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Look to the King SOS 3:11

LOOK TO THE KING SONG OF SOLOMON 3:11

The Book of Solomon reveals the relationship between Jesus and His Bride. King Solomon is a type of Christ. A type is a symbol or shadow of something else, it represents someone or something.

It is a Spiritual book that will only be understood by the revelation of the Holy Spirit. – I Cor. 2:14
The natural mind will not receive the things of the Spirit of God.

Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon. I. BEHOLD THE KING A. King Solomon represents Jesus the KING OF KINGS.

  1. Solomon in all his glory is merely an earthly symbol of Jesus.

a. The great king. b. The great wisdom. c. The great wealth. d. The great splendor. The Queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s greatness, and responded the half has not been told.

  1. The bridegroom is a king. a. He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. b. His bride will reverence His royalty. c. His bride will enjoy the privileges of royalty.

B. Behold – To fix the eyes upon; to see with attention; to observe with care.

  1. Keep your eyes fixed upon Jesus. a. Look to Jesus for every answer to every problem.

    Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; - Hebrews 12:2

    1. Don’t focus on man. 2)Jesus is the Alpha and Omega. – Rev. 1:8
    2. Jesus is the answer.

    b. Peter sank when he took his eyes off Jesus. – Mt.14:30 He saw the wind boisterous. c.Don’t fix your eyes on the problem.

Look with understanding.

Understand who Jesus is. Understand the power of the king. Understand the provision that has been made by Jesus.

  1. The price has been paid in full.
  2. The provision to be a partaker of His Nature. – II Peter 1:4.
  3. We must appropriate the provision that has been made. – I Timothy 6:12.
  1. Behold His Glory. II Cor. 3:18 a. Changed into the same image. – Rom. 8:29 b. It is a process. - From glory to glory. c. Changed by the Spirit of the Lord.

C. Realize His Royalty.

  1. We need a revelation of who He is. a. Revealed by the Holy Spirit. Matt. 16:16-17. b. Jesus is the King of Kings. c. He must be your Lord.

  2. We should be an ambassador of the King. a. Let all of our actions represent the king. b. Walk in the authority of the King. c. The Host of Heaven is fighting on our behalf.

  3. Every knee shall bow to the King. - Phil. 2:10-11 a. Every sickness must bow. b. Every demon must bow. c. The bride will bow of her own free will.

II. THE BLIND CAN NOT BEHOLD THE BRIDEGROOM. A. The Spiritually blind can not see who Jesus is.

  1. Blind in sin. a. Dead in sin. – Eph. 2:1. b. Sin will distort your ability to see clearly.

  2. The god of this world has caused blindness. II Cor. 4:4. a. People are blinded to truth by demon power. b. False doctrine spirits have people bound and blind.

  3. The focus of the sinner is self. a. Selfishness is sin. b. The sinner can not see beyond himself.

B. The Laodicean Church is blind.

  1. Jesus described this Church period as blind. – Rev. 3:14-17. a. Their focus is on wealth. b. They are unaware of their condition of blindness.

  2. The church today is lukewarm. a. They can not feel their need. b. They are satisfied in a backslidden condition. c. They have lost the power of God.

  3. The Church as a whole is asleep. a A sleeping person can not see. b. A sleeping person does not want the light of truth. c. A sleeping person does not want to be woken up.

III. THERE IS A REMEDY FOR SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS A. Anoint thine eyes with eyesalve. –Rev. 3:18.

  1. The Holy Ghost will remove the scales of blindness.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. -John 16:13

a. The Holy Ghost will lead you into all truth. b. The Holy Ghost will show you things to come. c. The Holy Ghost will help you to understand truth. d. This is a work of God.

  1. There is an effort on the part of man. a. You must apply the eyesalve. b. You must apply the Word to your life. c. You must take hold of the promises of God.

  2. That you may see. a. That you might behold the bridegroom. b. That you can see God’s plan for this end-time hour. c. You can not posses what you do not see.

B. Add to your faith. – II Peter 1:5-9.

  1. These are a guard against Blindness. a. Virtue - moral excellence. b. Knowledge – An understanding of truth. c. Temperance – Self control.

d. Patience – To wait with gladness. e. Godliness – To be Holy as He is Holy. To be like God. f. Brotherly Kindness – To be kind to your brothers. g. Charity – The true Love of God. – Rom. 5:5.

2. That you may see far off.
a.	 Look ahead through the eye of faith.
b.	 Look with eternity in view.

II Cor. 4:18. c. Look beyond your current circumstances.

3.	If you add these qualities to your faith you will guard against blindness.
a. We must make the effort to put these into practice.
b.	God can help you to live right.
c.	The saint needs the Baptisim of the Holy Ghost.

C.

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