Jesus the Lion

March 15, 2010

At the beginning we were sure we knew all about Jesus Christ, it was a delight to sell all and fling ourselves out in a hardihood of love; but now we are not quite so sure. Jesus is out in front and he looks so strange: "Jesus went before them and they were amazed."

-Oswald Chambers on Mark 10:32

There is a wide range of views that people have about Jesus the Christ. Southpark teaches us that Jesus still walks the earth, and that his crucifixion is something to laugh about. Family guy says that Jesus works at a video store and is still trying to "find himself" God hits on woman and gets drunk. Some people see Jesus as a peace-loving hippie promoting advocating that we all, "Make love not war." Still others see Jesus as a fictional character in a story, a myth that people made up.

Would the real Jesus Christ please stand up?

Ok, so there is truth that Jesus was peace-loving, he is the Prince of Peace. However Jesus could put it down when he had to. He called people snakes, dogs, hypocrites, synagogues of Satan, and Satan. This is very cute and fuzzy eh?

The truth is, Jesus was a lamb in a sense that he laid down his life for the sins of humanity, but that lamb has now become a lion ready to pronounce the end of all things from the sword which proceeds from his mouth.

The church has forgotten the image of the glorified resurected Christ who will judge the living and the dead as descibed in Revelation 1:13-18, "And among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man," dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

When I saw him, I (John the apostle)fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

Jesus not on the Cross anymore, is is not a pansy throwing up a peace sign, he is not what T.V. says about him, and is probably not what you have made him up to be in your own mind. He is much more.