Yeshua is everything to us:  our salvation, our hope, our future, to name a few. It is important to get to know Him as well as possible.  We can do this by interacting with Him and also by reading the Bible.  It is the word of Yehovah and Yeshua is the living Word of Yehovah.  This series, entitled “Who Is Yeshua?” will consist of twenty-one articles. Each article will explore a different section of the Bible to discover different titles and roles of Yeshua and our response to each role. In the twenty-first and final article in the series, Yeshua is Mighty Conqueror.

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:3)

Yeshua came into the world not only to serve as our teacher and perfect example, not only to pay the debt of our sin, but also to overcome the evil one, hasatan, who is the enemy of Yehovah as well as our enemy.  So why does Yeshua say that He overcame the world rather than hasatan?  In my previous article about Yeshua as Restorer, we discussed how hasatan had taken over dominion of the earth after the fall of Adam and Eve.  It was necessary for Yeshua to overcome the world as well as hasatan, to win back for us what had been lost to us. Yehovah had assigned dominion of the earth to Adam and Eve and, consequently, to their descendants (Gen 1:26-28).

Yeshua also conquered death.  Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him (Rom 6:9).  Even though we all must die the first death, just as Yeshua did, we who belong to Him will never suffer death again but will have eternal life.  “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life” (John 5:24).

The enemy no longer has dominion over us unless we give it back to him by choosing hasatan’s ways rather than Yehovah’s ways. Therefore, it is important that we grow close to Abba, our Father in Heaven so that we are trusting and obeying Him.  When we place our trust in Yehovah, we overcome hasatan and temptation.  “Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you” (Luke 10:19). 

In the first article in this series, we learned that Yeshua is the promised Seed of the woman (Gen 3:15).  We discovered that the Seed (Yeshua) died in order to produce more seed (us).  Yes, indeed! I tell you that unless a grain of wheat that falls to the ground dies, it stays just a grain; but if it dies, it produces a big harvest (John 12:24). We, as seed produced from the Seed, must die to ourselves daily or even suffer persecution or martyrdom in order to continue the production of many seeds. 

A seed contains the embryo of a plant.  In other words, a grain of wheat will produce a wheat stalk that produces more grains of wheat.  Yeshua, the Seed of the woman, has produced many seeds (us) through His death.  As we grow and mature, we become like Yeshua. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith (1 John 5:4). We are expected to carry on Yeshua’s work of building the Kingdom of Heaven.  We are able to do all things necessary for building Yehovah’s Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength (Phil 4:12-13).

As seeds produced from the Seed, we are mighty conquerors and can overcome the enemy’s influence and his evil ways.  Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God (1 John 5:5)?  The Seed continues His work through us and because of Him we are more than conquerors!  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us (Rom 8:37).

If we remain faithful through all the trials and tribulations of this world, we will one day reign with Yeshua in victory. We will be part of His glorious Kingdom. Our rewards will be many!

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God’ (Rev 2:7).

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death’ (Rev 2:11).

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it’ (Rev 2:17).

He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations (Rev 2:26).

He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels (Rev 3:5).

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name (Rev 3:12).

He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne (Rev 3:21).

He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son (Rev 21:7).

This is an excellent time to ask forgiveness for your sins and invite Yeshua (Jesus) to be Lord of your life.  When we commit sin, we incur a debt that none of us can ever pay on our own.  It cannot be paid with earthly currency or even with great sacrifice on our part.  This debt can only be paid for by the blood of Yeshua which has already been shed for us. This is the greatest gift to ever be offered.  Don’t miss out.  After you have accepted Yeshua as your Lord and Savior, ask for baptism in the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit will be your constant companion and Counselor and will equip you for Kingdom living.