Thy Kingdom Come!
PONTIUS PILATE
took one look at the prisoner who stood before him, hands and feet bound and
knew this was no ordinary prisoner. As
the governor of
After a short exchange with the High Priest’s people, Pilate asked Jesus if He were the King of Jews and could not believe his ears when the bedraggled prisoner had answered in the affirmative. It didn’t take him long to decide Jesus was innocent and it was out of jealousy the religious heads had handed Him over to him. From that moment he tried to release Jesus, but to no avail. Ironically, he not only suspected he was dealing with a real king, but he was also frightened of Him. He had always hated the Jews he had been appointed to rule over, in this remote Roman outpost, but he wanted to keep his job. On three occasions during the trial, he referred to Jesus asking to His enemies’ chagrin. Finally, he had written a sign ‘JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF JEWS’ in three languages and hung it above Jesus’ head on the cross, as a weak attempt of expressing his vengeance on the Jews who had played a political game with him and had won.
THE KING
Christ Jesus is King. He is King by lineage (Son of Abraham, Son of David—Mathew 1:1); He is King by appointment (Psalms 2:7);
He is King by
profession (Mathew 28:18). "I
have been given all authority in heaven and on earth‘’. His kingship has been
emphasized throughout Gospels. Luke
1:32,33: “He will be great and
will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the
throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” The Magi knew He was their king
when their long search came to an end at
A vast number of prophets had predicted a coming of a kingdom in Israel ruled by a righteous King (Isaiah 32:1), a king who will overthrow foreign rule and free Israel from oppression, a ruler and High Priest embodied in a Messiah who will restore the glory of the reign of David and Solomon. There is no dearth of eulogies of Him:
Isaiah 9:6, 7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace, there will be no end.
- Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king shall reign
in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.
- Jeremiah
23:5 Behold, the days come, says Jehovah,
that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and
act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.
THE KINGDOM
Over 350 similar
utterances of prophecies, made over millennia by dozens of people had told
everything about the Messiah, but the people of Jesus’ time were disappointed
in Him and refused to believe He was the expected Messiah, except for a handful
of people. All that they could think
about was of a Deliverer who would overthrow the Roman government and free
Mathew 6:9. 10 Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
- Luke 8:1 And it happened afterwards, He travelled in every city and village, proclaiming and announcing the gospel of the
- Luke
12:32 says “Stop being afraid, little flock,
because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom’’
- John 18:36 Jesus answered and told
Pilate, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this
world, then My servants would fight so that I might not be delivered to the Jews
During His
ministry, Jesus travelled from one town and village to another, preaching and
proclaiming the good news of the
The Book of Revelations prophecies the kingdom –
Rev 11:15 (earth’s kingdom becomes God’s and Christ’s kingdom) –
Rev 19:6 Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigns!
Rev 19:16 And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Rev 3:21 declares To the one
who conquers I will give a place to sit with me on my throne, just as I have
conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
What will the Kingdom be like? The Lord had tried to explain this through some parables. Let us examine a couple of them:
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid it again. In the excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field. The field (kingdom) cost a heavy sum, but treasure (salvation) came free!”
Mathew 13:45 “Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. Here God pays a heavy price (His own blood) for us who are precious pearls to Him”.
The Gospels make it clear who is eligible to enter His kingdom:
- Those who repent and are baptized - John 3:3, 5; Mat 18:3
- The destitute in spirit – Matthew 5:3
- Those
persecuted for righteousness – Matthew
5:10
- Those doing the will of God (not calling Lord….)
– Mat 7:21
- Those who are worthy (net thrown into sea) Matthew 13:47
- Those who are prepared (wise virgins…..) – Matthew 25:1
- Sincere servants (using their talents) - Matthew 25:14.
Jesus asked us to pray that His kingdom might come soon. How many of us are remembering to pray for His kingdom? Examine the contents of your prayers. Matthew 6:33 exhorts us to First seek the kingdom and its righteousness. Our priorities have been clearly marked.
The Bible has also clearly mentioned the privileges the citizens of the kingdom will enjoy: I appoint a kingdom to you, as My Father has appointed to Me, that you may eat and drink at My table (Luke 22:28-30)
- You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of
him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1Peter 2:9)
- He has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and
Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amazingly we are informed
that, by virtue of our “citizenship” we will rule along with Him, even
judge the 12 tribes of
What more can you ask for? Lord, may your kingdom come!
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PONTIUS PILATE
took one look at the prisoner who stood before him, hands and feet bound and
knew this was no ordinary prisoner. As
the governor of
After a short exchange with
the High Priest’s people Pilate asked Jesus if He were the King of Jews and
could not believe his ears when the bedraggled prisoner had answered in the
affirmative. It didn’t take him long to decide Jesus was innocent and it was
out of jealousy the religious heads had handed Him over to him. From that
moment he tried to release Jesus, but to no avail. Ironically, he not only suspected
he was dealing with a real king, but he was also frightened of Him. He had
always hated the Jews he had been appointed to rule over, in this remote Roman
out-post, but he wanted to keep his job. On three occasions during the trial he
referred to Jesus as king to His enemies’ chagrin. Finally, he had written a
sign ‘JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF JEWS’ in three languages and hung it above
Jesus’ head on the cross, as a weak attempt of expressing his vengeance on the
Jews who had played a political game with him and had won.
THE KING
Christ Jesus is King.
He is King by lineage (Son of Abraham, Son of David—Mathew 1:1); He is King by appointment (Psalms 2:7);
He is King by
profession (Mathew 28:18). "I
have been given all authority in heaven and on earth‘’. His kingship has been
emphasized throughout Gospels. Luke
1:32,33: “He will be great and
will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the
throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” The Magi knew He was their king
when their long search came to an end at
A number of
prophets had predicted a coming of a kingdom in Israel ruled by a righteous
King (Isaiah 32:1), a king who will
overthrow foreign rule and free Israel from oppression, a ruler and High Priest
embodied in a Messiah who will restore the glory of the reign of David and
Solomon. There is no dearth of eulogies of Him:
- Isaiah 9:6, 7 For to us a
child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his
government and peace there will be no end.
- Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king shall reign
in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.
- Jeremiah
23:5 Behold, the days come, says Jehovah,
that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and
act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.
THE KINGDOM
Over 350 similar
utterances of prophecies, made over millennia by dozens of people had told
everything about the Messiah, but the people of Jesus’ time were disappointed
in Him and refused to believe He was the expected Messiah, except for a handful
of people. All that they could think
about was of a Deliverer who would overthrow the Roman government and free
- Mathew 6:9. 10 Therefore pray in this
way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on
earth as it is in Heaven.
- Luke 8:1 And it happened
afterwards, He travelled in every city and village, proclaiming and
announcing the gospel of the
- Luke
12:32 says “Stop being afraid, little flock,
because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom’’
- John 18:36 Jesus answered and told
Pilate , My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this
world, then My servants would fight so that I might not be delivered to the Jews
During His
ministry, Jesus travelled from one town and village to another, preaching and
proclaiming the good news of the
The Book of Revelations
prophecies the kingdom – Rev 11:15 (earth’s kingdom becomes God’s and Christ’s
kingdom) – Rev 19:6 Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigns!
Rev
19:16
And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Rev 3:21 declares To the *one
who conquers I will give a place to sit with me on my throne, just as I have
conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
What will the
Kingdom be like? The Lord had tried to explain this through
some parables. Let us examine a couple of them:
- Matthew
13:44 “The kingdom from heaven
is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid it again. In
his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field.
The field (kingdom) cost a heavy sum, but treasure (salvation) came free!”
- Mathew 13:45 “Again, the kingdom from
heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. Here God pays a heavy
price (His own blood) for us who are precious pearls to Him”.
The Gospels make
it clear who is eligible to enter His kingdom:
- Those who repent and are baptized - John 3:3, 5; Mat 18:3
- The destitute in spirit – Matthew 5:3
- Those
persecuted for righteousness – Matthew
5:10
- Those doing the will of God (not calling Lord….)
– Mat 7:21
- Those who are worthy (net thrown into sea) Matthew 13:47
- Those who are prepared (wise virgins…..) – Matthew 25:1
- Sincere servants (using their talents) - Matthew 25:14.
Jesus asked us to
pray that His kingdom might come soon. How many of us are remembering to pray
for His kingdom? Examine the contents of your prayers. Matthew 6:33 exhorts us to First seek the kingdom and its
righteousness. Our priorities have been clearly marked.
The Bible has
also clearly mentioned the privileges the citizens of the kingdom will enjoy:
- I appoint a kingdom to you, as My Father has
appointed to Me, that you may eat and drink at My table (Luke 22:28-30)
- You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of
him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1Peter 2:9)
- He has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and
Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amazingly we are informed
that, by virtue of our “citizenship” we will rule along with Him, even
judge the 12 tribes of
What more can you
ask for? Lord, may your
kingdom come!
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PONTIUS PILATE
took one look at the prisoner who stood before him, hands and feet bound and
knew this was no ordinary prisoner. As
the governor of
After a short exchange with
the High Priest’s people Pilate asked Jesus if He were the King of Jews and
could not believe his ears when the bedraggled prisoner had answered in the
affirmative. It didn’t take him long to decide Jesus was innocent and it was
out of jealousy the religious heads had handed Him over to him. From that
moment he tried to release Jesus, but to no avail. Ironically, he not only suspected
he was dealing with a real king, but he was also frightened of Him. He had
always hated the Jews he had been appointed to rule over, in this remote Roman
out-post, but he wanted to keep his job. On three occasions during the trial he
referred to Jesus as king to His enemies’ chagrin. Finally, he had written a
sign ‘JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF JEWS’ in three languages and hung it above
Jesus’ head on the cross, as a weak attempt of expressing his vengeance on the
Jews who had played a political game with him and had won.
THE KING
Christ Jesus is King.
He is King by lineage (Son of Abraham, Son of David—Mathew 1:1); He is King by appointment (Psalms 2:7);
He is King by
profession (Mathew 28:18). "I
have been given all authority in heaven and on earth‘’. His kingship has been
emphasized throughout Gospels. Luke
1:32,33: “He will be great and
will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the
throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” The Magi knew He was their king
when their long search came to an end at
A number of
prophets had predicted a coming of a kingdom in Israel ruled by a righteous
King (Isaiah 32:1), a king who will
overthrow foreign rule and free Israel from oppression, a ruler and High Priest
embodied in a Messiah who will restore the glory of the reign of David and
Solomon. There is no dearth of eulogies of Him:
- Isaiah 9:6, 7 For to us a
child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his
government and peace there will be no end.
- Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king shall reign
in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.
- Jeremiah
23:5 Behold, the days come, says Jehovah,
that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and
act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.
THE KINGDOM
Over 350 similar
utterances of prophecies, made over millennia by dozens of people had told
everything about the Messiah, but the people of Jesus’ time were disappointed
in Him and refused to believe He was the expected Messiah, except for a handful
of people. All that they could think
about was of a Deliverer who would overthrow the Roman government and free
- Mathew 6:9. 10 Therefore pray in this
way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on
earth as it is in Heaven.
- Luke 8:1 And it happened
afterwards, He travelled in every city and village, proclaiming and
announcing the gospel of the
- Luke
12:32 says “Stop being afraid, little flock,
because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom’’
- John 18:36 Jesus answered and told
Pilate , My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this
world, then My servants would fight so that I might not be delivered to the Jews
During His
ministry, Jesus travelled from one town and village to another, preaching and
proclaiming the good news of the
The Book of Revelations
prophecies the kingdom – Rev 11:15 (earth’s kingdom becomes God’s and Christ’s
kingdom) – Rev 19:6 Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigns!
Rev
19:16
And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Rev 3:21 declares To the *one
who conquers I will give a place to sit with me on my throne, just as I have
conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
What will the
Kingdom be like? The Lord had tried to explain this through
some parables. Let us examine a couple of them:
- Matthew
13:44 “The kingdom from heaven
is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid it again. In
his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field.
The field (kingdom) cost a heavy sum, but treasure (salvation) came free!”
- Mathew 13:45 “Again, the kingdom from
heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. Here God pays a heavy
price (His own blood) for us who are precious pearls to Him”.
The Gospels make
it clear who is eligible to enter His kingdom:
- Those who repent and are baptized - John 3:3, 5; Mat 18:3
- The destitute in spirit – Matthew 5:3
- Those
persecuted for righteousness – Matthew
5:10
- Those doing the will of God (not calling Lord….)
– Mat 7:21
- Those who are worthy (net thrown into sea) Matthew 13:47
- Those who are prepared (wise virgins…..) – Matthew 25:1
- Sincere servants (using their talents) - Matthew 25:14.
Jesus asked us to
pray that His kingdom might come soon. How many of us are remembering to pray
for His kingdom? Examine the contents of your prayers. Matthew 6:33 exhorts us to First seek the kingdom and its
righteousness. Our priorities have been clearly marked.
The Bible has
also clearly mentioned the privileges the citizens of the kingdom will enjoy:
- I appoint a kingdom to you, as My Father has
appointed to Me, that you may eat and drink at My table (Luke 22:28-30)
- You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of
him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1Peter 2:9)
- He has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and
Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amazingly we are informed
that, by virtue of our “citizenship” we will rule along with Him, even
judge the 12 tribes of
What more can you
ask for? Lord, may your
kingdom come!
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