Jesus Christ as king

Jesus Christ descends from the royal line of David

He was the Son of David

Mt 1:1 The Messiah was expected to come from David’s line. The genealogy given by Matthew follows the royal line of the kings descended from David.

See also Mt 9:27; Mt 12:23; Mt 15:22; Lk 1:32–33; Lk 2:4; Lk 3:31

He was born in Bethlehem, the town of David

John 7:42 NIV

42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”

See also Mt 2:3–6; Mic 5:2; Lk 2:15–16

Jesus Christ is regarded as king

Jn 1:49 By Nathanael.

See also Mt 2:1–2 by the Magi; Jn 6:15 by the crowds; Ac 17:7 by Jason of Thessalonica

Jesus Christ refused worldly kingdoms

John 18:36 NIV

36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”

See also Mt 4:8–10; Jn 6:15

Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a king

Matthew 21:1–9 NIV

1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 5 “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ” 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

See also Zec 9:9

Jesus Christ’s kingship is an issue at his trial

Pilate questions Jesus Christ

Lk 23:2–3 Pilate’s first words to Jesus Christ are the same in all the Gospels.

Jesus Christ claims to be a spiritual king

John 18:36–37 NIV

36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” 37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

See also Mt 27:11

Pilate appeals to the crowd to accept Jesus Christ as their king

Mark 15:9 NIV

9 “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,

The crowd reject Jesus Christ as king

Mark 15:12–13 NIV

12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them. 13 “Crucify him!” they shouted.

See also Jn 19:12–15

Jesus Christ is mocked as king

Matthew 27:27–30 NIV

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.

Jesus Christ is declared king at his crucifixion

Jn 19:19–22 Jesus Christ’s claim to be king was the “crime” for which he was executed.

God has exalted Jesus Christ to his rightful place as king

Hebrews 1:3 NIV

3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

See also Heb 8:1; Heb 12:2; Re 5:6; Re 7:17; Re 22:1–3

As king, Jesus Christ welcomes believers into his kingdom

Luke 23:42–43 NIV

42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

See also 2 Ti 4:18; Re 3:20–21

Jesus Christ is king of all kings

He will rule over the nations

Revelation 1:5 NIV

5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,

See also Ps 2:7–9; Da 7:13–14; Mt 19:28; Mt 25:31–32; Ro 15:12; 1 Co 15:25; Php 2:9–10; Re 12:5; Re 17:14; Re 19:11–16

He is king for ever

Revelation 11:15 NIV

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”

See also Is 9:7; Lk 1:33; Heb 1:8; Ps 45:6