Peace in
Person: The Lord Jesus Christ
I. He is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:13, 14)
A. Prophesied/Personified in the Old
Testament
1. Melchizedek-'The King of Salem (Peace)' (Genesis
14:18-20)
2. Shiloh-'The
Peaceful One' (Genesis 49:10)
3. Prince of Peace-'Ruler of Peace'
(Isaiah 9:6)
4. 'The Chastisement of our Peace was
upon Him' (Isaiah 53:5)
5. 'This Man shall be the Peace' (Micah
5:5)
6. 'He shall speak Peace unto the
Heathen' (Zechariah 9:10)
B. Proven in the New Testament
1. Redemption by the Lord Jesus
Christ (I Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 2:13; 1:7)
2. Reconciliation through the Lord
Jesus Christ (II Corinthians 5:19; Ephesians 2:16)
3. Restoration of our Citizenship by
the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:19-22)
II. He Made Peace (Ephesians 2:15-16)
A. 'Abolished the Enmity' (v.15;
Colossians 1:22)
B. 'Making One New Man' (v.15; II
Corinthians 5:17)
C. 'Reconciling Both unto God' (v.16)
D. 'Slaying the Enmity in Himself'
(v.16)
III. He
Preached Peace (Ephesians 2:17,18)
A. 'To you which were afar off'
(Gentiles) (v.17; Luke 1:79)
B. 'To them that were nigh' (Jews)
(v.17; Luke 1:77)
C. 'Through Him we both have access'
(v.18, Hebrews 10:19-22)
IV. He
Provided Peaceful Restoration (Ephesians 2:19-22)
A. Fellow Citizens with the Saints
(v.19)
B. Of the Household of God (v.19)
C. Holy Temple
in the Lord (v.21)
D. Habitation of God (v.22)
V. He
Will be the Peace at the End of the Age (Micah 5:5ff)
