Revelation: The Humanity of Christ and the Black Horse

 Revelation: Justification by Faith

The Humanity of Christ and the Black Horse

(It is recommended to read this study to better understand the current one.)

The Humanity of Jesus Means the Redemption of Humanity

It is impossible to imagine a redeemer of mankind who is not himself human. The Bible speaks about this and says:

Hebrews 2:10–11 (ESV):

For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

And:

Hebrews 2:14–18 (ESV):

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

As evidence for this humanity of Jesus, it is mentioned among other things that He had to depend and trust in the Father:

Hebrews 2:11–13 (ESV):

For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”

Jesus thus has both a divine and a human nature.
Nature describes what someone is, and person describes who someone is.
Jesus is one person with two natures. But when He was tempted, He had to be completely like us. He could not use His divinity during temptation. He also did not take on the nature of Adam, but that of the offspring of Abraham.
Adam was created perfect, but Jesus came in a weakened body.
The only difference between us and Jesus is that He had no sin in any way. Though He did not have those sinful lusts that we naturally possess, He did have the natural tendency to rely on His divine power, which He had always used from eternity.
He could have saved Himself and used His power, but He chose not to, so that He would be made like us in every way.
In this way, He won where we had lost. Thus He became our example, and His life could be counted in our name.
An example of a temptation where Jesus was enticed to use His divine power is the one where He was tempted to turn stones into bread when He was very hungry. In doing so, He would not have been depending on the Father as a human like us, but would have used His divine power:

Matthew 4:3–4 (ESV):

And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”
But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Jesus, like Adam and like us, could have fallen. The divine nature cannot change, but in His human nature—His human will and desires—He could have failed and fallen just as Adam did.
But Jesus did not fall.
This battle against temptation was not a pretend struggle. His humanity was no illusion. It was a real and painful battle in which He truly could have fallen as a man. That is how far He had to descend to save mankind.
But Jesus emerged as a war hero and has destroyed the works of Satan.