Nations

 I will overthrow all the nations..

Haggai 2:7

Is nationalism a good thing? Is globalism worse? The Lord God here in Haggai and throughout the Bible shows He is ultimately the final arbiter of the nation state. He destroys nations which are evil or fail to honor him.

 Nationalists do tend to universalize historical contingencies. For example, Japan has existed in its current form only since the 1970s. Okinawa was under US rule until then. You could argue that America had no right to the islands, but China could probably argue it is at least as historically connected to Okinawa as Japan is. ( Look at the map - Taiwan is nearer than Tokyo). Northern Ireland and Scotland are both contested territories in a British context, but the historical details I don't have space for here.

The point is, if London or Toyko are unjust, then God will hardly support their territorial claims, and is more likely to help those who honor Him. And given the way Okinawans and the Irish have been treated over the centuries, the current status quo is very unlikely to last forever.