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The Ultimate Christ
Messiah & Soon
Coming King
by Pastor John Hamel
“When Jesus came
into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they
said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say
ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered
and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:
for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is
in heaven.” (Matthew 16:13-17)
Jesus called His
Disciples off to the side one day wanting to know what the “buzz” was
concerning Him. He received a few answers. Some thought He was
John the Baptist, raised from the dead. Others figured He was Elijah
or maybe Jeremiah or one of the many other Old Testament Prophets.
When Jesus asked the whole group whom they thought He was,
Peter, as usual, piped right up. “Why, You are the Christ, of
course! The Son of the Living God.” (Matthew 16:16)
Jesus responded by telling Peter that what he knew didn’t come out of his
“head.” Rather, Jesus said, it came out of his “spirit” as a direct “revelation” from
God Himself.
You, too, can have
a direct revelation of Who Jesus is. It’s in God’s Book. The
Bible. Let’s look at what the Bible says about Who Jesus is and why He came to planet Earth.
Jesus is the
“Creator Christ.” All that exists on Earth or in Heaven, all things
visible and invisible “…were created for Him and by Him.” No
exceptions! (Colossians 1:16)
Jesus is the “Compassionate Christ.” Multitudes
followed Him everywhere and He “…was moved with compassion towards them
and He healed their sick.” (Matthew 14:14) He still heals sick bodies today because He promised He would never change. (Hebrews
13:8)
Jesus is the
“Crucified Christ.” He didn’t come to Earth because He was in trouble
but because we were in trouble. All the sin
credited to our account He took upon Himself at Calvary. The Bible
declares that He “…took it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross.”
(Colossians 2:13) Every sin ever committed by anyone, anywhere,
anytime collided with Him on the Cross that day. When He shouted, “It
is finished” that was God-talk for “You all are forgiven!” (John 19:30)
Jesus is the
“Resurrected Christ.” Once He went down into the bowels of Hell to pay for our sins, He “…was raised again for our
justification.” (Romans 4:25) Satan thought
He was down for the count. Not so! He’s Risen and we’ve been
“justified”! I like to say, “It’s JUST-IF-I’D never sinned!”
Jesus is the
“Modern Day Christ.” “…He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him.” (Hebrews
7:25) I say, “From the guttermost to the
uttermost, from the doghouse to the Penthouse, from the outhouse to the
White House, He’s our Modern Day Forgiver.”
Jesus is the “Soon,
oh so soon, Coming Christ”! When He
comes, He’ll separate His sheep from Satan’s
goats. His Sheep will go
to His Judgment of Reward. Satan’s goats will go to their Judgment of Punishment. Just when the
world least expects it, He “…shall descend from heaven with a shout …the
dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive …shall be caught up together with them in the clouds
…so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1Thessalonians 4:16,17)
This is one event
you’ll want to find yourself looking down from, experiencing it -- not
looking up at and regretting it. It’s time to wake up if you’ve been
sleeping spiritually. Jesus is the Ultimate Christ, the Messiah and
Soon Coming King!
Who do you say He
is -- the Christ, the Son of the Living God? If so, say, “Jesus, You’re my choice” (Romans 10:13) and I’ll see you
in the clouds!
Be Blessed
... John and Barbara Hamel
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