Pastor's Bible Study

The King is coming, and He will rule and reign from the throne of David for 1000 years. This lesson focuses on the what the kingdom will be like and who will be there.

Jesus death is perhaps the single greatest aspect of His ministry on earth. He died as our substitutionary sin atoning sacrifice so that we could be saved, set free, made alive, reconciled, redeemed, etc. Without the death of Jesus there could be no resurrection.

Jesus fulfilled, is fulfilling, and will fulfil the offices of prophet, priest, and king. He represented His heavenly Father to us as prophet. He represents us to His Father as our great high priest. And He rules and will rule as King.

Philippians 2 describes the great humiliation of Jesus, His becoming a servant to serve our greatest need - salvation. Theologically, Paul describes Jesus' kenosis. The word kenosis speaks of the emptying of Jesus of his glory and majesty. Jesus was not, however, emptied of His deity. His kenosis is revealed in His coming from the infinite heights of glory to the infinite depths of hell so that we could be saved, delivered from sin and death, and reconciled unto God the Father.