Christ the King
by VP
Posted on Sunday October 25, 2020 at 12:00AM in Sermons
In the old time there were three great ministries or offices by means of which God spoke to His chosen people, the Israelites, or , as they were afterwards called the Jews, viz. that of Priest, that of King, and that of Prophet.
Those who were chose by God for one or other of these offices were solemnly anointed with oil - oil signifying the grace of God, which was given to them for the due performance of their high duties. But our Lord was all three, a Priest, a Prophet, and a King - a Priest, because He offered Himself as a sacrifice for our sins; a Prophet, because He revealed to us the Holy Law of God; and a King, because He rules over us. Thus He is the one true Christ.
source: Meditations and Devotions, by Cardinal John Henry Newman, 1893
