Understanding Brexit and the Bible

Koot van Wyk (DLitt et Phil, ThD) Visiting Professor, Department of Liberal Education, Kyungpook National University, Sangju Campus, South Korea, Conjoint lecturer of Avondale College, Australia

The 23^rd of June 2016 saw the implosion of the British Government on CNN and BBC right in front of our eyes. The whole world was shocked how a government can burn like a mashmellow in the heat of a campfire. Brexit vote by the citizens and 52% wanted out so everything, including the government had to be traded in for this vote of the people. That is “democracy” people ensured me. But I am still not so sure.

However, Brexit must be understood in the background of the Bible and God’s role in history or otherwise you will be confused. Is anyone surprised with the role and ascend of Trump in the USA? You have to believe that God has a hand in history as He said in Isaiah to have and in Daniel 2. For those who are just horizontally inclined, may soon suffer heart-attacks by strange things happening around. But, this is how it is. God permits, He allows, people and leaders act within the agenda of His plan and if the agent in His hand boasts about his/her achievements or is against God, He melts down like Downingstreet 10 that Friday the 23^rd of June in front of our eyes. He was proud to stand for the LGBT agenda [albeit against the Scriptures] just like Obama and he mentioned Obama by name as he was falling that Friday and so is the Brexit gamechanger. So what we had on that day and since then, is basically that ISIS succeeded to cause the migrations with or without the help of the Saudis and other Islammic nations (some wonder if migration is a jihad by migration? Since there are nearly six jihad forms listed by scholars, one even economy?) But this is not our topic. Migrations did play a part, significant or not, in the Brexit move. They came out of the Euro Union. A union that one may call the Tower of Babel but with scissors of migration the hand of ISIS basically cut Brexit out of the union. Is that fair to say? Is it too symbolic with direct links a gap?

In Genesis 11 a similar thing happened. The golden rule in nature is that “birds of a feather flock together”. That is what happened in history in ca. 2500 BCE. People wanted to stay together and build a tower since they were wondering if God can be trusted to not bring another Flood as the one that destroyed the earth in 2692 BCE with Noah. Therefore, they built this huge tower to remain together high and dry.

But God was worried about this situation since sin is part of humanity and with all in one language they may affect each other so negatively just like they did before the Flood, that the evil will be in forms never imagined before. If they have different languages and struggle to understand each other, they may be prone more to respect of other cultures in the sense of not blindly following but with consideration. It is the twice thinking that God had in mind here. Of course, people are free to still follow LGBT despite. But they can at least consider. So the miracle of languages given by God was the scissors that cut the Tower of Babel in those days in two and sent them migrating all over the earth. Genetic miracles also occurred in order to bring cultural divides. “Birds of a feather still flock together” but now in their cultures. Does that mean that God does not want people of different languages and cultures and races to mix? No, He never said that. What He wants is that they do not sin but live a life of sanctification in obedience with His law. “And His law is not difficult”.

The gospel of Jesus message is said by Jesus that it will go to every tongue and nations on the earth and then the End shall come. The end is near since we are living in the time of the clay and iron in the foot of the image of Nebuchadnezzar and the Rock of Salvation, Jesus Christ is soon to appear. Thus, paying attention to the detail of God in the Bible is to our own benefit. Isaiah 24:4 tells us that at the End Time “leadership will fade away”.

Is it wrong that people like to be with their own people? No. But remember this, because this is not heaven, it is natural for people to express themselves with a mixture of sinful attitudes, caricatures, stereotypification, moods, negative connotations, doubt, fear, indecency, basically ugly expressions. That is why we need to know with discretion where to draw the line. To be romantic about one’s culture or history, is in effect very dangerous. The Christian will be always involved in cultural reformulation and sifting what is good and what is not. Always be alert.

Dear God

Help us to live our lives to the glory of God and not for our own selfish gain. We desire to follow your Scripture and not superimpose our own values over Your Revelation just because we think we are in digimodernism and the ancient people knew nothing. Amen