I Timothy 6:15
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which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
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in his times--Greek, "His own [fitting] times" (Act 1:7). The plural implies successive stages in the manifestation of the kingdom of God, each having its own appropriate time, the regulating principle and knowledge of which rests with the Father (Ti1 2:6; Ti2 1:9; Tit 1:3; Heb 1:1). he shall show--"display": an expression appropriate in reference to His "APPEARING," which is stronger than His "coming," and implies its visibility; "manifest": make visible (compare Act 3:20): "He" is the Father (Ti1 6:16). blessed--in Himself: so about to be the source of blessing to His people at Christ appearing, whence flows their "blessed hope" (Ti1 1:11; Tit 2:13). only-- (Joh 17:3; Rom 16:27; Rev 15:4). King of kings--elsewhere applied also to Jesus (Rev 1:5; Rev 17:14; Rev 19:16).
Open source ↗I. He treats of the duty of servants (Ti1 6:1, Ti1 6:2). II. Of false teachers (Ti1 6:3-5). III. Of godliness and covetousness (Ti1 6:6-10). IV. What Timothy was to flee, and what to follow (Ti1 6:11, Ti1 6:12). V. A solemn charge (Ti1 6:13-16). VI. A charge for the rich (Ti1 6:17-19). And lastly, a charge to Timothy (Ti1 6:20, Ti1 6:21).
Open source ↗6:15-16 At just the right time (cp. 2:6), God will complete the salvation promised to us before the world began (2 Tim 1:9; Titus 1:2), which Christ enacted in his first appearance (1 Tim 2:6; Titus 1:3). The saving work of Christ is positioned within God’s sovereign and eternal purposes. This thought leads naturally into worship of God our Savior (cp. 1 Tim 1:17). • This material might be quoted from a baptismal confession (see study note on 6:12).
Open source ↗Original language
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And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;