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All this was written as you stated after Jesus’ work on the cross so that we may have a record of His works.
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But that is not what the text says. It says that it is a record of something in the future not in the past.
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The earth is God’s; He is King over it, but king of mankind’s hearts? Well, that depends, on us.
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A king is a person who excercises rule over his kingdom. God is not exercising control over the earth right now directly (Luke 4:6-5, 2 Cor 4:4). If He was, He would be doing a horrible job (WWI, WWII, disease, terrorism, etc). In the future, Jesus Christ will reign from Jerusalem over the whole earth (Luke 1:32,33, Zech 14 esp vs 9, Dan 2:44,45, Rev 11:15). The book of Revelation shows how that kingdom comes into being. That is the plain reading backed up by the rest of the Bible and interpreted by the Holy Spirit.
And was that story really necessary? Whoa. I mean you flatter me to call me wise, but I'm not that old and I would never answer like that.