{"id":6398,"date":"2026-07-20T17:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.universitybiblechurch.com\/?post_type=sermon&#038;p=6398"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:30:22","slug":"the-root-and-descendant-of-david","status":"publish","type":"sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.universitybiblechurch.com\/index.php\/sermon\/the-root-and-descendant-of-david\/","title":{"rendered":"The Root and Descendant of David"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6398\" class=\"elementor elementor-6398\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2f4ee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d2f4ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b49abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b49abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>In Revelation\u2019s closing chapter, Jesus declares, \u201cI am the Root and the Descendant of David.\u201d As David\u2019s descendant, he is the promised human Messiah who came through David\u2019s royal line. 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