JESUS REIGNS IN HEAVEN BUT UNTIL HE RETURNS TO EARTH TO RAPTURE HIS CHILDREN THEY WILL SUFFER

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Martyn Isles shows us that the reality in this world is that life is unstable. Circumstances shift, expectations collapse, and evil intrudes. Revelation names this reality honestly, including the sobering truth that tribulation is part of the Christian calling. John identifies it as central to our partnership in Christ (Rev. 1:9).

“I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” Rev.1:9

But into this unsettled world, Revelation declares a daring truth: Christ reigns. So, these troubles are not signs of His absence, but they are realities taken up into His sovereign purposes. John is invited to “come up here” (Rev. 4:1) and see history from heaven’s perspective. From this vantage point, tribulation is reinterpreted – it is not meaningless or wasted, but transfigured. It prepares God’s people for glory, and prepares God’s world for redemption.

HUGE “JESUS IS KING” RALLY IN THE UK

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Attended by more than 150,000 people marching through central London on Saturday, the demonstration featured displays of wooden crosses held high, images of Christ on flags, and banners declaring “Jesus is the Way, the Truth, the Life.”

The rally was organised by former English Defence League leader, Tommy Robinson under the theme “Unite the Kingdom”. It concluded with worship songs and prayer from a platform set up in Whitehall. followed by speeches from far-right politicians from across Europe.

Churchgoers attended despite prior warnings from some London church leaders that the march’s organizers were linked to “division and racial intolerance.”

Ahead of the event, the Bishop of Edmonton and Lead Bishop for Racial Justice, Rt. Rev. Anderson Jeremiah, and Dr. Lisa Adjei, Head of Racial Justice Priority in the Diocese of London, issued a statement saying they were “deeply concerned” by the planned march. “Though framed as a celebration of free speech, it is inextricably linked to voices and movements that have previously contributed to division and racial intolerance. This is at odds with everything we, and millions of Londoners, stand for,” their statement warned.

But according to Brian Tamaki of Destiny Church, New Zealand, the rally was God’s work. He told the crowds from the platform that it was “Christianity undergirding our democracies,” but “we turned our back on God.”

Tamaki said, “We must return to the faith that built our nations strong, and that faith is Jesus Christ. For Jesus Christ is Lord of all nations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” The Pentecostal leader told the crowd, “This is the moment that we should rise up.”

Speaking after the event, organizer Tommy Robinson said the rally was the “spark for a cultural revolution in Britain.” Let us pray that is what eventuates.