We know that one day Christ will return to earth physically to rule over the nations.

And we long for that day when he rides on his white horse, his eyes like a flame of fire

clothed in a robe dipped in blood and all in order to finally rule over the nations with

a rod of iron.

That's what we are told to expect in Revelation 19 verses 11 to 15.

But does Christ rule over the nations right now?

And if so, how?

It's a very good question to us from the West Coast of India.

Greetings to you, Pastor John.

My name is Fernandez, and I live in Goa.

My question is this, is Jesus Christ ruling over all the nations of earth now as Paul seems

to indicate in Romans 15 verses 8 to 12?

It seems like he has all authority in heaven and on earth according to Matthew 28-18.

Or is this rule to come in the future as 1 Corinthians 15, 27 and 28 seems to suggest?

Will he rule over all the nations after his second coming?

Will he rule in a different way now spiritually and later physically?

Pastor John, how do you think through the reign of Christ over the nations?

What I see in Scripture, Fernandez, are at least three ways God rules over the nations.

Or we could say three stages in history in which God brings the nations into complete submission.

First, there's the absolute all-embracing, all-pervasive rule of God's providence over

all nations at all times in all places, Psalm 103, verse 19.

The Lord has established his throne in the heavens and his kingdom rules over all.

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