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Jesus In Every Book Of The Bible

Part 20 - The Gospels

August 4, 2021 • Pastor Bracken Christian

JESUS IS…
“THE SEED” IN GENESIS
“THE LAMB” IN EXODUS
“THE HEAD COVERING OF THE PRIEST (MITRE)” IN LEVITICUS
“THE FIRE” IN NUMBERS
“THE WORD” IN DEUTERONOMY
“OUR FLAG OF VICTORY” IN JOSHUA
“THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE” IN JUDGES
“OUR KINSMAN-REDEEMER” IN RUTH
“THE MOUTH & PROPHETS” IN 1, 2 SAMUEL, 1,2 KINGS & 1,2 CHRONIC
“OUR RESTORER” IN EZRA & NEHEMIAH
“OUR MEDIATOR” IN ESTHER
“A REVELATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” IN JOB
“THE SON OF GOD” IN PSALMS
“WISDOM” IN PROVERBS
“THE GREAT SHEPHERD” IN ECCLESIATES
“THE LOVER OF OUR SOULS” IN SONG OF SOLOMON.
“THE SIGN” IN ISAIAH
“THE BRANCH” IN JEREMIAH
“THE MAN OF SORROWS” IN LAMENTATIONS
“THE LORD IS THERE” IN EZEKIEL
“THE GREAT STONE” IN DANIEL
“OUR HUSBAND” IN HOSEA
“THE BAPTIZER IN THE HOLY SPIRIT” IN JOEL
“THE PLUMB LINE” IN AMOS
“RULER OF THE NATIONS” IN OBADIAH
“THE RISEN PROPHET” IN JONAH
“THE BETHLEHEMITE” IN MICAH
“THE LORD OF HOSTS” IN NAHUM
“SALVATION” IN HABAKKUK
“THE RETURNING KING” IN ZEPHANIAH
“JESUS IN THE TEMPLE” IN HAGGAI
“THE PIERCED ONE” IN ZECHARIAH
“THE MESSENGER” IN MALACHI

33 PICTURES OF JESUS IN 39 BOOKS

THE NEW TESTAMENT (27 Books) (8 AUTHORS)

THESE BOOKS ARE MARKED OFF IN SECTIONS; GOSPELS, HISTORY, LETTERS, PROPHECY

THE OLD TESTAMENT IS PREPARATION FOR JESUS, WHILE THE GOSPEL ACCOUNTS REPRESENT HIS MANIFESTATION ON THE EARTH. NEXT, THE BOOK OF ACTS IS THE PROCLAMATION OF HIS MESSAGE AND THE EPISTLES ARE THE EXPLANATION OF ALL THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED. FINALLY, THE REVELATION UNVEILS THE CONSUMMATION OF HIS KINGDOM.

THE BIBLE (GOD) REFERS TO AS THE FULLNESS OF TIME.
Gal 4:4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son…

THE ACCUSATION MADE AGAINST THE EARLY CHURCH LEADERS.

Acts 17:5 But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.

GOSPEL MEANS; GOOD NEWS.

MATTHEW WAS WRITING TO A JEWISH AUDIENCE, SO HE INCLUDES A LOT OF QUOTES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT.

MARK WAS WRITING TO A ROMAN OR NON-JEWISH AUDIENCE.

LUKE WAS A PHYSICIAN AND HE IS VERY DETAILED & WROTE ACTS

JOHN WAS ONE OF THE 3 DISCIPLES CLOSEST TO JESUS

MATTHEW
EACH GOSPEL HAS A PICTURE OF JESUS CONNECTED WITH THE FOUR CREATURES AT THE THRONE IN Revelaton 4:6 and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. 7 The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

OUR PICTURE OF JESUS IN MATTHEW IS “A LION”

JESUS IS THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH.

HE WALKED IN AUTHORITHY.
“He taught them as one having authority” (7:29)

MARK
THE PICTURE OF JESUS IN MARK IS “AN OX”

AN OX IS A SACRIFICAL ANIMAL.

LUKE
THE PICTURE OF JESUS IS “A MAN”

HE WAS A MAN ANOINTED BY GOD AND HE WAS TEMPTED AS A MAN IN ALL ASPECTS.

HE IS A HIGH PRIEST WHO CAN BE TOUCHED WITH THE FEELINGS OF OUR INFIRMITY.

THERE IS MORE ABOUT PRAISE AND PRAYER IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE AS MEN AND WOMEN THESE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO AS HUMANS.

JOHN
THE PICTURE OF JESUS IN JOHN IS “THE EAGLE”

JOHN HAS THE 7 “I AM’S OF JESUS”

THESE 4 PICTURES OF THE GOSPELS REVEAL THE FOUR-FOLD MINISTRY OF JESUS, THE MESSIAH AND WHO HE IS TO US TODAY.

THE GOSPELS REVEAL THE PERFECTLY BALANCED MINISTRY OF JESUS IN OUR LIVES.

YOU CAN LEARN TO PRAY WITH AUTHORITY.

THINK OF MATTHEW AND THINK OF YOUR AUTHORITY.

IN MARK JESUS IS THE OX, A SERVANT ANIMAL.

JESUS LIVED TO SERVE AND DIED AS A SERVANT… HIS ATTITUDE (Phi 2)

JESUS HAD A BALANCED MINISTRY AND HE LIVES IN US.

IN LUKE WE SEE JESUS AS THE PICTURE OF A MAN. WE ARE TO BE SOUL WINNERS.

PEOPLE WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY THEY CAN RELATE TO.

IN JOHN WE SEE THE DIVINITY OF JESUS (EAGLE) AND WE ALWAYS SEE A DEMONSTRATION BEFORE THE “I AM”

IN John 2 HE TURNED THE WATER INTO WINE AND IN John 15 HE SAID, “I am the vine.”

IN John 4 A MAN COMES TO JESUS AND ASKS HIM TO HEAL HIS SON AND JESUS TELLS HIM TO, “Go your way, your son lives”

John 14 JESUS SAID, “I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE”.

John 5 JESUS ASKED THE MAN, “DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WHOLE?”

THIS WAS A DEMONSTRATION OF “JESUS AS THE DOOR”

HE SAID IN John 10: “I AM THE DOOR”

John 6
THE LITTLE BOY WHO COMES WITH 5 LOAVES, 2 FISH. HE DIDN’T ASK GOD TO MULTIPLY IT. HE JUST GAVE THANKS AND BLESSED IT.

PRAISE IS THE BIGGEST EXPRESSION OF FAITH.

JESUS PROCLAIMS; “I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE”

JESUS SENT THE DISCIPLES ACROSS THE SEA, AND IN THE NIGHT HE COMES WALKING ON THE WATER. HE GETS IN THE BOAT AND IMMEDIATELY THEY ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

John 10, “I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERED”

John 8 WOMAN WHO IS CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF ADULTRY AND THEY THROW HER AT JESUS FEET.

JESUS SAY’S, “I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

John 11 LAZARUS DIES.

JESUS SAID, “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE”.

THERE’S AN EAGLE INSIDE OF YOU…

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