John 1 ~ You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 1

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

2 He was in the beginning with God. 

3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 

11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 

15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 

16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 
18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.


19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 

23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25 They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27 even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.


29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 

30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 

32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”


35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” 

And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 

39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” 

So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).


43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. 

He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 

46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

 Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” 

48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” 

Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 

49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 

50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 

 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Father God has been seeing all of us since Genesis 1, Genesis 3 Father God assures us, He fully understands us. John 1 Jesus picks the event back up and says mankind has within him the goodness Father God wants to draw us to Him and keep us forever. Jesus says I saw you praying under the fig tree and mankind, you and me, jumps up with Incredible Enthusiasm and says "Me? You saw Me? YOU LOVE ME!!! YOU ARE GOD!!! No one sees me! Yet You, God, understand me and Love me!" The Good, Good News is ~ HE SURELY and COMPLETELY DOES LOVE YOU!!!

Jesus says into all of His Creation, He sees this as "Good."  And God sees far. Sure the equation is balanced, God sees what is in mankind and He does not entrust Himself to us, until Joseph (of Armimathea, huh, same name...) Mary, John, and Nicodemus will be there to play their important part in the victory over death.

We Love God because He loves us. First.

The nice part of understanding Genesis to John's True Gospel is this - this is the same Father God, represented fully by His Son Jesus Christ - God does not change.

The same God. Yesterday today and tomorrow.


The same wonderful Father God who in His unparalleled wisdom is the Holy Spirit creating His Throne opening with the 12 Pearl Gates, always open, like His Prayer Policy in Steadfast Love. Beautiful trees lead to His Throne, the announcement carpet is shining water running from His Throne and surrounded by His favorite colors, Emerald Green and then Red. The colors of the Gospel of Matthew and Luke explaining Jesus.

Genesis to Gospels, God is interweaving His Good for the faithful. Romans 8 assures us. We bless Father God. Thank You. Thank You for Jesus. Amen.

Heaven, is of course, centered on this Magnificent Father God and His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Hear Oh Israel, the Lord thy God is One. Alpha to Omega.


Father GOD,
As Believers of Christ Jesus, we believe in the Gospel of God,
We are loved by God and called to be saints,

Let the Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ fill us.

We thank our God through Jesus Christ for all of the People we Love and pray for. We lift up their concerns to You. In Christ Jesus the Lord. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Acts 2 ~ suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them

Pentecost

Acts 2

 

 

2 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 

2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, 
and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 

 Like the unconsumed bush that drew Moses to speak with God the Almighty.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. [“Xenolalia” or "xenoglossy" the phenomenon when the language being spoken is a natural language previously unknown to the speaker,]


The Holy Spirit is part of Genesis the First Chapter. The Holy Spirit is displayed through out all of the Scriptures.

 Moses was radiating the Glory of God when he came down from speaking with God.

just like John described in the First Chapter of Revelation.

and this thought of Fire and of Light of Christ continues through out Scriptures and even today in worship. 

 The photos of white are reported Angels of the Lord, when He was called upon in the Name of Jesus during times of need and worship. The purple photo is in the last 4 months from a local Church.



5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 

6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 


This explains halo's. When Jesus was born, visionaries through the millenniums said, "The Star of Bethlehem did not shine upon the Christ child, the Star was the Light shone from Jesus Christ."

and a halo we think of is this:



and has far more to do with Stephen in the Book of Acts:

Acts 6:15
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.


The Progression of Stephen and the Disciples probably looks like this:

Glenna Goodacre. Victory.

7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 

12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 

13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”






 

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

17“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
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even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
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And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
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the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
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And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

 

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words:
Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 


25 For David says concerning him,

“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
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therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell in hope.
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For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
or let your Holy One see corruption.
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You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’



29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 

32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 

34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
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until I make your enemies your footstool.”’

36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”



 

37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 

38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 

40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers

. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 
 

46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.



Come, Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ. Be with those we Love and the People You have given us. Comfort, Guide, Lead, Direct, Encourage us and all the believers of this Nation and world to give You the Glory. Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Psalm 133 ~ there the LORD has Commanded the Blessing, Life Forevermore

Psalm 133

1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell [together] in unity!

2 It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down on the collar of his robes!

3 It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the LORD has commanded the blessing,
life forevermore.






We have spoken so many times about Heaven being the glory we glimpse on earth.

We must speak of the Light of Christ in all of mankind. John 1. We glimpse the glory of God in mankind. Not to be worshiped, yet to understand the goodness God sees in the soul of mankind giving God the response to want to save us. Save the 'world'.

Jesus was beloved of many in Judea. When He was so inhumanely and with injustice condemned to die, multitudes of women showed up to weep for Him.

Luke 23
27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him. 28 But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 "For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'


Jesus sounds stunning in this. Jesus was bearing the sins of mankind, already on the cross. crying out to Father God, not to be separate from Jesus. And Jesus is gathered to Father God. Jesus was going forth to His death, He would not be held in death, Jesus Cries out, "Father Forgive Them, they know not what they do."

And in - this Prayer of Jesus - this generation with eyes blessed to see Jesus - they are saved from destruction. The next generation will see Titus destroy Judea and the Temple. This is, the David knows, this Is FATHER GOD' and HIS Grace upon Grace.

Jesus has Found again the Glory of GOD!  We cannot suppress or disallow Jesus to have His humanity to be broken carrying the Cross. My profound tear-felt sadness for Jesus to carry our cross.

Jesus does not feel He has to be false to His own profound, terminal suffering. He is free. In God to be Himself before Father God. Revealing to us - we are free to be who we are to Jesus Christ, and His Father.



Jesus has said surrounding Father God - hearts are revealed.

Jesus dies. He is beyond the suffering of mankind. The Roman Government says - sure - take down this good man from the cross. We are compelled to feel so impassioned the Glory of God is at rest. Is in our hands. Is entrusted to us.

The Light of mankind steps up in the dark of Good Friday to tenderly, tenderly  take the Son of God down. When allowed, mankind rushes forward to compassionately support. To grieve with all they have, the loss of Love.

This is our Father God caring for His Son, Jesus the Lord.


And in this Glory - we see the Light of Mankind - moving to action when not held back.

You are seeing - the way Father God - His Nature - this is the beginning of our entering the Kingdom of God. Yes, Jesus is without sin. He is preparing the way forward for us. And when we are covered in the Name of Jesus the Lord - this echoes the tender way we are longed for in God's Kingdom. Jesus says we are sojourners here - when we go Home - this is our Homecoming. Life Forevermore.


What does God see in us - humanity - Salvation - just Given.

Father God expects. Is in expectation. Believes. Requires. Sees. Waits for. Receives - Father GOD will see the Cross of Christ. The very cross carried in Thanksgiving. Jesus' Father and Ours - will expect - will see - will rejoice in seeing - that the People who love Jesus - Proclaim His Good News.

Father God Believes  He IS Entrusting the Gospel of His Only Son - to me.

Father God Believes He IS Entrusting the Gospel of His Only Son - to you.

Remember with me, the Disciples - 'failed.' And Jesus is found to be tenderly, tenderly taken care of. Jesus is not abandoned. This bridge in the gap is the Goodness of God.



Because this rejection did happen.
Our sins killed the goodness of Father God apparent.
The Light Father God expected to occur - dawned.
The men who stepped forward had to have the Strong Appreciation of God to go to Pilate.
This gap is reached and filled - God is put first.
And in this tenderness, God's Grace goes forth.
We are the Easter People. Alleluia.



1 Corinthians 13
12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; 
now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 
13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.


Tim Keller - Humanity and Preaching is explained - the Glory of God, in mankind and the sin of mankind. EMA 2015

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1 Corinthians 15

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope  in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15

Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 

5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 

6T hen he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, 

most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

Jesus is restored to James

Jesus is restored to His Brothers.

And the 72 apostles.

Testimonies of Jesus the Son of God

James the Just, Brother of Christ

 

Name Papyrus 23 (G.P. 1229), P23

Date Grenfell et al. have suggested the date to be the fourth century CE. The Alands have redated it to the third century. However, some scholars have pointed out to the 2nd century style of writing. It is dated late second or early third century.

Provenance Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.

Size About 12.1 cm. x 11.2 cm. I

Contents  The Epistle of James 1:10-12 (verso) and James 1:15-18 (recto).

Textual Character In general, P23 agrees with , B and C, which represent the best text of the General Epistles. The Alands call the text as "strict."

Writing The fragment is written in good-sized broad uncials rather coarse and irregular in formation, though hooks and thickenings at the end of the strokes show an attempt at ornament.

Location The Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 2:14
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them?

James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 4:6
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble and oppressed."

James 2:8
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.


Jesus is restored to the 72 apostles

Luke 
 
Luke 1:4
So that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

Luke 10:1
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free"

Luke 23:34
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."

Luke 6:38
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Luke 4:40
Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

Luke 5:15
But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.

Luke 6:18
who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Luke 6:19
And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

Luke 7:7
Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed




Mark

Mark 12:29
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah

Mark 1:14
Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.

Mark 1:17
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."

Mark 1:22
The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.

Mark 16:15
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

Mark 1:15
"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!"

Mark 12:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

Father God,

James was reestablished with His Brother, Jesus Christ. Because of Father God's expectation of the Light of Christ in James. We rejoice in this!!!

Luke was a doctor in a difficult time and saw the Power in the Name of Jesus - Son of God. 15 Times not counting miraculous events not using the word 'healing' Luke was amazed and astonished with Jesus.

Mark saw Jesus fulfill Isaiah's Prophetic Belief - Jesus went to His people as a messenger before their faces, preparing a place in the Kingdom of God. In truth, Jesus was taming the wilderness of fear, doubt, lassitude to know the goodness of Father God.

Walk with us each day. Increase the Light of Christ with us all.  With the people we Love. The people You have given us. The Churches, communities, work places. cities, states, Nation and all the People who love Jesus. We ask for more full measure of Your Holy Spirit and the Fruit of God. For more Heaven on Earth. In Jesus we ask, Your great Will be done. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †