Peter Roselle: The Son Eclipsed the Darkness of Death (Romans 5:21)
Channel: King of Kings Worship Center
Date: 2022-12-25

Peter Roselle: The Son Eclipsed the Darkness of Death (Romans 5:21)
Peter speaks at the King of Kings 2022 Christmas Service on Friday night, 12/23/2022.
Test verse: Romans 5:21 (Voice) “In the same way that sin reigned in the sphere of death, now grace reigns through God’s restorative justice, eclipsing death and leading to eternal life through the Anointed One, Jesus our Lord, the Liberating King.”

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Romans 5 (Voice)
20-21 “…wherever sin grew and spread, God’s grace was there in fuller, greater measure. No matter how much sin crept in, there was always more grace. In the same way that sin reigned in the sphere of death, now grace reigns through God’s restorative justice, eclipsing death and leading to eternal life through the Anointed One, Jesus our Lord, the Liberating King.”

Romans 6
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Genesis 32 (MSG) We Are All Wrestling with God
16 Jacob said, “Go ahead of me and keep a healthy space between each herd.”
17-18 Then he instructed the first one out: “When my brother Esau comes close and asks, ‘Who is your master? Where are you going? Who owns these?’ answer him like this, ‘Your servant Jacob. They are a gift to my master Esau. He’s on his way.’”
24-25 Jacob stayed behind by himself… and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he couldn’t get the best of Jacob as they wrestled, he deliberately threw Jacob’s hip out of joint.
26 The man said, “Let me go; it’s daybreak.” Jacob said, “I’m not letting you go ’til you bless me.”
27 The man said, “What’s your name?” He answered, “Jacob.”
28 The man said, “But no longer. Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it is Israel (God-Wrestler).

Ephesians 5
8 “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light…”

Luke 1
78 A new day is dawning: the Sunrise from the heavens will break through in our darkness,
79 And those who huddle in night… those who sit in the shadow of death… will be able to rise and walk in the light… guided in the pathway of peace.

Luke 1
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God 
to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. 
The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And having come in, the angel said to her, 
“Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; 
blessed are you among women!”
29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, 
and considered what manner of greeting this was. 
30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, 
and shall call His name Jesus. 
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; 
and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 
33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, 
and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I [g]do not know a man?”
35 “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 
36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 
37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” 
And the angel departed from her.

Commentary
“Mary’s response can’t be contained in normal prose; her noble soul overflows in poetry. This poetry isn’t simply religious; it has powerful social and political overtones. It speaks of a great reversal—what might be called a social, economic, and political revolution. To people in Mary’s day, there is little question as to what she is talking about. The Jewish people are oppressed by the Roman Empire, and to speak of a King who will demote the powerful and rich and elevate the poor and humble means one thing: God is moving toward setting them free!”

Luke 1
46 Mary: My soul lifts up the Lord!
47 My spirit celebrates God, my Liberator!
48 For though I’m God’s humble servant, God has noticed me. Now and forever, I will be considered blessed by all generations.
49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me; holy is God’s name!
50 From generation to generation, God’s lovingkindness endures for those who revere Him.
51 God’s arm has accomplished mighty deeds. The proud in mind and heart, God has sent away in disarray.