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Prophecy The Millennium - The Presentation of Christ as King Introduction Some time ago I met an individual who was exceedingly clever. He had three doctorates in three entirely different disciplines. I cannot recall what they were but for the sake of argument, imagine one was a doctorate in agriculture, another in mathematics, and the third in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. I would be amazed at his ability to learn such diverse subjects and be in awe by the brilliance of his brain to comprehend such. However, compared to the Lord this man fades into insignificance, especially when we begin to consider the “Titles” of the Lord relative to His coming to judge the earth, and rule in perfect righteousness. The descriptive names and titles of the Lord are not un-meritoriously gained titles, nor are they titles void of any real importance. They are titles describing the qualifications of the Lord to fulfill the purposes of God concerning His kingdom. The questions to be asked are: a) “What were the Lord’s qualifications to be distinguished as such?” b) “What circumstances made it a necessity for Him being such?” The following are some of the titles of Christ relative to His coming and the millennium. They are certainly not all of them. Titles Names and Reference Related To His Coming 1) The Lord (Zech. 14:1-4) 2) The Breaker (Mic. 2:13; Psa. 72:4) 3) The day of the Lord of Hosts (Isa. 2:12) 4) Desire of all nations (Hag. 2:7) 5) Sun of righteousness (Mal. 4:2) 6) The Son of Man (Matt. 24:30; 25:31) 7) Jesus (Acts 1:11) 8) The Lord Jesus (2 Thess. 1:7) 9) The kingdom of our God and the power of His Christ (Rev. 12:10) 10) Faithful and True (Rev. 19:11) 11) A name written, that no man knew (Rev. 19:12) 12) The Word of God (Rev. 19:13) 13) Bright and Morning Star (Rev. 22:16) Related To His Coming and Israel 1) The King (Psa 72:1-15) 2) Righteous Branch (Jer. 23:5) 3) The Lord our Righteousness (Jer. 23:6) 4) He shall sit as a Refiner and Purifier (Mal. 3:3) 5) The Son of Abraham (Matt 1:1) and so will fulfill the promise concerning the land (Ex. 32:13) 6) The Son of David (Matt 1:1; Lk. 1:32-33) and so fulfill the promise concerning the Throne. 7) The Son of Man (Jn. 5:25-27) and so fulfill the promises to execute judgement. 8) Out of Sion the Deliverer (Rom. 11:26) 9) King of Righteousness . . . King of Peace (Heb. 7:2) 10) King of Kings (Rev. 19:16) 11) Lord of Lords (Rev. 19:16) Page 1

Prophecy The Millennium - The Presentation of Christ as King Titles Names and Reference Related To The Millennium 1) Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18-22) 2) The Governor (Psa. 22:28) 3) My Firstborn (Psa. 89:27) 4) King of glory (Psa. 24:7-10) 5) Teacher (Isa. 2:3) While the Lord is not called the Teacher, yet He is presented as such. 6) A Son is given (Isa. 9:6) 7) An ensign of the people (Isa. 11:10) 8) A Foundation Stone, a tried Stone, a precious corner stone (Isa. 28:16) 9) Thy God reigneth (Isa. 52:7) 10) A Stone cut without hands (Dan. 2:34; 44-45) 11) The Most High (Dan. 7:22-24 12) Messiah the Prince (Dan. 9:25) 13) The Lord (Mic. 4:7) The Branch (Zech. 6:12) 14) A Priest upon His throne (Zech. 6:13) 15) Blessed and only Potentate, King of kings and Lord of lord’s (1 Tim. 6:15) 16) Root and Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star (Rev. 22:16) Titles which indicate His Humanity 1) The Root of Jesse (Isa. 11:10) and right to rule over men in the 2) The Servant (Isa. 52:13-15) millennium, because of His 3) The Son of Man (Dan. 7:13) relationship with men. Titles which indicate His royal 1) King (Psa. 45:1-7) authority and His right to the Throne 2) Judge (Isa. 33:22 coupled with Psa. 9:8; Acts 17:31) 3) Lawgiver (Isa. 33:22; Gen. 49:10) 4) Messiah the Prince (Dan. 9:25-26) 5) Prince of Princes (Dan. 8:25) 6) King of Kings (Rev. 19:16) Titles which indicate His moral right, 1) The Shepherd (Isa. 40:11) and His Military right as Victor. 2) The Redeemer (Isa. 59:20) 3) The Sun of Righteousness (Mal. 4:2) Page 2

Prophecy The Millennium - The Presentation of Christ as King Titles Names and Reference The glories of Christ as King 1) His Position a) “Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion” (Psa. 2:6) 2) His Preferment a) “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory” (Psa. 24:7-10) 3) His Peculiarity a) “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment” (Isa. 32:1) 4) His Perfection a) “Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty” (Isa. 33:17) 5) His Poverty a) “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass” (Zech. 9:9) 6) His Passion humiliation a) “This is Jesus the King of the Jews” (Matt. 27:37) 7) His Perpetuity a) “Now unto the King Eternal, immortal” (1 Tim. 1:17) 8) His Person a) “The only wise God” (1 Tim. 1:17) 9) His Preeminence a) “Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.” (1 Tim. 6:15) May God grant us good understanding as He, by His Holy Spirit, deigns to guide us into all truth. John 16:13 Rowan Jennings, Abbotsford, British Columbia Page 3