The HINGE Of RESURRECTION-II
Attention:
When I was an older teenager I can remember our family visiting uncle Wolfe & aunt Peggy who lived in a subdivision in the suburbs of Atlanta.
FYI—Our family always had a grand time when Momma’s side got together, & there was NEVER any hint of alcohol or similar mischief in our gatherings. We all regularly went on vacations together.
This time we were in ‘the big city’ of Atlanta & it was fascinating to me because I lived in a small town. I can remember uncle Wolfe driving us to this fancy restaurant. We went to the top floor—the 72nd floor—of the tallest building in Atlanta, something which I had never done before! Wow!
But the restaurant was not just ‘swanky’, it was a very unusual even for a ‘swanky’ restaurant. You see the draw for the restaurant was the fact that the entire restaurant continuously rotated! No matter where you sat in the restaurant, you eventually got to see all of Atlanta in thirty minutes! I don’t know how they engineered such a thing, but it was the ‘coolest’ thing this guy had ever seen! Somehow it rotated around a central axis. Everything in the restaurant rotated together on the top of the tallest building in Atlanta!
Everything was hinged upon & rotated around the center. Everything depended upon the center.
Likewise, Christian faith hinges upon the central axis of Christ’s resurrection.
Christian faith hangs upon Jesus’ Resurrection.
Christian faith hangs upon the resurrection.
How is Christian faith hinged upon the resurrection?
We have found that Christian faith Hangs upon the Resurrection...
1. PROMISE(Mat. 16:21; Mat. 17:22-23; Mat. 20:17-19)
2. NEED(Jn. 19:31-37)
3— Christian faith Hangs upon...
The RESURRECTION REALITY(Rev. 1:4-7)
Explanation: (Rev. 1:4-7)
:4—“John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you & peace from Him who is & who was & who is to come, & from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,”
:5—“& from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, & the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us & washed us from our sins in His own blood,
:6—“& has made us kings & priests to His God & Father, to Him be glory & dominion forever & ever. Amen.”
In John’s introduction of the Revelation which he has received from God via “His angel”(1:1), the audience’s attention is called to the return of “Jesus”(our one-&-only eternal Savior) in :5. He is introduced to us as “Christ”(Anointed of God), “Faithful witness”(the unwavering witness both of heaven--all things Divine, & of earth--all things created), “Firstborn from the dead”(firstfruit & promise of of resurrection for the faithful), & “Ruler over the kings of the earth”(the ultimate sovereign authority of all earthly authority for all time).
Jesus is qualitatively presented as the One who Himself alone “loved” mankind so much so that He [voluntarily]“washed us” “from” the “sin” in which we are born. This “washing” from sin has already been accomplished “in Jesus’ “own blood.”
This Jesus, who died, became the Way, Truth & Life(Jn. 14:6; 1Cor. 3:11) for all mankind(Jn. 1:12-13), attained individually by personal faith(Eph. 2:8; Eph. 3:17; Php. 3:8-11) & referred to as the church().
—:5—
“Faithful”—martuv—Noun Masc.—1) A witness—1a) In a legal sense, 1b) An historical sense—1b1) One who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest, 1c) in an ethical sense—1c1) Those who after his example have proved the strength & genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death. Strong—of uncertain affinity; A witness(literally [judicially] or figuratively [genitive case]); by analogy--A “martyr.”
“Witness”—pistov—Adj.—1) Trusty, faithful—1a) Of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties, 1b) One who kept his plighted faith, worthy of trust, 1c) That can be relied on; 2) Easily persuaded—2a) Believing, confiding, trusting, 2b) in the NT--One who trusts in God's promises—2b1) One who is convinced that Jesus has been raised from the dead, 2b2) One who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah & author of salvation. Strong—objectively--Trustworthy; subjectively--Trustful.
“Firstborn”—prwtotokov—Adj.—1) The firstborn—1a) of man or beast, 1b) of Christ, the first born of all creation. StrongFfirst-born(usually as noun, literally or figuratively). Used 9X.?From—prwtov—Adj.—1) First in time or place—1a) in any succession of things or persons; 2) First in rank—2a) Influence, honor, 2b) Chief, 2c) Principal; 3) First, at the first. Strong—contracted superlative of pro["fore", i.e. in front of, prior or superior to]; Foremost(in time, place, order or importance).—& the alternate of—tiktw—a strengthened form of a primary tekw(which is used only as alternate in certain tenses); To produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively.
“Ruler”—arcwn—Noun Masc.—1) A ruler, commander, chief, leader. Strong—present participle of arcw[to be first(in political rank or power)]; A first(in rank or power).
“Over/Of”—twn—(o, h, to)—Article—1) This, that, these, etc. Strong—The definite article; The(sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
“Kings/Kingdom”(See :6)—basileuv—Noun Masc.—1) Leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king. Strong—A sovereign(abstractly, relatively, or figuratively).
“Earth”—gh—Noun Fem.—1) Arable land; 2) The ground, the earth as a standing place; 3) The main land as opposed to the sea or water; 4) The earth as a whole—4a) The earth as opposed to the heavens, 4b) The inhabited earth, the abode of men & animals; 5) A country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region. Strong—contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension--A region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe(including the occupants in each application).
“Loved/Loves”—filew—Verb—1) To love—1a) To approve of, 1b) To like, 1c) Sanction, 1d) To treat affectionately or kindly, to welcome, befriend; 2) To show signs of love—2a) To kiss; 3) To be fond of doing—3a) Be wont, use to do. Strong—To be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an object]), i.e. Have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while agapaw is wider, embracing especially the judgment & the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty & propriety: the two thus stand related very much as yelw & boulomai, or as yumov & nouv respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart & the latter of the head); specifically--To kiss(as a mark of tenderness).
“Us”(See :6)—hmav—Pronoun, 1st Person Accusative Plural—1) Us, we, our etc. Strong—accusative case plural of egw[I, me]; Us.
“Washed/Released”—louw—Verb—1) To bathe, wash—1a) of a dead person, 1b) Washing to cleanse blood out of wounds. Strong—a primary verb; To bathe(the whole person; whereas niptw means to wet a part only, & plunw to wash, cleanse garments exclusively). Used 6X.
“Our”—hmwn—Pronoun 1st Person Genitive Plural—1) Our, we, us. Strong—genitive case plural of egw[first person pronoun “I”]; Of(or from) us.
“Sins”—amartia—Noun Fem.—1) equivalent to amartanw—1a) To be without a share in, 1b) To miss the mark, 1c) To err, be mistaken, 1d) To miss or wander from the path of uprightness & honor, to do or go wrong, 1e) To wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin; 2) That which is done wrong, sin, an offense, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act; 3) collectively,--The complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many. Amartia meant originally the missing of a mark. When applied to moral things the idea is similar, it is missing the true end of life, & so it is used as a general term for sin. It means both the act of sinning & the result, the sin itself. Strong—A sin(properly abstract).
“His Own/His”(See :6)—autov—Pronoun—1) Himself, herself, themselves, itself; 2) He, she, it; 3) The same. Strong—from the particle au[perhaps akin to the base of ahr[air] through the idea of a baffling wind]--Backward; the reflexive pronoun--Self, used(alone or in the comparative eautou) of the third person , & (with the proper personal pronoun)of the other persons.
“Blood”—aima—Noun Masc.—1) Blood—1a) Of man or animals, 1b) Refers to the seat of life, 1c) Of those things that resemble blood, grape juice; 2) Blood shed, to be shed by violence, slay, murder. Strong—of uncertain derivation; Blood, literally(of men or animals), figuratively--The juice of grapes, or specially--The atoning blood of Christ; by implication--Bloodshed, also--Kindred.
—:6—
“Kings”(See :5)—basileuv—Noun Masc.—1) Leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king. Strong—A sovereign(abstractly, relatively, or figuratively).
“Priests”—iereuv—Noun Masc.—1) A priest, one who offers sacrifices & in general in busied with sacred rites—1a) Referring to priests of Gentiles or the Jews,; 2) metaph.--Of Christians, because, purified by the blood of Christ & brought into close intercourse with God, they devote their life to him alone & to Christ. Strong—A priest(literally or figuratively).?From—ierov—of uncertain affinity; Sacred.
“Glory”—doxa—Noun Fem.—1)Opinion, judgment, view; 2) Opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone—2a) in the NT--Always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honor, & glory; 3) Splendor, brightness—3b) Magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace, 3c) Majesty; 4) A most glorious condition, most exalted state. Strong—Glory(as very apparent), in a wide application(literal or figurative, objective or subjective).?From the base of—dokew—a prolonged form of a primary verb, dokw(used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of deiknuw[To show]) of the same meaning; To think; by implication--To seem(truthfully or uncertainly).
“Dominion/Power/Might”—kratov—Noun Neuter—1) Force, strength; 2) Power, might: mighty with great power—2a) A mighty deed, a work of power; 3) Dominion. Kratov is might, relative & manifested power -- in the NT chiefly of God. Strong—perhaps a primary word; Vigor[“great”](literally or figuratively). Used 12X.
“Forever & Ever”—eiv touv aiwnav[Lit.--‘into the ages’] twn aiwnwn[Lit.--‘of the ages]
“Forever”—eiv touv aiwnav[Lit.--‘into the ages’]——aiwn—Noun Masc.—1) For ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity; 2) The worlds, universe; 3) Period of time, age. Aiwn is usually better expressed by age, it is the world at a given time, a particular period in the world's history. Kosmov has very frequently an unfavorable meaning, denoting the inhabitants of the world, mankind in general, as opposed to God. A similar meaning is often attached to aiwn, it means the spirit of the age, often in an unfavorable sense. Strong—properly--An age; by extension--Perpetuity (also past); by implication--The world; specially(Jewish)--A Messianic period(present or future).
“Ever”—twn aiwnwn[Lit.--‘of the ages]—
:7—“Behold, He is coming with clouds, & every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.”
He is “coming with clouds” as God led the children of Israel thru the desert & into the promised land by a pillar of cloud in the daytime & a pillar of fire at night. Also His utter perfection is hidden from natural man.
*Particularly this answers Acts 1:9-11—“Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, & a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.””
Why will all the tribes “mourn because of” the resurrected Jesus? It is because in Him the final judgment of God is accomplished. There will be many who will not trust in Christ.
Again(Jn. 19:37) this is a prophecy of Zech. 12:10ff. which is fulfilled in Christ.
If Jesus was not resurrected, then how will every eye see Him? & why would all the tribes of the earth “mourn” if He were not resurrected.
*Obviously resurrection is vastly different from resuscitation?
The world cannot meet God’s design without the resurrection of Jesus!
“Every”—pav—Adj.—1) individually—1a) Each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything; 2) collectively—2a) Some of all types. Strong—apparently a primary word; All, any, every, the whole.
“Eye”—ofyalmov—Noun Masc.—1) The eye; 2) metaph.--The eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing. Strong—The eye (literally or figuratively); by implication--Vision; figuratively--Envy(from the jealous side-glance).?English=‘Ophthalmic’
“See”—optanomai—Verb—1) To look at, behold; 2) To allow one's self to be seen, to appear. Strong—a(middle voice) prolonged form of the primary(middle voice) optomai; which is used for it in certain tenses; & both as alternate of oraw; to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; & thus differing from blepw, which denotes simply voluntary observation; & from eidw, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while yeaomai, & still more emphatically its intensive yewrew, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; & skopew a watching from a distance).
“Pierced”(See Jn. 19:37 above)—ekkentew—1) To put out, dig out; 2) To dig through, transfix, pierce. Strong—To transfix[pierce through]. BAGD—Pierce...someone.?From—ek(from)— & —kentron—Strong—To prick; A point("centre"), i.e. A sting; figuratively--Poison or goad; figuratively--Divine impulse.
“Tribes”—fulh—1) A tribe—1a) in the NT all the persons descending from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch, Jacob; 2) A nation, people. Fulh is sometimes a race, nation, but usually a tribe, such as one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. Strong—An offshoot, i.e. Race or clan.?From—fuw—a primary verb; probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. To swell up; but only used in the implied sense--To germinate or grow(sprout, produce), literally or figuratively.
“Mourn/Wail”—koptw—1) To cut, strike, smite; 2) To cut from, cut off; 3) To beat one's breast for grief. To beat the breast in grief, ordinarily for the dead. Strong—a primary verb; To "chop"; specially--To beat the breast in grief.
Argumentation/Illustration:
Mat. 27:62-66 & 28:1-8, 11-15—“On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests & Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ “Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night & steal Him away, & say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” So they went & made the tomb secure, sealing the stone & setting the guard.”.....“Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene & the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, & came & rolled back the stone from the door, & sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, & his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, & became like dead men. But the angel answered & said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. “And go quickly & tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, & indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.” So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear & great joy, & ran to bring His disciples word.”.....“Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city & reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened. When they had assembled with the elders & consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night & stole Him away while we slept.’ “And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him & make you secure.” So they took the money & did as they were instructed; & this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.”
The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus is REAL-ity!
Application:
?You Cling to the REALITY of Jesus’ Resurrection?
?Does Your Christian faith Hang upon the Resurrection(of Jesus)?
CONCLUSION:
Visualization:
Atlanta’s rotating restaurant in the 72nd floor of the Peachtree Plaza Hotel & Resort.
Action:
Christian faith Hangs upon the Resurrection...
3. The RESURRECTION REALITY(Rev. 1:4-7)
1. PROMISE(Mat. 16:21; Mat. 17:22-23; Mat. 20:17-19)
2. NEED(Jn. 19:31-37)
Pt 2 only! presented 04/08/2018pm to:
FBC Cbelle
206 Storrs Ave, SE(SE Ave. A)
Carrabelle, FL 32322
Pts. 1-4 Presented 04/08/2012am to:
Needmore Baptist Church
1620 Needmore Rd.
Woodleaf, NC 27054
