Although millions of people who have heard of Y’shua would say otherwise, the life of Y’shua of Nazareth was one of the greatest revelations this world has ever seen. In the four books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the word “reveal” or “revelation” occurs more than 20 times. To reveal things at the appropriate time, is one the Creator’s primary ways of becoming involved with the people of this world. One can see this in a verse like Luke 12:2: “There is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.” It is ironic that the prominent and educated ones of this world are often not open to the idea of revelation, but that the ordinary and modest ones find it easy to embrace the same revelation with heart and soul. This is what Y’shua experienced, and caused Him to pray to his Father in Luke 10:21: “I praise you, Father, Master of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the clever and learned ones and revealed them to little ones.” Against this background, we shall look at the last 8 of at least 50 reasons presented to us in the Messianic Scriptures, in answer to the very important question: WHY WAS Y’SHUA OF NAZARETH REVEALED AS THE ESSENTIAL MEDIATOR FOR US TO BE RECONCILED WITH YAHWEH?
43. Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, See, a man, a glutton and a wine drinker and a friend of sinners. But wisdom was declared right by her works.
TO REVEAL THE INSEPARABLE LINK BETWEEN WISDOM AND WORKS
44. Matthew 21:5 Say to the daughter of Tsiyon, See, your Sovereign is coming to you, meek, and sitting on a donkey, even a colt, the foal of a donkey.
TO REVEAL THE TRUE COLOURS OF HUMILITY AND MEEKNESS
45. Mark 2:22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins will burst and the wine will spill; new wine must be put into new wineskins.
TO REVEAL THE NEED FOR NEW WINE AND NEW WINESKINS
46. Mark 3:32-35 The crowd said to Him, Look, your mother and your brothers and your sisters are looking for You, but He said, the one doing the will of Elohim is my brother and sister and mother.
TO REVEAL THE DYNAMICS OF YAHWEH’S GROWING FAMILY
47. Luke 7:20-22 Are You the coming One, or should we expect Another? … Go and tell what you see and hear: the blind … the lame … the lepers … the deaf … the dead … the poor.
TO REVEAL THE SCOPE OF YAHWEH’S HEALING WORK IN THIS WORLD
48. Luke 10:36-37 Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers? … He who showed mercy to him … You go, and do the same.
TO REVEAL THE PUREST DEFINITION OF WHO QUALIFIES AS “MY NEIGHBOUR”
49. John 9:4 I must do the works of Him who sent Me, while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.
TO REVEAL THE REALITY OF A GREATER DAY AND NIGHT
50. John 20:21 As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the set-apart Spirit.
TO REVEAL THE SHIFT OF EMPHASIS THAT HIS MISSION HAS BECOME OUR MISSION
To summarize: Y’shua came as the fulfilment of prophecies such as Isaiah 40:5 (“The greatness of Yahweh will be revealed, and all flesh will see it”); Isaiah 53:1 (“To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?”) and Isaiah 56:1 (“My righteousness is near to be revealed”). As we discover more and more aspects of Yahweh’s plan of salvation for this world through the words and works of Y’shua, we become better equipped – not only for the kingdom that lies ahead, but also for our lives here and now – in word and wisdom and service and witness, while we are standing firm in belief, looking forward to the (next) revelation of our Master, Y’shua the Messiah (1 Corinthians 1:5-7).
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