The Apostle Paul died at the hands of the State and lived under the rule of Nero, yet he told Christians these words from God:
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
~ Romans 13:1-7
Brings to mind , "agemans," thread, "Can you prove by scripture,". And should cause one to ask, just what is God doing during this age of the first-fruit of the Spirit.
R 8:20 for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject
it -- in hope, R 8:20
Did that begin the moment God rested from his creation: Gen 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it
He rested from all His work which God had created and made. -- Was that subjected to vanity?
Is the following, age, the revelation of the sons of God?
Luke 20:35,36 but those accounted worthy to obtain
that age,
and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage; for neither are they able to die any more -- for they are like messengers --
and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.
Rom 8:19,23 for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the
revelation of t
he sons of God;
And not only
so, but also we ourselves,
having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan,
adoption expecting -- the redemption of our body;
Will the creation not then be subject to vanity??? Rom 8:21 that also
the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;
Consider: Is that the time frame being spoken of in Rev 20:2-4? and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;
I wonder what the old serpent, who is the devil and Adversary (Satan) was doing the day God rested?
Might be a good time to go read Daniel 2 again.
