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Metaphors in Scripture

MIS 32 Revelation 1.5
June 21, 2015
Part 32

Scripture

Hebrews 9.12
Hebrews 9.14
1 Peter 1.2, 18-19
1 John 1.7
Rev. 1.5
Rev 5.9-10

 

NKJ Revelation 1:5
grace…and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

grace…and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

                         loves               Has Freed                           By means of

NKJ Revelation 1:6
and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

A doxology: a liturgical formula of praise to God.

 

and priests to His God and Father,

noun accusative masculine plural:

Comprehensive Translation-

and has made us a kingdom,(that is, a kingdom of) priests to/for His God and Father,

Israel’s roles now belong to those of all nations who are freed from sins by Jesus’ blood.

From the very beginning of the Book of Revelation, Jesus’ atoning death is central to its message.

The ideal figure of the benevolent king is one who moves as God above men and sustaining them as the shepherd his sheep.

He knows his law as the personal one of his own will, through it social order is established; his will is the norm, not merely of a particular land or state, but of all things in general.

Rev 5.9-10

NKJ Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying:"You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

NKJ Revelation 5:9a
And they sang a new (quality of) song ( ode, song of praise), saying: "You are worthy to take (hold of) the scroll, And to open its seals;

NKJ Revelation 5:9b
For( because) You were slain( put to death), And have redeemed ( bought; redeemed, ransomed) us to God by Your blood
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

 

Rev 5.9-10

NKJ Revelation 5:10
And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.

 

and You have made them

to/for the God of us                                        Note: dative case

a kingdom (sing.) and priests (pl.)

and they shall reign                                        Is the time realm now?

upon the earth.

 

This time realm appears to be now.

NKJ Revelation 20:6
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

NKJ Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ,
and He shall reign forever and ever!"

 

she has become (middle)

                                       noun nominative fem. sing.
the kingdom (sing.) of the world                               reign, rule; kingdom

                                       Use of genitive…
of the Lord of us

and of the Christ of Him,

                                       verb indicative future active
and He shall reign                                                     rule, reign

into the ages of the ages,

 

Then the shift is from now to the future.

Yet a very similar expression is used, “a kingdom and priests,” to describe the role of the saints in the future

NKJ Revelation 22:3
And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.

The earth will not always be tyrannized by Satan and destroyed by his followers.

The first heaven and earth, stained by the curse through human sin, will be replaced by a new heaven and earth in which Christ’s saints will reign in righteousness.

NKJ Revelation 22:5
There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And forever and ever.

rule, reign

NKJ Revelation 22:5

There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

“In union with Christ our king, we believers will not only worship as priests but also reign as kings over the new earth forever and ever.” ESV Study Bible

How this is to be accomplished? I simply have no idea.

Many will be surprised on the Day of Judgment when they discover that it was just as the Word of God says; only the righteousness of Christ is able to save you.All men are sinners and no one can save himself. God is just, so He must punish sin; but He is also merciful, moreover gracious, and offers His Son as the perfect sacrifice in order to purchase a place for you in heaven, which He offers to you as the free gift of eternal life.

Jesus is God Incarnate,

In order to pay the debt of our sins, He came from Heaven, having been sent by the Father, where He lived a life of perfect obedience to the Father even unto the shameful death upon the cross in order to pay the debt of your sins.This gift must be received by faith, believing that Jesus’ perfect life and Cross Work was His complete and necessary Atonement for your sins, in your behalf. Faith is a gift that comes by the Power of God the Holy Spirit working in a person’s innermost being. Only the power of God can open your heart to the willingness to have the void within it filled with the presence of Christ by His Spirit.The Holy Spirit has the authority and power to quicken your dead spirit, to make it come to life. Only the life of His Spirit’s quickening of your heart will allow the Gospel message of salvation to even make sense to you, to truly “hear” the message and give you the ability, as the Holy Spirit bears witness to Jesus, to recognize your need for forgiveness and restoration, and gain the desire of your heart to be favorably inclined to want to receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.If you have not done so before this moment, ask Jesus to forgive you your sins, tell Him you’ve stop trying to be your own savior, and ask Him to come into your life right now, and to give you eternal life. Then, in faith believing, thank Him for the gift that He is giving you, the one He paid for in full in your place, in Jesus’ name,
AMEN

 

Copyright June, 2015
Rev. Jim Craig
All Rights Reserved

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