42. 5. THE LORD IS CALLED KING, AND THE ANOINTED. This is because He was the Messiah or Christ; and Messiah, or Christ, signifies King and Anointed. Hence it is that in the Word the Lord is meant by King; and also by David, who was king over Judah and Israel. That the Lord is called King, and the Anointed of Jehovah, is evident from many passages in the Word. For this reason it is said in Revelation:
The Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Rev. xvii 14
And in another place:
He that sat upon the white horse had on His vesture a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. Rev. xix 11, 16.
Because the Lord is called King, heaven and the Church are called His kingdom, and His Coming into the world is called the gospel of the kingdom. That heaven and the Church are called His kingdom, may be seen in Matthew xii 28 xvi 28 Mark i 14, 15; ix 1; xv 43; Luke i 33 iv 43; viii 1, 10; ix 2, 11, 60; x 11; xvi 16; xix 11; xxi 31; xxii 18; xxiii 51.
And in Daniel:
God shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed:
It shall break in pieces and consume all the other kingdoms, but it shall stand for ever. Dan. ii 44
And in the same:
I saw in the night visions; and, behold, One like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven;... There was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations and languages should serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Dan. vii 13, 14, 27.
That His Coming is called the gospel of the kingdom, may be seen in Matthew iv 23; ix 35; xxiv 14.
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