The Bible does say that God appoints the rulers of nations. That doesn't mean that everything a government does is good obviously, yet the matter is a part of the paradigm of predestination and God's plan for the destiny of the world and people in it. It is alright for Christians to support national sovereignty and the integrity of a democracy. In my opinion a lot of people that hate Christians,, hate the United States and capitalism see a twofur in attacking Christians and nationalism simultaneously. Gemini summarized the paradigm of God appointing rulers of nations- "a common theological belief found in both the Christian and Islamic faiths, particularly referenced in the Bible (Romans 13:1, Daniel 2:21) and the Quran (3:26). "
One may apply various hermeneutic paradigms to scripture seeking to extract support for diverse political meanings from it. Harmonizing all of the various books and content of the Bible into a wholistic paradigm for oneself may take time. The work of Christ in seeking to rescue humanity from the power of the thermodynamic field in which everyone exists physically and chases after energy and desirable things without a spiritual sense is simple for God yet not so simple for mankind to comprehend. God is spirit while the Universe is physical and material.
Even when saved Christians remain in the world, although born again in the spirit. Prioritizing scriptural/spiritual paradigms over worldly affairs certainly is Christian, yet that doesn't imply neglect or incompetence in things concerning citizen options- forced options of a political nature. Sometimes one is compelled to make a political choice in one direction or another, where detachment leads to an increase in public wickedness and harm. Should a Christian with a chance to oppose abortion or fascism for instance, not choose to do so?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was faced with such challenges during the Second World War and was executed by the Reich for so doing. He actively supported the resistance rather than simply casting a vote in opposition. Post-tribulationists- partial-preterists, believe that this is an era where the church builds up to convert people to Christ- to proselytize. That is what has happened since the tribulation happened in the First century AD as Jesus said it would- with all things being fulfilled within that generation. When God's purpose is completed for the world then Jesus will return and other end-times events will transpire including the last judgement. Pre-tribbers have a different take and believe Armageddon need happen first and are far more detached from things in a way- and tend to let things empirically be neglected or whatever.
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