Good News for All Nations

Only Jesus has seen the unseen God, therefore, 0nly he is fully qualified to reveal and interpret his Father – John 1:14-18. The Prologue to the  Gospel of John  introduces key themes of the Book, including  Life ,  Light ,  Witness ,  Truth ,  Glory , and  Grace .  Jesus of Nazareth is the Light of the world, the source of Grace and Truth, the True Tabernacle in whom God dwells, the only born Son of God, and the only one who has seen the Father. The Prologue concludes by declaring that the Son is the only one qualified to interpret God since he alone has seen the  Unseen God .

Salvation includes the resurrection of believers and the New Creation, both of which will occur when Jesus arrives from Heaven . Central to the doctrine of salvation is redemption . God will not abandon what He first created. The term ‘redemption’ signifies the recovery of that which was lost. The universe has been enslaved and condemned to decay and death by sin. In God’s redemptive plan, however, the end state of the things and creatures rescued by Him will not simply be restored. They will be vastly superior to their original state, and this is epitomized by the promised bodily resurrection.

Очистив свой народ от пятна греха, Иисус воссел одесную Бога, чтобы ходатайствовать за своих последователей в качестве их первосвященника . Ключевым моментом Послания к Евреям является победа Сына над грехом и его возвышение до положения “ десницы ” Бога в качестве первосвященника своего народа. Иисус добился того, чего не смог добиться никто из его предшественников. Благодаря своей жертве “ раз и навсегда ” он “ достиг очищения от грехов ” и “ воссел ” в “ Истинной нерукотворенной скинии ”, где теперь ходатайствует за своих последователей.

Having purified his people from sin’s stain, Jesus sat down at the right hand of God to intercede for them as their High Priest . A key point of the  Letter to Hebrews  is the victory of the Son on behalf of his people and his exaltation to the “ right hand ” of God as their High Priest. Jesus secured what none of his predecessors could ever do. Through his “once for all” sacrifice, he “ achieved the purification of sins ” and “ sat down ” in the “ true and greater Tabernacle ” where he now intercedes for his saints.

Jesus triumphed over Satan and Sin through his Death and Resurrection, therefore, he now reigns from the Messianic Throne . Jesus triumphed over his enemies on the Cross and began his reign as the promised Messianic King following his Death and Resurrection. He is not waiting for some future event before he receives his sovereignty over the nations. Unlike the political powers of this age, he conquered through his sacrificial death rather than tyranny, lies, political manipulation, or violence.  It is the Crucified One who now reigns on Mount Zion!