Jesus
{JESUS OF NAZARETH}
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{MESSIAH}
- The Salvation of Yahweh - {PDF Copy} - (The name ‘Jesus’ means “salvation of Yahweh,” for, in him, the salvation promised to ancient Israel has arrived in all its glory)
- Who is this Man? - {PDF Copy} - (In Mark, no one recognizes who Jesus is except the demons that he exorcises. Only in his death on a Roman cross is his identity understood)
- Kingdom Herald - {PDF Copy} - (Victorious over the Devil and empowered by the Spirit, Jesus appears in Galilee of the Nations and proclaims the Kingdom)
- The Suffering Servant - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples are summoned to adopt the same mind that Jesus had when he poured out his life unto death for the sake of others)
- The Son of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true “son of Abraham,” the heir of the covenant promises, and the one who implements the inheritance)
- The Son of David - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the son of David and heir to the messianic throne, the beloved Son of God, and the ruler of the kings of the earth)
- The Son of Man - {PDF Copy} - (The one like a Son of Man in Daniel is the source of Christ’s self-designation as the Son of Man and his authority)
- The Son of Man has Authority - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Son of Man foreseen by Daniel, the one with absolute authority from Yahweh over the earth)
- Abraham's Seed - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus in the true “seed” of Abraham, the heir of the covenant promises, and our inheritance is based on faith in him)
- Anointed King and Son - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed Son of God. From the start, his life was characterized by the empowering presence of the Spirit)
- Christ or Caesar? - {PDF Copy} - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic mission if only he acknowledged him as his overlord)
- His Priestly Qualifications - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus qualified to become our high priest by participating fully in human suffering, weakness, and death)
- The Faithful High Priest - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is well-equipped to be our faithful and sympathetic high priest, having participated fully in humanity’s plight)
- Revolt Against the Son - {PDF Copy} - (In the New Testament, the conspiracy by the earth’s kings to unseat God's Son is applied to the plot to destroy Jesus)
- He Baptizes in the Spirit - (At his baptism, the Spirit of God descends on Jesus, equipping him for his messianic mission – He is the one who baptizes in the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
- Revealed on Calvary - (The Son of Man is revealed and comprehended in his sufferings and death for others on a Roman Cross) - {PDF Copy}
{LOGOS REVEALED}
- Unlocking Scripture - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus, the Word become flesh, is the interpretive key that opens the Hebrew scriptures and the book of Revelation)
- The Living Word - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Word made flesh in whom the glory of God is revealed, the same word by which God created all things)
- God Has Spoken! - {PDF Copy} - (God’s definitive word has been spoken in His Son. All previous words were partial, preparatory, and incomplete)
- Fulfilled in Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The promises of the Hebrew Bible are fulfilled in the Son of God and Messiah of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth)
- Power and Wisdom - {PDF Copy} - (The power and wisdom of God are revealed in the proclamation of a Messiah who was crucified on Calvary)
- Upon These Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The age of fulfillment began with the death, resurrection, and exaltation of the Son of God - Hebrews 1:1-3)
- Jesus, the Key - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the key that unlocks the Hebrew Scriptures and reveals the nature and redemptive purpose of God)
- Grace and Truth - {PDF Copy} - (The fullness, grace, and truth of God are found only in the Word made Flesh, namely, Jesus of Nazareth – John 1:14-18)
- Interpreting the Father - {PDF Copy} - (John’s Gospel contrasts Jesus with the old era. Ture light, life and truth are found in Jesus, the only one qualified to interpret the Father)
- The True Tabernacle - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the True and Greater Tabernacle in whom the presence and glory of God reside and manifest for all men to behold)
- True House of God - {PDF Copy} - (John presents Jesus as the true way of access to God, the Greater Bethel, the “House of God” – John 1:47-50)
- The Final Sanctuary - {PDF Copy} - (The Gospel of John presents Jesus himself as the True and Final Temple in which the glory of Yahweh now resides – John 2:13-22)
- True Worship - {PDF Copy} - (In Samaria, Jesus revealed that the presence of God no longer is limited to geographic locations or man-made structures)
- The True and Greater Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Greater and Final Temple foreshadowed by the ancient Tabernacle and the later Temple of Israel)
- Hidden Mysteries Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (God’s previously hidden mysteries are now revealed in Jesus, especially in his death and resurrection)
- The Light of the World - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the only true light in the world, a light that shines all the brighter in the darkness, and this light means life for men and women)
{HIS REIGN}
- His Exaltation - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Son whom God exalted after his suffering and death to be our merciful and faithful High Priest)
- Sit at My Right Hand - {PDF Copy} - (The reign of Jesus began with his exaltation to the messianic throne after his Death and Resurrection)
- 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)
- Sovereign over All - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament applies messianic promises in the Psalms to the present reign of Jesus who possesses all authority)
- Transitory Powers - {PDF Copy} - (Only God’s kingdom will prevail and endure. All other political powers are fleeting, already they are passing away)
- Reigning from Zion - {PDF Copy} -(Following his resurrection, Jesus began his reign from the messianic throne as prophesied by David)
- Christendom? - {PDF Copy} - (‘Christendom’ is the attempt to invoke God and Jesus to validate national and political institutions, agendas, and ideologies)
- His Kingdom - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus proclaimed a new political reality, the Kingdom of God, and it bore little resemblance to the political systems of this world)