Finally, the Father signaled for silence. heaven stood still. The Father spoke from His unapproachable light and called Jesus to His throne. Jesus ascended and knelt before the Father who spoke again: “Jesus has secured the salvation of sinners; overcame each temptation; lived a perfect life; suffered beyond the pale that sin imposes; proved on the cross He loves Me with all of His heart, mind, and soul; and proved He loves His neighbors as Himself. Therefore, on the basis of His love, faith, patient endurance, and infinite sacrifice, Jesus has redeemed Earth and is hereby declared “King of Earth.”
The Father continued: “Your throne, O God [the Father calls Jesus, “God” because Jesus is a coeternal member of deity], will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions [you lived among the angels as one of them and among human beings as one of them, from now on I am setting you above your companions as their King] by anointing you with the oil of joy.”(Psalm 45:6-7; Heb.1:8-9)
The Father was thrilled to give Jesus the Earth as His personal kingdom for eternity,(Rev. 1:5-6: Dan. 7:14; John 17;6) and the holy angels knew He deserved it. The declaration “King of Earth” is significant because it meant the 4,000 years of Lucifer’s authority as “prince of this world” was terminated. What was stolen from the first Adam was redeemed by the second.(Romans 5:12-19)
The sight of Lucifer and his followers was deeply offensive and disgusting to the holy angels. Their former friends were despicable beyond words. The devil realized he no longer had diplomatic access to heaven. His title had been revoked. He was embarrassed. His doom was sealed. He had lost everything except his hatred for Jesus and the Father, and his fellow angels who would also suffer their master’s fate. The tables had turned so suddenly. On Friday afternoon, they were thrilled to see Jesus die. They did their best to seal His tomb. About 40 hours later, Jesus had been declared, “King of Earth.” Lucifer could do nothing to change this fundamental reality.
After Jesus’ coronation, the Father invited Jesus to sit on a specially prepared throne located at the right hand of His own throne. After taking His seat, every eye was eager to see what would happen next. Jesus turned to His adversary and declared the charge of treason. Punishment was eternal banishment from heaven. After this announcement, Jesus commanded the devil and his followers to leave heaven. Lucifer and his angels rebelliously resisted. When the sinful nature is stripped of its selfishness, all that remains are hateful resistance, lies, and revenge.
“Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down’ ”(Rev.12:7-10)
I believe after evicting Lucifer, Jesus entered into the Father’s unapproachable light for a personal meeting to confer on matters they had agreed upon when Adam and Eve sinned. Afterward, Jesus and the Father embraced. Jesus then returned to Earth for forty days. Jesus needed to prepare His disciples for their future, and the Father wanted people to see for themselves that Jesus was, in fact, alive.(1 Cor. 15:6)
(Taken from: “The Untold Story of Jesus,” Chapter 7, by Larry Wilson)
The Father continued: “Your throne, O God [the Father calls Jesus, “God” because Jesus is a coeternal member of deity], will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions [you lived among the angels as one of them and among human beings as one of them, from now on I am setting you above your companions as their King] by anointing you with the oil of joy.”(Psalm 45:6-7; Heb.1:8-9)
The Father was thrilled to give Jesus the Earth as His personal kingdom for eternity,(Rev. 1:5-6: Dan. 7:14; John 17;6) and the holy angels knew He deserved it. The declaration “King of Earth” is significant because it meant the 4,000 years of Lucifer’s authority as “prince of this world” was terminated. What was stolen from the first Adam was redeemed by the second.(Romans 5:12-19)
The sight of Lucifer and his followers was deeply offensive and disgusting to the holy angels. Their former friends were despicable beyond words. The devil realized he no longer had diplomatic access to heaven. His title had been revoked. He was embarrassed. His doom was sealed. He had lost everything except his hatred for Jesus and the Father, and his fellow angels who would also suffer their master’s fate. The tables had turned so suddenly. On Friday afternoon, they were thrilled to see Jesus die. They did their best to seal His tomb. About 40 hours later, Jesus had been declared, “King of Earth.” Lucifer could do nothing to change this fundamental reality.
After Jesus’ coronation, the Father invited Jesus to sit on a specially prepared throne located at the right hand of His own throne. After taking His seat, every eye was eager to see what would happen next. Jesus turned to His adversary and declared the charge of treason. Punishment was eternal banishment from heaven. After this announcement, Jesus commanded the devil and his followers to leave heaven. Lucifer and his angels rebelliously resisted. When the sinful nature is stripped of its selfishness, all that remains are hateful resistance, lies, and revenge.
“Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down’ ”(Rev.12:7-10)
I believe after evicting Lucifer, Jesus entered into the Father’s unapproachable light for a personal meeting to confer on matters they had agreed upon when Adam and Eve sinned. Afterward, Jesus and the Father embraced. Jesus then returned to Earth for forty days. Jesus needed to prepare His disciples for their future, and the Father wanted people to see for themselves that Jesus was, in fact, alive.(1 Cor. 15:6)
(Taken from: “The Untold Story of Jesus,” Chapter 7, by Larry Wilson)