Edward I Brutal But Destined

“Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abuse him that is high. I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.” (Ezekiel 21: 26-27)

In the unfolding of His Plan, God positioned King Edward I as a man of great destiny. Eighteen centuries earlier the Throne of David had been transferred to Ireland when the prophet Jeremiah arrived with Jacob’s Pillar Stone and the eldest daughter of the slain King Zedekiah. Jeremiah arranged her marriage to King Eochaidh, thus fulfilling the first overturn of the throne as prophesied by Ezekiel. The second overturn took place around 500 AD when the Irish king, Fergus the Great, conquered Scotland and sent for the Stone and had himself crowned King of Scotland. Neither he nor the throne returned to Ireland, thus fulfilling the second part of God’s Promise. King Edward 1 was destined to overturn the throne for the third and final time.

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Henry VIII

“I will not allow anyone to have it in his power to govern me.” Thus said King Henry VIII during the early years of his reign. This king was truly a great paradox. To his subjects and those with whom he came into contact for the first time, he appeared to be a fun loving, open, supportive, gregarious and trustworthy individual. Perhaps it was these perceived traits that endeared him to his subjects to the day he died. Yet, the other side of him could be frightening, devoid of these worthy characteristics. Indeed, more so as he aged, he would fly into vicious rages and when he did, no one around him was safe. He once boasted that that there was not a noble head in the country he couldn’t make fly. Sadly, throughout his thirty-eight year reign, he was to demonstrate this over and over again as his executioner beheaded the king’s friends and foe alike.

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Elizabeth I - She was the greatest of all British Monarchs

“And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins” Leviticus 26: 18.

Queen Elizabeth I was indeed one of the greatest of all English monarchs, certainly one of the most popular. Referred to affectionately as Good Queen Bess, her reign was one of the most significant in the history of the Israelite peoples, perhaps rivaling the monarchy of King David. So much has been written or placed on screen about this remarkable lady of history that it seems incomprehensible that it could be added too. Yet, even great historians like Churchill have missed the mark by not completely tracing her lineage. For without knowing that Queen Elizabeth I descended from King David, there is no way of totally understanding her significance in the Plan of God. Indeed, we can look to the past or the future from her reign and clearly understand why God chose her as a Monarch of Destiny.

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James I
Formerly James VI of Scotland—He was not powerful like Edward I, Henry VIII or Elizabeth I but God singled him out to play an important role in His Grand Plan.

“And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be a king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all” Ezekiel 37: 22

In my recent article in Thy Kingdom Come, “Monarchs of Destiny – King Edward I,” I suggested that Edward’s life should remind us of every man’s terrestrial struggle with shades of good and shades of evil. I also suggested that it was indeed sad that Edward didn’t quite understand the significance of his special role in God’s Celestial Sovereignty. King James I was different. He did seem to have an appreciation of his unique part in God’s Great Plan and as we shall see, his actions proved it. Yet, as we view his reign from a historical perspective, his earthly struggles were mind-boggling. This was a king placed on the Throne of David at a most significant point in time, yet, for as much as he achieved what God had intended, his stewardship was rife with self-indulgence.

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King George III was the ruler of Great Britain from 1760-1820. He was a true hero to all those in Great Britain. To all those people in the colonies, he was not a hero, but an evil tyrant.

With Elizabeth I, we watched as this great English monarch led British Ephraim into the final period of punishment and out of the shadow of the other great European powers. And we witnessed the firm entrenchment of the Reformation after a short setback under Bloody Mary’s reign. Yet, as powerful and autocratic as Elizabeth I was, she did try to work in concert with parliament on many issues. On the other hand, her successor, King James I, although he was also autocratic, struggled with a stronger parliament, particularly for his money needs. Still, it was his reign that saw the partial fulfillment of the two sticks as Scotland and England became one nation (Ezekiel 37: 19-22). Of course, his reign also saw the introduction of the Authorized King James Version of the Bible. Our next monarch of destiny, King George III, didn’t have the same freedom from parliamentary sanctions. He tried to pursue an autocratic style, but couldn’t and was burdened with a parliament that made some dramatic errors of judgment, errors that cast a dark shadow on his long reign. He reigned from 1760 to 1820.

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Queen Elizabeth II

“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawmaker from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.” (Genesis 49:10)

For those of us who can still remember the British Empire of the thirties and forties, it is unfathomable to grasp what has happened. Once it was said “The sun never set on the British Empire.” Today there are just thirteen territories that remain under British administration. Considering that the largest is the Falkland Islands, it is easily discernible to see how far the great empire has fallen. A Britisher might ponder on where all the great statesmen have gone. Where is a Walsingham, a Leicester or a Raleigh, men that surrounded Elizabeth I and helped a strong, determined and independent Queen bring their nation from under the shadow of the great European powers? Today, another Elizabeth is on the throne and has been since 1952. Yet, she possesses far different qualities than Elizabeth I and appears satisfied to be guided by events orchestrated by her ministers, who seemingly are bent only on moving to surrender Britain’s independence to European powers. A sad irony!

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