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(Note: There have been questions asking who the “kings of the earth,” this verse is referring to, mine is a separate question about Jesus’s relationship with these so-called kings).
Revelation 1:4-5 (NASB):
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
Question: Why is Jesus called “ruler of the kings of the earth,” when Satan is called “prince of the power of the air” (Eph 2:2) and “god of this world” in 2 Corinthians 4:4? The kings of this earth clearly don’t obey Christ, so how is He their ruler? Or is ruler about having ultimate authority over the kings of the earth? Is the verse reflecting that by ascending into heaven He is the true “ruler” on earth, even before His return?
