King Of The Jews

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east of Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen a star in the east, and are come to worship him (Matthew 2:1-2)

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel (Matthew 3-6)

The scripture above is the detailed fulfillment of prophecy, and what is written is historically verified. The gospel of Matthew opens with an introduction to the long awaited King of the Jews, and dear reader, the Alpha/Beginning, and the Omega/End, fills in all the blanks in the synaptic spaces of our knowledge of him, when we open our minds to the wisdom he generously bestows. 

The birth of the King of the Jews was a promise, and Herod, like any seed of Satan, did not take kindly to his earthly kingdom being threatened, even if the Little King was a baby boy wrapped in swaddling clothes. Herod intended to murder the new born.The devil likes to think that killing makes him the ruler, but alas, his end is near, his time is nearly up, and that too, is prophesied. 

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven (Luke 10:17-20)

Satan fell from heaven ... see now, how he is associated with serpents and scorpions. The Kingdom of Christ is built, according to Matthew Henry, upon the ruins of the kingdom of the devil. But, dear reader, we are not to brag about the power Jesus gave us to trample upon demons that are serpentine and scorpion stingy, we are to rejoice that our names are written in heaven! How marvellous for us to see this progression: Satan falls from above, and our names, when we belong to Christ the King, are written in heaven. This is cause for rejoicing; do you agree?

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night (Revelation 12:9-10)

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time (Revelation 12:11-12)

When we consider how wrathful the Devil is, we can comprehend how wrathful his children are too. If you and I, Christian, are to love like Jesus, does it not make perfect sense that the seed of Satan, hate with a vengeance, just like their father? 

What delights me is how clearly God delineates for us, where he begins and where Satan ends. Jesus is the promised Messiah, the fulfillment of prophecy, born the King of the Jews. Nothing and no one could stop this from happening, despite the hate heaped upon God incarnate by those that clearly, worshipped the Devil rather than their creator. Heathens like Herod and Pontius Pilate did what they were meant to do, and so did the Jews that denied their own Christ, and wanted him put to death, as though death can conqueror the King of the world, and Author of life. Ridiculous really, isn't it?

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? and he answered him and said, Thou sayest it (Luke 23:3) 

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS (Luke 23: 38)

What we know, is that people either love and live for Jesus, or they don't. What we witness is some people proclaim him King, while others deny his deity. There were Jews that knew Jesus as their Saviour and there were Jews that wanted him dead, and they plotted to kill him ... and nothing has changed over the last 2000 plus years. 

Know this, dear one And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him (Revelation 12:9) and;

Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time (Revelation 12:12)

The King, Jesus Christ, rules and reigns, and is our Governor. No matter what the Devil does, our Sovereign in heaven is undeniably in charge. When you want comfort and peace of mind, you can go to his word, and rediscover what I have this very day, that he goes before his people, and we must be fearless and anxious for nothing. If anyone ought to be afraid, it would be those that recklessly live as though there is no God. That is what The Bible calls, a fool. 

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good (Psalm 14:1)