{"id":10290,"date":"2024-11-16T05:48:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T10:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/?p=10290"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:09:51","slug":"the-king-and-his-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/the-king-and-his-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"The King and His Kingdom (318)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Steven J. Hogan<\/p>\n

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~ A Saturday Morning Post #318 ~

<\/em>We live in a world divided into all these different countries, and each one has its own leader. But it won\u2019t be long before we see Jesus Christ, the King of kings, return to earth, and He will be its sole leader, and be visibly and powerfully ruling over the entire world. God repeatedly promised that His Son Jesus would be a great King with a glorious Kingdom. Here are some Old Testament verses that are predictive and descriptive of Christ and His kingdom.

2 Sam. 7:12-13<\/strong> – \u201cI will raise up your descendant\u2026 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of His kingdom forever.\u201d<\/em> God told us that the coming King would be a descendant of David, and Matt. 1 proves this to be true. We also learn that Jesus\u2019 kingdom will forever display God\u2019s name – His character, purposes, and glory.

Psalm 47:2-3<\/strong> – \u201cThe Lord Most High is to be feared, a great King over all the earth…\u201d<\/em> The coming King is God, the Lord Most High, and He will be more loving and powerful than any other being in history. He will be the most glorious King ever, and be greatly respected and praised. And He will subdue and rule over every nation on earth.

Isaiah 9:6-7<\/strong> – \u201cA child will be born to us\u2026 The government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace\u2026\u201d<\/em> The coming King is both God and man. And He\u2019s wise, powerful, holy, just, eternal, and fatherly. And He will bring real peace to the whole world.

Psalm 2<\/strong> – \u201c\u2026 As for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain\u2026\u201d<\/em> The leaders of this world are strongly opposed to God and Jesus Christ, and are being warned by Christ that they need to worship Him, or else. But they won\u2019t, and so at the end of this age, Christ will defeat and judge these evil kings and their kingdoms, and then establish His glorious kingdom on this earth.

Many other Old Testament passages speak of the coming King and His Kingdom: Psalm 10:16; Psalm 22:27-28; Psalm 24:7-10; Psalm 29:10-11; Psalm 45:6; Psalm 48:1-3; Psalm 65:8-13; Psalm 67; Psalm 72; Psalm 89:27-29; Psalm 98; Psalm 102:12-22; Psalm 132:10-18; Psalm 145:1-2, 10-13; Isaiah 2:1-4; Jeremiah 10:10; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Daniel 2:44-45; Daniel 7:13-14, 23-27; Micah 5:2-5a; Zeph. 3:14-17; Zech. 14:1-9

<\/strong>The New Testament also tells us about Christ the King and His Kingdom.
* Matthew 1-2<\/strong> speaks about the ancestry of the King, the birth of the King, the birthplace of the King, the mother of the King, the name of the King, the purpose of the King, the worship of the King, the enemies of the King, and the escape of the King.\u00a0
* Luke 1-2 <\/strong>talks about Jewish believers who were excitedly looking forward to seeing the King and His blessing upon Israel. There were Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary, Simeon, and Anna.

* Luke 19:32-38<\/strong> – Many Jews were saying this as Christ entered Jerusalem – \u201cBlessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.\u201d<\/em> They hoped He would set up His earthly kingdom but they were mistaken, for His primary purpose at His 1st<\/sup> coming was to die to save people from their sins. At His 2nd<\/sup> coming, Christ will rapture the church, judge the world, save a remnant of Jews, and establish Himself as King over this earth.\u00a0
* John 19:37 <\/strong>– Jesus told Pilate, \u201cYou say correctly that I am a King.\u201d<\/em> Jesus admitted to Pilate that He was a King, but His goal at that time was not to rule as a King but to be a Savior, to die on a cross and be raised again to save people from sin and from death.\u00a0

* Matthew 24:3-31<\/strong> describes in detail what has to happen before the coming of the King. He tells His disciples that there will be wars, earthquakes, famines, plagues, increasing lawlessness, false teaching, betrayal, the desecration of the Jewish temple, the revealing and rule of the Antichrist, great persecution of Jews and Christians, preaching the gospel to the nations, and signs in the heavens. Lk. 21:7-24; 1 Th. 4:13-18; Rev. 6:1-17, 13:3-18
* Matthew 19:27-28<\/strong> tells us that in the \u201cregeneration\u201d<\/em>, the rebirth of the earth in the coming age, Jesus\u2019 disciples will reign with Him over the nation of Israel.

So what do you need to know and do before Christ returns?
1. Learn from God\u2019s word what needs to happen before Christ returns. Mark 13:23
2. Pray for the coming of Christ and His kingdom. Matt. 6:9-10 – \u201cOur Father, who are in heaven, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.\u201d<\/em>
3. Be diligently doing the work God wants you to do. Eph. 2:10
4. Be alert for you don\u2019t know when Christ is coming. And be ready for Christ, watching for Christ, and looking forward to being with Christ. Matt. 24:42-51

Here is a summary of the millennial kingdom age:
1. Jesus Christ will reign over the entire earth, over all the nations. Ps. 72:8
2. Christ will reign from the city of Jerusalem. Ps. 48:1-2, Zech. 14:9
3. The earth will be restored, be renewed, be remodeled. Acts 3:21, Rom. 8:20-21
4. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord. Isaiah 11:9
5. The earth will be filled with the glory of God. Ps. 72:19
6. This part of Christ\u2019s kingdom will exist for exactly 1,000 years. Rev. 20:1-7

7. The heavens will be glad and the earth will rejoice during this kingdom age. Ps. 96:11
8. The gospel will be preached to all nations, and many will be saved. Ps. 96:2, 98:2-3
9. Israel will be greatly blessed as a nation, and God\u2019s blessing on them will result in the entire world being blessed. Is. 12, Is. 60
10. Every knee will bow to Christ, and every tongue confess that He is Lord. Phil. 2:9-11
11. The kings and the nations of the world will serve Christ. Ps. 72:11
12. The millennial kingdom will not be an evil age, but a good age. Hab. 2:14

13. Agriculturally, the earth will be extremely fruitful and productive. Ps. 65:9-13
14. The apostles will rule with Christ over the nation of Israel. Matt. 19:27-29
15. Believers will reign with Christ. 1 Cor. 6:2-3; Rev. 5:12, 20:6
16. Believers will be gifted and empowered to carry out Christ\u2019s work. Luke 19:16-19
17. Jerusalem will be a holy city, and no one will be weeping or crying. Is. 65:19
18. Christ will have mercy on the poor and needy, and help them. Ps. 72:13

19. People on earth during the kingdom age will live a very long time. \u201cThe one who does not reach the age of 100 will be thought accursed.\u201d<\/em> Is. 65:20
20. Animals will get along, for the \u201cwolf will dwell with the lamb.\u201d<\/em> Is. 11:6-9
21. Even children and snakes will get along, for \u201cthe weaned child will put his hand in the viper\u2019s den.\u201d<\/em> Is. 11:8
22. Satan will be released at the end of this age, gather sinners to himself, lead a rebellion against Christ, be quickly defeated, and then be cast into the lake of fire. Rev. 20:7-10
23. Christ will abolish all rule, authority, and power; all things will be subject to Him; and He will cast death and Hades into the lake of fire. 1 Cor. 15:24-28, Rev. 20:11-15
24. The millennial kingdom will be followed by the eternal kingdom. Rev. 21:1

Do you see where we are now at and where we are going? We are living in the end-times and God wants you to be fully informed about these last years before Christ\u2019s coming and His 1000-year kingdom. He wants you to be encouraged, to have hope, to be looking forward to seeing and being with Christ and worshiping and serving Him in the coming kingdom age.

\u201cGrace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood – and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father – to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him.\u201d<\/em> Revelation 1:4-7a

P.S. One of my favorite subjects is the coming kingdom age. I like it and I need it because it gives me hope, and you need hope too. Here are two other posts on this important subject of the millennial kingdom age: “The Coming Kingdom Age – 1000 Years of Glory”<\/a><\/em>, “The KING of Kings is Coming.” <\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

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