The phrase King of Kings is used six times in Scripture. Once the title is applied to God the Father (1 Timothy 6:15), and twice to the Lord Jesus (Revelation 17:14; 19:16). The other three (Ezra 7:12; Ezekiel 26: 7; Daniel 2:37) refer to either Nebuchadnezzar or Artaxerxes, kings who used the phrase to express his absolute sovereignty over their respective kingdoms (Babylon and Persia). The phrase lord of lords is used by itself in the Scriptures twice and refers to God the Father (Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 136: 3). In Revelation 19:16 Jesus is given the full title King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 17:14 it changes: Lord of lords and King of kings). The title indicates someone who has the power to exercise absolute dominion over all his kingdom. In the case of the Lord Jesus, the kingdom is all creation. In Johns vision, Jesus is coming to judge the world and establish His earthly kingdom, as he predicted in Mark 13:26. When Jesus is called King of kings and Lord of lords, this means that in the end, all other rulers will be won or abolished, and only He will reign as King and Lord of all the earth. There is no power, no king, and no man who can oppose him and win. There are myriad references to this absolute rule of Jesus and His preeminence over other rulers throughout Scripture. To mention just a few, Isaiah 40: 23-24 . Carry them away as stubble, says the Lord brings princes to nothing and causes empty. The rulers of the earth mere breath of the Lord shall be Daniels vision of the son of Man in Daniel 7: 13-14 is someone whom he calls the Ancient of Days, which is an everlasting dominion over all peoples, nations and languages. In the New Testament, we have a better view of these passages refer One. The writer of Hebrews speaks of the Lord Jesus: He is the radiance of Gods glory and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of His power (Hebrews 1: 3). The next verse speaks of Jesus being far superior to the angels. Clearly, his dominion over creation is absolute. Paul makes the point that Jesus was humiliated in His earthly ministry and His humiliation will result in glorification. In Philippians 2: 5-11, Paul discusses the extent to which Jesus was to atone for sinners; Perfect obedience of Jesus is the reason for that God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (vv. 9-11). The Suffering Servant becomes the King of kings (see Isaiah 53: 10-12). Finally, in the book of Revelation we see Jesus kingship manifests. In chapter 5, the Lamb (Jesus) is the only one in all of creation found worthy to open the book that contains the judgments of God (vv. 2-5). In chapter 11, we hear voices in heaven proclaiming that the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of Christ and He shall reign forever and ever (v. 15). In chapter 12, we read that Christs authority is what makes Satan to be thrown to the ground (vv. 9-10). In Revelation 17: 12-14, the Lamb conquers all those arrayed against him, and John emphasizes that He wins because he is the King of kings and Lord of lords. Finally, in chapter 19, we read about triumphant been attacking nations and tread the winepress of the wrath of God, who has the authority to do so because He is King of kings and Lord of lords (vv. 11-16) Jesus . Fundamentally, the idea that Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords means that there is no higher authority. His reign over all things is absolute and inviolable. God raised him from the dead and set him above all things, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the next. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of him who fills all in all (Ephesians 1: 21-23).
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 03:06:52 +0000
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