Daniel 7: 13- 14
7:13 | I watched, therefore, in the vision of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man arrived, and he approached all the way to the ancient of days, and they presented him before him. |
7:14 | And he gave him power, and honor, and the kingdom, and all peoples, tribes, and languages will serve him. His power is an eternal power, which will not be taken away, and his kingdom, one which will not be corrupted. |
Revelation 1: 5-8
1:5 | and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the leader over the kings of the earth, who has loved us and has washed us from our sins with his blood, |
1:6 | and who has made us into a kingdom and into priests for God and for his Father. To him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. |
1:7 | Behold, he arrives with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, even those who pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth shall lament for themselves over him. Even so. Amen. |
1:8 | “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. |
The Holy Gospel According to John 18: 33-37
18:33 | Then Pilate entered the praetorium again, and he called Jesus and said to him, “You are the king of the Jews?” |
18:34 | Jesus responded, “Are you saying this of yourself, or have others spoken to you about me?” |
18:35 | Pilate responded: “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?” |
18:36 | Jesus responded: “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my ministers would certainly strive so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not now from here.” |
18:37 | And so Pilate said to him, “You are a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You are saying that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world: so that I may offer testimony to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.” |