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• • • • From the Messiah in Prophecy to the Messiah on the Throne The seed - of woman & enmity between Satan The seed - ancestry selected (Abraham – Judah The seed - the prophet like Moses; promises to David The seed – Messiah in Psalms (~1000 BC); 2,8,16,22,40,45,68,69 03JAN 10JAN 17JAN 24JAN-07FEB 72,78,89,102,109,110,118,132 • • • • • • • • • • • • • The seed – In the Prophets: Joel, Obadiah [9th c. BC] The seed - In the Prophets: Amos, Hosea [8th c. Israel] The seed – In the Prophets: Micah, Isaiah [8th-7th c. Judah] The seed – In the Prophets: 6th Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah The seed – In the Prophets: Ezekiel, Daniel (6th c. BC) The seed – In the Prophet Daniel (6th c. BC) The seed – In the Prophets: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi The seed – Summary from the Garden to Malachi The seed – God Incarnate: As Prophet The seed – God Incarnate: As King The seed – God Incarnate: As Priest (Intercessory, Living Sacrifice) The seed – God Incarnate: As Judge (word, law, covenant, types) The seed – Comprehensive Fulfillment of All Prophecy 14FEB 21FEB 28FEB-13MAR 20-27MAR 10-17APR 24APR 01MAY 15MAY 22MAY 29MAY 05JUN 12JUN 19JUN A Chronological & Cumulative Examination of the Messiah in the Law, Prophets, Psalms, Fulfillment, & Enthronement 22May - Messiah as the Prophet: God’s Spokesman, Prophecies Fulfilled • Deut 18: Like unto Moses 1. Declared God’s Word w/ God’s authority (embodiment of the Word) 2. Enjoyed intimate ‘face to face’ spirit-to-spirit fellowship w/ God 3. Performed miracles in public; healed a man blind from birth (a 1st); power over the body (brain, mind, most complex physiology/anatomy) a) Raised Lazarus from the dead by a spoken command (no touch); power over death b) Calmed elements (sea/sky) by a spoken command; multiplied food (fish/loaves) at will; power over elements. c) Water to wine (power over time and elements) d) Forgave sins, cast out demons – power over soul and Satan 4. An Israelite from among Moses’ brethren’ [from Judah – Gen 49) 5. Foretold His own resurrection (that over which no man has control) a) Foretold all things that would come to pass in the order they would occur before the end of the Jewish/OT Dispensation (Mt 24:1-35) 29May: Messiah as King: Unique Characteristics of His Kingship 1. At the Right Hand of God (Yahweh); where the King rules (Ps 110, Dan 7, Acts 2, 7; Rev 4, 5, Jn 1:1; Heb 1:3); ALL authority resides in Him. 2. The Anointed King’s Throne (qualities of Rule); preeminence (Rev 1:4-5); Universal; Forever w/in Time [until death is conquered](1Cor 15). 3. The King’s kingdom & dominion: characteristics, how established, upheld 4. The Power of the King (word, rule, standard, enforcement); 5. The Glory / Honors due the King: reigns AFTER His death/resurrection 6. His Subjects to Take On/Put On the King’s Qualities (imparts life to subjects) 7. His Subjects to Share in the King’s Rewards / Privileges & Inheritance [why He rules]; Rev 3:21; 17:14; 19:16; (fellow-heirs, adopted, shall reign with Him) 05JUN - Messiah as Unique & Anointed Priest: Fulfilling Prophecy 1. The Priest who made purification of sins (aorist; once for all) and sat down at the right hand of Yahweh; 1Sam 2:35ff => Ps 110 => Zech 6:9ff Acts 2; Acts 3; Heb 1:3; high priest (offerer) who became the sacrificial offering 2. The Priest Faithful before Yahweh in ALL His Ways; 1Sam 2:35f 3. The Priest built up to be an enduring house unto Yahweh; 1Sam 2:35-36; Heb 3:6 4. The Priest forever after Melchizedek [w/o beginning/end]; Ps 110:4; Heb 5:10 5. The Priest Acceptable to and Directly Approaches Yahweh [supreme intercessor]; the people would be “My people” = mediator, intercessorial reconciliation with Yahweh (i.e. – priest); Jer 30:21-22 6. The Priest who built the temple/house/dwelling of the Lord (Zech 6:9-15) 7. The Priest who sits upon His royal throne (Zech 6:9-15) • Extends this honor to His subjects to make a nation of priests [all who obey] – 1Pet 2:5-9; all of 1Peter GOD / Yahweh + GOD/Elohim As King and Absolute Sovereign (dominion) Dominion (everlasting) Holy nation Kingdom As priest-offerer + priestoffering/Lamb Living stones As King As builder of God’s dwelling and chief stone, precious Rom 14:10 2Cor 5:10 1Pet 4:17f 2Pet 3:10 Royal priesthood Offering for all mankind, intercession for obedient 1Pet 2:9 (will not be destroyed) Ti 2:14 those purchased all the peoples, nations, and men of every language Dan 7:14ff; Acts 17:30; Titus 2:11ff hell 1. Messiah as Judge, Standard, & Means of Judgment (Word) The One Judge & Standard, By & Through Whom Yahweh will judge; Jn 5:22,27,30; Jn 8:16; Ja 4:12; Ps 67:4; 9:8; 67:13; 98:9; Ps 110:6; 1Sam 2:10 2. The Judge who Arrested, Judged & Condemned Satan; Jn 16:11; Gen 3:12-Rev 20 3. The Judge (Most Just) righteous in ALL His Ways; 2Tim 4:8; Mt 10:15; 11:22f; Mt 27:19; Jn 8:16; Rom 2:2,5; 2Thess 1:5 4. The Judge Who Saves/Protects/Defends/Avenges His people; Jn 5:24-27; Rev 16:5; Jn 9:39; Jn 12:31; 2Pet 2:9; Jude 1:15; Rev 17; Rev 18 5. The Judge appointed by God / witnessed by all the prophets; Acts 10:42f; Acts 17:30f a. The Judge of the Living and the Dead; Acts 10:42; 2Tim 4:1; Heb 10:30; 1Pet 4:5; Jn 16:8; 2Cor 5:10 b. The Judge of the world (all men throughout all time); Acts 17:30f; Heb 12:23ff; Heb 13:4; Mt 12:41f; Heb 4:12-13 c. Judge of the secrets of men; Rom 2:16; Heb 4:12; Mt 12:36; Jn 3:19 6. The Judge Who is Near, Approachable/Personal, Warns, Forgives until the end; Jn 9:39; Ja 5:9; Jn 12:31; 1Pet 4:7; Rev 22:7,12,20 7. The Judge who causes His people to share with Him to judge the world and angels (shares His ‘bench’, throne, reign; 1Cor 6:2-3; 1Pet 4:17 Rev 20:4 1. Messiah as Judge, Standard, & Means of Judgment (Word) The One Judge & Standard, by & through Whom Yahweh will judge; Jn 5:22,27,30; Jn 8:16; Ja 4:12; Heb 4:12-13 • God is the sole source of all moral law: As Creator of ALL things, especially man in His own image, right-wayness, righteousness, truth, justness, love, etc. are qualities that flow forth from God as part of His being; He is the source of all good. • He is “the Judge of all the earth” (Gen 18:25) for all time; of living and dead. • • • For those during the patriarchal period, He was the source of universal moral right and wrong. Adam, Seth, Noah, Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel, etc. • for those under the Law (Moses), He was “our judge…our lawgiver…our king” (Isa 33:22); • for Gentiles during the Law-OT, He was the source of all moral law (Rom). Since all have sinned, all have transgressed God’s moral laws; some while under a covenant (Law), others outside the covenant (w/o Law, anomia) but still under moral law and obligated/amenable to moral law. He is judge of individuals and of nations, on the basis of righteousness, justice, and holiness. Ps 89:14; 97:2-3; 67:4; 82:8; 110:6; Isa 2:4; Joel 3:12; Micah 4:3 All authority in heaven and earth, at the right hand of God, includes his role as judge over all His domain. Jn 3:17; Jn 8:15-16; Jn 12:47-48ff 1. Messiah as Judge, Standard, & Means of Judgment (Word) The One Judge & Standard, Who by & through Whom Yahweh will judge; Jn 5:22,27,30; Jn 8:16; Ja 4:12; 2Pet 3:6-7ff • Judge ALL the living and the dead on the same day; Jn 6:39-47 Jesus says 4x that the righteous will be raised at or in the last day. [1Thess 4:13-17; 2Thess 1:6-10] • Jn 12:47-48 those who reject His word shall be judged “in the last day” • Both unrighteous and righteous shall be judged “in the last day”; Mt 25; esp. vv. 34-41, the unrighteous go away into eternal punishment, the righteous inherit the kingdom prepared for them the foundation of the world (v.34); there is NO 1,000 yr physical reign nor time-separation in judgments, nor multiple judgment periods. All final judgment occurs “in the last day”. • Mt 24:1-34 is judgment upon the OT Jewish system; it was brought to an end as foretold (Dan 7, 9, Jer 22:30; 30:11;). This was judgment upon a nation, an ending of that which was supposed to have ended on its own with acknowledgment and acceptance of the Messiah and Christ. • Compare Jn 6:39 to Mt 24:34 & Mt 25, as well as Rom 14:10,12; 2Cor 5:10, and Acts 17:30-31 for all judgment to occur “in the last day”. • Resurrection of Jesus is Yahweh’s guarantee/assurance/proof that He has been exalted to the position of Absolute Judge, King, Ruler of ALL men. Acts 17:30ff 2. Messiah as Judge Who Confined, Crushed, & Condemned Satan The Judge who Confined, Crushed, & Condemned Satan; Jn 16:11; Rev 20; Jn 12:31 • • Crushed the head (power) of Satan; Gen 3:15 - Acts 26:18; • Rev 12:9; 20:2 (Messianic reign = the assembly = Christian dispensation); • Heb 12:22-29; removing those things which CAN be shaken • Heb 2:14-15 Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; • Since He is seated at the right hand of power, He therefore reigns, rules, & judges with absolute authority; Mt 28 • Jn 12:31 …now the ruler of this world shall be cast out Condemned Satan; has prepared eternal confinement and punishment for Satan and his angels; Mt 25:41; Rev 12:12; 3. Messiah as Judge, Most Just, Righteous in ALL His Ways (1Sam 2:35) 3. The Judge (Most Just) righteous in ALL His Ways; 2Tim 4:8; Mt 10:15; 11:22f; Mt 27:19; Jn 8:16-18 [two witnesses, I & the Father]; Rom 2:2,5; 2Thess 1:5; Mt 3:17 • Gen 18:25 – judge of all the earth shall deal justly (Abraham negotiating with the Judge of All the Earth over Sodom, slaying the righteous with the wicked) • Psa 7:11 God is a righteous judge • 2Ti 4:8 in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. • Mat 10:15 "Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city (that rejects the gospel). Degrees of punishment inferred, as justice requires measuring against the same standard the thoughts and deeds of all; Mt 11:22 woes upon cities for failing to repent in the face of most of His miracles performed therein. • Mat 27:19 And while he (Pilate) was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; testimony of a pagan unbeliever as to the righteousness of Jesus. • Heb 4:15 …One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 4. • Messiah as Judge, Savior, Defender, Avenger for Justice The Judge Who Saves/Protects/Defends/Avenges His people; Jn 5:24-27; Rev 16:5; Jn 9:39; Jn 12:31; 2Pet 2:9; Jude 1:15; Rev 17; Rev 18 Jn 5:24-27 …For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. • • Jn 9:39 And Jesus said, "For judgment [krima]* I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind. • • that which is the sole work of God, creation & life, lie in His sovereign dominion and also within His jurisdiction – therefore, judging and executing judgment belong to Him as do legislating and enforcing. In addressing the design of His coming into the world, Jesus spoke as king and judge; he spoke not as a preacher but as one knowing kingship, a kingdom, a throne were due Him, and as a judge empowered to enforce, convict, and speak w/ authority from the divine bench. Jn 12:31 Now judgment [krises] is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out. *Krima = the idea of separation / distinction between that which possess qualities of God and that which does not. Krises= separating, dividing along criteria, a judicial determination. 4. • Messiah as Judge, Savior, Defender, Avenger for Justice The Judge Who Saves/Protects/Defends/Avenges His people; Jn 5:24-27; Rev 16:5; Jn 9:39; Jn 12:31; 2Pet 2:9; Jude 1:15; Rev 17; Rev 18 John 5:22 "For not even the Father judges [krino] anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son…” • krinō - to judge, decide: act as...judge, conclude, condemn, considered, decide, determine, go to law, pronounce opinion, or pronounce objective determination; apply criteria to make distinctions, find fault with, criticize; Lk 7:43, Rom 2:1ff, 3:1ff [3:4] • A brief word study of the Greek words used for ‘judge’ and ‘judgment’ is included at the end of the lesson; you are encouraged to review these to note the subtle differences in meanings of the different words. • Christ’s very presence in the world constituted a judgment, as did Act 2/Pentecost when the gospel was first presented; His presence and Word constitute a separation of good and evil, truth and not-truth, which is the primitive idea of “judgment” (to separate in order to distinguish how things relate/compare, discern differences according to criteria, distinguish, etc.); • The separation or distinction is ultimately between those who obey Him and those who reject Him. Jn 3:17 & I Jn 2:3, Acts 2,3, the gospel going forth… Messiah as Judge Appointed/Designated by God / witnessed by all the prophets 5. The Judge w/ Divine Authority Appointed/Designated by God • Acts 10:42-43 - …unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with Him after he rose from the dead. And he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this is He who is ordained of God to be the Judge of the living and the dead. To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that trusts/faiths on him shall receive remission of sins. • Only God can forgive sin, Jesus forgave/forgives sin (witnessed by all as the lame man walked), therefore Jesus was/is God => has jurisdiction over living, dead, all things created; God’s designation of Jesus as judge = God attesting yet even moreso that Jesus is His Son (voice at immersion, resurrection, etc.) • Judge of the Living & Dead, Judge of the world, all men throughout all time • Acts 17:30 - The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. • Appointed A DAY…and ordained the one whom He raised from the dead Messiah as Judge Appointed/Designated by God / witnessed by all the prophets 5. The Judge w/ Divine Authority Appointed/Designated by God • Judge of the secrets [hidden things] of men • Mat 12:36f - And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. • People don’t hear everything we say…only Jesus does! • Heb 4:12f For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any twoedged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open [tracheolitzo] before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do [give account]. • Heb 12:22ff but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel. • Mediator of a new covenant/law + jurisdiction => judge of ALL Messiah as Judge Appointed/Designated by God / witnessed by all the prophets 5. The Judge w/ Divine Authority Appointed/Designated by God • Judge of the secrets [hidden things] of men; to judge justly He must be God • Rom 2:16 - on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets [κρυπτα – krupta] of men through Christ Jesus. • • krupta – hidden, concealed; those things which are deliberately hidden, and purposefully concealed from the sight/knowledge of all men The power of Heb 4:13 explains: • There is no creature that is not manifest (exposed) in His sight: but all things are naked and laid open [tracheolitzo] before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do [give account]. • To judge ALL men everywhere for all time JUSTLY and IN RIGHTEOUSNESS (the right-wayness/absolute objective truth), to have jurisdiction over all things to be such a judge. to have all authority in heaven and earth, for one’s word to be ultimate objective truth, one must have existed before and outside of time, space, matter, energy, i.e. one must be eternal, omniscient, omnipotent. • Only one who is eternal can have power over all things, death, hidden and secret things, thoughts/intents of the heart withheld, etc. Messiah as Judge Who is NEAR & Personal (He invites) 6. The Judge Who is Near & Personal; Jn 9:39; Ja 5:9; Jn 12:31; 1Pet 4:7; Rev 22:7,12,20 • Ever-present = omniscient • Joh 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind. • • Jn 12:30-32 Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes. Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself. • • “came into this world” => not OF this world (Jn 1:1ff; Heb 1:1ff) This drawing unto Him was/is a call to salvation, to become righteous to be rescued from judgment as being unrighteous; the judge who overcame Satan and cast him out called for a drawing near in a relationship that is spiritually intimate and close. Jas 5:9 Do not complain, brethren, against one another, that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. Messiah as Judge Who is NEAR & Personal (He invites) 6. The Judge Who is Near & Personal; Jn 9:39; Ja 5:9; Jn 12:31; 1Pet 4:7; Rev 22:7,12,20 • • 1Pe 4:6-7 For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are [spiritually] dead [cut off], that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God. The end of all things is at hand; • The ‘call’ or evangelization [ευηγγελισθη – heu+angh+elidzo] is to those cut off spiritually (dead); the Most Just Judge calls for repentance prior to judgment, • calls for turning to life in Christ and living according to the will of God PRIOR TO legal examination, trial, and judicial decision/verdict. • The Judge provides warning of finality, frequently and forcefully 1Pe 4:17-19 For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Therefore, let those also who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right. Judge Who is NEAR, Approachable/Personal, Warns, Forgives until the end; 6. The Judge Who is Near & Personal; Jn 9:39; Ja 5:9; Jn 12:31; 1Pet 4:7; Rev 22:7,12,20 • Most Just Judge Who is Longsuffering, not desiring that any should perish • • 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. The Just Judge Who Warns • 2Pe 3:10-13 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness, looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Messiah as Judge Who is NEAR & Personal (He invites) 6. The Judge Who is Near & Personal; Jn 9:39; Ja 5:9; Jn 12:31; 1Pet 4:7; Rev 22:7,12,20 • Is Near throughout our life, and unto the end of the world • • Mt 28:20 - …I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. The closing words of the revelation of God’s new covenant warn: • Rev 22:7 And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. [I am coming rapidly] • Rev 22:12 Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is. • Rev 22:20 He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus. Messiah as Judge Who Shares His Judicial Power w/ the Faithful 7. The Judge who causes His people to share with Him to judge the world and angels (shares His ‘bench’, throne, reign; 1Cor 6:2-3; 1Pet 4:17 Rev 20:4 • Shares His judicial power w/ those faithful who overcome the world; • 1Jn 2:13-14 …because you know Him who has been from the beginning…you have overcome the evil one…because you know the Father. • We have been given the means to overcome our accuser; we shall judge him (angels) in the last day; 1Cor 6:2-3 • 1 Jn 4:4; 1Jn 5:4 You are from God…and have overcome them; For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. • 1Cor 6:2-3 the saints will judge (krino) the world…we shall judge angels… • Judicial determination, convict, decide outcome/sentence WORD STUDY OF “JUDGE” & “JUDGMENT” FOR USE WITH Messiah as Judge, Standard, & Means of Judgment (Word) John 5:22 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son…” Κρίνω - krinō (v.); to judge, decide: - act as...judge, concluded, condemn, condemning, considered, decided, determine, go to law, goes to law, pronounced, regards, stand trial, sue, trial, tried, try. ========================================================= 1) to separate, as in to pick out, select, choose (apply criteria to make distinctions, find fault with, criticize); Lk 7:43, Rom 2:1ff, 3:1ff [3:4] 2) to approve, esteem, to prefer (favorable determination, distinguish) as in Rom 14:5 (judge/prefer one day to another) 3) to be of opinion, deem, think, subjectively evaluate, consider (Acts 13:46, Acts 4:19, I Cor 10:15, I Cor 7:37) 4) to determine, resolve, decree (I Cor 11:13, Rom 14:13) John 5:22 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son…” Κρίνω - krinō (v.); Κρίνω - krinō (v.); to judge, decide: - act as...judge, concluded, condemn, condemning, considered, decided, determine, go to law, goes to law, pronounced, regards, stand trial, sue, trial, tried, try. ===================================================================== 5) to judge [legal / judicial context & meaning; 2 sub-meanings]: 5a) to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong 5.a.1) summoned to trial that one’s case may be examined and judgment passed upon it; Lk 19:22, 12:57 5b) to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure (Mt 7:1) 5.b.1) of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others; Acts 13:27, Rev 20:13 John 5:22 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son…” Κρίνω - krinō (v.); Κρίνω - krinō (v.); to judge, decide, act as judge, concluded, condemn, condemning, considered, decided, determine, go to law, pronounced, regards, stand trial, sue, trial, tried / try. 6) to rule, govern (Ps 2:10, Rom 2:27) 6a) to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, as it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment (executive contained both legislative & judicial authorities / powers; patriarchal period) 7) to contend together, of warriors and combatants (3 sub-meanings) 7a) to dispute Hos 2:4; Job 9:3,13,19; I Cor 6:6 7b) in a forensic sense 7b1) to go to law, have suit at law John 9:39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind.“ Κρίμα – krima [the idea of separation / distinction between that which, or those who, possess qualities of God and that which or those who do not. Ultimately the separation is between truth (good) and that which is not-truth/evil]; ========================================================== Noun, neuter - not the act of judgment, but its result (verdict). 1) the decree, judgments [the thing pronounced]; the determination or sentence 2) judgment [2 sub-meanings / 3 sub-sub-meaning] John 9:39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind.“ Κρίμα – krima [the idea of separation / distinction between that which/those who possess qualities of God and that which/those who do not. Ultimately the separation is between truth/good and that which is not-truth/evil]; noun neuter - not the act of judgment, but its result. ==================================================================================================================== 2) Judgment [judicial sense / context] 2a) the condemnation of wrong, the decision (whether severe or mild) which one passes on the faults of others 2b) in a forensic sense 2b1) the sentence of a judge 2b2) the punishment with which one is sentenced 2b3) condemnatory sentence, penal judgment, sentence Jn 9:39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind.“ Κρίμα – krima [the idea of separation / distinction between that which/those who possess qualities of God and that which/those who do not. Ultimately the separation is between truth/good and that which is not-truth/evil]; noun neuter - not the act of judgment, but its result. =================================================================================================================== 3) a matter to be judicially decided, a lawsuit, a case in court Christ’s very presence in the world constitutes a separation of good and evil, truth and not-truth, which is the primitive idea of “judgment” (separate, discern, distinguish, etc.); The separation or distinction is ultimately between those who obey Him and those who reject Him. Jn 3:17 & I Jn 2:3. Jn 9:39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind. Jn 9:40 Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?" The Pharisees mocked Jesus before the listeners with a rhetorical question stating either (1) what was the obvious case physically, that they were not physically blind, [therefore, they “see” or apprehend] OR (2) knowing what Jesus thought of them, they mocked Him w/ their self-professed and self-validated knowledge, and their self-established ‘righteousness’, i.e. that they were not “spiritually blind, ignorant or lacking in knowledge”; they were the learn-ed ones, who thought they ‘saw’ or apprehended what was before them, which is why they claimed “we see” [we are not blind]. Jn 9:39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind. Jn 9:40 Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?" [i.e. we see] ======================================================== Either way, they admit by the converse of their own question that they believed that they ‘see’, therefore without realizing it, they were in fact blind (spiritually), and could not see that they were blind (even worse); this is why Jesus says “since you say, ‘we see’, your sin remains.” [they did not ‘see’ or recognize the Messiah] In their arrogance and mockery, they revealed their guilt, and separated (condemned) themselves by their own words and actions. Jn 9:41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains (ignorance/darkness). John 12:31 "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out. Κρίσις - krisis; a decision, a judicial determination; by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specifically divine law): - accusation, condemnation, damnation. ========================================================= Noun - feminine 1) a separating, sundering, separation, dividing along criteria, a determination 1a) a trial, contest 2) the selection; the determination/conclusion itself 3) judgment [2 sub-meanings] John 12:31 "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out. Κρίσις - krisis; a decision, a judicial determination; by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specifically divine law): - accusation, condemnation, damnation. ========================================================= 3) judgment 3a) opinion or decision given concerning anything 3a1) especially concerning justice and injustice, right or wrong; a ruling 3b) sentence of condemnation, damnatory judgment, condemnation and punishment John 12:31 "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out. Κρίσις - krisis; a decision, a judicial determination; by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specifically divine law): - accusation, condemnation, damnation. ========================================================= 4) the college of judges (a tribunal of seven men in the several cities of Palestine; as distinguished from the Sanhedrin, which had its seat at Jerusalem) 5) right, justice [the righteous nature of that which is determined] Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 1) to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose 2) to approve, esteem, to prefer 3) to be of opinion, deem, think, to be of opinion 4) to determine, resolve, decree 5) to judge 5a) to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong 5a1) to be judged, i.e. summoned to trial that one’s case may be examined and judgment passed upon it 5b) to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure Κρίνω - krinō 5b1) of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass judgment on the deeds and words of others 6) to rule, govern; to preside over with the power of giving judicial decisions, because it was the prerogative of kings and rulers to pass judgment 7) to contend together, of warriors and combatants 7a) to dispute 7b) in a forensic sense 7b1) to go to law, have suit at law Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Κρίνω - krinō Context: Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 1) to separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose 4) to determine, resolve, decree 5a) to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong 5b) to pronounce judgment, to subject to censure 5b1) of those who act the part of judges or arbiters in matters of common life, or pass personal opinion/judgment on the deeds and words of others Questions or Discussion