A state is a political and geopolitical entity, while a nation is a cultural and ethnic one. Or at least so says Wikipedia.
Keep this distinction in mind.
What follows is more of an intellectual exercise and a conversation provoker than a
specific meditation, but I throw it out there for those who, like me, are
intrigued by the details of scripture.
You may be familiar
with the concept of the angelic representation of people groups, which is
plainly stated for us in the book of Daniel.
