Jesus: Thief or Monarch? Brad Jersak

"King" Jesus: Is our Lord Jesus Christ a king? The Bible certainly says so when it tells us "Jesus is Lord," that he is enthroned in the heavens, seated at the right hand of his Father, and that he reigns in the world. The Gospels tell us that Jesus preached the "gospel of the kingdom," and that his coming kingdom is already breaking into the here and now. On the other hand, the New Testament turns our ideas of a king and kingdom upside down. This king is not a monarch, president, or dictator who rules by force, and his kingdom is not like our worldly empires that occupy or colonize by military power or economic domination. His throne is a cross, ...