The Eternal Sovereignty of God (Part One)
Khen Lim
Image source: Musings in Christ
Introduction
There are many royal monarchies that rule different parts of
the world. Some are long gone. Their families were either killed and the
remaining members in exile or in hiding. A few faced succession crises because
of a lack of direct male offspring. Not all the monarchies are benevolent. In
fact, many have been malevolent instead.
According to Wikipedia, there are currently twenty-nine (29)
monarchies ruling (or overseeing) forty-seven (47) nations in the world. That’s
a little less than one-quarter of the two-hundred countries* in the world. While
most of today’s sovereignties are constitutional in form (meaning ceremonial
roles for the royalties and not much more), there is a minority with absolute
powers.
* Including Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong with England,
Scotland, Wales, Eire and Northern Ireland counted individually
