Paschal Trilogy – 2024: Resurrection Sunday John 20:19-20, ‘He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.’ What does the Risen Jesus show His disciples in this passage? His nail-torn hands and spear-pierced side…These wounds are the wells of our sin, the gashes of our grief, the […]
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Revelation 12:1-6 With one week left til Christmas, I wanted to share this year’s new Christmas picture; a visual exegesis of Christ’s birth as found in the book of Revelation… At the literary center of John’s vision lies the ‘great sign’ of a celestial woman in the agonies of giving birth (v.1-2). A seven-headed dragon
Psalm 29:10, ‘YHWH sits enthroned over the flood; YHWH is enthroned as King forever.’ Psalm 29 poetically describes the onset of a violent storm that shakes the earth and splinters the trees and leaves humanity humbled in awe; at every point, the Psalmist is clear that it is YHWH Himself who stands behind and orders
Romans 11:35-36, “…who has given a gift to [to the Lord], that he might be repaid (Job 41:11)? For from Him and to Him and through Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.” The verses just cited form the conclusion to Romans 9-11, in which we read one of the most towering
Matthew 10:1, ‘And He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority…’ Matthew 10:16, ‘Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves…’ Summary Thoughts: To wield the authority of the Lamb who slays the Dragon through His death is to walk as sheep in the midst of wolves,
Ps 89:9-10, ‘You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. You crushed Rahab like a carcass…’ Here we find a poetic description of YHWH’s creation of the world, which may also be understood as a poetic recounting of the Exodus. How do we know this? First of all, the
Luke 1:52, “…he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate…” When Christ is exalted in His humiliation on the throne of Calvary, He re-defines greatness, and so shatters the proud thrones of the world while lifting the humble to the throne of God.
Psalm 97:9, “For you, O YHWH, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted for above all gods.” YHWH is exalted above all other gods, and we see this most clearly when YHWH incarnate is lifted up (exalted) as the wrath absorbing sacrifice for His people. The bloody wood of the cross
Revelation 17:24, “They will are war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is the Lord of lords an King of kings…” The understated simplicity of this verse is beautiful to consider. John is writing about nothing less than the culminating manifestation of worldly opposition to God, embodied in the
“[Christ] himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.” – Hebrews 2:14-15 The “same things” here is flesh and blood—ie, full humanity—and everything that
Revelation 12:11, “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” The enemy is overcome as we trust in and hold fast to the person and work of the Lamb, even pouring out our lives in love as
Luke 11:21-22, “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides the spoil…” Jesus Christ is “the stronger man” who has plundered the palace of Satan…and He
Colossians 2:15, “He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him.” Christian, our enemy has no lasting weapon to use against us any more. The record of our debt is cancelled and the weapons of condemnation were stripped from demonic hands when they sank into
Ephesians 2:4-5,” But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ–by grace you have been saved.” Dead people come to life ONLY by sovereign, blood-bought, joyfully-bestowed grace.
Romans 8:34, “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died–more than that, who was raised…”
1 Corinthians 15:55, “O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?” …triumphed over at the cross.
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Romans 12:9, “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil…” The cross teaches that genuine love abhors evil…
Psalm 110:1, “The LORD says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’”
Revelation 12:11 Christians conquer by: The blood of the Lamb, the Word of testimony, and laying down their lives.
