Orthroinos-AsterMorning Star

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It is intriguing that Jesus Himself says, “I am the bright and morning star” (Rev. 22:16)

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It would seem that God wants to set the record straight about who

is the “Morning Star.”

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And since God is the God who created time … He knew that

there would be some that would try to cloud the issue of the

identity of the “Morning Star.”

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It is the morning star (Venus) that heralds the coming of a new day.

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When all the stars of night are dimming, the morning star stands bright and heralds the coming of

a brand new day.

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Likewise, Christ came as the Morning Star to bring a new day

of light and forgiveness in a world of darkness.

Lucifer is called the … “son of the morning” … and he

desired to be … “above the stars of God …” the Morning

Star

Eze 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy

beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee

to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may

behold thee.

Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of

the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the

nations!

Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of

God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

Eze 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the

garden of God; every precious stone was thy

covering,

Only when the … day star … arises in your hearts can the

black of night (sin) be driven into obscurity!

I. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Glorification.

A. Jesus declares that He is the Morning Star – Rev. 22:12-16

I. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Glorification.

B. Satan claimed to be the Morning Star – Isaiah 14:12-15

I. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Glorification.

C. Satan may be the “star” with the keys to the bottomless pit – Rev. 9:1-4 / 11:17 / 17:8 / 20:1 / 20:3

II. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Magnification

A. In prophecy Christ is foretold to come as the “Star out of Jacob” – Numbers 24:17

II. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Magnification

B. As the “day star” which lives in our hearts, it should cause us to magnify His name – II Peter 1:19

III. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Evangelization

A. Christians who have overcome by the blood of the Lamb have been given the Morning Star – Rev. 2:22-26

III. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Evangelization

B. The “Morning Star” heralds a new day in which God as light overcomes moral darkness – Jn. 1:1-9

III. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Evangelization

C. Jesus made it clear that He is the “light of the world” – Jn. 8:12;9:5;12:35,36,46