Advent Day 8 King of kings

Good Morning Gorgeous!

It’s a brand NEW day, a fresh NEW start! A new day to soak in the Names of our Savior, our Redeemer, our Healer, our Wonderful Counselor, the source of our Peace, and Lord of all lords, King of kings.

There is nothing above His name. No earthly king will ever match Him in power or might. There is no dark force that His illuminating light won’t defeat, and there is nothing on earth or in the spiritual realm that an immediate encounter with Him can’t conquer. The Lord appears, and darkness flees. The Lord appears, and evil forces go. The Lord appears, and victory just IS. Victory and triumph HAPPENS when the Lord over all comes on the scene. That’s how a touch from Jesus opens blind eyes, causes deaf ears to hear, lame to walk, mental health to be restored, hardened hearts to melt, and heavy burdens to break off. His power is NO match for anything in all the earth. We must identify with the name of Jesus because it’s how we will encounter Him at the end of this age. He is King of all kings and Lord over all!

Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, prophesied in Luke 1: 32-33 that Jesus would reign forever and His kingdom would have no end.

Just as His birth was prophesied,
and it came to pass.
Just as His death was prophesied,
and it came to pass.
Just as His resurrection was prophesied,
and it came to pass.
Just as the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon His people was prophesied,
and it came to pass.
It has been prophesied that Jesus is returning as Lord of lords and King of kings,
and it will come to pass.

And when He returns, He is ushering in a whole new government and kingdom—the kingdom the Jews were waiting for Him to establish 2,000 years ago. He will establish an eternal Kingdom for all who have placed their trust in His name alone. He will return as the Lord of all lords, King over all kings, and His rule will never end.

Daniel writes about Jesus’s triumphant return in the Book of Daniel centuries before Christ’s birth.

“I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. Then, to Him, He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, And all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. Daniel 7: 13- 14

Then, during the events surrounding Jesus’s birth, people started to recognize that this Jesus being birthed into the earth was THAT same ruler Daniel prophesied about! The wise men who had studied the scriptures began to piece the divine clues together, and when Jesus was born, they recognized the sign! The King of the Jews was born! He is here! And the promises of a new Kingdom where He will reign and rule had come.

Now, here’s where the story takes an unexpected turn in the minds of the Jewish people, including Christ’s disciples. They were expecting Him to usher in a new Kingdom now! They were expecting Him to overthrow the tyranny of the Roman Government and reign and rule on earth in that generation. And we know that Jesus had a MUCH more extensive assignment. He would not temporarily rule on a throne given to Him by the power of men. Instead, He would rule over all of heaven and earth, over every other power, rule, authority, angels, and humans, and ultimately over His entire creation forever and ever! I love studying what Jesus said about Himself!

Here are His Words in Mark 13:26.
“Then, they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.”
With this statement, Jesus confirms what the prophet Daniel had spoken hundreds of years earlier in Daniel 7: 13-14.

See how it affirms what Daniel prophesied,

“I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven!…Then to Him was given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…an everlasting kingdom.

When he was crucified, the custom was to nail the official charge to the cross with the criminal. Can you guess what they wrote as the charge against Him?

This statement was written above His head, “King of the Jews.”

What they didn’t realize was that the charge was accurate. He was King of the Jews and also King over ALL. The book of Revelation states,
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19: 16

May this Name of Christ bring you great confidence that you are on the side of the most powerful King there ever was, is, or will be! When He returns, He will be in FULL glory. Those in Christ have nothing to fear, but we have everything to celebrate!

Dear Lord,
Thank You that we can firmly trust that Jesus will return as our King and Lord over all! Remind our souls that we don’t need to fear the return of Christ. Lord, help our spirits to yearn for His return and desire this day with anticipation, just as His birth was anticipated and long-awaited by the Jewish people. May we recognize the signs and seasons from scripture and be expectantly waiting just as the wise men read the stars and connected them to the birth of Christ. Give us ears and eyes that are open and discerning in this hour.
In Jesus Name, Amen.

This is from chapter 8 of the book,

Anticipating the Savior: A Journey through the Names of Jesus

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