Zechariah 14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. That the passage Job 19:25-27 has reference to Jesus Christ, and to His coming to judgment at the last great day, I think there can be no dispute. Unless, then, we look to the reappearing of the Son of Man upon this earth, we stultify the expectation of the patriarch, we impugn the inspiration of his prophecy, virtually esteeming his declaration as little better than words of a mere sound. That we may arrive at some knowledge of wherein the reward of the Son, after having made His soul an offering for sin, consists, let us search the Scriptures. In Psalm 2 Jesus is invested with supreme and absolute authority in the administration of His inalienable sovereignty. But has Jesus, the Son of Man, ever occupied the earth as here represented? "His own received Him not." Has He ever dashed in pieces like a potter's vessel the heathen, either the baptized or unbaptized portion of them? It may be said that, in His spiritual dominion, He may be said to occupy the earth by subjugating the hearts of His people, making them willing in the day of His power. We need not make light of Christ's spiritual government; but we are compelled to look for something more than a spiritual sovereignty as the result of the Father's grant, even to the personal occupation of the earth as the seat of His kingly power. And the attitude of expectation naturally excites watchfulness, watchfulness producing prayer, and prayer holiness. (M. J. Taylor, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.WEB: Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one. |
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