"But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath."
Jeremiah 10:10 (NIV)
Eternal - always has been; always will be. Without beginning and without end.
King - the highest authority among the highest forms of creation. The ultimate rule of all residing within His kingdom or territory.
Eternal King - is a beautiful description of the God we worship, the God above all gods, the God who sits on a throne that is firmly established over all the earth and over all of the spiritual forces of heaven.
His throne is based on righteousness and justice (Ps. 89:14). He laughs at the most powerful humans on earth as they conspire against Him (Ps. 2:4). He looks down over humans and throws them into confusion as they seek to reach Him (Ge. 11:9). He oversees even the smallest creatures by caring for their needs and setting their point of death (Job 39:1; Matt. 10:29). The spiritual forces of evil, the mighty angels of darkness do his bidding (1 Kgs. 22:22; Lk. 8:28; Jude 9). The wind and the waves obey Him (Mk. 4:41), yet we as humans rebel; resist and seek our own way. What fools we were until one day, in His glorious grace, He turned His face toward us and called to us through the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We heard the gospel; we believed and He sent His Spirit into us and we became children of the Eternal King. Children of the king, children of the King! (1 Jn. 3:1)
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