And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. The looking for signs and wonders is rebuked; but mortality is arrested. One of the peculiarities of our gospel is, that we see the Lord from time to time (and, indeed, chiefly) in or near Jerusalem. (Verses John 3:1-6), But the Lord goes farther, and bids Nicodemus not wonder at His insisting on this need. John 6:15 in all English translations. All this clearly goes down to millennial days. Matthew, Mark, and Luke start, as far as regards the public labours of the Lord, with John cast into prison. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? John 1:29; John 1:29John 1:34; John 1:34) of John Baptist's testimony here named; the first day (ver. They were on the way to Jerusalem, and they were thirsting to throw off the yoke of Rome and of . Now, it is no longer a question of nature, but of relationship; and hence it is not said simply the Word, but the Son, and the Son in the highest possible character, the only-begotten Son, distinguishing Him thus from any other who might, in a subordinate sense, be son of God "the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father." The person of the Son was there the object of divine and overflowing joy even then, although, of course, in the full sense of the word, the Holy Ghost might not be given to be the power of it for some time later; but still the object of worship was there revealing the Father; butJohn 7:1-53; John 7:1-53 supposes Him to be gone up to heaven, before He from heaven communicates the Holy Ghost, who should be (not here, as Israel had a rock with water to drink of in the wilderness outside themselves, nor even as a fountain springing up within the believer, but) as rivers flowing out. but. If He spoke the truth, they were blasphemers. The thrust of Lindsey's book is two-fold: First, it espouses the premillennial theory of Christ's second coming. The Son had not come to execute the judgments of the law they knew, nor even to promulgate a new and higher law. The same God who did not leave Himself without witness among the heathen, doing good, and giving from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, did not fail, in the low estate of the Jews, to work by providential power at intervals; and, by the troubled waters of Bethesda, invited the sick, and healed the first who stepped in of whatever disease he had. It is not that He denies the truth of what they were thus desiring and attached to. It is there that we found the Lord, in the other synoptic gospels, fulfilling His ordinary ministry. Not Jacob was there, but the Son of God in nothing but grace; and thus to the Samaritan woman, not to the teachers of Israel, are made those wonderful communications which unfold to us with incomparable depth and beauty the real source, power, and character of that worship which supersedes, not merely schismatic and rebellious Samaria, but Judaism at its best. So only is man born of God. Jesus explains: "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Why this is so hard for Traditionalists to comprehend is baffling; all they need to do is to follow TRADITION. Whosoever denieth the Son hath not the Father; he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Nor was it yet complete. 42). Salem Media Group. * He says, One was among them of whom they had no conscious knowledge, "that cometh after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose." The Light, on coming into the world, lightens every man with the fulness of evidence which was in Him, and at once discovers the true state as truly as it will be revealed in the last day when He judges all, as we find it intimated in the gospel afterwards. He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. (Ver. (VerseJohn 4:1; John 4:1) It was strange to her that a Jew should thus humble himself: what would it have been, had she seen in Him Jesus the Son of God? 1. Judgment is the alternative for man: for God it is the resource to make good the glory of the Son, and in that nature, in and for which man blind to his own highest dignity dares to despise Him. secret thoughts and purposes of them; or, as man, understood by Just as in John 4:1-54, so here it is a question of power in the Holy Ghost, and not simply of Christ's person. If she turned aside to questions of religion, with a mixture of desire to learn what had concerned and perplexed her, and of willingness to escape such a searching of her ways and heart, He did not refrain graciously to vouchsafe the revelation of God, that earthly worship was doomed, that the Father was to be worshipped, not an Unknown. Nay, "the world knew him not." For evidently it is the theme of worship in its Christian fulness, the fruit of the manifestation of God, and of the Father known in grace. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. As a weapon of conviction, most justly had it in the mind of the Lord Jesus the weightiest place, little as man thinks now-a-days of it. Such was Jesus in person, contrasted with all who belong to the earth. In short, the riches of God's grace are here according to the glory of the Son, and in the power of the Holy Ghost. Do they receive Him not? - Jesus therefore knowing (having found, perceived (), by ominous movements in the crowd, or in any other way still more explicit) that they were about to come and by violence, or force, seize him in order that they might make him King. 29) on which, as it were, Jesus speaks and acts in His grace as here shown on the earth. Hence the Son, being in this ineffable nearness of love, has declared not God only, but the Father. The resurrection of the Lord is not more truly a demonstration of His power and glory, than the only deliverance for disciples from the thraldom of Jewish influence. It was worldliness in its worst shape, even to the point of turning the glory of Christ to a present account. But the chapter does not close without a further contrast. But the erosion of Tradition began long ago, without their knowledge, as will be shown below. Life resurrection will display how little they had to be ashamed of, who believed the record given of His Son; the resurrection of judgment will make but too plain, to those who despised the Lord, both His honour and their sin and shame. And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. man, and seize him in a violent manner, whether he would or not; This He does in verses 16-19. No charge could be remoter from the truth. 05/28/2021 07:55 AM EDT. He wanted nothing; He came to give yea, the very best, so to speak, that God has. Observe, it is not (as is often very erroneously said or sung) a question of sins, but of the "sin" of the world. How truly it is man under law! This is the more striking, because, as we have seen, the world and Israel, rejecting Him, are also themselves, as such, rejected from the first. And such was Jesus. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, En une ardeur de zele inconsidere et temeraire. "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." This, of course, supposes the setting aside of Jerusalem, its people and house, as they now are, and is justified by the great fact of Christ's death and resurrection, which is the key to all, though not yet intelligible even to the disciples. For though the Son (that eternal life who was with the Father) was a man, in that very position had the Father given Him to have life in Himself, and to execute judgment also, because He is Son of man. The Lord and the disciples are next seen in the country district, not far, it would seem, from John, who was baptizing as they were. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. The issue of all is, that the will of man is the real cause and spring of enmity. for he that could do this, what was it he could not do? Nothing in the slightest degree detracted from His own personal glory, and from the infinitely near relationship which He had had with the Father from all eternity. This we have had fully before. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Thus solemnly does the meek Lord Jesus unfold these two truths. For "he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. Thus we have traced, first, hearts not only attracted to Him, but fresh souls called to follow Him; then, in type, the call of Israel by-and-by; finally, the disappearance of the sign of moral purifying for the joy of the new covenant, when Messiah's time comes to bless the needy earth; but along with this the execution of judgment in Jerusalem, and its long defiled temple. he would not. Here (John 5:1-47) the first view given of Christ is His person in contrast with the law. The Jan. 6 commission's death knell. (ver. and the two disciples leave John for Jesus. John 3:17; John 3:17) This decides all before the execution of judgment, Every man's lot is made manifest by his attitude toward God's testimony concerning His Son. "He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. In Mark 1:14-15, Jesus told those around Him that the kingdom was as hand. Here was One on earth who knew all secrets. He is a divine person; His manhood brought no attainder to His rights as God. John 7. They entered not into His words more than His grace, but thought and spoke, like the Samaritan woman, about things of this life. In the Word was life, and the life was the light of men. "The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came ( ) by Jesus Christ." "In the consistory of Dec. 15, 1958 . Because John declares that the one who does not believe in God's testimony is calling God "a liar." This is crucial to see. It becomes a question of man's own condition, and how he stands in relation to the kingdom of God. They spoke of the world; the world might hear them. , And this very circumstance is perhaps the cause, that nowhere do we read that Jesus, whilst He teas sojourning on the earth, entered, even though that town was very close to Jerusalem. In John 6:1-71 our Lord sets aside Israel in another point of view. And Jesus answers, "I that speak unto thee am he." * The best text omits other expressions, evidently derived from verses John 1:15; John 1:30John 1:30. Second, it interprets present world political trends as signs of the imminent return of Jesus Christ. There is no other way in which the new nature is made good in a soul. contrary to all others, renders it, "Christ departed from the There is the need of another nature, and the only way in which this nature is communicated is by being born of water and the Spirit the employment of the word of God in the quickening energy of the Holy Ghost. He had no need that any should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. (VersesJohn 5:8-12; John 5:8-12), But were the Jews mistaken after all in thinking that the seal of the first covenant was virtually broken in that deliberate word and warranty of Jesus? and proclaim him the King Messiah; place him at the head of them, If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire." (Rev 20:11-15) In other words: 1. But even this sufficed not: the Son of man must be lifted up. John 6:15King James Version. Meanwhile, for Christian worship, the hour was coming and in principle come, because He was there; and He who vindicated salvation as of the Jews, proves that it is now for Samaritans, or any who believed on account of His word. The Lord Jesus presents Himself as putting an end to all this now for the Christian, though, of course, every word God has promised, as well as threatened, remains to be accomplished in Israel by-and-by; for Scripture cannot be broken; and what the mouth of the Lord has said awaits its fulfilment in its due sphere and season. Further, John attests that he saw the Spirit descending like a dove, and abiding on Him the appointed token that He it is who baptizes with the Holy Ghost even the Son of God. He who, living, was received for eternal life, is our meat and drink in dying, and gives us communion with His death. Thus we feed on Him and drink into Him, as man, unto life everlasting life in Him. Thus a despised Christ is not merely a crucified Son of man, and given Son of God, as in John 3:1-36, but Himself a divine giver in communion with the Father, and in the power of the Holy Ghost who is given to the believer, the source of worship, as their God and Father is its object for the worshippers in spirit and truth (though surely not to the exclusion of the Son, Hebrews 1:1-14). They had stumbled before, and the Lord brought in not alone His person, as the Word made flesh, presented for man now to receive and enjoy; but unless they ate the flesh, and drank the blood of the Son of man, they had no life in them. What is there in God more truly divine than grace and truth? But how precious the grace, in presence of their hatred and proud self-complacency! All rights reserved. The results for the believer or unbeliever are eternal in good or in evil. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? This scene throws light on the use of in Matthew 11:12. John 7:25-31) He is going where they cannot come, and never guessed (for unbelief thinks of the dispersed among the Greeks of anything rather than of God). John 7:38; John 7:38) And then we have the comment of the Holy Ghost: "(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified)" There is, first, the thirsty soul coming to Jesus and drinking; then there is the power of the Spirit flowing forth from the inner man of the believer in refreshment to others. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. No doubt there are intervening applications; but such is the ultimate result of His work as the Lamb of God. There is the nicest care to maintain His personal glory, no matter what the subject may be. Be they who they may now, as many as receive Him become children of God. But there was this difference from the former occasion, that, at the marriage in Cana (John 2:1-25), the change of the water into wine was clearly millennial in its typical aspect. "And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. There are three kinds of fundamentals: 1) Doctrinal fundamentals (e.g., the Trinity, Deity of Christ, Sacrificial Atonement, and Resurrection). Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Why should He not show Himself to the world? Do any believe on His name? (VersesJohn 3:7-8; John 3:7-8), It is hardly necessary to furnish detailed disproof of the crude, ill-considered notion (originated by the fathers), that baptism is in question. If He put forth His power, it was not only beyond man's measure, but unequivocally divine, however also the humblest and most dependent of men. He who inspired them to communicate His thoughts of Jesus in the particular line assigned to each, raised up John to impart the highest revelation, and thus complete the circle by the deepest views of the Son of God. There is no changing or bettering the old man; and, thanks be to God, the new does not degenerate or pass away. Christ was the true sanctuary, not that on which man had laboured so long in Jerusalem. The first four chapters of John precede in point of time the notices of His ministry in the other gospels. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours." Read full chapter John 6:15 in all English translations John 5 John 7 New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. If He judges, it is not without full warning. Here again, apart from this divine insight, the change or gift of the name marks His glory. Of course it is the revelation of Christ; but here He was simply revealing the sources of this indispensable new birth. The man went off, and told the Jews that it was Jesus: and for this they persecuted Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath. John 1:11-12; John 1:11-12) It was not a question now of Jehovah and His servants. The law works no deliverance; it puts a man in chains, prison, darkness, and under condemnation; it renders him a patient, or a criminal incompetent to avail himself of the displays of God's goodness. His aspect as thus tabernacling among the disciples was "full of grace and truth." For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. (John 12:48). of these men, and particularly the disciples; that they might be John 6:1-15 describes Jesus' feeding thousands of peoplethe fourth of the gospel of John's seven ''signs'' of Christ's divinity. He could have healed the man without the smallest outward act to shock their zeal for the law. The Father did not judge, but committed all judgment into the hands of the Son, because He is the Son of man. (VersesJohn 3:20-21; John 3:20-21). But it is important we should know how He entered the world. Clarke's Commentary. It was no longer a moot-point whether God could trust man; for, indeed, He could not. To this last the Lord attaches the deepest importance. When the crowd complains of hunger, the disciples who are mentioned each react in unique ways. When Jesus therefore perceived. This is the marked effect on the third day (ver. And worship is viewed both in moral nature and in the joy of communion doubly. (Verses John 5:13-16), A graver issue, however, was to be tried; for Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. There was sentence of death pronounced on their system, and they felt accordingly. Nor could any question be more momentous. Let them learn, then, that as Son of man (for which nature they despised Him, and denied His essential personal glory) He will judge; and this judgment will be no passing visitation, such as God has accomplished by angels or men in times past. The word "premillennial" itself is derived of two components-"pre" signifies before, and "millennium" denotes a period of one thousand years. If he receives Him, it is everlasting life, and Christ is thus honoured by him; if not, judgment remains which will compel the honour of Christ, but to his own ruin for ever. So does his confession: Rabbi, thou art the Son of God: thou art the King of Israel. God does not here condescend to call it His, though, of course, it was His and holy, just, and good, both in itself and in its use, if used lawfully. that we may give an answer to them that sent us. Her testimony bore the impress of what had penetrated her soul, and would make way for all the rest in due time. Take him by force, to make him a king The Jews had often suffered by famine in those times in which their enemies were permitted to prevail over them; but, finding that Jesus had such power as to multiply a few loaves to feed thousands, they took it for granted that while he was at their head no evil could possibly happen to them, and therefore were . What sayest thou of thyself? 12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. (Verses John 7:3-5) The Lord intimates the impossibility of anticipating the time of God; but then He does it as connected with His own personal glory. even took not his disciples with him, who were in the same way of (Ver. convinced of their mistaken notions of him as a temporal prince: Now it is that the great question is decided; now it is that a man receives or refuses Christ. He tells Philip to follow Him. This is grace and truth. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Here we see Him accepting, not as fellow-servant, but as Lord, those souls who had been under the training of the predicted messenger of Jehovah that was to prepare His way before, His face. encourage them in this undertaking: the mountain Christ went 2. Now, it is the Holy Ghost in the power that gives rivers of living water flowing out, and this bound up with, and consequent on, His being man in glory. 4. He speaks of Himself as the Son of man in death; for there could be no eating of His flesh, no drinking of His blood, as a living man. "had it in their mind", as the Persic; to gather about him as one John 3:14-15; John 3:14-15) It is not a question simply of the Son of God, nor is He spoken of here as the Word made flesh. The dreadful truth comes out: the Lord did not trust Himself to them, because He knew all men. Other names for premillennialists are millenarians and chiliaststaken from the Greek word for thousand (Torrey 1913:145). His glorious person would have none now in relation to God but members of the family. 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