The disciples didn’t get it. Even as Jesus stunned His would-be executioner, the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, with words that changed history—“My kingdom is not of this world”—they were crushed and inconsolable, believing the prophecy of a promised ruler had died along with Him. It wasn’t until Jesus reappeared to them, describing how the prophecy was in fact now fulfilled, that the disciples realized what real power looks like. “Once they finally understood, after Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead and ascended into heaven, it changed their faith,” Winans said. “And here’s the
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