The Lord’s Kingdom
Read Revelation 11
Rev 11:15 “The kingdom
of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will
reign forever and ever.”
HOW does the kingdom of the world become “the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ”?
The change occurs when witnesses to the Kingdom of God speak to the kingdom of
the world of God’s truth.
Two witnesses
doing just that are described in this chapter. Who are they? Clues come in Rev 11:5-6 These men have power to shut up
the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they
have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every
kind of plague as often as they want.
Check out Elijah’s
power in 1 Kings 17 and 2 Kings 1—fire and drought. Check out
Moses’ power in Exodus 7—water to
blood.
The two witnesses
are symbolic of the power of God’s Spirit come upon certain men who proclaim
God’s true Word. This power then comes upon the church, which acts in the power
of the Spirit to witness. And although the vision describes evil’s temporary
victory over the church, the vision concludes with the victory of the church.
Yes, one day Jesus
will declare his victory. “And he will
reign forever and ever.” This is the truth of the final triumph of Christ’s
church to “deliver us from the evil one”.
(Matt 6:13)
The joy in this
prophecy is to know that this is for your life right now. If you feel
persecuted and defeated because hard things—even sin—have come against you,
call on God to free you. Seek God’s powerful Word to redeem the circumstances. Read
his Word. Believe his Word. Live out his Word in your life, and you will live
in victory right now.
A Moment’s Thought: Christ’s victory is available to you.
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