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GOD IS, WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE IN CHARGE:
The Bible gives illustrations where
God has been involved in human history.
Egypt
The Bible says that God's dealings can be seen in His workings with Egypt.
For the scripture says to Pharaoh,
I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you, so that
my name may be proclaimed in all the earth (Romans 9:17).
Babylon
Babylon, the nation that God used to judge Israel, would themselves be judged by
God.
Thus says the LORD to his
anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before
him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him — and the gates
shall not be closed: I will go before you and level the mountains, I will
break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will
give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that
you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your
name. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by
your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. I am the LORD, and there
is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me
(Isaiah 45:1-5).
See also (Daniel 1-5, Jeremiah 50-51, Isaiah 47-48).
Medo-Persia
The Medo-Persian empire, which followed the Babylonian, was also a target of
God's judgment (Isaiah 44:24-45; 1-7; Daniel 2, 7). He is the One who allowed
them to rise and He is the One who caused them to fall.
Greece
The next world empire, Greece, rose and fell according to God's time frame
(Daniel 8:1-25; 11:1-35). Again, He was in control of their destiny.
Rome
The Roman Empire, according to Scripture, would rise after these three previous
world empires (Daniel 7:7,23, 9:24-27). This happened exactly as the Bible
predicted.

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