During Jesus’ last year, he accomplished much, travelling to those places significant to him, visiting his disciples, encouraging them, spreading the gospel, making a symbolic journey, following the Jordan River from the Springs of Mt. Hermon to the Dead Sea, while performing countless miracles.
He kept his appointment with destiny, obeying the will of the Father.
He was afflicted, physically and emotionally, “crucified” on the “cross of shame”, bearing our sins, where he suffered and died.
He was buried, resurrected and vivified; and then appeared to His followers, assuring them of His resurrection. He returned to the Father for a brief stay, afterwhich He came back to earth, visiting His disciples and others, exhorting them to spread the gospel, including the resurrection, to all the creatures of the world.
He ascended into the heavens, taking His place at the right hand of the Father, where He remains today, awaiting His return to establish the Kingdom of God, here on earth.
And when will that be? “…of that day and hour no one knows” (Mark 13:32).
…MARK 13:32…”But what of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.”
The God-inspired teachings of Jesus in the writings of the New Testament bring us the good news of the coming kingdom, and of the resurrection from the dead. His suffering and death justifies all the sins of mankind. According to Paul we are justified through the faith of Jesus Christ. His being raised from death assures us of our Christ. His being raised from death assures us of our 14).
…ROMANS 3:24-26…being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was the way to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
…1 CORINTHIANS 15:1214…Now if the Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection from the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if the Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is vain.
There are many who refuse to believe that Jesus Christ is
…PHILIPPIANS 2:10,11…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
AMEN