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MembersDeep state: The Bible speaks of unelected powers

Talk of a “deep state” or “shadow government” that undermines the duly-elected representatives makes people nervous.

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The term “deep state” is often used in the context of conspiracy theories, suggesting that a government is being undermined, manipulated, or controlled to the point of being made powerless. In the Bible, there is talk of unelected powers that interfered and dictated within Israel.

In both Israel and the US, the elected leadership have accused local left-wing powers of being a Deep State: Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Donald Trump in Washington. Trump often said that parts of the Deep State within agencies like the FBI, CIA, and NSA were working against him, especially during the investigations into the Russia affair. Trump and his supporters frequently claimed that mainstream journalism and many political institutions in the Deep State tended to cover up the truth or manipulate public opinion to undermine his policies. “There is a group that forms the Deep State—they work against the people,” Trump often charged, or: “The people in the Deep State do everything to prevent me from achieving anything.” But when it comes to hidden or independent power structures, this is nothing new and...

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One response to “Deep state: The Bible speaks of unelected powers”

  1. David Bergsland says:

    I’m pleased that the solution is at hand. Yeshua Messiah is all-knowing and any deep state attempts will be stopped before they can get anything accomplished. The rule of a truly righteous King is required.

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