The Divine Glory and Salvation of Jesus Christ

He who have seen me hath seen the father another time he said the father and I are one he said again before Abraham was I am listen to it then did you hear what we read just now in the second chapter of Paul's epistle to the Philippians who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God. [00:23:37]

This Jesus of Nazareth is one in whom there dwelt the whole fullness of the goded bodily or did you notice it there in that first chapter of the epistle to the Hebrews oh he says there in this wonderful phrase Let me give it to you exactly and accurately being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person. [00:24:45]

He is the image of God which means the exact likeness of God he's the Living Image you say you look at the baby he's the living image of his father ah you look at the face and you see the father well now then what we are told is when you look into this face you see God the image the likeness of God. [00:25:31]

An archangel went to Mary Who Bore him as her babe and he told her that she was going to Bear a child and she said how can this be I've never known a man I'm a virgin I'm not married how can I have a child I've never had any contact with a man it's all right said the Archangel the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee. [00:26:36]

He could make the dead rise he could make the deaf hear he could give sight to the blind there was nothing he couldn't do he could heal the lame he'd caused them to LEAP as the heart amazing astounding what's this well it's the glory of his person that's coming out in these ways all these are but signs of who he is and of his glory. [00:28:24]

Suddenly a cloud overshadowed them and they looked at him and they saw him absolutely transfigured not only was his face shining his very clothes were shining he was glorified in their presence there was a Radiance and a glory that could come from nowhere but him and they saw it and they heard a voice from him saying this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased hear him. [00:29:01]

The word was made flesh and dwelt Among Us that's this baby in Bethlehem in the manger looks like a little helpless babe but no he's the one through whom everything was made veiled in flesh the godhead sea hail incarnate deity says Charles Wesley and he says it rightly but think of the glory involved in all that. [00:31:02]

He humbled himself he made himself of no reputation he came down amongst us he lived amongst men and women he submitted himself to his parents soall his mother and her husband Joseph he put himself under the law he was pure he' never sinned he didn't want to but he put himself under the law like other men and women. [00:32:19]

I see them nailing him to that cross and there they mock at him and Jer at him and laugh at him the mob the crowd ridiculing him and saying if thou be the Son of God come down and save thyself I see him dying on that cross I see them taking down his body and wrapping it in clothes and putting it in a grave and rolling a stone over that grave. [00:33:40]

He rose again there was an empty grave he came out of it he manifested himself to certain chosen followers and he ascended as they stood watching him he went up into the heavens and there he returned to the Everlasting Glory do you know anything about the glory of what is done the gospel of the glory of Christ. [00:34:41]

He is seated at the right hand of God in heaven in the glory of this very minute that's the glory of his position I'll tell you more this is what he said himself to his followers it's the last thing he ever said to them I know of nothing more comforting in this troubled world tonight than this. [00:37:19]

There's a day coming my friend when this same Christ this same Jesus of Nazareth will be seen coming on the Clouds Of Heaven surrounded by a host of hly Holy Angels in glory Indescribable what will he be doing he'll be coming to judge the world in righteousness God the father has handed over judgment to him. [00:41:48]