The Father Speaking to His Son.
The Father seats His Son at His right hand with all Authority.
When Jesus died the Spirit of God raised Him from the dead. The Father then seated Him at His right hand. This signifies that all authority is given to Him.
` (the Father) when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but als
Rulership in the Universe.
After the Great White Throne judgment, God makes all things new - the New Heavens and New Earth. The earth is made New, perfect, and the Universal heavens are also made New, perfect. Each of these realms will have God`s righteous rulership under Christ.
The government of the Universal realm has been prepared in the general assembly awaiting its place in God`s great kingdom, the city, the New Jerusalem. (Heb. 12: 22)
The City - the Bride.
Thus
Conclusion.
As we continue to daily meditate upon our glorious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are being changed into His likeness.
`For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren.` (Rom. 8: 29)
The things of this earth, trials, sufferings, difficulties, all become `strangely dim,` as that lovely song says when we look away to Jesus.
`Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full
Jesus the Lord in Eternity.
Jesus the Son of God is the heir of all the Father`s estates. As Kingpriest He rules supreme with His sacrificial heart. Then as Lord He administers and executes the Father`s will, even in the ages to come.
The Father `seated Him (Jesus) at His right hand in the heavenly places far above all principalities and powers and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. And He put all things und
The Kingdom of Heaven.
The kingdom of heaven in time, is the rule of Jesus through Israel in the millennium. The Prophet Daniel prophesied that the God of Heaven would set up His kingdom through Israel.
`…in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed;…` (Dan. 2: 44)
`Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. ` (Dan. 7:
Christ rejects the offer of Economic Leader.
After the disciples had gone out preaching and healing, Jesus took them to a deserted place near Bethsaida. However, the people found out where He was, and the multitudes followed Him.
Jesus preached and healed all those needing healing. Then as the day drew to a close the disciples told Jesus to send the people away to get food. However, Jesus told the disciples to feed the people themselves. Andrew said -
`There is a lad
God`s Time Frame for Israel.
God has revealed to Daniel that a king shall arise in the latter times and desecrate their sanctuary. God also shows where this king will arise from. Now God is revealing to Daniel the time of Israel`s chastisement and final deliverance.
It was in the reign of King Darius the Mede, that Daniel was reading the prophecies of Jeremiah. He read that seventy years was the time span that God would accomplish Jerusalem`s desolations. Thus, Daniel set his face towa
The Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
When Jesus ascended, He went to His Father`s right hand, on the Father`s throne. At the appointed time the Father will send Jesus to gather His Body and take them to the third heaven.
`He (the Father) may send Jesus….whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things…` (Acts 3: 20 & 21)
The `restoration of all things` begins with restoring the visible rulership in the third heaven. This is where Jesus will
Jesus the High Priest.
The Tabernacle (& later Temple) were only temporary till the Great High Priest came who took His own blood into the sanctuary of heaven for forgiveness of the whole world. This is God`s own Son, Jesus.
God`s Son was divinely appointed a priest unto God.
`The LORD (Father) has sworn and will not relent, “You (Son) are a priest forever... ` (Ps. 110: 4)
The Priesthood of Jesus is far superior to the Aaronic priesthood.
Jesus` Prie
Satan`s Schemes.
When God created man, Satan was right there to interfere and try to control man. He tempted Adam and Eve to act apart from God – to be self-seeking. Once they did Satan continued to influence humanity. Over time the wickedness of man came to a head and God judged them with the flood.
After the flood God told Noah that man was responsible for their deeds and if blood was shed then God would require the same from those who committed the crime. This included
Overcoming Desire for Self-Glory.
Finally, Satan, the devil tempted Jesus to receive rulership and glory of the world systems by going against what the Father has written.
`Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world (system) in all their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if you will fall down and worship me.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, `You shall
The Kingdom of Darkness.
`We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. `(Eph. 6: 12)
Satan`s kingdom is of darkness. There is no light of God, but evil, wickedness, and torment. There are rulers and they do have power.
`He has delivered us from the power of darkness …` (Col. 1: 13)
Satan himself is the Prince, th
CONCLUSION.
The Book of Daniel reveals much about God`s character and purposes. To the Nations God shows His great wisdom, power, mercy, judgment, and supreme authority. These are recognized by kings who either humbled themselves or stood against God, receiving either mercy or judgment.
The people of the empires were told of God`s great power and authority, by awesome events that happened – the fiery furnace, the lion`s den, etc. Thus, the Gentiles were given a visible demonstration of
INTRODUCTION
Christ the Conqueror in Glory.
In the near future, the Lord Jesus Christ will leave His Father`s throne, gather His believers together and go to His own throne in the third heaven. There, amid the acclaim of myriads of angelic host and His Body of believers, the Lord is inaugurated as the mighty conqueror.
Christ the conqueror over Satan, his World System and death. We are given a fore view of this momentous celebration.
`A throne set in heaven, and one s
BABYLON THE GREAT.
In 609 BC Nebuchadnezzar came to power and was made by God to be the ruler over the great Empire of Babylonia. The center was Babylon. It became the largest city in the world at that time.
`You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory, and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all.` (Da
THE KING IS HUMBLED.
Many years later King Nebuchadnezzar had another dream. He called all his magicians and counsellors to interpret the dream. When they couldn`t tell the king what his dream meant, Daniel was called and the king told him the dream.
“I was looking and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. The tree grew and became strong: and it could be seen to the ends of the earth. Its leaves were lovely, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for a
CONCLUSION
Jesus met the great enemy of truth in the wilderness when His physical energies were at their lowest ebb, and showed that the spiritual weapon of the Word of God was far superior to the infernal powers of evil.
Then throughout His ministry He overcame the world order, the sphere dominated by sin, with its customs, fashions, and laws. This whole system of things which is separated from God, and which offers position, possession, and power to those who serve its
