The Revelation Series - The Feet of Brass IV
This is the fourth teaching I have done on the feet of Brass of the Son of Man in the seven golden candlesticks. Again, I want to point out that John sees Him IN the seven golden candlesticks or the seven churches of Asia. I also want to point out that the churches are the believers that are gathered in the seven cities. The appearing of Christ in these churches is very specific.
To understand the feet of bass as if they burned in a fire, we need to search the scripture to see Him. Our focus in the written Word of God should be to see Jesus. He is the answer period. As we have seen before, brass is seen throughout the Old Testament Tabernacle and Temple. Brass is specifically related to the Altar of Sacrifice and the Laver of Washing. Here in this altar we see God’s judgement of sin. Here at the altar sin was laid upon the sacrifice. As an Israelite approached the house, he would bring the burnt offering to the Lord and lay his hands upon it, signifying the transference of his sins to the sacrifice.
We who have received Christ Jesus as our sacrifice have also laid our hands on the sacrifice, transferring our sin to His power over sin. He took our sin and He paid for all of its penalties. He is the answer for sin. Your sin, my sin, and all sin.
In John 3 Jesus says as the Moses lifted up a serpent on a pole the Son of Man must be lifted up that whoever believes on Him shall not perish but have eternal life. In Numbers 21 there is a story of the Israelites travels where they had begun to complain of God and walk in unbelief. The consequence was serpents in the midst. These serpents begin to bite them, and the Israelites began to die. As they turned and cried to the Lord, Moses was instructed of God to put a brass serpent on a pole. Whoever looked upon this serpent would live from the serpent’s bite. You could say that by looking at the brass serpent lifted up from the ground, there was no power in the bite of poisonous snakes on the ground.
In Paul’s writings He presents Jesus as who the Brass Serpent on the pole symbolized. Jesus, who took the sting and power of sin away. As we turn to Him, we see His judgement of Sin. In this judgement, Jesus, did not sin, but died for sin. Jesus, who did not know the nature of sin, being tempted as we are, died to sin. Here was the defeat of sin. Jesus overcame sins power in the body of His flesh, and judged sin on the cross by taking the man of sin in the body of His flesh to death. Yes, He judged sin dead or inoperative. It has no power on us who turn to Jesus. In fact, Paul writes that we are made dead to sin in Christ’s death. I don’t know that any have fully heard this.
“He that is dead is freed from sin.” Sin’s power, none effect. Sin’s strength, no ability. Sin’s death, never again. Through Jesus we are made free from all of its bite. We are made free to live unto God in the Heavenly Kingdom He has provided, shielding us from all the works of the devil. Never again do we have to be subject to sin, but can walk in the power of God, who overcame all things through the death of the cross!! Glory to God!
