Jesus was and is omnipotent

JESUS WAS AND IS OMNIPOTENT
EDITED BY GLENN PEASE
Matthew 28:18 18ThenJesus came to them and said,
"All authorityin heaven and on earth has been given
to me.
"Omnipotence. The evidence for the omnipotence of Christ is as decisive as
for other attributes. Sometimes it takes the form of physical power, but more
often it refers to authority over creation. Christ had the powerto forgive sins
(Matt 9:6), all power in heaven and in earth (Matt 28:18), power over nature
(Luke 8:25), power over His own life (John 10:18), power to give eternallife to
others (John 17:2), powerto heal physically as witnessedby His many
miracles, and powerto castout demons (Mark 1:29-34, etc.), and power to
transform the body (Phil 3:21). By virtue of His resurrection“he is able also
to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him…” (Heb 7:25). He is
“able to keepthat which I have committed unto him againstthat day” (2 Tim
1:12). He is “able to keepyou from falling, and to present you faultless before
the presence ofhis glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 24). It will be observed
that the incarnation and the death and resurrectionof Christ permitted
Christ to actin regard to sin and salvation. His omnipotence in any case is
restrictedto that which is holy, wise, and good."

BIBLEHUB RESOURCES
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heavenand on earth has
been given to Me.
Sermons
Christ's PowerBeneficent W. Jay. Matthew 28:18
Christ's Universal Dominion B. M. Palmer, D. D. Matthew 28:18
Powerin the Risen Christ's Hands R. Tuck Matthew 28:18
Poweron Earth W. Michell, M. A.Matthew 28:18
Spiritual Powerthe Great Want of the Church R. Hibbs, M. A. Matthew
28:18
The Powerand Authority of Christ S. Clarke. Matthew 28:18
The Prerogative ofthe Saviour W. Jay. Matthew 28:18
The UndelegatedRule and PerpetualPresence ofChrist In R. Hibbs, M. A.
Matthew 28:18
The Universal Dominion of Christ R. McIndoe. Matthew 28:18
On the Mountain A. Raleigh, D. D. Matthew 28:16-20
The Commission Marcus Dods Matthew 28:18-20
The GreatCommission W.F. Adeney Matthew 28:18-20
Pulpit Commentary Homiletics

The GreatCommission
Matthew 28:18-20
W.F. Adeney
This is the grand missionary charter. Here is more than our justification for
urging on missionary work, more than our encouragementfor maintaining it;
here is our positive duty to evangelize the world. Let us look at the source, the
object, and the encouragementof this great commission.
I. ITS SOURCE. The authority and commandment of Christ.
1. The authority of Christ. Jesus speaksthese words after his resurrection. He
is now to be exaltedto the right hand of God. But his exaltation is not to a
place of idle honours. It is to a throne of power. The authority which he has
won by his triumph over sin and death he will now use in conquering the
world.
(1) This is authority in heaven; therefore it will involve heavenly blessings -
pardon, regeneration, eternallife.
(2) It is also on earth; therefore it will bring numberless blessings, andwill
help men here and now
2. The command of Christ. He uses his authority by commissioning his
disciples to preach his gospel. The first claim of missionary work does not
come from the misery and need of the heathen; it does not come from the
blessings ofthe gospel, which it would be so well for all to share in; though
here are two powerful motives. It springs from the direct command of Christ.
The Church that neglects missions is disregarding the express orders of her
Lord.

II. ITS OBJECT.
1. To go. The disciples are to become apostles;Christians are to be
missionaries. Whenit is possible, the Church is to spread abroad. We are not
to wait for the world to come to Christ; we are to go out into the world to
preach Christ. Christianity must be aggressive, andChristians must be active
in carrying the gospelto all who, have not yet receivedit.
2. To make disciples. It is not enough to live among the heat, hen. Many do
this for purely selfishreasons. The gospelis spread by teaching. There is a
teaching of greatpower in the true living of a Christian life. But we must add
definite instruction in the truths of our faith. The kingdom of heavenrests on
truth, it finds its way best through the making known of its facts and
principles. It does not dread the light; it welcomes it and spreads it.
Evangelistic appeals in which there is no teaching, unless they follow on good
soberinstruction, must vanish in the smoke of shapeless emotions.
3. To baptize. Notmerely is the truth to be preached; Christ requires a
confessionofdiscipleship. He expects his people to be bound togetherin
Church fellowship. The greatcentral revelationabout the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit, is to be the foundation of our teaching and the bond of
our union. This does not mean that we must comprehend the Trinity; it means
that we must know the Fatherhoodof God, the Divinity and saving powerof
Christ, and the gracious influences ofthe Holy Spirit.
4. To discipline. "Teaching them to observe," etc. Missionconverts must be
taught the will and commandments. of Christ - trained in Christian ethics.

III. THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
1. The living presence ofChrist. We do not preach a dead or an absent Christ.
We have not only to do with the Jesus of ancient history. The living Christ is
with us. But that is not all. It is a mistake to detachthis verse from the
preceding verse, as is often the case in popular discourse. Christ is with us in
our missionary work. We have no right to expectthe encouragementofhis
presence if we do not fulfil the condition he lays down. The missionary
Church is the Church that has most of Christ. The power and inspiration of
missionary work is his presence in our midst.
2. The abiding presence of Christ. He is with his people in their missionary
work to the end of the world.
(1) Then missionarywork is to be continuous.
(2) Then Christ is with us now in this work as truly as he was with the
apostles. We cannotfail with such a presence. We are to preachto all nations,
and in the end all nations will be won, and "the earth shall be full of the
knowledge ofthe Lord as the waters coverthe sea." -W.F.A.

Biblical Illustrator
All poweris given unto Me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28:18
The prerogative of the Saviour
W. Jay.
I. THE PREROGATIVE ITSELF.
1. Its nature — "power." This means authority and ability.
2. Its extent — "all."
3. Its acquisition — "given."
II. VIEW IT IN REFERENCETO HIS PERSONALCHARACTER. When
an individual obtains elevationwe are anxious to know something of his
qualities. We would not wish an ignorant, unfaithful, impatient, unmerciful
man to possesspower. Christ gave Himself for us; powerin goodhands.
III. HIS PREROGATIVE IN REFERENCETO HIS ENEMIES.
IV. IN REFERENCE TO THE SAINTS.

(W. Jay.)
Christ's powerbeneficent
W. Jay.
Had Cornelius Winter obtained an income of ten thousand a year, he would
not have been the better for it. But many others would; and I know — being
then under his care — that when he had an addition of two hundred a-yearto
his small income, it was no advantage to him; he never added one article to his
dress, or one dish to his table, or one ornament to his dwelling. If Howard —
the apostle ofcompassion — had obtained all the powerof the late Napoleon,
oh! how many millions would have been blessed!How grievous it is to see a
cold-blooded, selfish wretchrising up in life, and prospering I for you know
that his power will be only a capacityto insult, to strip, to oppress, to grind
the faces ofthe poor. But how delightful it is to see a man of tenderness and
generosityrising! for you know that his increasedpowerwill be a capacityto
teachthe ignorant, to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to cause the
widow's heart to sing for joy, and to bring down blessings upon the heads of
those who are ready to perish. But what was a Winter, and what was a
Howard, to the Friend of sinners! Their hearts were no better than ice or iron,
compared to His. Ah! Christians, we here find that power, absolute power, is
placed just where it should be placed — where it is safe, where it is beneficent,
where it will be glorious.
(W. Jay.)
The powerand authority of Christ
S. Clarke.
I. An accountof the extent of our Saviour's power;that He is invested with all
power, both in heaven and earth.

II. A declarationof the original of that unlimited power and authority. "All
power," saith He, "is given Me," that is, from the Father.
III. The commissionHe thereupon grants His disciples — "Go ye, therefore,
and teachall nations."
IV. The doctrine which all nations were to be taught, and into which they
were to be baptized.
V. The practice of those who were to be baptized into this faith — "teaching,
them to observe all things, whatsoeverI have commanded you.
VI. The promise of effectualassistanceto the disciples sentforth upon this
commission— "And lo! I am with you always, even unto the end of the
world."
(S. Clarke.)
The undelegatedrule and perpetual presence ofChrist in
R. Hibbs, M. A.
His Church: —
I. The Lord Jesus Christis THE SOURCE OF ALL AUTHORITY.
II. THE DUTY OF THOSE COMMISSIONED BYCHRIST. To teach, not to
sacrifice. To baptize.

III. The SPECIAL PROMISE whichis to animate Christ's true disciples.
(R. Hibbs, M. A.)
Spiritual power the greatwant of the Church
R. Hibbs, M. A.
Oh I how we want "all power" now. We all have our theories of the condition
of the Church just now. I do not know what yours may be. Mine is not very
bright, but I have this one belief in my soul, that what is wanted most of all is
one greatrevival of spiritual life — one wonderful downpour of the grace of
God from heaven to flood all the churches. It seems to me we getsomething
like the barges and the vessels downyonder at London Bridge when the tide is
out. There they lie in the mud. There are gangs of men, but they cannot getat
these vessels andbarges. What is to be done? Now, will you greatengineers
tell me how much horse power, how much steampower you want? There is
nothing wanted but the tide. When the tide rises every barge begins to walk
like a thing of life, and every vesselcanreadily receive its cargo and go out to
sea in due time. When the heavenly tides of spiritual blessing begin to come up
nothing can withstand them. What a glorious time it was when Mr. Whitefield
and Mr. "Wesleywere going up and down this land like twin seraphim,
burning everywhere with the Divine flame, and carrying everywhere the
Divine life. Can this be done again? Canthe masses ofthe people be raised?
Can we raise those that are sunk in ignorance and degradation? Do you think
it cannot be done? It must be done. It shall be done. And this is the reason
why we expect it: "All poweris given unto Me in heavenand in earth." He
can find anotherstudent in Oxford; He can find anotherpotboy in
Gloucester;He can find some one somewhere upon whom He canpour out
His Holy Spirit, and send Him forth to preachwith a tongue of fire that shall
wake up the churches, and startle the world. Let us cry to God that it may be
so. But we must first deeply feelthe necessityofit, and rejoice that this

necessityis met by the text: "All poweris given unto Me in heaven and in
earth."
(R. Hibbs, M. A.)
Poweron earth
W. Michell, M. A.
What do we mean by "power" onearth? The politician will answeryou, the
statesman, the preacher, the orator. It is influence, the ability to turn men to
one's own will, to check, curb, turn, and use them, change their natures, and
make them subjects and servants in body, soul, and spirit. That is power;
something very different from the brute-force of a Samsonor a Caesar, and
far higher. Still, Caesar, in the organized government of Rome, did possess
very considerable power, to which the world was obedient, whether through
love or fear. And anothersuch power there was — the ancientidol-worship of
Rome and Greece. Bythese Satanheld empire over the world. Two powers
they were;yet in our Lord's time so closelyconnectedas to be almost one and
the same. The Roman Emperor was the universal ruler. The religions of
Roman, Greek, and Barbarian differed in little but the names of their false
gods. The Jew alone, though subject to the Roman, maintained his belief in
the One God, Creator, and Almighty. Thus the Roman empire and the Roman
heathenism were but as one poweragainstall other religions. And who was
coming forward, thus claiming a new power, to be alone supreme in the
world? Who came to overthrow the ancient, mighty, all-but-universal idolatry
— the very perfectionof empire to the statesmanof that day, the very
perfection of religion to the lovers of a gorgeous ceremonial, and the indulgers
of human pride and selfishpassion? Who came to be King and God? One
whose public executionwas written in the Romanrecords. One who preached
humility as the only true greatness, who substituted penitence and self-denial
for the indulgence of flesh and spirit. A Jew, too, of all races the most despised
by Roman and Barbarian alike .... The cause ofChrist to the shrewdest
human calculationmust have lookedsimply hopeless;His claim to any power
whatevera silly boast. Force His followers could not, might not, use.

Argument they might; and then they came at once face to face with death. Yet
the disciples went forth preaching Christ crucified, and risen againas the life
of the world. It was not an attractive doctrine, nor an easy morality, that they
preached. There was offered no earthly gain, or pleasure, or honour. And yet
old Rome left her idols to worship Jesus;her emperors became Christians; the
powerof the world fell; the religion of the world was changed.
(W. Michell, M. A.)
Christ's universal dominion
B. M. Palmer, D. D.
I. THE GROUNDS UPON WHICH CHRIST ADMINISTERS THIS
PROVIDENTIALGOVERNMENT.
1. It pertains to Him as the Eternal Word, by whose immediate agencythe
worlds were produced.
2. As the secondAdam — both Son of man and Son of God.
3. By virtue of His Father's grant.
4. Acquired through suffering and death.
5. Necessaryto His government of the Church.
II. THE CONSEQUENCES WHICHFLOW FROM THIS MOMENTOUS
TRUTH,

1. It gives unity to history.
2. It explains to us the intermingling of mercy with providence.
3. It gives wealthof consolationto the Christian.
(B. M. Palmer, D. D.)
The universal dominion of Christ
R. McIndoe.
I. THE UNIVERSAL DOMINION OF CHRIST HERE ASSERTED — "All
power," etc. The word "power" in our language is ambiguous. Sometimes it
signifies ability or capacity, and sometimes rightful authority. In both these
senses it is true of Christ; He has both the ability to actand the authority to
warrant His acting.
1. That as a Divine Personthe Saviour has all powerinherent in Himself.
2. In virtue of office, the power here spokenof is delegatedto Christ — "All
poweris given," etc.
3. This powerand authority extend to universal nature.
4. This poweris deposited in Christ as the Head of the Church, and to be
exercisedfor her benefit.

5. This poweris to be exercisedin the destruction of all who do not submit to
it.
II. THE COMMISSION GIVEN BY CHRIST TO HIS MINISTERSIN
VIRTUE OF THAT POWER WITHWHICH HE IS INVESTED.
1. That it is only to those who are calledby God, and qualified for His service,
that this commissionis given.
2. This commissionextends to all nations as regards the persons to be
benefited by it.
3. It embraces all that the Saviour has made knownin His word.
III. To CONSIDERTHE ENCOURAGEMENTS AFFORDEDTO THE
AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTY.
1. Christ is with His Church and people always;not His essentialbut gracious
presence.
2. A particular call to notice this truth, "I am with you always." How highly is
Jesus exalted.
(R. McIndoe.)

COMMENTARIES
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(18) All power is given unto me.—Literally, all authority was given, the tense
used being that in which men speak ofsomething that occurredat a given
point of time. We may possibly connectit with St. Paul’s use of the same tense
in the Greek ofPhilippians 2:8. The exaltationcame, the authority was given,
as at the moment of the Resurrection, and as the crownof His obedience unto
death.
BensonCommentary
Matthew 28:18. And Jesus came and spake unto them — Even unto those
mentioned in the lastclause, who at first doubted, but whose doubts were
afterward fully removed, and probably by his drawing near, and speaking
familiarly with them. “It tended much to the honour of Christ,” says Henry,
“that [some of] the disciples doubted before they believed, for, in consequence
of this, it cannotbe said that they were credulous, and willing to be imposed
upon, inasmuch as they first questioned and proved all things, and then
embracedand held fast that which they found to be true.” Christ, however, on
this occasion, came andspake, not only to them that had doubted, but to all
the disciples then assembled, and particularly to the apostles, whomit
especiallyconcernedto be fully satisfiedof his resurrection, of which they
were to be witnessesto mankind, and their knowledge ofthe truth of which
they were to sealwith their blood, and to whom the following commissionwas
chiefly given. He therefore did not stand at a distance, but came near and gave
them all such convincing proofs of his resurrection, as both turned the
wavering scale of such as were slow of heart to believe, making their faith to
triumph over their doubts, and gave perfect and lasting confirmation to the
faith of the rest, particularly of his chosenwitnesses, who certainly from this
time never called in question in any degree, eitherthe resurrectionof their

Lord, or the nature and importance of the commissionhe now gave them.
Saying, All poweris given unto me — Gr. πασα εξουσια, all authority. It is
manifest, as Beza observes, that “authority and power differ from eachother;
for many are not able to perform those things which they have a right to do;
and, on the contrary, many have powerto do those things which they have no
right to do.” Our Lord’s authority, however, implies poweralso. It is the
exaltation of our Lord’s human nature that is here chiefly intended, in union,
however, with the divine. His meaning is fully explained in the following
words: Becausehe humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross:therefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given
him a name which is above every name; that at his name every knee should
bow, of those in heaven, and in earth, and under the earth, and that every
tongue should confess him Lord, to the glory of God the Father, Php 2:7-11.
God hath raisedhim from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in
heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in
that which is to come, and put all things under his feet, and given him to be
the head over all things to (that is, for the benefit of) the church, which is his
body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all, Ephesians 1:20-23. See the notes
on these passages, andalso on John 5:26-27;and Romans 14:9. The authority
and powerintended is that which Christ exercises as Sonof man and
Mediator; but it is evident, if he did not possess alldivine perfections, he could
not exercise it. Thus Dr. Whitby, “He to whom any office is duly committed,
must have sufficient power and wisdom to discharge that office. Now to
govern all things in heavenand earth belongs only to him who is the Lord and
Makerof them, and therefore is knownby this title, both in Scripture and by
the heathen. To have powerover death, and to be able to raise the dead, is to
have that powerwhich is proper to God alone:and to have power overthe
souls of men, and the knowledge ofall hearts, belongs to God alone.” Our
Lord, therefore, is invested with, and exercises this authority and power,
although as the Son of man, yet not as a mere man, for as such it would have
been impossible for him to exercise it, but as a man in whom dwelleth the
fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Now Christ being about to send out his apostles as his ambassadors to the
nations, with authority to propose to them terms of peace and reconciliation;
being about to deliver to them the great charterof his kingdom in the world,
and commissionthem to go forth and gather subjects to him everywhere, and
to give laws to and govern those subjects;or to feedand rule his flock;and
being about to do these things as Song of Solomon of man; he first, with great
propriety, shows them by what authority he acts, and who gave him that
authority. He had indeed said, in effect, more than once before, all he now
says, (see Matthew 11:27;John 5:20-29,)namely, that all things were
delivered unto him of his Father; that the Father had given him authority to
execute judgment; yea, had committed all judgment unto him, that all men
should honour him, the Son, even as they honour the Father. But though he
had a right to, and was investedwith, this powerbefore, even during the
whole time of his personalministry; yet, he was not in a condition to exercise
it, nor could he have exercisedit with propriety, while he was in his state of
humiliation, and bore the form of a servant; as he was to exercise it now,
being raised from the dead, clothed with immortality and glory, and
immediately to be exaltedto the right hand of the throne of the divine Majesty
in the heavens, Hebrews 8:1.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
28:16-20 This evangelistpassesoverother appearances ofChrist, recordedby
Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn; one appointed before his
death, and after his resurrection. All that see the Lord Jesus with an eye of
faith, will worship him. Yet the faith of the sincere may be very weak and
wavering. But Christ gave such convincing proofs of his resurrection, as made
their faith to triumph over doubts. He now solemnly commissionedthe
apostles and his ministers to go forth among all nations. The salvationthey
were to preach, is a common salvation;whoeverwill, let him come, and take
the benefit; all are welcome to Christ Jesus. Christianity is the religion of a
sinner who applies for salvationfrom deservedwrath and from sin; he applies
to the mercy of the Father, through the atonement of the incarnate Son, and
by the sanctificationof the Holy Spirit, and gives up himself to be the
worshipper and servant of God, as the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three
Persons but one God, in all his ordinances and commandments. Baptism is an

outward sign of that inward washing, or sanctificationof the Spirit, which
seals and evidences the believer's justification. Let us examine ourselves,
whether we really possessthe inward and spiritual grace ofa death unto sin,
and a new birth unto righteousness,by which those who were the children of
wrath become the children of God. Believers shallhave the constantpresence
of their Lord always;all days, every day. There is no day, no hour of the day,
in which our Lord Jesus is not present with his churches and with his
ministers; if there were, in that day, that hour, they would be undone. The
God of Israel, the Saviour, is sometimes a God that hideth himself, but never a
God at a distance. To these precious words Amen is added. Even so, Lord
Jesus, be thou with us and all thy people; cause thy face to shine upon us, that
thy waymay be knownupon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Barnes'Notes on the Bible
All poweris given unto me in heaven and in earth - The "Sonof God," as
"Creator," hadan original right to all things, to control them and dispose of
them. See John 1:3; Colossians1:16-17;Hebrews 1:8. But the universe is put
under him more particularly as Mediator, that he might redeem his people;
that he might gathera church; that he might defend his chosen;that he might
subdue all their enemies, and bring them off conquerors and more than
conquerors, Ephesians 1:20-23;1 Corinthians 15:25-27;John 5:22-23;
Philippians 2:6-11. It is in reference to this, doubtless, that he speaks here
poweror authority committed to him over all things, that he might redeem,
defend, and save the church purchased with his own blood. His mediatorial
government extends, therefore, overthe material world, over angels, over
devils, over wickedmen, and over his own people.
Jamieson-Fausset-BrownBible Commentary
17. And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted—
certainly none of "the Eleven," after what took place at previous interviews in
Jerusalem. But if the five hundred were now present, we may well believe this
of some of them.
Matthew Poole's Commentary

See Poole on"Matthew 28:20".
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
And Jesus came and spake unto them,.... To the elevendisciples and apostles;
for though there might be so large a number as before observed, yet the
following words were only spokento the apostles:
saying, all poweris given unto me in heaven and in earth; which is to be
understood of him, not as God, who has the same original and underived
powerand authority over all creatures, and things in heaven and earth, as the
Father has;but as mediator, to whom all things are delivered by the Father;
and not of a powerof doing this, or the other thing, or of omnipotence, being
the Almighty; nor of doing miracles, and forgiving sins, which he had, and
exercisedbefore his death and resurrection, but of governing: he was king
before, but his kingdom was not with observation;but now he was declared,
and made manifest, to be both Lord and Christ; he had "all" power and
authority for the settling the affairs of his church and kingdom, to appoint
offices and officers in it, and, to bestow gifts upon men, to qualify them for the
same, and to institute ordinances to be observedtill his secondcoming: and
this powerof his reachedto things in heaven; he having the angels in heaven
subject to him, as ministering spirits to be sent forth by him at his pleasure;
and all the gifts of the Spirit to dispose of as he thought good;and to things on
earth, not only to the saints, whose King he is, and who are made willing to
serve him; but to all flesh, to kings and princes, who rule and reign by him;
and even to all the wickedof the world, who in some shape or another are
made to subserve the ends of his mediatorial kingdom and government: and
this is not usurped power, but what is given him, and what he has a right to
exercise;having finished sin, abolisheddeath, overcome the world, and
destroyedthe devil; and must reign till all enemies are subjectto him: and this
he says, and it was necessaryto say it at this time, partly on accountof his late
sufferings and death, which were attended with weakness andreproach;and
partly on accountof the following commissionhe gives to his disciples, that it
might be seenand believed, he had power and authority sufficient to give
them such an one;as also to animate and encourage them under all the
weakness,contempt, and persecutionthat should attend them in their

ministry. The Syriac and Persic versions add, "as the Father hath sentme,
even so I send you", as in John 20:21, from whence these words seemto be
taken.
Geneva Study Bible
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All poweris given unto me in
heaven and in earth.
EXEGETICAL(ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)
Meyer's NT Commentary
Matthew 28:18.[41]Προσελθών] From feelings of modesty and reverence, the
elevenhad not ventured to go quite close to Him.
ἘΔΌΘΗ]with all the emphasis of the conviction that He was triumphant at
last: was given to me, etc., was practically given, that is, when the Father
awoke me out of death. Thereby His state of humiliation came to an end, and
the resurrectionwas the turning-point at which Christ entered into the
heavenly glory, in which He is to reign as κύριος πάντων till the time of the
final surrender of His sway into the hands of the Father (1 Corinthians 15:28).
It is true, no doubt, that when first sent forth by GodHe was invested with the
ἘΞΟΥΣΊΑ over all things (Matthew 11:27;John 13:3); but in His state of
ΚΈΝΩΣΙς it would, of necessity, come to be limited by the conditions of that
human life into which He had descended. With His resurrection, however, this
limitation was removed, and His ἘΞΟΥΣΊΑfully and absolutely restored, so
that He once more came into complete possessionofHis premundane ΔΌΞΑ
(John 17:5; Luke 24:26;Php 2:9 f.; Romans 14:9; Ephesians 1:20 ff;
Ephesians 4:10; 1 Corinthians 15:25 ff.), the ΔΌΞΑin which He had existed as
the ΛΌΓΟς ἌΣΑΡΚΟς, and to which He was againexaltedas the glorified
Son of man. Comp. on John 1:14.

ΠᾶΣΑ ἘΞΟΥΣΊΑ] all authority, nothing being exceptedeither in heavenor
earth which canbe referred to the categoryof ἐξουσία. Some, unwarrantably
interpreting in a rationalistic sense, have understood this to mean the
“potestas animis hominum per doctrinam imperandi” (Kuinoel),—or, as
Keim expresses it, the handing over to Him of all spirits to be His instruments
in carrying out His purposes in the world,—orabsolute power to make all
necessaryarrangements for the establishment of the Messianictheocracy
(Paulus), or power overthe whole world of humanity with a view to its
redemption (Volkmar), and such like. What is really meant, however, is the
munus regium of Christ, free from all limitation, without, however,
compromising in any way the absolute supremacy of the Father; John 14:28;
1 Corinthians 15:27; 1 Corinthians 11:3.
[41] Comp. for ver. 18 ff., Theod. Schottin the Luther. Zeitschr. 1871, p. 1 ff.
Expositor's Greek Testament
Matthew 28:18-20. he final commission.
Cambridge Bible for Schools andColleges
18–20.The Last Charge to the Apostles
18. came]Rather, came up to them, near to them.
power] Rather, authority.
is given] Properly, was given, cp. ch. Matthew 11:27, and Php 2:8-10. These
words, in which the infallible King Himself announces His eternal possession
of the Kingdom, St Matthew, who is essentiallythe historian of the Kingdom,
alone records.
Bengel's Gnomen

Matthew 28:18. Προσελθὼν, having come unto) And by that very
circumstance, producing faith even in those who doubted.—αὐτοῖς, to them)
i.e. addressing them.—ἐδόθη Μοι, has been to Me) especiallyto Me, risen and
ascending. This passagecontains the sum of those things which the Lord
declaredafterwards more fully in the Apocalypse, concerning His possession
of all authority, and His presence with His own; see Revelation1:18;
Revelation1:13.—πᾶσα, κ.τ.λ., all, etc.)This is the reasonwhy Jesus sends His
disciples into all the world, and why the whole world ought to worship Him,
and why He institutes baptism;[1231] see Ephesians cited below.—ἐνοὐρανῷ
καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς, in heavenand on earth) see ch. Matthew 9:16, Matthew 16:1.
Hitherto He had been on earth, now He ascends to heaven: He fills all things;
see Ephesians 4:10, with the, preceding and following verses.
[1231]Forthe salvationof men, to be converted on earth, and conducted to
heaven.—B. G. V.
Pulpit Commentary
Verse 18. - Jesus came. Some medieval exegeteshave deemed that this verse
refers to the time of the ascension;but there is no valid reasonfor dissociating
this portion from the rest of the account. If we do this, we lose the great
reasonfor the oft-enjoined meeting on the Galilaeanmountain, which seems
to have been expressly and with much care arrangedto notify at large the fact
of Christ's Resurrectionand of his supreme authority, and to convey the
Lord's commissionto the apostles in the presence of many witnesses.We may
suppose that Jesus, who had been standing apart, now drew near to the
company, so that all, especiallythe doubting, might see him closelyand hear
his familiar voice. Spake unto them (e)lalhsenau)toi = , talked unto them).
Doubtless he said much more than is here recorded, resolving doubts,
confirming faith, infusing comfort. "Thus it is even now; we worship him, and
then he draws near, and, by his nearerapproaches and secretmanifestationof
himself to our hearts, we are confirmed in the faith, and see in him God and
man" (I. Williams). All power(ἐξιυσία) is given (ἐδόθη, was given) unto me in
heaven and in earth. Jesus here asserts thathe, as Son of man, has received

from the Fathersupreme authority in heaven and earth, over the whole
kingdom of God in its fullest extent. This is net given to him as Sono! God;
for, as God, naught canbe added to him or takenfrom him; it is a power
which he has merited by his incarnation, death, and Passion(Philippians 2:8-
10), which was foretoldin the Old Testament, by psalmist (Psalm2:8; Psalm
8:5-8) and prophet (Daniel 7:13, 14), and with which he was indued on the day
that he rose victorious from the grave. So the verb "was given" is in the past
tense, because it refers to the dotation arranged in God's eternal purpose, and
to the actualinvestiture at the Resurrection. The poweris exercisedin his
mediatorial kingdom, and will continue to be exercisedtill he hath put all
enemies under his feet, and destroyeddeath itself (1 Corinthians 15:24-27);
but his absolute kingdom is everlasting;as God and Man he reigns forever
and ever. This mediatorial authority extends not only over men, so that he
governs and protects the Church, disposes bureau events, controls hearts and
opinions; but the forces ofheaven also are at his command, the Holy Spirit is
bestowedby him, the angels are in his employ as ministering to the members
of his body.
Vincent's Word Studies
Came to
Matthew 28:17 evidently describes the impressionmade by seeing him at a
distance. Possiblyfrom feelings of modesty they had not ventured close to
him. Jesus now approaches andaddresses them.
Spake - saying (ἐλάλησεν - λέγων)
Two different words are here used to express speech, with a nice distinction
which can hardly be conveyed without paraphrase. The verb λαλεῖν is used of
speaking, in contrastwith or as a breaking of silence, voluntary or imposed.
Thus the dumb man; after he was healed, spake (ἐλάλησεν); and Zacharias,
when his tongue was loosed, beganto speak (ἐλάλει). In the use of the word
the writer contemplates the fact rather than the substance of speech. Hence it

is used of God (Hebrews 1:1), the point being, not what Godsaid, but the fact
that he spake to men. On the contrary, λέγειν, refers to the matter of speech.
The verb originally means to pick out, and hence to use words selectedas
appropriate expressions ofthought, and to put such words togetherin orderly
discourse. Here, then, we have Jesus first breaking silence (ελάλησεν), and
then discoursing (λέγων).
Power(ἐξουσία)
Better, authority, as Rev.
Is given (ἐδόθη)
Lit., was given, by the divine decree.
PRECEPTAUSTIN RESOURCES
THOMAS CONSTABLE
Verse 18
Jesus proceededto address the Eleven. Matthew did not record them saying
anything, which focuses our attention fully on Jesus" words. Notice the
repetition of "all" in Matthew 28:18-20 : all authority, all nations, all things,
and all the days. Matthew stressedthe authority of Jesus throughout his

Gospel( Matthew 7:29; Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:7-8;Matthew 11:27;
Matthew 22:43-44;Matthew 24:35).
"Notmerely poweror might (dunamis), such as a great conquerormight
claim, but "authority" (exousia), as something which is His by right,
conferredupon Him by One who has the right to bestow it (Rev. ii27)." [Note:
Plummer, p428.]
God restrictedJesus" authority before His resurrection because ofHis role as
the Suffering Servant. Following His resurrection God broadened the sphere
in which Jesus exercisedauthority (cf. Matthew 4:8-10). He became the One
through whom God now mediates all authority (cf. Daniel 7:14; Philippians
2:5-11). This was Jesus" greatclaim.
"By raising Jesus from the dead and investing him with all authority, God
vindicates Jesus and thus decides the conflict in his favor ( Matthew 28:5-6;
Matthew 28:18)." [Note:Kingsbury, Matthew as . . ., p8.]
HASTINGS GREAT TEXT OF THE BIBLE
The Claim
“All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.”
1. In these words Jesus, standing on the resurrectionside of His grave, in the
simplest language made the sublimest claim when He thus declared Himself to

be King by Divine right, and therefore absolute in His Kingship. The word
admits of no qualification. The claim admits of no limitation. In that moment
He claimed authority in the material, mental, and moral realms. The
application of His claim to this world does by no means exhaustit. He swept
the compass with a reachfar wider, more spacious, andstupendous. Notonly
on earth but in heaven is authority given to Him. The one phrase, “in heaven
and on earth,” includes the whole creationof God. It is manifest that He is
excluded who created, and who puts all things under the feet of His King. It is
equally manifest that all is included which comes within the scope of that
comprehensive word, the creationof God. We may interpret this final claim of
Jesus by the prayer He taught His disciples: “Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowedbe Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven,
so on earth.” Having completedHis ministry of teaching; having
accomplishedHis exodus and resurrection, at lastHe claimed authority in
heaven and on earth, thus assuming the throne of empire over the whole
creationof God, included in the terms of the prayer, and now defined in the
words, “as in heaven, so on earth.”
Who is it that dares thus confidently to make this amazing claim? Who is it
that utters it as if it were a simple matter of fact about which there was no
question? Not merely poweror might (δύναμις), such as a great conqueror
might claim, but “authority” (ἐξουσία), as something which is His by right,
conferredupon Him by One who has the right to bestow it (Revelation2:27).
And “all authority,” embracing everything over which rule and dominion can
be exercised;and that not only “upon earth,” which would be an authority
overwhelming in its extensiveness, but also “in heaven.” Human thought loses
itself in the attempt to understand what must be comprehendedin such
authority as this. Nothing less than the Divine government of the whole
universe and of the Kingdom of Heaven has been given to the RisenLord. In
more than one Epistle, St. Paul piles up term upon term in order to try to
express the honour and glory and powerwhich the Father has bestowedupon
the Sonwhom He has raisedfrom the dead. The glorified Christ is “above
every principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name
that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come”

(Ephesians 1:21; comp. Colossians 1:16-21;Php 2:9-11). Nevertheless, with all
his fulness of language, the Apostle does not get beyond, for it is impossible to
get beyond, the majestic, inexhaustible reachof the simple statement which
Christ, with such serenity, makes here.1 [Note:A. Plummer.]
2. The words “hath been given” point to a definite time when this all-
embracing authority was conferred. When was it given? Let another portion
of Scripture answerthe question—“Declaredto be the Son of God with
power, according to the spirit of holiness by the resurrectionfrom the dead.”
Then to the Man Jesus was givenauthority overheaven and earth. All the
early Christian documents concur in this view of the connexionbetweenthe
death and resurrectionof Jesus Christ and His investiture with this sovereign
power. Listen to Paul: “Becoming obedientunto death, even the death of the
cross. Wherefore Godalso hath highly exaltedhim, and given him a name
which is above every name.” Listen to Peter:who “raisedhim up from the
dead, and gave him glory.” Hear the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews:“we
see Jesus … for the suffering of death crownedwith glory and honour.”
Hearkento John: to Him “who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the
dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.” Look with his eyes to the vision
of the “Lamb as it had been slain,” enthroned in the midst of the throne, and
say whether this unanimous consentof the earliestChristian teachers is
explicable on any reasonable grounds, unless there had been underlying it just
the words of the text, and the MasterHimself had taught them that all power
was given to Him in heaven and on earth. As it seems impossible to account
for the existence of the Church if we deny the resurrection, so it seems
impossible to accountfor the faith of the earlieststratum of the Christian
Church without the acceptanceofsome such declarationas this, as having
come from the Lord Himself. And so the hands that were piercedwith the
nails wield the sceptre of the universe, and on the brows that were wounded
and bleeding with the crown of thorns are wreathed the many crowns of
universal Kinghood.

The resurrectionof Christ marked the acceptanceofHis work by the Father,
and revealedthe triumph in which that work ended. Death and all the power
of the enemy were overcome, and victory was attained. But the resurrectionof
Christ was also His emergence—His due emergence—into the powerand
blessednessofvictorious life. In the Personof Christ life in God, and unto
God, had descendedinto the hard conditions set for Him who would associate
a world of sinners to Himself. In the resurrectionthe triumph of that
enterprise came to light. Now, done with sin, and free from death, and
asserting His superiority to all humiliation and all conflict, He rose in the
fulness of a powerwhich He was entitled also to communicate. He rose, with
full right and powerto save. And so His resurrectiondenotes Christ as able to
inspire life, and to make it victorious in His members.1 [Note:R. Rainy,
Epistle to the Philippians, 239.]
3. This claim means the successofHis life purpose. He had told His disciples
that He would build His Church; that He would leadit as an army in conflict
againstevil and its issues, andin victory over all, including the very gates of
Hades; that He would erect a moral standard, and make them, His disciples,
His interpreters thereof, giving them “the keys of the kingdom of heaven.”
Immediately following this declarationof purpose, He had spokento them of
the necessityfor the cross, andthey, with faith faltering, had seenHim die.
Notwithstanding all He had foretold them, they lookedupon the cross as
evidence of His failure to accomplishHis purposes. From their standpoint of
observation, it was impossible for one who died to build a Church, and lead an
army, and insist upon a moral standard. But now they saw Him in all the
glory of resurrection life, and knew that therein He demonstratedHis power
to build a Church, having passedthrough death and become the firstborn
from among the dead. They knew that He had the powerto combat sin and
overcome it, for He had takenhold of death, which is the ultimate of sin, and
in His mastery of death had revealedHis ability to deal with sin. He had lived
in perfect conformity with His own ethical standard, and when His life
resulted in His rejectionby men and His being put to death, it had seemedas
though the impossibility of obedience was proved; but now, standing in the

powerof risen life, He claimed authority, and thereby suggestedthat His own
victories vindicated His right to be the ethicalTeacherofthe world.
4. But in this claim we have not merely the attestationof the completeness of
Christ’s work, we have also the elevationof Manhood to enthronement with
Divinity. Forthe new thing that came to Jesus afterHis resurrectionwas that
His humanity was takeninto, and became participant of, “the glory which I
had with thee, before the world was.” Thenour nature, when perfectand
sinless, is so cognate andkindred with the Divine that humanity is capable of
being invested with, and of bearing, that “exceeding and eternal weightof
glory.” In that elevation of the Man Christ Jesus, we may read a prophecy,
which shall not be unfulfilled, of the destiny of all those who conform to Him
through faith, love and obedience, finally to sit down with Him on His throne,
even as He is setdown with the Father on His throne.
No system thinks so condemnatorily of human nature as it is, none thinks so
glowinglyof human nature as it may become, as does the religionof the cross.
There are bass notes far down beyond the limits of the scale to which ears
dulled by the world and sin and sorrow are sensitive;and there are clear, high
tones, thrilling and shrilling far above the range of perceptionof such ears.
The man that is in the lowestdepths may rise with Jesus to the highest, but it
must be by the same road by which the Masterwent. “If we suffer with him,
we shall also reign with him,” and only “if.” There is no other path to the
throne but the cross. Via crucis, via lucis—the way of the cross is the way of
light. It is to those who have acceptedtheir Gethsemanes and their Calvarys
that He appoints a kingdom, as His Father has appointed unto Him.1 [Note:
A. Maclaren.]
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NO. 2465
A SERMON
INTENDED FOR READING ON LORD’S-DAY, MAY 17, 1896.
DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON,
AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE,NEWINGTON,
ON THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1886.
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to Me in
heaven and on earth.”
Matthew 28:18.
I INTEND chiefly to call your attention to this verse, but it will also be
necessaryto refer to the rest
of the chapter—“Go, therefore,and teachall nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you: and, lo,
I am with you always, evento the end of the world. Amen”
Our Saviorwas always with His disciples until the time of His death. After His
resurrectionHe was
with them often, but not always. He came, and He went mysteriously—the
doors being shut, He was
suddenly there when they leastlookedfor him. Or He appearedto them as
they walkedby the way, or
while they were fishing, or when they came to the mountain in Galilee, the
appointed rendezvous. On

this particular occasion—Iam not quite sure whether it was when only the
elevenwere gathered together, or that more memorable occasionwhenHe
spoke to over500 brethren at once, which many who
have well studied the passagethink is more probable—atany rate, on this
occasion, the Savior made
Himself very much at home with His disciples. According to the most proper
translation of the text, “Jesus came and talkedto them.” There was a holy
familiarity in His communications with His disciples.
He spoke to them as a friend. He came into close contactwith them in
friendliest familiarity. The glory
of that time to them was that He was there, and that He spoke with them! It
does not matter where it was,
He was there, and whereverHe pleases to be the center of the group, there is
sure to be a memorable
gathering. Brothers and sisters, I wish that we were always on the lookoutfor
our Lord. I am afraid that
in our assemblies we oftenthink and say, “So-and-So was there, and such-
and-such a minister spoke to
us.” But the bestmeeting is when Christ is there, and when He, Himself, by
His Divine Spirit, speaks
familiarly to our souls!
Notice what it was about which our Lord spoke to His disciples. He was going
awayfrom them. His
bodily presence would no longerbe enjoyed by His followers until He should
so come in like manner as
they were to see Him go up into heaven. But His last talk, or one of the last
talks He everhad with them

before His ascension, was aboutHimself and His work. It was a time of taking
them into His secret, explaining to them the partnership which the Father had
establishedbetweenHim and them, and making
them to know the fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ
which was now to coverthe
whole of their lives. You see, He begins by speaking to them about His own
power—“Allpower is given to Me in heaven and on earth.” We are not fit to
go out to work for Christ till we truly know Him,
ourselves, and also know something of the divine powerwhich He is prepared
to give to us. It is wellfor
us to learn the lesson, ourselves, before we attempt to teach it to others. Go
not out to all nations till you
have first gone into your closetand had fellowshipwith the Master, Himself!
You will blunder in your
errand unless you go forth fresh from His blessedpresence.
Then, what were they to do but to act for Him? “Go, therefore, and teachall
nations.” They were to
teachthose nations only about Him! He was to be the greatsubject of all their
teaching. The correct
word is, “disciple all nations.” Theywere to disciple them, not to make them
their own disciples, but His
disciples. He was to still be the Teacher, the Rabbi, the Master—theywere
only to go forth to do His
work, not their own. Brothers, we must not try to form a party of which we
shall be the head. We must
abhor the very thought of any such action!We must gather the nations to
Him! Otherwise, we are not

His servants, we are our own servants, or rather, our own masters. We are
renegades anddisloyal if we
do that. “Go, therefore, and disciple all nations,” was the command of Jesus
Christ to His disciples.
And they were to baptize those who were made disciples, but it was to be in
His name, in association
with that of the Father, and of the Holy Spirit. He who is not, as a believer,
baptized into the name of the
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Lord Jesus Christ, is not baptized at all! The name of Christ is inseparably
linked with those who are
baptized according to the Scriptural fashion. So, you see, whether it is
preaching, or whether it is discipling, or whether it is baptizing—we must
keepclose to Christ. It is all along that line we preach Him,
we make disciples for Him, we baptize in His name.
And when those who were made disciples were baptized, what was to be done
next? “Teaching them
to observe all things that I have commanded you.” The shepherding of the
sheepmust still be in our
Lord’s name! We do not found a church in any other name but His. Neither
do we know any rule or order or book of discipline but that which He has left
us. He, alone, is King in Zion, and only what He
teaches is authoritative. The explanations given by His servants we must judge
by the tests He has given
to us—but the Word of the Masteris to be obeyed and acceptedin its entirety.
“Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.” O
brothers and sisters, there is no true work done for

Christ unless we always put Him in His right place, and keepourselves in our
right places—Himselfthe
omnipotent Leader and Commander of His people—andourselves His
servants in all things, seeking
even in the smallestmatters to be obedient to His revealedwill!
Do not fail to notice that all this is to be done in associationwith Himself—
“Lo, I am with you always.” “Itis not enoughthat you preach My gospel,
baptize in My name, teachall nations that I am the
Lord and Masterof the house, and bid them all obey My will—you must also
always have Me at your
side. You will do nothing worth doing, you will spend your life in failure
unless you keepup perpetual
communion with Me. ‘Lo, I am with you always.’” This must be the case with
us till this dispensation
closes,and it shall only close by our being with Christ in a still higher sense.
We shall then go from His
being with us to our being with Him—from spiritual fellowshipto an actual,
visible, corporealfellowship!We shall be like He when we shall see Him as He
is. He shall stand in the latter day upon the
earth! He shall reign gloriously among His ancients, and until then, it is our
privilege to abide at His side
and never venture to go forth unless we feelthat He goes with us, making our
preaching and teaching in
His name to be of effectupon the hearts and consciencesofmen.
I have missed my purpose in this preface if I have not brought out this line of
thought—that if any of
us would receive a commissionfor Christian service, it must come from Christ
Himself! If we would

carry out that commission, it must be in loyalty to Christ! And if we hope to
succeedin that commission,
it must be in a perpetual, personalfellowship with Christ! We must begin to
work with Him, and go on
working with Him, and never ceaseto work until He, Himself, shall come to
discharge us from the service because there is no further need of it! Oh, that
we did all our Church work in the name of the great
Head of the Church! Oh, that we did all Christ’s work consciouslyin the
presence and in the strength of
Christ!
Still only introducing my main theme, I shall ask you for a minute or so to
considerthe grand statement which our Saviormade. “Jesus came and spoke
to them, saying, All poweris given to Me in heavenand on earth.”
“All power.” Readit, if you like, “all authority.” It is not so much force that is
meant, as moral power. Christ at this moment possessesa royal authority—by
might, it is true—but chiefly by right. His is
the powerwhich comes of His merits, of His glorious nature, and of the gift of
the Divine Spirit who
rests upon Him without measure. The word we translate, “power,” has a
wider meaning than that—you
find a goodinstance of it in John 1:12—“As many as receivedHim, to them
gave He power to become
the sons of God,” where the word, “power,” might be rendered, “privilege,”
or, “right,” or, “liberty,” and
yet be also correctlytranslated, “power.” Christat this moment has all rights
in heaven and on earth! He
has all sovereigntyand dominion, and, of course, He has all the might which
backs up His right. But it is

not mere powerin the sense offorce—it is not the dynamite power in which
earthly kings delight. It is
another and a higher kind of force which Christ has, even the divine energyof
love. He possesses atthis
moment all authority in heaven and on earth.
“All power,” He says, “is given to Me.” That is to say, He has it now. You and
I are not sent out to
preach the gospelin order to get powerfor Christ—He has it now! We are not
sent out, as we sometimes
say, to win the world for Christ—in the strictestsense, it is His now! He is the
King of glory at this very
moment! He is, evennow, Lord over all, King of kings, and Lord of lords! All
authority is given to Him.
I shall not try to explain the particular time when it was given, but I remind
you that it has been given.
That greatact is accomplished!Our Lord Jesus holds in His hand the scepter
which gives Him power
over all flesh that He may give eternal life to as many as the Father has given
Him. He already has in
His hand that scepterwith which He shall break the nations as with a rod of
iron, and dash them in piec-
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es as a potter’s vessel!He has not to go up to His throne—He is already
enthroned. He has not to be
crowned—He is already crowned, as we have said, King of kings and Lord of
lords!

“All poweris given to Me.” This is not merely the power which Christ
possesses naturally by His
Godhead, or a power which could be compassedentirely by His manhood, for
that must necessarilybe
limited. But it is a power which can be contained within that blessedcomplex
person, the Christ of God.
It is as the God-man, the MediatorbetweenGod and men, that all might is
bestowedupon Him as the
reward of the travail of His soul—boundless authority—so that now He can
say, “All power is given to
Me in heaven and on earth.”
All power“in heaven” belongs to Christ. That is, all power with God. You
remember how Elijah
prayed and opened heaven by his prayers? The Christ of Godis greaterthan
Elijah! You know how men
of God have been blessedwith remarkable force and energyin their
pleadings—but the intercessionsof
Christ are more powerful than all the intercessions ofHis people—yes, in one
sense, they are the power
that gives effectto all the intercessions ofall the saints!It is He who puts
powerinto them, and into their
petitions. Of course, as Christ has powerwith God, He also has powerover all
the holy angels, and all
pure intelligences. All power of every kind that has to do with heavenly things,
and heavenly places is in
the hand of Christ.

And Christ also has all power, “on earth.” That is to say, He is Lord over all
the earth. “The sea is
His, and He made it: and His hands formed the dry land.” He is Masterofall
providences—His hand
always holds the helm and steers the ship that carries His disciples. He is
Masterof all kings, and of all
politics, and when, at times, we tremble for our beloved nation, there is no
real need for us to do so.
“The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice;let the multitude of the isles be glad
thereof.” Christ has all authority over all the sons of men, and all the forces of
nature. From the stars that light up the brow of
midnight, to the deepestlaw that works in the heart of the earth, the Lord
Jesus Christ is Masterof them
all! All power, He says, is given to Him in heaven and on earth! This is a
statementwhich would need a
far fuller explanation than I cangive it in the time at my disposaljust now—I
want, rather, to make use
of it in this way.
I. First of all, let me sayof this statement of our Lord—“All poweris given to
Me in heaven and on
earth”—thatWE GREATLY REJOICE IN IT.
I do not know that our divine Mastercould have said anything to us that
would have made our hearts
thrill with a sweeterdelight than we derive from these words—“Allpoweris
given to Me.” Beloved, do
you not wish all powerto be given to Him whom we love? I confess that
nothing makes me rejoice more

than the factthat He reigns. I do not feelany sorrow so much as the sorrow of
seeing His truth trod in
the mire, and I know no joy that ever thrills my soul like that of knowing that
Jesus is still set as King
upon the holy hill of Zion, that He still reigns, and that, “He must reign till He
has put all enemies under
His footstool.”Is there any poweryou would like to keepback from Him? Is
there any poweryou would
like to invest in someone else?Is it not the delight of your soul to think that He
could say, even when He
dwelt here among men, before He had ascendedto the Father, while yet He
talkedas others talked with
His poor disciples, “All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth”? Do we
not feelready to shout,
“Hallelujah! Hallelujah!” when we know that this is really the fact?
We delight also, dear friends, to know that all poweris in the hands of Christ
because we are sure
that it will be rightly used. Powerin the hands of some people is dangerous,
but powerin the hands of
Christ is blessed. Oh, let Him have all power! Let Him do what He will with it,
for He cannot will anything but that which is right, just, true, and good. Give
Him unbounded sovereignty!We want no limited
monarchy when Christ is King! No, put every crownon that dear head, and
let Him have unrestricted
sway, for there is none like He. He is more glorious than all the sons of men,
and it is our joy to know
that all power is given to Him in heaven and on earth!

This also furnishes us with goodreasons for often going to Him. I love to think
that all power is in
Him, and none in me, for now I cannot stay awayfrom Him. I am obliged to
knock at His door, and if
He asks me why I come so often, I must answer, “It cannot be helped, my
Lord, for all poweris with
You! If I had powerto provide for myself, I might try to do so, but since,
without You, I would die of
hunger, I must come to You for every meal, and every snack, yes, for every
breath and every pulse.”
Yes, it is even so because allpower is given to Christ that we rejoice that we
may always go to Him!
Will you chide a babe because it longs for its mother’s breast? How can it live
without its natural nourishment? And canyou chide our feebleness because it
loves to hang upon the omnipotence of Christ?
We are glad, again, that all poweris given to Him because He is so easyof
access.It is difficult for
those in need to speak with kings, but it is not difficult for them to tell their
needs to the King of kings!
It is not easyto present a petition to an earthly prince, but it is very different
with those who have requests to bring to the Prince Immanuel—His door is
always open to suppliants, and His earand heart are
always ready to listen to their supplications. Call upon Him when you will, He
will never repel you!
Come to His strength whenever you may—that strength will flow out to your
weakness,and make you

strong in the Lord, and in the powerof His might! I leave that first thought
with you—we rejoice that all
poweris given to Christ.
II. Secondly, WE SEE THE PRACTICALOUTCOME OF THIS TRUTH.
“All poweris given to
Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore.”
I have met with some brothers and sisters who have tried to read the Bible the
wrong wayupwards.
They have said, “Godhas a purpose which is certain to be fulfilled. Therefore
we will not budge an inch.
All poweris in the hands of Christ. Therefore we will sit still.” But that is not
Christ’s way of reading
the passage!It is, “All power is given to Me, therefore go, you, and do
something.” “But, Lord, what do
You want from us when You have all power? We are such poor, insignificant,
useless creaturesthat we
shall be sure to make a muddle of anything we attempt.” “No,” says the
Master, “allpower is given to
Me, therefore go.” He puts us on the go because He has all power! I know that
with many of us there is
a tendency to sit down, and say, “All things are wrong. The world gets darker
and darker, and everything
is going to the bad.” We sit and fret togetherin most delightful misery, and
try to cheereachother
downwards into greaterdepths of despair! Do we not often act thus? Alas, it is
so, and we feel happy to

think that other people will blend in blessedharmony of misery with us in all
our melancholies!Or if we
do stir ourselves a little, we feel that there is not much goodin our service, and
that very little canpossibly come of it. This messageofour Masterseems to
me to be something like the sound of a trumpet. I
have given you the strains of a dulcimer, but now there rings out the clarion
note of a trumpet! Here is
the powerto enable you to “go.” Therefore, “go”awayfrom your dunghills,
awayfrom your ashes, and
your dust. Shake yourselves from your melancholy! The bugle calls, “Boot
and saddle! Up and away!”
The battle has begun, and every goodsoldier of Jesus Christ must be to the
front for His Captain and His
Lord. Becauseallpower is given to Christ, He passes onthat powerto His
people, and sends them forth
to battle and to victory!
Yet is there another note in this trumpet call. “All poweris given to Me, go,
therefore”—“Go you.”
Who is to go out of that first band of disciples? Is it Peter, the rash and the
headstrong? Is it John, who
sometimes wishes to call fire from heaven to destroy men? Is it Philip, with
whom the Savior has been
so long, and yet he has not knownHim? Is it Thomas, who must put His finger
into the print of the nails,
or he will not believe Him? Yet the Mastersays to them, “Go you; all poweris
given to Me, therefore
go. You are as goodfor My purpose as anybody else would be. There is no
powerin you, I know, but

then all power is in Me, therefore go.” “Go, youworm, Jacob, and thresh the
mountains, for I have made
you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth. Go in all your weakness,
for this is your might—the
might that dwells in Me! Go and teachall nations. Poor, weak, feeble, faulty,
yet go because I have all
the poweryou canpossibly need.”
“Go, go,” says Christ. “But, Lord, if we go to men, they will ask for our
passports.” “Takethem,”
He says, “all authority is given to Me in heavenand earth. You are free of
heaven, and you are free of
earth. There is no place—whetherit is in far-off Ethiopia, or in the deserts of
Scythia, or in the centerof
Rome—there is no place where you may not go!There are your passports—
‘All authority is given to
Me, therefore go.’”
“But, Lord, we need more than passports, we need a commission.” “Here is
your commission,” says
the Lord—‘all power is given to Me’—and I delegate it to you. I have
authority, and I give you authority. Go, therefore, because Ihave the
authority. Go and teach princes, and kings, and beggars—teach
them all alike. I ordain you, I authorize you! As many of you as know Me, and
have My love shed
abroad in your hearts, I commissionyou to go and—
‘Tell to sinners round
What a dear Savior you have found.’

And if they ask how you dare to do it, tell them not that the bishop ordained
you, or that a synod licensedyou, but that all power is given to your Masterin
heaven, and on earth, and you have come in His
name!” And nobody may say no to you.
“Moreover,”says the Master, “I send you with My power gone before you”
Observe that, for I bring
it, again, to your recollection. Christdoes not say, “Go and win the powerfor
Me on earth. Go and get
powerfor Me among the sons of men.” No, but, “All authority and power are
already vestedin Me.
Therefore go. I send you to a country which is not an alien kingdom—I send
you to a country which is
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Mine—for all souls are Mine. If you go to the Jews orto the Gentiles, they are
Mine. If it is to India or
China that you go, you need not ask any man’s leave—youare in your own
King’s country, you are on
your own King’s errand—you have your own King’s power going before
you.” I believe that, often,
when missionaries go to a country, they have rather to gather ripe fruit than
to plant trees. As the Lord
sent the hornets to clear the way for the children of Israel, so does He
oftentimes send singular changes—political, social, andreligious—before the
heralds of the cross to prepare the way for them! And this
is the messagewhichsounds with clearclarion note to all the soldiers of King
Jesus, “Ihave all authority in heaven and on earth, therefore, without
misgivings or questionings, go and evangelize all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.”
Thus, first, we rejoice in this grand statementof our Lord Jesus Christ, and
next, we see the practical
outcome of it.
III. Thirdly, and very briefly, WE FEEL THE NEED OF IT.
Oh, brothers and sisters, if anybody in this place knows the powerwhich is in
Christ to make his
ministry of any use, I am sure that I do! I scarcelyevercome into this pulpit
without bemoaning myself
that I should ever be calledto a task for which I seemmore unfit than any
other man that was ever born!
Woe is me that I should have to preach a gospelwhich so overmasters me, and
which I feel that I am so
unfit to preach! Yet I could not give it up, for it were a far greaterwoe to me
not to preachthe gospelof
Jesus Christ! Unless the Holy Spirit blesses the Word, we who preach the
gospelare, of all men, most
miserable, for we have attempted a task that is impossible—we have entered
upon a sphere where nothing but the supernatural will ever avail! If the Holy
Spirit does not renew the hearts of our hearers, we
cannot do it! If the Holy Spirit does not regenerate them, we cannot! If He
does not send the truth of
God home into their souls, we might as well speak into the ear of a corpse!All
that we have to do is
quite beyond our unaided power—we must have our Masterwith us, or we
can do nothing! We deeply

feel our need of this greattruth of God—we not merely say it, but we are
driven every day, by our own
deep sense ofneed, to rejoice that our Lord has declared, “All poweris given
to Me in heaven and on
earth,” for we need all power!Every kind of powerthat there is in heavenand
on earth we shall need
before we can fully discharge this ministry. Before the nations shall all be
brought to hear the gospelof
Christ, before testimony to Him shall be borne in every land, we shall need the
whole omnipotence of
God! We shall need every force in heaven and earth before this is done!
Thank God that this power is all
laid by ready for our use—the strength that is equal to such a stupendous task
as this is already provided!
IV. I must pass over much that I might have dwelt upon, and say, in the next
place, WE BELIEVE
THIS TEXT, AND WE REST IN IT. “All power is given to Me in heaven and
on earth.”
We believe in this power, and we restin it. We do not seek any other power.
There is a craving, often, after greatmental power—people want“clever”
men to preach the gospel. Ah, sirs, I fear that the
gospelhas suffered more damage from clever men than from anything else!I
question whether the devil,
himself, has ever workedso much mischief in the Church of God as clever
men have done! No, we want
to have such mental vigor as God pleases to give us, but we remember that
text, “Notby might, nor by

power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord.” The world is not going to be savedby
worldly wisdom or by
fine oratory—brilliant speechesand poetic periods win not souls for Christ!
The powerto do this is the
powerthat is in Christ. And the Church of God, when she is in her right
senses,does not look for any
other power. I mean that she does not cringe before kings and princes, and
cry, “Establishus, endow
us!” It is an old fiction that the royal touch can cure “the king’s evil.” But it is
an old fact that the king’s
hand brings an evil wheneverit is laid upon the Church of Christ by way of
patronage. No, kings and
queens, we cando without you! If you will come to Jesus’feetas humble
suppliants, you shall be saved
even as your subjects are, but the Church of God has a kingdom that is not of
this world, and needs no
help whateverfrom the kingdoms of this world. All powerfor the extension of
the kingdom of Christ is
in Himself—His own personsustains His own kingdom, and we will not go to
any other fountain of authority to draw the powerwe need. The Church of
Christ must always sayto Him, “All my fresh springs
are in You.”
And, dear friends, we believe and rest in this truth, defying every other power.
Every other power
that can be conceivedof may set itself againstthe kingdom of Christ, but it
does not matter! No, not one
whistle of the wind, for all power is already in Christ, and that which seems to
oppose His kingdom

must be but the mere empty name of power. There can be no realpower
about it, for all poweris in
Him—both in heaven and on earth!
This being so, we restquite sure that even our infirmities will not hinder the
progress ofHis kingdom. No, rather, we glory in our infirmities, for now the
powerof Christ will become more conspicuous!
The less we have by which the kingdom might be supposed to be extended, the
more clearly will it be
seenthat the kingdom is extended by the powerof the King, Himself.
At the same time, all powerthat we have, we give to Him, because allpoweris
His, and all power
that we ever possess, we lay it under tribute for Him. Whateveris of good, or
of brightness, or of light,
or of knowledge in this world, we say, “It all belongs to Jesus.” And we setthe
broad arrow of our great
King upon it, and claim it as His.
O dear friends, why are we ever castdown? Why do we everbegin to question
the ultimate success
of the goodcause? Why do we ever go home with aching head and palpitating
heart because ofthe evils
of the day? Courage, my brethren, courage!The King has all power, it is
impossible to defeatHim! A
standard-bearerfell, just now, I know, and acrossthe battlefield I see the
clouds of smoke. The right

wing of our army may be shattered for a moment, but the King in the center
of the host still rides upon
the white horse of victory—and He has but to will it, He has but to speak a
single word—and the enemy
shall be driven awaylike chaff before the wind!
V. Lastly, and here I should have liked to have had much time, but I can only
hint at what I would
have said. If it is so that all authority is given to Christ in heaven and on earth,
then WE MUST OBEY
IT.
Christ says, “Go.”Then, let us go at once, according to His Word, in the track
which God’s own
hand marks out for us! Let us go and disciple all nations! Let us tell them that
they are to learn of Christ,
and that they are to be obedient to His will. Let us also baptize those who
become His disciples, as He
bids us do—“baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit.”
Next, let us be loyal to Him in all things, and let us train up His disciples in
loyalty to Him—
“teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.” As He has
all authority, let us not intrude anotherauthority. Let us keepwithin the
Master’s house, and seek to know the Master’s mind, to
learn the Master’s will, to study the Master’s Book, to receive the Master’s
Spirit, and let these be dominant over all other power. And all the while let us
endeavorto keepin fellowshipwith Him—“Lo, I am
with you always.” Letus never go awayfrom Him. Becauseallauthority is
given to Him, let us keep

close by His side. Let us be the yeomen of His guard. Let us be the servants
who unloose the laces of
His shoes, who bring waterfor His feet, and who count ourselves highly
honored to do so. “Lo, I am
with you always,” He says, so let us always be with Him.
And let us always keepexpecting Him to return. The last words of the chapter
suggestthis thought—
“evento the end of the world,” or, “of the age.” You know that this age is to
end with a glorious beginning of a brighter and better age. Therefore letus
keeplooking for it. Servants, you will not serve well
unless you expect your Master’s return! If you say, “He delays His coming,”
you may begin to eat,
drink, and to be drunk, and to beatyour fellow servants. Let the expectation
of your Lord’s return always keepyou on tiptoe, with your lamps trimmed,
and your lights burning, for, perhaps this very night
there may be heard in our streets, the cry, “Behold the Bridegroomcomes!Go
out to meet Him!” May
we all be so ready that this cry would be the sweetestmusic that our ears
could ever hear! God bless
you, beloved, for Christ’s sake!Amen.
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What does it mean that God is omnipotent?
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Question:"What does it mean that God is omnipotent?"

Answer: The word omnipotent comes from omni- meaning “all” and potent
meaning “power.” As with the attributes of omniscience and omnipresence, it
follows that, if God is infinite, and if He is sovereign, which we know He is,
then He must also be omnipotent. He has all powerover all things at all times
and in all ways.
Job spoke ofGod’s powerin Job 42:2: “I know that you can do all things and
that no plan of yours canbe thwarted.” Job was acknowledging God’s
omnipotence in carrying out His plans. Moses,too, was reminded by God that
He had all powerto complete His purposes regarding the Israelites:“The
LORD answeredMoses,‘Is the LORD’s arm too short? You will now see
whether or not what I say will come true for you’” (Numbers 11:23).
Nowhere is God’s omnipotence seenmore clearly than in creation. God said,
“Let there be…” and it was so (Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, etc.). Man needs tools and
materials to create;God simply spoke, andby the power of His word,
everything was createdfrom nothing. “By the word of the LORD were the
heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth” (Psalm 33:6).
God’s power is also seenin the preservationof His creation. All life on earth
would perish were it not for God’s continual provision of everything we need
for food, clothing and shelter, all from renewable resourcessustainedby His
poweras the preserver of man and beast(Psalm36:6). The seas whichcover
most of the earth, and over which we are powerless,wouldoverwhelm us if
God did not proscribe their limits (Job 38:8-11).
God’s omnipotence extends to governments and leaders (Daniel2:21), as He
restrains them or lets them go their way according to His plans and purposes.
His poweris unlimited in regard to Satanand his demons. Satan’s attack on
Job was limited to only certain actions. He was restrainedby God’s unlimited

power(Job 1:12; 2:6). Jesus reminded Pilate that he had no power over Him
unless it had been granted to him by the God of all power(John 19:11).
Being omnipotent, God can do everything that is in harmony with His Holy
character. The Bible reveals that He cannot do things which are contrary to
His Holy character. Forexample, Numbers 23:19, Titus 1:2, and Hebrews
6:18 teachthat He cannot lie. God lacks the ability to lie because lying is
contrary to His moral perfection. In the same way, despite His being all-
powerful and hating evil, He allows evil to happen, according to His good
purpose. He uses certain evil events to allow His purposes to unfold, such as
when the greatestevilof all occurred—the killing of the perfect, holy,
innocent Lamb of God for the redemption of mankind.
As God incarnate, Jesus Christ is omnipotent. His poweris seenin the
miracles He performed—His numerous healings, the feeding of the five
thousand (Mark 6:30-44), calming the storm (Mark 4:37-41), and the ultimate
display of power, raising Lazarus and Jairus’s daughter from the dead (John
11:38-44;Mark 5:35-43), an example of His controlover life and death. Death
is the ultimate reasonthat Jesus came—to destroyit (1 Corinthians 15:22;
Hebrews 2:14) and to bring sinners into a right relationship with God. The
Lord Jesus statedclearlythat He had power to lay down His life and powerto
take it up again, a fact that He allegorizedwhen speaking about the temple
(John 2:19). He had power to call upon twelve legions of angels to rescue Him
during His trial, if needed (Matthew 26:53), yet He offered Himself in
humility in place of others (Philippians 2:1-11).
The greatmystery is that this powercan be shared by believers who are
united to God in Jesus Christ. Paul says, "Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses,so that Christ’s power may rest on me" (2
Corinthians 12:9b). God’s poweris exalted in us most when our weaknesses
are greatestbecause He “is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or

imagine, according to his powerthat is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20). It
is God’s powerthat continues to hold us in a state of grace despite our sin (2
Timothy 1:12), and by His powerwe are kept from falling (Jude 24). His
powerwill be proclaimedby all the host of heaven for all eternity (Revelation
19:1). May that be our endless prayer!
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PentecostalSermons and Bible Studies by PastorJim Feeney, Ph.D.
How PowerfulIs Jesus Christ? Unlimited? Omnipotent? Infinite?
Summary: The Bible speaks of“GodAlmighty.” How about the Son of God,
Jesus Christ? How mighty is He? To those who think of Him as if He were a
diminished copy of God the Father, think again! We’ll look at some Scriptures
that revealJesus'"allauthority," unlimited power, which He is delighted to
use on behalf of you who love and serve Him.
Matthew 28:17-18 Whenthey saw [the resurrectedLord], they worshiped
him … Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me.
Acts 10:36, NKJV Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all.
Jesus died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and rose againfrom the grave
on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Shortly before He ascendedback to

His presentplace at the right hand of God the Father in heaven, Jesus told His
disciples an astounding fact: “ALL authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to me.” Authority where? In both heavenand on earth. How much
authority did the Fathergive the risen Savior? “All”! My pastorin Alaska
used to say, when you see an all in the Bible, “Let your all be all.” Christ’s
statementleaves no doubt that there is nothing that escapes His Lordship.
Jesus is all-powerful, and nothing in heaven or earth can avoid subjection to
His "allauthority."
In case that’s not fully clearto us, the apostle Petergave a secondaffirmation
to this wonderful truth when he said, “Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all.”
Preaching to the Jews in Jerusalem, Petersaidsimilarly, “Godhas made this
Jesus, whomyou crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36, NKJV). Let’s
go see in the Bible some examples of how Christ’s Lord-of-all power works in
this world and in our lives.
Matthew 15:30 Greatcrowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the
crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed
them.
While on earth 2,000 years ago, Jesus healed“everydisease andsickness”
among the people (Matthew 4:23; 9:35). And Jesus is the same today!
(Hebrews 13:8). What the Lord did then He can and does accomplishnow. He
is Lord of all, including total Lordship over sickness,disease, andinfirmities.
You say, how can this be? The answeris that in His crucifixion and
resurrection, Jesus not only bore our sins (1 Peter2:24), He also bore our
sicknesses. He fulfilled the prophet Isaiah’s wonderful words:“He took up
our infirmities and bore our diseases”(Matthew 8:16-17). Let that truth sink
deeply into your soul and spirit — Jesus once forall took on Himself all our

diseases, sicknesses,and infirmities. Are you sick, infirm, diseased, perhaps
deaf or blind? Come in simple faith and prayerful petition to the Saviorwho
loves you. He took those things so that you may be healed!
Luke 4:18-19, 21, NKJV “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has
anointed Me to preach the gospelto the poor; He has sent Me to healthe
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recoveryof sight to the
blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;to proclaim the acceptable
year of the Lord… [21]Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Jesus was speaking inthe synagogue in Nazareth. He read the portion above
from the writings of the prophet Isaiah. Then, to the surprise of the listeners,
He referred to this prophecy as being fulfilled in Him. And in His ministry
recordedin the Gospels we see the Lord Jesus doing all these things and more.
Previously we saw Jesus’totalLordship in the healing of bodily sicknesses
and infirmities. Here we see His similar power to heal the brokenhearted… to
liberate those in captivity … to free the oppressed, and the like. In sum, our
resurrected, glorified SaviorJesus Christ is now seatedat the Father’s right
hand in heaven, where He “makes intercessionforus” (Romans 8:34). Do you
need physical healing? Jesus is there (and fully able) “for you.” Do you need a
broken heart healed? I neededthat when my wife of 38 years died. Jesus was
there “for me.” Do you need deliverance from some captivity, some addiction,
some long-standing oppression? Jesusis Lord over all that and is there “for
you.” Come to Him with the simple prayer of faith, and watchHis unlimited
powerwork on your behalf.
Mark 5:2-13 … [8] Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure
spirit!” Then Jesus askedhim, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,”
he replied, “for we are many” … [12]The demons beggedJesus, “Sendus

among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” He gave them permission, and the
impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand
in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
In Matthew’s account(8:32), Jesus simply said “Go!” to this legionof demons,
and they came out and entered the herd of pigs. The point here is that Jesus
our Savioris indeed “Lord of all,” even over the foul demons of hell. Two
thousand pigs were possessedby the demons that Jesus castout.
Our takeaway? Jesushas all powerover the spirit world. He canand will
protect you from the devil and his evil demons. Always remember, “He gives
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57). The
apostle Paul in Romans 8:37-38 reminds us that through Jesus “we are more
than conquerors” (37), even over demons (38). Neverforget that our Lord, the
risen Savior, has “all authority” and is “Lord of all,” including full authority
over the powers of hell that He defeated at Calvary’s cross. And He is
delighted to grant that victory over the devil to you.
Mark 4:37-39 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke overthe boat,
so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.
The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’tyou care if we
drown?” He gotup, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet!Be still!”
Then the wind died down and it was completelycalm.
Is there a furious squall [NLT: a fierce storm] going on in your life? Maybe a
financial crisis or a major relationalbreakdown? Perhaps the loss of your job
or even your home? Whatever“furious squall” you are in, Jesus the Lord of
all has full authority to overcome it for you. Call out to Him in prayer. And
trust Him to speak forth His “Quiet! Be still!” into the terrible circumstances
you are dealing with. As your Savior works these things out for you, expect

the same result they saw on the Sea of Galilee — the storm dying down and
becoming completely calm.
Matthew 14:19-21 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to
heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Thenhe gave them to the
disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were
satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of brokenpieces that
were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men,
besides womenand children.
In another instance (Mark 8:1-9) Jesus fed a crowdof 4,000 by miraculously
multiplying 7 loaves of bread and a few small fish into enough to feed those
thousands with plenty left over!
What is our takeaway? No matter what situation you are facing — whether it
be food and clothing, finances, housing, or other needs — Jesus will provide
for those who love and serve Him and seek to follow Him. Are you following
the Lord with all your heart? Then you may confidently trust to have the
Lord’s provision that King David spoke of in Psalm 37:25 — “I was young
and now I am old, yet I have never seenthe righteous forsakenortheir
children begging bread.”
John 1:3, 9 Through him [through Jesus “the Word,” vs. 1] all things were
made; without him nothing was made that has been made… [9] the world was
made through Him.
Ephesians 3:9, KJV …God, who createdall things by Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:15-16 The Sonis the image of the invisible God, the firstborn
over all creation. For in him all things were created:things in heaven and on
earth, visible and invisible … all things have been createdthrough him and
for him.
Jesus the Son of God createdall things, both in heaven and on earth! He is the
Creatorof all! If Jesus is powerful enoughto have createdex nihilo, that is, to
make out of nothing the entire universe, He can surely and easilycreate or
recreate things in your life that need His touch. Does your body need a
healing? Look to the all-powerful Savior/CreatorJesus.Do circumstances in
your life need fixing? Look to the Son of God who spoke into existence the
galaxies, the sun, the moon and stars, and the earth. And surely you will
realize how easily He can remake the circumstances facing you. Whatever
your (legitimate) need is, He who made all things can easilyremake things for
you.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Don’t fall into the trap so many fall into. They think, “Well, Jesus did all that
2,000 years ago during His time on earth. But I’m not sure He’ll do that
today, or for me.” Refuse those nonbiblical thoughts! Our Lord-of-all Savior
Jesus Christ is “the same today” as He was back then. TodayHe sits in glory
and splendor at the Father’s right hand in heaven. And from that exalted,
omnipotent position, Jesus “is able to save completely those who come to God
through him, because he always lives to intercede for them” (Hebrews 7:25).
The Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Savior who loves you, is in heaven at this
very moment, continually offering you the fullness of His salvation (He’ll
“save completely”). He is interceding for you. He’s entirely on your side.
Come to Him with your every prayer and appeal. As Hebrews 4:16

encouragesand promises you, “Let us then approachGod’s throne of grace
with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our
time of need.” Jesus our Lord-of-all Saviorwill hear your prayer and bring
His greatpowerto bear in meeting your need.
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* adjective:having unlimited powerChristians believe that Christ is the third
person of the Trinity (Father, Sonand Holy Spirit). As Christians believe that
God is omnipotent, then, by definition, Christ must be omnipotent too.
According to the Gospelof John, Jesus appears not to be Omnipotent..

5:19ThenansweredJesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The Son cando nothing of himself, 5:30. "I can of mine own self do nothing"
and these and other verses like these often cause confusionamong some
people which helped leadto hereticalsects suchas the Jehovah's Witnesses
and other groups who deny the divinity of Christ. Sadly there are those who
interpret the English translation in an incorrectmanner simply because the
English translation at face value is often ambiguous. The above examples can
suggestthat Jesus is subservient to God and Jesus is rather impotent (rather
than omnipotent) without God. And this is what the JWs and others have
latched on to to support their beliefs. However, when analysing the original
Greek of the New Testament, a correcttranslationshould read something like
the "message" translationbelow:19-20SoJesusexplainedhimself at length.
"I'm telling you this straight. The Son can't independently do a thing, only
what he sees the Fatherdoing. What the Father does, the Son does. The
Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing. or the NIV:
"Jesus gave them this answer:I tell you the truth, the Soncan do nothing by
himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whateverthe
Father does the Son also does. Forthe Fatherloves the Son and shows him all
he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greaterthings than
these. Forjust as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the
Son gives life to whom he is pleasedto give it. Moreover, the Fatherjudges no-
one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,thatall may honour the Son
just as they honour the Father. He who does not honour the Son does not
honour the Father, who senthim." In this passageit is absolutely clearthat
Jesus is confirming his position within the Trinitarian God. Jesus alone is not
God and neither is the Father. Whatever the Father does - Jesus does as he is
part of that Trinity. It also makes clearthat Jesus will be judge - not God the
Father which would put jesus 'above' the Fatherif this was takenat face
value. Furthermore we are commanded to honour (correcttranslation=
worship) the Son as we worship the Father. Confusion caneasily arise if one
takes isolatedverses outof context, like at the start of this answer, (as do the
JWs and others)where their overallcontextual meanings canbe
misconstrued. It is also easyto be misled if one accepts a translation (however
good- and there are some very poor translations out there!) over the original
Greek. If one makes the commitment to study The Bible under someone who

is well versedin the origins and the original Greek versions, one can only
come to one conclusion. Jesus was partof the Trinitarian God and therefore
Omnipotent.
Curtis Crenshaw's Thoughts and Works
Historic, Creedal, and ExegeticalChristianity Applied to Culture, Church,
and Individual
OMNIPOTENT JESUS
AUGUST 2, 2020
The Sovereigntyof Jesus in His Resurrection
Very Rev. Dr. Curtis I. Crenshaw, Th.D.
(© 20 February 2008;1 Aug 2020)
(As we see the tsunami of God’s justice moving over the world, I’ll be giving a
series ofblogs on what is happening and why. I certainly do not claim to be a
prophet, but
Jesus had castsevendemons out of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2), and now that
He is dead, her heart is broken. While overcome with despair, she muses to
herself.
Jesus was dead;she had seenHim die with her own eyes:

• He had been beaten with a whip with pieces of metal in it.
• A crown of thorns had been placed on His head, the thorns being a reminder
of the curse in Gen 3 that Adam’s labor would be cursedwith thorns.
• He had lost much blood.
• He had groaned when they dropped the cross into its hole with the weight of
His whole body behind it.
• She had watchedHim push down on His feet and pull up with His hands to
force air into His lungs and to keepthem free of fluid, but when His side was
pierced with a sword, out came blood and water, confirming that His lungs
had filled with fluid and that He had asphyxiated.
• Trained Roman soldiers, who were experts in crucifixions, had testified to
His death so that His legs did not need to be broken as the other two who were
crucified with Him (which was a prophecy from the Old Testament).
Tomb itself:
No, He was deadalright, make no mistake about that. But what about the
tomb itself. The Jews had requestedfrom Pilate to make the tomb secure so
no one could stealHis body (Matt. 27:62-66). Therefore,

• A heavy stone had been placedover the mouth of the tomb and who could
move this without being seen? It would take severalmen, and even further . . .
• A Roman sealhad been roped over the tomb’s stone to enforce with law that
no one could enter the tomb. It would be no problem physically to remove a
rope lightly attached with waxat both ends, but who would risk going against
the authority of Rome under the death penalty?
• A Roman guard had also been stationedthere to keepanyone from
tampering with the sealor His body. Who would dare challenge them?
• Surely the Jews would not stealHis body, for they wanted the Romanseal
and guard and got these approved from Pilate in the first place.
She pondered furthered:
• He had been placed in the tomb of Josephof Arimathea, a rich man. You
don’t place live people in a tomb, especiallywith a stone over the mouth,
unless they are dead and unless you don’t want them disturbed.
• But why did those who took His body leave His grave cloths behind? After
the beating they gave Him, they would be stuck to His body and difficult to
take off. If someone stole His body, it would take longer to take off the cloths
than to take the whole body, further exposing themselves to being caught.
This is strange, indeed. The linen cloth was neatly wrapped and in its own
place. Who would take the time to make it neat? Likewise, the head cloth was
still in its place. Indeed, He who came forth and altered the conditioned of the
grave did nothing in haste, but with specific purposes in mind, put the linen

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