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The Gospel of Jesus Christ is indeed the greatest of all news that the world has ever heard! It is my prayer that you listen carefully today so that you too can be a benefactor of the marvelous grace of Almighty God Who has sent Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son into the world to: “Taste Of Death For A Foretaste Of Glory”
Old Testament Scripture Reading: Zephaniah 3:1 – 8 (KJV)
Zep 3:1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Zep 3:2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
Zep 3:3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Zep 3:4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Zep 3:5 The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
Zep 3:6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Zep 3:7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
Zep 3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
New Testament Scripture Reading: Hebrews 2:9 – 18 (KJV)
Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Heb 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Heb 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Heb 2:12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
Heb 2:13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Heb 2:16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Heb 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Heb 2:18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Transforming Power Statements:
1) The third chapter of Zephaniah the Prophet gives us a glimpse into God’s plan concerning Israel, the covenant people, as far as how things will ultimately turn out with respect to:
* the fallen world of unbelievers in Jesus Christ, (God’s Only-Begotten Son and KING)
* Their acceptance of a false christ (anti-christ) rejection of Him (Jesus The True Christ)
* God’s final judgment of unbelevers and their devil-leader who will have deceived multitudesin response to his unbridled unmitigated autonomy.
2) The writer to the Hebrews explains the very opposite attitude of God however, Who became flesh in the person of Jesus His Only Begotten Son in order that He might “Taste Death” for every man” in order to restore all who believe in Him to eternal life, having redeemed them from the curse, by having become a curse for us who rely completely on His finished work alone! (Hallelujah!!)
3) Jesus tasted death in order to defeat death, which legally could not hold him, because He had NO SIN of His own in order that death which is the penalty for sin could be made available for everyone who believes in HIM, to provide confidence to the believer and a “Foretaste of Glory”!
Supporting New testament Scripture References:
(Mat 16:28 KJV) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
(Mar 9:1 KJV) And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
(Luk 9:27 KJV) But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
(Joh 8:52 KJV) Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.