Jesus Glorified-Part 4

JESUS GLORIFIED-IV—John 12:32-33(:20-36)

Attention:

*The God-Man Jesus, faithfully received the penalty of His Father’s judgment upon Himself, so that anyone who believes ‘can’ receive forgiveness of their personal sin! And, so that anyone who chooses, to trust Jesus as their Savior & Lord, can have, not only eternal life, but also a full & meaningful life here on earth.

*Jesus’ ‘GLORY’ is His faithful & uniquely perfect sacrifice for the sins of mankind!...Freeing believers from hell!

Excerpted from The New Oxford American English Dictionary:

•GLORY(Noun) = ‘High renown or honor won by notable achievements’ OR: ‘Magnificence or great beauty.’

•To GLORIFY(Verb) = ‘To cause the dignity & worth of some person or thing to become manifest & acknowledged.’ OR: ‘To render/esteem/consider as glorious.’

•GLORIOUS(Adjective) = ‘Having a striking beauty or splendor that evokes feelings of delighted admiration.’

Need:

All people are in dire need of knowing the fact, that Jesus life death, resurrection, & ascension are of eternal consequence to them.

The apostle John recorded some of the events surrounding the imminence of Jesus’ glorification.

Jesus’ being glorified is of profound significance!

?How &/or Why is Jesus glorified? ?How or Why is His glorification significant?

Today we’ll examine the last, of 6 significant aspects of Jesus’ glorification.

Previously we have found that...

Jesus’ glorification necessitates a submission to GOD’s...

1. PRIORITY / Precedence(:20-23)

2. FRUITFULNESS / Productivity(:24-26)

3. PURPOSE(:27-28)

4. JUDGMENT(:29-31)

Today we’ll find that...

5—Jesus’ glorification necessitates His submission to...

GOD’S METHOD(:32-33)

Explanation:(:32-33)

:32—“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.””

:33—“This He said, signifying by what death He would die.”

Here Jesus draws a direct reference to the ‘manner’ or way in which His impending death would take place.

His depiction of being “lifted up from the earth”, “signifies by what death He would die.”

Jesus knows & reveals that He will be sentenced to die by crucifixion...on the Cross.

In Jesus’ day, the Roman Empire occupied Israel/Palestine. The Romans were averse to using crucifixion as a capital punishment for the freeborn & citizens of the Roman Empire. It was used against slaves(of whom there were many) & those who refused citizenship with the Roman Empire.

•Crucifixion was reserved for those who committed the most heinous of criminal activities against government & society.

In contrast to the 'criminalization' of crucifixion, we have Jesus statement about it:

Jn. 8:28-30—“Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He[Christ/Messiah/God in flesh], & that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.”

The little word, “if” is there, to draw the obvious & definitive conclusion that “if” Jesus is “lifted up”, THEN something beneficial will be put into effect!

It is also there to remind us that “IF” He is NOT “lifted up from the earth”, THEN God’s intended benefits, cannot take place!

*But, something fantastic, & wonderful, & life-changing, WILL take place as a result of Jesus being crucified(“lifted up from the earth”)!

Thru the utterly heinous & brutal means of[METHOD] crucifixion, the ‘way’ was opened for “all” to come to God. By means of that crucifixion, “all” will then be “drawn” to Him.

“All” encompasses “all” of mankind, ‘regardless of’ the vastness or smallness of every ‘people group’!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘language’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘racial’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘moral’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘gender’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘tribal’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘geographical’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘political’ separation!

“All” encompasses “all” of every ‘philosophical’ separation!

*So that God may be all in all(Eph. 1:23; 1Cor. 15:28).

“Draw”—A personal, willful, decision that only an individual can make!

Hosea 11:3-4—“I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them. I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped & fed them.”

Jn. 6:35-45—“And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, & he who believes in Me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen Me & yet do not believe. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, & the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son & believes in Him may have everlasting life; & I will raise him up at the last day.” The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father & mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus therefore answered & said to them, “Do not murmur among yourselves. “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; & I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard & learned from the Father comes to Me.”