Christ, the King

Final feast of the Church's Liturgical Year.

Celebrates Jesus seated at the right hand of the Father, reigning in splendor, and preparing to come (advent) again in glory to judge the living and the dead.

The feast of Christ, the King, is overshadowed by Advent and Christmas. This is a great shame because it is the summit of the whole year--the point toward which everything is moving.

At the end of the liturgical year, we celebrate Jesus coming in glory at the end of everything.

"Comfort one another with these words" (1 Thess?).

"Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev).

I need to work on The Trouble with "Christ." This whole feast is named in order to try to teach us the original meaning of the word, "Christ"!

"Christ" is not Jesus' name. His name outside of His hometown was "Jesus of Nazareth." In Nazareth, His name was "Jesus, son of Joseph."

"Christ" is Jesus' office. "Christ" was a translation into Greek of the Hebrew word, "Messiah." Both "Christ" and "Messiah" mean "the man anointed to be King of Israel." It was also applied to the High Priest in the Temple.

For the Jews in the Old Testament, "Messiah" or "Christ" meant "King." This feast reminds us of that. It is the feast of "The Christ, the King."