King Of
Righteousness—King Of Peace
He was King
of Salem, that is, “King of Peace”; first “King of Righteousness,” and after
that King of Peace. So is our Lord Jesus; He by His Righteousness made Peace,
the fruit of Righteousness is Peace. Christ speaks Peace, creates Peace, is our
Peace-Maker.
Now,
speaking of the Throne in Heaven, of The One Who is “King of Righteousness,”
the Scriptures says:
Thy Throne, O God, is
for ever and ever: the sceptre of Thy Kingdom is a right sceptre.
Ps 45:6 KJV
Righteousness and Justice
are the foundation of Your Throne;
Love and Faithfulness
go before You.
Ps 89:14 NIV
Thy Throne is
established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
Ps 93:2 KJV
The Lord has
established His Throne in Heaven,
and His Kingdom rules
over all.
Ps 103:19 NIV
The Lord is
Righteous, Just, Loving and Faithful—and by His revealed divine nature, His
Throne is established forever in Heaven.
He is the
High Priest Who sits at the right hand of the Throne of The Father, and His
priestly work continues in the Heavenly Temple.
The point of what we
are saying is this: We do have such a High Priest, Who sat down at the right
hand of the Throne of the Majesty in Heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary,
the true tabernacle set up by The Lord, not by man.
Heb 8:1-2
He sits ‘at
the right hand of The Father,’ both as King and Priest.
His Throne
is greater than all the thrones of the kings of the earth.
“The King of
Righteousness” will return to the earth at His "Second Coming" and
will reign from the throne of David, over kings and princes of the world, and
over people of every nation and tribe. This is Biblically known as "The
Millennial Reign."
The Lord
made a Covenant with David as Psalm 89:3-4 states:
I have made a Covenant
with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant,
Thy Seed will I
establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
KJV
Jesus Christ
is both the originator of, and successor to the throne of David.
While
Matthew chapter 1 bears the record of Jesus' genealogy as "The Messiah
King," the record of genealogy of Christ to Adam in Luke 3 reveals to us that He is “The
incarnate Son Of God”—‘The Only Begotten of The Father.’
He received
the title: “The Son of Man” for His Ministry on earth.
Prior to the
human birth of “The King Of Peace,” the extension of His eternal Dominion and
Reign to the earth was prophesied:
For unto us a Child is
born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder:
and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His
Government and Peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon
His Kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with Judgment and with Justice
from henceforth even for ever. The Zeal of The Lord of Hosts will perform this.
Isa 9:6-7 KJV
His ‘Government’
and His ‘Peace’ increases eternally.
“The throne
of David” will be established and inaugurated into God’s divine
Kingdom—starting in “The Millennial Reign.”
‘David’s
throne’ will be ranked at a lower position than “the Throne of Christ,” to whom
the greatest title and all dominion belongs.
Now, God’s
direct Sovereignty over His celestial domain is extending to our terrestrial
(earthly) realm.