PROPHESIED
The Chosen Season 5 • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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Prophecy:
Prophecy:
a message from God for His people; the foretelling or prediction of what is to come; something that is brought forth and declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired instruction or exhortation. It’s important to note that sometimes prophecy is not only about what God is planning to do, but also about what God wants His people to do in the present. Thus, prophecy can be “foretelling,” “for telling,” and “forth telling.” See what we did there?
Omniscience: the state of knowing everything.
Omniscience: the state of knowing everything.
Omnipotence: the quality of having unlimited power.
Omnipotence: the quality of having unlimited power.
Omnibenevolence: having perfect goodness, love, and mercy.
Omnibenevolence: having perfect goodness, love, and mercy.
Omnipresence: the property of being present anywhere and everywhere.
Omnipresence: the property of being present anywhere and everywhere.
1. Reflect on episode 2 and the confusion and concern the disciples experienced, especially near the end of Jesus’s ministry, and then consider: What do you long to know that the Almighty already knows?
1. Reflect on episode 2 and the confusion and concern the disciples experienced, especially near the end of Jesus’s ministry, and then consider: What do you long to know that the Almighty already knows?
2. Read:
2. Read:
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Who do you say Jesus is?
Who do you say Jesus is?
3. If Jesus is the Christ (i.e., the Messiah, Savior, Son of the Living God), and you have fully surrendered to Him, what should your response be when trouble comes?
3. If Jesus is the Christ (i.e., the Messiah, Savior, Son of the Living God), and you have fully surrendered to Him, what should your response be when trouble comes?
4. Why should knowing that Jesus was “in the beginning” increase your faith in His ability to handle your present circumstances?
4. Why should knowing that Jesus was “in the beginning” increase your faith in His ability to handle your present circumstances?
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. 12 Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. 13 For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
What could be a safer, more secure stronghold than the Almighty Creator God? He was first, which means there were no gods before Him, and there will be none after. In the Old Testament book of Daniel, God is called Attiq Yomin, which translates to “Ancient of Days,” not referring to an elderly ruler made weak by age, of course, but to the divine ruler who is eternal and all-powerful.
What could be a safer, more secure stronghold than the Almighty Creator God? He was first, which means there were no gods before Him, and there will be none after. In the Old Testament book of Daniel, God is called Attiq Yomin, which translates to “Ancient of Days,” not referring to an elderly ruler made weak by age, of course, but to the divine ruler who is eternal and all-powerful.
Daniel saw a vision of God in His all-powerful might: “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened” (Dan. 7:9–10).
Daniel saw a vision of God in His all-powerful might: “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened” (Dan. 7:9–10).
And in the New Testament book of Revelation, God is called the Alpha and Omega: “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty’” (Rev. 1:8; 21:6; 22:13). Think about it: God is all-powerful and eternal. There’s nothing on earth He hasn’t already dealt with; nothing that surprises Him; nothing that’s too big or strong or strange or confusing for Him to navigate; nothing that can alter His plans; nothing that can overwhelm or outdo His goodness, mercy, and love.
And in the New Testament book of Revelation, God is called the Alpha and Omega: “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty’” (Rev. 1:8; 21:6; 22:13). Think about it: God is all-powerful and eternal. There’s nothing on earth He hasn’t already dealt with; nothing that surprises Him; nothing that’s too big or strong or strange or confusing for Him to navigate; nothing that can alter His plans; nothing that can overwhelm or outdo His goodness, mercy, and love.
And Jesus, the Son of Man, provides us access to the Ancient of Days and serves as our stronghold. According to Him, nothing can deliver us from His hand (Isa. 43:13). So, while hard things in life may intimidate, scare, and disorient us measly humans, God remains sovereign and in control—which He has told us time and time and time again, through the prophets and prophecies in the Old Testament as well as the New.
And Jesus, the Son of Man, provides us access to the Ancient of Days and serves as our stronghold. According to Him, nothing can deliver us from His hand (Isa. 43:13). So, while hard things in life may intimidate, scare, and disorient us measly humans, God remains sovereign and in control—which He has told us time and time and time again, through the prophets and prophecies in the Old Testament as well as the New.
5. How does Jesus as Creator and the One who gives us access to the Ancient of Days bolster your confidence in Him as your stronghold?
5. How does Jesus as Creator and the One who gives us access to the Ancient of Days bolster your confidence in Him as your stronghold?
6. Read
6. Read
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
How do the certainty, sureness, and trustworthiness of Jesus’s words bolster your confidence in Him as your stronghold?
How do the certainty, sureness, and trustworthiness of Jesus’s words bolster your confidence in Him as your stronghold?
7. How do the prophecies Jesus fulfilled bolster your confidence in Him as your stronghold?
7. How do the prophecies Jesus fulfilled bolster your confidence in Him as your stronghold?
8. Note: In this episode of The Chosen, Jesus fulfills prophecy in a rather harsh way by clearing the temple courts. But sometimes what seems severe to us is actually holy judgment and righteous justice. How do you feel about Jesus fulfilling hard truths?
8. Note: In this episode of The Chosen, Jesus fulfills prophecy in a rather harsh way by clearing the temple courts. But sometimes what seems severe to us is actually holy judgment and righteous justice. How do you feel about Jesus fulfilling hard truths?
Yet to Come
Yet to Come
23 By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”
The world didn’t just begin with Jesus; it ends with Him too. Prophecies in Isaiah, Philippians, and Revelation have yet to take place, but they assure us that one day every knee will bow before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that means our desire to know the future is met in Scripture because there are things we do get to know—at least in part—and none of them inspire fear or dread:
The world didn’t just begin with Jesus; it ends with Him too. Prophecies in Isaiah, Philippians, and Revelation have yet to take place, but they assure us that one day every knee will bow before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that means our desire to know the future is met in Scripture because there are things we do get to know—at least in part—and none of them inspire fear or dread:
In Jesus, we have hope (1 Pet. 1:3–5).
In Jesus, we have the promise of victory over sin and death (Rom. 6:5–11).
In Jesus, we have confidence in knowing our suffering will cease (Rev. 21:4; 22:1–5).
In Jesus, we have assurance of fairness and justice under His eternal reign (Isa. 2:4; Rev. 22:12–13).
In Jesus, we have the guarantee of His presence and protection as we wait for eternity to commence (Deut. 31:6; Matt. 28:20). Hence, He is the stronghold we desperately need.
8. Look up the above verses in your Bible and make a list of even more things you get to know.
8. Look up the above verses in your Bible and make a list of even more things you get to know.
