Jesus

Editor: David Maas
{JESUS, THE SON OF GOD}

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{THE LAMB}

  1. His Name is 'Jesus'! - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In the man from Nazareth, the Salvation and Kingdom promised by the God of Israel had arrived in all their glory)
  2. The Man of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Anointed Son of God, and from the start, his life was characterized by the empowering presence of the Spirit)
  3. Messiah, King, and Savior - {PDF Copy} - (The Kingdom of God arrived in the ministry of Jesus, commencing with his baptism in the Jordan River – Mark 1:1-3)
  4. The Exalted Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (The sovereignty of Jesus is based on his death and resurrection, the immovable foundation of his present reign in the Book of Revelation)
  5. Priestly Son of Man - {PDF Copy} - (The first vision presents the image of Jesus as one like a Son of Man, a priestly figure who walks among the Assemblies of Asia – Revelation 1:9-20)
  6. Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Shepherd King - (The Lamb’s reign commenced with his Death and Resurrection. Since then, he has shepherded the nations toward New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Worthy is the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (The central figure in John’s visions is the slain Lamb who alone is worthy to open the sealed scroll and receive sovereignty over all things– Revelation 5:5-14)
  9. Jesus Overcomes Babylon - (The Lamb overcomes the Great Harlot, Babylon because he is the Lord of lords, and the King of kings – Revelation 17:14-18) - {PDF Copy}
  10. The Reigning Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the slain Lamb, the true Messiah of Israel sent by God to redeem humanity and Shepherd the Nations)
  11. Decoding Bible Prophecy - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the interpretive key that unlocks the Hebrew Scriptures, Bible prophecy, and the Mysteries of God)

{KING AND REALM}
  1. Jesus Reigns - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus triumphed over his enemies through his Death and Resurrection, therefore, he now reigns from the Messianic Throne)
  2. The Ruler of Kings - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus, the Faithful Witness, now reigns supreme over the Kings of the Earth, and he is shepherding the nations to the Holy City of New Jerusalem)
  3. Shepherding the Nations - {PDF Copy} (Jesus is the promised ruler from the line of David, the King who is shepherding the nations to New Jerusalem – Revelation 12:5)
  4. The Nations Revolt -{PDF Copy} - (The conspiracy by the Earth’s kings to unseat the Messiah is applied in the New Testament to the plot to destroy Jesus – Psalm 2:1-6)
  5. The Age of Salvation - {PDF Copy} - (The Gospel of the Kingdom announced by Jesus offers salvation and life to all men and women of every nation and people)

{HIS RETURN}
  1. That 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)
  2. The Final Note - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mark the end of the present order and the commencement of the age to come, the resurrection of the dead, and the New Creation)

{HIS TEACHINGS}
  1. Judgment of the Temple - {PDF Copy} - (When he left the Temple for the last time, Jesus pronounced its coming desolation to his opponents, the Pharisees)
  2. THAT Generation - {PDF Copy} - (The generation contemporary with Jesus witnessed the events predicted by him that culminated in the Temple’s destruction – Mark 13:28-31)
  3. Barren Temple - {PDF Copy} - (The cursing of the barren fig tree by Jesus symbolized the coming destruction of the Temple and the fruitlessness of Israel - Mark 11:12-26)
  4. In the Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus gave his last Discourse on Olivet following his final and symbolic departure from the Temple – Mark 12:41-13:4)
  5. Deceivers and Disasters - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus warns us of coming deceivers who will mislead many and disseminate false information about the future and his return)
  6. The Final Sign - {PDF Copy} - (The end will not come until this gospel of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed to all nations)
  7. Coming on Clouds - {PDF Copy} - (The whole earth will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of Heaven, and he will then gather his elect to himself –Mark 13:21-27)

Cross Mountain - Photo by Anna Scarfiello on Unsplash
[Photo by Anna Scarfiello on Unsplash]

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