Messiah, Christ, the Christ of God (Mt. 22:42; Lk. 9:20).

Messiah, Christ, the Christ of God (Mt. 22:42; Lk. 9:20). 

 Messiah, Christ, the Anointed of God.  In this blessed name given to the Lord Jesus we see that the carrying out of God's eternal purpose has been given entirely into Christ's hands.  The government is on Christ's shoulders.  Christ came into the world that He might lay down His life a ransom for many.  (This was the commandment He received of the Father, and He kept it without spot.)  By Himself Christ purged our sins (made purification for sins). He has put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.  Through death, Christ destroyed him that had the power of death, that is, the Devil.  In His death Christ spoiled principalities and powers, making a show of them openly.  In His resurrection, He Himself was the resurrection and the life (Jn. 11:25).  Christ would be the firstfruits of them that would rise from the dead.  In Christ's death He was, and is, the Last Adam.  In His resurrection He is the Second Man (see I Cor. 15:45, 47).  In His ascension to the right hand of God, Christ has become our great High Priest in things pertaining to God. He is able to save to the uttermost those who come unto God by Him.  In His coming again in glory, Christ has made watchfulness to be the watchword for the time of our sojourn here in the flesh.  The prospect of His coming again in glory has become the blessed hope of the church.