King of Kings, Lord of Lords

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The titles KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS are used to describe the Lord Jesus during His one-thousand-year reign on earth from Jerusalem. We find this mentioned 3 times in the books of the new testament:
1 Timothy 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Revelation 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

Definition of king of kings. : a monarch having other monarchs under him:   
These titles are referred to in the Old Testament and need to be looked at.
Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
Ezra was written sometime after 458 BC while Artaxerxes was king of Persia. He was considered the sixth King of Kings.
Ezekiel 26:7 For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
Of course, Nebuchadrezzar would be called a king of kings. He was used by God to bring judgement upon Israel for their disobedience to His word.
Daniel 2:37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Daniel refers to Nebuchadrezzar as a king of kings and reminds him where his power, and strength, and glory comes from – the God of heaven.

Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others acting like a master, a chief, or a ruler.
A King is in charge of a kingdom. A lord is not a royal. … And “lord” is an honorific that can be used by any male peer- duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. 
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

The Psalmist reminds us that God is the LORD OF LORDS.
Psalm 136:3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

And in conclusion, since the Lord Jesus is God, then when he sets up his kingdom on earth he will truly be KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORDS. 

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Kingdom of Heaven Part 2

Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew 18:3-4 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Matthew 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Matthew 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

But the Jewish people, Israel, turned Him down, rejected and crucified Him. Even after the resurrection they continued to reject Him (and still do today) as their King.

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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Thou Shall Call His Name JESUS Part 2 

JESUS… A name that indicated His work
Some preach him as a great teacher, Prophet, as the Son of God, as the Son of Man who came to explain God to us… These all are true BUT incomplete!
He came to SAVE Israel Matthew 1:21 … for he shall save his people from their sins.
To the uttermost Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
JESUS… His name fits His Mission
Names mean something. Throughout scripture names describe, give us insight, more meaning. (What does your name mean?….Are You?)
Jesus means Saviour, Peter said to the Jews Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Paul said to the Gentiles Romans 10:9 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
JESUS… His name is forever
Paul tells us in Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus told his disciples John 14:6 …, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The Way to God, therefore HE needs to be preached
The Truth, therefore we need to hear of Him
The Life, therefore we should rejoice in Him
WITHOUT THE WAY, THERE IS NO GOING.
WITHOUT THE TRUTH, THERE IS NO KNOWING.
WITHOUT THE LIFE, THERE IS NOT LIVING.

Put to Music it goes…
“There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing it’s worth, it sounds like music in my ear, the sweetest name on earth…”

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Statements from the Cross

Prior to Being hung on the Cross, Christ had little to say:

Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

And as He hung on the cross He only spoke seven statements (mostly quoting or fulfilling scripture) before he gave up the ghost.
  1. Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.
    Psalm 22:18 They part my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture.
  2. Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. (see Luke 16:19-31)
  3. John 19:26-27 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
  4. Matthew 27:46 (Mark 15:34) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
    Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
  5. John 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
    Psalm 22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
  6. John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
    John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
  7. Luke 23:46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
    Psalm 31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
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Cross of Christ

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In the early Passages of Matthew, Mark and Luke when Jesus speaks of bearing a cross, He is not referring to HIS CROSS, just a heavy burden:

Matthew 10:38, Luke 14:27 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Then after His arrest the references in Matthew Mark Luke and John are the actual Cross of Christ:

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Matthew 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Matthew 27:40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Mark 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
Mark 15:30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Mark 15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Luke 23:26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
John 19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
John 19:31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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Isaiah 9:6 Part 2

His name shall be called: Wonderful,

Name: Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Psalm 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker
TeachingMatthew 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
MinistryMatthew 4:24  And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Counsellor, (a wise man versed in law & diplomacy)

Matthew 5 The Beatitudes
John 3:1-16  Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jew

The mighty God,


Calms the SeaMark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Raises the deadJohn 11:43  And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
He is GodTitus 2:13  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
He is coming again2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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Isaiah 9:6 Part 3

The everlasting Father,  

Hebrews 1:8-9  But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

The Prince of Peace

Salvation, sins forgivenRomans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Source of Peace

⇒ Peace from God
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
 Peace of God
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
⇒ Peace on Earth
Isaiah 11:6-13 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

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Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.

The government shall be upon His shoulder.

Isaiah 9:6 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever.

Son of GodChrist1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
2 Corinthians 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Son of Man – Jesus – Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

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Body (of Christ)

1 Corinthians 12:12-27  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. …

Paul mentions the BODY 15 times in the above text!  What is the Body?

1 Corinthians 12:27 explains “Now ye are the body of Christ,…”
Romans 7:4 “…ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ;” 
Romans 12:5 “So we, being many, are one body in Christ,…”
1 Corinthians 10:16 “…is it not the communion of the body of Christ?”
Ephesians 3:6 “That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body” 
Ephesians 4:12 “…for the edifying of the body of Christ:”  
Ephesians 5:23 “…Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”  
Colossians 2:17 “…Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”  

A study of the above verses (and putting them back into their context) show that believers (Romans 10:9-13) are placed into a group, called the BODY OF CHRIST, the true Church.

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Nowhere else in scripture is the BODY of Christ, the Church, mentioned. Not in the Old Testament. Not in the four Gospels. Not in Hebrews, James, John, Jude, Peter or Revelation.

Only in the Epistles written by Paul, to the Churches that he founded, is the Body of Christ mentioned.

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Age of the Lord Jesus

Luke 1:57-80     Birth of John the Baptist
Luke 2:1-21         Birth of Jesus  (06 BC  see ROMAN RULERS)      Matt 1:18-25
Luke 2:22-39      Jesus presented in the temple (8 Days old)

Matt 2:1-12         Visit from the Magi   (2:11 Looking for a Young Child)
Matt 2:13-23      Flight into Egypt        (2:16 Children from 2 years and under)
Matt 2:20             Returned to Israel     (04 AD see ROMAN RULERS)
Matt 2:23             Grew up in Nazareth
Luke 2:40,42      12 years old
Luke 3:1                15th year reign of Tiberius Caesar
Mark 6:3              Worked as a Carpenter
Luke 3:21:23       30 year old – Baptized and started ministry
Matt 3:16-4:2   Mark 1:9-13     (1st Year of ministry)

John 2:13  1st Passover  
(Luke 6:1) John 6:4 2nd Passover    
John 11:55 3rd Passover  

Jesus was born in 06 BC. He was 30 years old when he began his ministry, 23 AD and was crucified in 27 AD (under Pilates reign) which puts his age at 33, meaning his ministry lasted a little more than 3 years.  (Probably 3 ½ years)

ROMAN RULERS around the time of Christ

  • Herod, King of Palestine                             37 BC – 04 AD
    Matt 2:1
  • Cyrenius, governor of Syria                       06 BC
    Luke 2:1
  • Archelaus, Tetarch of Judea                       03 BC – 06 AD
    Matt 2:22
  • Herod Antipas, Tetarch of Galilee            03 BC – 39 AD
    Luke 3:1
  • Herod Philip, Tetrarch                                  03 BC – 34 AD
    Luke 3:1
  • (Territory northeast of Sea of Galilee)
  • Lysanius, Tetrarch of Abilene                    (20 AD – 30 AD)
    Luke 3:1
  • Tiberius, Emperor                                            14 AD – 27 AD
    Luke 3:1
  • Pilate, Procurator of Judea                           26 AD – 36 AD
    Luke 3:1
    Matt 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 18-19
  • Caligula, Emperor                                            37 AD – 41 AD
  • Herod, King of Palestine                               37 BC – 04 AD

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