Who is the Man of the Shroud?
Who is the Man of the Shroud?
The Only Begotten Son of the Father
"Behold the man" - Spoken to the crowd by Pontious Pilate, after Jesus was scourged before them, bloodied, beaten and wearing a crown of thorns, pressed down upon His head.. (john 19:5) 5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
John 1:14 [King James Version]
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Colossians 2:9 [King James Version]
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
The only begotten Son of the Father, being fully God and possessing perfect spiritual standing— that being the very thing that was meant to be the dominant characteristic of all mankind, the grounding life force of our very existence— He descended from heaven with all spiritual power and dwelt in the flesh as a man. He walked among us, partaking in all our suffering so as to fully identify with us, and performing great signs and wonders. He came to free us from the bondage of illness and death to which we are all too well accustomed. Through His works of righteousness, by perfectly honoring and fulfilling God’s law, He made peace with the Father on our behalf. Coming in the likeness of man, yet without sin, He accomplished what we could never do. He paid our sin debt in full so that we might receive eternal life through the abundant grace the Father freely gives to those who put their trust in the Son’s atoning sacrifice on Calvary. There He was crucified and died an extremely cruel death—as the only One who has been perfectly righteous since the fall of Adam and Eve—at the hands of evil men.
Yet in that very act, He overcame death, rising again, and will come in judgment, but only for those who do not believe in Him and have rejected His call to believe and be saved.
Colossians 2:14 [King James Version]
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;