Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0264A recorded on December 7, 1980 teaching from Isaiah 9:6-7 – Of His Government and Peace There Shall Be No End.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens delves into the eternal and spiritual nature of Christ’s reign, drawing heavily from Isaiah 9:6-7. He emphasizes that the “government” referred to in scripture is not earthly but God’s divine order, embodied by Jesus as Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Stevens explains that Jesus’s kingdom consists of the redeemed, those “bought back” from sin through His sacrifice, and that this spiritual order requires a transformed, rather than carnal, understanding. Pastor Stevens highlights Jesus’s humiliation in becoming human and His subsequent exaltation as the open door to salvation, whose unending government is established with justice and judgment and is forever available to those who embrace Him.