John
Chapter
3 {continued}
{Religious
Attack}
26~~And
they {religious leaders - clergy}
came
to John and said to him,
"Rabbi
{they are sarcastically calling John 'Rabbi'
knowing he does not have a theological degree} . . .
He
Who was with you {won't mention His Name}
beyond
the Jordan . . .
to
Whom you have communicated/testified . . .
BEHOLD
. . . the Same {Jesus} is baptizing,
and
all are coming to Him! {very successful - body count wise}"
{Note: They are trying to instigate antagonism between John and Jesus.}
27~~John
'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself' {apokrinomai}
and
said,
"A
man does not have the ability to receive anything
unless
it has been given to him from heaven."
{Note:
The word answered is 'apokrinomai'. It is a compound
verb
. . . a preposition from the ultimate source . . . giving a
discerning answer based on knowledge. Krino means: 'to judge'.
Krinomai means: 'to be discerning in an answer'. Thus, the full
meaning of 'apokrinomai' is: "to give a discerning answer from
the ultimate source of ones self."}
28~~You
yourselves heard me communicate . . .
that
I said,
"I
am not the Christ,
but
I have been sent before Him."
29~~"He
Who keeps on having the Bride {Church Age believers} . . . keeps on
being the Groom {Jesus Christ - the groom owns the bride}. But the
friend of the groom -
who
stands {doing your job as unto the Lord - in this case - John} and
listens to Him {concentration under a relaxed attitude} -
rejoices
with great joy,
because
of the groom's voice {teaching}.
Therefore
this joy of mine
is
fulfilled in the past with the result
that
it is completed {end of John's ministry/job as unto the Lord}."
{Note: This is why John the Baptizer is the greatest born of Women - Matthew 11:11 and Luke 7:28.}
30~~"He
{Jesus Christ} must keep on growing and growing,
but
I {John the Herald/Baptizer}
must
keep on declining in importance."
{Note: John is anticipating the Church Age transition. John is a minister of the Jewish age and he knows it is coming to a close. The Church Age increases the ministry of Jesus Christ. John is oriented to the Plan of God. The declining of John's ministry in importance is part of the Plan of God. He is not frustrated or upset about it in the least. He is happy and rejoicing in the Groom, Jesus Christ, in keeping with the dispensational change of the Plan of God.}
{Note: Principle: the believers mental attitude should be the same in all kinds of weather - relaxed, held in perfect peace, occupied with the person of Christ, at all times.}
{Verses
31-35: Message of John the Baptist}
31~~"He
{Jesus}
Who
comes from above
'keeps
on being above all'/'is above all' . . .
and
he {himself - John the Baptizer}
who
is of the earth . . .
and/even
speaks from the earth.
He
{Jesus}
Who
comes from heaven
is
above all."
32~~"And
what He {Jesus}
has
observed - by being present in eternity past -
with
the result that He provides for IT TODAY -
and
also what He heard . . .
in
accordance with that {what He observed}
He
keeps on communicating
and/yet
no one of you {religious crowd/types}
receives
His communication."
33~~"He
who has received His communication
has
set his seal {idiom - we would say 'signed on the dotted line'}
that
the God is True {God has made full provision in time}."
{Note: People who accept Christ as their Savior have 'signed' that God is true - and that is permanent salvation. You can not renege on the deal even if you try!}
34~~"For
He Whom the God {God the Father}
has
sent to take charge {Jesus Christ}
keeps
on speaking the words of God {doctrine} . . .
for
the God gives not the Spirit {Holy Spirit}
'by
measure'/'in a finite amount'."
35~~"The
Father keeps on loving the Son {Jesus}
and
has given in the past . . .
with
the result He keeps on giving all things
into
His hand
{Jesus Christ in Hypostatic Union rules forever}."
{Salvation
and The Alternative}
36~~
"He who believes {pisteuo} on the Son
keeps
on having and holding {echo} everlasting life;
and
he who does not believe/'obey the command' {apeitheo}
{to
believe in} the Son,
shall
not see life {eternal life resides in Jesus},
but
the wrath of God abides on him."
{Note: Pisteuo means to believe. It is in the dramatic present tense. It means that this is a dramatic event in one's life.}
{Note: Echo means to have and to hold. It is in the present active indicative tense which means to keep on having and holding. At the point of salvation, you receive eternal life and you keep on having it forever and ever.}
{Note: Apeitheo is the Greek word from which we get 'apathy'. It means to not comply or to not obey a command . . . which in this case is the command to 'believe in' . . . so in full to 'believe in the Son'.}
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