Why Bring Christ Back?
A. PREMILLENIAL POSITION: CHRIST WILL RETURN TO REIGN ON EARTH.
B. WHAT WOULD HE DO IF HE CAME BACK?
1. The mystery of the Old Testament prophecies made know now( vs. 9 ) in him!
2. All things- all what things? - those things pertaining to "the mystery.",
forgiveness, etc. - summed up in Christ in the "fullness of the times."( vs. 10 ).
B. vs. 9. HIS DEATH CENTRAL IN GOD’S PLAN ( 1 Pet. 1:18-20 ).
1. His mission to remove sin ( Heb. 10:1-4 ).
2. Prophesied ( vs. 5-7; Psa. 40:6-8 ).
3. Fulfilled ( vs. 8-10 ). “Come to do they will … by which will …sanctified thru
the offering … once for all” ( vs. 12 ).
WROTE ( vs. 4 ).
B. MADE KNOWN THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT ( vs. 5 ).
C. SPECIFICALLY, OUR INHERITANCE IN CHRIST THROUGH THE GOSPEL
( vs. 6 ).
D. RESULT OF NT REVELATION – THE MIND OF CHRIST ( 1 Cor. 2:10-16 ).
( Jude 3; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:3 ).
III. HIS AUTHORITY IS COMPLETE ( Matt. 28:18-20 ).
A. ALL POWER OR AUTHORITY – UNTIL WHEN? – END OF THE WORLD.
( Col. 3:17 )
B. LORD AND CHRIST, THE HEAD OF CHURCH ( Acts 2:36; Col. 1:18 ).
B. KING OF KINGS ( 1 Tim. 6:15-16 ).
C. WE HAVE RECEIVED A KINGDOM ( Heb. 12:28 ).
A. SIGNIFIES HIS AUTHORITY ( Eph. 1:20-23; Acts 2:38 ).
B. HIS ROLE AS OUR SAVIOR ( Acts 4:12 ).
C. HIS ROLE AS AN INTERCESSOR ( John 15:16; 16:23-24; Heb. 7:25 ).
A. HE SITS NOW ( Acts 2:29-31; Rev. 3:21 ).
B. HE IS OUR PRIEST – NOW ( Heb. 4:14; 8:1-2; 10:20-21 ).
A. COMPARE “KINGDOM” ( Matt. 20:20-21 ) AND “GLORY” ( Mark 10:37 ).
B. JESUS’ PRAYER FOR GLORIFICATION – “NOW” ( John 17:5 ).
C. 1 Pet. 1:21. "Gave him glory." When? ( Rom. 1:4; Phil. 2:9-11 ).
A. vs. 4. Jesus claimed his work finished. Finished or postponed?
B. vs. 4. Glorified the father in a failure?
C. JESUS KNEW HIS TIME WAS LIMITED ( John 9:4 ).