For thousands of years God has warned people that He
must be obeyed. Even before Jesus came to earth King David wrote these words. Be warned,
you rulers of the earth! Serve the Lord
with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling. Submit to God’s royal son,
or he will become angry… Psalms 2:10-12 (NLT). It is crucial that we listen to every word of prophecy. It
was great love that brought Jesus the first time, but total justice will rule His
return.
Upon His arrival
Jesus will show unbelievable power and authority. The Scripture says: That is why Christ did not honor himself by
assuming he could become (a King or) High
Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I
have become your Father. ” Heb 5:5 (NLT). David’s warning is followed by the
Almighty’s notification that His Son will exercise all God’s power when He
returns.
God said
to His Son: I will give you the nations
as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession. Psalms 2:8 (NLT).
Because the whole earth belongs to Jesus everyone should be in awe of Him. Instead
we have fools on earth who even curse the name of Jesus. This will be dealt with
when our Lord returns. After Jesus comes back to Earth truth will rule and
justice will be handed out to every person on this earth.
If we
submit to King Jesus of our own freewill there will be great reward. But for
the majority of the world that has not submitted there is only punishment
waiting. The rule of Jesus will be very different than rule today. One prophet
said: I will destroy all the weapons used
in battle, and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will
stretch from sea to sea… Zech 9:10 (NLT). When he says “your king” he means
King Jesus.
Peace to
the nations will be possible only after judgment is finished. Billions of
people will die during the world’s time of judgment. However the people that
are left will gladly live in peace under the rule of Jesus the Son of God. The
weapons of war will all be destroyed by God so that there will be no killing
anywhere on the earth. It sounds impossible but all things are possible with
our great God.
The prophet
Isaiah said about the Son of God: For a
child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his
shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace. His government and its peace will never end. He
will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for
all eternity. Isaiah 9:6-7 (NLT). The rule of Jesus will not be temporary.
He will rule forever.
The person
who goes to God for His people is called a High Priest. Humans have always
needed someone to speak to God for them. It also works the other way. The
Almighty wants to speak to the King of His people in order to give instructions
to the masses. When the baby Jesus came one wonderful day, the plan of God was
revealed in His life and death. Very soon the Royal Son of God will become both
Priest and King forever.
For the
first time a King will be so righteous that God will also make Him the high
priest. The prophet said: Here is the man
called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of
the Lord. Yes, he will build
the Temple of the Lord. Then he
will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also
serve as priest from his throne, and there will be perfect harmony between his
two roles.’ Zech 6:12-13 (NLT).
If only
people would submit to Jesus. He is the Royal Son of God and He has all the
authority of His Father at His fingertips. The Bible says: Now he is far above any ruler or authority
or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the
world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and
has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. Eph 1:21-22
(NLT). Wow! First Jesus paid our sin debt and now all God’s power works for
the benefit of the redeemed.
