SORROW TO JOY: DEATH TO INTERCESSION
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Sorrow To Joy
a) He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief (Isaiah 53:3).
b) Isaiah Chapter 53 is the prophecy of the Suffering Servant, who is none other than Jesus Christ.
c) How do we know that Isaiah 53 is speaking about Jesus Christ? The Ethiopian Treasurer was reading this chapter. He asked Phillip, “Of whom does the prophet speak?” Then Phillip preached to him Jesus. (Acts 8:26-40)
d) The sorrow portrayed in Isaiah 53 is sorrow that turns into joy.
2. Death To Intercession
a) Our Lord’s death, that he might make atonement for our sins, was followed by his exaltation, that he might make intercession for us.
b) His Sorrow: "He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isaiah 53:3).
c) His Joy: "Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be lifted high and lifted up, and greatly exalted" (Isaiah 52:13).
d) Atonement
i) Christ suffered death to atone for our sins. Atonement means to make “at one” with God those who are separated from him by sin (1 John 2:1-2).
ii) "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous. He himself is the atonement for our sins, and not ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:1-2).
e) Intercession
i) Christ arose to intercede for us as our great High Priest who ever lives. Intercession means being our advocate with God, representing us before God. (Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25-27).
ii) "It is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who makes intercession for us”" (Romans 8:34).
iii) "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25).
iv) "For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens" (Hebrews 7:26).
v) "He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself" (Hebrews 7:28).
The End ...
1. Sorrow To Joy a) He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief (Isaiah 53:3).
b) Isaiah Chapter 53 is the prophecy of the Suffering Servant, who is none other than Jesus Christ.
c) How do we know that Isaiah 53 is speaking about Jesus Christ? The Ethiopian Treasurer was reading this chapter. He asked Phillip, “Of whom does the prophet speak?” Then Phillip preached to him Jesus. (Acts 8:26-40)
d) The sorrow portrayed in Isaiah 53 is sorrow that turns into joy.
2. Death To Intercession
a) Our Lord’s death, that he might make atonement for our sins, was followed by his exaltation, that he might make intercession for us.
b) His Sorrow: "He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isaiah 53:3).
c) His Joy: "Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be lifted high and lifted up, and greatly exalted" (Isaiah 52:13).
d) Atonement
i) Christ suffered death to atone for our sins. Atonement means to make “at one” with God those who are separated from him by sin (1 John 2:1-2).
ii) "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous. He himself is the atonement for our sins, and not ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John 2:1-2).
e) Intercession
i) Christ arose to intercede for us as our great High Priest who ever lives. Intercession means being our advocate with God, representing us before God. (Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25-27).
ii) "It is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who makes intercession for us”" (Romans 8:34).
iii) "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25).
iv) "For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens" (Hebrews 7:26).
v) "He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself" (Hebrews 7:28).
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