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Authors: Dennis, Nolene Prince
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stood straight and spoke with a boldness that belied her meek nature. “Here, Justice, is your answer.”
The scene changed to the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem. 6 There I saw the man Jesus. He lifted His eyes toward heaven and said, “Here I am—it is written about Me in the scroll—I have come to do Your will, O God.” 7 As He spoke, a huge multitude of deformed beings appeared before Him. They were afflicted with every possible kind of human suffering and depravity. Addressing them with pity, He said, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink….I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” 8
Another voice then spoke. “This is Jesus. He is the Son of David, the hope of Israel, the bright Morning Star, and the Sun of Righteousness. 9 He is truth in all its redeeming glory. You, who are perishing, trust in Him! He has come to redeem you.”
Again I saw the mangled form of the dying man. He had heard the words, but his mind was dull and heavy. He could hardly understand what was being said, but he looked up to see if help was at hand. Jesus, who had been standing on the Mount of Olives, came down and bent over him, saying, “What do you want?”
The man answered, “If only I could be saved!”
Jesus answered him, “That is why I came—to seek and to save what was lost.” 10
Then Justice said to Mercy again, “Where is your ransom?”
“The ransom is Jesus,” she responded, “‘the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” 11 Jesus spoke again, “This is why I came into the world.” 12
“Yes,” said an angel, “and by the wounds You received from the lash, the sinner is healed.” 13
“But has He won the conflict?” Relentlessly Justice turned to Mercy and said, “You are pleading the cause of the sinner and have proposed this Jesus as a ransom. Well, understand this: until this ‘Redeemer’ has fought and won against sin and death, He cannot rescue this fallen man. Do you still want the man’s salvation?”
“Yes,” answered Mercy. “That is why I am intervening.”
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1. This is typical of opening words of prayer: praise to God for His greatness before making the request. Similar passages are as follows:
But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.”
—H EBREWS 1:8
How great are his signs,
how mighty his wonders!
His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
his dominion endures from generation to generation.
—D ANIEL 4:3
His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
—D ANIEL 4:34
Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.
—D ANIEL 7:27
Your word, O L ORD , is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
—P SALM 119:89
2. “… ransom for the sinner ,” or someone who will pay the required price to rescue him.
3. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
4. “ A bruised reed…a smoldering wick… ” This Old Testament prophecy (Isa. 42:1–4) concerns the coming Messiah—Jesus. It simply says the Messiah will mend broken lives, not destroy them.
A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he leads justice to victory.
In his name the nations will put their hope.
—M ATTHEW 12:20–21
5. Jesus suffering “outside the city gate” signified the removal of sin from the city.
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
—H EBREWS 13:12
6. “When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to
The scene changed to the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem. 6 There I saw the man Jesus. He lifted His eyes toward heaven and said, “Here I am—it is written about Me in the scroll—I have come to do Your will, O God.” 7 As He spoke, a huge multitude of deformed beings appeared before Him. They were afflicted with every possible kind of human suffering and depravity. Addressing them with pity, He said, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink….I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” 8
Another voice then spoke. “This is Jesus. He is the Son of David, the hope of Israel, the bright Morning Star, and the Sun of Righteousness. 9 He is truth in all its redeeming glory. You, who are perishing, trust in Him! He has come to redeem you.”
Again I saw the mangled form of the dying man. He had heard the words, but his mind was dull and heavy. He could hardly understand what was being said, but he looked up to see if help was at hand. Jesus, who had been standing on the Mount of Olives, came down and bent over him, saying, “What do you want?”
The man answered, “If only I could be saved!”
Jesus answered him, “That is why I came—to seek and to save what was lost.” 10
Then Justice said to Mercy again, “Where is your ransom?”
“The ransom is Jesus,” she responded, “‘the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” 11 Jesus spoke again, “This is why I came into the world.” 12
“Yes,” said an angel, “and by the wounds You received from the lash, the sinner is healed.” 13
“But has He won the conflict?” Relentlessly Justice turned to Mercy and said, “You are pleading the cause of the sinner and have proposed this Jesus as a ransom. Well, understand this: until this ‘Redeemer’ has fought and won against sin and death, He cannot rescue this fallen man. Do you still want the man’s salvation?”
“Yes,” answered Mercy. “That is why I am intervening.”
Support From
the Word of God
1. This is typical of opening words of prayer: praise to God for His greatness before making the request. Similar passages are as follows:
But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.”
—H EBREWS 1:8
How great are his signs,
how mighty his wonders!
His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
his dominion endures from generation to generation.
—D ANIEL 4:3
His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
—D ANIEL 4:34
Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.
—D ANIEL 7:27
Your word, O L ORD , is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
—P SALM 119:89
2. “… ransom for the sinner ,” or someone who will pay the required price to rescue him.
3. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
4. “ A bruised reed…a smoldering wick… ” This Old Testament prophecy (Isa. 42:1–4) concerns the coming Messiah—Jesus. It simply says the Messiah will mend broken lives, not destroy them.
A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he leads justice to victory.
In his name the nations will put their hope.
—M ATTHEW 12:20–21
5. Jesus suffering “outside the city gate” signified the removal of sin from the city.
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
—H EBREWS 13:12
6. “When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to
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