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02/23/2015 07:10
In verses 2 and 3 of the chapter, John seems to be giving us necessary thoughts to bear in mind as we continue into the scene. Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into his hands, that He had come from God, and that He was going back to God. But, didn’t he know that before? What exactly...
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02/16/2015 07:50
Just as there seemed to be differences among the Gospels as to whether the Last Supper was considered the Passover meal, the Gospels also present differences regarding the incidents of that Last Supper evening. And again, I think, the differences can be resolved. Matthew and Mark (chapters 26 and...
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02/09/2015 07:11
As a reminder, here is the Passion week chart we reviewed last...
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02/02/2015 11:09
Jesus did not say he would die in explicit terms. He said he would be lifted up. But the crowd immediately understands this expression to say that he would die, presumably connecting it with Roman crucifixion. And John notes that Jesus said “this” to signify what kind of death he was about to die....
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01/26/2015 05:46
In his discussion about glory, Jesus informs his disciples and the crowd that he must die. It is, in fact, his very death that manifests both his truth, goodness, and beauty and the truth, goodness, and beauty of God. He points to the analogy of wheat. The grain falls to the ground and dies just as...
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01/19/2015 06:24
Though Jesus will, in just a few chapters, declare that his kingdom is not of this world, the tendency of many prophecy pursuers is to create for him just such a kingdom—a kingdom that looks and feels like a kingdom of this earth, albeit with high moral values. But his kingship is different. He is...
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01/12/2015 08:23
The short section of John’s Gospel from the start of chapter 11 through verse 11 of chapter 12 covers Part 2 called Jesus is the Truth. This truth brings out the idea that the means of Messiah’s rescue is by his death. We saw the concern of death for life in the story of Lazarus’s resurrection and...
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12/08/2014 05:29
Imagine someone calling another person to come out of a grave when you know that other person has been in there for four days. And then that dead person actually does come out! Would you be stunned? Surprised? Shocked? Amazed? Would you excitedly tell friends the miracle you just witnessed? All...
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11/24/2014 05:44
When Jesus tells Martha he is the resurrection and the life, he tells her more than simply that he can cause Lazarus to live again. He is telling her that the means for bringing life—for bringing about resurrection of life from death—will be through his own resurrection, which means that he must...
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11/17/2014 08:16
The next few verses drive home the point that this is not just for Lazarus although it is for Lazarus as well. Verse 5 is a pivotal verse. We are told in it that Jesus loved this family. But it is a love that goes far deeper than they may have realized. In verse 3, Martha may have tried to...
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