The entire Bible is a love story from Almighty God telling of His love and mercy toward mankind. It reveals the forgiveness and the plan of God to send Messiah His Son and redeemer to restore all that was marred by the sin of Adam through Jesus His Son, the redeemer and Messiah. The problem of the world of unbelievers is that of “Overlooking Jesus” Which is the subject matter of this message!
Old Testament Scripture Reading: Isaiah 9:6 – 7 (KJV)
Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isa 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
New Testament Scripture Reading: Revelation 13:11 – 18 (KJV)
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Transforming Power Statements:
1) The core teaching of the Bible is centered around God’s love and mercy toward mankind, who at the very beginning fell into sin bring the inevitable sentence of death upon all mankind because of Adam’s transgression against God’s Law, to which God Almighty immediately stepped in providing grace and mercy and the prophetic proclamation of the Gospel of His Only-begotten Son, Jesus the Messiah, the only Savior of the world.
2) The Old Testament is comprised of the details of God’s plan of redemption of fallen mankind to restore a perfect kingdom to all people over which God’s Messiah (Christ, Redeemer, Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King) would come at the precise time in history, such as predicted in Isaiah to establish a perfect way of salvation, that shall be opposed by fallen mankind and all of it’s corrupt governments, which shall culminate in a one world ruler known as the antichrist, who shall deceive multitudes of unbelievers in the last days!
3) The Jews through pride and religious ritual rejected Jesus at His first advent and crucified Him, as it was written in the Scriptures, and tumbled into 2000 years of unbelief and will in the last days pave the way for the antichrist, the ultimate deceiver who will demand the all financial control of the world, and the worship of himself and be energized by the devil himself who will cause the damnation of many during his reign as all who reject Jesus the true Messiah, will be deceived unto the eternal destruction of their souls, which is the end result of Overlooking Jesus!