Behold, a king (Jesus) will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice Christ’s coming is literally going to be an invasion from outer space. When He finally returns to set things right, He is going to take over “with power and great glory” (Matthew 24:30). Out of Heaven will come the great hosts of Heaven with Jesus in the lead on a white horse to destroy the Antichrist and his kingdom in the great Battle of Armageddon (Revelation 19). Jesus and His saints—all of His children from down through the ages—will take over the world by God’s power and make this world live the way it should have lived (Revelation 20:4). His Word says we shall then rule and reign with Him over the nations with a rod of iron (Revelation 2:26-27). The nations will then be compelled to submit to the laws of God and to recognize His authority. It’s going to be an iron rule over those left on earth; otherwise many of them would never obey. Only then shall all wicked and vengeful men of war be stopped at last, and only then shall the men of peace and the God of peace and the Prince of Peace rule and reign and bring peace on earth. Hail the heavenly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings. —Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Revelation 2:26-27 ESV - The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. Revelation 20:4 ESV - Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:13:18 +0000
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