Jesus Christ is the King, and He rules in righteousness. At the end of Matthew Jesus says that all power and authority has been given to Him, so this rule has already started. As Paul says in Ephesians, Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, and we are seated with Him in the heavenly places. So we rule with Him.
Now we need to be careful here, for Jesus' rule and earthly rulers are completely different. When we see human authorities we see corrupted and distorted pictures of authority. Moreover, while Jesus already has the highest place, His rule has not yet been consummated upon the earth. It takes time for decisions made in the eternal realm to become reality in the temporal realm.
However, these verse show us what we should be like. We are to be people who bring shelter and relief to others. As God said to Abraham, all nations will be blessed through you. And we can do this because of the authority that Jesus has.
When God called Isaiah He told him people would be ever hearing but never understanding. Now we read of an end to that time. The people will see when they see the kingdom in us. We are to let the kingdom of God flow through our lives.
This rule will also expose the folly of the world, and the wickedness of society.
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