“He has made us Kings and Priests unto God, and His Father, to Him be Glory and Dominion forever and ever. Amen” (Revelation 1:6).

Dominion (Def): (Gr.): Kratos: Manifested Power, Strength, Might, Great, Force

To study the life of the Lord Jesus in the Incarnation, i.e. in His human form, brings one to the place of absolute awe and wonder of the perfection, completeness of that Life, in the exercise of dominion over all things earthly, human, of mankind in mortality, in flesh and blood, in weakness and under the limits of being Man.

In the Kenosis, the emptying of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence, and assuming all the limitations of human existence; yet, in the exercise of dominion Christ lived in absolute obedience to the will of the Father, lived a sinless life, though “in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:13).

In the Exercise of Dominion, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God with Divine Nature, in Hypostatic Union, i.e. the union of the divine and human natures in One Being; this Jesus lived in manifested power over sin, Satan, demons, sickness, death, and nature itself (“even the winds and waves obey Him”).

This Jesus, according to the Apostle John, is:

“the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, hath made us kings and priests unto God. . .” (Revelation 1:5-6a).

Even to think upon Jesus is to be astonished. This Jesus who laid down His life, said:

“No man takes My life from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of My Father” (John 10:18).

That saying of Jesus is the definition of the exercise of dominion. It is the exercise of absolute power, authority, and force in one Being over everything, even life and death itself. Indeed, “to Him be Glory and Dominion forever and ever. Amen.”.

Jude, the Brother of Jesus in his Epistle exclaims:

“to the only wise God, our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” (Jude 1:25).

The Apostle Peter echoes this, writing:

“To Him be glory and dominion, forever and ever. Amen” (I Peter 5:11).

The Exercise of Dominion is in Christ, the Son, and in the Spirit which has been given to the saints, who have been made “kings and priests unto God”. Kings and Priests exercise dominion in their realms and offices in which they serve. Kings have sovereignty in their kingdoms and exercise dominion in their domains. Priests are in a position of authority as the representatives and servants of God in all things pertaining to God (cf. Hebrews 2:17).

Christ, as Head over His Body, has infused His Body with His Spirit whereby we have been empowered by His Spirit for the exercise of dominion and to reign in life as saints of the Most High. As the Apostle expressed it:

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).

Be encouraged, my Brethren, we have been freely given more than we know and certainly more than many are experiencing. The Exercise of Dominion is for all who are in Christ, for all who have been born of His Spirit, to all who have received the “gift of righteousness”. It is time we begin to “reign in Life by One, Jesus Christ”.

Jesus is Lord and His commission to us stands:

“All authority has been given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you, and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-20).

_______________________________