The Lion of Judah part 3
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Revelation 19:11-16
Revelation 19:11-16
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Last time we talked about the promise in Genesis 49 verse 10.
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Shiloh- meaning until the one to whom authority comes to bring peace to those who are His.
We are given the opportunity now to humble ourselves to receive the mercy and salvation of Jesus.
And we are warned that when He returns, all of His enemies, those who reject His gift of grace, will be placed under His feet.
We are going to pick it up again in Genesis 49:11
He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
In general this verse speaks of abundance.
It speaks of the time when Jesus returns to finally judge all those things that afflict us in this life.
The enemies of God will no longer torment His children.
Under the authority of Jesus we will be abundantly blessed.
Thus the symbolism of washing clothing in wine.
Does this make literal sense?
No
This is poetic language to describe a promised condition.
The verse is pointing to the life under the authority of our Lord and Savior Jesus.
We will be abundantly blessed because of His provision.
Additionally, what can we infer from the act of tying up the donkey and the colt?
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1. When are the animals tied up for the day?
2. When the work is done.
Not only are the animals tied up at the end of the day, they are tied to the choicest branch.
Reminds me of a western movie.
The cowboy rides into a dusty town.
Ties the horse up to a sunbaked dry hitching post with a water trough that looks like mud.
What God is promising will not be like this.
The Messianic reign will not be like this.
The animals will be tied to the best vine.
Because all the vines will be the best.
Poetic language speaking of the abundance of God’s provision.
To illustrate this thought using modern conveniences.
Tying the donkey to the vine and the colt to the choicest branch for us would be like parking the tractor under the grape arbor at the end of a hard days work.
The time of hard labor is over.
The time of struggle is finished.
No longer will the children of God need to suffer hard labor because Messiah has come.
And He has provided abundance for His children.
One more things before we move to verse 12.
Verse 11 states that He will wash His garments in the blood of grapes.
We talked about the meaning of this a moment ago.
But I think we can also connect this with Revelation.
Turn to Revelation 19
The verse we will read are a vision given to John regarding the day of the Lord’s return.
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. 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. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 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. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
John tells us of the vision of Jesus our Messiah who will return.
He is a righteous judge.
He will bring war against His enemies.
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3. Jesus will return as a roaring Lion who will strike down His enemies.
From His mouth protrudes a double edged sword.
The Word of truth.
It is truth that will destroy the father of lies.
When Jesus returns He will rule with an iron scepter.
His authority will never end.
He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
He will return to pour out judgement against those who oppress His people.
And on His robe the name King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
There is no other name.
The text tells us Jesus wears a robe dipped in blood.
Genesis 49:11 tells us that He will wash His robe in the blood of grapes.
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4. The robe of Jesus will be washed in the blood of grapes because He treads the winepress of the wrath of God.
The enemies of God will no longer torment His people.
It is this day we look toward.
It is this day when Jesus returns to put an end to suffering.
Pain.
Torment.
grief.
Death.
It is this day when He will receive His people into His Kingdom.
It is a day to rejoice.
Turn to Revelation 5
Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Another vision given to John.
This vision shows us the One who holds the authority bring forth the promises of God.
At first, there was no one to be found with the authority to break the seals.
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5. Revelation 5:1-5- John wept because no one could open the scroll.
One of the Elders gathered in the vision, told John not to weep.
6. Do not weep because the Lion of the tribe of Judah has won victory.
“Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you. You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
Judah, your hand is upon the neck of your enemies.
Judah is like a lion.
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7. Jesus is the Lion.
8. Waiting to return.
Who dares rouse Him?
Who dares scoff at His authority?
When HE returns, His robe will be dipped in blood.
As He treads the winepress of God’s fury.
Now is the time to receive Him as your Lord.
Now is the time to accept Jesus as the Lamb.
The Lamb who was slain.
The Lamb who paid the penalty for your sins.
So that you can be made right with God.
AMEN!
Please if you have never accepted Jesus as your Savior and Lord.
Today is the day.
All the way back in the book of Genesis, God gave us the promise of this day.
A day when our hard labor will be over.
A day when we will be able to tie our donkey to the vine and rejoice.
It will be a day when we no longer need to walk only by faith.
As Paul tells us in his letter to Corinth.
It will be a day when we will walk by sight.
In the midst of the Living God.
One more things before we close.
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
The text tells us that the robe of Jesus is dipped in blood.
But then it goes on to tell us that the armies of heaven are following Him.
They too are riding horses.
They too are wearing robes.
But it says their robes are white and clean.
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9. Both Jesus and the armies of heaven are marching into war, it is only Jesus that is covered in blood.
This is because the war against sin, the enemy and darkness are His.
10. It is His war to fight.
And the battle has already been won.
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11. The enemy is already defeated.
It is His blood that has overcome.
Only His robe bears the marks of war.
And it is under His blood that we can be made white and clean.
Dressed in robes of fine linen as we follow our Messiah in victory.
We can be washed in His blood and made clean.
Benediction: Revelation 5:8-10
When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one 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 book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.”
