The Forward Focus of Jesus, Part 2 (TMF:2999)
Thursday, November 05, 2026
by Daniel Litton Listen to the Feature
“I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed” (Daniel 7:12, 13, ESV). Surely, the forward focus of Jesus is about making everything right again, and he’s going to start that process with the various kinds of healings, and the speaking of the truth to the multitudes. But before this can happen, there is one part that needs to be gone through, and it’s as the writer of Hebrews tells us of Jesus, “who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2, ESV). Truly, that part, namely, the cross, would have to be accomplished first.