Revelation 19:16
Jesus is King of Kings and LORD of LORDS
16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
John 18:28-40
Pilate Asks Jesus if He is King of the Jews
28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”
30 “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”
“But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected. 32 This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.
33 Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
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.”
38 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him. 39 But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”
40 They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.
Matthew 5:1-12
The Sermon on the Mount
1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.
He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Luke 6:17-26
The Sermon on the Plain
17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.
20 Looking at his disciples, he said:
"Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22 Blessed are you when men hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23 "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
24 "But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
Mark 10:35-45
Requests for Sitting at the Right and Left of Jesus
35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”
36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”
38 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”
39 “We can,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Pilate ask Him if Jesus if He was King of the Jews... Jesus told Pilate about His Kingdom, “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.”...Jesus Kingdom since it is not of this world, makes Him a very different kind of King...
Jesus is called a King often...And He has this Kingdom from Another World...Jesus in His two great Sermons, the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain turns how to live in this world on its head...He turns my thoughts upside down about our earthly ways versus His way of thinking...He thinks different than us, and He speaks much different than us...And we would expect that coming from a place above and from a Kingdom that is from another world and one we hardly understand...
A King is very much about reigning over people and ruling over them...Kings often ruled by force...The thoughts of people on Kings and kingdoms were different than how Jesus explains them to us...When we think about kings and read about them; Jesus Christ is no mere King...The difference between Him and every king, who has been a king in this world there is no possible way to compare them...Many kings had empires as did Caesar, who was an Emperor during Jesus' time, which was very much like a king...Caesar built the Roman Empire...But let us think other than building the Roman Empire, what did Caesar do, and how did he build this empire?...It was built upon force...Jesus Christ founded His Kingdom, His Empire upon LOVE...And when we think about Kings and Leaders how many people today would follow Caesar...And how many would follow Jesus...
When Jesus told His Disciples about power and greatness, He said something quite odd about greatness and fame, coming from a King...Jesus called His Disciples together and said this in summary: Many who are kings, emperors, and rulers of the Gentiles lord it over others...High officials exercise authority over different people...Not so with you...Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all...For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many...
This King explains the world and everything in it, and somehow remains a mystery to us...Jesus taught His Disciples differently about greatness...The nature of Jesus' existence and His Kingdom is mysterious, and yet this mystery and His thoughts remain with us two thousand years later...This mystery of Him and His Kingdom touches the hearts and the wants of man....He is an entirely different kind of King...He is a King that teaches us the eternities...The Kingdom of the next world...A Kingdom of Forgiveness and LOVE...