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89. The Humble King: Jesus in Majesty

There is a particular kind of quiet shock in the gospels when you notice how often Jesus is described with two sets of images that seem, at first glance, to belong to different worlds. One set is low, near, human. Feet tired from travel. Hands touching lepers, gathering children, cooking a simple meal after a night of fishing. The other set is weighty and royal. Kingship language. Authority that unsettles storms and demons. A throne shaped not like a distant monument, but l