Guy Duininck: The Four Major "Players" on Earth
There are 4 major "Players" on planet earth. Those players are God (often operating through angels), the devil (often operating through his minions), man (sometimes in cooperation with God and sometimes in cooperation with the devil) and nature.
Sometimes God acts on His own. Sometimes the Devil acts on his own. Sometimes Man sides in with God and acts and sometimes Man sides in with the devil and acts. Sometimes Man acts somewhat on his own - often with either a godly or an ungodly motivations. And Nature is most often "on its own."
If we don't understand these things, we are prone to much Mis-understanding and Mis-intperetation of events and matters on Earth.