What certain man? Who is he? Let us look and see. Luke writes about him and says, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return." Luke 19:12. The clear answer is that the certain man is Jesus, the very Man who spoke those words that day as He marched toward Jerusalem.
Did He receive His kingdom then and there? No; instead He was cast out, rejected, and crucified. Then what? He arose from the dead, victorious, as a man. He is the firstfruits of them that slept. Where is He now? He has gone into the far country. That certain nobleman has ascended into heaven. What for? Clearly, the answer is: "To receive for Himself a kingdom.”
When will He receive the kingdom? Sometime very soon. Meanwhile, He has His place at "the right hand of the throne of God." Heb. 1:2:2. In Acts 2, Peter refers to David's words in Psa. 110. "The Lord said unto My Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ." Acts 2:34-36.
Surely the time is near when the Lord God will put down Christ's enemies. Then the prophecy of Psa. 110:2 will be fulfilled: "The Lord shall send the rod of Thy strength out of Zion: rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies.”
His return in power is gloriously described in Rev. 19. When the certain nobleman returns He is called: "Faithful and True," Rev. 19:2. "The Word of God." Rev. 19:13, and His name is written: "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords." Rev. 19:16. Ed.