Campaign: The Real Jesus
Blog: Triple Threat
Matt. 5:17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.”
Do you know the person that is incredibly good at everything they do? They seem to have a Midas touch- everything they do turns out awesome. Later on in life the person who is good at everything isn’t that big of a deal, in fact, no one really cares, but in your high school days that good at everything guy reigns supreme.
In football they have a phrase to describe this good at everything guy. The word is: Triple Threat. This label is given only to those that can run the ball expertly, kick the ball expertly, and pass the ball expertly. As you can imagine these Triple Threats are hard to come by in the game of football.
When Jesus Christ came to Earth over 2,000 years ago he came as a triple threat, obviously not in football, but a triple threat in leadership and authority. In the Old Testament we see three primary offices of authority: The Prophet, The Priest, and The King. We see people like Elijah walking in the authority of a prophet, Melchizedek as the authority of the priest, and King David as a mighty king. These men were anointed in one of these leadership areas and could not operate in both at the same time. They also were not the fulfillment of any of these areas, instead they operated completely under God- doing what works he set forth for them to accomplish. All of these men were not perfect or sinless and many failed to do exactly what God would have them do: except Christ.
Jesus is the expert and literal fulfillment in all three of these anointed roles, making him the original Triple Threat. He did more than prophecy, he fulfilled prophecy. He did more than present the sacrifice, He became the sacrifice. He was more than a king, He is the King of all kings. Over the next three blogs I am going to write about the offices of Prophet, Priest, and King individually and in more detail than we covered on Friday Night, and we are going to determine how it effects our Faith, Church, and Lives.
