How then do you order your life, family, and culture in submission to the throne of Christ? You don’t come to the throne by skipping past the cross….the central message of Christianity is: die that you might live. Humble yourself, that God might raise you up. The cross leads to the throne.

The central symbol of the book of Revelation is that of the Throne of God. Almost every chapter depicts Christ enthroned above all things; despite raging beasts, ravening demons, and disastrous cataclysms. One theologian remarked, “The central fact of heaven is not angelic bliss but the absolute authority of God over heaven and earth as symbolized in the Throne.”

You are to live in light of this central fact of Christ’s sovereign rule and reign over all powers and principalities. This truth comforts us as the church faces the raging of her enemies. Whether it be foul-mouthed protestors, plotting globalists, or deranged lunatics, the saints know that the world is governed by Jesus Christ.

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