Have you given any thought to “last days” prophecies? Do you know the sign posts and warnings that were provided for the sake of the elect?

The April edition of The Rogue Prophet Magazine will walk you through Biblical texts associated with end times. Through the Scriptures, you will hear from the Creator’s heart as He guides you on the path chosen for the righteous. He cautions us about the perilous days ahead and how to have peace as we steadfastly follow Him.

Each day’s blog posts leading up to the April edition, will be draft pages of the magazine’s content. For today, this is a very early draft of the cover.

The Rogue Prophet Magazine edition of “Jesus, The Everlasting Father” is now completed. You can find the full magazine at this site under the tab “The Rogue Prophet Magazine” or at this link https://wordpress.com/page/therogueprophet.com/86.

My favorite saying in this edition is … “Jesus often referred to Himself as ‘Son of Man’ not as ‘Son of God’. The ‘Son of God’ label spoke to the biology of the earth suit not the deity of the Spirit of Christ. God is Spirit. Christ’s Spirit is the one and only Spirit of God aka The Holy Spirit. It’s interesting to note that the Pharisees who crucified Christ, as well as the devil and demons referred to Jesus as ‘Son of God’.”

I hope you will camp on this subject if you are in doubt about who Jesus is.

Jesus has God’s power to create, power to save, power to forgive, power to anoint, and power over life and death. These powers are different demonstrations from the same one and only Spirit of God whether He is robed in Son of Man flesh or not.

Continuing in the series “Jesus, The Everlasting Father”, this page provides proof text that Jesus is the Redeemer, Savior, and Shepherd.

Only God can forgive sins. Jesus forgave sins which is compelling evidence that He is God. Some mistakenly believe that the cross somehow gave Him power to forgive sins. Because Jesus is God, He always had the power to forgive sins long before the cross. The cross was about providing access to God for covenant restoration conversation not about providing a blanket once and for all time forgiveness of sins. We must ask for forgiveness to be forgiven. Without covenant restoration, God can abandon us as we have abandoned Him.

Do you believe that Jesus is the Creator? Let’s look at the Scriptures that reveal the He is the Word or the Creation Voice.

Though Jesus is said to have many names, those labels are actually titles or descriptions of roles. For example: Redeemer, Savior, Almighty, Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace. Those identifiers are not names, instead they describe attributes, authority, or character traits much like Accountant, Secretary, and Engineer would describe jobs in our culture.

Often in the Bible language, terminology is intentionally used to express prophetic fulfillment. For example in the Old Testament, God dwelled among His people in the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:8-9). The Ark of the Covenant was a place of God’s presence (Exodus 25:22). The New Testament fulfillment was God in flesh, aka Jesus, dwelling among His people (John 1:14). While we don’t go around calling Jesus “The Tabernacle” or “The Ark of the Covenant” to identify Him as “God with us” or “God’s presence”, those identifiers represent prophecies fulfilled as God made Himself known in human form (Isaiah 9:6, Exodus 25).

Let’s examine this further. God gave exact specifications for how the Tabernacle would be designed. The Tabernacle was a tent of meeting and a precursor to Solomon’s Temple. Both were created to be a place where a sinful people could approach a Holy God. The high priest would enter the Most Holy Place once a year on the Day of Atonement. The high priest’s role was to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat atop of the ark of the covenant to atone for the sins of the people. The hope was that the judgment of God would be transformed into mercy from God. I should note that the sprinkling of blood did not obligate God to forgive the rebellion or evil deeds of the people. It was simply an act to signal a hope for covenant restoration from God. Without restoration God could abandon His people as they abandoned Him in their disobedience and sin.

Everything about Christ on the cross was to replace the earlier Tabernacle and Temple. For example: The veil or curtain that divided the Holy Place and the residing place of the Ark of the Covenant (aka the Most Holy Place) was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died. The torn veil at the entrance to the Most Holy Place symbolized our ability to approach God for a private and individual covenant restoration conversation. We don’t need a high priest to approach God on our behalf. Jesus was the final priest in the priestly lineage. He forever fulfilled the need for intercession. We are each responsible to have conversation directly with God. (Read Hebrews 10:10-12.)