><>...JESUS THE CHRIST...><> And His Work
The Work of Christ-- The work of Christ has often been stated in relation to His threefold office as prophet, priest, and king. As prophet, He is the perfect spokesman of God to the world, fully revealing God's character and will. As priest, Jesus has offered to God by His death a sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the world. Now, on the basis of that sacrifice, He exercises a ministry of intercession on behalf of His people. As king, He is "the ruler over the kings of the earth" <Rev. 1:5>-- the one to whose rule the whole world is subject.
The work of Jesus can be discussed in terms of past, present, and future.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary)
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