1. BEHOLD, HE COMES

2. Song of Solomon 2:8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. LOOK, HE IS COMING

3. Song of Solomon 2:10 My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.” LOOK, HE IS COMING

4. Isaiah 62:11 Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’” LOOK, HE IS COMING

5. Matt. 25:6 And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ LOOK, HE IS COMING

6. Psalm 24:8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle. WHO IS THIS KING OF GLORY?

7. Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. WHO IS THIS KING OF GLORY?

8. –The better Messenger [Hebrews 1—2] –The Better Apostle [ Hebrews 3—4:13] –The Better Priest [4:14—chapter 7] –The Better Covenant [ Hebrews 8—9] –The Better Sacrifice [Hebrews10:1—31] –The Better Way [10:32—chapter 12] WHO IS THIS KING OF GLORY? JESUS

9. MAY WE SEE HIM? John 12: Six days before the Passover (v.1)Six days before the Passover (v.1) Jesus was guest of honorJesus was guest of honor Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus (v.1-2, 9-11)Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus (v.1-2, 9-11) Mary breaks the expensive ointment over Jesus (v.3-8)Mary breaks the expensive ointment over Jesus (v.3-8)

10. MAY WE SEE HIM? John 12: –Most people washed feet with water in a basin poured from a pitcher or pot. –Mary washes Jesus’ feet with a very expensive ointment she carried in a box and broke over His feet.

11. MAY WE SEE HIM? John 12: –She then wiped His feet dry with her hair. –Some suggest this was a very sensuous act on Mary’s part. In reality, she was simply showing the depth of her love for Jesus.

12. MAY WE SEE HIM? John 12: The crowd cried “Hosanna” over Jesus as they spread their cloaks and palm branches before Him. (v. 12-19)The crowd cried “Hosanna” over Jesus as they spread their cloaks and palm branches before Him. (v. 12-19) Greeks came to Philip asking, “May we see Jesus?”Greeks came to Philip asking, “May we see Jesus?”

13. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM Revelation 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

14. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  He was with the Father in the beginning of Creation (Gen. 1:1, 26; John 1:1; John 8:58)

15. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  Jesus Himself affirmed at least the following 17 names HE IS: The Son of Man The Son of God The Christ of God The Bread of Life

16. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  HE IS The Light of the World The Way, the Truth, and the Life (that’s 3!) The Resurrection

17. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  HE IS The Good Shepherd The Door of the Sheep The True Vine The King of the Jews

18. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  HE IS The Alpha and Omega (A and Z of Greek alphabet) The Beginning and the End The First and the Last (notice Matthew 2 versus Luke 3)

19. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  He also WILL BE throughout eternity. o Balaam saw a glimpse of the future and stated: Numbers 24:17 "I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,

20. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  He also WILL BE throughout eternity. o Job saw through all his pain and sorrow a future worth waiting for: Job 19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

21. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  He also WILL BE throughout eternity. o Isaiah speaks of what the righteous shall see in the future: Isaiah 33:17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off.

22. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM  He also WILL BE throughout eternity. o John, the Revelator, saw in his first vision a picture he could only feebly describe for all its splendor. Rev. 1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him,

23. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM

24. Philippians 2:10-11 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

25. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM