Jesus
{JESUS, THE SON OF GOD}
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{THE LAMB}
- Exaltation of the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (The exaltation of the lamb is based on his past Death and Resurrection, the immovable foundation of his present reign)
- 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}
- The Shepherd King - (The Lamb’s reign commenced with his death and resurrection, and since then, he has been shepherding the nations toward New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
- 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)
- The Lamb Overcomes Babylon - (The Lamb overcomes the Beast and Babylon because he is the “Lord of lords, and King of kings” – Revelation 17:14-18) - {PDF Copy}
{KING AND REALM}
- Anointed King and Son - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the anointed Son of God. From the start, his life is characterized by the empowering presence of the Spirit)
- Supremacy over the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The faithful witness, Jesus, now reigns supreme over the Kings of the Earth and even over his enemies, and he is shepherding the nations)
- 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)
- The Rebellious Nations -{PDF Copy} - (The conspiracy by the earth’s kings to unseat God’s Son is applied by the New Testament to the plot to destroy Jesus – Psalm 2:1-6)
- Life for the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The Gospel of the kingdom of God announced by Jesus is a message of life for men and women of every nation and people)
{HIS RETURN}
- Unlocking Prophecy - {PDF Copy} - (The interpretive key to understanding the book of Revelation is Jesus, the sacrificial Lamb)
- The Final Day - {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)
- 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)
{HIS TEACHINGS}
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)