which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
B. Crowns.  Some of the most glamorous baubles on earth are such historic crowns as those of James I at Edinburgh, the iron crown of the Lombards at Monza, the crown of Victoria in the Tower of London, and the crown of St. Stephen at Vienna; but Jesus also has a crown.  True, he wore the thorn crown in his Passion, but even that is more precious than all the crowns ever fashioned from gold and jewels.  The crown of Christ is that of eternal life, the crown of righteousness, the crown of glory, the crown of omnipotence, the crown of victory over every enemy, even death, and the crown of eternal and universal authority.  These are the "many diadems"  (Revelation 19:12).  No earthly crown may be compared to the diadems of Christ.