Jesus

{THE SON  - EL HIJO}

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{ESPAÑOL}

1. Su nombre es Jesús - (Jesús significa ' Yahvé salva.'En el hombre de Nazaret, la Salvación prometida por el Dios de Israel ha llegado en todo su esplendor) - {Copia en PDF}
2. El Siervo Sufriente - (Pablo llamó a los creyentes a adoptar la misma mentalidad que Jesús tenía cuando derramó su vida hasta la muerte por los demás - Filipenses 2: 5-11) - {Copia en PDF}
3. El Cordero Exaltado - {PDF Copy} - (La soberanía de Cristo se basa en su Muerte y Resurrección, el fundamento inamovible de su reinado actual en el Libro de Apocalipsis)
4. La Advertencia Repetida de Cristo - {Copia en PDF} - (Jesús proporcionó información vital a sus discípulos si deseaban evitar engaños de falsos profetas, falsos apóstoles y otros engañadores)

{MESSIAH}

1. The Suffering Servant - (Disciples are summoned to adopt the same mind that Jesus had when he poured out his life unto death for the sake of others – Philippians 2:5-11) - {PDF Copy}
2. His Cruciform Path - {PDF Copy} - (To follow Jesus requires a lifetime of self-denial and sacrificial service for others and a willingness to lose everything for the Gospel)
3. The True Lamb - (Jesus is the slain Lamb who redeems men, but both the Beast and the False Prophet mimic him to deceive humanity) - {PDF Copy}
4. The Incommunicable Name - (The Incommunicable Name of God, its meaning and significance, according to Joseph Bryant Rotherham) - {PDF Copy}
5. His Name is Jesus! - (Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In this Man of Nazareth, the Salvation promised by the God of Abraham and Israel has arrived for all men) - {PDF Copy}
6. Christ's Path - (Jesus proclaimed a new political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that bears little resemblance to the political regimes of this world) - {PDF Copy}
7. The Conspiracy Against Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The conspiracy by the Earth’s kings to unseat the Messiah is applied in the New Testament to the plot to destroy Jesus – Psalm 2:1-6)
8. Servant or Caesar? - (Jesus rejected Satan’s offer of unlimited political power and instead chose the way of the Suffering Servant - Matthew 4:8-11) - {PDF Copy}
9. The Shepherd King - (The Lamb’s reign commenced with his Death and Resurrection. Since then, he has been shepherding the nations to the Holy City, New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
10. The Exalted Lamb - (Christ’s sovereignty is based on his Death and Resurrection, the immovable foundation of his present reign in the Book of Revelation) - {PDF Copy}
11. That Son of Man - {PDF Copy} - (The one like a Son of Man in Daniel is the source of Christ’s self-designation as the Son of Man and his authority)
12. Grace and Truth - (The fullness, grace, and truth of God are found only in the Word made Flesh, namely, Jesus of Nazareth) - {PDF Copy}
13. God has Spoken! - (God has spoken His definitive word in His Son. All previous words by the prophets were preparatory, promissory, and partial) - {PDF Copy}
14. These Last Days - (The era of the Levitical priesthood terminated with the arrival of the word in God’s Son, Jesus Christ, our High Priest forever) - {PDF Copy}
15. The Glory of God - (Ever since the Word became flesh, the Divine Glory has been manifested in Jesus of Nazareth and all who follow him behold it – John 1:14) - {PDF Copy}
16. The Life-Giving Spirit - (Jesus dispenses the Life-Giving Spirit without which there is no enduring life. His words are spirit, and they are life) - {PDF Copy}
17. Priestly Son of Man - {PDF Copy} - (The first vision presents the image of Jesus as one like a Son of Man, a priestly figure who walks among the Assemblies of Asia – Revelation 1:9-20)
18. No Other Name! - (Jesus Christ fulfills God’s promise to bless all nations through His Covenant with Abraham. There is salvation in No Other Name) - {PDF Copy}

{EXALTATION AND REIGN}

1. The Reigning King - (The New Testament applies messianic and royal promises from the Psalms to Christ’s present reign. He alone is, present tense, Lord and Messiah!) - {PDF Copy}
2. Whomever He Pleases! - (Yahweh, the God of Israel, changes the times and seasons, removes kings, and sets up kings to achieve His purposes) - {PDF Copy}
3. Christ's Present Reign - (The reign of Jesus began with his exaltation to the Throne following his Death and Resurrection and it will continue throughout the present age – Psalms 110:1) - {PDF Copy}
4. The Ruler of Kings - (Jesus, the Faithful Witness, now reigns supreme over the Kings of the Earth, and he is shepherding the nations to the Holy City of New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
5. The Victorious King - {PDF Copy} - (Did Jesus triumph through his Death and Resurrection, or is he still waiting for some future event for his reign to begin?)
6. Shepherding the Nations - (Jesus is the promised King and Son of David who shepherds the nations to life and healing in New Jerusalem – Revelation 12:5) - {PDF Copy}
7. Christ's Kingdom - (Jesus proclaimed a unique political reality, the Kingdom of God, one that differs radically from the governments and ideologies of this present age) - {PDF Copy}

{OLIVET DISCOURSE}

1. The Fruitless Temple - {PDF Copy} - (The cursing of the barren fig tree by Jesus symbolized the coming destruction of the Temple and the fruitlessness of Israel - Mark 11:12-26)
2. The Desolate Temple - {PDF Copy} - (When he left the Temple for the last time, Jesus pronounced its coming desolation to his opponents, the Pharisees)
3. "This Generation" - {PDF Copy} - (The generation contemporary with Jesus witnessed the events predicted by him that culminated in the Temple’s destruction – Mark 13:28-31)
4. In the Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus gave his last discourse on Olivet following his final and symbolic departure from the Temple – Mark 12:41-13:4)
5. The Geographic Scope - {PDF Copy} - (The Olivet Discourse presents two key events linked to different geographic contexts, one regional, the other global)
6. Deceivers and Disasters - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus warned of coming deceivers who would mislead many and spread false information about his future return)
7. The Days of Noah - {PDF Copy} - (Just as unprepared men were destroyed by the Flood, so unrepentant men and apostates will be overtaken by destruction when Jesus arrives)
8. The End Is Not Yet - {PDF Copy} - (Instead of calculating times and seasons, followers of Jesus must always be prepared for his sudden and unexpected arrival)
9. Christ's Ominous Warning - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus provided information vital to his disciples if they wished to avoid deceptions from false prophets, false apostles, and other deceivers)
10. Our Paramount Mission - {PDF Copy} - (The End will not come until the Gospel of the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed to all nations – Matthew 24:14)
11. The Abomination of Desolation - {PDF Copy} - (When disciples see the Abomination of Desolation standing where it ought not, they must flee Jerusalem without delay)
12. Coming on the Clouds - {PDF Copy} - (The whole earth will witness the “Son of Man” arriving on the clouds to gather his “elect”)
13. The Final Season? - (Because the timing of the end is known only to God, the disciples of Jesus must be prepared every moment for his sudden arrival) - {PDF Copy}
14. Discerning Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus did not command his disciples to know all the signs and seasons of his return - It is not for them to know times and seasons – Acts 1:7)

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