What is happening in Minnesota is being explained almost exclusively through political commentary, legal analysis and media framing. That may be convenient, but it is also incomplete. Scripture has long warned that when a society rejects God’s authority and elevates false spiritual claims in places of influence, the consequences do not stay theoretical. They surface in real time through confusion, disorder and rebellion.
Minnesota has seen escalating unrest following fatal federal agent-involved shootings, with protests that have blocked streets, confronted federal agents and resisted repeated attempts to restore order. These events are usually described as reactions to policy or policing. The Bible describes something deeper. When restraint collapses among a people, it is often a sign that the spiritual foundation beneath that society has already begun to erode.
The Old Testament provides a clear framework for understanding this. Scripture repeatedly addresses what it calls “high places,” elevated locations where false gods were openly worshiped. These were not treated as neutral cultural expressions. God commanded their removal because they had shaped the land’s spiritual condition. Israel’s leaders learned through repeated failure that allowing false worship to stand always produced disorder among the people.
Gideon was instructed to tear down his own father’s altar to Baal before Israel could be delivered from oppression. King Hezekiah removed high places and objects of idolatry, and spiritual renewal followed. King Josiah went further, eliminating centers of false worship throughout Judah and restoring covenant faithfulness. The lesson was consistent. Spiritual authority comes before social stability.
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The New Testament reinforces this principle. Scripture teaches that the real struggle within societies is not against people or political leaders but against spiritual forces that operate through deception and rebellion. These forces are described as principalities that seek to influence regions, cultures and systems that reject God’s authority.
This framework makes recent events at the Minnesota State Capitol impossible to dismiss as symbolic or trivial. During the Christmas season of 2024, a satanic display was permitted inside the Capitol. In April 2025, a second display was approved that explicitly thanked Governor Tim Walz for allowing Satanism to be displayed in the building. The message openly rejected God’s sovereignty and affirmed allegiance to Satan within the seat of state authority.
From a biblical perspective, personal intent is beside the point. Scripture evaluates authority by what is permitted to stand in places of influence. Allowing false worship in a governing space grants spiritual access, whether or not that access is acknowledged. The Bible repeatedly warns that when false gods are elevated, disorder follows. People become unrestrained. Confusion replaces clarity. Obedience to authority begins to break down.
Seen through this lens, Minnesota’s unrest is not random. It is not spontaneous. It is the visible result of spiritual misalignment that has taken root at the highest levels of public authority.
Other states have responded differently to similar challenges. In Iowa, a Navy veteran dismantled a satanic display at the state Capitol in 2023 and described the act as Christian civil disobedience.
Minnesota now stands at a crossroads. Scripture is clear that when high places are left standing, disorder follows. When they are confronted, restoration begins. This is not partisan rhetoric. It is not political messaging. It is a biblical warning that history has proven accurate time and again.
What is unfolding in Minnesota is not just a political story. It is a spiritual one. Ignoring that reality does not make it go away. It only allows the consequences to grow louder.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
