Issue 1,152 – The Crown – May 11, 2023
Great Britain, the United Kingdom and much of the world gained a new monarch in September with the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. That change was formalized a few days ago with the coronation of HRH King Charles II.
It was a lavish, star-studded event estimated to cost somewhere in the neighbourhood of $100 million. While that sounds like a lot of money, it was apparently a frugal coronation, as such things go.
Dignitaries and politicians worldwide made time in their busy schedules to attend this massive, historic event. Many have tried to read deep meaning into the list of those who were invited and who were not.
HRH has been groomed for this job for over 75 years, serving in ever-increasing roles under his mother’s reign. Time will reveal what sort of king he will be and how long he will reign. Given his age, his successor has already probably been chosen.
The streets were lined with tens of thousands of people hoping to catch a glimpse of the coronation procession.
More than 15 million Britons watched the event on television. Another 7.6 million Canadians tuned in. The worldwide audience is estimated to be in the hundreds of million viewers. A lot of people globally wanted to take the event in. I didn’t watch it but I have seen highlight videos on various social media pages.
How many people will watch the return of the King and Judge of the Universe, Jesus the Christ? Everyone. The entire population of the earth on the day will see Him on the day of His return.
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. Revelation 1:7
Not everyone will be pleased about His return, but no one will miss it. The final rendering of judgment is coming.
The Scriptures refer to the second coming nearing 7 times for every reference to the first coming. The Old Testament mentions it in 17 books, and the New refers to it in 23 of the 27 books. It is referred to in some way in one of every 30 New Testament chapters.
The coming crowning of the true king will be a much bigger deal than the crowning of Charles. Charles may rule over a good portion of the globe for perhaps as long as a couple of decades (although likely less than that), but our King rules over creation forever.
Charles will no doubt do his best to rule, but our King is perfect. He is flawless in His judgement, holy, loving and all-powerful. Charles has many advisors to give him direction. Our heavenly King already knows and sees all. He knows even unseen things, like the hidden motivations of our hearts and our sin.
I am anxiously awaiting the return of Jesus. It could happen before I finish writing this, or it might be another 1,000 years or more. I know that whenever He comes back, the timing will be perfect.
The supporters of King Charles II rejoiced as he took on the crown. How much more will we rejoice when we see Jesus face to face?
He is returning. Are you prepared to meet HIm?
Be Blessed
Hallelu Yah / Praise God
Kevin
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Soli Deo Gloria (For the glory of God alone)
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