Jesus the Son Of Man,God's Mediator:The Witness of Jesus Himself; John 1:50-51
John 1:50-51:(1:50-51) Introduction: Jesus bore witness to Himself.He clearly declared who He is.
50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
1.The response of Jesus to Nathanael(see vv 46-49).
2.Jesus is the revelation of God:the One who reveals greater things(v50).
3.Jesus is the mediator:the One who opens the doors to Heaven(v51).
4.Jesus is the Son of Man:the pattern,the perfect representative of man (v51).
[1] (1:50)Nathanael:Nathanael's experience with Jesus(v44-49) was the background for what Jesus said in this passage.
[2] (1:50) Jesus Christ,Revelation of God:Jesus Christ is the revelation of God,the One who reveals greater things.
****Note two points:
A)It was belief in Jesus that brought greater things into Nathanael's life.Nathanael believed Jesus therefore,he could expect to receive greater things,to receive more and more from God.
Matthew 17:20: 20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mark 9:23: 23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
John 10:10:
10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Ephesians 3:17-19:
17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
B) It is Jesus Himself who is the revelation of God; therefore,it is Jesus who reveals the "greater things" of life.
1) Jesus is the embodiment of revelation.
John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
2) Jesus Christ is the communicator of revelation.
John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men
John 14 9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? 10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
3) Jesus Christ is the liberator of revelation.
John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
[3] (1:51) Jesus Christ ,Mediator: Jesus Christ is the mediator between God and man.This is seen in the picture Jesus painted by the words," ye shall see Heaven open,and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.(v51).
Thought 1.
Man can approach God and enter heaven through Christ (Jn14:6). the gulf of loneliness and the alienation which man knows have been bridged.
2) man has access to God only through Jesus(John 14:6)
3) man can have constant communication with God.
[4] (1-51) Jesus Christ,Son Of Man. Jesus is the Son of Man.this does not mean that Jesus was born of a man.It means that He is more than what an ordinary man is, more than a son of some man.Jesus is what every man ought to be,the Son of man Himslf.
a) Jesus Christ is the Ideal Man: the perfect man,the pattern ,the embodiment of everything a man ought to be.Jesus is the perfect picture of a man.everything God wants a man to be is seen perfectly in Jesus Christ.
b) Jesus Christ is the Ideal Servant of man.The term Ideal servant stresses Jesus' symphathy for the poor, the broken-hearted,the captives, the blind,the brusied,the outcasts and the bereaved.Jesus is the model, the pattern of concern and caring.He served other people like every man should serve other people.
Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Matthew 9:6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
John 1:50-51:(1:50-51) Introduction: Jesus bore witness to Himself.He clearly declared who He is.
50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
1.The response of Jesus to Nathanael(see vv 46-49).
2.Jesus is the revelation of God:the One who reveals greater things(v50).
3.Jesus is the mediator:the One who opens the doors to Heaven(v51).
4.Jesus is the Son of Man:the pattern,the perfect representative of man (v51).
[1] (1:50)Nathanael:Nathanael's experience with Jesus(v44-49) was the background for what Jesus said in this passage.
[2] (1:50) Jesus Christ,Revelation of God:Jesus Christ is the revelation of God,the One who reveals greater things.
****Note two points:
A)It was belief in Jesus that brought greater things into Nathanael's life.Nathanael believed Jesus therefore,he could expect to receive greater things,to receive more and more from God.
Matthew 17:20: 20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mark 9:23: 23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
John 10:10:
10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Ephesians 3:17-19:
17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
B) It is Jesus Himself who is the revelation of God; therefore,it is Jesus who reveals the "greater things" of life.
1) Jesus is the embodiment of revelation.
John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
2) Jesus Christ is the communicator of revelation.
John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men
John 14 9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? 10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
3) Jesus Christ is the liberator of revelation.
John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
[3] (1:51) Jesus Christ ,Mediator: Jesus Christ is the mediator between God and man.This is seen in the picture Jesus painted by the words," ye shall see Heaven open,and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.(v51).
Thought 1.
Man can approach God and enter heaven through Christ (Jn14:6). the gulf of loneliness and the alienation which man knows have been bridged.
2) man has access to God only through Jesus(John 14:6)
3) man can have constant communication with God.
[4] (1-51) Jesus Christ,Son Of Man. Jesus is the Son of Man.this does not mean that Jesus was born of a man.It means that He is more than what an ordinary man is, more than a son of some man.Jesus is what every man ought to be,the Son of man Himslf.
a) Jesus Christ is the Ideal Man: the perfect man,the pattern ,the embodiment of everything a man ought to be.Jesus is the perfect picture of a man.everything God wants a man to be is seen perfectly in Jesus Christ.
b) Jesus Christ is the Ideal Servant of man.The term Ideal servant stresses Jesus' symphathy for the poor, the broken-hearted,the captives, the blind,the brusied,the outcasts and the bereaved.Jesus is the model, the pattern of concern and caring.He served other people like every man should serve other people.
Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Matthew 9:6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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