What does Christ's claim as the bright morning star mean for human history?
Christ's claim as the bright morning star means human history's long night is ending. The morning star shines brightest just before dawn, so His title signals that the 6,000 years of human darkness under the curse are about to give way to the dawning eternal day.
Les teaches that Revelation 22:16 presents the eighth I AM: “I AM the root, the offspring of David, the bright morning star.” The morning star shines brightest in the heavens just before the dawn of the New Day. This shows that Christ rightfully claims all of human history—the darkness of the 6,000 years while man has existed under the curse—is now about to end. The dawning of the new day, the eternal day, is coming, and He is its bright morning star, the eighth I AM after the seven I AMs of John’s Gospel.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
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What does Jesus mean by calling Himself the bright morning star?
When Jesus calls Himself the bright morning star, He is claiming that all 6,000 years of human history under the curse and darkness are about to end, and the dawn of the eternal day has come.
Why is the morning star important in Revelation 22:16?
The morning star is important because it shines the brightest in the heavens just before the dawn of the New Day; that is the whole idea of the morning star.