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“But His citizens hated Him, and sent a message after Him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us” (Luke 19:14).
When the Lord Jesus came to this earth as a man, as we have commented before, He presented Himself to the Jews as their rightful King. He gave all the evidence needed to show them who He was, yet they refused to believe on Him.
After the Lord Jesus had been crucified, had died, and was risen and ascended back to heaven, the disciples and others again preached forgiveness through the name of the Lord Jesus. But once again the Jewish nation rejected that preaching, and stoned Stephen to death. You can read about this in Acts 7. This was the messenger whom they sent after the Lord Jesus, effectively saying that they would not have the Lord Jesus to reign over them.
In a coming day some of them will recognize Him as having been the true Messiah, and in that day they will own Him as their rightful King, when He comes in power and glory. How good it is for you and me to own Him now as the Son of God, and the rightful Lord of all!
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