Psalms 94:20-21 “Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You? (21) They gather together against the life of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.”
There are many nations that fully embrace a godless environment such as communist nations for example, who proclaim that God does not exist and thus formulate laws that outlaw any reference to Him. In the above quoted passage of scripture the Holy Spirit describes these nations as devising evil by law. In other words, these nations enact laws that promote godlessness and punish any form of godly behaviour. Invariably these forms of government are very oppressive and do not tolerate any dissent from their citizens. God allows these nations to continue in their foolishness until they reach the fullness of their transgressions. And so just as with individuals that get away with evil deeds without incurring swift punishment, for a while it seems as if these nations are also able to get away with their godless practices. Nevertheless once that nation has reached the fullness of its transgressions God steps in and He judges them by replacing their governmental systems with one that is more tolerant of godly norms. The replacement of these types of regimes normally occurs through one of two avenues, i.e. either they collapse internally or they are violently overthrown.
Michael E.B. Maher
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