Jesus Christ: Every Knee Shall Bow
John 20
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Jesus Christ is the only life of this world. By Him alone everything of life consists. If you do not have Jesus as the Lord of your life, you are a walking corpse. Every knee will soon be made to bow before Him. No one has the right to claim to be a Christian unless He is your Lord. The Bible is loaded with promises that He wants to fulfill in your life. Listen to His words that John repeated from Him, “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” (John 10: 9-11) Abundant life is waiting for your claim.
The very reason Jesus sent back the Holy Ghost was to bring this life right to your heart. He said for one of the special occasions something so wonderful, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)” (John 7: 37-39) Search the world over but it will only be when Jesus Christ is invited to take over that this wonderful life will be yours.
THE SINGLE GREAT TRUTH THAT WILL REVIVE THE CHURCH IS THE GLORY OF JESUS CHRIST REVEALED. Above all else, that is what the Book of Revelation is all about. No wonder the devil hates this “Masterpiece Book”. Jesus Christ lives in this Book in all the Glory of His Eternal Person as well as the Glory of His Father. Any man that will ever understand this great “Masterpiece” must learn to stand on his spiritual tiptoes and walk through its dramas like walking on rose petals. Revelation is a Divine sunrise and sunset together, given by the Father to finish the Redemption of all things.
It is His most intimate communication to His beloved Jewels, His Saints. Great was everything He said as the Son of Man. Now He is the First Begotten from the dead and has been rewarded by the Father. The Father has given Him a name above every name, and He manifests the glory of all those names in this Revelation. This book is the mountain peak, and this chapter is the first summit. The last summit will be seen in the last two chapters when He takes His abode in the city of New Jerusalem with His Bride.
Luke 24
47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Chapter One is clothed in Christ’s Glory and that Glory shines brighter as this revelation unfolds. First, John describes the Lord’s prophecy as it is spoken to him. Twenty-two picture words are employed in revealing Jesus Christ as the source of this Book. The eternal revelations of Jesus Christ must show the transcending facts of His Person. While these twenty-two descriptions only deal with His Incarnation among men, the next part of the First Chapter takes us into the realm of the Glorified. Here are the Word Revelations of Jesus Christ – Messiah, Son of man, Son of God.
- The Faithful Witness – Truth Incarnate 2. The Faithful Martyr – Unto death 3. First Begotten of the Dead – First resurrected eternal body 4. Prince of the Kings of the Earth – Every king shall bow 5. That loved us – Took upon Himself the form of a servant 6. Washed us from our sins – His blood has made us holy 7. His own blood – Divine blood that is eternal 8. He cometh with clouds – His promise is never forgotten 9. Every eye shall see Him – Soon He will be recognized by all 10. They also which pierced Him – His beloved kin are not forgotten 11. All kindred shall wail – Judgment will touch every living thing 12. Amen – He is the finality of life 13. I Am – The first title God gave of Himself 14. Alpha – The first word of all words ever spoken 15. Omega – The last word to ever be spoken 16. The Beginning – Time starts with Him 17. The End – He is finality, the end of everything 18. The Lord – His words are final – He is over all 19. Which is – Self-existing and without beginning 20. Which was – Came out of eternity to be known by all 21. Which is to come – Will come again to finish all things 22. The Almighty – Without Him was not anything made
Revelation 1
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
John hears the first description of the Lord but then he sees the finished picture as a Heavenly drama and His excellent Glory dazzles him until he falls upon his face. John is in the Spirit and beholds a priestly Christ that actually sits at the Father’s right hand. This description includes eighteen additional picture words. This drama leaves no doubt that the Son of God has total Lordship over everything of His Church and is manifesting the fullness of the prophetic future. Look at this revealing description.
- I am Alpha and Omega – The A to Z 24. One like unto the Son of Man – The Christ we loved 25. Clothed with a garment down to the foot – Readers will remember the Priestly robes 26. Girt about the paps with a golden girdle – This attire can only describe the High Priest 27. His head and hair were white like wool – Eternal 28. His eyes were as a flame of fire – Awesome Holiness 29. His feet like unto fine brass – Omnipotence 30. His voice as the sound of many waters – Omnipresence 31. In His right hand were seven stars – Angels charged to defend holiness in His churches 32. Out of His mouth a sharp, two-edged sword – The Word of God incorruptible and unfailing 33. His countenance was as the sun shineth in His strength – The glory of His Father 34. I am the first and the last – And everything in between 35. And the last – The end of all things 36. I am He that liveth – This is life evermore 37. And was dead – He was the Master of His own death 38. Behold, I am alive forevermore – Death is defeated 39. Amen – The work of God is finished – It’s time to settle the last war 40. Has the keys of hell and of death – The valley of the shadow of death is now a sun-kissed highway to Glory.
Galatians 5
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
This is a picture of Divinity that walked the pathways of human flesh until He could die with the pain of every human care. As He lived in our midst, He robbed our enemy of his weapons. Now, this Victor has stepped right back into the Father’s presence and taken His seat at the Altar of Grace wearing the robe of the High Priest and possessing all the rights of our Redeemer. He has all the possessions and appearances of final victory. He is the “Amen” of a new world soon to come.
John leaves no question about the people to whom this book is written. This book is the property of the church. Not only is it their property, it is their future and their responsibility. No treasure of great value is ever given to the saints to sit on, to hoard up, or to be put on the library shelf. This treasure is given to enrich the saints and to fill them with a hope that fills every day with expectation.
“Blessed” are those that “read, hear, and keep” the things written. Prophecy is history written in advance. God’s people are the only people in the world that have the future in their hands. Most of the world grieves over what they cannot know about tomorrow, the next day, the next year, or the next decade. We have all of that and the next one hundred years and the next one thousand years and the next ten thousand years; yet we ignore it. We are blessed because we have nothing to worry about. The future is just as sure as was the past. So, John got the truth from the Maker of truth and has it all written in stone. He says to read it, hear it, obey it, and be happy.