The Final King
from Bethel Baptist Church Hosted by Dr. Robert Cosand
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-33 In light of the multiplied and complicated problems of our world it is clear that what the world needs is a king … someone to rule in divine wisdom and perfect justice and holy compassion. A king is exactly what God promised to David and through David, in what is usually called the Davidic Covenant. "When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. . . . I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever" (1 Chr 17:11,14). The baby in the manger is the promised king. "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end" (Lk 1:31-33). And one day the King will return and He will establish His kingdom. It will be a kingdom of peace (Isa 9:6,7) and justice (Jer 23:5,6) and holy sovereignty (Rev 19:11-21) and eternal duration (Dan 7:13,14). It is the coming of Christ and His promised rule that comforts us in the face of our fears and steels us in the face of our weaknesses. "The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever" (Rev 11:15).
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