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The Holy One
(Ac2:22-36)
God is holy (Ps22:3, 99:9).
His essence is holy and He dwells in the holy place.
The Word, the Son and the Holy Spirit who come from Him are all holy.
Faith is believing that one has been made holy by Him, and
The life of this faith is revealing the holiness of God through the transformed self according to the
command (Lev11:44; 1Pe1:15-16).
To be holy means to be "set apart or different from all others,
As in the difference between black and white.
God's creation of the world was the work of separation (Ge1)
Light from darkness, water from water, day from night, fish from water, things that crawl on earth etc.
Then on day six, in the image of God He set man apart and
On day seven, He set the day apart from other days and entered rest (Ge2:3).
Though among many, God breathed into one the breath of life making him a living being (Ge2:7),
He drove him out of the Garden once he sinned and shielded it with a flaming sword ” still
The work of separation (Ge3:24).
The exodus of Israel and their isolation in the desert was the work of
Separating them from the prince of the world
By the blood of the Passover lamb and the water of the Red Sea (Ex12:22-23, 14:13)
In order for them to becoming a holy nation (Ex19:6).
Because Moses did not honor God as holy in the sight of Israelites, however,
He could not enter the Promised Land (Nu20:12).
The Law and the sacrifice God commanded them was to reveal the holiness of God (Lev21:15):
1) The Sabbath ” to remember and keep it holy (Ex20:8; Dt5:12);
2) The sanctuary ” where every vessel had to be cleansed with blood (He9:21-22);
3) The high priest ” chosen from Abraham ”> Israel ”> Levi ”> Aaron's staff ”> priests.
Even so however, the high priest had to be cleansed with blood and oil for his garment and body
Because he also had sin (Ex28:2-43).
Jesus appeared and said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19),
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal the holiness of the Father for
He is the essence of holiness, the holy one prophesied to come (Lk1:35; Jn1:1, 14).
For He is holy, blameless, pure, and set apart from sinners (He7:26),
The devil and demons recognized His holiness (Mt4:3; Mk1:24).
After He received the Holy Spirit,
His public life was about only doing the Father's will and speaking His words (Jn12:50).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Revealed the Father's holiness;
2) Condemned the devil, the origin of sin (Eze28:16; 1Jn3:8); and
3) By shedding His blood cleansed men's sin (Jn17:19; 1Pe1:18-19).
His resurrection revealed how He is completely set apart from others before Him:
1) He was not abandoned to Hades and did not see corruption (Ps16:8-11);
2) The resurrection of the spiritual body ” surpassing space and time (Lk24:39; Jn20:19);
3) He entered heaven (the true sanctuary) ” as the eternal high priest (He9:23-24); and
4) The eternal King ” to reign forever (Ac2:36, 5:31).
Those who are made holy by the Holy Spirit (2Th2:13; 1Pe1:2)
Longs to participate in the first resurrection and enter the Holy City to dwell there (Rev20:6).
Therefore, he puts every effort to change in
His thoughts, heart, words and actions as to be
Acknowledged by the Lord and the church as a saint (1Co1:2).
O Lord,
We want to be worthy of being called a "saint after we die.
Let us be recognized as being clearly transformed after meeting Jesus! Amen.