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Previous message: Jesus had healed a man born blind by spitting on the ground, making clay, anointing the man’s eyes with the clay, and sending him to wash in the pool of Siloam.
Key verse (v25 above) - “I was blind, now I see”
That’s something we can all say.
We were all blind.
We couldn’t see how glorious Jesus truly is.
But God commanded light to shine in our hearts, and now we can see!
Today I want to talk about the fourfold glory of Christ.
In your Bible, you will notice that there are four gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Each of these gospels emphasises a different aspect of Christ’s glory...
Matthew - God’s Ideal King
Matthew’s Gospel begins by showing Jesus’ royal descent...
Note, “Son of David”.
Matthew mentions the kingdom more than Mark, Luke or John.
It is not the fact that He is a king that makes Him glorious.
It is the kind of king He is.
So what kind of king is He?
This describes the expanding and righteous reigns of Jesus.
Notice v6:
His name (i.e. who He is), is called...
Wonderful
Hebrew = pele (like the football player)
It means:
Extraordinary
Hard to be understood
Admirable
Distinguished
Jesus did many wonderful things when He was on earth...
Imagine what it will be like when He comes again and rules the world?
Counsellor
Mighty God
Mighty = gibbor (Hebrew).
Same word used in Psalm 24:8...
This same Jesus is able to fight for you to.
He is our “Mighty God”.
Everlasting Father
Jesus doesn’t rule His kingdom as a tyrant.
He leads His people with the heart of a father...
Notice how King David is described...
Note: “father”.
However, King David only reigned for 40 years.
Jesus however will reign forever hence He is our, “Everlasting Father”.
Not to be confused with the first person of the Trinity.
Jesus Himself has a Father...
The one true God externally exists as God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.
However, the Son Himself has a role as a father-figure to His people, and this is what the title “Everlasting Father” refers to in Isaiah 9:6.
Prince of Peace
One day there will be universal peace on earth.
But it won’t be achieved through the UN.
It will be achieved through Jesus Christ when He returns.
As amazing a King as Jesus is, we must also remember that He is a Servant King.
Mark - God’s Ideal Servant
The Gospel of Mark contains less of Jesus’ teachings than the other Gospels.
Mark is a Gospel of action, it is about what Jesus did.
It shows Jesus as God’s servant, someone who went about doing God’s work.
Jesus is an example that we must follow...
Luke - God’s Ideal Man
Luke emphasises Jesus as God’s ideal Man.
Luke mentions Jesus’ prayer life more than all the other Gospels, highlighting Jesus’ human dependence on God.
Jesus is the eternal Son of God, but He became a human being in order to redeem us.
Not only that, but He still is a human being...
This shows us how much God loves human beings.
He has exalted a human being to the highest place and has seated Him at His own right hand, far above all angels and every spiritual being!
And what does Jesus do for us there?
He represents us to the Father...
Because Jesus became a Man, He knows how we feel!
John - the Lord from heaven
Mark’s Gospel has no genealogy of Jesus.
In Matthew’s Gospel, the genealogy goes back to Abraham.
In Luke’s Gospel, it goes back to Adam.
But John goes back even further...
Whilst Jesus is a Man, let us never become over familiar with Him.
Thought He is Man, He has never stopped also being God!
Our appropriate responses therefore is to worship Him and to acknowledge Him as Lord in every area of our lives...
Summary
We were all once spiritually blind, but now we can see
Jesus is God's Ideal King, Servant, and Man.
He is also the Lord from heaven
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