King of the Jews only?

[PATrobas]

Reminders Definitions - King/Kingdom

            I resisted God’s leading in this week’s ‘K’ words because of the complexity and diverse usage of them in Scripture. It has been challenging to try to explain the differences between Earthly and Heavenly Kingdoms and to discern whether Jesus is my Savior, my Lord, my King, or all three. I confess that I do not know as much as I thought I knew but will present some things here on which we can further meditate.

            According to Webster, a kingdom is a territory, including the people thereof who are subject to a supreme ruler, or king. In Scripture, it is the governmental dominion of God as King over everything, everybody, everywhere. Psalm 8 begins, “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who has set thy glory above the heavens! When I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindful of him?” Why should Almighty God, King of the universe take any interest in the puny affairs of man? And yet God incomprehensibly became one of us to redeem all that He had created. ^{Romans 8:18-23} He came first to His chosen people as the Savior to die on the cross. ^{John 1:10-11} Then, when He rose from the dead He was declared to be, and recognized as, the prophesied Christ, the Messiah, the King of the Jews. The believing Jews asked this risen King if He would now set up His Kingdom in fulfillment of God’s promises saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel?" ^{1 Kings 9:5; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:33; Acts 1:6} But He did not do it then and He won’t until He returns to Earth the second time, setting up His throne in Jerusalem, physically ruling and reigning as King over the nations. In the meantime, Jesus is in Heaven assembling a spiritual Kingdom called the “Church,” the “Bride of Christ,” “Christians.” These people aren’t promised a physical kingdom like the Jews were promised but are part of a different, spiritual realm. Our citizenship is not on this Earth as part of a “Christian” nation, but is in Heaven, ^{Philippians 3:20} and our allegiance is not to a King as subjects, but rather to the Lord Jesus as His bride. We have a different relationship with Jesus than the Kingdom of Israel will have. We are promised to “rule and reign” with Him as a “kingdom of priests” for 1,000 years. ^{Revelation 2:26-27, 5:10, 20:6}

            Final Thoughts: I found some interesting facts this week that I’ll pass along without comment. Of the 30+/- times Jesus is referred to as King, 25 of those times He is called the “King of the Jews.” The other 5 times He is referred to as the “Eternal King” or the “King of Kings.” The term “Kingdom of Heaven” only appears in the Gospel of Matthew, but it seems to be used interchangeably with the “Kingdom of God.” The Scriptures teach there will be two different kingdoms ruled by the Lord Jesus, a physical one and a spiritual one. At times they seem to be separate and other times as one. Speaking to Jews, Jesus said, “My Kingdom is not of this world: if my Kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my Kingdom not from here.” ^{John 18:36} Speaking to Christians, Paul said, “Giving thanks unto the Father…who has translated us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.” ^{Colossians 1:12-13} When the Word of God rides to the Earth at His second coming, He will be wearing a vesture with a name tag written “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” ^{Revelation 19:16} We can look forward to be riding right behind Him with our own one-of-a-kind name tags. ^{Jude 1:14; Revelation 2:17}    _ph

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Sometimes words, phrases,  ideas, concepts  etc expressed  in the bible are in terms that the writers can understand.

King is an ultimate ruler, there is no one over a king, so calling Jesus a king, or the king of kings is stressing his importance, his power and authority. As he has ultimate authority as our creator and as God the Father has put everything in Jesus's power he truly  is our King of King's.

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8 hours ago, PATrobas said:

Reminders Definitions - King/Kingdom

            I resisted God’s leading in this week’s ‘K’ words because of the complexity and diverse usage of them in Scripture. It has been challenging to try to explain the differences between Earthly and Heavenly Kingdoms and to discern whether Jesus is my Savior, my Lord, my King, or all three. I confess that I do not know as much as I thought I knew but will present some things here on which we can further meditate.

            According to Webster, a kingdom is a territory, including the people thereof who are subject to a supreme ruler, or king. In Scripture, it is the governmental dominion of God as King over everything, everybody, everywhere. Psalm 8 begins, “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who has set thy glory above the heavens! When I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindful of him?” Why should Almighty God, King of the universe take any interest in the puny affairs of man? And yet God incomprehensibly became one of us to redeem all that He had created. ^{Romans 8:18-23} He came first to His chosen people as the Savior to die on the cross. ^{John 1:10-11} Then, when He rose from the dead He was declared to be, and recognized as, the prophesied Christ, the Messiah, the King of the Jews. The believing Jews asked this risen King if He would now set up His Kingdom in fulfillment of God’s promises saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel?" ^{1 Kings 9:5; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:33; Acts 1:6} But He did not do it then and He won’t until He returns to Earth the second time, setting up His throne in Jerusalem, physically ruling and reigning as King over the nations. In the meantime, Jesus is in Heaven assembling a spiritual Kingdom called the “Church,” the “Bride of Christ,” “Christians.” These people aren’t promised a physical kingdom like the Jews were promised but are part of a different, spiritual realm. Our citizenship is not on this Earth as part of a “Christian” nation, but is in Heaven, ^{Philippians 3:20} and our allegiance is not to a King as subjects, but rather to the Lord Jesus as His bride. We have a different relationship with Jesus than the Kingdom of Israel will have. We are promised to “rule and reign” with Him as a “kingdom of priests” for 1,000 years. ^{Revelation 2:26-27, 5:10, 20:6}

            Final Thoughts: I found some interesting facts this week that I’ll pass along without comment. Of the 30+/- times Jesus is referred to as King, 25 of those times He is called the “King of the Jews.” The other 5 times He is referred to as the “Eternal King” or the “King of Kings.” The term “Kingdom of Heaven” only appears in the Gospel of Matthew, but it seems to be used interchangeably with the “Kingdom of God.” The Scriptures teach there will be two different kingdoms ruled by the Lord Jesus, a physical one and a spiritual one. At times they seem to be separate and other times as one. Speaking to Jews, Jesus said, “My Kingdom is not of this world: if my Kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my Kingdom not from here.” ^{John 18:36} Speaking to Christians, Paul said, “Giving thanks unto the Father…who has translated us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.” ^{Colossians 1:12-13} When the Word of God rides to the Earth at His second coming, He will be wearing a vesture with a name tag written “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” ^{Revelation 19:16} We can look forward to be riding right behind Him with our own one-of-a-kind name tags. ^{Jude 1:14; Revelation 2:17}    _ph

 

Your definition of a Kingdom is spot on. A SPHERE where a certain ruler lives and rules over subjects. A king that is true king but does not live on site is a king in exile.

The explanation of the Kingdom of God and the the kingdom of heaven. "THY (God's) kingdom COME (to earth), THY (God's) will be done ON EARTH) as it is in heaven. God is the King of the universe. In a certain corner there is a rebellion where His will is not carried out by certain subjects. God sent Adam to subdue the Serpent. He failed. God sends the Second Adam. He s rejected by His own but conquers the Serpent morally. When the designated King comes again, He will defeat the Serpent MILITARILY.

The Kingdom of God (OUT OF) heaven must wait for the presence of the designated King.

The designated King is present in believers spirit. Thus, the Kingdom can be IN you (Lk.17:21)

he designated King first opposed the Principalities. Thus the Kingdom can be "among you" (Matt.12:28)

The Kingdom is the Serpent's to give (Lk.4). He will be dispossessed in Revelation 11:15

The co-kings must EARN their inheritance and kingship by proving self discipline and obedience to the King of kings

To inherit the Kingdom of God, a man must partake of the nature of God. Thus, the Re-birth

To ENTER the Kingdom of God one must have the nature of God AND enter Abraham's covenant

Circumcision is man's part to inherit the Kingdom of Israel
Baptism replaces circumcision for the Kingdom (OUT) OF Heaven (Col.2:10-12)

Christ's Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom. The first 1,000 years are a REWARD for obedience and intimacy towards the King

In the previous age, the Kingdom OUT of heaven is hidden. In this age the kingdom of heaven is IN MYSTERY (Matt.13). In the next age the Kingdom out of heaven will be MANIFESTED

To Abraham and his seed is Canaan given. For denying the "world" the Promise is extended to the whole world (Rom.4:13)

"My Kingdom is not of this WORLD". The Greek for "world" is "kosmos". It means 1. "the ADORNMENT" and/or 2. "the ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS". Jesus made and owns the world but is not partaker of the way things are run by ungodly men. He died for, and loves the world "The Adornment", but refuses fallen man's "arrangement of things" politically and economically