The Reign of Christ
Advent 2025 – Week Three Reflection - The child born in Bethlehem now reigns at the right hand of God. His kingdom is present, increasing, and unstoppable.
The story of Advent begins with a King.
The One born of the virgin came as the rightful ruler of heaven and earth. The prophets spoke plainly. Isaiah declared that the government would rest upon His shoulders. The angel told Mary that He would receive the throne of David and reign over the house of Jacob forever. The heavenly host proclaimed peace on earth because the true King had entered His world.
Christ is on the throne. His session is not a future hope but a present reality. After His resurrection, He ascended and took His place at the right hand of the Father. From there He rules in the midst of His enemies. Their resistance does not trouble His purpose. His authority is already complete.
The apostles preached this without hesitation. They announced that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Christ. The throne is occupied. The nations belong to Him by covenant promise. The world is being discipled through His Word and Spirit, as the leaven of His truth works through peoples and cultures in every place.
We live within the unfolding of that reign. Psalm 110 teaches that He rules while His enemies are being placed under His feet. First Corinthians 15 teaches that He must reign until every enemy is subdued. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. Until that final removal, every other foe that exalts itself against God will fall under the steady advance of His kingdom.
The church needs to hold this vision firmly again. Christ does not stand at the edges of life as a symbolic figure. He is the reigning Lord of all. His dominion touches marriage, family, work, government, education, art, language, and law. The kingdom of God begins in renewed hearts, yet it extends outward to shape homes, churches, and nations. Its influence spreads wherever His Word is believed and obeyed.
Through the gospel, He is bringing the nations into submission. By His Spirit, He makes His people willing in the day of His power. His rule does not rest on human permission and cannot be overturned by human rebellion. No election, decree, or upheaval can dislodge Him from His throne or halt the increase of His government.
He reigns now. He continues to reign until every enemy is put beneath His feet. He will reign forever in the new heavens and new earth.
“For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.”
(1 Corinthians 15:25, LSB)
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Let the world know that the throne is not empty. Christ is King.
