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Introduction
This post will look at the primary reason for Jesus’ ministry being to demonstrate why God created Zion. This will be done by looking at and breaking down things he said and relevant parameters around his ministry.
I wrote two other posts, one explaining what Zion is, and the other indicating what it’s positively done, which includes Jesus’ miracles:
What Is Zion? Where Eternity and Earth Meet
The Goodness of Zion: A Great Contribution to Quality of Life
Who Sent Jesus?
According to Jesus, God sent him, which he states in first person (John 8:42, 20:21). There are other instances of him conveying this, including as him being God’s son, but these are enough. Jesus conveyed indirectly he’s God’s son:
An Examination of Jesus Being God’s Son and Incarnation
Who Was jesus Sent To?
In addition to Jesus saying who sent him, he also states to a Canaanite woman, born a Syrophoenician, pleading for him to heal her daughter, that he “was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Mat 15:22-24). Similarly, Jesus instructs his disciples to go out to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and not the gentiles (Mat 10:5-8).
Who Was Jesus Sent For?
But it’s not that simple. Despite his saying he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, he continually refers to his ministry (or himself) as being international, accessible to all, in relevance and practicality.
He says he’s come to save the world (John 12:47), God has given him authority over all flesh (John 17:1-2), and all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him (Mat 28:18).
Furthermore, he wants his ministry to go international. He instructs his disciples to make disciples of all nations (Mat 28:16-20) and to proclaim the Gospel in all the world to all creation (Mar 16:15). Gospel means God spell.
To put the point further, he says “this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations” (Mat 24:14 Mar 13:10). This is rather a declaration of what will happen over an instruction, and has come to pass.
Additionally, he heals the Canaanite woman’s daughter who he told he was only sent to the House of Israel (Mat 15:22,28 Mar 7:26,29-30). Likewise, he heals a centurion’s servant (Mat 8:5-13 Luk 7:2,10).
Clearly, from what he says and does, his works and ministry are not exclusive to the House of Israel.
Why Was Jesus Sent?
Jesus says he was sent to “preach the good news” (Luk 4:43) and came to save the world, with his commandment from God being eternal life (John 12:44-50). He later defines eternal life as knowing God and him, says God gave him authority to grant it (know them) to those he gave him, and that he glorified God on earth by accomplishing the work God assigned to him (John 17:1-4). The work he did was doing a lot of miracles that were great for people, and preaching (“the good news”). So if God sent him, then that’s what he’d want him to have done.
What Does God Want?
Before Jesus came, God had a track record in regard to his relationship with humanity. The question of what God wants is important to answer because Jesus said he seeks the will of his father (John 4:34), he came down from heaven to do God’s will (John 6:38), and his teachings are from God (John 7:16). Additionally, Jesus said on several occasions, he and God are in one another (John 10:38, 14:11), and he and God are one (John 10:30, 17:11, 17:20-23).
Simply put, based on the Hebrew Bible, what God wants is for the house of Israel to live in the land he’s given them (Ex 3:8 Lev 20:24) and adhere to the covenant, the law (Lev 26:3–12). The result looks like this:
10 And he said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. Exodus 34:10
Based on the previous Leviticus passage (Lev 26:3–12)., his being their God is conditional to them adhering to the covenant. Thus, if their following the covenant is very short-lived, which it was, then these “wonders” wouldn’t be executed, or not to their intended scale at least. This has created a problem that the potential and capabilities of Zion are not yet to be seen. The solution: demonstrate the potential.
Do Jesus and God’s Views Align?
Ultimately, given what Jesus said, if he and God are not aligned in their views, something is seriously the matter. Here are comparisons of some of their beliefs, with a focus on Zion.
The Law
Jesus said he came to fulfill the law, “until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished”, and great in God’s kingdom are those who do and teach the law while the opposite is true for who do the reverse (Mat 5:17-20). Similarly, he says “it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void” (Luk 16:17). To summarize, he believes the law will be around until heaven and earth pass away, and whoever follows and teaches it are great in God’s kingdom. He reveres the law and sees it as non-voidable until heaven and earth pass away. Likewise, God commands Israel to hear and do the laws he commands so they “may live”, and they should not add or take from what he commands (Deut 4:1-2). It’s safe to say their views regarding the law align.
Important points to note are, Jesus saying he’s come to fulfill the law, and God saying for them to follow the law so they may live. They’re already living, so there’s an assumption he’s not talking about living in an ordinary sense. The original Hebrew word can also be translated as whole or revive. So when the law is fulfilled, life will be given (“may live”) in a way greater than it currently is. And if Jesus is fulfilling the law, he should be displaying this greater living.
Jesus said other things regarding the law that can be debated in terms of his views on it, or parts of it. To discuss and debate the law is standard, entirely normal, practice, among the Jewish people. They have a very large book, or series rather, called the Talmud, dedicated to interpreting the law, along with others. Jesus’ clear view on the law shouldn’t be superseded by his more debatable comments on it.
God’s Child Israel
God tells Moses to tell Pharaoh, Israel is his firstborn son (Ex 4:22). Jesus refers to Israel as God’s children when speaking with the Canaanite woman (Mat 15:26 Mar 7:27), in a comment after he said he was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. So, God views Israel as his child and Jesus views Israel as God’s child (children).
God, Abraham, and Sarah’s Child Isaac, Israel, and God’s Plan of What’s to Come
Israel the Chosen People
God says he has chosen Israel (Deut 7:6). Likewise, Jesus refers to Israel as the elect, meaning elected (chosen) (Mat 24:22, 24 Mar 13:20). The greater context of Jesus calling them elected is him talking about the abomination of desolation in the book of Daniel, a part of an explanation of what’s to happen to Daniel’s people in latter days (Dan 10:14). Daniel was Jewish so his people are Israel. Jesus is referring to Israel. God says he chose Israel and Jesus agrees with this.
Why Did God Send Jesus When and Where He Did?
Jesus comes at a very specific time and to a very specific place. The vast majority of his ministry happens in Israel, more specifically in Zion. That is, in the land God gave the Israelites, with them living there, and the temple standing. But they aren’t sovereign, as rather the Roman Empire is. So it’s not set up right. At this point in Zion’s history, it’s in bad shape with a history of a lot of the same. Soon after, in 70 AD, the Romans destroy the temple, leading to the Israelites dispersion out of the land and all over the earth.
The reason Jesus was sent when he was, is because it had to be before Zion fell, as the intention was to show Zion’s potential, what it can do. If he weren’t sent when he was, people wouldn’t have enough of a sense of why God created Zion, and what his intentions are with it. It additionally made the God of Israel internationally known, with the inclusion of keeping his earth identity embedded with Zion.
The reason he was sent where he was, is to show the stewards of Zion, the house of Israel, Zion’s potential. Sending him anywhere else wouldn’t have been practical for this intended purpose. For example, if you want to show the potential of a farm that feeds the world, you would demonstrate it to the farmers of the farm on the farm. In turn, the world still sees, or rather learns about, the potential of Zion, which is necessary because it and its benefits are intended for all humanity.
Jesus Was Sent to Manifest Zion
To recap, Jesus was sent by God, to the house of Israel, for the world, to save the world, with the commandment of eternal life and authority to grant it, which he defines as knowing God and him, each of who are one, near the point of Zion’s collapse. He also views the law as non-voidable until heaven and earth pass away, and that whoever does and teaches it are great in God’s kingdom, while who does the opposite are least. Additionally, he says he manifested God’s name (John 17:6). He did this in and through Zion.
Ultimately, the overall goal and point of Zion looks like the opposite of this:
Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” Genesis 6:3
And that comes through regaining access to this:
22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. Genesis 3:22-23
The Four Rivers in Genesis Are the Four Realms
And access to that is a process that comes through Zion:
18 It was carved of cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces: 19 a human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around. Ezekiel 41:18-19
How the Realms Work Together: Ezekiel’s Vision of Four Creatures
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