1. Who Is Jesus? Mark 12:35-37

3. Who Is Jesus? “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A. W. Tozer“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” - A. W. Tozer

4. Short but Powerful 35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ 37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:35-37) 35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ 37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:35-37)

5. Son of David And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? (Mark 12:35)And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? (Mark 12:35) The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham… (Matthew 1:1)The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham… (Matthew 1:1)

6. Son of David Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel… (2 Timothy 2:8)Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel… (2 Timothy 2:8)

7. The Scriptures 35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ 37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?”… (Mark 12:35-37) 35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ 37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?”… (Mark 12:35-37)

8. The Scriptures “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.” (Acts 1:16)“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.” (Acts 1:16) You spoke by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of Your servant David… (Acts 4:25)You spoke by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of Your servant David… (Acts 4:25)

9. The Scriptures 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:20-21) 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:20-21)

10. Yahweh and Lord 35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ (Mark 12:35-36) 35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ (Mark 12:35-36)

11. Yahweh and Lord … “THE LORD [YAHWEH, יהוה ‎] SAID TO MY Lord [ADON, אָדוֹן ‎], ‘SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET’” (Mark 12:36)… “THE LORD [YAHWEH, יהוה ‎] SAID TO MY Lord [ADON, אָדוֹן ‎], ‘SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET’” (Mark 12:36)

12. Yahweh and Lord “The L ORD [i.e., YAHWEH, GOD] said to my [i.e., David’s] Lord [i.e., the Messiah], ‘Sit at My [GOD’S] right hand, until I [GOD] put Your [the Messiah’s] enemies under Your [the Messiah’s] feet.’ David himself calls Him [i.e., the Messiah] Lord [ADON]. So how is He [the Messiah] his [David’s] son?” (Mark 12:36)“The L ORD [i.e., YAHWEH, GOD] said to my [i.e., David’s] Lord [i.e., the Messiah], ‘Sit at My [GOD’S] right hand, until I [GOD] put Your [the Messiah’s] enemies under Your [the Messiah’s] feet.’ David himself calls Him [i.e., the Messiah] Lord [ADON]. So how is He [the Messiah] his [David’s] son?” (Mark 12:36)

13. Father and Son “David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:37)“David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:37) O LORD [YAHWEH, יהוה ‎], our Lord [ADON, אָדוֹן ‎], how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. (Psalm 8:1)O LORD [YAHWEH, יהוה ‎], our Lord [ADON, אָדוֹן ‎], how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. (Psalm 8:1)

14. Root and Fruit “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” (Revelation 22:16)“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” (Revelation 22:16)

17. The Right Hand David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ (Mark 12:36)David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.”’ (Mark 12:36)

18. The Right Hand “The brow once crowned with thorns now wears the diadem of universal sovereignty; and that hand, once nailed to the cross, now holds in it the scepter of unlimited dominion. He who lay in the tomb has ascended the throne of an unbounded empire.” - John Eadie“The brow once crowned with thorns now wears the diadem of universal sovereignty; and that hand, once nailed to the cross, now holds in it the scepter of unlimited dominion. He who lay in the tomb has ascended the throne of an unbounded empire.” - John Eadie

19. Beneath His Feet 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 27 For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET… (1 Corinthians 15:25-27) 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 27 For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET… (1 Corinthians 15:25-27)

20. The Reaction …And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:37)…And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. (Mark 12:37)

21. As He Is Now 13 …in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. (Revelation 1:13-16) 13 …in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. (Revelation 1:13-16)

22. Distractions “We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity. Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. The need for solitude and quietness was never greater than it is today.” - A. W. Tozer“We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity. Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. The need for solitude and quietness was never greater than it is today.” - A. W. Tozer

24. Who Is Jesus? Mark 12:35-37