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GoldGold

FrankincenseFrankincense

MyrrhMyrrh

ProphetProphetRepresented God

before man.


before man.

HeHe possessedpossessed……

• HindsightHindsight (He disclosed (He disclosed

secretssecrets of the of the pastpast))


before man.


• Insight Insight (He (He discussed discussed situationssituations

of the of the presentpresent))


before man.


•Foresight Foresight (He (He disclosed disclosed suretiessureties of of

the the futurefuture))

PriestPriestRepresented Represented

man before man before God.God.



HeHe mustmust bebe::

• Taken from among Taken from among men men andand be a man be a man

of passion and of passion and compassion.compassion.




•Chosen by Chosen by God.God.




•ConsecrateConsecrated to God.d to God.

KingKingRuled for Ruled for

God.God.


GodGodHeHe waswas toto : :

•Be chosen Be chosen by God.by God.



•Come from Come from the tribe of the tribe of

Judah.Judah.



•Come from Come from the seed of the seed of

David.David.

Matthew Matthew 5:175:17 – – “Think “Think

not that I not that I am come am come

to to destroy destroy the law, the law, or the or the

prophets: prophets: I am not I am not come to come to destroy, destroy, but to but to fulfilfulfil.”.”

ProphProphetet

Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of:

ProphProphetet


•This was This was the office the office that God that God prophesieprophesied of Him d of Him to Moses.to Moses.

• John 1:19-21 – “And this is the record of John, when the

Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to

ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied

not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am

not. Art thou thatthat prophet? And he answered,

No.”

• Deuteronomy 18:18-19 – “I I will raise them up a Prophetwill raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put and will put my words in his mouthmy words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words

which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of

him.”

- - John 1:1John 1:1 – “In – “In the beginning the beginning was the Wordwas the Word, , and the Wordand the Word was with God, was with God, and the Wordand the Word

was God.”was God.”- - John 1:14John 1:14 – –

““And the Word And the Word was made fleshwas made flesh, ,

and dwelt and dwelt among usamong us, (and , (and we beheld his we beheld his

glory, the glory glory, the glory as of the only as of the only

begotten of the begotten of the Father,) full of Father,) full of

grace and grace and truth.”truth.”


before man.


• HindsightHindsight (He disclosed (He disclosed

secretssecrets of the of the pastpast))


before man.


• Insight Insight (He (He discussed discussed situationssituations

of the of the presentpresent))


before man.


•Foresight Foresight (He (He disclosed disclosed suretiessureties of of

the the futurefuture))

ProphProphetet


•This is His This is His PASTPAST

ministry.ministry.• ((He carried out He carried out

this office this office beginning at His beginning at His baptism in the baptism in the

Jordan River and Jordan River and ended at His ended at His death on the death on the

crosscross))

ProphProphetet


•This is the This is the office office

representrepresented by the ed by the wisemen’s wisemen’s

gift ofgift of MYRRHMYRRH..

MyrrhMyrrh It was a perfume.

Song of Solomon 3:6 “Who is this that cometh out of the

wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed

with myrrh and frankincense, with all

powders of the merchant?”

MyrrhMyrrhIt was an anesthetic.

Mark 15:23 – “And they gave

him to drink wine mingled with myrrh:

but he received it not.”

MyrrhMyrrh It was a key

substance used in the preparation of bodies

for burial.

John 19:39 – “And there came also Nicodemus,

which at the first came to Jesus by

night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an

hundred pound weight”

ProphProphetet


•DoctrinallyDoctrinally MYRRH MYRRH is associated with 2 key

things:•DeathDeath•ChristChrist

•Revelation 2:8 – “And unto the

angel of the church in Smyrna (myrrh) write; These things saith the first and

the last, which was dead, and is alive”

ProphProphetet


•MYRRH MYRRH is the First and the Last gift given to Christ at His first coming.

• Matthew 2:11 – “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with

Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened

their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and

frankincense, and myrrh.”• Mark 15:23 – “And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.”

PriestPriest


•He met the He met the QualificationQualification

ss for the for the Priest’s Priest’s officeoffice::

PriestPriest




He was He was taken from taken from

amongamong men. men.

PriestPriest




He was He was chosen by chosen by

GodGod..

PriestPriest




He was He was consecrated consecrated

to Godto God..

• Hebrews 7:26 – “For such an high priest became us, who is who is holy, harmless, undefiled, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnersseparate from sinners, and

made higher than the heavens”• Luke 1:35 – “And the angel answered and said unto her,

The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the

Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee

shall be called the Son of God.”

PriestPriest

Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of: •He performed the He performed the

RESPONSABILITIRESPONSABILITIESES for the Priest’s for the Priest’s

officeoffice::

PriestPriest

Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of: • He performed the He performed the

RESPONSABILITIERESPONSABILITIESS for the Priest’s for the Priest’s

officeoffice::

He offered up He offered up the the sacrifice of sacrifice of

HimselfHimself on on CalvaryCalvary..

PriestPriest



officeoffice::

He prayed He prayed ((and praysand prays)) for for

His peopleHis people..

• John 17:20 – “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also

which shall believe on me through their word”

• Romans 8:34 – “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who

is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for

us.”• Hebrews 7:25 – “Wherefore he is

able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by

him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”

PriestPriest



officeoffice::

He He blessesblesses His people.His people.

• Numbers 6:23-26 – “Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto

them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be

gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee,

and give thee peace.”• Hebrews 7:1 – “For this

Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met

Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and

blessed him”

•Ephesians 1:3 – “Blessed be the

God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places

in Christ”

PriestPriest



represented represented by the by the

wisemen’s wisemen’s gift of gift of

frankincenfrankincensese..

PriestPriest


•DoctrinallyDoctrinally FrankinceFrankince

nse nse is associated with 2 key

things:•PriesthoodPriesthood

•PrayerPrayer

• Exodus 30:30-34 – “And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them,

that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. And thou shalt speak unto

the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout

your generations. Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it

is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or

whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. And the LORD said unto Moses,

Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there

be a like weight”

• Exodus 30:35-38 – “And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: And thou

shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the

tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto

you most holy. And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell

thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.”

• Leviticus 2:2 – “And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour

thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the and the

priest shall burn the memorial of it priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour made by fire, of a sweet savour

unto the LORDunto the LORD:”• Leviticus 2:15-16 – “And thou shalt put

oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. And the

priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of

the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire

unto the LORD.”

• Luke 1:10 – “And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at

the time of incense.”• Revelation 8:3-5 – “And another angel

came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given

unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints

upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the

incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth:

and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an

earthquake.”

PriestPriest


•This is His This is His PRESENTPRESENT ministry.ministry.

•((It began at It began at the cross the cross

and will end and will end at the 2at the 2ndnd comingcoming))

KingKing


KingKing


•He met the He met the QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS

for the King’s for the King’s officeoffice::

He He was was chosenchosen by by

God.God.

• Psalms 2:6 – “Yet have I set my king

upon my holy hill of Zion.”

• Revelation 19:16 – “And he hath on his vesture and on his

thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND

LORD OF LORDS.”

KingKing


• He met the He met the QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS for the King’s officefor the King’s office::

He was fromHe was from the Tribe of the Tribe of

JudahJudah..

KingKing


• He met the He met the QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS for the King’s officefor the King’s office::

He was fromHe was from the seed of the seed of

DavidDavid..

• Revelation 5:5-6 – “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep

not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of Davidthe Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the

four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven

horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent

forth into all the earth.”

KingKing


•This is His This is His FUTUREFUTURE ministry.ministry.

•((It will become It will become a a REALITY at REALITY at

His 2His 2ndnd coming coming and will last for and will last for

all eternity!all eternity!))

KingKing



represented represented by the by the

wisemen’s wisemen’s gift of gift of GOLDGOLD..

KingKing


•DoctrinallyDoctrinally GOLD GOLD is

associated with 2 key things:

•Highest of ValueHighest of Value((11 Kings Kings 6-7,9; 6-7,9; IIII

ChroniclesChronicles 2-4) 2-4)

• RoyaltyRoyalty( ( 11 KingsKings 10:1-18, 10:1-18, GenGen

41:41-43)41:41-43)

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Am I offAm I offeering ring GOLDGOLD to thto thee

Lord?Lord?

•GoldGold

The Gift of The Gift of KingsKings

Does my life reflect that I have Does my life reflect that I have surrendered myselfsurrendered myself to His to His LordshipLordship??

Does Jesus Does Jesus genuinelygenuinely sit on sit on the throne of my life the throne of my life as Kingas King??

Is it evidentIs it evident by the way I live by the way I live my life my life that He is in controlthat He is in control??



Lord?Lord?


Am I offAm I offeering ring FRANKINCENSEFRANKINCENSE

to thto thee Lord? Lord?

•FrankincenseFrankincense

The Gift of The Gift of HolinessHoliness

Does my life reflect that I Does my life reflect that I savor His fellowshipsavor His fellowship??

Does Jesus smell the Does Jesus smell the aroma of my aroma of my prayersprayers ascending to His throne? ascending to His throne?

• Luke 1:10 – “And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at

the time of incense.”• Revelation 8:3-5 – “And another angel

came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given

unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints

upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the

incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth:

and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an

earthquake.”

Is it evident by the time I spend Is it evident by the time I spend in communing with Christ in communing with Christ in His in His

WordWord and and in prayerin prayer that that intimacyintimacy with Him is a with Him is a prioritypriority in my life? in my life?

•Leviticus 20:7 – “Sanctify yourselves therefore, and

be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.”

•1 Peter 1:15 – “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation”

•1 Peter 1:16 – “Because it is written, Be ye holy;

for I am holy.”

• Colossians 1:27 – “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of

this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in which is Christ in

you, the hope of gloryyou, the hope of glory”• Colossians 3:3-4 – “For ye are

dead, and your life is your life is hid hid with Christwith Christ in God in God. When

Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”

• Leviticus 2:2 – “And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour

thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the and the

priest shall burn the memorial of it priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour made by fire, of a sweet savour

unto the LORDunto the LORD:”• Leviticus 2:15-16 – “And thou shalt put

oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. And the

priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of

the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire

unto the LORD.”

• Leviticus 21:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests

the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be

defiled for the dead among his people:

• Leviticus 21:6-7 – “They shall be holy unto their God, and not and not profane the name of their profane the name of their

GodGod: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. They shall not take a

wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman

put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.”

• 2nd Corinthians 3:1-3 – “Do we begin again to commend

ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation

to you, or letters of commendation from you? Ye are our epistle

written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the

Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy

tables of the heart.”

• 1 Peter 2:5- “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a

spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up

spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus

Christ.”• 1 Peter 2:9 – “But ye are a

chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a

peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the

praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

• Revelation 1:5-6 - “And from Jesus Christ, who is the

faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the

prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that

loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to

him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

• 2nd Corinthians 3:4-6 – “And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves

to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency

is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of

the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the

spirit giveth life.”

•Leviticus 2:1-2 – “And when any will offer a meat offering unto

the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense

thereon: And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil

thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD”

•Ephesians 5:2 – “And walk in love, as Christ

also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a

sweetsmelling savoursweetsmelling savour.”

•2 Corinthians 2:14-15 – “Now thanks be unto God, which

always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh

manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every

place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in

them that are saved, and in them that perish”

•2 Corinthians 2:16-17 – “To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? For we are not as many, which corrupt the

word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in

the sight of God speak we in Christ.”



Lord?Lord?


Am I offAm I offeering ring MYRRHMYRRH to th to thee

Lord?Lord?

•MyrrhMyrrh

The Gift of The Gift of SufferingSuffering

Does my life reflect that I am Does my life reflect that I am surrendered to followshipsurrendered to followship??

Does Jesus actually Does Jesus actually live through live through meme because I have genuinely because I have genuinely

died died to myself, and have to myself, and have taken taken up my crossup my cross and and followed Himfollowed Him??

• Matthew 16:24 – “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will

come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and

follow me.”• Mark 8:34 – “And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his

cross, and follow me.”• Luke 9:23 – “And he said to them

all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”

Is it evident by the way I live Is it evident by the way I live my life that I have my life that I have died to selfdied to self??

• 2nd Corinthians 5:14-15 - “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died

for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live

should not henceforth live unto themselves,

but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”

• Romans 11:36 – “For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever.

Amen.”• Romans 12:1-2 – “I beseech you

therefore, brethren, by the mercies of

God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,

acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not

conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect,

will of God.”

•MyrrhMyrrh

The Gift of The Gift of SufferingSuffering

•FrankincenseFrankincense

The Gift of The Gift of HolinessHoliness

•GoldGold

The Gift of The Gift of KingsKings



Lord?Lord?


Am I offAm I offeering ring MYRRHMYRRH to th to thee

Lord?Lord?