god’s revelation to man
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GOD’S GOD’S REVELATION TO REVELATION TO
MANMAN
HEBREWS 1:1-14HEBREWS 1:1-14
GOD’S WAYS—METHODSGOD’S WAYS—METHODS
HEBREWS 1:1HEBREWS 1:1
VISITATION: GENESIS 18VISITATION: GENESIS 18 DREAM: DANIEL 2DREAM: DANIEL 2 SIGN (S): EXODUS 13:21SIGN (S): EXODUS 13:21 PARABLE: NUMBERS 22:28PARABLE: NUMBERS 22:28 AN EVENT: EXODUS 5-10AN EVENT: EXODUS 5-10
GOD SPEAKS THROUGH THE GOD SPEAKS THROUGH THE IMAGE OF HIS SON—JESUS IMAGE OF HIS SON—JESUS
JUST AS GOD COMMUNICATED IN JUST AS GOD COMMUNICATED IN VARIOUS WAYS—NOW HE SPEAKS VARIOUS WAYS—NOW HE SPEAKS THROUGH THE EXPRESSED IMAGE THROUGH THE EXPRESSED IMAGE
OF HIS SON—JESUS CHRIST.OF HIS SON—JESUS CHRIST.
MATTHEW 1 & 2MATTHEW 1 & 2
WATCH GOD IN ACTIONWATCH GOD IN ACTION
MATTHEW 1 & 2MATTHEW 1 & 2 VISITATION—MATTHEW 1:20 VISITATION—MATTHEW 1:20
[ANGELS][ANGELS] DREAM—MATTHEW 1:20 [DREAM]DREAM—MATTHEW 1:20 [DREAM] AN EVENT—MATTHEW 1 AN EVENT—MATTHEW 1
[MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION][MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION] PARABLE—MATTHEW 1:20 [JESUS—PARABLE—MATTHEW 1:20 [JESUS—
SAVIOR OF MANKIND]SAVIOR OF MANKIND] SIGN—MATTHEW 2:1, 2 [WISE MEN—SIGN—MATTHEW 2:1, 2 [WISE MEN—
WORSHIP & BRING GIFTS]WORSHIP & BRING GIFTS]
JESUS IS CREATOR—WORLD JESUS IS CREATOR—WORLD
JESUS—ARCHITECT OF THE JESUS—ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE: ROMANS 1:20UNIVERSE: ROMANS 1:20
HE’S THE EXPRESSION OF GOD IN HE’S THE EXPRESSION OF GOD IN HUMANITY: JOHN 1:1-4HUMANITY: JOHN 1:1-4
JESUS’ LIGHT IS INHERENT NOT JESUS’ LIGHT IS INHERENT NOT REFLECTIVEREFLECTIVE
CASE IN POINT: MOON REFLECTS CASE IN POINT: MOON REFLECTS LIGHT FROM THE SUN—BUT THE SUN LIGHT FROM THE SUN—BUT THE SUN SHINES ITS LIGHTSHINES ITS LIGHT
THE MISSING LINK—WHO?THE MISSING LINK—WHO?
HEBREWS 1:3HEBREWS 1:3
ROMANS 11:33ROMANS 11:33
GENESIS 1 & 2GENESIS 1 & 2
DEFINITION—EXPRESSED DEFINITION—EXPRESSED IMAGE IMAGE
EXACT REPRESENTATION IN:EXACT REPRESENTATION IN:
1.1. CHARACTERCHARACTER
2.2. NATURENATURE
3.3. IMAGE—LIKENESS IMAGE—LIKENESS
JOHN 3:12JOHN 3:12
GOD TESTS MEN’S FAITHGOD TESTS MEN’S FAITH
ADAM & EVE: COMMUNION—GOD ADAM & EVE: COMMUNION—GOD
THEY HEARD HIS VOICE—BUT DID THEY HEARD HIS VOICE—BUT DID NOT SEE HIS FACE: BELIEFNOT SEE HIS FACE: BELIEF
MOSES: GOD’S COMPANION –40 DAYSMOSES: GOD’S COMPANION –40 DAYS
HE HEARD GOD’S VOICE—NEVER HE HEARD GOD’S VOICE—NEVER SAW HIS FACE—YET HE WROTE IN SAW HIS FACE—YET HE WROTE IN GENESIS 2:4…GENESIS 2:4…
LUCIFER DWELT—GOD—KNEW/SAW LUCIFER DWELT—GOD—KNEW/SAW HIM—YET HE BECAME DISOBEDIENT HIM—YET HE BECAME DISOBEDIENT TOWARD GODTOWARD GOD
ADAM AND EVE’S SIN—DOUBT ADAM AND EVE’S SIN—DOUBT
JOHN 14:8, 9JOHN 14:8, 9
PHILIP HELD MEMBERSHIP IN THE PHILIP HELD MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHURCH THAT JESUS CHRIST CHURCH THAT JESUS CHRIST
PASTORED FOR 3.5 YEARS. YET HE PASTORED FOR 3.5 YEARS. YET HE ASKED JESUS TO SHEW HIM THE ASKED JESUS TO SHEW HIM THE
FATHER.FATHER.
JESUS—SPEAKS—NATURE JESUS—SPEAKS—NATURE ACTSACTS
HEBREWS 1:3HEBREWS 1:3 HE SPEAKS TO THE WINDS—LISTENS HE SPEAKS TO THE WINDS—LISTENS HE CALMS THE WAVES—WEAKENS HE CALMS THE WAVES—WEAKENS HE SPEAKS TO LIMBS—STIFFENSHE SPEAKS TO LIMBS—STIFFENS
AND STILL WE DENY HIS MAJESTIC AND STILL WE DENY HIS MAJESTIC POWER?POWER?
ARE WE ABLE TO SEE GRAVITY?ARE WE ABLE TO SEE GRAVITY? HIS BREATH IS IN OUR NOSTRILS!HIS BREATH IS IN OUR NOSTRILS!
HENCE, WHAT MORE EVIDENCE DO HENCE, WHAT MORE EVIDENCE DO WE NEED TO SEE TO BELIEVE?WE NEED TO SEE TO BELIEVE?
WHY DID JESUS SAT DOWN?WHY DID JESUS SAT DOWN?
HEBREWS 1:3HEBREWS 1:3 BECAUSE HIS SUPERIORITY TO THE BECAUSE HIS SUPERIORITY TO THE
LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD HAS BEEN LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHEDACCOMPLISHED
BECAUSE HIS JOB OF OFFERING BECAUSE HIS JOB OF OFFERING HIMSELF AS THE LAMB OF GOD IS HIMSELF AS THE LAMB OF GOD IS DONEDONE
BECAUSE HE HAS TAKEN ON THE BECAUSE HE HAS TAKEN ON THE NAME AS BEING OUR PERFECT HIGH NAME AS BEING OUR PERFECT HIGH PRIEST AND INTERCESSORPRIEST AND INTERCESSOR
JESUS—ALL POWERFUL—YET JESUS—ALL POWERFUL—YET POWERLESS…POWERLESS…
WHY? HEBREWS 1:4WHY? HEBREWS 1:4 HE’S THE ARCHANGEL [CREATOR OF HE’S THE ARCHANGEL [CREATOR OF
ANGELS] EZEKIEL 28:13ANGELS] EZEKIEL 28:13 HE SITS AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND—HE SITS AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND—
ETERNAL REIGN AND INHERITANCE ETERNAL REIGN AND INHERITANCE HIS NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMESHIS NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMES ANGELS ANSWER TO HIM AND NO ANGELS ANSWER TO HIM AND NO
ONE ELSEONE ELSE HE IS GOD’S BEGOTTEN SON HE IS GOD’S BEGOTTEN SON
THROUGH SUFFERING AND DEATH THROUGH SUFFERING AND DEATH
JESUS IS WORTHY—WORSHIP JESUS IS WORTHY—WORSHIP
HEBREWS 1:6HEBREWS 1:6
WHY DO ANGELS AND MANKIND WHY DO ANGELS AND MANKIND WORSHIP HIM? WORSHIP HIM?
BECAUSE HE IS THE ROOT OF ALL BECAUSE HE IS THE ROOT OF ALL THINGS—INANIMATE OR ANIMATETHINGS—INANIMATE OR ANIMATE
JESUS IS THE JESUS IS THE SUPREMESUPREME RULER RULER AND JUDGEAND JUDGEHEBREWS 1:9 HEBREWS 1:9
PROVERBS 28:4PROVERBS 28:4They that They that forsakeforsake the law the law praisepraise the the wickedwicked: : but such as keep the law contend with them.but such as keep the law contend with them.
IS GOD’S MORAL LAW ABOLISHED?IS GOD’S MORAL LAW ABOLISHED?IF YES, THEN WE ARE SAYING…IF YES, THEN WE ARE SAYING…BRAVO TO: BRAVO TO: ADULTERY-FORNICATION-DIVORCE-ADULTERY-FORNICATION-DIVORCE-
RAPE-MURDER-INCEST-STEALING-RAPE-MURDER-INCEST-STEALING-HATE-HYPOCRISY-VIOLENCE-ETC HATE-HYPOCRISY-VIOLENCE-ETC
JESUS HAS HIS ASSOCIATESJESUS HAS HIS ASSOCIATES
HEBREWS 1:14 [MINISTERING SPIRITS]HEBREWS 1:14 [MINISTERING SPIRITS]
THEY ARE HIS PARTNERSTHEY ARE HIS PARTNERS
THEY REIGN WITH HIMTHEY REIGN WITH HIM
THEY REVEAL HIM TO MAN THEY REVEAL HIM TO MAN
ETERNAL LIFE DOES NOT ETERNAL LIFE DOES NOT COME BY PROXY—BUT A COME BY PROXY—BUT A
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUSWITH JESUS
ISAIAH 5:25ISAIAH 5:25 ARE WE STILL LOOKING TO ARE WE STILL LOOKING TO
BETHLEHEM’S MANGER IN SEARCH BETHLEHEM’S MANGER IN SEARCH OF THE BABY JESUS?OF THE BABY JESUS?
OR ARE WE READING JOHN 1:1-4 AND OR ARE WE READING JOHN 1:1-4 AND HEBREWS 1:1-4?HEBREWS 1:1-4?
GOD GAVE US HIS SON—HAVE WE GOD GAVE US HIS SON—HAVE WE GIVEN HIM OURSELVES? GIVEN HIM OURSELVES?
GENESIS 1:26—MAN IS GENESIS 1:26—MAN IS CREATED IN GOD’S IMAGE CREATED IN GOD’S IMAGE
ROOT: IMAGE—IMAGINATION ROOT: IMAGE—IMAGINATION
GOD IMAGINED OUR EXISTENCE GOD IMAGINED OUR EXISTENCE LONG BEFORE WE EVER THOUGHT LONG BEFORE WE EVER THOUGHT
OF EXCHANGING GIFTS AT OF EXCHANGING GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS TIME!CHRISTMAS TIME!
NOW, HE WANTS TO REVEAL NOW, HE WANTS TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US THROUGH HIS SON, HIMSELF TO US THROUGH HIS SON,
JESUS CHRIST, BY WHOM, HE JESUS CHRIST, BY WHOM, HE EXPRESSES THE IMAGE OF HIS EXPRESSES THE IMAGE OF HIS
REVELATION—MATTHEW 11:27 REVELATION—MATTHEW 11:27
DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW HIMHIM PERSONALLY—OR DO YOU PERSONALLY—OR DO YOU
KNOW KNOW THINGSTHINGS ABOUT HIM? ABOUT HIM?
GENESIS 4:1GENESIS 4:1And Adam And Adam knewknew Eve his wife; and Eve his wife; and
she conceived… she conceived… GOD—BIRTH GOD—BIRTH GOD—LOVE GOD—LOVE
WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN?WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN?
WHICH OF THE TWO DO YOU WHICH OF THE TWO DO YOU KNOW PERSONALLY?KNOW PERSONALLY?