The Queen is Dead But the King is Alive!

On September 8th, 2022, the world was given the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms had passed away at the age of 96.  She reigned on the throne for 70 years, providing those under her rule a moral and social example that is to be commended.  A friend of mine texted me a few days later with this message, “Are you watching this?”  Since I wasn’t watching anything at all (I was reading), I replied “No”.  Turns out he was watching the state funeral procession for the queen, and he was enthralled with the associated pageantry of it all.  But if you’re like me the news of her death did not land hard upon your soul and did not change your thought patterns or plans for the rest of the day.  At the risk of sounding unrefined – neither her life nor her death had any effect on me.  I don’t hesitate to say that because I would guess that most everyone reading this would probably feel the same way.  I’m thankful that she was a confessing Christian, but I have never understood the “royals” and some people’s fascination with them.  Admittedly, I don’t really know a lot about it.

But here’s something that I do know – King Jesus is still alive.  He existed in eternity past as the second Person of the Trinity, God the Son.  He came to earth, was born of a virgin, and lived among us.  He lived a perfect life without sin yet was crucified at the hands of men.  He died and was buried for three days.  On the morning of the third day, He rose again to life and is still alive today and forever.

“And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.”

– Daniel 2:44

As the song says, “kings and kingdoms will all pass away” and Queen Elizabeth II would have completely agreed with that.  Certainly, there is a time for mourning, but if your faith in is the eternal King, let your sorrow turn to joy for He is alive and He reigns forever and ever.

Blessings, 

Pastor Bruce

bruce.cullom@gmail.com