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Not only will the End rule over Israel, but over all the na-
tions:
“He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all
peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass
away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed”
(Dan. 7:14).
“The Lord will be king over the whole earth”
(Zech. 14:9).
The Book of Revelation shows that, in the future, the king-
dom of the world will become the Kingdom of the Lord and of
His Messiah (Rev. 11:15), and that He will be King of Kings
and Lord of Lords (Rev. 19:16).
Some liberal Christians believe that the Church itself is the
kingdom, and that by the end the Church will vanquish the
kingdoms of the world. In order to believe this, they have to
believe that some Christian leader will be over the Islam faiths
in places like Iraq or Iran! This idea is unacceptable because
Christianity, as man knows it, will never conquer and control
the masses. Only God at the end, and at the appointed time,
will put an end to all unrighteousness and false religions. Even
then, as the King of kings, He will have to rule over them with
a rod of iron.
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