It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man, the Prophet, Priest, and King the Head and Saviour of His Church, the Heir of all things, and Judge of the world: unto whom He did from all eternity give a people, to be His seed, and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.
In rapid-fire succession, the Confession adds significant descriptive phrases about Jesus Christ. He is the head and savior of his church, the heir of all things, the judge of all the world, and he has been given a people by God from all eternity to be his seed. All these are taken directly from the Scriptures--see particularly the Ephesians 1 passage already cited and Colossians 1:13-20. It is my honest opinion that most people have no idea the exalted heights of description Scripture applies to this erstwhile humble carpenter from the backwaters of a backwater Roman province. If they did, most would likely laugh or scoff or simply shrug. But when he comes as Judge all laughter will cease and all mocking will turn to mourning.
Tomorrow: The divine person of Christ.
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