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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
As we
draw closer to the close of Revelation 20, our focus is drawn more and more
upon God. After all, He is the Alpha and
the Omega. He is the King. He was here before creation came into existence
and he will remain when creation has passed away. He alone is King. He alone is worthy of being the judge.
It would
be one thing if God sat on His throne in omnipotence and meted out judgment
after judgment – even if they all were righteous. But that is not what God does. As King, God hands out authority. Notice here in this passage that God gives to
some the authority and power to judge.
Furthermore, all those truly in Him have been given authority and power
to reject the beast and not worship his ways.
God is not a malevolent dictator.
God is a loving King who seeks people to represent Him in a world that
needs to meet Him.
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