409. God will Overthrow Kingdoms
Haggai 2:22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the word of his brother.
God promises us He will overthrow the kingdoms of the world, the kingdoms of the heathen. He will overthrow the chariots, horses and riders of these kingdom opposed to the Lord. This the Lord did in the Exodus when He parted the Red Sea. This the Lord did at the Cross and the resurrection. This the Lord will do at the End of time when the kingdoms of the world become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ [Rev 11:15]. These three benchmarks in Salvation History, the Exodus, the Christ Event, and the Second Coming, all involve spiritual battle and victory. The spiritual warfare between Good and Evil began when Satan rebelled and was thrown out of heaven and will not end until the Final Judgment.
The Lord Jesus Christ has won and will win the War. The three enemies of God and of the soul have been overthrown and will be overthrown. This victory is ours in the present time in our daily lives. This is the promise. Sin, Death, and Satan will not stop their relentless attacks, but they are defeated. The Word of God, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, daily overthrows the kingdoms of the heathen. All earthly kingdoms last for a while, but godlessness will not last and will not rule finally. We use the promises in the Word of God to overthrow the enemies of the soul. And we live by that promise.