The Jesus List
Jesus:
is both teacher and the word
He is the law and the judge
He is fire, and the bush that cannot be consumed
He is the well, who sat on the well, speaking to the samaritan woman
He is both the king, and the kingdom he rules over
He’s the tabernacle, and the one who fills it with his glory
He is forgiver, and vindicator
He is our provider, and provision
He offers us bread, and is our bread
He is the meal, and the host who serves us his body and blood
He is priest and sacrifice
He descended, and he ascended to fill all things with himself
He is the author of the word, he is the word, he is the teacher of the word, he is the fulfillment of every word
He is builder, and cornerstone
He formed Adam, and is the last Adam
He is the ark builder, and the ark that kept Noah alive in the baptism waters of judgment
Hes noahs rainbow
Hes abrahams Issac
He’s the forthcoming lamb
He IS the story of Joseph — loved by his father, hated by his brothers Israel, betrayed for money, thrown into a pit, wrongfully accused, entered Egypts dungeon, came out of the ground as the resurrected lamb of god in the power of the Holy Spirit , elevated to the right hand of pharaoh, received a ring on his finger, put in charge of the storehouses of wheat and bread (who is the bread of life), born in Bethlehem (the house of bread), recognized by his brothers on their second visit as Israels messiah who will recognize him at his second coming
He is the ark that carried Moses down the dangerous nile
He embodies Moses’ name, which means from the water, as the baptized one in the Jordan
He is Moses’ god
He is Moses’ message (did Jesus not say that Moses wrote of me?)
He’s the blood on the two doorposts and the lentil in Exodus 12
He is the lamb in every house that does not just want to be admired, but consumed
He’s Israel’s food
He’s Israel’s deliverer
Israels savior
Israels exodus
Israels suffering slave
He’s Israel’s passover meal
Egypts worst nightmare
Friend to Israel, foe to fallen Egypt
He is prince of peace
He’s the manna that fed Israel in the wilderness
He’s honey from the rock
He’s the water that spews from the rock
He’s the gate of the tabernacle
He is the way on the way in
He is the truth and life in the holy of holies
He’s the lamb on the alter that offers the sweet smelling fragrance as the burning one
He’s the water in the wash basin that washes our hands and feet preparing us for our priestly ministry
He is the curtain dweller who’s body was torn like the curtain torn in two at his crucifixion
He Israels red lamb
He is the purple in the tabernacle as our king
He is the gold that tells us he is god
He is the blue fabric that tells us he has come down from heaven
He is messenger, and message
He is prophecy, and prophet
He’s dead raiser and foot washer at the same time on the same day
He who never sleeps slept in a Tomb
He is our sabbath who rests in the tomb on the sabbath
He is the crucified and risen lord
He is the wounded king and the raised messiah
He is the lowest one and the highest one
He is Jacob’s ladder
He is davids stone
He is davids tent dweller
He is Goliaths destruction
He is the light of genesis and the light of the world
He is true light as John said that gives light to all who are coming into the world
He gives us vision, and is our vision
Hes redeemer
He’s our sin substitute
He’s the cross carrying scapegoat who was led out of the city to die
He’s the one who appears behind the lamp stand
He is eaten in the showbread
He is incorrupt in the acacia wood
He is the intercessor and the praying savior
He is the crowned one
He is the mercy seat
He is the one who’s blood still sprinkles today
He is the mercy who still rests on the horns of the altar
His sweetness is found in the manna
His heart is read on the tablets of the law
His resurrection is seen in Aarons budding rod
He is the ark
He died on the two poles that carried the ark, which is the cross of christ
He’s the ark refuses to be divorced from the poles
He Is Moses’ rod that splits the Red Sea
He swallows pharaohs serpents as the only great and mighty god
He has trampled death by death
He swallowed the grave that assumed it had swallowed him
He torments the tormenter, the devil
He wounds darkness with his own wounds
He is the brazen servant lifted on the pole
He is the shepherd and the sacrificial sheep
He is son of David, son of man, son of a virgin, root of Jesse, son of David, Joshua’s captain, Elijahs bridegroom, Enoch’s husband, Marys obsessions, the fathers son, the fathers heart, heavens only message
He is heavens tabernacle
He is heavens light
He is heaven itself
He is life
He’s life eternal
He is resurrection and life
He is shepherd
He is warrior
He is friend
He is savior
He is baptizer in the Holy Spirit
He’s Sinai’s law giver
He is Isaiah’s vision who is high and lifted up
He is Daniel’s ancient of days
He’s the fourth man dancing in the fiery furnace
He’s the sleeping Adam who’s side birthed eve, who is the church birthed from his pierced side on the cross
He’s Abel’s innocent brother who’s blood speaks a better word
He’s Melchizedek who comes with communion, who is communion, and is the only one who’s qualified to receive the tithe
He’s Isaac who says yes to dying on a mountain carrying his own cross as Abraham leads him
Like Job, he’s seen as the living redeemer
He’s Joshua who’s the savior who leads us into the promise land
He’s David, the conquering king, who’d rather sing than use a sword
We see him in Jeremiah as davids branch who’s the lord our righteousness
He is Jonah, who the belly of the beast could not hold him more than three days?
In Micah, he’s the man from the ancient past
Nahum says he’s the promised good news, the man of peace
Habakkuk, the source of all power
Zephaniah, he’s our call to holiness
Haggai, our latter glory
Zechariah, the lowly king who comes riding on a donkey
Malachi, the son of righteousness who raises with healing in his wings
Matthew, the divine kingly law giver who sits upon the mount of beatitudes
Mark, the healing man from Galilee
Luke, the teacher and the door
John, the word of god who dies on a Cross
Acts, the prince of life who baptizes us in the Holy Spirit
Romans, our saving christ
Corinthians, he is christ crucified
Galatians, the one who offers himself for our sin
Ephesians, he fills all things and is all in all
Phillipians, the lowly servant and the suffering and resurrected one
Colossians, the image of the invisible God
Thessalonians, the lord who comes from heaven at the shout of the arc angel
Timothy, the God man and only mediator
Titus, our heavenly pastor
Philemon, the Grace of god
Hebrews, the high priest and expressed image of god
James, true wisdom
1 and 2 Peter, the divine sufferer
In Johns epistles, the word who was willing to be handled by those he loved
In Jude, the lord who comes with 10,000’s of his saints
In revelation, he’s the one who holds the keys to death
He is alpha
He is omega
He is beginning
He is end
He is king
He is slain lamb
He is the one who holds the 7 stars
He is the one who stands in the midst of the lamp stand
He is bright and morning star who’s hair is white as wool, who’s eyes are like fire, who’s feet glow like bronze, who wears the golden sash, who glows brighter than the sun
He is the warrior who’s robe has been dipped in blood who has vanquished the power of death through his own death
He is son of man
Our eternal husband
The enthroned king
The only one worthy to break the seal and open the scroll
The lion of the tribe of Judah
The root of Jesse
The son of David
The judge of all
And the glorious rider who comes to deliver his church
His name is JESUS.