Sentences with phrase «earthly king»
The phrase "earthly king" refers to a ruler or leader who holds power and authority on Earth, rather than a divine or celestial being. It distinguishes them from kings or rulers who are believed to be chosen by a higher power or have supernatural qualities. Full definition
And finally, as patriotic as I feel right now, I am reminded of Shane Claiborne's appropriate warning in «Jesus for President» not to place my hope in earthly kings or kingdoms.
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Remember the Jews were looking for the Messiah to be the conquering earthly king they expected to overthrow the Romans and restore Israel to prominence.
The Ancient of Days, after the execution of the arrogant earthly king, gives a kingdom to one like a human being who comes on the clouds of heaven.
«When we put our trust in earthly kings, we're rejecting God as king,» says Boyd.
This lovely idea is meant to bring Christians of all political and theological persuasions together, united in the common bonds of love and in a shared allegiance to Jesus Christ above all earthly kings and kingdoms.
We may misinterpret his desire to bless us and try to crown him an earthly king, but his kingdom is not based on human needs or human approval.
How does that fit with Samuel's chastising ancient Israel for their craving of an earthly king?
The earthly king is likely to emulate the Heavenly King, to whom he owes his exalted position.
The Pharisees wanted an earthly king, and the Zealots wanted a rebellious revolutionary.
The term rulers as used here also refers to earthly kings and presidents and dictators who are being used by wicked forces to accomplish Satan's goals.
They are types of rulers who owe allegiance to some other ruler and who do this other rulers bidding, whether it is God, Satan, or an earthly king.
On balance we can say that in choosing the way of the prophets Jesus was more comfortable with visions of the future that pictured the direct rule of God (the kingdom of God), or the gift of that rule to an apocalyptic Human One, than with the vision of a kingdom ruled by an earthly king of David's line.
But earthly kings and kingdoms WILL pass away, and the government shall be upon His shoulders eternally.
An earthly king would have been long - dead and long - forgotten a long time ago.
This book has served as such a great reminder that no earthly king or president is responsible for building the Kingdom of Heaven.
But I think the view that the Messiah is still coming to be an earthly king to rule and throw out the literal enemies is unfortunate.
Like the Jews of Persia, we have no earthly king, no earthly prophet, and no earthly kingdom.
Just as kingship symbolism functioned for 1,500 years both as a language of cultural engagement and as a critical tool against all earthly kings, so republican symbolism can provide us with a language of transcendence as well as immanence for our own time.
They were asking for an earthly king and kingdom, and in doing so were rejecting their true king, God.
God loves thinkers and searchers, He had no time for the religious as they tried to tie Him up in knots as they did with their earthly kings.
Yet, the people chose that system rather than a system with no earthly king.