Yeshua Jesus: King of Righteousness

In the beginning of the Bible in Genesis 14, God provided a foreshadowing of Messiah Yeshua Jesus as the coming righteous Messiah through His first earthly king — Melchizedek, מַלְכִּי־צֶ֙דֶק֙, meaning King of Righteousness, or my King is Righteousness.
The Prophet Jeremiah helped us identify the Messianic King of Righteousness and he gives us a sense of what His kingdom will be like:
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch [a descendant of King David]; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land.
“In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘The LORD our righteousness’” (Adonai Tzidkeinu יְהוָ֥ה צִדְקֵֽנוּ) (Jeremiah 23:6).
As our Righteous King, Yeshua Jesus will reign wisely, not judging us by the size of our homes, money in our bank accounts, or how well we dress, as perhaps our coworkers, neighbors, and family do.
No, our King Yeshua Jesus will judge our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7 and Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 11:4).
How do we prepare our hearts so they pass King Yeshua Jesus’s judgment?
We do what Yeshua, Yohann (John the Baptist), and the apostles repeatedly told the people to do: "Repent and believe the good news!" (Mark 1:15; Matthew 3:2, 4:17; Acts 2:38)

Yeshua Jesus: King of the New Jerusalem

In Genesis 14 we read that Melchizedek was not only the king of Righteousness — He was also the King of Salem (from the Hebrew word shalom or peace).
Salem became the city of Jeru-salem, City of Peace.
Jerusalem today is certainly not the peaceful city its name suggests.
It’s fraught with spiritual and political tensions, not to mention movements to divide up the land among Israel’s enemies. But all of this turmoil is only temporary until Messiah returns.
Yeshua Jesus is not coming back to New York, Sydney, Cape Town, or London. The King of kings, the Righteous Branch from the line of King David will reign in Zion (Psalm 2:6), the New Jerusalem! (Zechariah 14:9,16)
God is going to replace this troubled city and its rulers with a New King of true peace (shalom).
“No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him. They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. ... And they will reign for ever and ever” (Revelation 21:3–5).

Yeshua Jesus: King of Israel

When Yeshua Jesus rode into Jerusalem in fulfillment as a king, just as Zechariah 9:9 prophesied, the people, together with many children, waved palm branches and shouted:
“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel” (John 12:13).
His first coming or advent was just a visitation for in His heart He knew the rejection. For they didn’t yet understand that He was about to become the Lamb of God, delivering them from their sins on Passover (purpose of first visitation), nor that the Holy Spirit (Ruach Hakodesh) would be released upon those who believed in Him. The second coming or advent will produce the King in which the kingdom will be established as to their understanding.
Yet, they acknowledged Yeshua as their king!
Waving palm branches in honor of King Yeshua is going to happen again, and not just in Israel!
Imagine what a beautiful scene it will be when “a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language” comes out of the Great Tribulation and stands before the throne “holding palm branches in their hands,” crying out in a loud voice:
“Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Revelation 7:9–10).
We are Blessed to know the King of kings, the Lamb of God who gives us freedom and salvation along with everlasting life!