REVELATION
A Verse by Verse Study
A journey of Studying
What’s Revealed to Me
Revelation 1: 6 and has made
us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and
dominion forever and ever. Amen....
Part II
Cont’d...from Part I
In Part I I addressed who this book of Revelation was
written to: Christians (servants of God,) the Trinity and that we have been
made kings!
This, Part II will address the power we have in Christ in his “kingdom!”
I was going to talk about being priests unto God but felt led to discuss
his power and authority! He has
preeminence! He is our head and he is our king.
We are in his kingdom now and have been completely and fully delivered
from the kingdom of darkness. If you see
no earthy evidence, it is no less true! This is our fight and this is our
battle! May we fight to see his kingdom come! He said , “May it come on earth
as it is in heaven!” There’s no throne
over him and no devil can rule him. No earthly situation overcomes him. The
truth is you are in his kingdom and you have an inheritance. Your authority is to fight for your
inheritance and his will in earth as it is in heaven!
It’s important for Christians to understand that being born again means you are translated into his kingdom! You’ve been made a “king” serving a “King!” He has endued YOU with power from on high. One reason the body of
In some of the earlier verses, who this is written to and
the blessings we can receive from both reading and hearing the book of
Revelation are discussed. This Word from
God was given to John to be
distributed unto God’s servants. This is
not a book that was meant to be only for the clergy. There is nothing in the
word “servants” to suggest it is meant for clergy only. On the other hand, being a king doesn’t mean
we can take an authority that isn’t rightfully ours. We are servant kings, serving under the King
of Kings in the place of authority he gives us.
This power isn’t for usurping from man, but it’s for defeating the
devil. It’s for carrying out the will of
THE KING! That will is to be carried out “on earth as it is in heaven!”
We “have been made,” kings and priests. This indicates a past tense. This is not something to come, but this is
something that is! Although we will all
be given assignments in the millennium we all have assignments now! A wonderful meditation in the Lord is to
consider what heaven will look like for us.
What place will he give us in his earthly millennial rule. However, I am on earth now. I am not yet in the millennium. Look around you! Where has God placed you? All around you is evil that you can pray against. All around you are people who are sick that
need your prayers! All around you are the lost that can be prayed into the
Kingdom. People need the Lord and they
need your prayers. At times God will
give you opportunities to speak and when you know the Word, you know you can
speak his truth. When you have his
Spirit inside, you know he will help you speak.
What good is it to know we have been made kings and priests without
knowing what that means?
Do we sit on a throne?
Yes! We sit on his throne with and in him! Again, we serve in what he has given us- not
what he hasn’t! Serving in the kingdom of God is different from the kingdoms of
this world. In the kingdoms of the
world, men seek power and authority according to their own lust but in his kingdom,
we serve with humility! Even Jesus
said the greatest among you would be your servant! Being a king in HIS kingdom is about
faithfully serving him. It’s not a lust for authority but it’s knowing what
he’s given you and how to live in the power of that truth!
Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the
exceeding riches of His grace in His
kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
THE POWER GIVEN US
Being a king means you have been given both power and
authority! Glory to God! When Jesus rose from the dead, he descended into hell and
there he took back they keys to death and hell!
He is King of Kings! He has all authority and he has all power! Right now, he is currently gathering all
things under him and while we still have battles to fight, the victory was won
at the cross, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ .
On the day of Pentecost, he transferred his power to believers! Praise his
wonderful name!
His is the kingdom,
the power and the glory!
The power to preach,
heal the sick and cast out devils has been given!
Matthew 10:1 And when He had called His twelve disciples
to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of
sickness and all kinds of disease.
This doesn’t say he gave only his apostles or only elders or
the clergy the power to cast out devils. This is something God gave to
disciples which means followers or students.
The power to cast out devils has not only been given to the clergy; it
has been given to you! This isn’t a
license to go around where you aren’t authorized but when you know there is a
devil influencing a situation, you can speak to it in Jesus
name and cast that devil from its place!
When you have authority to pray over people and you know there is a
devil involved, you can rebuke the devil in Jesus
name. Jesus
has in fact given us the power to cast out devils but as I said in the last
study, America
has become sophisticated. Can you speak
to a person you don’t even know is there?
No! When you know a thief enters
your house, you have the authority to say, “Get out!” If necessary, you can use a gun. You have that same authority in Christ .
Mark 6:7 And
He called the twelve to Himself,
and began to send them out two by
two, and gave them power over
unclean spirits.
Luke 10: 19 Behold, I give you
the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall
by any means hurt you.
1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech
and my preaching were not with
persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the
wisdom of men but in the power
of God. How wonderful it is to know our confidence is not in the power of man
but in the power of God!
The same power that raised Jesus from the dead works in us!
Ephesians
1: 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe,
according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from
the dead and seated Him at His
right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all
principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named,
not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
Some would say the power of God is only given to clergy yet
there were 120 present at Pentecost. In
this passage Jesus told his disciples
to go and wait for power. It wasn’t only
the top 12 disciples that waited for this power but there were others! There
were 120 and after the power of the Spirit was poured out, Peter made the proclamation, “This promise is for
all!”
Luke 24:49 Behold, I send the
Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of
the earth.”
Peter declares the
power of the Spirit to be for all:
Acts 2: 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
Acts 2: 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
Acts
2:32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all
witnesses. 33 Therefore
being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the
promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear....
Acts 2: 38, 39 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you
be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and
to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
The apostles had power:
Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus .
And great grace was upon them all.
Acts 5:12 And through the hands
of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they
were all with one accord in Solomon ’s
Porch.
and so did Stephen ,
a lay minister. Whether you are in full
time ministry or whether you are a lay minister, the power of God is available
to you. Every believer is a minister!
Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs
among the people.
Anyone communicating the gospel carries the power of
God. The power is in the gospel, not the
person and when someone commits themselves to speak the gospel, they are backed
up by the power of God. God’s Spirit who
is the Power of God, dwells in each believer.
Glory to God his power is not just for clergy! In fact there are many in
the clergy who are trying to minister that are void in power not because of
lack but because of denial!
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ , for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew
first and also for the Greek.
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness
to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Only religion (rules & regulations without relationship)
denies the power for the people! They are more concerned with position and
authority over people than they are in turning believers loose in the power and
glory of the kingdom!
2 Timothy
3: 5-7 having a form of godliness but denying its
power. And from such people turn away! 6 For
of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible
women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning and never able to come to
the knowledge of the truth.
It’s not my goal to do an entire study on kingly authority,
the power of God or the priesthood but just know by his Word, he has made you a
king; he has given you power and he has given you authority! He has not made us to be cowards but to be
humble servants, filled with great power, exercising his authority as King of
Kings and Lord of Lords!
Romans 15: 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Dear friends, God has not only given power to the apostles.
This promise of his Spirit is for all.
The power of God was brought to all believers on the Day of
Pentecost. Truly he has given you power
over serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the devil. Don’t be like the religious crowd, not
understanding the power of God, but believe that he has given you his
power. You are seated with him in
heavenly places and all things are under his feet! Walk in the power and authority given you by Jesus Christ in his name.
Once again I say, We’ll pick this up next by studying what
it means to be a Priest to God.
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