Firstborn of the Dead

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Series intro: Easter, season of Baptism; united to Christ in his death and resurrection
This Easter, we are celebrating and seeking a deeper understanding of Baptism (Confirmation coming up, June 9, Pentecost)
Seeking a deeper understanding — What does it mean to say that in Baptism we are united to Christ in his death and resurrection?
Series explores that question … one way we’re doing this is looking at the book of Revelation —
So to begin we need to talk a bit about what Revelation is about
Often seen as a “scary book”; apocalyptic Revelation == Apocalypse; define word: unveiling event, something once hidden is now revealed
So Apocalypse doesn’t necessarily mean cataclysm
Jewish belief: no gulf between heaven and earth; temple primary “connecting point”
Ps 132:13: For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:
Ps 97:8: Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O God.
Solomon: dedication of the Temple
Christians believe that Jesus himself as become the place where heaven and earth meetJesus is the revelation of God; the way in which we can see into heaven, to understand the mind and will of God
God, who is the beginning and end of all things, the creator of all that is, has revealed his will for creation in Jesus: the first born of the dead
By his death and resurrection Jesus has done God’s will and set humankind and all creation free from sin
He is the firstborn of the dead … the first of many who will be raised to new life in him
This is Baptism: a rebirth into Christ, out of death into life
We are meant to be like Jesus
Charles Wesley: made like him, like him we rise …
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