Of what are we to make of man’s dares?
All the things he yearned, how he fared?
Lovingly, God provided some hints
Allowed prophets a powerful glimpse
Into our entire existential stream
By way of His written Word supreme
Would we be surprised to see a distinct thread
Of ONE destined to wear a crown on his head?
It all began upon the scene of Creation
God’s angelic sons applauding in elation
In seeing earthling man walk in their image
With wo-man created from man’s ribcage
But one jealous son played as if a serpent
And told man he could sin without consent
Seducing man and his mate from their Maker
Of his cup of lies they became partakers
Yet God noted a son who loved earthly man
Placed that ‘master worker’ in His higher plan
God’s warning was prophetic and rankled
To the serpent: ‘of that ONE you’ll bite his ankle’
‘But your skull he will deal a crushing blow’
‘And he will conquer and save the world below’
Man and his wo-man now found themselves
Alone, without God, and covered in leaves
After being evicted from their garden haven
Where the earth beyond looked wild and craven
Angels peered into the theatre of man’s events
Wondering if Creator would ever relent
Yet some followed their brother cum serpent
Whose lust for beautiful wo-man was fervent
Together they begat extra-ordinary humans
Each of them taller and stronger than two men
Their feats were mythical and even god-like
And they lorded over all within their satellite
The Creator regretted the men he had birthed
And sadly decided to wash them off of the earth
But ONE son always believed in man’s potential
Pointed out to God a man faithful, essential
The man’s name was Noah, ‘bringer of consolation’
Surviving the Great Flood, he fathered a nation
For he’d followed instructions, building an ark
Forty years working ‘just so’ he’d embark
Afterward his sons built cities and towers
Humans struggled, but some garnered powers
Those few built empires, and gaudy kingdoms
Or became immoral like Gomorrah and Sodom
Against these, God heard such loud outcries
He sent down two angels as watchful spies
ONE, I daresay, greatly loved the sons of man
He determined to save as many as he can
He well knew of Lot, a nephew of Noah
To be among the true worshipers of Jehovah
In Lot was a good man begging mercy
For any resident deemed the least worthy
The Sodomites proved as bad as reported
So fiery extermination was to be resorted
Lot’s family alone proved to earn God’s pity
Out of the hundreds of sinners in both cities
Of the two spies there surely was that ONE
Whose protection was with Lot all along
Now comes Great Moses leading a torrent
Of Noah’s to Abraham’s offspring of current
He brought from a mountain a precious tome
Of God’s ten commandments written in stone
They’d tell the laws of the True God to model
How to worship Him instead of pagan idols
God sent ONE angel+ as they were tested
Guarding their roaming and when they rested
For centuries they were led and protected
In wars against nations God selected
Are not all these intrigues and mysteries
Inscribed for our knowing in Bible histories?
The pages are full of battles lost and won
From God there seemed always a champion
ONE who was not always seen or known
ONE for whom love for man was always shown
To Joshua, once he identified himself
As ‘a prince of Jehovah’s army’= sent to help
Centuries later, Israel lost God’s favor
Lost their Temple and again were slavers
But exiled Daniel maintained pure worship
A secret was revealed as he was worth it
The messaging angel had been delayed
By the ‘prince of Persia’, he relayed**
But he only succeeded by an important hint
An angel he called ‘Michael, your prince’<
Daniel continued to be given sacred insight
In another visit by that same angel of light
In an end-all battle between right and wrong
That same prince was close by all along
Was called ‘Michael’ and will certainly stand
As the ‘great prince’ on behalf of man>
Even years before Daniel, Isaiah foretold#
The coming of a ruler, a savior so bold
Who would come as a baby, as a man like us
And he even wrote that he’d be called thus:
“Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father”
And note: “Prince of Peace”, among others
This prophecy was fulfilled in Christ Jesus
Of whom the world knows did as God pleases
Dying himself, to save mankind from death
That they were due for their Adamic-sin path
Of this selfless ‘prince’ we all know and love
He made it clear he was from a realm above
In giving his life he passed God’s test of faith
So to the right of God’s throne he was placed
There in the heavens he was second to God
That ONE would rule over God’s angel myriads
He was given overarching power over all
In the heavens would make the Archangel call
Paul later wrote that ‘the Lord’ would rejoice
Calling to life ‘with an Archangel’s voice’ ***
Whereas Jude 9 informs without a doubt
That only ‘Michael the Archangel’ had such clout
In a dispute with ‘the Devil’ about Mose’s body
We now see Jesus as the ONE, or it’d be folly
Not to see his enthronement as ‘the archangel’
Who is ‘the beloved’ the Bible calls ‘Michael’
Indeed, the Hebrew meaning of the name itself
Means ‘who is like God?’; well, Jesus himself!
From the beginning to the end of our saga
Jesus has been the Alpha and the Omega
He’s been with mankind through all the ages
Loving us, saving us whenever evil rages
Pitting himself against the snares of Satan
As that one roamed earth wrecking havens
Challenging their heavenly Father as ‘a liar’
Our Prince will soon pitch him into hellfire
Jehovah God crowned him, JESUS, with power
To win the Good war in that end-time hour!
He’s no longer a Prince, he is our divine KING
‘He has conquered the world’…we shall all sing!
By Jahgirl
January 12, 2019
** Ezekiel 30:13, Daniel 10:13, 20
+ Exodus 23:20
= Joshua 5:14
< Daniel 10:21
> Daniel 12:1
# Isaiah 9:6
*** 1st Thessalonians 4:16 ]