He is Lord

Rev 17:14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful."

Make no mistake: He is Lord. However, this Lordship is under serious attack. Watch and see who calls Him Lord. There are few who choose to. Many blogs use the name of ‘Jesus’, but refuse to identify that name with any title.

Now, I understand this has been going on for a while now in liberal seminaries. Fine. If someone is a liberal theologian, then we expect them to not acknowledge the Lordship of Christ. But these libs are taking a whole generation with them down a futile path.

In a popular new interpretation of the Bible, the title ‘Master’ replaces the title ‘Lord’. People feel this is a modern way of saying ‘Lord’. Except, there is a big difference between ‘Master’ and ‘Lord’. Mary in the garden used the title ‘Master’ on the resurrection morning. She saw the Lord, and called Him ‘raboni’, which translated means ‘Master’, or ‘teacher’. She did that because for three years that is what He was to her, and many of the others. He taught them all they knew. Mary saw Him as her earthly teacher. He was her favorite teacher. She could not see Him as her Lord, just yet. She clung to Him, as her earthly teacher. She wouldn’t let go.

He had to tell her to stop clinging to Him. The time of His earthly teaching was over, and He was to ascend to His Father, and our Father.

Many today see Him only as an earthly teacher. So, it is natural to call Him Master. But, they do not see Him as Lord, yet. Maybe someday, many will come to a knowledge of His Lordship. Well, in fact, one day all will come to the knowledge of it. One day, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Why can’t they see that now?

The Lordship of Christ is insisted upon by the apostle as being the test of the Holy Spirit's manifestation. No one can say "Lord Jesus" but by the Holy Spirit; the enemy, of course, refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the test is crucial. The Lordship of Christ is of the very highest importance; for if all Christians were truly subject to Him, there would be no difficulty in receiving the blessed truths in connection with the assembly upon earth.
From: The Christian's Friend : 1894 : The Holy Spirit in the Assembly.