{"id":281,"date":"2018-01-01T14:08:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T13:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buch.jehovah-shammah.de\/?p=281"},"modified":"2018-01-01T14:08:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T13:08:38","slug":"the-offices-of-the-messiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buch.jehovah-shammah.de\/index.php\/2018\/01\/01\/the-offices-of-the-messiah\/","title":{"rendered":"The Offices of the Messiah"},"content":{"rendered":"

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.<\/em><\/p>\n

John 1:14<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeshua (Jesus) holds three offic<\/span>es: Prophet, Priest, and King. Although He holds these three offices, He does not function in all three simultaneously, but chronologically. For example, when Jesus was here on the earth during His First Coming, His 3-year ministry<\/span>, He functioned in His role or office of Prophet. But in the closing week of His life, He went through a transition from the office of Prophet to the office of Priest. To this day, He is functioning as our High Priest in Heaven. Yeshua has not as yet functioned in His third office, the office of King; He will this do after His Second Coming. This study of the offices of the Messiah will reveal exactly how Yeshua fulfills these <\/span>three offices.<\/p>\n

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I. The Office of Prophet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A. Description of the Office<\/p>\n

A prophet is one who receives direct revelation from God: he speaks from God to man. A prophet is a spokesman for someone and speaks the words of the one who sent him. For example, Exodus 7:1<\/a> states: And Jehovah said unto Moses, See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aaron was Moses\u2019 prophet, because Aaron spoke what he heard from Moses. Moses was a prophet of God, because he spoke what he heard directly from God. For someone to fulfill the function of a prophet, he must be receiving direct revelation from God. A prophet is not someone who merely teaches the Scriptures\u2014that is the role of a teacher\u2014a prophet receives direct revelation from God.<\/p>\n

Another passage that emphasizes the same thing is Jeremiah 1:4\u20139<\/a>: Now t<\/em>he word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you; I have appointed you a prophet unto the nations. Then said <\/em>I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, <\/em>I know not how to speak; for I am a child. But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send you you shall go, and whatsoever I shall co<\/em>mmand you you shall speak. Be not afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you, says Jehovah. Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.<\/em><\/p>\n

A prophet, then, is someone who receives direct revelation from God. When God put His own words into the mouth of a man, that man became a prophet. Merely teaching the Scriptures or doing the work of exhortation is not sufficient to be a prophet. A prophet exhorts and a prophet teaches, but that by itself does not make someone a prophet. One is a prophet only when he receives direct revelation from God.<\/p>\n

The role of the prophet involved two things. The first was the area of foretelling, meaning \u201cthe prediction of future events.\u201d He would first have to predict events to be fulfilled in the near future so that his prophetic office could be tested. Only if his near prophecies were fulfilled could his distant prophecies be trusted and believed. The prophet, then, would function in the area of foretelling future events, both near and distant events. The second role of a prophet would be that of forthtelling. By forthtelling he would proclaim exactly what God was saying and what God\u2019s will was in any matter. It is the first function, that of foretelling, which authenticated the second function, that of forthtelling. Anyone can come along and claim, \u201cGod told me to tell you such and such.\u201d I have people saying this to me all the time. But if they claim to be prophets\u2014and many of them do\u2014they need to be tested by the first principle of foretelling, accurately foretelling a near-future event. I have yet in my experience to see any of these self proclaimed prophets willingly subject themselves to the test of a prophet in the area of foretelling. I have not as yet met a true prophet in our day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

B. Past Fulfillment of the Office<\/p>\n

Jesus fulfilled the office of Prophet. Deuteronomy 18:15\u201319<\/a> predicted that the Messiah would be a Prophet. The New Testament teaches that Yeshua fulfilled His role as<\/span> Prophet (Mat. 21:11<\/a>, 46<\/a>; Lk. 7:16<\/a>; 24:19<\/a>; Jn. 4:19<\/a>; 6:14<\/a>; 7:40<\/a>; 9:17<\/a>; Acts 3:20\u201326<\/a>). Jesus was clearly recognized to be a Prophet while He was ministering during His First Coming. Jesus fulfilled bot<\/span>h roles of the prophetic office: forthtelling and foretelling. An example of forthtelling is the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5\u20137<\/a>. As a Prophet, Yeshua spelled out exactly what the will of God was i<\/span>n various particular situations. An example of foretelling is the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24\u201325<\/a>, when Yeshua predicted future events. He predicted some near events such as Jerusalem\u2019s destruction <\/span>in a.d. 70. He also foretold some distant events such as the Tribulation and His Second Coming. Thus, Yeshua fulfilled the first office, the office of Prophet, the office in which He functioned during<\/span> His First Coming.<\/p>\n

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II. The Office of Priest<\/p>\n

Today, Jesus no longer functions in the office of Prophet. Today, He is functioning in His second office, the office of Priest. Whereas a prophet speaks from God to man, a pri<\/span>est speaks for man to God.<\/p>\n

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A. Description of the Office<\/p>\n

The office of a priest is the office of a mediator. In the Old Testament, the mediator was required do two things. Just as a prophet\u2019s office had two facets, foretelling a<\/span>nd forthtelling, so also the priest\u2019s office had two facets: to sacrifice and to intercede. A priest was someone who was duly qualified to minister in sacred things as spelled out in Hebrews 5:1<\/a>. This<\/span> ministry involved two things: first, he was to offer a sacrifice at the Altar; and secondly, to act as a mediator between God and man.<\/p>\n

Just as the Old Testament predicted that the Messiah would be a <\/span>Prophet, it also predicted that the Messiah would be a Priest (Ps. 110:4<\/a>; Zech. 6:13<\/a>). The fact that Jesus fulfilled the priestly office is taught throughout the Book of Hebrews. In fact, the only boo<\/span>k in the New Testament that actually calls Yeshua a Priest is the Book of Hebrews, and it does so twelve times. According to Hebrews 3:1<\/a>, Yeshua fulfilled the office of Priest.<\/p>\n

The Book of Hebrews tea<\/span>ches eleven things about the Priesthood of Jesus. First, it was a Melchizedekian Priesthood, which meant that Yeshua could be both Priest and King (5:6<\/a>; 6:19\u201320<\/a>; 7:1\u201328<\/a>). Secondly, the Priesthood of J<\/span>esus was sinless which was not true of the Levitical Priesthood (4:15<\/a>). Thirdly, the Priesthood of Yeshua is eternal (7:25<\/a>). Fourthly, the Priesthood of Jesus began at the cross (9:14<\/a>; 12:24<\/a>). Fifth, <\/span>His Priesthood is not transitory (7:11\u201314<\/a>), but immutable (7:20\u201322<\/a>). Sixth, it is not temporary, but uninterrupted (7:23\u201325<\/a>); He is going to hold it forever (7:15\u201319<\/a>). Seventh, Yeshua clearly qualifie<\/span>d for this office (1:3<\/a>). Eighth, He was divinely appointed by God to this office (5:5\u201310<\/a>). Ninth, His Priesthood is efficacious in that it will accomplish what it sets out to do, and that is to remove<\/span> sin (10:4<\/a>). Tenth, it will continue after the Ascension, and so continues to this day (4:14<\/a>; 6:20<\/a>; 8:1<\/a>). And eleventh, it is an exalted Priesthood (9:14<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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B. Present Fulfillment of the Office<\/p>\n

Today, Yeshua is fulfilling the function of Priest. Yeshua fulfilled both functions of the priesthood. First, in the area of sacrifice, He is both the sacrifice and the sacrificer (Heb. 9:11\u201315<\/a>, 24\u201328<\/a>; 10:12\u201314<\/a>; 1 Cor. 5:7<\/a>). The sacrifice of the Messiah accomplished three things: redemption (Rom. 3:24\u201325<\/a>); propitiation (1 Jn. 2:2<\/a>); and reconciliation (Rom. 5:10<\/a>; 2 Cor. 5:18\u201321<\/a>). When Jesus fulfilled the first function of a priest, it was with a once and for all sacrifice, and He is no longer offering sacrifices. The second function of a priest was to intercede. That is what Yeshua is doing to the present day; He is interceding for us (Rom. 8:34<\/a>; Heb. 7:25<\/a>). Because Yeshua did a once for all sacrifice, He is not sacrificing anymore, however, He is still interceding. He is no longer a sacrificing Priest, but an interceding Priest. He intercedes for believers and will continue to intercede until the Second Coming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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III. The Office of King<\/p>\n

The third office of the Messiah is still future, the office of King. His first office was fulfilled in history by His First Coming; He presently holds His second office; His th<\/span>ird office is future, and He will begin to function as King only with His Second Coming.<\/p>\n

A. Description of the Office<\/p>\n

The office of King, as far as its relationship to Jesus is concerned, is His right to rule over Israel and the world.<\/p>\n

Just as His prophetic and priestly offices were predi<\/span>cted by the Old Testament, His kingly office was also predicted by the Old Testament and much more frequently than the other two. That the Messiah would be King was predicted in Genesis 49:10<\/a>; Numbers<\/span> 24:17<\/a>; 1 Chronicles 17:10\u201314<\/a>; Psalm 2:7<\/a>; Psalm 45<\/a>; Psalm 72<\/a>; Psalm 119<\/a>; Isaiah 9:6\u20137<\/a>; 11:1\u201310<\/a>; 33:17<\/a>; Jeremiah 23:5\u20136<\/a>; Daniel 7:13\u201314<\/a>; Micah 5:2<\/a>; and Zechariah 9:9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

B. Future Fulfillment of the Office<\/p>\n

The New Testament clearly teaches the future fulfillment of this office by Yeshua when He returns. Even within the scope of the Gospels during the time of His First<\/span> Coming, He was declared to be King of the Jews (Mat. 2:1\u20132<\/a>). The wise men came looking for Him, asking the question: Where is he that is born King of the Jews?<\/em> He is also referred to as King in Matth<\/span>ew 21:4\u20135<\/a>; Luke 1:30\u201333<\/a>; John 1:49<\/a>; and 18:37<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jesus offered Himself as King at His First Coming, but He could not rule as King until He was accepted by His own nation. Unfortunately, at His First Com<\/span>ing when He offered Himself as King, He was rejected (Mat. 27:37<\/a>; Mk. 15:16\u201320<\/a>; Lk. 19:11\u201314<\/a>; 23:38<\/a>; Jn. 19:19\u201322<\/a>). All of these specific passages emphasize, not just the rejection of Yeshua as Messia<\/span>h, but in particular, the rejection of Him as King of the Jews. Since Yeshua could not fulfill that function until He was accepted by His own nation, He did not become King during His First Coming nor is He functioning in that office today. Instead, at His First Coming He remained withi<\/span>n the scope of Prophet and, today, He remains within the scope of Priest. Some day, He will function in that third office, the office of King of the Jews and King of the world. Indeed, when Jesus comes back, He is returning for the purpose of setting up His Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n

The prerequisite to the Second Coming is the J<\/span>ewish request for Him to return. Some day, all Israel will be saved; all Israel will accept Yeshua as their King. Once they do, then Yeshua will come again to set up His Kingdom and rule over it as King. This particular aspect of His Second Comin<\/span>g\u2014for the purpose of setting up a Kingdom to rule over as King\u2014is brought out in Revelation 19:15\u201316<\/a> and Matthew 25:34<\/a>, 40<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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IV. Conclusion<\/p>\n

In summary, Jesus holds three offices: Prophet, Priest, and King. He does not function in all three offices simultaneously, but chronologically. At His First Coming, He functioned as Pr<\/span>ophet. Between the First and Second Comings, He is functioning as Priest. At the Second Coming, He will function as King, and He will function in that capacity for 1,000 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Introduction Yeshua (Jesus) holds three offices: Prophet, Priest, and King. Although He holds these three offices, He does not function in all three simultaneously, but … <\/p>\n

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