Living by
The Spirit
Are You Piercing Jesus or
Healed by His Wounds?
Nab B. Dec 3, 2022
“Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.” (Rev 1:7)
Revelation 1:7 above shows Christ is coming on symbolic clouds (which means power and glory) and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him!
Many Christians sincerely think that this will happen when Christ comes visibly on earth. But this is not what He meant. This is a highly symbolic language with spiritual meaning for us. (see Rev 1:3).
How could Christ say MANY pierced (correctly: piercing or pierce) Him when we know that only one Roman soldier pierced Him? So, who are the ones still piercing or stabbing Jesus? Is it you? Is it me? Why do I have to care about this? I think we should care!
On the actual day, literally, a Roman soldier pierced Jesus’ side. And guess what happened? “Water and blood” immediately came out and poured on the ground.
“But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.” (John 19:33-37 ESV)
Spiritual Piercing
Jesus was pointing to a spiritual kind of piercing. Keep in mind when he was pierced, water and blood poured on the ground. This has a profound meaning for the people of the earth!
“Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.” (Rev 1:7)
Here’s the same verse in the Concordant Translation (note the underlined Greek tense correctly rendered):
“Lo! He is coming with clouds, and every eye shall be seeing Him – those, also, who stab Him – and all the tribes of the land shall be grieving over Him. Yea! Amen!”
The verb used for ‘pierce’ or ‘stab’ is in the Aorist indicative active verb tense, denoting a past action that has continual effects.
Although it was only one Roman soldier who pierced or stabbed Jesus almost 2,000 years ago, the piercing or stabbing of Jesus Christ seems to continue indicating that this is a spiritual type of piercing. As Jesus Christ has already come in power and glory (with the clouds), note what is taking place:
Some with keen (spiritual) eyes will SEE Him (horaó: can also mean to see with the mind).
Others, those (plural) who PIERCE him spiritually (a symbol of all sinners) will recognize what they are doing (in which they have to do something!)
The people of the earth will MOURN and WAIL, not in repentance, but in recognizing what they have done to their Lord, Saviour, and King.
How Can one Spiritually Pierce Christ?
ALL sinful humans already pierced him. But others still continue to pierce the Son of God!
We all pierced him when our sinful nature was put upon him, causing him to be killed (according to God's will) as a sin offering on our behalf. By looking intently at Jesus in faith, we will see that sin was put to death through His death. And what is left to look at, is ONLY HIM, to completely heal us from our own sins.
“Everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40)
“For the death, he died he died to sin, once for all.” (Rom 6:10)
God’s Salvation was completed through Christ’s death, but sadly, many are not responding to its powerful eternal healing. They continue to be slaves to sin and death causing Christ further spiritual piercing.
Others who were once enlightened by the gospel and fell away from the faith are also piercing the Son of God over and over again. Speaking of such ones, these words are used:
“If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.” (Hebrews 6:6)
“How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?” (Hebrews 10:29)
“For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.” (2 Peter 2:20) ESV
What Hinders Some!
Some who are aware of God’s Salvation through Christ choose to do little or nothing in terms of giving themselves to Him to gain aionian life now.
For many, God’s salvation does not impress them enough; or because of a lack of faith, it does not convict them. Others, allow the Word of Christ to be choked in them for different reasons, be it deception, tribulation, persecution, the cares of life, wealth, or desiring other things. (See Mark 4:13-20)
Just be aware that many of our excuses and reasonings often come from our ailing hearts (inner mind and motives) which cannot be trusted especially when we ignore what God has done!
“The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9)
Stop Piercing, Get Healed!
Through God's grace and patience, we still have time to repent and come to the Lord of life and be healed. It was not for nothing that Christ said,
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matt 11:28 ESV)
“Everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. Whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.” (John 6:40, 57 ESV)
While humanity has been asleep in the night (spiritual darkness), Christ's day has been coming as a "thief", testing and judging. He has been gathering those who choose Him for healing, and removing those who reject Him. He does so by searching their hearts and minds and the depths of their souls. There is nothing hidden from Him!
___________
The End of
This Age Will Not Come
Until All Those Chosen
For the New Life Have Been
Gathered and Sealed
According to God’s
Determination
and Authority!
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When Christ was pierced, “Water and Blood” poured on the ground. As His water and blood touched the ground (from which man was made), it removed sin and death attached to our old nature! If we desire, we can now be new creatures by “the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.”
“But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy,
"By the washing of Regeneration [paliggenesia: a birth again]
"And Renewal [anakainosis: a word something new and superior] of the Holy Spirit,
"Whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.” (Titus 34-6)
If you feel doubting, lingering, slowing down, losing the love you had for Christ at first, or even losing your faith, there is no better time than NOW (today) to come back and accept God’s true gift of an endless life through Jesus Christ in true repentance—which is a complete change of mind and heart.
"Behold, now is the favourable time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Cor 6:2)
Do it while you can. Let Him remove the sin attached to the old nature through the washing and regenerative power of Christ's blood, and you will be healed—forever!