BEHOLD THE MAN
The
Majesty of Jesus as the Son of Man
I. JESUS, OUR MAGNIFICENT
OBSESSION
A.
No aspect of God’s grace more
powerfully transforms our emotions or satisfies our heart than when the Spirit
reveals Jesus to us. Paul gave up everything as he saw the magnificence, or
excellence, of Jesus! (Phil. 3:8). If we can see what Paul saw about Jesus,
then we can live like he lived.
Phillipians 3:8
I count all things loss for the excellence [magnificence]
of the knowledge of Christ Jesus...
B.
The Spirit is our escort into the deep
things of God’s heart. He knows more about Jesus than we can imagine. He will
reveal as much of Jesus as we are hungry for. He gives to us based on our
hunger. I pray, “Spirit, let me see what You see and feel what You feel about
Jesus—teach me about Him.”
John 16:13-14
13 However,
when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all
truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He
hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He
will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to
you.
C.
The Spirit is raising up those who
will proclaim the riches of Jesus. The most neglected subject in the kingdom of
God is God Himself.
Ephesians 3:8
8To
me...grace was given that I should preach...the unsearchable riches of Christ...
II. JESUS IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION
The book of Revelation is called the revelation of Jesus because it
reveals the majesty of His heart and leadership. Second, it reveals events that
will occur in His end-time plan to purify the Church, bring in the harvest,
replace all the governments on earth, and transition it to the age to come.
God’s first desire is to reveal the Man behind the plan. Many only see the
end-time plan and miss the Man.
Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which
God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place.
And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant
John
III. JESUS AS THE SON OF MAN
One of the most significant prophecies about Jesus is found
in Daniel 7. It describes Jesus as the Son of Man who will rule all nations
with His people (Dan. 7:14). Jesus used this title more than any other when
speaking of Himself (85 references). Each time Jesus was referring to His
identity as set forth in Daniel 7 since Daniel is the only one to prophesy
about Jesus as the “Son of Man.”
Daniel 7:9-14, 27
9The Ancient of
Days [the Father]... His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head
was like pure wool… 13One like the Son of Man, coming with the
clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days [Father]…14To Him
was given dominion...and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations...should serve
Him [Jesus]. His dominion is an everlasting dominion… 27Then the
kingdom...shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
HOW TO APPLY THE DESCRIPTIONS OF JESUS: A-R-K
A-agreement; R-ask for
revelation; K-keep the prophecy.
Agreement:
We make declarations of agreement to Jesus about who He is
and what He does.
For example, pray:
1.
“You are...” declarations: You are a
faithful witness, the firstborn, the ruler of kings (v. 5)
2.
“You have...” declarations: You have a
sword; You have the keys of the kingdom, etc.
3.
“Your...” declarations: Your face is
like the sun; Your eyes are like fire, etc.
Revelation:
We pray for increased revelation of the truth implied in
each description (Ephesians 1:17). For example, “
·
Reveal Yourself to me as One with eyes
like fire
·
As One with feet like brass
·
Show me Your glory as One who shines
like the sun. Teach me more about these
Keep the prophecy:
·
Meaning, they engage with faith and
obedience according to it. By keeping the prophecy, their hearts are engaged by
faith. They believe what it says, the storyline.
·
Jesus promised to bless all who “keep”
the prophecy set forth in the book of Revelation (Rev. 1:3; 22:7, 9) by
responding in faith and obedience in our actions and attitudes.
Revelation 22:7
7Blessed
is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
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