he miracles of Jesus also confirm that the kingdom had already arrived on earth; “But if it is by the Spirit of God that I expel demons, then the reign of God has overtaken you’ (Luke 11:20; Matthew 12:28).“Before all things, however, the kingdom is clearly visible in the very person of Christ, Son of God and Son of Man, who came ‘to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for the many’ (Mark 10:45) (LG 5 – Vatican II Document).Kingship of ChristBased upon scriptural declarations (Luke 1:33) and the traditional teaching of the Church, Christ is King by (1) birthright as the Son of God, divine filiation; (2) right as the Redeemer, the fulfillment of promises of everlasting life and final peace; (3) the power that is His as legislator, judge, and executor (Acts 10;42). In 1925, Pope Pius XI in his encyclical, Quas Primas, formally set forth the doctrine of the Kingship of Christ and declared the last Sunday in October the date for celebration of the liturgical feast of Christ the King, which is now a solemnity and the last Sunday in ordinary time.In biblical history the King was considered the “shepherd” of his people (2 Samuel 5:2) and he is called the ‘breath of life.’ When we consider Christ as the perfect King in these traditional contexts, we recognize Him as the ideal shepherd and the restorer to life everlasting (Luke 15:1-7; John 10:11, Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 2; 22; Revelation 7:13-17.)The theology of salvation which resulted from their application of Christ as king and kingdom of God…Salvation history is the entire God-relationship of the human race, from birth to glory in Christ, from the beginning of created time to the end of time. This begins with a formal creed or recognition of God’s will to save man, not only from the moment of creation, but especially after man’s fall and the idolatry of God’s chosen people (Exodus 3:9-12)Man cannot alone...
