The King

“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.

Daniel 7:14 (NIV)

He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”

This is one of the rare instances where we see the father and the son together in a vision

God the Father is called “the ancient of days” here

All authority is given to the son in this passage

This passage is important because it is where we see the transfer of authority to Jesus, and it is how we know that he is the supreme ruler over creation and mankind

Revelation 5 is another place where we see the father and son together. We cannot believe in a theology that says “Jesus only” because we have these clear pictures of the father and the son together.

Some Jewish people will reject Jesus as the Messiah because he was rejected by the Jews (in general) but accepted by many Gentiles

This is actually an indication that he is the Messiah instead of proof against his Messiahship

Psalm 118:22 (NIV)

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone

Isaiah 53:3 (NIV)

He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

Daniel 7:14 (NIV)

“He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”

One of the best pictures in the Old Testament of Jesus as the Messiah is actually the story of Joseph

Pastor Robert is about to begin a series on Joseph and if you listen, you will see the story of Jesus over and over

In the story of Joseph, he is rejected by his own brothers, his family, but becomes ruler over Egypt.

Jesus is king of the Jews and the Gentiles and of the entirety of creation.

One thing we shouldn’t forget about him is he is a warrior king

Joshua 5:13 (NIV)

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

Joshua 5:14 (NIV)

“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”

Joshua 5:15 (NIV)

The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

This is God in the form of man, so this is Jesus

He is also described here as the commander of the army

Joshua worships him as God so we know he is not simply a man or an angel

Joshua acknowledges him as God right when he speaks

He must have recognized him from encounters that Moses had or what he had been told from Moses

Joshua used to even stay in the tent of meeting after Moses had left so he must have been familiar with this God man angel that shows up

Jesus tells him to take off his shoes because he is standing on holy ground

This is exactly what he said to Moses at the burning bush

The importance of this encounter can’t be overstated

This is Yeshua and Yehoshua meeting face to face

Yehoshua (Joshua) in his day was the image of the future Yeshua (Jesus) and Jesus in the future will become the image of the Joshua of the past

Jesus guides him through the trials and wars and causes his actions to be prophetic images of who Jesus will be to us in the future

2 Kings 6:15 (NIV)

When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.

2 Kings 6:16 (NIV)

“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

2 Kings 6:17 (NIV)

And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

In Joshua 5 we see the commander of the army but no army

In 2 Kings we see the army but no mention of the commander of the army

Is there anywhere in scripture where we see the army and the commander together?

Revelation 19:11 (NIV)

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

Revelation 19:12 (NIV)

His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.

Revelation 19:13 (NIV)

He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

Revelation 19:14 (NIV)

The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

Revelation 19:15 (NIV)

Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

Revelation 19:16 (NIV)

On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

“Revelation 19 puts the army and the Commander together. It is the same army with horses and chariots of fire that have come out of heaven. The Commander is the same Commander. The connection between Revelation 19 and Joshua 5 is extremely significant. Revelation 19 demonstrates that the Commander of Joshua 5 is indeed Yeshua. The unity between these two images of the Divine Army Commander forms a profound connection between the world view of the New Covenant and the Old, between the Christian world view and the Jewish. When understood

correctly, it is a bridge that provides a consistent theme from the beginning of Scriptures to the end.” Asher Intrater

Zechariah 14:1 (NIV)

A day of the LORD is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.

Zechariah 14:2 (NIV)

I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.

Zechariah 14:3 (NIV)

Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.

Zechariah 14:4 (NIV)

On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.

Zechariah 14:5 (NIV)

You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

Zechariah 14:6 (NIV)

On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness.

Zechariah 14:7 (NIV)

It will be a unique day—a day known only to the LORD—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.

Zechariah 14:8 (NIV)

On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.

Zechariah 14:9 (NIV)

The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.

Let’s think back to the passage we read a moment ago where Joshua asked Jesus “are you for us or against us”.

We might be fighting the right war and feel just in our actions in fighting that war but we must never be arrogant enough to claim he is on our side.

We are on his side

Joshua didn’t lift the sword or fight the battle unless Jesus told him to

Who will inherit the earth? The meek.

Matthew 5:5 (NIV)

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”

The meaning of the word meek seems to have drifted. Here is what it actually means.

Those who have swords and know how to use them but keep them sheathed. Those are the meek. Christ is the example of this.

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