The Revelation Series - Hair White as Wool

Hair White as Wool

In Revelation Chapter 1, in the vision of the Son of Man in the Candlesticks, the scripture says His hair was white as wool and His eyes as a flame of fire.  Why is His hair white like wool, as white as snow?  Does this mean that Jesus simply aged and he had grey hair?  No, not at all.  We could say he is full aged, which would be a good start.  His hair being white as wool is speaking of one full of wisdom, knowledge and understanding. 

 

We approach Him who is of full age.   The scripture actually says that all treasures of wisdom and knowledges are hid in Christ, Colossians 2:3.  Do we spend our time searching for the hidden wisdom of God?  Do we spend our time searching for the treasures of the wisdom and knowledge of God?  Are we setting our hearts toward that idea?  I made a comment in last week’s sharing and repeated it in this one that I wish I had understood the purposes of God in Christ after I was first saved.  I wish this was what I had been taught and set my heart toward immediately after receiving the Lord.

 

Consider in your heart Ephesians Chapter 1.  Look at verses 9 and 10. Ephesians 1:9 “Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:”  How much time have we given to the mystery of His will?   Have we even considered that God had a will and purpose?  Much of our time in even coming before God it is to receive something for ourselves, correct? 

 

For a moment let’s change that order.  Let us approach our Father and say to Him what is the mystery of your will?  Show me Father how you have gathered all things together in ONE even in Christ.  All things in heaven and on earth in Him, “thy Kingdom come they will be done.”  Gather my heart and mind up in the work of Christ.  Let Him be my want and desire.  That I might know Him.  Let me set my affection toward Him that is above.  Let me obtain that which Christ obtained for me.

 

For a moment consider that the word fullness actually could be interpreted completion according to the Strong’s Dictionary.  Paul could be saying in the completion of time, God gathered up all things in Christ.  What did he gather?  He gathered the Temple.  He gathered the City.  He gathered the people of God.  He gathered the Priesthood, circumcision, the forgiveness of sins.  All things were gathered into Christ and completed.  He is the completion of all things.  I cannot know the true Temple of God unless I know the one that is built on the true foundation who is Christ.  I can’t know the true Priesthood of God unless I know the one that is after the order of Melchizedek and speaks of an endless life.  All of the things in the Old Covenant come to their completion in the person of Jesus Christ. 

 

You and I find our very own completion in Him.  I could spend all my days looking for purpose and it would flee from me until I come to the reality that the writer of Hebrews said, but we see Jesus.  Here we find our purpose.  Here in Him we find our completion.  Here we find our belonging.  Glory to God.