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Before the beginning there was God. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He created them to show off His greatness. In the beginning God created Adam and Eve. He created them in His image, to reflect His glory. God.

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  1. Before the beginning there was God. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He created them to show off His greatness. In the beginning God created Adam and Eve. He created them in His image, to reflect His glory God

  2. God also created these perfect image bearers to love and enjoy Him, to live intimately with Him and to rule creation for Him. They were His ambassadors, designed to live and rule in HisKingdom Kingdom of God God

  3. Instead, the first Man and Woman chose their own path and led all creation astray. They listened to and then followed the enemy, Satan. And thus began our journey of separation from God outside the goodness of His kingdom rule. Kingdom of God Man God

  4. Things went crazy. Their eldest son killed his brother and from then on the whole human race plunged into an abyss of shame and despair. They fell away from the One who Created them, the only One who could truly satisfy them. Kingdom of God Man God

  5. God saw that His beautiful earth had become hopelessly corrupt. He made the decision to destroy everything and begin again. And He chose Noah as His new ambassador. Noah and his family were stowed away on a large boat and then God wiped out the rest of mankind with a flood Kingdom of God Man God Noah

  6. But that boat was a welcome sign. It was a symbol of hope announcing God’s intention to provide a WAY out of the pit of shame and despair. God wanted to bring us back into His presence, to enjoy abundant life in His kingdom. And so, throughout history, God posted signs, each building on the other, showing us His way to come back home to Him. Kingdom of God Man God WAY Noah

  7. The first sign was given through Abraham. God promised to bless Abraham, and through Abraham to bless all mankind. Without giving any details, God announced His loving intention to bless the world through Abraham and his offspring. Kingdom of God Man God Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  8. God first tested Abraham, asking him to sacrifice his son. In obedience Abraham placed his son on the altar and lifted the knife, ready to obey. When suddenly an angel commanded him to stop and offer a sacrifice in place of his son. God provided a ram which was caught in a bush. This ram was offered as a ransom in place of his son. This early and important sign announced to mankind that God’s WAY out of our pit of shame and despair would involve some kind of a sacrifice. Kingdom of God Man God SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  9. The descendants of Abraham disobeyed God and eventually found themselves enslaved by Pharaoh. There they cried out to God for deliverance. True to His gracious and merciful nature, God sent them a prophet named Moses. Moses was God’s ambassador. He was to help the nation of Israel live a Godly life and so represent God before the World. God intended that the Jews would live the kind of life that attracted other nations to follow God and enjoy His Kingdom blessings. But first Moses had to deliver the Jews from slavery in Egypt. To help Pharaoh obey, God sent a number of plagues. Each was meant to convince stubborn Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go. But Pharaoh would not listen. God finally sent one terrible plague, the plague of blood. On a given night, the Angel of death would come to each house and kill the first born child … UNLESS a sacrifice was offered in place of the child. Each family was to choose a lamb or young goat as the sacrifice. They couldn’t pick any old animal. God stipulated it had to be without defect. It could not suffer a broken leg, a blind eye or even a scarred ear. This sacrifice had to be a perfect. Kingdom of God Man God Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  10. And the blood of this sacrifice was to be smeared on the sides and top of the doorframes of each home. When the Angel of Death came to each home that night, where there was blood the angel simply passed over. Where no blood appeared, the angel entered and the firstborn died. This sign made it clear that the coming sacrifice, meant to bless the world, would be perfect and that the blood of this sacrifice would need to be applied to each individual family. Kingdom of God Man God BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  11. God did not love only the Jews. He chose the Jews and blessed them so they would demonstrate His goodness to the other nations. And so God gave Moses the 10 Commandments, the rules of life to help the Jews live a blessed life. If these had been obeyed, the Jews would have loved God and their neighbors and their blessed life would have attracted all the other nations to submit to God and His Kingdom reign. Instead the Jews rebelled against God and disobeyed His laws. Kingdom of God Man God COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  12. So God sent Kings as ambassadors to rule His people the Jews. These Kings were to help the children of Israel reflect God’s goodness to the nations around. The greatest of all Kings was David, called “a man after God’s own heart.” But even King David was unable to perfectly obey God’s law. He committed adultery and brought dishonor to God in the eyes of other nations. So God promised a different way. He promised to send One who would be empowered by God so He could rule perfectly. God promised this coming One would be a descendant of David. But He would not be an ordinary man; He would be Anointed by God’s Spirit. Thus His name would be “Messiah,” the Anointed. This promised Messiah would eventually bring the blessing of Abraham, God’s Kingdom reign to all the world. Kingdom of God Man God David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  13. And, because this Messiah would reign perfectly, God promised to establish His Kingdom forever, the eternalKingdom of Heaven. Thus far the signs have indicated that God’s gracious WAY out of our shame and despair, His promised blessing through Abraham would involve a sacrifice, a perfect sacrifice, the blood of which must be applied to each family. Now we learn that this sacrifice will actually be a person, a descendant of David called the Anointed One or Messiah and that this Messiah would establish an eternal Kingdom of God on earth. There is hope! There is a WAY out. Honor is coming! Kingdom of God Man God ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  14. Several centuries passed and God sent many other prophets, each telling a little more about this promised Messiah, this unique, one of a kind Ambassador of God. Isaiah was one of those prophets and he announced this coming Messiah would bring justice to the world. Speaking of this Messiah, God said, “Behold my Servant, whom I have chosen, My Beloved with whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit upon Him and He will proclaim justice to the Gentiles” (Matthew 12:18). Kingdom of God Man God Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  15. It would have been easy to misunderstand Isaiah’s prophesy and expect a soldier Messiah, a great warrior like David, who would lead a mighty army, conquer the enemy and set up His Kingdom by force. Instead God declared through Isaiah that this Messiah King would rule with gentleness. God said through Isaiah, speaking of the Messiah, “He will not quarrel or cry aloud nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets; a bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not quench, until He brings justice to victory; and in His name the Gentiles will hope” (Matthew 12:19-21). So the people waited for a great leader but, in time, they failed to understand this leader would rule with gentleness. Kingdom of God Man God GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  16. God sent other prophets. One, who actually came about 50 years before Isaiah, was named Jonah. God sent Jonah to warn the people of Nineveh to turn from their sin and follow the one true God. But Jonah refused. So God ordered a great fish to swallow Jonah and he remained in the belly of the fish for three days. But God wanted the people of Nineveh to hear about Him so He ordered the fish to spit Jonah back out, and Jonah went on to tell this Gentile nation about God. Whatever else this sign means, everyone knew that God’s WAY out of shame and despair would involve something like 3 days in a whale’s belly and Jesus made it clear that this sign pointed to something He would experience. We’ll see how in a minute. Kingdom of God Man God Jonah 3 DAYS GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  17. Finally a great prophet, John, showed up on the scene and his primary mission was to prepare the way for God’s Messiah. And that’s what he did. John began preaching “repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” What good news! For a hundred years the Jews had been living under Roman occupation waiting for their promised deliverer, the Messiah, and now John announced, “the Kingdom of God has come.” Kingdom of God Man God Johnthe Baptist KINGDOM HAS COME Jonah 3 DAYS GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  18. But that was not all. John announced that the KING had come. John fulfilled his mission by announcing that Jesuswas the Anointed One and thus the Messiah King (Jn 1:32-33), the One sent by God to establish the eternal Kingdom of God on earth. What good news! Not only had the promised Kingdom arrived; the King Himself had arrived, King Jesus the Messiah! Kingdom of God Man God Johnthe Baptist JESUS IS KING KINGDOM HAS COME Jonah 3 DAYS GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  19. But John had more good news. When John first laid eyes on Jesus, He shouted for all the world to hear, “Behold the Lamb of God, the sacrifice of God, who takes away the sins of the world.” With these words, prophet John announced that Messiah Jesus was the fulfillment of all the signs. This means Abraham’s sacrifice which ransomed his son from the knife was a sign pointing to Messiah Jesus who would ransom mankind from the pit of shame and despair. This means that the perfect lamb whose blood Moses commanded to be smeared on every home was a sign pointing to the Messiah Jesus, who was perfect and sinless. This means that the promised Son of David, the long awaited Messiah, is none other than Jesus. In fact, all the signs ultimately point to the Messiah so … Kingdom of God Man God LAMB OF GOD Johnthe Baptist JESUS IS KING KINGDOM HAS COME Jonah 3 DAYS GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  20. … when the Messiah arrived, He pointed to no one else. All the signs stopped with Jesus. Jesus did not announce the world would be blessed through someone else. He did not tell His disciples to watch for another prophet who would come as the saving sacrifice. He did not prophecy of a future Son who would establish the Kingdom of God on earth. He did not predict a coming leader who would bring justice to the world. He didn’t say the Kingdom will come once the true King arrives. Instead Jesus said “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Kingdom of God Man God Jesus COME TO ME - WEAR MY YOKE LAMB OF GOD Johnthe Baptist JESUS IS KING KINGDOM HAS COME Jonah 3 DAYS GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

  21. All the signs point to Jesus because Jesus is God’s bridge that allows sinful people to escape the pit of shame and despair and come close to our holy, holy, holy God. Kingdom of God Man God Jesus COME TO ME - WEAR MY YOKE LAMB OF GOD Johnthe Baptist JESUS IS KING KINGDOM HAS COME Jonah 3 DAYS GENTLE Isaiah JUSTICE TO WORLD ETERNAL KINGDOM David S0N = MESSIAH COMMANDMENTS BLOOD Moses PERFECT SACRIFICE Abraham BLESS WORLD WAY Noah

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