Lord the King
deity sky Christian single tradition · 1
The Church invokes "the Lord the King that is to come" as the future sovereign who will bring glory and judgment. He is portrayed as the ultimate ruler whose coming is eagerly awaited by the faithful.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in early Christian prayers of the 4th–5th centuries CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Man of Sorrows, Divine Wisdom, Rising Sun, Eternal, Christ, Blessed Virgin Mary
Mentioned by
Sources
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“she calls upon her ministers, in the Invitatory for Matins, to adore "the Lord the King that is to come", "the Lord already near"”
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