Jesus was to be (and is) the light of the world; Jesus was to bring (and now brings) salvation to all mankind; Jesus was (and is) greater than angels, Moses, Levitical priests, Abraham, and anyone else. Jesus was (and is) destined for greatness!

2. Isaiah 49:1-7
1 “Listen, O coastlands, to Me, and take
heed, you peoples from afar! The LORD
has called Me from the womb; from the
matrix of My mother He has made
mention of My name.

3. Isaiah 49:1-7
2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp
sword; in the shadow of His hand He has
hidden Me, and made Me a polished shaft;
in His quiver He has hidden Me.” 3 “And He
said to me, ‘You are My servant, O Israel, in
whom I will be glorified.’

4. Isaiah 49:1-7
4 Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain, I
have spent my strength for nothing and
in vain; yet surely my just reward is with
the LORD, and my work with my God.’”

5. Isaiah 49:1-7
5 “And now the LORD says, who formed
Me from the womb to be His Servant, to
bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel is
gathered to Him(for I shall be glorious in
the eyes of the LORD, and My God shall
be My strength),

6. Isaiah 49:1-7
6 Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that
You should be My Servant to raise up the
tribes of Jacob, and to restore the
preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You
as a light to the Gentiles, that You should
be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

7. Isaiah 49:1-77 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel,
their Holy One, to Him whom man despises,
to Him whom the nation abhors, to the
Servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise,
princes also shall worship, because of the
LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel;
and He has chosen You.”

8. Luke 2:25-32
25 And behold, there was a man in
Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and
this man was just and devout, waiting for
the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy
Spirit was upon him.

9. Luke 2:25-32
26 And it had been revealed to him by the
Holy Spirit that he would not see death
before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

10. Luke 2:25-32
27 So he came by the Spirit into the
temple. And when the parents brought
in the Child Jesus, to do for Him
according to the custom of the law,

11. Luke 2:25-32
28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed
God and said:
29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant
depart in peace, according to Your word;
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation

12. Luke 2:25-32
31 Which You have prepared before the
face of all peoples,
32 a light to bring revelation to the
Gentiles, and the glory of Your people
Israel.”

13. Destined for Greatness
• Jesus was to be a “light to the
Gentiles” and the whole world!

14. Isaiah 49:6b - I will also give You as a
light to the Gentiles, that You should be
My salvation to the ends of the earth.
Luke 2:32a - …a light to bring revelation
to the Gentiles …

15. John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again,
saying, “I am the light of the world.
He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life.”

16. Destined for Greatness
• Jesus was to be a “light to the
Gentiles” and the whole world!
• Jesus was to bring salvation to all
mankind!

17. Hebrews 9:12
Not with the blood of goats and
calves, but with His own blood He
entered the Most Holy Place once
for all, having obtained eternal
redemption.

18. 1John 2:2
And He Himself is the propitiation
for our sins, and not for ours only
but also for the whole world.

19. Destined for Greatness
• Jesus was to be a “light to the
Gentiles” and the whole world!
• Jesus was to bring salvation to all
mankind!
• Jesus was greater than ….

20. Jesus was greater than …
Angels!
Hebrews 1:5 - For to which of the
angels did He ever say: “You are My
Son, today I have begotten You”? And
again: “I will be to Him a Father, and
He shall be to Me a Son”?

21. Jesus was greater than …
Angels!
Hebrews 1:13 - But to which of the
angels has He ever said: “Sit at My
right hand, till I make Your enemies
Your footstool”?

22. Jesus was greater than …
Angels!
Moses!
Hebrews 3:3 - For this One has been
counted worthy of more glory than
Moses, inasmuch as He who built the
house has more honor than the house.

23. Jesus was greater than …
Angels!
Moses!
Levitical Priests (Hebrews 5)
Abraham! (Hebrews 7)

24. Destined for Greatness
• Jesus was to be a “light to the
Gentiles” and the whole world!
• Jesus was to bring salvation to all
mankind!
• Jesus was greater than angels, Moses,
Levitical priests, Abraham

25. Destined for Greatness
• Jesus is a “light to the Gentiles” and the
whole world!
• Jesus does bring salvation to all
mankind!
• Jesus is greater than angels, Moses,
Levitical priests, Abraham

26. Hebrews 12:1,2
1 Therefore we also, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight,
and the sin which so easily ensnares us,
and let us run with endurance the race
that is set before us,

27. Hebrews 12:1,2
2 looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith, who for the joy that
was set before Him endured the cross,
despising the shame, and has sat down
at the right hand of the throne of God.