Mt. Olive Baptist Church | 1/1/23
Matthew 2:1-12
The Wise Men: A Picture of Christ’s Second Coming
Jesus had two groups of visitors at His birth, separated by a space of time.
The shepherds pictured Jesus’ first coming as the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world.
The wise men pictured Jesus’ second coming as the Lion of Judah who would reign as King.
Just like how we don’t know how long it was before the wise men came, we don’t know how long it will be before Jesus comes back the second time.
Whenever a king went to visit another king, he would bring gifts.
We are to follow the example of the wise men to:
