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Presents
The One Mediator between
Compiled and Illustrated fromThe study of The Word of GOD
And The Spirit of Prophecy, July 2013
GOD and ManThe Man—Christ Jesus
Part (1)
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When Adam and Eve heard The Voice of GOD calling unto them, they being naked and in
darkness of His Glory, were led to hide themselves from The Presence of The LORD
God among the trees of the garden.
Although man was in darkness,The LORD has sent to us HIS Word, saying…
“He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to
a thousand generations” (Psalms 105:8),
Saying by HIS Word
“Let there be Light” (Genesis 1:3).
The LORD has commandedHIS Word to a thousand generations.
“For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5, 6).
To be a Mediator between GOD and Man
Why?
Why would there be a need for a mediator between GOD and man?
To recognize the need for a mediator, we need to understand the purpose of a
mediator.
The word “mediator” is found seven times in The Scriptures.
And all are presented in six verses of the New Testament.
The word “mediator” is defined as(1) One who intervenes between two, either
in order to make or restore peace and friendship, or form a compact, or for
ratifying a covenant.
(2) A medium of communication, an arbitrator,who can hear both sides and make a decision.
(2)
and Man
To Reveal & restore To Reveal
& restore
According to the definitions,
A medium of communication, arbitrator, to make or restore peace and friendship.
and
To Restore
G OD ’S LAW
(1)
GOD
A Mediator is One who intervenes between two
The Word
According to The Word Commanded of GOD to a thousand generations,
“The earth was without form and void;
Without form– means that there was nothing there to have a form of any kind, either of a recognized form, or an unrecognized form. To make it clear to us, it was revealed that it was void- meaning an empty space.
According to The Word Commanded of GOD to a thousand generations,
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
“The earth was without form and void;
Let there be light:
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And GOD said,
and there was light.
(Genesis 1:2, 3)
And GOD said,
“Let us make man in our image,
after Our likeness”.
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things
that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).
The Earth
The earth was created, as a medium to reveal The Light of GOD’S Glory to the other worlds,
which were in darkness to The Truth of HIS Eternal Power and Godhead.
GOD made man from the dust of the ground, as a medium,
to reveal HIS Glory by HIS Word.
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light
of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:6).
By The Light of HIS Word
According to The Word of The LORD, GOD has commanded The Light of HIS Glory
to shine (first) into our hearts,
then (second), to give from our hearts “the light of the knowledge of the glory of God” as we
behold HIS Glory “in the face of Jesus Christ”.
“For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or
perverse in them” (Proverbs 8:4-8).
“Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man. O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye
of an understanding heart. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [shall be] right
things…
By The Light of GOD’S Word,
The LORD said,
So, why did man need a Mediator, if man was made to reveal The Light of the knowledge of the Glory of God, as revealed by Jesus Christ?
“…the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt
not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16, 17).
By The Light of GOD’S Word
The Serpent
said unto the woman,
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: (Genesis 3:4).
“And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die”
Genesis 3:2, 3).
“….Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1).
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:5).
The Serpent
said unto the woman,
By receiving the fruit of the Serpent, the woman was led to believe that her eyes were closed, because she trusted in GOD and HIS Word, to believe also that she would
die by eating of the forbidden fruit.
“she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did
eat” (Genesis 3:6).
Although GOD Spoke The Truth by HIS Word,“…the woman saw that the tree [was] good for
food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise,
she (1st) “took of the fruit thereof, and did eat” to receive his fruit into her heart, and (2nd) she gave his fruit “also unto her husband” who “did eat”.
Instead of beholding and eating of The Tree of Life, “…the woman saw that the tree [was] good for
food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise,
“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD
God amongst the trees of the garden.” (Genesis 3:7, 8).
“And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves
together, and made themselves aprons. By accepting the fruit of the
Serpent, Adam and Eve separated from The Light of Life.
And death and darkness came upon them, to keep them from
revealing The Light of The Knowledge of The Glory of GOD
in them and through them.
The Word of GOD restored to Adam and Eve the gift of life, even though they were led to
join themselves with the enemy of their souls.
“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would
destroy me, [being] mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I
restored [that] which I took not away” (Psalms 69:4).
TheWord
has said,
“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face
from you, that he will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1, 2).
To answer the question of why man needed a Mediator,
“Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save;
“neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
TheWord
has said,
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, …” (1 John 1:5-7).
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light,
and in him is no darkness at all.
“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and
walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
TheWord
has said,
“For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the
way of life” (Proverbs 6:23).
Because sin separated man from his fellowship with GOD to reflect and reveal HIS Glory as seen in Christ,
GOD sent The Covenant of HIS Word to revealThe Light of HIS Word to the darken hearts of men,
To Reveal The Will
of GOD tomen
TheWord said,
The Word of GOD has said,
“Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than
can be numbered.
“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin
offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of
me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained
my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
“I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation Withhold not
thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve
me” (Psalms 40:4-11).
“…when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone
while he talked with him” (Exodus 34:29).
When Moses received from The Presence of The LORD HIS Word—The Covenant of HIS Law
“…it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses hand,
To Reveal The Will
of GOD tomen
TheWord said,
“And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and
Moses talked with them” (Exodus 34:30, 31).
“And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and
they were afraid to come nigh him.
To Reveal The Will
of GOD tomen
TheWord said,
“And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his
face again, until he went in to speak with him” (Exodus 34:34, 35).
“…And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel [that] which he was commanded.
To Reveal The Will
of GOD tomen
TheWord said,
He was made a god unto Pharaoh, because of The Power of GOD’S Word abiding in his flesh. But he did not exist with GOD from the days of Eternity. It was The Christ of GOD in him, Who existed from the days of Eternity.
Notice that Moses was a medium by whom, GOD by HIS Word communicated HIS Covenant to the children of Israel. Moses was a mediator between Christ—The
Word and Covenant of GOD, to the children of Israel.
To Reveal The Will
of GOD tomen
TheWord said,
“These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them
in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of
the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, [even]
all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;”
“And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of
the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. For who [is there of] all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the
fire, as we [have], and lived?”
“Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will
hear [it], and do [it]. And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the
LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto
thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.”
“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me,
and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and
with their children for ever!” (Deuteronomy 5:22-29)
End of Part (1)