Jesus' Three Offices: Prophet, Priest, and King
Jesus is both divine and human at the same time. Therefore, in the one person of Jesus are two distinct natures. This is called the hypostatic union, but, this isn't all we know about the person and work of Christ. Jesus also occupies three main offices: Prophet, Priest, and King. In other words, Jesus functions and/or has functioned in these offices. Christ as Prophet A prophet of God is someone who reveals God, speaks for God, and communicates to people the truths that God wants them to know. Undoubtedly, Jesus did this when he came to do the will of the Father (Luke 22:42), to reveal the Father (Matthew 11:27), and to speak the things of the Father (John 8:28; 12:49). In the Old Testament Moses said in Deuteronomy 18:15,"The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countryman, you shall listen to him." This prophecy is quoted by Peter in Acts 3:22-23 in reference to Jesus, "Moses said, "The Lord God shall ...