He is King and Lord--Part 2
Now in the same way that the Old Testament reveals God as King and Lord as well as Owner of all, the New Testament reveals Jesus Christ as Lord and Owner of all.
Now as many of you may have read, Jesus came announcing the arrival and re-establishment of the Kingdom of heaven on earth, something only the King Himself could do. Because a king is automatically a lord, this means that Jesus is Lord also.
In addition, the most common Greek word for "lord" (kurios) is applied to Jesus repeatedly in the New Testament. (Kurios) signifies having power. It also means one who possesses ultimate authority; master.
Please note: Everything that the Old Testament says about God as Lord, the New Testament says about Jesus.
Keep in mind, that the Lordship of Jesus is also by creative rights and was a natural result of His role in the creation of all things both seen and unseen. In other words, we do not "make" Jesus Lord; He is Lord by creative right, whether we acknowledge Him or not. In His preexistence before He came to earth, Jesus was identified as "the Word". It was in this dimension that He was the source of creation. Now, let us read His Constitution what he has to say concerning His creative activity that gives Him Lord rights.
Constitutional Scriptures:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 1:1-3 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power...
Now these scriptures that I have presented to you are ample evidence that Jesus as the eternal Word was responsible for the creation of the universe and for sustaining it.
Mark 11:1-6 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; and He said to them, "Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here." So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. But some of those who stood there said to them, "What are you doing, loosing the colt?" And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go.
Remember this, in this account, Jesus acted on His authority as Lord. There is no indication that He had prearranged this with the owner of the colt or that He asked anyone's permission. As Lord of all, He owned the colt anyway. Keep in mind, that Jesus just told His disciples, "Bring Me the colt". When challenged, all the disciples had to say was "The Lord has need of it". That was all it took; the colt owner released the colt.
Keep in mind, in those days, animals such as a colt were valuable commodities as beast of burden and as transportation.
Please note: There is another New Testament passage that clearly shows Jesus as Lord of all.
Philippians 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Now as many of you may have read, Jesus came announcing the arrival and re-establishment of the Kingdom of heaven on earth, something only the King Himself could do. Because a king is automatically a lord, this means that Jesus is Lord also.
In addition, the most common Greek word for "lord" (kurios) is applied to Jesus repeatedly in the New Testament. (Kurios) signifies having power. It also means one who possesses ultimate authority; master.
Please note: Everything that the Old Testament says about God as Lord, the New Testament says about Jesus.
Keep in mind, that the Lordship of Jesus is also by creative rights and was a natural result of His role in the creation of all things both seen and unseen. In other words, we do not "make" Jesus Lord; He is Lord by creative right, whether we acknowledge Him or not. In His preexistence before He came to earth, Jesus was identified as "the Word". It was in this dimension that He was the source of creation. Now, let us read His Constitution what he has to say concerning His creative activity that gives Him Lord rights.
Constitutional Scriptures:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 1:1-3 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power...
Now these scriptures that I have presented to you are ample evidence that Jesus as the eternal Word was responsible for the creation of the universe and for sustaining it.
Mark 11:1-6 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; and He said to them, "Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here." So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. But some of those who stood there said to them, "What are you doing, loosing the colt?" And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go.
Remember this, in this account, Jesus acted on His authority as Lord. There is no indication that He had prearranged this with the owner of the colt or that He asked anyone's permission. As Lord of all, He owned the colt anyway. Keep in mind, that Jesus just told His disciples, "Bring Me the colt". When challenged, all the disciples had to say was "The Lord has need of it". That was all it took; the colt owner released the colt.
Keep in mind, in those days, animals such as a colt were valuable commodities as beast of burden and as transportation.
Please note: There is another New Testament passage that clearly shows Jesus as Lord of all.
Philippians 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus Christ is King and Lord of all
