Re:Verse passage –Mark 1:1-4; Luke 4:42-44; Acts 5:42; 11:19-21 (day six)
Today we rarely speak of Jesus as King, yet this stood at the heart of the earliest Christian announcement: Jesus is the risen King. The words good news and Messiah belong together. Messiah means God’s anointed King. In the Roman world, εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion), or good news, could describe a public announcement about an emperor—his birth, accession to the throne, or victory in battle. When Augustus rose to power, good news was proclaimed across the empire.
When Jesus’ disciples announced the good news, they made a greater declaration: the crucified Jesus had been raised from the dead and enthroned by God as Israel’s true king (Messiah) and the world’s true Lord. Through his death and resurrection, this King broke the enslaving powers of sin and death and opened the way to forgiveness, freedom, and new life. This message brought hope to those longing for deliverance and threatened others.
Good news about a King is never mere information. It asks every hearer: Who rules? Will I trust this King, receive his redemption, and live under his gracious reign?
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