Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, April 5, 2012

Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

John 17 The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:6-19 John 17:19 Jesus set himself apart for our sanctification.

John 17:19, “And for their benefit (sake) I sanctify (set apart) Myself in order that they also may keep on being sanctified by means of THE truth (Bible Doctrine).”

Timeline of Christ’s last week where He set himself apart.

April / Nisan ~ 33 AD (Utilizing Jewish time/calendar) SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Christ enters Jerusalem Cross / Burial 14 Passover 7 Day 1 15 Unleavened Bread 8 Day Day Resurrection 18 First Fruits

April / Nisan – 2012 (Utilizing Jewish time/calendar) SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1 Christ enters Jerusalem Cross / Burial 14 Passover 7 Day 1 15 Unleavened Bread 8 Day Day Resurrection 18 First Fruits

Jesus set Himself apart, beginning with His entry into Jerusalem days before His crucifixion.

He foretold His disciples what was going to take place in Mat 20:18-19.

Mat 20:18-19, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, 19 and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.”

Jesus then set Himself apart by entering into Jerusalem as noted in John 12:12-19, in fulfillment of prophecy found in Zech 9:9.

Zech 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Cf. Isa 62:11 and Psa 118:26.

Christ’s procession was a type of victor’s procession indicating the victory to come at the Cross.

It was a sign for the Jews that their Savior-King had come. One of over 300 O.T. prophecies of the Messiah, fulfilled by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Zech 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The prophecy of the ultimate rejection of the Messiah is found in Daniel 9:24-25.

They only remembered the first part of prophecy regarding their King, and completely forgot about their need for a savior to free them from the slave market of sin. Psa 118:22-29

John 12:16, “These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.”

Luke 19:41-42, “When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! (His sacrifice and death upon the Cross.) But now they have been hidden from your eyes”.”

Our Lord setting Himself apart is seen in the account of being tried by Pontius Pilate.

Jesus was examined by Pilate and ultimately declared to be without fault by the Roman Procurator.

In light of typology for the Passover Lamb, it was to be separated out from the rest of the herd, inspected for blemishes, slain and consumed on the night of Passover.

Ex 12:5, “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: you shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats.”

Lev 22:20, “But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.”

The TRUE Passover Lamb was inspected by a Gentile, who declared the Lamb worthy for sacrifice.

Ex 12:6, “And you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.”

Mat 27:22, “Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Crucify Him!” 23 And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!”

Mat 27:26, “Then he released Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.” Cf. Mark 15:13-20; Luke 23:18-25; John 19:6-16.

In fulfillment of the Jewish Law the Passover Lamb was to be:

1. Separated out from the rest of the herd. Fulfilled: When Jesus was arrested by the Pharisees in Gethsemane.

2. Inspected for any spots or blemishes (sin) prior to being sacrificed. Fulfilled: When Jesus was tried by Pontius Pilate.

3. The Lamb was slain and sacrificed. Fulfilled: When Jesus was crucified.

4. The Lamb was to be fully consumed. Fulfilled: When anyone believes upon the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, April 5, 2012 Tape # Jesus Sanctified Himself in Fulfillment of Prophecy and Typology Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 87 John 17:19; 12:12-19; Zech 9:9; Mat 27:22-26; Ex 12:5-6 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012