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The Myth of Modern Democracy Comes From Greece
The idea of people electing their own senators or congressmen or parliamentarians came from Moses in the wilderness who began this tradition of elders which through whom God will rule. In Revelation for example in chapter 4, in chapter 2 and 3, John is looking at the horrible state of the church, seven churches, but then in chapter 4 his eyes are lifted to the throne room of God. There is a throne that is authority in the universe, but God's throne is surrounded by 24 elders. It is the elders who are managing God's kingdom. So this concept is what brought about what we call democracy,. although around 1910 in the University of New York, in Colombia, Colombia University, two philosophers