The Crucified Messiah

The reign of Jesus Christ from the Messianic Throne began following his Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation – Psalm 110:1. The New Testament is explicit. God made Jesus of Nazareth Lord and Messiah, and there is no other. His reign began when God exalted Christ following his resurrection. “ God has made this same Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah! ” – (Acts 2:36).

Because he sacrificed his life for others, God resurrected and exalted Jesus and installed him as Absolute Lord over all things . Jesus is the only one who unveils the “ mysteries of God ,” only he is qualified to reveal the “ unseen God .” Only in Christ are all the promises of God fulfilled. He unlocks the Hebrew Bible and discloses the “ times and seasons .” The Crucified Messiah is the Absolute Sovereign over all things, and he reigns from the Divine Throne as “ Lord ” – (Revelation 5:9-14).

The kings and nations of the Earth are found in New Jerusalem because of the Lamb’s redemptive work . The Apostle Paul describes the proclamation of “ Christ crucified ” as “ God’s wisdom and power .” The proposition that God overthrew Sin, Satan, and Death through the execution of a lowly man from the small village of Nazareth is “ foolishness ” to men and contrary to this world’s “wisdom” and ideologies. Even the spiritual “ powers and principalities ” did not understand what God was doing and sealed their fate by crucifying the “ Lord of Glory .”

Jesus was exalted to reign from the divine throne because of his obedient death and following his resurrection from the dead . The Book of Revelation portrays Jesus as the Lord of the Cosmos, and he alone reigns over all things. The Book never disconnects Christ Jesus and his present reign from his past death and resurrection. God installed the sacrificial Lamb on His throne. The Nazarene is the only Lord, Savior, Messiah, and King.

The Lamb’s reign began with his Death and Resurrection. Since then, he has been shepherding the nations toward New Jerusalem . The  Book of Revelation  declares Jesus is the “ Ruler of the Kings of the Earth .” When it describes how he reigns over the “ nations ,” it presents a King of an entirely different nature than Caesar or the political rulers of this evil age. Christ is the “ Lamb ” who was slain to redeem men from every nation, and now, he is “ shepherding ” the “ nations ” so that the city of “ New Jerusalem ” will be fully inhabited.

Paul described the proclamation of “ Christ crucified ” as the “ wisdom and power of God .” The proposition that God overthrew Sin, Satan, and Death through the execution of a lowly Nazarene was contrary to the “ wisdom of this world .” Even the spiritual “ powers and principalities ” did not understand and sealed their doom by crucifying the “ Lord of Glory .”