Revelation 1: 5and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
2006-10-24 21:44:23 · 3 answers · asked by Gospel of Thomas 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rev chapter 19, shows that Jesus is going to destroy all the armies of the world when he sets up his Kingdom.
When we pray the "Lord's Prayer" we are praying for God's Kingdom to come and crush all the kingdoms of this world (Dan 2:44)
Only Jesus is the rightful King, since he was anointed by Jehovah to that position.
2006-10-25 04:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by TeeM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, this one has caused a lot of problems through time. The pope had always maintained that it meant the church had the right to overrule kings. That is why, even until quite recently, priests could not be tried in civil courts, but only in church courts, and the pope could excommunicate any king who tried to disagree with him.
It was one of the reasons so many countries sided with Luther. thy didn't actually agree with him, it was just a chance to break away from Rome.
2006-10-25 04:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's simple. It means he is the King of the kings!
Or as is usually said "King of kings"
Carpe Diem!
2006-10-29 00:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by afrodyzyak 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋