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{MESSIAH OF ISRAEL, LORD AND KING}
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{THE SUFFERING SERVANT}
  1. The Name of Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The name Jesus means more than “savior” - It combines the name of Yahweh with the word “save” or “salvation”)
  2. The Anointed King and Son of God - {PDF Copy} - (Psalm 2:1-9 - Jesus is the promised Messiah, the King who reigns on David’s throne, and the anointed Son of God)
  3. Who is this Man? - {PDF Copy} - (During his ministry, no one recognized Jesus except the demons cast out by him. Only in his sacrificial death can his identity and messiahship be understood)
  4. Jesus Refused Political Power - {PDF Copy} - (Matthew 4:1-10 - Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic calling. This Jesus refused. Instead, he submitted to the way of the cross)
  5. The Suffering Son of Man in the Gospel of Mark - {PDF Copy} - (In the gospel of Mark, the Son of Man is revealed only in his sufferings and death on a Roman Cross)
  6. His Suffering and Death - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 8:31 - To be the Messiah of Israel means suffering and death, though he is the promised Messiah and Lord over all things)
  7. The Identity of Jesus - Calvary - {PDF Copy} - (Only in his sacrificial death can the identity of Jesus and the nature of his messiahship be understood - Mark 15:29-39)
  8. Christ is Revealed on Calvary - {PDF Copy} - (Only in his sacrificial death can Jesus and his Messiahship be understood  - Mark 10:45)
{THE WORD REVEALED}
  1. The Power and Wisdom of God - Christ Crucified - {PDF Copy} - (The Power and Wisdom of God are revealed in Christ Crucified, not in great miraculous displays, political or economic might)
  2. The Authoritative and Final Word in the Son - {PDF Copy} - (The authoritative finished “word” has been “spoken” in the Son - All previous “words” were preparatory and partial)
  3. The Key that Unlocks Scripture - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the key that unlocks the book of Revelation and all other prophetic texts)
  4. Full of Grace and Truth - {PDF Copy} - (John 1:14-18 - The Fullness and Grace of God are found only in the “Word made Flesh,” Jesus)
  5. Jesus Reveals the Father - {PDF Copy} - (John 1:18 - Jesus alone has seen God face-to-face so he alone is qualified to reveal Him)
  6. The True and Greater Temple - Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Greater and Final Temple foreshadowed by the ancient Tabernacle and the later Temple of Israel)
  7. The Mysteries of God are Revealed in Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (All God’s mysteries are revealed in Jesus Christ, especially, in his Death and Resurrection  - Romans 16:25)
  8. Jesus is the Light of the World - Period! - {PDF Copy} - (Contrary to the claims of many voices, Jesus is the only true “light of the world,” not any nation, a system of government, or political ideology  - Romans 16:25)
Alpine Meadow by Lukas Gächter on Unsplash
Alpine Meadow by Lukas Gächter on Unsplash