1. Orthroinos-Aste r Morning Star

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

3. Introduction It would seem that God wants to set the record straight about who is the “Morning Star.”

4. Introduction 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.”

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

6. Introduction When all the stars of night are dimming, the morning star stands bright and heralds the coming of a brand new day.

7. Introduction Likewise, Christ came as the Morning Star to bring a new day of light and forgiveness in a world of darkness.

8. Lucifer is called the … “son of the morning” … and he desired to be … “above the stars of God …” the Morning Star

9. 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.

10. 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!

11. 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:

12. Eze 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering,

13. Only when the … day star … arises in your hearts can the black of night (sin) be driven into obscurity!

14. I. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Glorification. A. Jesus declares that He is the Morning Star – Rev. 22:12-16

15. I. Jesus is called the Morning Star for Glorification. B. Satan claimed to be the Morning Star – Isaiah 14:12-15

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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