All Hail Jesus, King of Kings
Have you ever thought about what the phrase ‘King of Kings’ actually means?
In the Middle East, ‘king of kings’ was a common title amongst the rulers. Several monarchs, like Artaxerxes, Darius and Xerxes, all adopted the title ‘king of kings’.
Daniel, in the Bible, even calls Cyrus the Great, king of kings too (Daniel 2 v 37).
The phrase means a king who rules over other kings. One who rules above all other rulers.
It is synonymous with the title, ‘emperor’. In the Bible, we see Herod was ruled over by the Roman Emperor, a monarch over the local kings within the empire.
Empires tend to get a bad press today. And invariably, a well earned reputation. They have been the cause of many of the injustices in the history of the World.
In Revelation 19 v 6, Jesus is called the King of Kings.
And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Jesus is the King of Kings. He is effectively an ‘emperor’.
He rules over all earthly kings, presidents, prime ministers and all other heads of state. ‘The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it' (Psalm 24 v 1).
Unlike other empires, which eventually fail, His kingdom shall never cease. His ‘empire’ is eternal. His rule and reign cannot decay.
Jesus’ kingdom is built on truth, established in love and ‘the greatness of His government and peace will have no end’ (Isaiah 9 v 7).
All hail Jesus, the eternal King of Kings.