His Excellency, Christ Jesus

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The Last Days -

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2 Peter 1:21 ESV
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 3:1 ESV
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2 Timothy 3:1–5 ESV
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
2 Timothy 3:1–2 ESV
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Paul was preparing Timothy for his own lifetime, not some futuristic vision
1 Corinthians 10:11 ESV
Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
1 Peter 1:20 ESV
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you
1 cor 1
Which is why he told Timothy:
2 Timothy 3:16–17 ESV
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
There will be no more prophets to bring us new words from God. The life and death of Jesus ushered in the last days. We have all we need in God’s word with the illumination and guiding presence of His Holy Spirit to be faithful and true until the end.
New Testament (meaning now) prophecy then is forth-telling (not foretelling); explication and application of the already written scriptures. If we want to see God, we look to Christ. He is the key.

The Creator - , 10-12

Hebrews 1:2b ESV
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
Through whom also he created the world

...through whom also he created the world

John 1:1 ESV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1–3 ESV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Genesis 1:1 ESV
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:26 ESV
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

quoting from Psalm 102

Hebrews 1:10–12 ESV
And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end.”
heb 1:10-12
gen 1:
Job 38:4–7 ESV
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
In as much as it is error to confuse or conflate the persons of the Trinity, let us neither fail to rightly ascribe the attributes of eternality and creator-ship to Jesus the Son

King of Kings -

…heir of all things

Hebrews 1:5–7 ESV
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.”
heb 1:

but then continues

Hebrews 1:8–9 ESV
But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
Habakkuk 1:8–9 ESV
Their horses are swifter than leopards, more fierce than the evening wolves; their horsemen press proudly on. Their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle swift to devour. They all come for violence, all their faces forward. They gather captives like sand.
Revelation 19:16 ESV
On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
Revelation 19:6 ESV
Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
Revelation 19:11–16 ESV
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

quoting from Psalm 110

Hebrews 1:13 ESV
And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
heb 1:
Jesus was born in the form of a lowly servant. He was coronated amid mocking on Calvary. He is coming again as the conquering King some day. His authority has nothing to do with our cooperation or consent. He IS KING

The Divine -

Hebrews 1:3–4 ESV
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
Psalm 110:1 ESV
The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
The Lord says to my Lord… Much like the “let us create man” from , herein we see a glimpse of Trinitarian truth in the Old Testament
John 1:18 ESV
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
Colossians 1:15 ESV
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
col 1:
John 14:9 ESV
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Nicene Creed
WE BELIEVE in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.
Even though Jesus is not the Father, whom we usually simply call God, Jesus is God. It is mystery to us how God is three and yet one, but we confess it is true. Jesus himself affirmed that there is only one God, and yet the New Testament time and time again ascribes names and honor to Jesus that are reserved for God.
Praise be to Christ Jesus, the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, who upholds the universe!

Savior - ,

Hebrews 1:14–2:1 ESV
Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
Matthew 1:21 ESV
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Psalm 74:2 ESV
Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
ps
Luke 1:67–70 ESV
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
Luke 1:67–75 ESV
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Revelation 5:8–10 ESV
And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
rev 5:8-
You cannot make Jesus savior. He is savior. He has ransomed the souls of men from every tribe, tongue, and nation by His death on Calvary. He is savior from everlasting. He always has been, is today, and always will be. The question is not is Jesus savior, but rather is He your savior?
Christians have all we need in Christ. We don’t need another to come. His life is sufficient example. His Word (The Bible) is a sufficient store of wisdom. His Spirit is sufficient assurance and grants sufficient understanding. His salvation is to the utmost. We look to Jesus today and need no other, whether for salvation or for living as saved, and look for His promised return.
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