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take vitals if you will and open them
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the first Timothy chapter 1 we will
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spend a little bit of our time in this
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passage this morning and then we will
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continue into a number of other passages
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throughout our study this morning in
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tonight we are going to be discussing
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this topic the king eternal immortal
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invisible Paul writes to Timothy and as
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he addresses Timothy most likely Timothy
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at this time is in Ephesus and he is
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there separated from Paul Paul is
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writing to him as a young preacher he is
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encouraging him he is exhorting him he
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is continuing to instruct him and he
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reminds Timothy of his own past he
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reminds Timothy of what he used to be
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Saul of Tarsus the one who was going
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about seeking to destroy the church
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seeking to demolish this sect of the
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Jews as he saw them this group of people
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who had departed from Moses had departed
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from the law had departed from the
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tradition of the elders in his mind who
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had departed from the Lord and was doing
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what he thought was right and then as he
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was headed to Damascus as he was
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journeying down the road to Damascus
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with papers with the authority to put
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Christians in prison in jail and even
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bring them to death a light shines down
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from heaven and he is confronted by
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someone who he knows is the Lord but
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knows nothing beyond that and he is
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confronted concerning the things that he
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is doing and it is stated it is hard to
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kick against the pricks I don’t know if
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you’ve ever tried that but in a culture
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that predominantly wore sandals can you
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imagine the idea in sandals of kicking
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thorn bushes and how painful and
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frustrating that would be and that’s
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what Jesus says Saul of Tarsus is doing
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when he’s trying to defeat him he
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questions the Lord well who aren’t thou
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Lord Jesus of Nazareth whom now
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persecute us in Matthew chapter 28 Jesus
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reveals to his apostles as he is
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preparing to ascend back into heaven
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that all authority has been given unto
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him in heaven and on earth we live in a
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society that doesn’t quite appreciate
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that statement there is an ongoing
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dispute in our in our culture and in our
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government right now about the
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possibility of impeaching a president
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not going to get into the politics of it
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I just want you to note one significant
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fact it’s possible within our culture to
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impeach a president it’s possible under
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our laws to take the person who’s in the
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highest office and remove them and
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generally speaking that’s not true of a
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king the nature of a king in a standard
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monarchy in the view of Old Testament
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and New Testament monarchies the the
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nature of the king is the king is the
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highest official in view of God the king
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is the giver of laws matter of fact one
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of the things that we find Moses
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described as in Christ described as is a
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law giver
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the king the king was the highest
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authority and so as we begin this
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morning noticing this idea the king
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eternal immortal invisible we want to
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begin with this idea of the king will
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get to eternal immortal invisible this
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afternoon but as we were as I was
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studying for this lesson as I was
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focusing on these three words that
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describe the king it dawned on me Aaron
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you’ve kind of just jumped past one of
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the most fundamental aspects and that is
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who’s the king and why so that’s what
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we’re going to spend our time on this
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morning the king who he is and why as we
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notice this first part we notice what
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Paul says here in verse 17 now to the
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king this is a declaration this is a a
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blessing this this is a recognition of
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glory to the king eternal immortal
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invisible to God alone who is wise be
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honor and glory for ever and ever amen
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now in these passages in a number of the
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passages that reference God and the King
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it’s interesting to look at it because
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it seems as though well maybe God the
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father’s the one being talked about but
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go into first Timothy chapter 1 and
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let’s read a little further back as we
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did in our in our scripture reading
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verse 12 and I thank Christ Jesus our
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Lord who has enabled me because he
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counted me faithful putting me in the
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men into the ministry although I was
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formerly a blasphemer a persecutor and
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an insolent man but I obtained mercy
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because I did it ignorantly in unbelief
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and the grace of our Lord was
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exceedingly abundant with faith and love
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which are in Christ Jesus
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twice already he’s referenced Christ
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Jesus twice already he’s referenced our
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Lord verse 15
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is a faithful saying and worthy of all
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acceptance that Christ Jesus came into
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the world to save sinners of whom I am
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chief three times now Christ Jesus it’s
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important to realize that the name
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Christ is not a name it is a position it
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is a designation of a position it is the
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Messiah the word from the Old Testament
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Jesus Emmanuel is his name Christ is his
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authority but then notice he says
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however for this reason I obtain mercy
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that in me Jesus Christ might show all
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long-suffering is a pattern to those who
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are going to believe on him for
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everlasting life they’re going to leave
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on who on Christ the antecedent the
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nearest antecedent of the next verse is
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Christ now to the king who’s the king
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that’s where we’re going to begin this
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morning notice first and foremost
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Matthew chapter 2 as we trace back this
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idea of the kingship of Christ the
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kingship of Christ notice Matthew
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chapter 2 beginning in verse 1 now after
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in
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the days of Herod the King behold wise
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men from the east came to Jerusalem
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saying where is he who has been born
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King of the Jews
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now it’s an interesting thing because
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when a child was born to a king
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they weren’t king they were the child of
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the king they might have been in line to
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inherit the throne but they weren’t King
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and yet here come these wise men from
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the east and they’re searching for the
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one who noticed the phrase was
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born King of the Jews he’s born he’s
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king from that moment is what their
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understanding is not the king to be the
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king who is but notice what we read
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who’s been born King of the Jews for we
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have seen his star in the east and have
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come to worship Him
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they’re not coming to find this King so
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that they might be able to live under
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his rule to be able to live as a member
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of the Jewish society they are coming
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because they know this King is not just
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an earthly king but then notice further
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when Herod the King heard this he was
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troubled in all Jerusalem with him and
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when he had gathered all the chief
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priests and scribes scribes of the
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people together he inquired of them
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where the Christ was to be born these
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men come from the east and they’re
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looking for the king of the Jews and
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immediately he doesn’t go where does the
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Old Testament say about a king coming he
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goes what does the old desmond say about
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the christ coming the one who is the
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messiah the one who is of the lineage of
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david the king who was coming one in the
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same thing and even herod knows it but
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then notice we read they said to him in
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Bethlehem of Judea for thus it is
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written by the prophet but you bethlehem
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in the land of judah are not billy are
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not the least among the rulers of judah
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for out of you shall come a ruler who
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will Shepherd my people Israel then
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Herod when he had secretly called the
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wise men determined from them what time
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the star appeared and he sent them to
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Bethlehem and said go and search
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carefully for the young child and when
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you have found him bring back word to me
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that I may come and worship Him also we
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and they heard the King they departed
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and behold the star which they had seen
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in the East went before them till it
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came and stood over where the young
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child was when they saw the star they
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rejoiced with exceeding joy and when
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they had come into the house they saw
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the young child with Mary his mother and
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fell down and worshiped him and when
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they opened their treasures they
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presented gifts to him gold frankincense
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and myrrh then being divinely warned in
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a dream that they should not return to
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Herod they departed for their own
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country another way notice a number of
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important details in view of a coming
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holiday a couple of details that are
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significant number one no manger number
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two no reference to how many wise men
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number three the child isn’t a baby
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anymore he’s a child and there’s a
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significant difference in that
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apparently the time of the birth and the
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time of their travel and all of these
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factors come in they’re not arriving the
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day of his birth like the shepherds did
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they’re not arriving in the night that
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he was born they’re arriving when he is
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now a child the the idea there is a
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toddler a young child not a baby so they
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come to where Jesus is they come to by
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the way the house again not a manger
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where Jesus is and they immediately upon
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seeing him fall down and worship Him if
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they were worshiping a man they would
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have been sinning if they were
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worshiping an angel and we’ll get to
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this before we’re done they would have
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been sinning but they weren’t they were
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worshipping God they were worshipping
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the Christ they were worshiping the king
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the wise men know who the king is they
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know of his kingship but then notice the
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prophets spoke of it this
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is most obviously why the wise men know
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concerning this but let’s go to Matthew
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chapter 21 Matthew chapter 21 beginning
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in verse 1 going down through verse 5
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now when they drew near to Jerusalem and
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came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives
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then Jesus sent two disciples saying to
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them go into the village opposite you
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and immediately you will find a donkey
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tied and a Colt with her loosed them and
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bring them to me and if anyone says
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anything to you you shall say the Lord
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has need of them and immediately he will
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send them all this was done that it
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might be fulfilled which was spoken by
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the Prophet saying tell the daughter of
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Zion behold your king is coming to you
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lowly and sitting on a donkey a Colt the
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foal of a donkey so the disciples went
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and did as Jesus commanded now turn to
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Isaiah chapter 62 here we have a
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quotation from the Old Testament Isaiah
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chapter 62 is one of the passages from
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whence it comes Isaiah chapter 62 verse
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10 go through go through the gates
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prepare the way for the people build up
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build up the highway take out the stones
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lift up a banner for the peoples indeed
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the Lord has proclaimed to the end of
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the world say to the daughter of Zion
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surely your salvation is coming behold
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his reward is with him and his work
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before him here’s the declaration the
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cry out to Zion that G that Matthew
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references but then notice Zechariah
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chapter 9 as Zechariah is writing he
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writes to the people he writes in this
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prophecy and by the way Zechariah is one
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of those books that when you get to the
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latter part of the book of Zechariah you
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better be strapped in you better be
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prepared for some interpretation and
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some some difficulty in understanding
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everything that’s stated but some of the
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passages we have
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clear explanations we have very clear
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connections and this is one of them
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zechariah chapter 9 beginning in verse 9
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we read we rejoice greatly o daughter of
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Zion shout o daughter of Jerusalem
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behold your king is coming to you he is
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just and having salvation lowly and
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riding on a donkey a Colt the foal of a
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donkey I will cut off the chariot for me
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for him and the horse from Jerusalem the
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battle though shall be cut off he shall
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speak peace to the nation’s his Dominion
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shall be from sea to sea and from the
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river to the ends of the earth
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notice here comes the king he doesn’t
0:16:11.040,0:16:15.720
come with a sword he doesn’t come on a
0:16:13.350,0:16:18.300
horse he doesn’t come in battle he
0:16:15.720,0:16:20.220
doesn’t come raining and victorious
0:16:18.300,0:16:22.110
defeating all of the enemies of the
0:16:20.220,0:16:29.310
earth he comes
0:16:22.110,0:16:31.460
speaking peace speaking peace to those
0:16:29.310,0:16:37.680
who are around them
0:16:31.460,0:16:42.390
he comes to bring peace so then John
0:16:37.680,0:16:48.980
chapter 12 John chapter 12 beginning in
0:16:42.390,0:16:51.900
verse 14 John’s reference to this event
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here we read then Jesus when he had
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found a young donkey sat on it as it is
0:16:54.450,0:17:00.930
written fear not daughter of Zion behold
0:16:57.839,0:17:04.199
your king is coming sitting on a donkey
0:17:00.930,0:17:07.589
his disciples did not understand these
0:17:04.199,0:17:10.260
things at first but when Jesus was
0:17:07.589,0:17:12.770
glorified that means when he was
0:17:10.260,0:17:15.300
resurrected and ascended back to heaven
0:17:12.770,0:17:18.240
when he was glorified then they
0:17:15.300,0:17:20.610
remembered that these things were
0:17:18.240,0:17:24.600
written about him and that he had done
0:17:20.610,0:17:28.740
or that they had done these things to
0:17:24.600,0:17:34.050
him notice the prophets spoke concerning
0:17:28.740,0:17:37.230
Christ as king the wise man knew the
0:17:34.050,0:17:39.660
king had come the prophets spoke
0:17:37.230,0:17:41.100
concerning the King Jesus was aware of
0:17:39.660,0:17:44.690
this we’ll get into that more in a
0:17:41.100,0:17:47.400
minute but even afterwards all
0:17:44.690,0:17:51.680
afterwards do the apostles come to
0:17:47.400,0:17:56.280
realize the connection with all of these
0:17:51.680,0:18:00.510
details but then notice his father gave
0:17:56.280,0:18:05.340
it to him Matthew chapter 25 Matthew
0:18:00.510,0:18:07.230
chapter 25 beginning in verse 34 Jesus
0:18:05.340,0:18:10.470
and is in the midst of giving a number
0:18:07.230,0:18:13.590
of parables speaking concerning the
0:18:10.470,0:18:16.950
kingdom and in Matthew chapter 25 verse
0:18:13.590,0:18:19.020
34 as he speaks concerning judgment he
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says this then the king will say to
0:18:19.020,0:18:23.460
those on his right hand now let’s back
0:18:21.180,0:18:25.620
up to verse 31 let’s get a little bit of
0:18:23.460,0:18:28.260
context when the Son of Man comes in his
0:18:25.620,0:18:29.820
glory and all the holy angels with him
0:18:28.260,0:18:31.530
then he will sit on the throne of his
0:18:29.820,0:18:33.660
glory all the nations will be gathered
0:18:31.530,0:18:35.910
before him and he will separate them one
0:18:33.660,0:18:38.160
from another as a shepherd divides his
0:18:35.910,0:18:40.140
sheep from the goats and he will set the
0:18:38.160,0:18:42.690
sheep on his right hand and the goats on
0:18:40.140,0:18:46.070
his left then the king will say to those
0:18:42.690,0:18:51.600
on his right hand come you blessed of my
0:18:46.070,0:18:54.390
father notice this phrase come you
0:18:51.600,0:18:56.730
blessed of my father here’s the king the
0:18:54.390,0:18:59.010
king is reigning on his throne the king
0:18:56.730,0:19:01.800
is judging as a king and yet he says
0:18:59.010,0:19:06.450
come you blessed of my father inherit
0:19:01.800,0:19:13.350
the kingdom prepared for you from the
0:19:06.450,0:19:18.300
foundation of the world who prepared the
0:19:13.350,0:19:21.450
kingdom who made the kingdom and
0:19:18.300,0:19:28.050
prepared the kingdom for the king to
0:19:21.450,0:19:30.810
reign the father did the father is the
0:19:28.050,0:19:32.910
one who gave it verse 40 and the king
0:19:30.810,0:19:35.160
will answer and say to them assuredly I
0:19:32.910,0:19:37.230
say to you and as much as you did it to
0:19:35.160,0:19:43.980
one of the least of these my brethren
0:19:37.230,0:19:50.570
you did it to me multiple times here in
0:19:43.980,0:19:50.570
this passage Christ is the king
0:19:51.250,0:19:58.150
and he’s reigning over a kingdom given
0:19:53.740,0:20:00.940
to him by his father but then as well in
0:19:58.150,0:20:03.100
spite of many skeptics who claim that
0:20:00.940,0:20:05.350
Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah
0:20:03.100,0:20:07.450
Jesus never claimed to be the Son of God
0:20:05.350,0:20:09.310
Jesus never claimed to be this and
0:20:07.450,0:20:12.280
claimed to be that apparently their
0:20:09.310,0:20:15.340
struggle with reading is great John
0:20:12.280,0:20:17.440
chapter 18 beginning in verse 37 Pilate
0:20:15.340,0:20:22.990
therefore said to him Jesus is on trial
0:20:17.440,0:20:26.170
before Pilate are you a king then jesus
0:20:22.990,0:20:33.340
answered you say rightly that I am a
0:20:26.170,0:20:38.850
king Pilate says whoa they’ve accused
0:20:33.340,0:20:42.520
you of claiming to be a king are you yes
0:20:38.850,0:20:45.130
you’ve spoken rightly but then notice
0:20:42.520,0:20:47.230
what he says notice how he replies to
0:20:45.130,0:20:52.570
him you spoken rightly that I am a king
0:20:47.230,0:20:55.540
for this cause I was born I came into
0:20:52.570,0:21:01.000
the world for this purpose not only am
0:20:55.540,0:21:02.650
ia king I was born to be a king but then
0:21:01.000,0:21:04.600
notice what he says for this cause I’ve
0:21:02.650,0:21:08.530
come into the world that I should bear
0:21:04.600,0:21:13.170
witness to the truth everyone who is of
0:21:08.530,0:21:17.950
the truth hears my voice I am a king and
0:21:13.170,0:21:20.890
those who I reign over those who are
0:21:17.950,0:21:26.740
citizens in my kingdom are the hearers
0:21:20.890,0:21:32.560
of truth Pilate said to him what is
0:21:26.740,0:21:34.660
truth Pilate skepticism is apparent in
0:21:32.560,0:21:40.600
the passage but then notice also Luke
0:21:34.660,0:21:49.380
chapter 23 Luke chapter 23 in Luke’s
0:21:40.600,0:21:53.530
account of this we read in verse 38 as
0:21:49.380,0:21:55.960
Jesus has taken to the cross as Jesus is
0:21:53.530,0:21:58.180
put on the cross because the Jews were
0:21:55.960,0:21:59.650
offered a choice do you want me to give
0:21:58.180,0:22:01.480
you back your king or do you want me to
0:21:59.650,0:22:03.040
give you back a murderer or a robber or
0:22:01.480,0:22:06.430
a thief a
0:22:03.040,0:22:09.240
an insurgent Barabbas they say give us
0:22:06.430,0:22:12.070
Barabbas crucify him
0:22:09.240,0:22:14.020
so Pilate will wash his hands of the
0:22:12.070,0:22:16.720
deed and he will send him to be
0:22:14.020,0:22:18.460
crucified he will give him back to the
0:22:16.720,0:22:20.980
Jews that they might crucify him and
0:22:18.460,0:22:25.060
notice verse 38 though he writes an
0:22:20.980,0:22:27.340
inscription it was common in the days of
0:22:25.060,0:22:30.090
crucifixion that above the head of the
0:22:27.340,0:22:33.160
individual being crucified was their
0:22:30.090,0:22:35.380
sentence what were they guilty of what
0:22:33.160,0:22:39.580
is it they had done wrong why were they
0:22:35.380,0:22:45.160
being crucified and in jesus’s case the
0:22:39.580,0:22:49.960
answer came from Pilate this is the King
0:22:45.160,0:22:55.120
of the Jews Pilate said this one’s being
0:22:49.960,0:23:02.550
crucified because he’s the King of the
0:22:55.120,0:23:05.980
Jews Jesus definitely claimed to be King
0:23:02.550,0:23:10.990
Jesus affirmed beyond a shadow of a
0:23:05.980,0:23:12.730
doubt that he was the king but then
0:23:10.990,0:23:16.750
consider as well that the Apostles
0:23:12.730,0:23:20.110
believed it in Acts chapter 1 sorry John
0:23:16.750,0:23:23.950
chapter 1 going all the way back to the
0:23:20.110,0:23:26.080
beginning of Jesus’s ministry we find
0:23:23.950,0:23:29.890
this in John chapter 1 beginning in
0:23:26.080,0:23:31.960
verse 49 Nathanael has interacted with
0:23:29.890,0:23:35.470
Christ and he has come as a result of
0:23:31.960,0:23:39.820
what Philip has told him but then Philip
0:23:35.470,0:23:42.610
will be excuse me Jesus will tell
0:23:39.820,0:23:44.760
Nathanael verse 47 behold an Israelite
0:23:42.610,0:23:47.410
indeed in whom there is no deceit
0:23:44.760,0:23:49.660
Nathanael said to him how do you know me
0:23:47.410,0:23:51.340
jesus answered and said to him before
0:23:49.660,0:23:54.040
Philip called you when you were under
0:23:51.340,0:23:56.020
the fig tree I saw you Nathanael
0:23:54.040,0:24:00.700
answered and said to him rabbi you are
0:23:56.020,0:24:03.700
the son of God you are the king of
0:24:00.700,0:24:05.350
Israel jesus answered and said to him
0:24:03.700,0:24:08.170
because I said to you I saw you under
0:24:05.350,0:24:11.020
the fig tree do you believe you will see
0:24:08.170,0:24:12.340
greater things than these and he said to
0:24:11.020,0:24:14.440
him most assuredly I say to you
0:24:12.340,0:24:15.130
hereafter you shall see heaven open and
0:24:14.440,0:24:16.600
the
0:24:15.130,0:24:22.450
angels of God ascending and descending
0:24:16.600,0:24:25.780
upon the Son of man not only do we find
0:24:22.450,0:24:29.020
here one of the Apostles confidence that
0:24:25.780,0:24:31.870
Jesus was the king of Israel but we will
0:24:29.020,0:24:34.720
find Jesus declaring that and all of his
0:24:31.870,0:24:39.460
apostles will see evidence they will see
0:24:34.720,0:24:46.750
proof they will see assurance that he is
0:24:39.460,0:24:51.040
the king they will know that he is who
0:24:46.750,0:24:54.660
the prophets claimed he would be but
0:24:51.040,0:24:59.650
then turn if you will to Acts chapter 17
0:24:54.660,0:25:02.740
Paul preached it Paul preached that
0:24:59.650,0:25:05.860
Jesus Christ was the king
0:25:02.740,0:25:08.170
in Acts chapter 17 he’s in Thessalonica
0:25:05.860,0:25:09.520
and we read this now when they had
0:25:08.170,0:25:11.590
passed through and pitiless and
0:25:09.520,0:25:13.500
Apollonia they came to Thessalonica
0:25:11.590,0:25:16.540
where there was a synagogue of the Jews
0:25:13.500,0:25:19.090
then Paul as his custom was went into
0:25:16.540,0:25:23.050
them and for three sabbath days reason
0:25:19.090,0:25:28.770
with them from the scriptures explaining
0:25:23.050,0:25:32.410
and demonstrating that the christ
0:25:28.770,0:25:34.210
remember when the men from the east the
0:25:32.410,0:25:36.670
wise men from the east came looking for
0:25:34.210,0:25:40.390
the king herod knew they were looking
0:25:36.670,0:25:42.460
for the christ explaining and
0:25:40.390,0:25:44.410
demonstrating that the christ had to
0:25:42.460,0:25:47.830
suffer and rise again from the dead and
0:25:44.410,0:25:51.820
saying this Jesus whom I preach to you
0:25:47.830,0:25:54.160
is the Christ but then notice the
0:25:51.820,0:25:56.130
accusation when the Jews are fed up with
0:25:54.160,0:25:58.570
this when the Jews accused Paul of
0:25:56.130,0:26:02.320
bringing this doctrine that’s turned the
0:25:58.570,0:26:05.260
world upside down into Thessalonica we
0:26:02.320,0:26:08.140
read in verse 7 jason has harbored them
0:26:05.260,0:26:10.540
they’re accusing Jason of this and these
0:26:08.140,0:26:16.890
are all acting contrary to the decrees
0:26:10.540,0:26:20.640
of Caesar saying there is another king
0:26:16.890,0:26:24.950
well who are they saying is the king
0:26:20.640,0:26:29.169
Jesus Jesus
0:26:24.950,0:26:34.250
is the one that Paul was preaching as
0:26:29.169,0:26:38.720
the king he was preaching him as the
0:26:34.250,0:26:47.419
Christ he was preaching him as the
0:26:38.720,0:26:52.850
Messiah but then there’s this not only
0:26:47.419,0:26:56.559
is it clear that the prophets knew Jesus
0:26:52.850,0:27:01.940
would be the king and that the wise men
0:26:56.559,0:27:05.659
knew that the king had come and that
0:27:01.940,0:27:08.750
Jesus claimed to be the king and was put
0:27:05.659,0:27:12.019
on the cross because of being the king
0:27:08.750,0:27:14.929
and that the apostles were assured that
0:27:12.019,0:27:17.419
he was the king and that even Paul one
0:27:14.929,0:27:20.389
born out of due season knew and preached
0:27:17.419,0:27:25.460
that he was the king but also consider
0:27:20.389,0:27:32.809
that Satan was defeated because he was
0:27:25.460,0:27:34.490
the king Revelation chapter 17 one of
0:27:32.809,0:27:37.639
these days we’re going to do a study of
0:27:34.490,0:27:39.200
the book of Revelation it is my probably
0:27:37.639,0:27:42.980
my favorite book in all the New
0:27:39.200,0:27:45.250
Testament in Revelation chapter 17 and
0:27:42.980,0:27:48.919
in verse well we read the ten horns
0:27:45.250,0:27:51.380
which you saw are ten Kings who have
0:27:48.919,0:27:53.690
received no Kingdom as yet but they
0:27:51.380,0:27:56.600
received authority for one hour as Kings
0:27:53.690,0:27:58.639
from with the Beast these are of one
0:27:56.600,0:28:00.889
line and they will give their power and
0:27:58.639,0:28:02.360
authority to the Beast so just a little
0:28:00.889,0:28:05.450
bit of backstory
0:28:02.360,0:28:08.269
you’ve got the Beast who’s risen up
0:28:05.450,0:28:11.419
who’s defying God who’s blaspheming God
0:28:08.269,0:28:13.370
who’s opposing the lamb who’s opposing
0:28:11.419,0:28:16.299
God the Father and now he’s giving
0:28:13.370,0:28:19.070
authority to these kings of the earth
0:28:16.299,0:28:21.080
he’s instilling these kings of the earth
0:28:19.070,0:28:25.580
with this authority but then notice
0:28:21.080,0:28:29.090
verse 14 these will make war with the
0:28:25.580,0:28:32.260
lamb the lamb is introduced to us in
0:28:29.090,0:28:38.480
Chapter five he’s the Lamb who appears
0:28:32.260,0:28:41.480
to be slain and yet he is standing he’s
0:28:38.480,0:28:45.290
live Yeti appears to have been killed
0:28:41.480,0:28:48.950
he’s the Christ he’s the Messiah who
0:28:45.290,0:28:52.370
died who’s not dead he’s the one who’s
0:28:48.950,0:28:54.350
alive forevermore chapter one then
0:28:52.370,0:28:55.730
notice what we read these will make war
0:28:54.350,0:29:00.740
with the lamb and the lamb will overcome
0:28:55.730,0:29:06.620
them for he is the Lord of lords and
0:29:00.740,0:29:13.460
King of Kings and those who are with him
0:29:06.620,0:29:18.410
are called chosen and faithful the
0:29:13.460,0:29:22.790
beasts will make war with the king but
0:29:18.410,0:29:27.350
he won’t win but turn to Deuteronomy
0:29:22.790,0:29:29.000
chapter 10 before we move back into
0:29:27.350,0:29:30.500
Revelation you might keep your finger
0:29:29.000,0:29:32.690
over there for a minute we’ll be back in
0:29:30.500,0:29:39.500
chapter 19 in a moment but in
0:29:32.690,0:29:44.600
Deuteronomy chapter 10 we have the
0:29:39.500,0:29:47.090
precursor to this reference Deuteronomy
0:29:44.600,0:29:50.500
chapter 10 beginning in verse 17 we read
0:29:47.090,0:29:53.380
for the Lord your God is God of gods and
0:29:50.500,0:29:57.400
Lord of lords
0:29:53.380,0:29:59.720
this is Moses speaking to Israel
0:29:57.400,0:30:02.390
preparing them to receive the
0:29:59.720,0:30:04.610
inheritance preparing them to go through
0:30:02.390,0:30:07.250
the Jordan River to go into the land to
0:30:04.610,0:30:15.530
receive what God has been promising them
0:30:07.250,0:30:20.710
for 400 years and he reminds them your
0:30:15.530,0:30:24.860
God is a God of gods and Lord of lords
0:30:20.710,0:30:27.559
he says the great God Almighty and
0:30:24.860,0:30:31.460
awesome who shows no partiality nor
0:30:27.559,0:30:33.590
takes a bribe he administers justice for
0:30:31.460,0:30:35.360
the fatherless and the widows and loves
0:30:33.590,0:30:35.929
the stranger giving him food and
0:30:35.360,0:30:38.059
clothing
0:30:35.929,0:30:40.160
therefore loved the stranger for you
0:30:38.059,0:30:42.710
were strangers in the land of Egypt you
0:30:40.160,0:30:45.740
shall fear the Lord your God you shall
0:30:42.710,0:30:50.160
serve Him into him you shall hold fast
0:30:45.740,0:30:53.280
and take oaths in his name he
0:30:50.160,0:30:55.260
you’ll praise and he is your God who has
0:30:53.280,0:30:57.990
done for you these great and awesome
0:30:55.260,0:31:00.720
things which you have which your eyes
0:30:57.990,0:31:02.640
have seen your father’s went down to
0:31:00.720,0:31:05.160
Egypt with seventy persons and now the
0:31:02.640,0:31:09.000
Lord your God has made you as the stars
0:31:05.160,0:31:12.150
of heaven in multitude Moses declares
0:31:09.000,0:31:15.510
your God is the God of gods your Lord is
0:31:12.150,0:31:21.900
the Lord of lords and you seen his
0:31:15.510,0:31:27.080
deliverance now to the first century to
0:31:21.900,0:31:29.910
the church John writes to the church
0:31:27.080,0:31:32.490
that’s going through the midst of
0:31:29.910,0:31:34.440
persecution that’s facing the trouble
0:31:32.490,0:31:37.500
that’s coming at them from every
0:31:34.440,0:31:45.530
direction that’s dying for the name of
0:31:37.500,0:31:50.400
Christ he reminds them just as Moses did
0:31:45.530,0:31:58.640
your God is the God of gods your Lord is
0:31:50.400,0:32:08.160
the Lord of lords you fear Him you
0:31:58.640,0:32:10.920
listen to him you follow him the lamb
0:32:08.160,0:32:18.000
will defeat the Beast turn over to
0:32:10.920,0:32:22.080
Revelation chapter 19 we find this Jesus
0:32:18.000,0:32:26.910
Christ is the king everything that we’ve
0:32:22.080,0:32:33.540
said thus far declares Jesus Christ is
0:32:26.910,0:32:39.560
the king and because of it we ought to
0:32:33.540,0:32:43.350
worship Him just as the wise men did
0:32:39.560,0:32:46.980
Revelation chapter 19 beginning in verse
0:32:43.350,0:32:51.270
9 we read then he said to me this is an
0:32:46.980,0:32:52.890
angel saying to job right blessed are
0:32:51.270,0:32:55.230
those who were called to the marriage
0:32:52.890,0:32:58.650
supper of the lamb and he said to me
0:32:55.230,0:33:00.810
these are the true sayings of God and I
0:32:58.650,0:33:02.560
fell at his feet to worship Him but he
0:33:00.810,0:33:05.350
said to me see that you do
0:33:02.560,0:33:07.600
do that I am your fellow servant and of
0:33:05.350,0:33:10.900
your brethren who have the testimony of
0:33:07.600,0:33:13.870
Jesus worship God for the testimony of
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Jesus is the spirit of prophecy the
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angels here the angel declares this to
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John and John falls down in the midst of
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these things going on any worships the
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angel the angel tells him no don’t do
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that you remember how we said with the
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wise men came in if they were worshiping
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a man they would have sinned if they
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were worshiping an angel they would have
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sinned but they weren’t they were
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worshipping God Jesus the Christ the
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King and so the angel says to John get
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up I’m just another servant I am just a
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servant the same way you are but then
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notice verse 11 now I saw heaven opened
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and behold a white horse and he who sat
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on him was called faithful and true and
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in righteousness he judges and makes war
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what’s that it’s a king verse 12 his
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eyes were like a flame of fire and on
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his head were many crowns what’s that a
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king he had a name written that no one
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knew except himself he was clothed with
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a robe dipped in blood he’s a victorious
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King his name is called the Word of God
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now you hold on to that phrase for this
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afternoon his name is called the Word of
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God and the armies in heaven clothed in
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fine linen white and clean followed him
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on white horses now out of his mouth
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goes a sharp sword and that with it he
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should strike the nation’s and he
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himself will rule them with a rod of
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iron
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he himself treads the winepress of the
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fierceness and wrath of Almighty God and
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he has on his robe and on his thigh a
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name written king of kings and Lord of
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lords
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Jesus Christ is the king and when John
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falls down to worship the angel the
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angel says no don’t you do that
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and the next thing John sees is the king
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all the implications clear there’s the
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one you worship there’s the one you
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serve there’s the one you follow his
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name’s the word of God out of his mouth
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comes a sharp sword so then what does
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all this mean for us he’s the king so
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what he’s the king of those who hear the
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truth John chapter 17 verse 17 he said
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sanctify them by thy truth thy Word is
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truth
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he called upon those who would believe
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on him to be one he called upon them to
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hear his voice he called upon all those
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who would hear the truth to become his
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citizens and that includes you and me
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our choice is to either serve the king
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or be judged by the king now we come
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from a society that may look at that and
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think that’s that’s not the way it ought
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to be I ought to have freedom you do you
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have freedom to choose whether or not
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you will serve the king but you also
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have freedom to choose to be judged the
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choice is yours he won’t keep you from
0:37:09.770,0:37:21.490
making the choice but he did say by my
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words you will be judged but I hope
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you’ll come back this afternoon for the
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three words because the picture of the
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king
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eternal immortal and I’ll bet you don’t
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actually know what that one means the
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king eternal immortal and invisible is
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waiting to rain in your life and mine
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but is he are you fearing him and
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obeying his voice today if you’re
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outside the body of Christ you’re not
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because the body of Christ the Church of
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Christ the people the Assembly that make
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up his body are those whom he rules they
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are his kingdom if you are outside the
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body of Christ this morning why because
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you’re outside all the blessings that
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the king has to offer
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and we’ll talk about those this
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afternoon but if you’re here this
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morning and you have need of responding
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to the invitation whether as a Christian
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who’s turned away as a citizen who’s
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turned his back on the king or one
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outside the body of Christ who needs to
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put his king on in Baptism dying to his
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old self dying to his old sovereign
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dying to his old ruler of sin and rising
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again out of that watery grave to walk
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in newness of life a citizen of the
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kingdom if you’ve not done that why not
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do that today
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do you have need of the invitation why
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not come as we stand and as we say