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Why Saying Jesus Is Currently Reining Over The Nation Dishonors Our Savior<\/strong> \u2013 By Jonathan Brentner – https:\/\/harbingersdaily.com\/why-saying-jesus-is-currently-reining-over-the-nation-dishonors-our-savior\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The claim that Jesus is already reigning over the nations is extremely popular in churches today. Its pastors preach that Jesus is fulfilling the words of Psalms such as 2, 46, 96, and 110 at this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the prevalence of such beliefs, we must ask several questions. Does what we see in our world reflect the character of what we would expect from Jesus\u2019 reign upon the earth? Is our current experience of a kingdom the one to which the New Testament says we are heirs? Does Scripture support the widespread belief that Jesus has already received the nations as His inheritance from the Father as Psalm 2:8 says will happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please don\u2019t dismiss this as a theological discussion with no significance for you. The nature of Jesus\u2019 rule over the nations has profound implications for us. Is our current experience the promised kingdom that the New Testament says we will inherit? Or, does Jesus\u2019 reign over the nations of the earth await a future fulfillment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe we can refute the claim that Jesus now reigns over the nations on the basis of the answer to one critical question:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does what we see in our world at this moment match what Scripture tells us about the character of the Messiah\u2019s rule?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, it most certainly does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For us as believers, this is wonderful and joyous news; it signifies that our inheritance will be spectacular and amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But first, let\u2019s examine what the Bible tells us will characterize Jesus\u2019 future reign in fulfillment of the Messianic Psalms (i.e. 2 and many others).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Will End All Wars When He Reigns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who claim that Jesus now reigns over the nations by implication tell us that He now rules over a world filled with wars, violence, and unending ethnic strife. Such a belief not only contradicts what the Bible says about the character of the Savior\u2019s realm, but also dishonors His glorious Name to no small extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 46 tells us that when Jesus rules over the nations, wars will no longer exist on the earth. Psalm 46:9-10 reveals that although the nations will \u201crage\u201d against the Lord (v. 6), warfare will not exist in His realm: \u201cHe maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 2:4 emphasizes that Jesus\u2019 reign over the nations will be one of absolute peace. Jesus is indeed the \u201cPrince of Peace\u201d and that will characterize His coming kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be very sure that when the government rests upon the \u201cshoulder\u201d of the child born in Bethlehem (Isaiah 9:6), wars and ethnic violence will most certainly cease to exist upon the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Will Rule in Righteousness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the past fifty years, the worldwide total number of children murdered via abortion exceeds one billion. Sex trafficking has a yearly income of $32 billion and is promoted by pedophiles ruling in governments around the world, including that of the U.S. The explosion of worldwide support for the vile LGBQT+ agenda is far beyond anything I could ever have imagined just a decade ago. Those demanding a Palestine state fill the streets of our world with demonstrations of murderous and demonic hatred toward the Jews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How, by any stretch of the imagination, can one say that we are now living under the righteous rule of our Savior? Such a suggestion is absurd at best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is it possible that Jesus is ruling over such vile wickedness with a \u201crod of iron\u201d as Psalm 2:9 tells us He will do when He inherits the nations? Does not the suggestion of this sully Jesus\u2019 character? How could a wholly righteous King such as Jesus permit such vile wickedness and rampant bloodshed to flourish within his domain? He would not, and He will not do so when He truly reigns over the nations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a couple of verses that define Jesus\u2019 rule as righteous:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 32:1 KJV \u2013 \u201cBehold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 11:3-5 KJV \u2013 \u201cAnd shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.\u201d (emphasis added)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current condition of our world does not in any way align with the biblical descriptions of Jesus\u2019 righteous rule. The claim that Jesus is now fulfilling the full extent of Psalm 2 is preposterous, contradicts the words of Scripture, and most certainly dishonors our Savior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Will Prevail In The World When Jesus Reigns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jesus rules over the nations, justice will prevail throughout the entire planet. In Isaiah 32:1, the prophet states that \u201cprinces will rule in justice\u201d during the time that Jesus is King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 11:1-8 tells us that when our Lord rules over the nations of the earth, He will act as a righteous judge deciding all cases truthfully and with \u201cequity.\u201d The words of Jeremiah 33:15 emphasize the Savior\u2019s just rule: \u201cIn those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cries of our world for justice are heard in the screams of pain from the unborn, the suicidal grief of trafficked children, and the horrors of genocide taking place in many places in our world. Be very sure that our Lord hears these cries for justice and will someday soon administer justice through His outpouring of wrath upon this wicked (see Revelation chapters 6-18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Jesus\u2019 one-thousand-year rule upon the earth, justice will surely prevail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus\u2019 Glory Will Fill The Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bible also tells us that someday \u201cthe earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea\u2019 (Habakkuk 2:14, see also Isaiah 11:9). I think we can all agree that this is not today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although as believers we participate in the new covenant because of Jesus\u2019 sacrifice on our behalf, it still awaits a greater fulfillment for Israel. Pay close attention to the words of Jeremiah 31:31-34:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremiah 31:31-34 KJV \u2013 \u201cBehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lord declares in Ezekiel 36:22-38 that through the future restoration of a kingdom to Israel, He will declare His holiness to the nations so that \u201cthey will know that I am the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jesus reigns, the entire world will know that He is God. Some will not like it and many will rebel at the end of His rule, but everyone on earth will both see and recognize Jesus\u2019 great glory and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fact That We Are Heirs To The Kingdom Assures Us Of Its Future Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Testament reveals that we also have a stake in Jesus\u2019 rule upon the \u201cthrone of David\u201d in that we are heirs to His kingdom (Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Ephesians 1:11-14; Colossians 1;12; James 2:5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This assures us of two vital realities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a future experience for all who know the Savior. Heirs, by definition, do not already possess the fullness of their inheritance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, death has to occur before the inheritance becomes a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hmmm, that second point doesn\u2019t sound like good news. However, 1 Corinthians 15:50-53 reveals that it\u2019s an extremely welcome truth for us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Corinthians 15:50-53 KJV \u2013 \u201cNow this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul says that in our current form, with bodies patterned after that of Adam, we cannot take part in God\u2019s future kingdom (see 1 Corinthians 15:47-50). It\u2019s impossible; we cannot inherit our kingdom in our current mortal condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the over-the-top joyous reality is that when Jesus comes for us, He will make us fit for His kingdom by giving us bodies just like His. This is the exciting news that Paul also writes about in Philippians 3:20-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, what the New Testament describes as our inheritance of a kingdom will be both amazing and joyous far beyond anything we have experienced on earth. Please do not let anyone damper this wonderful expectation by saying the church is the kingdom and that Jesus is now reigning over the nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news for us is beyond spectacular. Through Paul, the Lord tells us that we will experience our inheritance in incorruptible bodies that will never age, get sick, or die (1 Corinthians 15:50-55). We will reign with Jesus for a thousand years and then forevermore with immortal bodies. Wow!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will close with words of Isaiah 9:7 where the prophet distinctly reveals the nature of the future rule of the Christ: \u201cOf 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.\u201d (emphasis added)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the kingdom to which we are heirs and will forever enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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