THE BOOK OF JOHN CHAPTER 1:24-28

Mike teaches today. 09/25/21

THE BOOK OF JOHN CHAPTER 1:24-28

VERSES: Isaiah 40; Daniel 9:26-27; 1st Peter 1:17-2:11; Luke 1:17

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“And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is -- preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.”

In an effort to… “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”, we’ve laid in the previous lessons some foundational understanding needed to interpret this Book written by John in light of the fullness of God’s Salvation Plan. The Book is not to be seen in the narrow view of today’s accepted theology; that it was/is a Gospel of saving grace unto eternal life written for the ‘Lost.’ It speaks of God’s Salvation Plan which centered around the purpose of creating Man to take dominion, replacing fallen Lucifer, and to then rule in this restored realm comprised of Earth and its heavens. This was a work to be accomplished through the offering of the only Begotten. The Begotten = first born Son of Man/Son of God… “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world… the Lamb of God… who tasted death for all men… in bringing many sons unto glory… appointed heir of all things… for unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak…wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus… Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into (millennial) rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. (Read the first 4 Chapters of Hebrews which paints a succinct picture of the full Salvation Plan of God, which goes beyond that of saving grace to the lost.) The heavenly calling unto the saved to be found worthy as firstborn sons unto glory with Christ is the overall theme from Genesis to Revelation; seen in its historical, present, and future prophetic perspectives.

To that end, there are purposeful underlying comparative meanings of John the Apostle’s writings who starts his account of the Gospel of Christ (primarily addressed to the Jews) with the words: “in the Beginning”. These are familiar Words for the Jews’ enlightenment in understanding the New Testament based upon the Holy Spirit’s introductory instruction which was the basis for their understanding of the Old Testament. In the first words in the Book of John, the Holy Spirt began to expound on the opening words of Moses as written in Genesis 1. The statement of Genesis’ “In the Beginning” is followed by the record of God’s 6 days of work in the re-creation of the material world (starting in Genesis 1 verse 2); which included the creation of man on the 6th Day, culminating in the 7th Day of Rest. So it is, in the first few words of John’s Gospels, it is written: “In the Beginning”, which should be seen correspondingly as relating with the revealing of Christ now in the ‘re-creation’ of man in the spiritual sense, to culminate in the 7th Day (the 1000 year Day of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ). Using the typology of the Re-creation of the material world… when the original earth had become in a state of ruin, and had to be Re-created (the same earth reformed and reshaped as opposed to God destroying the original), likewise, when fallen man is born-again, he is spiritually Re-created and if he allows Him, God will shape and form him into the image of His Son.

Seeing John’s Gospel account of Christ as being solely a Message to the lost, that they may be ‘saved’ from eternal death, greatly reduces God’s Message to elementary Heaven and Hell issues. This gravely misrepresents God’s Word and cleverly removes almost all the heart of the Gospel and the meaningful inspiration and incentive for achieving spiritual maturity. The Book of John’s message is mainly to ‘saved’ Israel and its primary purpose was to reveal Jesus Christ as Messiah-King. It is essential for a Christian to understand that not only is the Gospel of John not exclusively about being ‘saved’… (not even primarily) but neither are the other 3 Gospel accounts, nor the Book of Acts, nor the Epistles. Rather, they are about the fullness of Christ in the Salvation Plan that all Scripture points towards, which culminates in God’s 7th Day Rest (except for Revelation 21-22, which is after the Millennial kingdom). The 7th day.....

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