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The Arm of Salvation
(Ps98:1-2; Lk1:46-53)

God is the source of strength (Ps84:7).
With His holy arm He reveals His salvation (Is52:10) and
With His holy arm He saves (Ps98:1).
 
Faith is trusting His strength (Is12:2) and
The life of this faith is entrusting my soul and flesh to His mighty arm (Jer21:5) as
The arm is strength, with which one fights against the enemy and
With arms one embraces his beloved.
 
Humans think that they must eat to be strong but
The Bible says that the source of strength is God.
The ancestor of mankind Adam ate the forbidden fruit and sinned (Ge3:4-6) and
All mankind became slaves to the devil (2Pe2:9), bound for hell with him (Mt25:41).
Their strength failed (Ps31:10) as the slavery of Israel showed the powerlessness of men (Dt32:36).
 
For the great work of the exodus of Israel
God called Moses when he was weak at the age of 80
To reveal that it would be done not by his own strength but by the strength of God.
With the staff of God Moses performed signs (Ex4:1-23) and
By striking the firstborns of Egypt, the first of their strength (Ps78:51),
He brought Pharaoh, the most powerful man of the time, to his knees (Jer32:21).
 
The sanctuary reminded Israel that they were
Redeemed with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm of Jehovah (Ex6:6), because of which
They were to keep the commandments and give sacrifices (Dt5:15; 2Ki17:36).
However, if they rebelled, they were defeated and killed,
While if they turned back, their enemies were crushed and that was
By His mighty hand and outstretched arm (Ps2:9; Eze20:33-34).
 
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
Not in the name of Jehovah but in the Father’s name of Yeshua (Jn5:43),
Not by angels but the Son will appear as the strength,
By His mighty arm, the arm of salvation (Lk1:51).
However, to Israel who had longed for the appearance of the mighty arm of Jehovah (Is52:10)
The appearance of Yeshua was only disappointing (Is53:1-2).
 
With His arms outstretched and His strength gone (Ps22:14-15),
As He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1)     Laid down His life according to the Father’s command and entrusted His soul to the Father’s outstretched arms (Jn10:18; Lk23:46);
2)     With His mighty arm crushed the ruler of death, the devil (Jer21:5; He2:14); and
3)     With His holy arm worked salvation for mankind (Ps98:1).
 
He resurrected and ascended to heaven.
He is the Lamb on the throne, the eternal arm, the mighty arm of God.
Strength comes from Him (Rev5:12), that is,
The Holy Spirit who comes to the souls born-again in His precious blood and the Church, and
Lets them know: Yeshua = the eternal arm = the arm of salvation = the mighty arm = the outstretched arm.
 
The Christian is he who
Completely trusts the name of Yeshua, the arm of salvation.
Therefore, even if he makes mistakes because he is foolish,
He returns to worship and runs into the arms of the Father and
Receives peace and reassurance.
He prays in the name of Yeshua and overcomes any obstacle and
Casts out demons in the name of Yeshua and crushes any barrier.
He preaches to return lost souls to the Father’s embrace (Lk15:20).
Finally, in the last day when he leaves the flesh
He entrusts his soul to the outstretched arms of the Father.
 
O Lord,
We were infinitely weak and powerless…
But after hearing the word of the truth we gained strength.
For the rest of our lives,
We want to live by the name of Yeshua, the arm of salvation.
When we raise our arms up and call on the name of the Lord,
Like Superman, pull us up and save us!
O Father, I run into Your arms…receive my soul!  Amen.

Sermon Trivia:

1. According to the sermon, which of the following is not an example of the powerlessness of men?
A. The enslavement of Israel (Dt32:26)
B. All mankind is destined to follow the devil to hell(Mt25:41)
C. The temple sacrifices were given in the Name of Jehovah
D. The death of the firstborns of Egypt (Jer32:21)

2. Why did God call Moses at the age of 80?
A. To give him a son Isaac as a sign of His covenant
B. To show that his staff could perform great signs
C. To reveal God as the source of strength
D. To deliver the Israelites from the hands of their enemies in Canaan

3. According to the sermon, what was one reason the Son of God was rejected and killed (Is53:1-2)?
A. Israel longed for a Messiah to come with mighty appearance
B. Israel longed to receive the Father’s Name Yeshua
C. Israel was already given complete salvation by the holy arm of God
D. Israel longed for a new temple in Jerusalem

4. The Son of God Yeshua died on the cross with outstetched arms (Ps22:14-15). Which of the following is true?
A. He obeyed the command of the Father to die knowing that He would not fully die
B. He obeyed the command of the Father to die entrusting that His soul would be saved
C. He obeyed the command of the Father to die to reveal Jehovah as the arm of salvation
D. He obeyed the command of the Father to redeem Israel

5. How does the Christian return to the Father?
A. Returning to worship, prayer
B. Preaching of the salvation of the flesh
C. Preaching salvation through good works
D. Relying on food to be strong

6. What is the work of the Holy Spirit (Rev5:12)?
A. Providing guidance and wisdom to all men
B. Delivering the name of Salvation through an angel
C. Providing inspiration to apostles and prophets
D. Providing strength to souls born again the blood of Christ

7. How does the Christian crush his enemies?
A. By possessing the Name of Yeshua
B. By relying on his strength
C. By entrusting his soul and flesh to God’s mighty arm
D. A and C

Answers:
1.C  2.C  3.A  4.B  5.A  6.D  7.D