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The Return of the King

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The Return of the King

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  1. The Return of the King

  2. The Text Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

  3. Outline • Until the end of the age! • The City of God • The Consummate Vision • The LIGHT of the City • The Ingathering of the Nations • The Glory of the Nations

  4. Until the End of the Age!

  5. The Text And surelyI am with you always, to the very end of the age.

  6. LOOK! • “And surely” – Greek - idou • “behold” 181 times, “lo” 29 times, and “see” three times • Imperative – a command • “Hey, pay attention!” “LOOK!” “Take note!”

  7. “Behold!” 20 … behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”… 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). Matthew 1: 20-22, 23 (ESV)

  8. Commanded to Look! • Question: Why might we be commanded to look? • Because: • We are so preoccupied with our own life and environment • We are functional materialists • LOOK!

  9. Look at What? • I am with you 1) always, 2) to the very end of the age

  10. Christ is with us! • Look, he is PRESENT: • In his power • In his authority • In his love • In his sovereignty • He is King • Of space (heaven and earth – Matt. 28: 18) • Of time (Matt. 28: 20)

  11. “Always” • Greek – hēmera – “day,” “always” • “all of the days” • Like the old wedding vows - “in good days and bad”

  12. “To the End of the Age” • sunteleia - completion, consummation, end. • aion - 1 for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity. 2 the worlds, universe. 3 period of time, age.

  13. In Summary • Christ is King of Heaven and Earth • We have a task - to disciple nations: • Living a baptized life • Teaching that which transforms • From now until Christ returns - LOOK! • Christ is with us • All the days

  14. The City of God

  15. The Consummate Vision

  16. Psalm 47 1     Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2     How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3     He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4     He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.     Selah

  17. Psalm 47 5     God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets. 6     Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. 7     For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. 8     God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. 9     The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.

  18. The City of God 8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11: 8-10

  19. Similarities of VisionIsaiah 60 and Revelation 21 • Isaiah 60: 10; Revelation 21: 25 • Isaiah 60: 19-20; Revelation 21: 23 • Isaiah 60: 18; Revelation 21: 4 • Isaiah 60: 1-3; Revelation 21: 24 • Is. 60: 6-7,9,13,17; Revelation 21: 24, 26

  20. The Consummation of History and Culture:Similarities of Vision • Isaiah 60: 10; Revelation 21: 25 The gates are never shut. • Isaiah 60: 19-20; Revelation 21: 23 God is the source of light. • Isaiah 60: 18; Revelation 21: 4 No more suffering. • Isaiah 60: 1-3; Revelation 21: 24 Ingathering of the nations for worship. • Is. 60: 6-7,9,13,17; Revelation 21: 24, 26 The gifts of the nations are given.

  21. The LIGHT of the City

  22. Gathered to the Light • Isa. 60: 2b-3 but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. • Rev. 21: 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

  23. The Light Attracts

  24. The Ingathering of the Nations

  25. Ingathering of the Nations • Read Psalm 47; Is 66: 18-20; Jer. 3: 17 ; Matt. 25: 32-32 • Question: What will mark the end of time?

  26. The Queen’s Tribute • 1 Kings 10: 1-13 • The great Queen of Sheba (today’s Yemen) recognized in Solomon a human king above all kings (10: 7). • She brought gifts representing the glory of her nation (10: 10): • Gold • Spices • Precious stones

  27. The Magi from the East • Matthew 2: 1-2, 9-11 • Ambassadors from gentiles to the King of the Jews (2: 2) • Precursor of the coming of the kings of the earth bringing the glory of their nations to the King of Kings • They brought gifts of tribute from their nations to the baby king (2: 11) • Gold • Incense • Myrrh

  28. The Glory of the Nations

  29. Reflecting the Lord’s Glory • The glory of the nations revealed in the light of the glory of God • Reflective glory (as the moon to the sun)

  30. With Unveiled Faces “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3: 18

  31. The Unique Glory of Each Nation • God’s creation was filled with diversity • In the end, there will be unity of diversity • Every tribe and nation • The unique glory of each nation

  32. Godly Culture Brought to the Lamb “Jesus died to save sinners – but he is also the Lamb who serves as the lamp in the transformed City. As the Lamb of God he will draw all of the goods, artifacts, and instruments of culture to himself.” Richard J. Mouw When the Kings Come Marching In

  33. The Glory of the Nations! • From Isaiah 60 and Revelation 21, what things represent the glory of the nations? • Glory is represented by: • Natural resources (animals and minerals) • Vessels • People • Cultural artifacts (the products): Arts, Music, Poetry, Dance, Cuisine, Cloth • What is the glory of your nation?

  34. G. B. Caird “Nothing from the old order which has value in the sight of God is disbarred from entry into the new. John’s heaven is no world-denying Nirvana, into which men may escape from the incurable ills of sublunary existence, but the seal of affirmation on the goodness of God’s creation….

  35. G. B. Caird (Cont.) “…The treasure that men find laid up in heaven turns out to be the treasures and wealth of the nations, the best they have known and loved on earth redeemed of all imperfections and transfigured by the radiance of God.”

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