Paul's Exhortations & Instructions to Brother Timothy 1st Letter Volume 69

Paul Encourages Timothy to Continue in the True Gospel Part 4

1 Timothy 6:15 Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; KJV

In concluding this discourse of encouragement to Brother Timothy, Paul reminds him who our Lord, Master, and Savior Jesus Christ truly is and how unbreakable, unpenetrable, and unshakable are His power, plans, and programs on the earth and in heaven and throughout all of the many universes He created for Himself and for our enjoyment eternally with Him. Despite the chaos forged, formed, and fashioned now on the earth by the devil through evil men and women, it is futile chaos because all things are still under the control and order of Christ Jesus our Lord, just as it has always been before time and just as it was during His time on the earth carrying out His prepared plan of salvation for you and me and all who have come to the foot of His Cross in repentance and faith believing that He is who He has said He is and waiting for His 2nd coming to the earth, therefore, Paul cements this truth by what he writes here to Brother Timothy then and to you and me now who believe and to all true believers of every era and generation, "Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;" (1 Timothy 6:15) (KJV). When Paul writes here, 'which in His times He shall shew', he is doing what Paul did in all of his epistles/letters and that is to declare a point or fact repeatedly, just as he wrote this same truth to Timothy before (1 Timothy 2:6) and he means that our Lord Jesus Christ knows the time of His 2nd coming to the earth and the actual time or year of His coming He will not disclose to anyone, not even the Apostle Paul or Timothy, so Paul wants Timothy to understand this and not allow this absence of revelation to deter him from caring out the will of God in and for His life during his sojourn on the earth. Here is a brief but very insightful view of what Paul means with this statement by John Wesley, "Which - Appearing. In His own times - The power, the knowledge, and the revelation of which, remain in His eternal mind."

And their in the mind of our Lord Jesus Christ will this knowledge remain until He 'shall shew' and this little English phrase is translated by the Greek word deiknuō meaning exactly what our English definition declares and that is, to show (literally or figuratively), that is, make visible or noticeable or make clear (e.g. with a sign) which place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively: - shew. Our Lord Jesus declared this exclusivity of knowledge then while He was still on the earth just prior or before His ascension back to Heaven to God the Father alone as He said this to the early disciples when they asked about Israel being restored the kingdom, "So when they were assembled, they asked Him, Lord, is this the time when You will reestablish the kingdom {and} restore it to Israel? He said to them, It is not for you to become acquainted with {and} know what time brings [the things and events of time and their definite periods] or fixed years and seasons (their critical niche in time), which the Father has appointed (fixed and reserved) by His own choice {and} authority {and} personal power. But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth." (Acts 1:6-8) (Amplified Bible). In other words, don't concern yourselves with the kingdom being restored to Israel or with when I will return to earth to do that, but you just do what I command you to do down here now by the power of the Holy Spirit and all those things I and the Father will hold onto in our own time. Note: "This section of Holy Scripture is a testimony of how it is only within the will of God to disclose the future to any of His children, despite what many of these 'so-called' spiritual mediums declare to people. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the only One who knows the future and He only can declare it to His children when He deems it appropiate, just as He did with the Apostle Peter when He restored Peter after Peter denied Him three (3) times He said this to him shortly before His ascension back to Heaven, 'I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, when you were young you girded yourself [put on your own belt or girdle] and you walked about wherever you pleased to go. But when you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will put a girdle around you and carry you where you do not wish to go. He said this to indicate by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. And after this, He said to him, Follow Me!'"

When Paul writes here, 'who is the blessed and only Potentate', he declares our Lord Jesus Christ to be not only a ruler, but the Supreme Ruler of all creation in heaven on the earth underneath the earth and all His universes. The English word 'blessed' is translated by the Greek word makarios which means supremely blest (Highly favored); by extension fortunate, well off: - blessed, happy. In other words, Jesus within Himself (as God) is blessed by virtue of the flawlessness of His Nature, and He has all within Himself for His satisfaction, sufficiency, and supply. He needs nothing outside of Himself to be happy or well off, but He chooses to share His own blessedness with all of His Creatures that He made. The earth is the Lord Jesus' and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1), yet He allows the humans that He created to live in and on it rent free, breathing His oxygen and eating the food He supplied here all at no cost to humanity. The English word 'Potentate' is translated by the Greek word dunastēs meaning a ruler or officer: - of great authority, mighty, potentate. Here is what the Apostle John wrote concerning Him in the Book of Revelation, "And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, Mighty and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God the Omnipotent! Righteous (just) and true are Your ways, O Sovereign of the ages (King of the {nations})! Who shall not reverence and glorify Your name, O Lord [giving You honor and praise in worship]? For You only are holy. All the nations shall come and pay homage {and} adoration to You, for Your just judgments (Your righteous sentences and deeds) have been made known {and} displayed." (Revelation 15:3-4) (Amplified Bible). The phrases 'King of kings' and 'Lord of lords', means that all earthly kings have their authority and power from Him whether they acknowledge it or not and it is He (Christ) that brings down kings on the earth and destroys their little paper kingdoms. It wasn't the United States Military that destroyed Sadaam Houisan, but it was the King of kings our Lord Jesus Christ, just as it is written by the Prophet Daniel when he wrote these words, "Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever! For wisdom and might are His! He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding!" (Daniel 2:20-21) (Amplified Bible). Here is what Matthew Henry had to say about the reference of our Lord Jesus as the only Potentate and King of kings and Lord of lords, "That God is the only Potentate; the powers of earthly princes are all derived from Him, and depend upon Him. The powers that exist are ordained of God, Romans 13:1. He is the only Potentate that is Absolute and Sovereign, and Perfectly Independent. He is the blessed and the only Potentate, infinitely happy, and nothing can in the least impair His happiness. He is King of kings, and Lord of lords. All the kings of the earth derive their power from Him; He gave them their crowns, they hold them under Him, and He has a Sovereign Dominion over them. This is Christ's title (Revelation 19:16), upon His vesture and His thigh; for He has a name higher than the kings of the earth."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...

Sincerely in Christ,

Clifford D. Tate, Sr.
Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…