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We’re going to go on a journey through the
scriptures, Genesis through Revelation, to see the preeminence of Jesus, both
in His pre- and post-incarnate state and while incarnate. We’re pretty familiar
with Jesus while on earth, His humanity and His relating with mankind. We’re
not generally as familiar with Him in eternity before and after His time on
earth. We will see ‘actual footage’ of Him as well as how He is shown in
prophecy and pictures.
Some do not think of the Jesus as a person
of the godhead. Therefore, when a verse emphasizes an attribute of God, I have
put that attribute in bold or listed it after the verse in parentheses and
bold. At the end of this time, I believe you will be convinced of the fact.
These next scriptures are foundational to
this study. Jn. 1.18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten
God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. John 3:8 The wind
blows where it wants, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell where it
comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Jn.
6:46 "Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is
from God; He has seen the Father. Rom. 1:20
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His
eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood
through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Col. 1.15 He is the image of the invisible
God, the firstborn of all creation. 1
Tim. 1.17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be
honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Tim. 6:15 which He will bring about at the proper
time--He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of
lords, 16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable
light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal
dominion! Amen. Heb. 11:27 By faith he left
What I have drawn out here are merely some
highlights. To do a thorough work would require tremendous time and effort.
Truly, the whole of the Bible speaks of Him. I hope that through looking at
this study, the reader will see Him on every page, be encouraged to delve
deeper in their studies, and seek out other resources on the matter.
Jesus is the theme of the whole Bible. You
can’t fully grasp the New Testament without seeing Jesus throughout the entire
Old Testament. The fulfillment of the Promise of Jesus is anticipated from the
beginning. At least five times Jesus is claimed to be the theme of the Old Testament
[Mt. 5.17, Lk. 24.17, 44, Jn. 5.39, and Heb. 10.7]. Jesus used phrases like:
have you never read the scriptures?, it is written (92 times), that it might be
fulfilled (33 times).
It is my hope that the reader will be
inspired to deeper praise and worship of our Lord and to follow His example as
our Elder Brother more closely. As I often say – we don’t need more information,
we need transformation in our lives. That is what I pray will be the end result
of this study, for both myself and the reader.
In the Old Testament, Christ is concealed,
anticipated, contained, promised, pictured and predicted. In the New, He is
revealed, acknowledged, explained, proclaimed, present and fulfilled. The Law
is the foundation for Christ, the History is the preparation for Him, the
Poetry is the Aspiration for Jesus, and the Prophets are the expectation of
Him.
S. M. Lockridge, “Jesus is the centerpiece
of civilization and the meaning of the universe…He’s indescribable,
incomprehensible, and irresistible.
Let’s begin…
All of creation and Gen. 1:26 And God
said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps
upon the earth. 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He
created him; male and female He created them. [Rom 5:14, 1 Cor. 15 Jesus
Incarnate is the Last Man or Second Adam. All that is made is made by and for
Him. Jn. 1.1-3, Col. 1.16-17, Rev. 4.11 What does creation show about Jesus?
He’s creative – just look at the varying colors of green in creation or the
variation in humankind! He’s loving – look what He made for us! He’s light. He
is very orderly. He is life. And I am sure you can think of much more.]
Gen. 2:3 And God blessed the seven