Kingdoms

Rev 11:15 "Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, 'The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!'"

This is it. This is the last trumpet. This looks like it is the culmination of everything. This is when this world is no longer ruled by men. Instead, the kingdoms of this world, all the nations of this world, all of the stuff men clamor to control and rule over is no longer overseen by men. At this point, when the seventh angel sounds the kingdoms of this world now come under the authority and kingship of God the Father and His Son. And the thing is, this verse does not say: "and They shall reign forever and ever." No, it says: "He shall reign." These two are called "He"…singularly. As I read the book of Revelation I see this over and over again, the oneship of the Father and the Son. The Father and the Son, He…will reign forever and ever.

Kingdoms. When we think of kingdoms, we think of areas of land that are ruled over by Presidents and Kings and Monarchs and Prime Ministers. Sometimes these people are good leaders and sometimes they are ruthless dictators. When the seventh trumpet sounds these people will no longer rule. They will instead be subjects of the King of kings. All these people who politic, and fight, and overturn will lose their power. They will be nothing. God the Father and Jesus will reign.

And, there are other kingdoms as well. Little kingdoms that we all like to control. The kingdoms of our jobs, or our families, or our churches, or our minds, or our bodies. None of us will be in control of any of this anymore. None of us will be calling the shots in any area. God is going to rule and reign over every kingdom, large and small. He will be calling the shots for nations, for people, for this entire world.

And He will reign forever and ever. For an unbroken age. For all eternity. Like I said, this is the end. This is the culmination. This is how it will be for all time. God the Father and Jesus His Son, He will reign. No more campaigns. No more politics. No more coups. No more wars. No more control for anyone in anything. "Jesus shall reign where ever the sun, does its successive journeys run. His Kingdom spread from shore to shore, till moon shall wax or wane no more"…and beyond that, forever and ever.

This is it. The seventh trumpet. Jesus should reign in the kingdom of my life right now…why wait?