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Christ as the Great Light, the One with Authority, the Physician, the Bridegroom, the Unfulled Cloth, and the New Wine

 

Matt 4:16 "The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."

Ps 103:3 "who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,"

Matt 9:15 "Jesus answered, 'How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.'"

Judges 9:13 "But the vine answered, 'Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?'"

 

Identity

Symbol

Description

Examples

Application

Relevant Scriptures

Light

Great Light

Illuminates those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death

Morning daylight Sun of righteousness

Guides people to

the path of peace,

 heals people

John 1:4-5 "In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

Mal 4:2 "But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays."

King

One with Authority

Has authority under the Father's authority

The centurion recognizes the Lord's authority

Exercises authority through words and faith

Matt 8:8-9 "The centurion replied, 'Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, "Go," and he goes; and that one, "Come," and he comes. I say to my servant, "Do this," and he does it.'"

Physician

Healer

Heals according to mercy and grace

Heals, restores, revives, and saves people

Reconstitutes people as new citizens of the heavenly kingdom

Matt 9:12-13 "On hearing this, Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. ... For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'"

Eph 5:25-27 "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her... and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless."

Bridegroom

Source of Joy

Makes followers into companions and bride

Being with the disciples

Enjoying living in Christ's presence

Righteousness

Unfulled Cloth and New Garment

From the unprocessed Christ to becoming our righteousness

From incarnation to

 crucifixion, the resurrected Christ

Becomes a new garment covering us

Matt 9:16 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse."

1 Cor 1:30 "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."

Life

New Wine

Invigorating new life

Life that exhilarates people

Poured into new wineskins (church life)

Matt 9:17 "Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."

 

This table maintains the structure and content of the original, providing a comprehensive overview of Christ's multiple identities and symbolic meanings as presented in the Bible.

 

*Please refer to the 2024 Summer Live Training - Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (1) Message One: Christ as the Great Light, the One with Authority, the Physician, the Bridegroom, the Unfulled Cloth, and the New Wine

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