God's Supreme Revelation
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The need for a way
The need for a way
Many today are seeking for answers to the question, are we alone in the universe? Is there anyone else out there. have you ever wondered as you look up up into the nights sky and see the twinkling stars some are bright while others are very dim, who made the stars? why are they floating in space.
Seen here in incredible detail, thanks to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the starburst galaxy formally known as PLCK G045.1+61.1. The galaxy, which appears as multiple reddish dots near the center of the image, is being gravitationally lensed by a cluster of closer galaxies, also seen in the image.
Herbig-Haro objects are some of the rarer sights in the night sky, taking the form of thin spindly jets of matter floating among the surrounding gas and stars. The two Herbig-Haro objects cataloged as HH46 and HH47, seen in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, were spotted in the constellation of Vela (the Sails), at a distance of over 1,400 light-years from Earth. Prior to their discovery in 1977 by the American astronomer R. D. Schwartz, the exact mechanism by which these multi-colored objects formed was unknown.
It had been theorized that a Herbig-Haro object could be a type of reflection nebula – a nebula that does not emit light of its own, but shines because starlight is scattered or reflected off its dust cloud. Another theory suggested that it was a type of shock wave formed when winds emitted from a star interact with the surrounding matter. The mystery was finally solved when a protostar, unseen in this image, was discovered at the center of the long jets of matter in HH46 and HH47. The outflows of matter, some 10 light-years across, were ejected from the newly born star and violently propelled outwards at speeds of over 93 miles (150 kilometers) per second. Upon reaching the surrounding gas, the collision created the bright shock waves seen here.
Gravitational lensing occurs when a large distribution of matter, such as a galaxy cluster, sits between Earth and a distant light source. As space is warped by massive objects, the light from the distant object bends as it travels to us, creating stretched, magnified and sometimes multiple images of the lensed object. This effect was first predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
The chromosphere, photographed during the 1999 total solar eclipse. The red and pink hues – light emitted by hydrogen – earned it the name chromosphere, from the Greek “chrôma” meaning color.
Credits: Luc Viatour
There are more planets than stars in our galaxy. The current count orbiting our star: eight.
The inner, rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. NASA's newest rover — Perseverance — landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The outer planets are gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and ice giants Uranus and Neptune.
Beyond Neptune, a newer class of smaller worlds called dwarf planets reign, including longtime favorite Pluto. Thousands more planets have been discovered beyond our solar system. Scientists call them exoplanets (exo means "from outside.")
Galaxy clusters can contain thousands of galaxies all held together by the glue of gravity. At one point in time they were believed to be the largest structures in the universe — until they were usurped in the 1980s by the discovery of superclusters. These massive formations typically contain dozens of galaxy clusters and groups and span hundreds of millions of light-years. However, clusters do have one thing to cling on to: superclusters are not held together by gravity, so galaxy clusters still retain the title of the biggest structures in the universe bound by gravity.
2200 Size of Universe
We learn from the astronomers that the Milky Way, the disc-shaped galaxy to which our sun belongs, is a family of more than 100 billion stars. And these scientists say there may be as many as 100 billion other galaxies in the universe. And they believe that the billions of these galaxies’ billion stars may have hundreds of millions of planets like our earth. God’s creation from a one-sentence command![1]<*>
[1] Tan, P. L. (1996). Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times (p. 549). Garland, TX: Bible Communications, Inc.
Mankind has been researching these things because they desire Knowledge. What if tonight we could ascertain who it is made all these celestial bodies? what if there is a creator that of all these things? wouldn’t that be glorious? and wouldn’t it be awsome if we had the opportunity to talk to Him tonight?
The need for a Truth
The need for a Truth
1I. At various times and ways God Spoke. Vs. 1
Hebrews 1:1 NKJVGod, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
a. Various ways. The apostle wastes no time with any long introductions; he gets straight to the point; God the all-powerful; God the all-knowing; God the ever present one; there is no one like Him and yet He is who you need Him to be; When you think He’s late He is right on time. It is this same God that painted the sunset and put the stars in place. It is this same God that Made heaven and Earth in six days and then rested as an example to us even to us here in the twenty-first century. It is this same God that formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils that breath of life and man became a living soul. God is the self-existing one; God who is the master of time and oversees all the activities in heaven and on Earth The central assertion of the Prologue is made here. Though God has variously (polymerōs kai polytropōs, lit., “by various means and in various ways”) revealed Himself[1]. God wants us to know Him. Deuteronomy 4:35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. John 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? "It is written in the prophets, and they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me"--not through confessionals or priests or popes, but through Me, your Saviour. "Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life." This is the absolute Godhead. The mightiest created intellect cannot comprehend Him; words from the most eloquent tongue fail to describe Him. Silence is eloquence. {7BC 914.1}
ii. Christ represented His Father to the world, and He represents before God the chosen ones in whom He has restored the moral image of God. They are His heritage. To them He says, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." "No man knoweth . . . the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him." Various means God used to reveal Himself to man, at creation He did and the psalmist declared the heavens declare the glory of God and firmament shows His handiwork Psalms 19:1. Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. Exodus 25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Psalm 19:1 NKJVThe heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Ezekiel 20:12 NKJVMoreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
Exodus 25:8 NKJVAnd let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
Numbers 12:6 NKJVThen He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.
b. Various timesi. He’s doing this all the time, at night in visions and dreams, in the morning when we wake up when the sun comes out of hiding from behind the mountains; God is always revealing Himself to us. [1] Hodges, Z. C. (1985). Hebrews. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, pp. 780–781). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.II. By His Son God Spoke. Vs. 2
Hebrews 1:2 NKJVhas in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
a. In these last daysi. What last days, internal evidence of scripture suggest that this epistle was written possibly a couple years before the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in A.D. 70. Could it be that Paul thought that those days were the last days, were the readers of the epistle convinced that they were indeed living in the last days? And if they were convinced that they were living in the last days, how convinced are we that we are living in the last days? And what did Paul mean when he said the last days? Theologically significant is the last resurrection appearance to Paul[1]; this was derived from the Greek word ἔσχατος it means last or final stage or lastly. For Paul the coming of Jesus was imminent it was not a distant future event he was expecting Jesus to come in his time; so now we begin to understand why paul preached the gospel with such fervency and passion and determination, Jesus was coming soon and wanted to be ready, he wanted to complete the job that his Lord gave him to do. So what about us are we living in the last days? Is Jesus still coming soon? Oh yes He is! b. He was appointed Heiri. So why is Jesus coming back? Well one reason is that He has been appointed Heir of all things. So what? You may ask. κληρονόμοςb, ου m: (derivative of κληρονομέωb ‘to inherit,’ 57.138) the person who inherits possessions—‘heir.’ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος ‘this is the heir to the property’ Mark 12:7. [2] As God, He was equal to the Father; but, as God—man and Mediator, he was appointed by the Father to be the heir of all things, the sovereign Lord of all, the absolute disposer, director, and governor of all persons and of all things, Ps. 2:6, 7. [3] That’s why He’s coming back; you see it all belongs to Him. The Devil claims that this world is his (Luk 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.) Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: the devil was never the true, he arrived at this position through deception but
Mark 12:7 NKJVBut those vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Psalm 2:6 NKJV“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
Psalm 2:7 NKJV“I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
Luke 4:6 NKJVAnd the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
Ephesians 2:2 NKJVin which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
c. The cosmos was made through/by Him (JESUS)i. the worlds were made by Jesus as God not man; the heavens and the earth were created through the second person of the Godhead, before he was Incarnated as Jesus (Born); He made the worlds before He was born of woman. "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth." "For He spake, and it was;" "He commanded, and it stood fast." Psalm 33:6, 9. He "laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever." Psalm 104:5.
Psalm 33:6 NKJVBy the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Psalm 33:9 NKJVFor He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
Psalm 104:5 NKJVYou who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,
[1] Kittel, G., Friedrich, G., & Bromiley, G. W. (1985). Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (p. 264). Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans.
[2] Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 573). New York: United Bible Societies.
[3] Henry, M. (1994). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible: complete and unabridged in one volume (p. 2380). Peabody: Hendrickson.
III. By the word of His Power. Vs. 3
III. By the word of His Power. Vs. 3
Hebrews 1:3 NKJVwho being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
a. He is the brightness of His gloryb. The express Image c. Upholding all thing by the word of His Powerd. Purging (taking away) our sins (at the Cross)e. Now seated at the Right Hand Majesty on high
The need for a New life
The need for a New life
Tonight the one who made everything wants to come into your life. If He made the worlds then certainly He can transform your life He sits on the right hand of power and all power belongs to Him and He wants to give you power to overcome sin in your life tonight if you will let Him. The saviour is waiting to enter your heart won’t you let Him come in? will you give Him a chance to create in you a new heart? if that is your desire tonight just type in the chat, I want to surrender my heart to God tonight. the Bible says if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us of sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. just surrender heart to Him tonight? let us pray.
