“And 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, which shall not pass away” (Daniel 7:14). Earthly kingdoms fall, but this one stands.
This article sets out the kingdom that cannot be shaken, and the difference between power and authority, and how the authority of the Church is backed by all that Christ has. Read it, and understand what has been delegated to you.
The School of Dominion – Power and Authority
“I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before Him.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: and his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed” (Dan. 7:13-14).
Daniel saw one like unto the Son of man. He also saw the cloud of witnesses with Him as He came to the Ancient of Days. There was given unto Him dominion, glory, and a kingdom. What Daniel’s vision revealed to us is that the dominion and the kingdom are given to the Son of man the Head, and His body. Christ and His body of overcomers, the clouds of heaven came before the Ancient of Days. And the dominion, glory, and the kingdom were given Him so that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is described as an enduring and invincible dominion that shall not pass away, and a kingdom that cannot be overthrown.
The kingdoms of men crumble very quickly. All the vaunted empires of history lie in ruin in the dust of the ages. The rise of any earthly empire is but an early proclamation of its fall. The Roman empire, considered invincible, exists today only in the crumbling ruins of buildings, roads, and aqueducts. All of man’s systems are doomed to fall. The twentieth century alone saw the decline of the British empire, the emergence and collapse of Russian communism, meteoric rise and fall of the German Third Reich. And if there’s any western nation that considers herself as a modern empire today, nothing is more certain than the fact that she, too, shall pass away.
The kings of the earth have dominion one day and lose it the next. But when you connect with God’s Kingdom, you are in an enduring dominion, and in His Kingdom that will not only last forever but can never be defeated.
We have received a kingdom that cannot be moved
You, my fellow child of God, have omnipotent potential in Christ. What we are walking in, as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven is an everlasting, continual, indestructible, unshakable, and immovable Kingdom.
For those who have been redeemed and translated into the Kingdom, the Devil is no longer the intimidator. In the mind of God the devil has been defeated, and you and I are the overcomers. In the mind of God, anyone who is born again in Christ Jesus has the dominion, stolen by the devil, restored back to him or her.
This has been part of God’s grand design all along. You remember in the discussion of the Blood Covenant above, and God pronounced blessings on His blood covenant friend, this dominion over the gates of the enemy is part of the Abrahamic covenant blessings, which as we traced it down, belongs to the Church.
This blessing of being the conqueror over the enemy is part of the original covenant blessing that God made for the seed of Abraham. And, as we meditated upon in the earlier chapter, this seed refers to Christ the Head and His body. And in the Matthew passage that we’re discussing above, the Lord Jesus essentially transferred this blessing to His body the Church.
It is in the same manner that the Lord transferred the power and authority acquired by Him through the victory of the cross and over the grave unto us, the Church. After He overcame and became Lord of all, that is Lord in heaven, Lord over the earth, and lord over all things underneath the earth, He came to His disciples and said:
“All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen” (Mat 28:18-20).
The word used by our Lord in the 18th verse of Scripture above translated in the King James as “power” is actually the Greek word “exousia” (ἐξουσία), and not “dunamis” (δύναμις). This word, “exousia”, specifically more accurately means authority rather than power. The Amplified Bible translates this verse as saying “All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me” The American Standard Version renders the verse as saying, “All authority hath been given unto Me”, and the New English Bible (NEB) also renders it correctly as saying, “Full authority ….has been committed to Me”
After the Lord has made this statement, He then turned to His disciples and said, “Go therefore….” In essence He’s turning the “absolute authority” that has been given unto Him over to His Body, His Ambassadors, to go and use to accomplish the task He’s giving them to do. And the task is, “teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:”
He has given us all the authority that has been given to Him, to use in the ministry for which He has called us. We are His delegates, His messengers, His servants, sent to accomplish a task, and given the necessary authority to get that job done. He has given us the power, delegated power, to get the job done.
Application
- Receive the kingdom: “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace” (Hebrews 12:28).
- Know His authority: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18).
- Use your authority: “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19).
- Take heart: “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” (Proverbs 4:18).
Key Takeaway
Authority is delegated power, and the power behind the Church’s authority is the Almighty God.
Conclusion
Learn what has been delegated to you, and use it in the Name of Jesus.
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