Day 15: Messiah, Christ, Anointed, King
Luke 22:63–71
The men who held Jesus mocked him and beat him. Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?” They spoke many other things against him, insulting him.
As soon as it was day, the assembly of the
elders of the people were gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us.”
But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe, and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go. From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
They all said, “Are
you then the Son of God?”
He said to them, “You say it, because I am.”
They said, “Why do we need any more witnesses? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!”
Apocalypse Explained 648.8
When the Lord was in the world He was called “Christ,” “Messiah,” “Anointed,” and “King,” because in Him alone was
the Divine good of Divine love, from which Divine truth proceeds, and this was represented by “anointing.”
Reflection
Jesus was “the Christ,” or “the Messiah,” which means “the Anointed,” or filled with Divine love. What are some examples of things that Jesus said and did that showed Divine love?
