In our last post we left Jesus reigning as a King in a
Spiritual kingdom. Some will rebel at
that idea. Many will say that when Jesus
came and was rejected by the kingdom
of Israel, that He postponed the
kingdom which He will set up when He returns.
I maintain a different view. In
my last post I referred to the coming of John the Baptist and Jesus both
preaching the same gospel, “repent ye:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
We should notice also that Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy
kingdom Come” If He already had a kingdom why
pray for it to come? It is because He
will manifest His kingdom in a physical, material way when He returns. Matt. 6:33
He taught His disciples to seek first the kingdom
of God. Did He mean for them to seek something that
was at least 2000 years away? I think
not.
In Matt. 11:12 Jesus said, “And from the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence,” If there was no kingdom, how could it suffer
violence. In Luke_16:16 Jesus said, “The law and the prophets were
until John: since that time the kingdom
of God is preached, and every man
presseth into it. “ If there is no
kingdom, what are men pressing into? Again
in Luke_17:20, 21 Jesus said, “And when he was demanded of the
Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom
of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall
they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom
of God is within you.” When the Pharisees ask our Lord when the kingdom
of God should come, He answered
them that it was within them. Now He
certainly did not mean that the kingdom
of God was in those Christ
rejecting Pharisees. So what did He
mean? Instead of saying within them, if
it be understood with in their midst, it is understandable.
Also
in John_18:36 “Jesus answered, My kingdom
is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants
fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not
from hence.” He did not mean that His
kingdom was not in this world, but that its source was not from this
world. As Daniel had prophesied, the God
of Heaven had set up a kingdom. In the
end of this statement of Jesus, you will see His meaning when He says “my
kingdom is not from hence.” It is also
important to note that He was called the King of the Jews in Mat_27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the
governor asked him, saying, “Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto
him, Thou sayest.”
When Jesus said, “Thou sayest” He was confirming the statement to be
true. Thus He was claiming not only to
be a king but the king of the Jews.
These verses and thoughts seem to be enough to show that Jesus was and
is the King of the Jews, a human king on earth though at the time He might be
said to be in exile here while He reigns from Heaven. This is not all. At the proper time, He will return to this
earth. When He does, He shall reign from
the throne of David in Jerusalem. Let
it be seen that a man, the God-Man has set up His kingdom on earth, and He
reigns from Heaven until He returns to reign in the flesh. What do you think of these thoughts? Do you agree or disagree? Why not leave me a comment?
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