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Jun 24, 2018 · Jesus voided His position of power to assume the form of a man, a form lower in power than angels. His identity was unchanged; He was still God, yet Het voluntarily gave up the power and position at the righthand of the Father.
- 1 Power Over Time
- 2 Power Over Creation
- 3 Power Over Angels
- 4 Power Over Death
- 5 Power Over Destiny
- 6 Power Over Truth
- 7 Power Over The Churches
Jesus is "the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the end, the First and the Last... he who is and who was and who is to come (Revelation 1:8,17, cf 2:8a). Time is under God’s authority (Acts 1:7). Jesus rules time; it does not rule him. He has "dominion forever and ever" (Revelation 1:6)and lives in eternity. The visions of Revelation represent...
Jesus claims to be "the beginning of the creation of God" (Revelation 3:14). He is the Creator of all things that have been created (John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:16-17).
"He sent and signified [the revelation] by his angel... To the angel of the church of Ephesus write..." (Revelation 1:1, 2:1). In the book of Revelation, angels are seen to be servants carrying out orders from Jesus. The angels are inferior and are subject to Jesus Christ. They worship him (Hebrews 1:6-8, 13-14).
Jesus is "he who lives, and was dead, and came to life, and behold I am alive forever more, Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death" (Revelation 1:18, 2:8b). The death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ is a basic doctrine in the gospel (Acts 2:23-24,31-33). The book of Revelation promises that Christ will also raise the dead and destro...
Jesus is "he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens" (Revelation 3:7, cf Isaiah 22:22). Christ will judge the living and the dead (2Timothy 4:1). He has the authority to decide which destiny shall be yours (Matthew 25:31-32,46).
Jesus is "he who has the sharp two-edged sword" (Revelation 1:16, 2:12), with "eyes like a flame of fire" (Revelation 1:14), and "the Amen, the faithful and true witness" (Revelation 3:14). The two edged sword represents the teaching of Christ, his gospel (Hebrews 4:12, Ephesians6:17).The word Amen means "true". Jesus has the truth, and he decides ...
Jesus is "he who holds the seven stars in his right hand who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands"(Revelation 1:13,16, 2:1). The stars are the angels of the churches, and the lampstands are the churches themselves (Revelation 1:20). Christ, although in heaven, is in control of his churches on earth. He says, as he begins each message t...
Jan 14, 2020 · To many modern theologians, Jesus’s miracles are really no different. He too did his miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit. As a result, they don’t point to his person —except insofar as Jesus relies on the Spirit—but to the human nature he shares with us. Like us, he must rely on divine resources outside himself.
May 30, 2024 · Given all the reasons He came, the Bible gives us many instances where Jesus displayed His power and authority. Jesus’ works of power always connected with His mission — to testify about who He is and about His work (Luke 7:18-23; John 10:25; John 21:24-25).
- Luke 10:19 ESV / 120 helpful votes. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
- Matthew 28:18 ESV / 108 helpful votes. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- Mark 16:17-18 ESV / 89 helpful votes. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
- John 14:12 ESV / 77 helpful votes. “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
Nov 3, 2021 · In Acts 1:8, Jesus imparts dunamis to His disciples to equip them for evangelism. “But you will receive power [dunamis] when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
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Dec 18, 2017 · My question is, how do you now understand Philippians 2:6–8 and Luke 2:52? Do these texts really necessitate that some attributes of the eternal divine nature of Jesus must have been given up at his incarnation?”
