A Portrait of Jesus
Revelation 1:9-18
- The Authority of Jesus
Verse 13
- The Purity of Jesus
Verse 14
Isaiah 1:18-"Come now, and let us reason together," says the Lord, "though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
Isaiah 6:5-"woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips."
Psalm 51:3-"I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me."
1 Timothy 1:15-“This
is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.”
- The Discernment of Jesus
Verse 14
Luke 8:17-"nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light."
Hebrews 4:13-"there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."
- The Severity of Jesus
Verse 15
John 5:22-"the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son."
Genesis 3:15-"I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head and you shall bruise His heel."
- The Irrefutability of Jesus
Verse 15
John 5:28-"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice."
Psalm 29:3-4-"the voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord is over many waters. The voice of the lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty."
Jeremiah 25:30-"The Lord will roar from on high, and utter His voice from His holy habitation; He will roar mightily against His fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth."
Jeremiah 25:31-"A noise will come to the ends of the earth -- for the Lord has a controversy with the nations; He will plead His case with all flesh. He will give those who are wicked to the sword, says the Lord."
- The Sovereignty of Jesus
Verse 16
- The Power of Jesus’ Words
Verse 16
Hebrews 4:12-"the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
Revelation 2:16-“will fight against them with the sword of My mouth."
Revelation 19:15-"Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations."
- The Majesty of Jesus
Verse 16
- The Comfort of Jesus
Verses 17-18
