Jesus of Nazareth is the one who reveals the purposes and fulfills the mysteries of God. Only he is qualified to “interpret” the “unseen God.” In him, all the promises of God find their “Yea” and “Amen.” He is the key that unlocks the Hebrew Scriptures and fulfills the words of the prophets. This principle is presented in the opening paragraph of Letter to the Hebrews and pictorially in the Book of Revelation.
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Spirit and Life
The Gospel of John identifies Jesus as the Logos, the “Word” by which God made all things. This is a key theme presented in the body of the Book. By describing him thusly, John is not engaging in metaphysical speculation about his nature. Instead, he builds on traditional ideas from the Hebrew Bible about Yahweh creating the Universe and life itself through His spoken Word.
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In the Prologue of John’s Gospel, Jesus is identified as the Logos, the “WORD become flesh” in whom the “glory of God” now resides and manifests. He is the Greater Tabernacle foreshadowed by the Tent carried by Israel in the wilderness, the place where Yahweh’s glory is revealed. This declaration anticipates John’s later passages that link the Nazarene to the Father.
Jesus, the same man who gave his life on a Roman cross for all humanity, is the ultimate expression of the nature, love, and glory of the God who created all things.
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The Letter to the Hebrews exhorts believers not to abandon Jesus when difficult times come by emphasizing the superiority and finality of what God has accomplished in His “Son.” The word “spoken” in Jesus is superior to the earlier and preparatory revelations provided “in the prophets.” The Letter does this by comparing the Levitical system with its incomplete provisions and repeated sacrifices to the “better” priesthood and “once for all” sacrifice of the “Son.”
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The Prologue of John’s gospel introduces several key themes that are expanded in the body of his work – Life, Light, Witness, Truth, and Grace. Jesus is the Light of the world, the source of Grace and Truth, the True Tabernacle, the only born Son of God, and the only one who has seen the Father. The Prologue concludes by declaring that he is the only one who is qualified to interpret the unseen God.
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