHISPERING OF GOD
The British people might be right in deciding to leave the European Union (a political body, not Europe) due to a sense of patriotism and sovereignty on their side, but there is also a subtle issue on the side of the EU that is gradually creeping in, which is the lust for power. EU is originally designed as an economic integration through EEC (European Economic Community) in 1957, but then it morphed into a political power that is touching all aspects of life among the citizens of all member states that we are seeing today, despite the existence of their own national government. There is even a plan to create a separate military power that the EU commission will have direct control, superseding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) signed during the post-war era. It is from this context that Russia invaded Ukraine due to fear that the EU will be at their doorstep when Ukraine had signed up with the EU for cooperation in political terms, indicating a military alignment that is feared will usher in an era of war. Because of the EU's expansionism and pursuit of military power, some sectors branded them as 'Tower of Babel', a biblical account of people trying to be god-like but were scattered for their sins.
The EU had tried to manipulate the issue of Brexit forcefully for more than 3 years, to the point of hysteria among opposite proponents but gladly, the will of the people, the power of the majority, and the principles of democracy prevailed when the general election happened on December 12, 2019. This Brexit process of using democracy leading to the general election in the UK is quite interesting as it becomes the precursor in pacifying a volatile Hongkong during the 'umbrella movement' that had a resurgence in June 2019. This umbrella movement had seen the worst in trying to hold the government into account sacrificing even life in their protest and had the prediction from many sectors around the world for mainland China to occupy Hongkong and eventually rip off the policy of one nation, two systems. And from this viewpoint, China will eventually implement its plan that is already in the table to invade Taiwan and end the cold war between the two, so they say, without considering that Taiwan had already prepared itself for war and the US is on stand-by for such eventuality. Hongkong could have been the trigger for a global war if democracy was not exercised, thankfully, the quick response of the Hongkong administration to hold an election and followed it through had staved off a calamitous outcome in the region by preventing China to initiate an invasion in Hongkong in the nick of time.
Insight into these two events in history in Hongkong and in the UK will tell us that the will of the people is the 'hand' of God, and rightly so as we are his image according to him (Gen. 1:27). God's name YHWH (Yahweh, Yehowah, Jehovah, etc) has the deep meaning of "he who causes to become", the only bearer of a name befitting the title "Creator" - as declared by Paul and so shall be.
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