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today is April Fools, an appropriate day for Easter Sunday
to this day the vast majority of the people in the world do not understand Jesus
if they know anything about him he is a mystery to to them
like the people of today so it was in Jesus’ day
they thought many things about Jesus, some of them true
at best: a good man, a prophet, one of the OT prophets, one sent by God
at worst: a liar, an imposter, a deceiver, a servant of the devil, a criminal
though at the height of Jesus’ popularity he had 20,000+ followers, after his resurrection there were only 120 who understood who he was and then only because Jesus appeared to them and taught them
apart from the supernatural illumination of the HS Jesus remains a mystery
my hope is that most of you have the spiritual discernment that comes from the HS
my prayer is that those who don’t will not leave today without it
as we remember and celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ I would like us to focus on three amazing paradoxes concerning him
Though Despised and Rejected Jesus Becomes the King of Kings
The Despised and Rejected Jesus:
OT prophecies:
Isa 53:
contrast with
Php 2:9
Was not recognized or acknowledged
1000 to 700 yrs later we read this about Jesus coming into the world:
Jesus coming into the world = physical world
world has a range of meanings
Jesus created all things
he came into the world which he created
that world, which had come under the dominion of Satan, refused to acknowledge him
the world ignored him and continues to do so
though the world was made by Jesus it did not know him
however, it wasn’t just the world which refused to acknowledge Jesus
even when he came to his own people they did not receive him but rejected him
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in God said of Israel: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth”
though God had chosen Israel out of all the nations of the earth for a special relationship they refused to know his son, Jesus
and so it says in
Jesus was Called Satan’s Servant by His Own People Even Though He Had Done Everything to Show He Was God’s Anointed One
Mt 12:
Jesus and His Family Were Slandered
Jesus had told those who had believed him that if they would embrace his teaching they would be his disciples
they would know the truth and be set free by it
they refused to admit their slavery to sin
infuriated at Jesus’ insistence that they were not spiritual descendants of Abraham they thought of killing Jesus (v.37)
when Jesus would not let them off the hook they implied he had been born as the result of sexual immorality
blasphemy against the HS
slandered Mary
slandered him
a slanderous reference to the controversy surround Jesus’ birth
they were calling his mother a whore and Jesus a “bastard”!
The Roman Soldiers Mock Jesus
Mt 27:
Jesus a King on his way to becoming the King of Kings
though Jesus was slandered, blasphemed and mocked he was a king about to become the king of kings!
The King of Israel on his way to becoming the King of Kings
The Testimony of Nathaniel
The Testimony of the Crowds on Palm Sunday
John 12:
Jesus’ Confession to Pilate:
Jesus the King of Kings
Jesus’ investiture as King of Kings occurred when he sat down at the right hand of God
God made him king of kings and Lord of lords
Php 2:6-
because Jesus obeyed God and humbled himself God exalted him
bestowed on him the name that is above every name
because Jesus obeyed God and humbled himself God exalted him
the name that is above every name
what is the best name in the world that you could have?
what is the best title in the world that you could have?
God has given Jesus a better more exalted name than these
the greatness of his name: every knee will bow and every tongue confess Jesus is absolute ruler of all!
Eph 1:19-
Jesus in Revelation
Though Like a Helpless Lamb Jesus Was All Powerful
John 19:
Roman legion = 6000 men
12 x 6000 = 72,000 angels at his disposal
- angel struck down Herod
- angel struck down 70,000 men
crown of thorns, stick for sceptre, splendid robes (Mt 27:28-30)
Though Jesus was like a lamb led to the slaughter he is all powerful
at his trial and during his beatings and crucifixion Jesus kept silent
Jesus refused to reply to answer to the testimony of the false witnesses
Jesus refused to answer Pilate’s questions
Jesus refused to speak with Herod
Jesus did not curse those who nailed him to the cross
when reviled by the chief priests while he hung on the cross he did not revile in return
Contrast with Jesus’ Power
Roman legion = 6000 men
cannot carry own cross beam
12 x 6000 = 72,000 angels at his disposal
- angel struck down Herod the king
Jesus had enough angels to destroy every king, prince, dictator many times over!
- angel struck down 70,000 men
Jesus could have destroyed the whole population of the world many times over!
other scriptures which highlight the unlimited power of Jesus
John 1:
had 12 legions of angels at his disposal (72,000!)
Though He Would Not Save Himself Jesus is the Saviour of the World
3. Though Jesus would not save himself he can save anyone who will put repent of their sins and believe on him.
Jesus (Gk) = he will save his people from their sins
from Joshua (Heb) = God saves
Jesus Would Not Save Himself
John 12
John 12:27-
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