Here Comes The King Of Kings & Lord Of Lords

Here Comes the King of kings & Lord of lords

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - Last Sunday July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden made a very special, Breaking News, and Historical announcement that stunned many people when he announced that he will not seek re-election, then he stated that he is recommending and is fully backing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Nominee for President. Immediately on one side there was great jubilation from a multitude of people including me, not at the announcement that he will not seek re-election but at the announcement of the potential of the coming President Kamala Harris. On the other side there was great disdain of the announcement of the potential coming President. The one side was complaining talking about how she is incompetent and only received the job as a DEI hire (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) while the other side listed her accomplishments and achievements. As I watched and listened to the different responses and how they grew either with joy, excitement and great expectation or with contempt and hatred, I began to think about how all these different emotions, feelings, and responses happened at the announcement of a potential presidential candidate then my mind began to think just imagine the response at the announcement of the King of kings and Lord of lords. One side will express great jubilation, excitement, joy, and enthusiasm while the other side will express disdain, contempt, hatred, and utter unrest.

So today I want to make a very special, Breaking News announcement: - Ladies and Gentlemen Here Comes the King of kings and the Lord of lords – Jesus Christ.

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: - Revelation 19:10-16

I). If there is ever a time in the history of mankind where people are anticipating, longing, and hoping for a change, not only in America, but the world over then right now is that time. However, they can hope all they want to but neither the government, a certain political party, or any individual will be able to bring about a change for they are corrupt and their heart is deceitful. The Bible says in Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it”. So, to put our hope in mankind is futile, but Psalm 24:1 says, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof, the world, and they that dwell therein”; therefore, since the earth is His and we are His it is only Him that can bring about true change.

Let’s look at the King of kings and Lord of lords.

John gives us in our text a fascinating perfect description of the King of kings and Lord of lord’s.

Verse 11 “And I saw heaven open, 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”. The first thing you need to notice is location, the location is heaven opens this is very significant because of what is to follow. And behold – in other words look at this – a white horse and he that sat upon him is called Faithful and True, Understand, that especially in John’s time a white horse is symbolic of a victorious General or Emperor. The custom was when they defeated a place in battle the emperor, Caesar, king would ride through the city on a white horse celebrating their victory over a certain place. Notice Jesus the King of kings and Lord of lord’s is ridding a white horse in heaven indicating His victory over all the earth and he that sat upon him is called Faithful and True – this is a very important name or title and raises the question why not just say Jesus or one of the other titles He is known as. I am reminded of a story of a young minister fresh out of seminary and really anxious and on fire for the Lord and was determine to change the old way of thinking and bring in a fresh and new style to the church when the senior pastor, a older and wiser gentleman sent the young minister to visit a old church mother on her death bed. The young minister knew the old church mother but he never knew anyone who was more sure of their future than her and she was rigid in her belief. The young minister said he was going to tell her about her rigid belief and how stern she was. When he got there to see the old mother she told the young minister how she was ready to meet the lord and rest in his arms, the young minister who had seminary knowledge but had not really experienced true relationship with God yet said mother you can’t be so ridged and sure what will happen after death. The old mother looked at him and said “son if I should awake in eternity to find myself among the lost the Lord would lose more than I would” the young minister looked at the old mother and said “How would that be” when she said “I would lose my soul but He would lose His good name”. If for one moment or with one person, He was ever unfaithful and untruthful He would lose everything. Since He is faithful, truthful, can’t tell a lie, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent He keeps His promises Proverbs 30:5-6 says, “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his word, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar”. 2 Corinthians 1:20 says, “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us”. This is why He is called Faithful and True because every promise ever made some 7487 promises made by God to mankind in the Bible are Faithful and True. The end of verse 11 says, “and in righteousness he doth judge and make war”. Jesus comes not as a lamb but a Lion to a world that rejected Him, He comes not seeking power, conquest, fame or any principle of lust but to bring righteous judgment and rage war on sin and all those that rejected Him. This war comes at the end of a long period of grace, patience, and mercy. He has been longsuffering and now it is time for vengeance, for vengeance is mine saith the Lord.