Russellville Christian Center

REVIEW: KNOWING JESUS  part 1: IN THE BEGINNING John 1:1-KJV  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In the beginning: commencement, the beginning of all things was the Word: logos: Strong’s- the Divine Expression                           Liddell- That by which the inward thought is expressed and the Word (logos) was with God: always turned towards One GOD: diety, the supreme divinity and the Word WAS GOD: same word for God here Theh-OS (theos) The SAME was in the beginning (commencement) with God (Theh-os) All things were made by Him abbott-Smith: The Word (Jesus) as the uncreated principle, the active cause of creation Made: came into being, into existence, generate, become and without Him was not any thing made that was made:  (choris) without him, separate from Him, apart from Him was not anything made that was made   John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of GOD 1 John 1:1 He is called The Word of Life He is the same yesterday today and forever (Heb 13:8) He will never leave you, he will never forsake you (Heb 13:5) . (Matt 28:20) I am with you always, even to the end of the age. : Rev 1:8 kjv  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (ALPHAbet first and last, the beginning and the end, alpha and omega Revelation 21:6, 22:13 Rev 1:17 sums it up And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. and He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, FEAR NOT; I am the first and the last Rev 1:4 which is and which was and which is to come! Rev 3:14 …the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Col 1:16 nkjv  For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. Heb 1:1-kjv  God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. John 8:56-kjv  Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 1 Cor 10:1-KJV Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. Ps 33:6-NIV  By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.             REVIEW: KNOWING JESUS part 2: THE PREPARATION  Gen 3:8-kjv  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:15 And I will put enmity (hatred, hostility)  between thee and the woman, and between thy seed (posterity, offspring) and her seed (posterity, offspring); it (her seed) shall bruise (snap, overwhelm, crush) thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. THE WORD SEED IS FORMING! John 1:14-kjv And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. If you want to do a complete study of the prophecies and pictures of Jesus in the lives of people, start in Genesis 1:1 and read through Rev 22:21 Heb 10:7 kjv   Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.--ESV Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”**this is a quote from David in Ps 40:7 David said it before Jesus’ birth on earth and the N.T. connects it for us tying it to Jesus   Luke 24:13 ESV  That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Amos 3:7 kjv Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Matt 1:23, Luke 2)   Isa 9:6-For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, (matt 1:1 son of David) and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (John 18:36 His Kingdom)   Isa 11:1-And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse (Acts 13:22,23), and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD (john 1:32 at baptism) ;3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth:)(Rev 19:11) and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.   Isa 60:1-Arise, shine; for thy light is come,(Eph 5:14) and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.(Ps 72:10-13) (Matt 2)   Isa 61:1-KJV The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.**Jesus quotes this in Luke 4:18 and in verse 21 after reading it from the scroll of Isaiah…Jesus said THIS DAY is this scripture fulfilled in your ears Where He would be born: Mic 5:2 KJV  But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (Luke 2:4)   The escape to Egypt and the return to Nazareth : Hos 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.(matt 2:15 ties that together for us ) God even put HEALING in His DNA…IN THE SEED! Isa 35:5-Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. **JESUS TIES THIS TOGETHER FOR JOHN in MATT 11:5 Even the betrayal of Judas foretold Zech 11:12-13 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. (Matt 27:9)   Read Jonah 1:12-  (matt 12:38-41 Jesus ties it together for us) PS 22:1- descriptive of His substitutionary work. Jesus even directly quotes it while on the cross (tie to Matt 27:39,43,46  John 19:24,28 look for the connections to Ps 22) The Secrets of the ages placed into the Words of the prophets, Mysteries strategically placed in the scripts men’s lives…To form the perfect complete seed which would be THE WORD MADE FLESH!