Christ:: The Pre Eminent Throne

By Bishop Cynthia King Bolden Gardner

CHRIST: THE PREEMINENT THRONE

The Preeminent is premised upon the fact that there is no other name under heaven whereby men shall be saved. It is also premised upon the certainty that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. He is seated at the right hand of the Majesty on High and despite every effort of satan to undermine Him and man's effort s to replace Him with Icons of his own making, He reigns Supreme.
He is Lord. Preeminent takes a serious look at all of the Pretenders to the throne that have unsuccessfully been set to usurp Christ's authority and helps redirect man to Him. Man has chosen for himself hewn cisterns that can hold no water. Preeminent redirects him to the Fountain of Living Waters, the fountain with the blessed assurance that he will never thirst gain (Isaiah 55). There is a river of water of life as clear as crystal around the throne of God and of the Lamb, and man nis urged to drin k from it.
Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the Amen, the Faithful
and the True, who says 'I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.' (Rev. 21:6) So, come on in, the water is fine!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 9, 2012
• ISBN: 9781468549270

Bishop Cynthia King Bolden Gardner

Bishop Cynthia King Bolden Gardner, J.D., D.Div. is a retired attorney. She is a dual graduate of Georgetown University--the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1978 where she received numerous honors,including Alpha Sigma Nu, Pi Sigma Alpha and Phi Alpha Theta, graduating cum laude with a 3.74 of a possible 4.0, and the School of Law in 1981. Prior to retiring in 2005 due to injuries sustained in an accident, Bishop practiced law for 25 years at the United States Department of Justice Commercial Litigation Division, the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, the General Counsel's Office of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (Cleveland Office), Brown & Bain (Palo Alto), Child Counsel for the Erie County Office of the Public Defender and the San Diego Office of the Public Defender, felony litigation, where she was awarded Deputy of the Year 1999-2000. Bishop earnestly gives all of the glory to God. Recognizing His grace and mercy in her life, she readily dedicates her time to inner city youth, needy families and young lawyers who can call her at [phone]. She was born and raised in Erie, Pa. and attributes the credit for her spiritual foundation to her late grandmother, Bigma, Mrs Lela Mae James. Bigma taught her that 'Can't (a fictional person, who became real through our whining) never could help himself'. This left a profound impact upon her resulting in the permanent deletion of can't, no, impossible and related defeatist notions from her vocabulary. She has assisted in Baptist churches while teaching Sunday School, including Morning Star and Second Baptist in Erie, Christ Union Missionary Baptist in Mountainview, CA, 19 years in the AME Church, including St. James and Risen Savior, Erie, Arnette and Elizabeth Nesmith Memorial, in the Pittsburgh area, Bethel and Living Waters Christian, San Diego, Greater Love, Carthage, Ms. and now sits as the Presiding Prelate of the Eastern Jurisdiction of the National Regeneration Fellowship of Christian churches; http://www.greaterloveliberty.com/ and http://www.eaglespeaklogos-lex.com/.

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CHRIST:

The Preeminent Throne

Bishop Cynthia King Bolden Gardner, J.D.

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

INSPIRATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

Dedication

Rev. 4:2-

And immediately I was in the Spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald… v. 5 and out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne, there was a sea of glass like unto crystal.

Rev. 21:9 b

. . . saying, Come hither, I will show thee the Bride, the Lamb’s wife. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God; and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.

SHE REFLECTS HER MAKER AND HER HUSBAND!

In loving memory of my Bigma, Mrs Lela Mae James, Little Mama, Mrs. Barbara Nell Nixon Bolden, Mr. (Apostle) Ed Kownacki, Sr., Papa Bill William Ross, Mrs. Nellie Crumbly, Ms. Emily Parker, Sister Lou, Ms. Daisy Williams, Mother Emma Cooper, Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Zenola Maxey, Ms. Catherine Gardner, Mother Carrie ‘Christeen’ Dawson.

Preeminent is dedicated to my dear husband, Pastor Bennie Cids Gardner, Sr., to my Presiding Bishops, Bishops Annie B. Campbell Pitre and Lonnie Pitre, Cousin Lee Mertis Harris, Dean Margaree Coleman Carter, CPA Cheryl Renee Cooper, Manager Maudie Warbington Ford, Social Worker Janet Warbington Williams, Mrs. Patsy Root, Mrs. Juanita Arterberry, Mrs Delores Blackford, Mrs Alice and Deborah Branson, Mrs. Sonja Reid, Mrs. Eulia Gray, Dr. Anjanette McFarland, Mrs. Gloria Grant, Mama Isophene Stewart and all of those who will love Christ at His appearing.

Chapter 1

Christ: The Preeminent Throne

The throne of Christ is the preeminent throne. The First and (with the) Last, I am He. Christ earned His right to sit far above all principalities, powers and any presumption of power that would ever exist in the earth, on the earth and above and beneath the earth. There are many contenders for the throne, but only One who is worthy and in authority:

Revelations 4:10-11:

The four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, and worship Him that liveth forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.

And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; But God who is rich in mercy for His GREAT LOVE wherewith He Loved US, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. That in the ages to come, He might show the exceeding riches of His grace, in His kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:1, 4-7.

He is the Alpha, The Omega, The Beginning and the End. The One who was, and is and is to come. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. There is no other name under heaven whereby men shall be saved. He is the Amen, the Faithful, and True.

Indeed, as it states in Psalms 118:22:

The stone which the builders rejected has become the headstone of the corner. This is the Lord’s doing, it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord hath made we will rejoice and be glad in it.

As stated in the prophet Jeremiah chapter 17 verse 12 et seq.:

A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake You shall be ashamed. Those who depart from Me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for You are my praise. Indeed they say to me, where is the word of the Lord? Let it come now! As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You, do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom.

Revelations chapter 19: 11-16 makes it abundantly clear why Jeremiah was in anguish. He knew that the great and awesome Day of the Lord would come. He fully expected that at this coming, if not before, he would be vindicated:

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called

The Word of