Revelation 13: Government That Serves Satan
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 @ 7:45 AM
It is common in America to complain about our government, but the Bible makes it clear that a political system can become far, far worse than simply being inefficient or even corrupt.
The Romans 13 model of government is at one end of the biblical spectrum, in which proper political authority keeps order, protects citizens, promotes what is good, and punishes what is evil. (See
However, sometimes a government can get it so wrong that it drifts from the Romans 13 model toward the Revelation 13 end of the spectrum. In that famous passage in John’s Apocalypse, we see a terrifying image of governmental power that has turned utterly demonic.