09/05/2025
The next pope has been chosen.
The world watches with reverence. Cameras flash. Robes are pressed. A name is announced. Applause erupts. The balcony doors open. And the smoke has barely cleared before the title is proclaimed: “Holy Father.”
But Heaven does not hold elections.The throne of Christ was not handed down, voted on, or inherited. It was secured through blood, a cross, and an empty tomb.
Psalm 2:6 says, “I have set my King on Zion.” That is Final. No Debate. No Successor.
Men may wear titles, but none can carry the glory that belongs to Christ alone. Isaiah 42:8 says, “I am the Lord. That is my name. My glory I give to no other.” Not even to a man in a white robe.
The Church does not need a new shepherd. She has one. His name is Jesus. He was not selected in a secret room. He was raised in power before the eyes of angels, kings, and demons alike.
This is not about mocking a man, but magnifying the One who is truly holy.
Popes die. Priests sin. Systems fail. But Jesus? He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. No white smoke needed. The tomb is empty. The seat is taken.
Honestly, I have no respect for the moment. I am not deceived by the pageantry. No man holds the keys of eternity. Revelation 1:18 tells us who does: “I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.”
Pope Leo XIV may lead a billion people. But only one King leads the redeemed.
And His throne is not in Rome.
It is in Heaven.