[mike182d]

R. Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!

I used to always wonder what the title "King of Glory" actually meant. To be a king is to have power over subjects and it seems odd to say that the Lord controls his own glory. Then I found that the word "glory," in Greek, literally means "weight," as in heavy. This is because in antiquity the power and wealth of a king could be seen by the amount of "weight" upon him, such as gold, jewelry, clothing, et cetera. It was the glory that defined the king. But with the Lord, it is the king who defines glory.

All goodness, all power, all righteousness comes from the Lord. He is the Creator of all in existence and carries the whole of creation through time with His hand. It is not the magnificence of creation that gives glory to the Lord, but it is the Lord who gives glory to creation.

All praise and honor to the King of Glory, the Lord on High!

[Salvation]

**This is because in antiquity the power and wealth of a king could be seen by the amount of "weight" upon him, such as gold, jewelry, clothing, et cetera. It was the glory that defined the king. But with the Lord, it is the king who defines glory.**

Counter-culture to the secularists! Hooray!