Be Assured, Christ's Kingdom Is Coming - Jesus Himself proclaimed His inevitable earthly reign and spoke quite often about His coming kingdom. He also taught in many parables and by direct word that we are to seek first the kingdom of God, that the Father's pleasure is "to give you the kingdom," and that as His followers we are to expectantly pray, "Your kingdom come." Jesus even gave to some of His apostles, such as John, a firsthand glimpse of that earthly kingdom. Christ assured the apostles at His ascension that the season would come when the Father would put into place the Son's authority over all the world. Jesus even proclaimed the coming kingdom before the local Roman authority who ruled at that time - Pontius Pilate.

In Scripture, Jesus assures us of His inevitable rulership over a resurrected world in His coming Millennial Kingdom. 

A primary characteristic of the Messiah's reign is its inevitability.

Assured in the Psalms

When one reads Psalm 2, we have the Father's assurance that, as Spurgeon explained, "the kingdoms of the earth, and the earth itself, are Christ's inheritance ... and the utmost bounds of the world are to be His possession" - (Psalm 2:7-9).

Concerning Christ's inheritance, we learn that the sacrificial death and resurrection of the Son of God earned Him the authority to rule the earth. 

When Christ returns in victory, He will at last claim His possession — both land and people.

Psalm 22 is extraordinary in its revelation of the messianic character. 

David didn't write only about his human sufferings; rather, he served as a vessel uttering the very words Jesus Christ would speak on the cross an incredible thousand years later. 

Psalm 22 also recognizes that after suffering comes victory. 

As promised, the Father delivered the Afflicted One, and someday, the nations of the world will come to worship the Messiah because "the kingdom is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations" - (Psalm 22:27-28). 

Psalm 22 ends with a glorious crescendo, rejoicing in the inevitability of the Messiah's kingship.

Assured in the Major Prophets

Isaiah prophesied that the "house of the God of Jacob" would be established "on the top of the mountains," and there the Messiah would sit "upon the throne of David and over His kingdom," for "the Lord of hosts will reign" - (Isaiah 2:1-4; 9:6-7; 24:21-23; see also 11:3-9).

Likewise, Jeremiah foretold of the day when "a King shall reign and prosper" (Jeremiah 23:5). 

It is He who will serve in the trinity of divinely appointed offices. 

"Thus says the Lord: 'David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me'" - (Jeremiah 33:17-18; see also Jeremiah 33:6-16).

Ezekiel, too, foresaw the day when Yahweh would regather the Jewish remnant from the wilderness to refine and rule over them. 

In doing so, the Gentile nations would also learn that there is a God. 

"David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them" - (Ezekiel 37:24; see also Ezekiel 20:33-44; 37:25-28; 39:21-29; 43:7).

Daniel also foresaw the Son of Man, whom he equated with the Ancient of Days, being given dominion and glory and an everlasting kingdom. 

It's a kingdom where, most assuredly, "all dominions shall obey and serve Him" - (Daniel 7:27; see also verses 13-14, 18).

Assured in the Minor Prophets

The Old Testament minor prophets also assured us of the coming era when God's faithful would "seek the Lord their God and David their king" - (Hosea 3:4-5).

Many of the minor prophets foresaw a reality where the Lord dwells personally from Zion after He has overthrown the Gentile kingdoms (Joel 3:14-17, 21; Micah 4:1-7; Zephaniah 3:14-20; Haggai 2:20-23).

Zechariah wrote with great certainty that "the Lord shall be King over all the earth" - (Zechariah 14:9).

Assured in the Gospels

Jesus Himself also proclaimed His inevitable earthly reign and spoke quite often about His coming kingdom. 

He often promised, "To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne" - (Revelation 3:21). 

Jesus also taught in many parables and by direct word that we are to "seek first the kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33), that the Father's pleasure is "to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:32), and that as His followers we are to expectantly pray, "Your kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10).

Jesus even gave to some of His apostles, such as John, a firsthand glimpse of that earthly kingdom (Revelation 21:1-3). 

Christ assured the apostles at His ascension that the season would come when the Father would put into place the Son's authority over all the world (Acts 1:6-8). 

Jesus even proclaimed the coming kingdom before the local Roman authority who ruled at that time - Pontius Pilate.

Assured by the Apostles

Peter revealed that Jesus would remain in heaven "until the times of restoration of all things" - (Acts 3:20-21). 

Likewise, Paul looked expectantly for "that Day" when the Lord would return to take up His throne and allow the faithful to reign with Him (2 Thessalonians 1:7-10). 

John added to the chorus of Christ's disciples who foresaw a day when a "Child" on whose thigh was emblazoned "King of kings and Lord of lords" would return in great glory to "rule [all nations] with a rod of iron" - (Revelation 12:5; 19:15-16).

Assured by the Angels

The inevitability of the kingdom of Christ was also reinforced by the angels. 

When the angel Gabriel delivered his message to the virgin Mary, he made eight promises concerning her son. 

So far, five have been fulfilled in history, while these three remain to be fulfilled: Jesus will be given the throne of His father David, He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His earthly kingdom will be made manifest (Luke 1:26-38).

In heaven, the four living creatures and the 24 elders sing again and again about the day when the Worthy Lamb will take up His kingdom and allow His saints to rule and reign with Him (Revelation 5:9-10). 

The other angels chime in with, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" - (Revelation 11:15).

Assured by the Future Saints

Even the tribulation martyrs assured us of the inevitability of the kingdom. 

They are recorded as praising the worthy Son and proclaiming the day when "all nations shall come and worship before You" - (Revelation 15:3-4).

The Bible is replete with the Davidic King's assurances of His inevitable rulership. On this promise rests solidly all the other characteristics of the Millennial Kingdom.

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Lamb and Lion Ministries

The Ministry was established for the purpose of proclaiming the soon return of Jesus. We do not believe it is possible to know the date when Jesus will return. But we do believe it is possible to know the season of the Lord’s return, and it is our conviction that we are living in that season.

The message of the Ministry is directed at both believers and non-believers. To the unsaved, the Ministry says, “Flee from the wrath that is to come by fleeing into the loving arms of Jesus.” To believers, the Ministry says, “Commit yourselves to holiness as you await the appearance of your Blessed Hope.”

We believe that Jesus is the only hope for the world today. He is the Gospel — the “Good News.”

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