Recently, I renamed this blog "David's Throne Ministries". Formerly, it was called "Word and Power Theology". But why the change? Am I now not committed to both the centrality of the Word of God, as well as to the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit? Far from it! I am still just as committed to those things. However, the change does reflect an additional emphasis. That is, I wish to point out that Jesus Christ reigns over all things today from His glorious throne at the right hand of God the Father, the throne He inherited from His earthly ancestor David!
Most all Christians I know speak of Jesus being exalted to the right hand of God. There are many fine worship songs that sing of Jesus being victorious and exalted. These are good and right. I have also seen many sound statements of evangelical doctrine which speak of Christ exalted and reigning victoriously. These also, are good. However, there has been a dearth of emphasis on the fact that this exaltation is Davidic in nature. What I mean by that is that Jesus has not just inherited a throne. He has inherited a very specific throne - that of His father David.
Peter spoke of this on the Day of Pentecost. What must be emphasized is that the pouring out of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost was the effect. The cause was the enthronement of Jesus!
“Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore,
being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him
that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up
the Christ to sit on his throne, he,
foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that
His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore
being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now
see and hear."
(Acts 2:29-33 NKJV)
The New Testament writers, and especially Paul connect the resurrection of Jesus Christ with the promise made to David of an eternal throne.
Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
(Romans 1:1-4 NKJV)
Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel...
(2 Timothy 2:8 NKJV)
Ultimately, the very basis of Word and Power is found in the exaltation of Jesus the Messiah to David's throne. For this purpose, to make known again as widely as I can the Davidic enthronement of Jesus Christ, I have renamed this blog. I hope that the Davidic exaltation of Jesus will continue to be declared by the pure preaching of the Bible, accompanied by signs, wonders, miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8; Hebrews 2:4)
