4/22/19 

Psalm 10:16

The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land.

I was converted in the early 60s and immediately became an avid student of dispensationalism.  One of its primary teachings was there is no kingship with God until the millennium.  At that time the Kingdom will be established and Jesus will be King.

I have come to believe the unifying fact of Scripture is the Kingship of the Mediator.  Let me give you my thoughts.

1.      There can be no law without a lawgiver and enforcer.  It is the King’s privilege to give the law and to enforce it.  It is no stretch to say the Law of God is the Law of Christ.

2.      Covenants are made by kings.  There is a very fine book giving the background of the Biblical covenant entitled, The Covenant of the Great King.  Lesser covenants can be made but they have little authority and limited duration.  This cannot be said about the New Covenant.  It claims universal authority and unlimited duration.

3.      Only a king can guarantee protection and provision.  Christ as King guarantees both for His Church, cf I Timothy 6:14-15

¹⁴ to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.