HAIL TO THE CHIEF
IT is interesting that people who reject the absolute authority of a king always end up under the authority of a dictator.
The Puritans rejected – and beheaded – Charles 1st, yet ended up under the absolute dominion of Oliver Cromwell. His reign as Lord Protector was one of the few instances of a righteous tyranny.
The Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 saw the Russians do away with the Tsar, only to come under the rule of a succession of brutal tyrants.
The United States of America swapped the rule of the British Throne for their shiny new Republic – a beacon of democratic liberty. Yet where has this gotten them today? Since 9/11 a raft of legislation has put more power into the hands of the American President than at any time in history, making the office and person of President a virtual dictator.
Kingship has been shunned by the West increasingly over the past 150 years, yet people still are ruled over by one man or woman at the top. Of course, the world is not that simple and there are other hidden powers behind the nominal figureheads of state. But it is actually quite astonishing that the “enlightened” citizens of Western society, who would utterly discard the notion of being ruled over by a king, yet give their loyalty (and taxes!) to a president or prime minister.
This is the problem at the heart of our so-called Western civilization: we have rejected the Divine office of king and replaced it with our human notions of leadership. We have substituted democracy – the rule of the mob – for Theocracy – the rule of God through a godly monarch:
There is nothing wrong with the concept of the Divine Right of Kings; that is, when applied to the British Throne of David. What was wrong was that certain kings in our history abused this Right and thus brought dishonour upon their office. There are counter-balances in place to prevent this Divine Right becoming abused. God’s answer to kings whose heads get too big for their crowns has always been the careful, watchful eye of the saints. Many a dud monarch has been prayed off the Throne. And so it should be.
The simple truth is that man was made to be ruled over. This is not in question. What is in question is “By whom?”
If man rejects the commandment of God, as Adam did in Eden, he will end up being ruled by a tyrant. As Adam did. If God’s instrument of dominion on planet
earth is a Throne, not a democracy or a republic, then any people who reject that Throne are rebels against the will of God. This is America’s predicament today.
She will never make republicanism and democracy work, nor can she. Most American Christians believe this anyway, since they believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, which will not happen to usher in a democracy! There is no Opposition Party in God’s Kingdom!
And Jesus is King. Not President. He is not elected by man.
Democracy is foolish men electing other fools to be their masters. It is fools licensing fools to be fools. It cannot work and it never has. Decades and centuries of democracy have proved that when men are given the power to choose their rulers, society breaks down because the family breaks down. And the reason the family breaks down is because the haters of God end up in power and pass laws that directly contravene His law. When will the people of God learn that democratically-elected politicians will always legislate against God and His Word?
The problem is that democracy enshrines man. Democracy is the soil of dictatorship and tyranny. Democracy attracts the sort of person who lusts for power and this is the type of person least deserving of it. The political histories of Europe and America are replete with instances of corruption in the highest places. Democracy spawns corruption because it makes man his own god. It is satanic to the core. Interestingly, some of the biggest supporters of democracy are church leaders who would consider it extremely rebellious for anyone to challenge them for the leadership of their own churches!
This is the kind of hypocrisy that the Church has sadly shown to the world. Christians believe in a King and are part of a Kingdom, yet lend their misplaced and misguided support to a devilish system called democracy. Let me ask you, Christian brother and sister: if you wouldn’t put up with a wretch as your pastor, why put up with one as your President? Or your Senator or Congressman?
The answer to this by many Christians is that with democracy you get the chance to vote such people out of office. My answer is: why wait? PRAY THEM OUT TODAY!! As dominion saints of the Most High, we have the right to petition YHWH to remove the wicked from power and replace them with the godly. Yet here is the rub of it: if we are going to do this – and we certainly need to do it – why continue to prop up a system that is clearly failing? Democracy will continue to attract and spit out those who are unfit for office.
In certain parts of the world, convicted prisoners can vote. Can you believe that? A child molester has the same rights as a child of God. A murderer and a rapist can exercise the same authority as a pastor or an evangelist. This is democracy for you. God’s system is the rule of the godly, It always has been. Moses was God’s man. Korah was the people’s representative. What happened at election time?
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that YHWH hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then YHWH hath not sent me.
But if YHWH make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked YHWH.
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
(Numbers 16:28-33)
Korah, the people’s choice, didn’t bite the dust so much as the dust bit him. Notice that it was YHWH who did the electing, not the people. Their choice i.e. those that followed Korah, was over-ruled!
You really need to read Numbers 16 and see that the essential argument of Korah was for democracy and power-sharing. Korah was a democrat to his core. He was a descendent of Kohath and thus came from a privileged Levite family. The Levites were, in addition to being the spiritual priests, also the civil servants of Israel. “Kohath” means to ally oneself with, to join in party with. Clearly Korah was a politician, a man who inveigled his way into the confidence of others and conned them into joining his faction. His swansong, which the New Testament labels rebellion, was that all the people were equal. Sound familiar?
An interesting thing about Korah is his name. It means “bald” but is derived from a word that means “ice” or “hail”. Could it be that the hymn of praise sung to American Presidents i.e. Hail To The Chief contains a warning about the rebellion of Korah? What is the symbol of America? It is, of course, the bald eagle. America’s rebellion against God’s anointed Throne has been well-documented in this book. Intriguingly, Korah was a favourite name used by Edomites, those who hide behind the eagle (see Obadiah v.4). Eagles are, in fact, historically a symbol of Edom.
The rebellion against the British Throne originally comprised of thirteen states, thirteen of course being the number of rebellion. America is nationally Manasseh, the thirteenth tribe. Interestingly, Manasseh means “causing to forget”. Tragically, America has forgotten the original destiny of the Mayflower Pilgrims, to settle in the New World and colonise it as loyal subjects of the Throne of David. America’s status as the great people of Manasseh, as promised by the patriarch Jacob, would in no way be diminished by being ruled over by the British Throne; in fact, it could be argued that America will be not truly great until she comes under the God – appointed instrument of dominion again.
On this point of Manasseh being a “great people” (see Genesis 48: 19), it should be noted that Jacob’s promise was specifically that. The word “people” in Hebrew is am, which is very rarely translated “nation” in Scripture. This has to be pointed out since some British-Israel teachers use this verse in Genesis 48 to assert that the Bible prophesies Manasseh to be a “great nation”. Although I accept this can be inferred from Genesis 48, it should be noted that a people are distinct from a nation, in both English and Hebrew terminology. I would not be dogmatic and say that in Genesis 48: 19, the term “nation” could not apply but there is a tendency among some, particularly American teachers of BI, to hype this up and somehow make the great nation of Manasseh greater than Ephraim.: One only has to read the writings of certain American BI teachers to see that this is so. However, the Bible is unambiguous. Ephraim is greater than Manasseh.
A bigger leap of fancy is made concerning Genesis 35: 11, where God promises Jacob that a nation and a company of nations shall come from him. Many American proponents of BI couple this with Genesis 48: 19 and aver that this promise of a nation applies to America, whilst the company of nations is Great Britain. Whilst the prophecy of Jacob in Genesis 48 clearly applies to Ephraim-Britain and Manasseh-America, it is stretching things way too far to say that Genesis 35: 11 concerns the same subject. The word for nation used in this verse is goy, which definitively means “nation”. For American BI teachers to claim that the “nation” of Genesis 35:11 refers to America shows the preponderance to make America always the first and foremost. This desire for prominence in all things is typically American and indicative of a constant drive to be the top dog.
Sadly, in this, America shows the very heart of her rebellious refusal to submit to David’s Throne in the earth. Her constant promulgation and projection of her elected President as leader of the nations is subversive to the appointed and anointed seat of true authority. And here we see that the Bible’s use of am in Genesis 48:19 is inspired. Although at present America is undoubtedly a great nation, her real “manifest destiny” is embracing her prophetic role as a great people.
This will take place when the self-promoting and self-appointed “Chief”, the President of the United States, becomes openly subject to the God-established
and God-appointed monarch upon David’s Royal Throne, reversing the tragic act of rebellion taken in the 18th century. The people of America must again come under the authority of this Throne.
Excerpted from the book My Country Tis Of Thee by William McMurdo
