John 1:29-41 "The next day John seeth JESUS coming unto him, and saith, Behold the LAMB of GOD, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is HE of WHOM I said, After me comes a MAN which is preferred before me: for HE was before me. And I knew HIM not: but that HE should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the SPIRIT descending from Heaven like a dove, and IT abode upon HIM. And I knew HIM not: but HE that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon WHOM thou shalt see the SPIRIT descending, and remaining on HIM, the same is HE which baptizeth with the HOLY GHOST. And I saw, and bare record that this is the SON of GOD.
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon JESUS as HE walked, he saith, Behold the LAMB of GOD ! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed JESUS. Then JESUS turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye ? They said unto HIM, RABBI, (which is to say, being interpreted, MASTER,) where dwellest THOU ? HE saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where HE dwelt, and abode with HIM that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed HIM, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first finds his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the MESSIAH, which is, being interpreted, the CHRIST."
Consider the following 10 Titles found in John Chapter One -- all designations of deity -- of which no one but GOD can rightfully claim:
(1) WORD (vv.1,14) -- HE is the ONE through whom GOD communicates and reveals HIMSELF to mankind (v.18).
(2) CREATOR (v.3) -- though the term "CREATOR" is not used, it is definitely implied since "all things were made by HIM" and nothing was made without HIM.
(3) LIFE (v.4) -- believers have life (1st.John 5:12), CHRIST is LIFE (John 14:6). HE "is the true GOD, and eternal life" (1st.John 5:20).
(4) LIGHT (vv. 4-5, 7-9) -- HE is "the LIGHT of the world" (John 8:12) and "the LIGHT of men" (v.4).
(5) JEHOVAH (v.23) -- the LORD JESUS pointed to HIMSELF as the fulfillment of Isaiah 40:3. The title "LORD" used in that prophecy is the Hebrew term "JEHOVAH," considered by the Jews to be the most sacred name of GOD. JESUS applied that name to HIMSELF. HE is JEHOVAH JESUS !
(6) LAMB of GOD (v.29) -- HE was the sacrificial LAMB promised in Isaiah 53:7.
(7) SON of GOD (v.34) -- HE is thus equal with GOD (John 5:18; 19:7).
(8) MESSIAH / CHRIST (v.41) -- HE was GOD's anointed PROPHET, PRIEST, and KING. HE was the ONE of WHOM Daniel spoke in his Seventy-week Prophecy (Daniel 9:25-26).
(9) KING of Israel (v.49) -- the world's government will be on this KING's shoulders, and HE will be called THE MIGHTY GOD and THE PRINCE of PEACE (Isaiah 9:6-7). HE shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and "of HIS kingdom there shall be no end" (Luke 1:33).
(10) SON of MAN (v.51) -- this is a clear designation of deity in light of Daniel 7:13-14 and Mark 14:61-64. What a full and rich portrait of JESUS CHRIST is given in the opening chapter of John's Gospel ! GWZ
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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