06/22/19 AN OVERVIEW OF JESUS

06/22/19 AN OVERVIEW OF JESUS

HE is Jesus, HE is God
HE: Created; Came; Lived; Died; Arose; Ascended.
HE WILL: Return; Rule; Judge; Reign Forever

EXPLANATION...
This is a short and limited overview of Christ. I chose these points because they carry great Biblical, theological and redemptive weight.

HE is Jesus. The Jesus of the Holy Bible.
HE is God. He is God the Son and The Son of God. There is only One God, and He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

HE Created. Jesus (as God) existed before all things and He created all things.
HE Came. Jesus (as Man) was prophesied throughout the Old Testament and announced in the New Testament by God, through angels, the Star. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin, worshiped by shepherds, family, Temple workers, Magi.
HE Lived. Jesus fulfilled O.T. promises and prophecies. He sought the lost, healed the afflicted, taught the masses, touched the few, raised the dead, fulfilled the Law, lived a holy life.
HE Died. Jesus was the obedient and sacrificial Lamb of God, Who willingly gave His life as a sacrifice for all men. He died on the cross, for our sins, to take away the sins of the world.
HE Arose. Jesus, as God (in union with the Father and Holy Spirit), raised Himself physically from the dead. Jesus mingled with His disciples, in His resurrected body, teaching and eating with them.
HE Ascended. Jesus ascended physically to heaven, in the sight of His disciples. He returned to the Father, Who sent Him, and He sits at the right hand of the Father, making intercession of His people.

HE Will Return and Rule. Jesus is coming back to earth, as He said. Jesus told us He would come to take us to be with Him and He said He would bring us back with Him, to rule over His kingdom. His return includes the Rapture (catching away) of His people and His Return to earth to set up and rule over His earthly kingdom for one thousand years.
HE Will Judge the lost. At the end of the 1000 years of His earthly rule, there will still be a human resistance and rebellion, which Jesus will finally end. The earth will be destroyed by fire and Jesus will set up a courtroom in heaven. God has kept a record of all our sins. Those who have received Christ have had their sins forgiven and removed. Those who have rejected Christ will be judged by Christ for all of their thoughts, words, deeds. After this final judgment (The Great White Throne Judgment), all sinners will be cast into the Lake of Fire (with Satan), forever and ever.
HE Will Reign forever. Jesus will reign over His New Heaven, New Earth and New Jerusalem. There will be no end to His kingdom. There will be no more sickness or sin or death for His people.