To follow along, visit your local Christian bookstore, and ask for the Bible Expositor and Illuminator
Golden Text – “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away (Revelation 21:4).
Revelation 21:1 – And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. The Apostle John had been exiled on the isle of Patmos for his faith, while there he saw a vision of the end times. In this new world, the Apostle saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from heaven. This new Jerusalem is the church of God in its new and perfect state, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. New here suggests freshness, not just a second beginning, this is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah 65:17 (For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remembered nor come into the mind). Significantly this eternal renewal has already begun in the life of the believer because using the same term, Apostle Paul says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new – 2nd Corinthians 5:17).
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Bible Study – John Chapter 1 Verses 28-33
John 1:28 -These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The location of Bethabara is unknown. The place where John was baptizing was east of the Jordan river. The oldest and most accurate manuscripts indicate the name as Bethany. Evidently, this was John’s normal place for baptizing.
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Bible Study – John Chapter 1 Verses 22-27
John 1:22 – Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
They were not really seeking proper information or the truth about the matter, but rather desired that he claimed something of which they could accuse him. John was telling the people to repent of their sins whereas the Jewish leaders had not confronted them of their sins neither were they pointing them to Jesus who came to save the lost and redeem them from sin. Only through Jesus could their sins be forgiven.
When asked who is he, John replies that who he is matters less than what he says. The committee sent to examine him pressed for a positive answer, urging the authority of those that sent them. John was looked upon as a man of sincerity, and therefore they believed he would be fair and would give an answer to a plain question. The question, “What sayest thou of thyself”, they wanted to know was he the prophet that was foretold, who had given him this authority, or was he the Messiah.
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Sunday School Lesson – Sunday, November 6. 2016 Making All Things New
To follow along, visit your local Christian bookstore, and ask for the Bible Expositor and Illuminator
Golden Text – “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away (Revelation 21:4).
Revelation 21:1 – And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. The Apostle John had been exiled on the isle of Patmos for his faith, while there he saw a vision of the end times. In this new world, the Apostle saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from heaven. This new Jerusalem is the church of God in its new and perfect state, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. New here suggests freshness, not just a second beginning, this is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah 65:17 (For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remembered nor come into the mind). Significantly this eternal renewal has already begun in the life of the believer because using the same term, Apostle Paul says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new – 2nd Corinthians 5:17).
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