Far Above
Do you know who your King is?
Revelation 4 gives us a glimpse into the unseen realm: “I saw a throne standing in heaven.” Everything in this scene revolves around the throne.
Why? Because the throne tells us something important: Someone reigns.
In heaven, there is order. There is authority. And there is only One who sits on the throne.
God is not one power among many. He is not engaged in an equal battle with Satan. Satan, demons, principalities, and powers are not His equals. They are created beings.
Colossians 1:15–17 tells us that all things were created through Christ and for Christ. Every throne, every dominion, every power, every spiritual force was created by Him and exists under His authority.
He is far above.
Jesus was before the world began. John 1 tells us that He was with God in the beginning and that all things came into being through Him. And yet, Jesus came to earth.
When He began His ministry, something remarkable happened. People often didn’t recognize who Jesus was, but the unseen realm did.
In Mark 1, Jesus encounters a man with an unclean spirit in the synagogue. The demon immediately recognizes Him. There is no negotiation. No struggle over who has more authority.
Jesus speaks, and the spirit obeys.
Luke 4 tells us that demons knew exactly who He was. Matthew 8 shows them asking Jesus whether He had come to torment them before the appointed time.
They knew something humanity often failed to see: Jesus had final authority.
When Jesus was baptized, the Father declared that He was His beloved Son. Then Jesus was led into the wilderness, where His identity was tested. But Jesus knew who He was.
The enemy could challenge His identity, but he could not change His authority.
Then came the cross and resurrection.
Acts 2 tells us that death could not hold Him. Revelation 1 declares that Jesus now holds the keys of death and Hades. And after His resurrection, Jesus made an extraordinary declaration:
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
Jesus didn’t merely come to earth to give us the way to heaven. He came to restore what had been lost.
And this changes the way we see the cross.
We often ask, “What does the cross do for me? How does it save me? How does it give me grace?”
Those are beautiful truths. But there is another question:
What does the cross make possible for Him to do through me?
Ephesians 1 tells us that Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father, far above every ruler, authority, power, and dominion.
And then Ephesians 2 tells us something almost unbelievable: we have been raised up with Christ and seated with Him in the heavenly places, far above.
Jesus already possessed all authority. He came down to earth, defeated sin and death, rose again, and was exalted to the highest place.
And now, in Christ, we share in His victory.
So when we look at the spiritual world, we don’t have to live intimidated by darkness. We don’t have to wonder who wins.
We know who sits on the throne.
Jesus is above every power, every principality, every kingdom, every force of darkness. He is far above.
And if we belong to Him, we can live from that position, not fighting for victory, but living from the victory He has already won.
