Three mysteries in the Lord Jesus Christ

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From time to time we need to stop and take stock of who our Lord and Saviour is. Whenever else we might do this, one opportunity is at a communion, when we remember the Lord’s death and look forward to His return. Samuel Rutherford reflected on the description of Jesus Christ given in Revelation 19:12, “he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.” Christ is knowable only to the extent that He reveals Himself, and even then, while we know truly, we can never know Him completely. In the following excerpt from a communion sermon on this text, Rutherford points to three ways that Christ Jesus is beyond our knowledge.

“He had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.” What nameless king is this? What? Is Christ unbaptised, that He lacks a name? Is there no one who knows His name? “What is His name, and what is His son’s name, if thou canst tell?” (Prov. 30:4). “He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation?” (Isa. 53:8). Here is a strange thing! The angel says, “Thou shalt call His name Jesus Christ.” Nay, but His name is Himself, and His nature, and so He is an infinite God. None knows infinite Christ but Himself. Aye, surely Christ is an unknown person; though each one has “Christ Jesus” in their mouth, yet they know not what they are saying.

There are three mysteries in Christ that we cannot perfectly ken in this life, nor understand.

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