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?