Jesus, Son of God and Man, Part II

“I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.” Psalm 2:7

In my post yesterday, “Jesus, Son of God and Man,” I quoted from Reverend Edward Payson’s sermon, entitled “Christ the King;” where he wrote of the nature of Jesus, “The Father created a human soul, which the Word took into union with Himself, and thus became the Son of God.” I believe that Psalm 2:7 spoke of that most significant day of His declaration, when God said, ‘I begotten thee.’  Payson continued, “In union with this soul, he entered into a human body, and thus became the Son of man.”  With that statement, I refer the reader to Luke 1:31, “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”  Hence, we have the Scriptural support to his quotation.

I spent the day further considering the nature of our Lord and His forming. Of course, I thought about John 1:1. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And then we learn in verse 14 that the Word became flesh. As a result, I tend to believe that John 1:1 relates to Psalm 2:7; while John 1:14 relates to the birth of our Lord, which was heralded in Luke 1:31. I think such an exegesis is reasonable and profitable for doctrine. Then again, I am a layman; not an educated theologian; although I would say that the passion and the fulness of the Spirit that the Father has given me for His Word and pursuing Him is superior to many of those who claim to possess religious credentials, but I am far inferior still to those called out and anointed within Christ’s body. I trust the Lord that He will take me only so far as He desires, leads and instructs through His indwelling Spirit. Nonetheless….

“In the beginning was the Word….” yes, but I wonder today, ‘what beginning?’ As I understand God, He has no beginning or end; and yet, one is spoken of here. For that reason, I am presently persuaded that the Scripture speaks to the beginning and end of our Lord’s Mediatorial kingdom; where He is Alpha and Omega, and in accordance with 1 Cor. 15:24, 25, He shall ultimately deliver up the kingdom to God and He will continue to reign until He puts all of His enemies under His feet; thus, crushing the head of the serpent as foretold in Genesis 3:15.  After that? All will be restored; new kingdom and earth; where God shall supremely reign; even as it was before the first rebellion; when the entire angelic host and all powers and principalities served Him.

Will there be a need for an intercessor then? No. As we learn in Revelation 2:12, His elect will be given a new name, and by that name, we will approach God as His adopted sons and daughters; co-heirs in Jesus; the first born fruit of a new heaven and earth.