Wednesday, 28 January 2009

The Bride Reigns With The Faithful Husband

Genesis 49:10 (King James Version)
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Genesis 49:10 (New International Version)
10 The sceptre will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs [a] and the obedience of the nations is his.
Footnotes:
Genesis 49:10 Or until Shiloh comes ; or until he comes to whom tribute belongs

Shiloh has come!

Christ has the sceptre and Christ has the staff . He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and his Kingdom is coming.

The kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:2, 4:17, 10:7, 20:21,25:34, Mark 1:15, Luke 9:62 and Luke 21:31)

No it’s not way over there it’s at hand.

Look it’s coming now!

I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man," dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

This is The Christ we serve in all his glory. He is The King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He has all power in Heaven and on Earth. He is The Faithful Husband and we The Church are his bride.

As his bride we reign with him.

As his bride we take his name. We have the right to use his name.

Jesus said "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

He didn’t say that just people with dog collars would do it did he?

Those who believe.

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

Jesus is the same yesterday., today and forever so that wasn’t then. That was now. The Kingdom of God is at hand.

Jesus said “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

As his bride we go in his name.

Jesus continued “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

We are not alone!

The one with the sceptre and staff, the king of kings and lord of lords who has all power in Heaven and on Earth his with us until the end of the age.

Some say he was speaking of the apostolic age but then they can’t say when it ended. Because we’re still in it.

He is with us because he is the faithful husband and we reign with him.

Jesus wants us to reign with him not by becoming something different but being who we are in him.

Religion makes The church seem powerless.

We have a blood covenant with God Almighty!

Psalm 68
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.

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