Messiah and King

{WHAT KIND OF MESSIAH?}
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{SUFFERING SERVANT}
  1. The Identity of Jesus - Calvary - (Only in his sacrificial death can the identity of Jesus and the nature of his messiahship be understood - Mark 15:29-39) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Anointed King and Son of God - (Jesus is the promised Messiah, the King who reigns on David’s throne, and the anointed Son of God - Psalm 2:1-9) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Suffering Son of Man - (Mark 15:37-39 - According to the gospel of Mark, the Son of Man is revealed only in his sufferings and death on a Roman Cross) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Lion or Lamb - What Kind of Messiah? - (The crucified messiah is God’s power and wisdom, for there is no true knowledge of Him or genuine spirituality apart from the Cross of Jesus Christ) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Suffering and Death of the Messiah - (Mark 8:31-9:1 - To be the Messiah of Israel means suffering and death, though he is the promised Messiah and Lord over all things) - {PDF Copy}
{RULER OF KINGS}
  1. Jesus Refused Political Power - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic calling. This Jesus refused and, instead, submitted to the way of the cross) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Why do the Nations Rage? - (Psalm 2:1-6 - The New Testament applies the plans of the kings of the earth to destroy the Son to the plot to murder Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Jesus Reigns on the Throne of David - (Psalm 2:6-9 - Jesus received all authority to reign over the Cosmos after his death and resurrection, and has reigned on the Messianic Throne ever since) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Lamb and Messiah - The Messianic Reign in Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (In the book of Revelation, Jesus began his Messianic Reign following his Death and Resurrection – Revelation 5:6-10)
  5. The Death and Exaltation of the Lamb - (Revelation links the exaltation of Jesus to his past Death and Resurrection, the foundation of his sovereignty) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Jesus Reigns Now! - (Psalm 110:1 - Christ’s reign has not been postponed; it began with his past exaltation to God’s throne because of his obedience unto death) - {PDF Copy}
  7. All Authority is Given to me - (The application of Psalm 110:1 to Christ's present reign by the New Testament) - {PDF Copy}
  8. The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth - (Revelation 1:4-6 - The book of Revelation declares Jesus the present “ruler of the kings of the earth,” a fulfillment of the promise of a Davidic king) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Jesus Reigns Over All - No Exceptions! - (Jesus received all authority to reign after his Death and Resurrection, and has reigned on God’s Throne ever since) - {PDF Copy}
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