Sermon Tone Analysis

JESUS IS PROPHET, PRIEST, AND KING.

PROPHET.....Jesus is the Word of God ().

He does not simply speak the Word of God as a mere human prophet, but is Himself the Word made flesh ().

He is the final word, the ultimate revelation of God: “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe” ().

MUST BE CAREFUL WHEN SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK A WORD “FROM GOD” INTO YOUR LIFE.

YOU YOURSELF CAN HEAR FROM GOD.....WHY?

BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PROPHET… HIS NAME IS JESUS.

ROBERT MORRIS..... MAN SAID HE HAD A WORD.... HIS SPIRIT WASN’T RIGHT… AM I A PASTOR? AM I YOUR PASTOR?

YOU MAY BE A PROPHET, BUT YOU AREN’T MY PROPHET.

I BELIEVE IN GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT.... PROPHECY, PROPHETS… BUT IT MUST LINE UP WITH JESUS…WORD OF GOD… HE ISN’T SENDING NEW REVELATION.. HIS SON IS THE ULTIMATE AND LAST REVELATION.

KING.....Jesus has “all authority in heaven and on earth” ().

He has “the name that is above every name” ().

Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords (), and one day He will be king in the earthly, political sense of the word, as the weight of governance is borne on His shoulders, He reigns on Mt.

Zion, and the nations bring Him homage (; ; ; ).

Even before then, He truly is the ultimate authority.

Even though His enemies are not yet made His footstool (), Jesus should be reigning fully in our hearts.

MUST BE KING IN YOUR HEART!!!

CHECK THIS.. SO MANY PEOPLE TODAY TRY TO MAKE JESUS SAVIOR....IM THANKFUL HE’S MY SAVIOR AMEN?...

BUT PEOPLE TRY TO MAKE JESUS SAVIOR....WITHOUT MAKING HIM LORD.

If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

NOT.... CONFESS HIM AS SAVIOR…CONFESS HIM AS LORD.

LORD MEANS ULTIMATE RULER, AUTHORITY, KING OF YOUR LIFE AND YOUR HEART.

YOUR DECISIONS.

YOUR THOUGHTS.

MAKE HIM LORD AND HE BECOMES YOUR SAVIOR.

BUT.... THIS MORNING....IM WANTING TO FOCUS IN ON THE THIRD OFFICE THAT JESUS HOLDS.... HE IS PROPHET, KING/LORD, AND PRIEST!!!

PRIEST… “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.

He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

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what does this mean?

what is the importance of this???

In the Old Testament ONLY the priest could talk to God....

Could only APPROACH GOD…once a year

morning and evening sacrifce every single day… you know… cut off in traffic… mad at your wife...

BUT could only approach God once a year… and had to approach God for you.

it was so important that God gave specific directions to put up a curtain in the temple..... read this here in exodus 26.

“Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain.

The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.”

Synopsis

The New International Version.

(2011).

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Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

MOST HOLY PLACE....

The inner sanctuary of the tabernacle set up at Sinai and of Solomon’s temple, where the ark of the covenant was kept.

It is a symbol of the unapproachable presence of God.

This is where the priest could go only once a year to speak to God.

If you had a need.... you couldn’t enter God’s presence because you would have been unclean, not worthy, dropped dead in his presence.

“the Most Holy Place” (or “Holy of Holies”), in contrast to the “Holy Place” where the altar stood.

This superlative suggests increasing closeness to the presence of God.

The distinction is not always observed, however.

In Leviticus chapter 16 “Holy Place” is used regularly (translated in NIV as “Most Holy Place” in verses 2, 16, 17, 20, 27, and as “sanctuary area” in verse 3, though it is the inner sanctuary that is referred to, as the phrase “behind the curtain” (verse 2) shows); the “inner sanctuary” in contrast to the outer; literally “the second (tabernacle)” in contrast to the first or outer

(NIV) — 33 Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain.

The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

But i want you to notice what happened on the day of Jesus’ death....

“And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

The earth shook, the rocks split.

Matthew 27:50-51

(NIV) — 16 He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

The earth shook, the rocks split

(NIV) — 7 But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

This is why Jesus said.....

“I am the way and the truth and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.

The structure and design of the Most Holy Place

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.

The New International Version.

(2011).

().

Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

In the wilderness tabernacle

His death on the cross split the curtain.... signifying that the barrier between man and God has been broken!!

The only details concern the curtains forming the walls of the two sanctuaries, and in particular the dividing curtain which separates the Most Holy Place from the outer sanctuary:

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(NIV) — 31 “Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.

32 Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.

33 Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain.

The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

Now.... the high priest in the OT had to offer sacrifices for your dirty sins twice a day… had to shed the blood of animals in an effort to make you right with God.

(NIV) — 35 They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.

36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold.

They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.

(NIV) — 21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the Lord commanded him.

Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people.

He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.

In Solomon’s temple

ONCE FOR ALL!! HE DIED ONCE… FOR ALL… FOR ALL OF YOU… FOR ALL OF YOU SIN… PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE… YOUR DEBTS HAVE BEEN PAID!! YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PAID IN FULL!! ONCE AND FOR ALL!! GREAT NEWS!!

the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.

10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

The Blood of Christ

11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, v he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.

12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.

10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

The Blood of Christ

11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, v he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.

12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.

10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

“ the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.

They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, v he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.