Spirit of Prophecy Counsels Relating To Church-State Relationships

Kings And Nations Under God’s Rule

The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. All kings, all nations, are His, under His rule and government. His resources are infinite. The wise man declares, “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” SPCCSR 17.3

Those upon whose actions hang the destinies of nations, are watched over with a vigilance that knows no relaxation by Him who “giveth salvation unto kings,” to whom belong “the shields of the earth.”—The Review and Herald, March 28, 1907. Republished in Bible Commentary, Vol. 4 Supplement, p. 1170. SPCCSR 17.4