To be made in God’s image which Adam Lost is to REIGN over all of Creation. At Salvation, we got back what Adam Lost which is glorification. At Christ Return, Our Glorification extends to REIGNING with Him forever and ever.
Zechariah 9:9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Beloved, has the Lord ever given you a promise? Is there any word you have seen in the Bible and you covet its fulfilment in your life? You have no reason to doubt any promise of God in the Bible.
This is because the entirety of the prophecies concerning our Lord are being fulfilled in precision to the letter. See the reason why you should never ever doubt any promise in the Bible.
Isaiah 34:16. Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Isaiah 55:10-11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Luke 1:45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Beloved, see this prophecy of our Lord through Zechariah the prophet, revealing the undeniable kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ was prophesied several hundreds of years before the birth of our Lord and was fulfilled to the letter. See it.
Zechariah 9:9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
It was a prophecy about the triumphant entry of our Lord to Jerusalem as the king of Israel.
John 1:49: Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Matthew 21:4 -5. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Luke 19:37 -38. And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
John 12:12-15. On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
Beloved, many prophecies through various servants of the Lord in the Old Testament confirmed that Jesus was King, to affirm the prophecy of Zechariah.. See some of them.
Psalms 2:6-7. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Isaiah 9:6: -7. 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. 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 for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 32:1: Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Jeremiah 23:5 -6. ¶Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jeremiah 30:9: But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
So rejoice that promise you have discovered from the Bible that you look forward to its fulfilment shall surely come to pass, in the same way this prophecy of our Lord came to pass.
Only you need to be patient. This is because every promise in the Bible has fulfilment time.
Habakkuk 2:2-3. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Dearly beloved, glory to God that Jesus Christ is your Saviour. If in deed you have been saved by His vicarious death on the cross, then a glorious event is fast approaching, it must not elude you.
It shall not elude you in Jesus name. See this particular prophecy by Isaiah which came seven hundred years before the first advent of our Lord on earth, has three unique significant stages. See them.
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.
1. For unto us a child is born : this signified Bethlehem where our Lord was born in a manger. It has been fulfilled.
2. unto us a son is given : this dignified Calvary. The death of Christ to procure you salvation and redemption. It has been fulfilled.
3. and the government shall be upon his shoulder: it signifies one thousand years millennium reign of our Lord as the King of kings, it has not been fulfilled.
It shall be fulfilled seven years after the dawning rapture. Jesus shall come literally to this present earth and reign over the people on this earth for a thousand years.
He shall come with the entire Old Testament saints that died in righteousness and believers that were raptured and the tribulation saints. You must be there. It shall not elude you in Jesus name.
Revelation 20:4-6. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
So, settle it in your heart that Jesus Christ, your Saviour and Lord, is the King of kings and shall reign with His saints, in no distant future. See what the scriptures says about Him and the saints that shall reign with Him, which must include you.
1 Timothy 6:14-15. That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Revelation 1:5-6. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:9-10. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Revelation 19:11-16. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
May the good Lord help you in particular to be part of this fast approaching glorious event in Jesus name.
JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS SHALL REIGN FOREVER WITH HIS SAINTS . YOU MUST BE THERE.
Friend, always remember and continue without relaxing or relapsing on your preparation for the dawning rapture. It is real, it can even happen before the end of this day.
However, the scriptures affirm without any iota of doubt that our Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord of lords and King of kings. His redeemed saints are referred to as kings and priests, who shall reign with Him. You shall be among us in Jesus name.
Revelation 1:5-6. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:9-10. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
But then, the scriptures give details of these saints that shall reign with Jesus. These details are the requisites of the dead in Christ, the raptured saints and the tribulation saints.
See the detail requisites you must endeavour to meet, to enable you partake in the rapture and then reign with Him forever. Jesus and the raptured saints shall reign for ever , see it. Whenever you read about the twenty four elders in the book of Revelations, it refers to the raptured saints. See it.
Revelation 11:15-16. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
Now what are the requisites of saints like you that shall reign with the Lord of lords and King of kings?
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.
You discover the three distinct requisites:
1. Called. 2. Chosen. 3. Faithful.
1. You must have been called. Hope you are not just going to church. But have heeded the call of Jesus, to be biblically saved.
Isaiah 1:18. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Matthew 11:28. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Can you recollect when it happened? Where it happened? How it happened?
Brethren that are biblical saved and have become new creatures in Christ can recount all these with ease as apostle Paul, knew how , he met Jesus on the way to Damascus.
So the first requisite is that you must have answered the call of biblical salvation.
2. You must be chosen. Have you been chosen out of darkness to the marvellous light of Christ.
1 Peter 2:9. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
You are chosen by Christ, when you made up your mind to obey the entirety of God’s eternal, infallible words in the Bible. Churchgoers that chose what is convenient in the Bible to obey have not been chosen.
John 6:60. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
John 6:66-70. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
3. You must be faithful: see what it takes to be faithful according to the scriptures. Check whether you are faithful?
Matthew 24:45-47. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Matthew 25:19-23. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
1 Corinthians 4:2. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
Revelation 2:10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
These are the three requisites of those that shall be with the King of kings forever. God’s grace is sufficient for you. If others of like passion like you have met these requisites and presently with the Lord in glory, He will help you too in Jesus name.
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