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 Well, a very good morning to you. I didn't manage to hear the welcome, so at the risk of redundancy, I want to extend a warm welcome to you all.

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! We are grateful that the Lord saw fit to bring us together this morning to praise the resurrected Christ. A couple of weeks ago, we began a study through the book of John.

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 It's our normative habit to go verse by verse through books of the Bible. And so, this morning, we will look once again at John chapter 1, verses 1 through 5.

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 I hope that it will become apparent to you why in just a moment. So if you would, please take your copy of God's Word and join me in John chapter 1.

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 I'll read the first five verses. Before I do, let me remind you, beloved, that this is God's Word to us.

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 It was written for His glory and our good that we might believe its promises, obey its commands, and have affection for its author.

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 May we hear it and respond accordingly to it.

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

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 He was in the beginning with God.

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 All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.

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 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

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 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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 In the opening words of John's Gospel account, he introduces Jesus to us without His name.

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 In fact, he won't write the name Jesus until verse 17 of chapter 1.

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 In the first five verses, John introduces to us Jesus with three titles and two characteristics.

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 Number one, Jesus is the Word.

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 That's a title, a name given to Him.

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 Number two, Jesus is preexistent, a characteristic.

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 Number three, another title.

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 Jesus is the Creator.

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 Number four, a characteristic.

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 Jesus is self-existent.

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 And then number five, and lastly, Jesus is the unquenchable light.

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 The name light, and I'm adding unquenchable to it.

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 We spent our time together last week considering the first four of these points,

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 and I saved the last one for today.

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 I think you will be able to see now why this is a good text for resurrection, Lord's Day.

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 But before we tackle this last point, bear with me as I make some introductory and summary comments.

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 First, it is good for us to contemplate Christ.

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 We fill our minds with so many things coming at us, 100 miles an hour,

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 and many of them are fleeting and pointless.

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 To set our minds on Jesus, the Jesus revealed to us in the Scripture,

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 not some Jesus of our own imagination, is always of great benefit.

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 The Puritan John Owen wrote in his book entitled,

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 The Glory of Christ, the following, which I read to you last week.

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 I think it's worth another read.

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 Quote,

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 The revelation made of Christ in the blessed gospel is far more excellent,

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 more glorious, more filled with rays of divine wisdom and goodness

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 that the whole creation and the just comprehension of it, if attainable,

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 can contain or afford.

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 He said, thinking about Christ and the glory of the gospel

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 is better than anything else we could understand.

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 Quote,

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 Without this knowledge, the mind of man,

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 priding itself in other inventions and discoveries,

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 is wrapped up in darkness and confusion.

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 This, therefore, deserves the severest of our thoughts,

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 the best of our meditations,

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 and our utmost diligence in them.

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 For if our future blessedness shall consist in living where he is

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 and beholding his glory,

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 what better preparation can there be for it

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 than a constant previous contemplation of that glory

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 as revealed in the gospel?

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 That by a view of it,

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 we may be gradually transformed into the same glory.

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 I love this idea of a constant previous contemplation.

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 The Christian eternity will be filled with the wonderment of Christ.

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 So we should seek to know him now

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 that he might be exalted in our minds and in our lives.

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 Second, let's take a brief tour of the first four points made from this text,

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 either as a reminder to you

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 or just as a way to get us to the fifth point,

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 if you're new with us to our study.

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 Number one, Jesus is the word.

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 We see this in verse one.

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 In the beginning was the word,

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 and the word was with God,

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 and the word was God.

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 Greek philosophers use this word,

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 word,

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 to refer to the abstract principle of reason and order in the universe.

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 It's the Greek word,

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 logos.

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 It was an unknown source of creation and wisdom.

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 So John, in this opening verse,

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 presents Jesus as the personification of creative power and reason.

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 John's Jewish readers knew that God spoke the world into existence with mighty words,

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 that he made covenants with his people with words,

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 gave them wisdom through the written law,

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 again, words,

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 counseled prophets and kings,

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 and revealed the scripture through spoken words.

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 So John introduces Jesus as the incarnation of divine power and revelation.

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 John, in introducing Jesus as the word,

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 draws straight lines to his divinity.

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 The condescension of Christ is a great wonder.

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 That Jesus should humble himself to take the form of a man

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 in order to suffer his father's wrath for our sin

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 should captivate our minds.

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 And I'll say that his incarnation should not be divorced from his resurrection.

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 Secondly, Jesus is preexistent, a characteristic.

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 We see this in verse two and on into the beginning,

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 I'm sorry,

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 verse one and on to the beginning of verse two.

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 The word was God.

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 He was in the beginning with God.

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 Jesus, John tells us,

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 as God was in the beginning in both of these verses.

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 This Greek word means source or origin

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 and refers to time before the universe began.

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 The verb was in the imperfect tense

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 describes continual action in the past.

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 So, verse two could be translated,

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 he was always being in the beginning with God.

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 These two verses in no way suggest that Jesus was created,

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 but that he just is.

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 He has always existed.

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 Paul writes in the first part of Colossians 1 and verse 17,

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 Jesus is before all things.

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 Incredible.

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 Pre-existence.

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 No beginning and no end.

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 Thirdly, we see Jesus introduced as the creator.

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 We see this in verse three.

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 All things were made through him

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 and without him was not anything made that was made.

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 Just to be clear,

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 John tells us,

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 everything was made

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 and nothing wasn't made without him.

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 Jesus Christ, John tells us,

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 is the creator of all things.

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 Everything we can see and everything that we cannot see

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 were created by him.

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 What opportunity we have to set our minds on the creator Christ

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 as we go about our days.

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 This past week has just been beautiful

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 to be outside and to consider

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 Christ made this.

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 The entire universe was created by him

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 and it was created for him.

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 To what end?

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 We thought about some of this last week.

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 For his praise.

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 We can read Psalm 19, verse 1.

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 The heavens declare the glory of God

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 and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

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 Pay attention to all that has been created

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 and be in awe.

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 Fourthly, Jesus is self-existent.

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 The beginning of verse 4 says,

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 In him was life.

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 Ontology is the study of the nature of being.

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 The beginning of verse 4 is a brilliant ontological statement.

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 In him was life.

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 The word translated life is used all throughout John's gospel

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 and always refers to spiritual and eternal life.

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 Jesus possesses within himself life.

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 This is sometimes referred to as his auseity.

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 It's from the Latin.

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 Jesus is of self.

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 Everything that has been created

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 needs some power source to sustain it.

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 creation cannot sustain itself.

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 Not so with Jesus.

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 He is self-existent.

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 His divine nature needs no inputs to go on.

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 No fuel.

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 No energy input.

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 Always existing.

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 Never created.

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 He just is.

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 Everything in the universe is becoming,

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 it's moving from one state to another.

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 Jesus is.

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 These realities demand our attention.

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 You must do something with this, Jesus.

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 John means for us to pay attention

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 that our minds and affections might be fixed on him.

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 So, brief summary of last week.

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 I hope that you are with me

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 in the contemplation of Christ.

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 So let's proceed to spend the rest of our time together

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 on the final way that John introduces Jesus

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 in these opening words,

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 in this prologue of his gospel.

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 So the fifth point of this part one and two,

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 Jesus, is the unquenchable light.

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 It's a light that does not get put out.

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 The last half of verse four, right?

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 The first half says,

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 In him was life,

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 and the life was the light of men.

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 In verse five,

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 The light shines in the darkness,

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 and the darkness has not overcome it.

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 The themes of life and light

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 are prominent in John's gospel.

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 Here we see the two clearly connected

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 in a metaphor that speaks to the contrast of Jesus

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 against all that is evil in the world.

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 The word light appears 24 times in this book,

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 seven of those times in chapter one.

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 And because we will spend the coming weeks in chapter one,

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 let's step out of it just a bit

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 to see the theme further in John's writing.

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 So, in John chapter eight,

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 in verse 12,

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 Jesus said,

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 I am the light of the world.

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 Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,

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 but will have the light of life.

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 In chapter eight, verse 12,

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 Jesus calls himself the light of the world

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 and teaches that our pursuit of him and his ways,

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 what is often called our walk,

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 will not be in the darkness,

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 but in the light.

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 Here, Jesus so clearly reinforces the connection

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 that John makes between life and light

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 with the phrase,

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 the light of life.

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 The word translated life

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 is used all throughout John's gospel,

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 and as I said before,

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 refers to spiritual and eternal life.

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 How are these themes to be understood?

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 Let's take a stab at it.

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 Light by its very nature

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 causes darkness to scatter.

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 Darkness, in fact,

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 cannot be quantifiably measured.

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 It is merely the absence of light.

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 We take light for granted in our day,

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 but if you lived in a time

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 when the only source of light

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 was from a flame,

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 this metaphor would likely have

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 a more felt impact for you.

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 Darkness and light,

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 significant theme,

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 even for survival,

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 if it's not a plenty.

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 Where there is light,

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 there is not darkness.

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 darkness.

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 The two are opposites,

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 and one has expulsory power

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 over the other.

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 This week,

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 I very proudly taught my computer

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 the word expulsory.

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 If we back up a bit in John 3,

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 we can see this idea at work

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 in the negative.

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 So join me in John 3,

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 verse 20.

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 There Jesus says,

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 For everyone who does wicked things

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 hates the light

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 and does not come to the light,

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 lest his works should be exposed.

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 Wickedness is associated with darkness

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 in this text,

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 a darkness that does not want

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 the exposure of light.

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 Wickedness produces shame,

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 and it produces death.

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 It is the opposite,

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 the antithesis of the light of life

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 that we saw in John 8,

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 verse 12.

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 Let's press the metaphor

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 just a bit further and clearer.

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 Note especially

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 who the light is.

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 I am saying that John introduces Jesus

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 as the unquenchable light

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 in verses 4 and 5.

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 Jesus says in chapter 8,

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 in verse 12,

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 that he is the light

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 of the world.

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 And now in John 11,

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 verse 9 and 10,

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 Jesus there says,

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 Are there not 12 hours

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 in the day?

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 If anyone walks in the day,

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 he does not stumble

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 because he sees

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 the light of this world.

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 But if anyone walks in the night,

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 he stumbles

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 because the light

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 is not in him.

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 I suggest to you

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 that the stumbling

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 that Jesus here refers to

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 is not a slight trip,

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 that's the way we tend to use

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 the word stumble,

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 but a stumble

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 that causes one

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 to fall headlong

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 and to not rise again.

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 Verse 10 says

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 that the person

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 whose life is characterized

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 by wickedness

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 is dead

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 because Jesus Christ,

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 the light,

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 is not in him.

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 Okay.

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 So this is where

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 the theme develops.

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 It's where it works itself out

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 in the book of John.

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 But let's go back again

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 to where it starts

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 with all of that

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 in our minds.

00:17:12.380 --> 00:17:13.680
 Verse 5 of chapter 1,

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 the light shines

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 in the darkness

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 and the darkness

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 has not

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 overcome it.

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 Perhaps this metaphor

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 of Jesus as light

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 set against

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 darkness

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 now lives more

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 vividly

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 in your mind.

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 Now here's the astounding

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 thing about

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 verse 5.

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 There's a very good chance

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 that John 1,

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 verse 5,

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 has become my

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 new favorite verse

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 after spending

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 the past two weeks

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 in it.

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 John,

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 in this great

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 economy of words,

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 has in mind

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 the incarnate Jesus,

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 the crucified Jesus,

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 the resurrected Jesus,

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 and the reigning Jesus.

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 With some understanding

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 of what he means,

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 developing this theme

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 of light,

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 he has all the good news

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 of Jesus

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 packed into

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 these 13 words.

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 It's 13 words

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 in my English

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 translations.

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 It's 13 words

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 in the original

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 language.

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 The whole gospel

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 packed in

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 right here

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 in this

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 one

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 verse.

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 Let's walk through

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 all that is

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 explicit

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 and implicit

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 here.

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 Firstly,

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 the incarnate

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 Jesus.

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 Verse 5,

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 the very beginning,

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 the light

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 shines

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 in the darkness.

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 God become

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 flesh,

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 right?

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 Comes into

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 the world

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 to illuminate it.

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 Look at the verses

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 that follow.

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 Verse 5,

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 this is verse 6

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 and following.

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 There was a man

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 sent from God

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 whose name

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 was John.

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 Not the same John

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 that authored this.

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 This is the John

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 who we often call

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 John the Baptist

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 although we would do

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 well to say

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 John the Baptizer

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 to ease

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 confusion.

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 Verse 7,

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 he came as a witness

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 to bear witness

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 about the light

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 that all might

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 believe through

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 him,

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 the light,

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 Jesus Christ.

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 He was not the light

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 but came to bear witness

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 about the light,

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 the true light

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 which gives light

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 to everyone

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 was coming

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 into the world.

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 We understand this

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 to be John's

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 introduction,

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 the incarnation

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 of Christ,

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 him becoming

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 flesh

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 and dwelling

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 amongst us.

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 And then verse 14,

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 this is where that

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 gets developed further.

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 John goes back

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 to the word title

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 and writes,

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 and the word became

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 flesh

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 and dwelt

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 among us

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 and we have seen

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 his glory,

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 glory as of the only

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 son from the father,

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 full of grace

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 and truth.

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 The light

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 shines

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 in the darkness.

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 We see here

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 the incarnate

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 Jesus.

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 We also see,

00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:11.640
 secondly,

00:20:11.759 --> 00:20:12.799
 the crucified Jesus

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 and the resurrected

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 Jesus.

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 All of that

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 packed into

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 the last part

00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:20.640
 of the verse.

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 And the darkness

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 has not

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 overcome it.

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 The darkness

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 doesn't win

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 over the light.

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 before I say

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 anything else

00:20:31.140 --> 00:20:31.799
 about this phrase,

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 I want to address

00:20:32.600 --> 00:20:34.120
 a quick translation

00:20:34.120 --> 00:20:34.980
 question.

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 Some of you

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 may have a translation

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 that says,

00:20:38.279 --> 00:20:38.940
 and the darkness

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 did not

00:20:39.880 --> 00:20:41.360
 comprehend it.

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 The Greek word

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 can mean

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 to grasp

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 in the sense

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 of understanding

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 or to seize

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 in the sense

00:20:49.940 --> 00:20:51.519
 of capture.

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 So it carries

00:20:52.580 --> 00:20:53.460
 that idea

00:20:53.460 --> 00:20:54.140
 with it.

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 I think the

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 did not

00:20:56.500 --> 00:20:57.180
 comprehend

00:20:57.180 --> 00:20:58.160
 translation

00:20:58.160 --> 00:20:59.600
 is looking

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 to the rejection

00:21:00.340 --> 00:21:00.900
 of Jesus

00:21:00.900 --> 00:21:01.860
 as the Christ

00:21:01.860 --> 00:21:02.880
 in verses 10

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 and 11

00:21:03.540 --> 00:21:04.540
 and throughout

00:21:04.540 --> 00:21:05.279
 the rest

00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:06.480
 of the book.

00:21:06.560 --> 00:21:07.279
 It's a theme

00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:07.759
 that's developed,

00:21:07.840 --> 00:21:08.960
 the tragic rejection

00:21:08.960 --> 00:21:09.540
 of Jesus

00:21:09.540 --> 00:21:10.960
 by the Jewish

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 people.

00:21:12.240 --> 00:21:12.860
 And that makes

00:21:12.860 --> 00:21:13.759
 it a fair

00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:15.259
 word to use.

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 Many good

00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:16.519
 translations

00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:17.880
 use the word

00:21:17.880 --> 00:21:18.940
 comprehend.

00:21:19.940 --> 00:21:21.120
 But I think

00:21:21.120 --> 00:21:21.700
 it misses

00:21:21.700 --> 00:21:22.640
 the overall

00:21:22.640 --> 00:21:23.460
 thrust

00:21:23.460 --> 00:21:24.640
 of John's

00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:25.840
 prologue.

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 I'm quick

00:21:26.220 --> 00:21:26.600
 to pick

00:21:26.600 --> 00:21:27.440
 on the

00:21:27.440 --> 00:21:27.680
 English

00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:28.059
 standard

00:21:28.059 --> 00:21:28.900
 version,

00:21:29.140 --> 00:21:29.460
 but not

00:21:29.460 --> 00:21:29.779
 in this

00:21:29.779 --> 00:21:30.140
 case.

00:21:30.340 --> 00:21:31.200
 I am so

00:21:31.200 --> 00:21:31.980
 very happy

00:21:31.980 --> 00:21:32.960
 that it's

00:21:32.960 --> 00:21:33.519
 rendered in

00:21:33.519 --> 00:21:34.259
 the ESV

00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:34.860
 and the

00:21:34.860 --> 00:21:35.319
 darkness

00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:36.680
 has not

00:21:36.680 --> 00:21:37.840
 overcome it,

00:21:37.940 --> 00:21:38.299
 has not

00:21:38.299 --> 00:21:39.120
 seized it,

00:21:39.200 --> 00:21:39.640
 has not

00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:40.600
 won a

00:21:40.600 --> 00:21:41.519
 victory

00:21:41.519 --> 00:21:42.799
 over it.

00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:44.720
 Satan

00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:45.299
 plotted

00:21:45.299 --> 00:21:45.880
 through the

00:21:45.880 --> 00:21:46.319
 intentions

00:21:46.319 --> 00:21:47.400
 of evil

00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:47.960
 men

00:21:47.960 --> 00:21:48.500
 to see

00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:49.019
 Jesus

00:21:49.019 --> 00:21:50.059
 laid

00:21:50.059 --> 00:21:51.139
 in the

00:21:51.139 --> 00:21:51.539
 grave.

00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:53.059
 Peter says

00:21:53.059 --> 00:21:53.519
 in Acts

00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:54.220
 chapter 2

00:21:54.220 --> 00:21:54.879
 verse 22

00:21:54.879 --> 00:21:55.899
 and following,

00:21:57.000 --> 00:21:57.740
 Men of Israel,

00:21:57.859 --> 00:21:58.279
 hear these

00:21:58.279 --> 00:21:58.879
 words.

00:21:59.679 --> 00:22:00.220
 Jesus of

00:22:00.220 --> 00:22:00.839
 Nazareth,

00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:01.799
 a man

00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:02.240
 attested

00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:02.619
 to you

00:22:02.619 --> 00:22:03.179
 by God

00:22:03.179 --> 00:22:03.799
 with mighty

00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:04.299
 works

00:22:04.299 --> 00:22:04.980
 and wonders

00:22:04.980 --> 00:22:05.659
 and signs

00:22:05.659 --> 00:22:06.220
 that God

00:22:06.220 --> 00:22:06.759
 did through

00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:07.279
 him in

00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:07.779
 your midst

00:22:07.779 --> 00:22:08.359
 as you

00:22:08.359 --> 00:22:08.919
 yourselves

00:22:08.919 --> 00:22:09.500
 know.

00:22:10.339 --> 00:22:10.639
 This

00:22:10.639 --> 00:22:11.099
 Jesus

00:22:11.099 --> 00:22:11.940
 delivered up

00:22:11.940 --> 00:22:12.399
 according

00:22:12.399 --> 00:22:12.779
 to the

00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:13.139
 definite

00:22:13.139 --> 00:22:13.740
 plan

00:22:13.740 --> 00:22:15.039
 and foreknowledge

00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:15.559
 of God,

00:22:15.940 --> 00:22:16.679
 you crucified

00:22:16.679 --> 00:22:17.659
 and killed

00:22:17.659 --> 00:22:18.639
 by the hands

00:22:18.639 --> 00:22:19.700
 of lawless

00:22:19.700 --> 00:22:20.740
 men.

00:22:21.980 --> 00:22:22.940
 We imagine

00:22:22.940 --> 00:22:23.299
 the enemy

00:22:23.299 --> 00:22:23.799
 thought he

00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:24.319
 had won

00:22:24.319 --> 00:22:25.080
 the final

00:22:25.080 --> 00:22:25.620
 victory

00:22:25.620 --> 00:22:26.319
 as Jesus

00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:27.100
 suffered

00:22:27.100 --> 00:22:28.080
 crucifixion

00:22:28.080 --> 00:22:29.340
 on the

00:22:29.340 --> 00:22:29.740
 cross.

00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:31.279
 But Satan

00:22:31.279 --> 00:22:31.860
 is not

00:22:31.860 --> 00:22:32.819
 omniscient

00:22:32.819 --> 00:22:33.860
 and could

00:22:33.860 --> 00:22:34.539
 not prevent

00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:35.420
 God's mighty

00:22:35.420 --> 00:22:36.080
 intentions

00:22:36.080 --> 00:22:37.240
 in the death

00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:37.519
 of his

00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:37.759
 son.

00:22:38.900 --> 00:22:39.559
 Never be

00:22:39.559 --> 00:22:39.960
 mistaken,

00:22:40.840 --> 00:22:41.360
 the death

00:22:41.360 --> 00:22:41.940
 of Christ

00:22:41.940 --> 00:22:42.860
 was the

00:22:42.860 --> 00:22:43.299
 greatest

00:22:43.299 --> 00:22:43.980
 crime

00:22:43.980 --> 00:22:45.120
 in all

00:22:45.120 --> 00:22:46.240
 of history.

00:22:47.080 --> 00:22:47.319
 Jesus

00:22:47.319 --> 00:22:47.900
 was

00:22:47.900 --> 00:22:49.380
 entirely

00:22:49.380 --> 00:22:50.640
 innocent.

00:22:51.400 --> 00:22:52.100
 But it

00:22:52.100 --> 00:22:52.820
 did not

00:22:52.820 --> 00:22:53.400
 occur

00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:54.120
 outside

00:22:54.120 --> 00:22:55.400
 divine

00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:57.000
 providence.

00:22:58.320 --> 00:22:59.040
 I have

00:22:59.040 --> 00:22:59.400
 a dear

00:22:59.400 --> 00:22:59.800
 friend

00:22:59.800 --> 00:23:00.760
 who

00:23:00.760 --> 00:23:01.260
 many

00:23:01.260 --> 00:23:01.520
 years

00:23:01.520 --> 00:23:01.880
 ago

00:23:01.880 --> 00:23:03.100
 served

00:23:03.100 --> 00:23:04.120
 time

00:23:04.120 --> 00:23:05.080
 for some

00:23:05.080 --> 00:23:06.260
 drug

00:23:06.260 --> 00:23:06.740
 with intent

00:23:06.740 --> 00:23:07.060
 to

00:23:07.060 --> 00:23:07.960
 distribute

00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:10.000
 charges

00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:11.180
 and

00:23:11.180 --> 00:23:12.220
 the entire

00:23:12.220 --> 00:23:12.780
 case was

00:23:12.780 --> 00:23:13.420
 fabricated

00:23:13.420 --> 00:23:13.980
 against him.

00:23:14.120 --> 00:23:14.400
 Like people

00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:14.920
 witnessed against

00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:15.200
 him that he

00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:15.500
 had never

00:23:15.500 --> 00:23:16.060
 even met.

00:23:16.059 --> 00:23:17.259
 and I

00:23:17.259 --> 00:23:17.579
 asked him,

00:23:17.639 --> 00:23:17.779
 I said,

00:23:17.819 --> 00:23:18.079
 did it not

00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:18.480
 just make

00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:19.139
 you so

00:23:19.139 --> 00:23:19.919
 mad?

00:23:20.639 --> 00:23:20.899
 They said,

00:23:20.960 --> 00:23:21.099
 well,

00:23:21.159 --> 00:23:21.779
 the system

00:23:21.779 --> 00:23:22.399
 makes me

00:23:22.399 --> 00:23:22.679
 mad,

00:23:22.779 --> 00:23:23.099
 but I

00:23:23.099 --> 00:23:23.639
 was totally

00:23:23.639 --> 00:23:24.159
 guilty of

00:23:24.159 --> 00:23:24.559
 the crime.

00:23:24.779 --> 00:23:24.960
 Like,

00:23:25.059 --> 00:23:25.379
 I was

00:23:25.379 --> 00:23:25.740
 entirely

00:23:25.740 --> 00:23:26.179
 guilty.

00:23:26.299 --> 00:23:26.379
 They

00:23:26.379 --> 00:23:26.659
 just had

00:23:26.659 --> 00:23:26.819
 to

00:23:26.819 --> 00:23:27.339
 fabricate

00:23:27.339 --> 00:23:27.799
 a case

00:23:27.799 --> 00:23:29.200
 against

00:23:29.200 --> 00:23:29.419
 me.

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:29.639
 He

00:23:29.639 --> 00:23:30.019
 had

00:23:30.019 --> 00:23:30.240
 done

00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:30.419
 the

00:23:30.419 --> 00:23:30.799
 things

00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:31.179
 that he

00:23:31.179 --> 00:23:32.059
 was

00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:32.579
 convicted

00:23:32.579 --> 00:23:33.099
 of doing,

00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:33.399
 just

00:23:33.399 --> 00:23:34.000
 wasn't

00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:34.259
 done

00:23:34.259 --> 00:23:34.639
 in the

00:23:34.639 --> 00:23:35.539
 proper

00:23:35.539 --> 00:23:36.059
 way.

00:23:36.200 --> 00:23:36.359
 Not

00:23:36.359 --> 00:23:36.559
 so

00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:36.720
 was

00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:37.099
 Christ.

00:23:37.899 --> 00:23:38.359
 Entirely

00:23:38.359 --> 00:23:38.679
 innocent,

00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:39.259
 not guilty

00:23:39.259 --> 00:23:40.039
 of anything

00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:40.919
 at all,

00:23:41.639 --> 00:23:42.139
 and yet

00:23:42.139 --> 00:23:43.519
 crucified.

00:23:43.519 --> 00:23:44.059
 And this

00:23:44.059 --> 00:23:44.720
 did not

00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:45.759
 happen

00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:46.420
 outside

00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:47.319
 of God's

00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:48.079
 providential

00:23:48.079 --> 00:23:49.259
 work.

00:23:50.220 --> 00:23:50.920
 Listen to

00:23:50.920 --> 00:23:51.319
 what Jesus

00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:51.859
 says of

00:23:51.859 --> 00:23:52.339
 his death

00:23:52.339 --> 00:23:52.980
 and following

00:23:52.980 --> 00:23:53.559
 resurrection

00:23:53.559 --> 00:23:54.460
 in John

00:23:54.460 --> 00:23:55.859
 chapter 10.

00:23:56.000 --> 00:23:56.279
 This is

00:23:56.279 --> 00:23:56.799
 part of

00:23:56.799 --> 00:23:57.379
 verse 17

00:23:57.379 --> 00:23:57.740
 and into

00:23:57.740 --> 00:23:58.139
 18.

00:23:58.379 --> 00:23:58.879
 He says,

00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:00.299
 I lay

00:24:00.299 --> 00:24:00.700
 down

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:01.639
 my life

00:24:01.639 --> 00:24:02.680
 that I

00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:03.240
 may take

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:03.639
 it up

00:24:03.639 --> 00:24:04.680
 again.

00:24:05.339 --> 00:24:06.039
 No one

00:24:06.039 --> 00:24:06.480
 takes it

00:24:06.480 --> 00:24:06.980
 from me,

00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:08.079
 but I lay

00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:08.480
 it down

00:24:08.480 --> 00:24:08.819
 of my

00:24:08.819 --> 00:24:09.160
 own

00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:09.559
 accord.

00:24:09.759 --> 00:24:09.960
 I have

00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:10.259
 authority.

00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:12.139
 The darkness

00:24:12.139 --> 00:24:13.099
 thought,

00:24:13.519 --> 00:24:13.799
 it had

00:24:13.799 --> 00:24:14.279
 overcome

00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:15.740
 the light.

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.059
 On

00:24:17.059 --> 00:24:17.480
 Friday

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:18.079
 afternoon,

00:24:18.579 --> 00:24:18.900
 Jesus,

00:24:19.619 --> 00:24:20.119
 the light

00:24:20.119 --> 00:24:20.619
 of life,

00:24:20.779 --> 00:24:21.480
 was laid

00:24:21.480 --> 00:24:22.059
 in a

00:24:22.059 --> 00:24:22.440
 dark

00:24:22.440 --> 00:24:23.379
 tomb.

00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:24.859
 But on

00:24:24.859 --> 00:24:25.220
 Sunday

00:24:25.220 --> 00:24:25.579
 morning,

00:24:26.339 --> 00:24:26.700
 oh,

00:24:26.819 --> 00:24:27.200
 on that

00:24:27.200 --> 00:24:28.279
 most amazing

00:24:28.279 --> 00:24:29.079
 of Sunday

00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:30.059
 mornings,

00:24:30.799 --> 00:24:31.440
 the light

00:24:31.440 --> 00:24:32.220
 burst

00:24:32.220 --> 00:24:32.900
 back

00:24:32.900 --> 00:24:33.519
 onto

00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:34.519
 the scene.

00:24:34.740 --> 00:24:35.279
 The darkness

00:24:35.279 --> 00:24:36.579
 has not

00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:37.680
 overcome

00:24:37.680 --> 00:24:37.960
 it.

00:24:39.200 --> 00:24:39.740
 We will

00:24:39.740 --> 00:24:40.139
 do well

00:24:40.139 --> 00:24:40.400
 at this

00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:41.160
 point to

00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:42.779
 read John's

00:24:42.779 --> 00:24:43.319
 account.

00:24:43.519 --> 00:24:44.480
 of the

00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:44.900
 resurrection.

00:24:45.099 --> 00:24:45.379
 So please

00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:45.700
 turn with

00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.099
 me to

00:24:46.099 --> 00:24:46.460
 John

00:24:46.460 --> 00:24:47.700
 chapter

00:24:47.700 --> 00:24:48.119
 20.

00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:03.440
 Now,

00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:03.660
 on the

00:25:03.660 --> 00:25:04.160
 first day

00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:04.700
 of the

00:25:04.700 --> 00:25:05.420
 week,

00:25:05.579 --> 00:25:06.220
 Mary Magdalene

00:25:06.220 --> 00:25:06.700
 came to

00:25:06.700 --> 00:25:07.059
 the tomb

00:25:07.059 --> 00:25:07.700
 early while

00:25:07.700 --> 00:25:07.900
 it was

00:25:07.900 --> 00:25:08.460
 still dark

00:25:08.460 --> 00:25:08.960
 and saw

00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:09.319
 that the

00:25:09.319 --> 00:25:09.920
 stone had

00:25:09.920 --> 00:25:10.279
 been taken

00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:11.539
 away from

00:25:11.539 --> 00:25:12.019
 the tomb.

00:25:12.940 --> 00:25:13.339
 So she

00:25:13.339 --> 00:25:13.819
 ran and

00:25:13.819 --> 00:25:14.099
 went to

00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:14.639
 Simon Peter

00:25:14.639 --> 00:25:14.960
 and the

00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:15.259
 other

00:25:15.259 --> 00:25:15.879
 disciple,

00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:16.339
 the one

00:25:16.339 --> 00:25:16.920
 whom Jesus

00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:18.139
 loved,

00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:18.920
 this is

00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:19.259
 John,

00:25:19.460 --> 00:25:19.740
 and said

00:25:19.740 --> 00:25:20.139
 to them,

00:25:20.700 --> 00:25:21.039
 they have

00:25:21.039 --> 00:25:21.779
 taken the

00:25:21.779 --> 00:25:22.440
 Lord out

00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:22.700
 of the

00:25:22.700 --> 00:25:22.960
 tomb,

00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:23.240
 and we

00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:23.579
 do not

00:25:23.579 --> 00:25:24.099
 know

00:25:24.099 --> 00:25:24.539
 where they

00:25:24.539 --> 00:25:24.980
 have laid

00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:25.240
 him.

00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:26.559
 So Peter

00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:26.980
 went out

00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:27.319
 with the

00:25:27.319 --> 00:25:27.500
 other

00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:27.920
 disciple,

00:25:28.559 --> 00:25:28.819
 and they

00:25:28.819 --> 00:25:29.259
 were going

00:25:29.259 --> 00:25:29.920
 toward the

00:25:29.920 --> 00:25:30.240
 tomb.

00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:31.379
 Both of

00:25:31.379 --> 00:25:31.619
 them were

00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:31.859
 running

00:25:31.859 --> 00:25:32.259
 together,

00:25:32.379 --> 00:25:32.619
 but the

00:25:32.619 --> 00:25:32.859
 other

00:25:32.859 --> 00:25:33.220
 disciple

00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:33.799
 outran

00:25:33.799 --> 00:25:34.119
 Peter

00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:34.599
 and reached

00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:35.079
 the tomb

00:25:35.079 --> 00:25:36.240
 first.

00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:37.799
 And stooping

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.180
 to look

00:25:38.180 --> 00:25:38.380
 in,

00:25:38.440 --> 00:25:38.900
 he saw

00:25:38.900 --> 00:25:39.460
 the linen

00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:40.299
 cloths

00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:41.039
 lying there,

00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:41.859
 but he

00:25:41.859 --> 00:25:42.160
 did not

00:25:42.160 --> 00:25:42.559
 go in.

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:43.940
 Then Simon

00:25:43.940 --> 00:25:44.559
 Peter came

00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:45.240
 following him

00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:45.620
 and went

00:25:45.620 --> 00:25:46.160
 into the

00:25:46.160 --> 00:25:46.319
 tomb.

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:46.880
 He saw

00:25:46.880 --> 00:25:47.299
 the linen

00:25:47.299 --> 00:25:47.740
 cloths

00:25:47.740 --> 00:25:48.319
 lying there,

00:25:48.559 --> 00:25:49.099
 and the

00:25:49.099 --> 00:25:49.839
 face cloth,

00:25:49.940 --> 00:25:50.180
 which had

00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:50.620
 been on

00:25:50.620 --> 00:25:50.900
 Jesus'

00:25:51.120 --> 00:25:51.380
 head,

00:25:51.599 --> 00:25:52.259
 not lying

00:25:52.259 --> 00:25:52.599
 with the

00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:52.759
 linen

00:25:52.759 --> 00:25:53.339
 cloths,

00:25:53.480 --> 00:25:54.200
 but folded

00:25:54.200 --> 00:25:54.880
 up in a

00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:55.920
 place by

00:25:55.920 --> 00:25:56.400
 itself.

00:25:57.460 --> 00:25:57.880
 Then the

00:25:57.880 --> 00:25:58.039
 other

00:25:58.039 --> 00:25:58.440
 disciple,

00:25:58.759 --> 00:25:59.039
 who had

00:25:59.039 --> 00:25:59.440
 reached the

00:25:59.440 --> 00:26:00.019
 tomb first,

00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:00.660
 also went

00:26:00.660 --> 00:26:00.960
 in,

00:26:01.420 --> 00:26:01.980
 and he

00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:03.359
 saw and

00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:04.339
 believed.

00:26:04.920 --> 00:26:05.140
 For as

00:26:05.140 --> 00:26:05.359
 yet they

00:26:05.359 --> 00:26:05.679
 did not

00:26:05.679 --> 00:26:06.439
 understand

00:26:06.439 --> 00:26:06.719
 the

00:26:06.719 --> 00:26:07.039
 scripture,

00:26:07.399 --> 00:26:07.759
 that he

00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:08.619
 must rise

00:26:08.619 --> 00:26:09.399
 from the

00:26:09.399 --> 00:26:09.939
 dead.

00:26:10.859 --> 00:26:11.379
 Then the

00:26:11.379 --> 00:26:11.939
 disciples went

00:26:11.939 --> 00:26:13.099
 back to

00:26:13.099 --> 00:26:13.559
 their homes.

00:26:14.519 --> 00:26:15.000
 But Mary

00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:15.699
 stood weeping

00:26:15.699 --> 00:26:16.439
 outside the

00:26:16.439 --> 00:26:16.619
 tomb,

00:26:16.679 --> 00:26:17.119
 and as she

00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:17.740
 wept,

00:26:17.819 --> 00:26:18.439
 she stooped

00:26:18.439 --> 00:26:18.719
 to look

00:26:18.719 --> 00:26:19.179
 into the

00:26:19.179 --> 00:26:19.459
 tomb,

00:26:20.059 --> 00:26:20.519
 and she

00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:21.159
 saw two

00:26:21.159 --> 00:26:21.979
 angels in

00:26:21.979 --> 00:26:22.339
 white,

00:26:22.539 --> 00:26:22.919
 sitting where

00:26:22.919 --> 00:26:23.359
 the body

00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:23.839
 of Jesus

00:26:23.839 --> 00:26:24.419
 had lain,

00:26:24.559 --> 00:26:25.139
 one at

00:26:25.139 --> 00:26:25.599
 the head

00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:26.559
 and one

00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:27.339
 at the

00:26:27.339 --> 00:26:27.639
 feet.

00:26:28.319 --> 00:26:28.839
 They said

00:26:28.839 --> 00:26:29.079
 to her,

00:26:29.139 --> 00:26:29.379
 woman,

00:26:29.919 --> 00:26:30.319
 why are

00:26:30.319 --> 00:26:30.779
 you weeping?

00:26:31.699 --> 00:26:32.219
 She said

00:26:32.219 --> 00:26:32.519
 to them,

00:26:32.579 --> 00:26:32.819
 they have

00:26:32.819 --> 00:26:33.339
 taken away

00:26:33.339 --> 00:26:33.799
 my Lord,

00:26:33.859 --> 00:26:34.179
 and I do

00:26:34.179 --> 00:26:34.679
 not know

00:26:34.679 --> 00:26:35.019
 where,

00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:35.839
 they have

00:26:35.839 --> 00:26:36.299
 laid him.

00:26:37.519 --> 00:26:38.159
 Having said

00:26:38.159 --> 00:26:38.359
 this,

00:26:38.399 --> 00:26:38.859
 she turned

00:26:38.859 --> 00:26:39.379
 around and

00:26:39.379 --> 00:26:40.000
 saw Jesus

00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:41.039
 standing,

00:26:41.379 --> 00:26:41.699
 but she

00:26:41.699 --> 00:26:42.059
 did not

00:26:42.059 --> 00:26:42.899
 know that

00:26:42.899 --> 00:26:43.159
 it was

00:26:43.159 --> 00:26:43.500
 Jesus.

00:26:44.679 --> 00:26:45.259
 Jesus said

00:26:45.259 --> 00:26:45.500
 to her,

00:26:45.579 --> 00:26:45.799
 woman,

00:26:46.000 --> 00:26:46.539
 why are

00:26:46.539 --> 00:26:46.979
 you weeping?

00:26:47.779 --> 00:26:48.339
 Whom are

00:26:48.339 --> 00:26:48.919
 you seeking?

00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:50.339
 Supposing him

00:26:50.339 --> 00:26:50.659
 to be the

00:26:50.659 --> 00:26:51.039
 gardener,

00:26:51.099 --> 00:26:51.559
 she said to

00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:51.759
 him,

00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:52.359
 sir,

00:26:52.439 --> 00:26:52.659
 if you

00:26:52.659 --> 00:26:53.000
 have carried

00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.319
 him away,

00:26:53.439 --> 00:26:53.779
 tell me

00:26:53.779 --> 00:26:54.099
 where you

00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:54.479
 have laid

00:26:54.479 --> 00:26:54.719
 him,

00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:55.319
 and I

00:26:55.319 --> 00:26:55.719
 will take

00:26:55.719 --> 00:26:56.679
 him away.

00:26:57.740 --> 00:26:58.240
 Jesus

00:26:58.240 --> 00:26:58.639
 said to

00:26:58.639 --> 00:26:58.859
 her,

00:26:59.539 --> 00:26:59.959
 Mary.

00:26:59.960 --> 00:27:00.039
 Mary.

00:27:01.079 --> 00:27:01.519
 She

00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:01.940
 turned

00:27:01.940 --> 00:27:02.400
 and said

00:27:02.400 --> 00:27:02.880
 to him

00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:04.279
 in Aramaic,

00:27:04.660 --> 00:27:05.299
 Rabbani,

00:27:05.700 --> 00:27:06.600
 which means

00:27:06.600 --> 00:27:07.740
 teacher.

00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:09.420
 Jesus

00:27:09.420 --> 00:27:09.840
 said to

00:27:09.840 --> 00:27:10.100
 her,

00:27:10.940 --> 00:27:11.400
 do not

00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:11.779
 cling to

00:27:11.779 --> 00:27:11.920
 me,

00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:12.200
 for I

00:27:12.200 --> 00:27:12.579
 have not

00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:13.220
 yet ascended

00:27:13.220 --> 00:27:13.600
 to the

00:27:13.600 --> 00:27:13.920
 Father,

00:27:14.120 --> 00:27:14.840
 but go to

00:27:14.840 --> 00:27:15.299
 my brothers

00:27:15.299 --> 00:27:15.680
 and say

00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:16.079
 to them,

00:27:16.180 --> 00:27:16.440
 I am

00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:16.819
 ascending

00:27:16.819 --> 00:27:17.140
 to my

00:27:17.140 --> 00:27:17.500
 father

00:27:17.500 --> 00:27:17.980
 and your

00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:18.319
 father,

00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:18.880
 to my

00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:19.299
 God

00:27:19.299 --> 00:27:19.980
 and your

00:27:19.980 --> 00:27:20.860
 God.

00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:22.720
 Mary Magdalene

00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:23.400
 went and

00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:23.819
 announced to

00:27:23.819 --> 00:27:24.319
 the disciples,

00:27:24.819 --> 00:27:25.200
 I have

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:25.980
 seen the

00:27:25.980 --> 00:27:26.319
 Lord,

00:27:26.600 --> 00:27:27.120
 and that he

00:27:27.120 --> 00:27:27.500
 had said

00:27:27.500 --> 00:27:27.980
 these things

00:27:27.980 --> 00:27:28.359
 to her.

00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:29.700
 On the

00:27:29.700 --> 00:27:30.039
 evening of

00:27:30.039 --> 00:27:30.380
 that day,

00:27:30.460 --> 00:27:30.799
 the first

00:27:30.799 --> 00:27:31.059
 day of

00:27:31.059 --> 00:27:31.380
 the week,

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:31.900
 the doors

00:27:31.900 --> 00:27:32.579
 being locked

00:27:32.579 --> 00:27:32.819
 where the

00:27:32.819 --> 00:27:33.640
 disciples were

00:27:33.640 --> 00:27:34.200
 for fear

00:27:34.200 --> 00:27:34.480
 of the

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:34.799
 Jews,

00:27:34.960 --> 00:27:35.180
 Jesus

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.859
 came and

00:27:35.859 --> 00:27:36.299
 stood among

00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:37.160
 them and

00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:37.579
 said to

00:27:37.579 --> 00:27:37.900
 them,

00:27:38.339 --> 00:27:39.119
 peace be

00:27:39.119 --> 00:27:39.559
 with you.

00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:40.980
 When he

00:27:40.980 --> 00:27:41.319
 had said

00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:41.519
 this,

00:27:41.559 --> 00:27:41.980
 he showed

00:27:41.980 --> 00:27:42.359
 them his

00:27:42.359 --> 00:27:43.140
 hands and

00:27:43.140 --> 00:27:43.660
 his side.

00:27:43.779 --> 00:27:44.039
 Then the

00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:44.680
 disciples were

00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:45.440
 glad when

00:27:45.440 --> 00:27:45.980
 they saw

00:27:45.980 --> 00:27:46.900
 the Lord.

00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:47.960
 Jesus

00:27:47.960 --> 00:27:48.240
 said to

00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:48.740
 them again,

00:27:49.339 --> 00:27:49.720
 peace be

00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:50.200
 with you,

00:27:50.619 --> 00:27:50.960
 as the

00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:51.420
 father has

00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:52.059
 sent me,

00:27:52.359 --> 00:27:52.960
 even so

00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:53.599
 I am

00:27:53.599 --> 00:27:53.880
 sending

00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:54.240
 you.

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 And when

00:27:55.720 --> 00:27:55.940
 he had

00:27:55.940 --> 00:27:56.400
 said this,

00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:57.119
 he breathed

00:27:57.119 --> 00:27:57.480
 on them

00:27:57.500 --> 00:27:57.859
 and said

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 to

00:27:58.019 --> 00:27:58.339
 them,

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 receive

00:27:59.160 --> 00:28:00.039
 the

00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.299
 Holy

00:28:00.299 --> 00:28:00.779
 Spirit.

00:28:01.700 --> 00:28:02.119
 If you

00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:02.559
 forgive the

00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:02.859
 sins of

00:28:02.859 --> 00:28:02.980
 any,

00:28:03.059 --> 00:28:03.319
 they are

00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:03.640
 forgiven

00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:03.819
 them.

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 If you

00:28:04.099 --> 00:28:04.519
 withhold

00:28:04.519 --> 00:28:05.259
 forgiveness

00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:05.799
 from any,

00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:06.380
 it is

00:28:06.380 --> 00:28:06.859
 withheld.

00:28:07.900 --> 00:28:08.119
 Now

00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:08.579
 Thomas,

00:28:08.700 --> 00:28:08.980
 one of

00:28:08.980 --> 00:28:09.079
 the

00:28:09.079 --> 00:28:09.480
 twelve,

00:28:09.599 --> 00:28:09.880
 called the

00:28:09.880 --> 00:28:10.119
 twin,

00:28:10.180 --> 00:28:10.440
 was not

00:28:10.440 --> 00:28:10.819
 with them

00:28:10.819 --> 00:28:11.180
 when Jesus

00:28:11.180 --> 00:28:11.660
 came.

00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:12.460
 So the

00:28:12.460 --> 00:28:12.599
 other

00:28:12.599 --> 00:28:12.920
 disciples

00:28:12.920 --> 00:28:13.460
 told him,

00:28:13.539 --> 00:28:13.740
 we have

00:28:13.740 --> 00:28:14.200
 seen

00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:14.539
 the

00:28:14.539 --> 00:28:14.880
 Lord.

00:28:15.460 --> 00:28:15.740
 But he

00:28:15.740 --> 00:28:16.019
 said to

00:28:16.019 --> 00:28:16.180
 them,

00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:16.539
 unless I

00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:17.680
 see in

00:28:17.680 --> 00:28:17.819
 his

00:28:17.819 --> 00:28:18.059
 hands

00:28:18.059 --> 00:28:18.539
 the marks

00:28:18.539 --> 00:28:18.799
 of the

00:28:18.799 --> 00:28:19.079
 nails,

00:28:19.200 --> 00:28:19.559
 and place

00:28:19.559 --> 00:28:19.759
 my

00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:20.279
 finger

00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:20.980
 into the

00:28:20.980 --> 00:28:21.240
 mark

00:28:21.240 --> 00:28:21.539
 of the

00:28:21.539 --> 00:28:21.819
 nails,

00:28:21.920 --> 00:28:22.180
 and place

00:28:22.180 --> 00:28:22.799
 my hand

00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:23.279
 into his

00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:23.680
 side,

00:28:23.879 --> 00:28:24.440
 I will

00:28:24.440 --> 00:28:24.899
 never

00:28:24.899 --> 00:28:25.839
 believe.

00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:27.339
 Eight days

00:28:27.339 --> 00:28:27.619
 later,

00:28:27.660 --> 00:28:28.139
 his disciples

00:28:28.139 --> 00:28:29.039
 were inside

00:28:29.039 --> 00:28:30.099
 again,

00:28:30.639 --> 00:28:31.319
 and Thomas

00:28:31.319 --> 00:28:31.940
 was with

00:28:31.940 --> 00:28:32.099
 them.

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 That must

00:28:32.359 --> 00:28:32.539
 have been

00:28:32.539 --> 00:28:33.200
 an agonizing

00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:33.740
 week for

00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:34.099
 Thomas.

00:28:34.680 --> 00:28:35.139
 Although the

00:28:35.139 --> 00:28:35.519
 doors were

00:28:35.519 --> 00:28:35.819
 locked,

00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.460
 Jesus came

00:28:36.460 --> 00:28:36.759
 and stood

00:28:36.759 --> 00:28:37.160
 among them

00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:37.660
 and said,

00:28:37.799 --> 00:28:38.720
 peace be

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.220
 with you.

00:28:40.139 --> 00:28:40.440
 Then he

00:28:40.440 --> 00:28:40.720
 said to

00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:40.980
 Thomas,

00:28:41.059 --> 00:28:41.379
 put your

00:28:41.379 --> 00:28:42.079
 fingers

00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:42.500
 here,

00:28:42.619 --> 00:28:42.879
 and see

00:28:42.879 --> 00:28:43.460
 my hands,

00:28:43.539 --> 00:28:43.799
 and put

00:28:43.799 --> 00:28:44.160
 out your

00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:44.539
 hand,

00:28:44.619 --> 00:28:45.000
 and place

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:45.399
 it in

00:28:45.399 --> 00:28:46.240
 my side.

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:47.240
 Do

00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:47.480
 not

00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:48.519
 disbelieve,

00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:50.039
 but believe.

00:28:50.879 --> 00:28:51.200
 Thomas

00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:51.619
 answered

00:28:51.619 --> 00:28:51.940
 him,

00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:52.460
 my

00:28:52.460 --> 00:28:53.000
 Lord,

00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:53.960
 and my

00:28:53.960 --> 00:28:54.379
 God.

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:55.779
 Jesus

00:28:55.779 --> 00:28:56.160
 said to

00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:56.420
 him,

00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:57.079
 have you

00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:57.440
 believed

00:28:57.440 --> 00:28:57.740
 because

00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:57.879
 you

00:28:57.879 --> 00:28:58.000
 have

00:28:58.000 --> 00:28:58.259
 seen

00:28:58.259 --> 00:28:58.519
 me?

00:28:59.259 --> 00:28:59.480
 Blessed

00:28:59.480 --> 00:28:59.660
 are

00:28:59.660 --> 00:28:59.940
 those

00:28:59.940 --> 00:29:00.099
 who

00:29:00.099 --> 00:29:00.399
 have

00:29:00.399 --> 00:29:00.660
 not

00:29:00.660 --> 00:29:01.240
 seen

00:29:01.240 --> 00:29:01.559
 and

00:29:01.559 --> 00:29:02.019
 yet

00:29:02.019 --> 00:29:02.799
 have

00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:03.399
 believed.

00:29:04.420 --> 00:29:04.680
 Now,

00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:05.039
 Jesus did

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:05.440
 many other

00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:05.960
 signs in

00:29:05.960 --> 00:29:06.379
 the presence

00:29:06.379 --> 00:29:06.720
 of the

00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:07.099
 disciples,

00:29:07.259 --> 00:29:07.539
 which are

00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:07.879
 not

00:29:07.879 --> 00:29:08.259
 written

00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:09.460
 in this

00:29:09.460 --> 00:29:10.240
 book,

00:29:10.740 --> 00:29:11.399
 but these

00:29:11.399 --> 00:29:11.859
 are written

00:29:11.859 --> 00:29:12.799
 so that

00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:13.200
 you may

00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:13.579
 believe

00:29:13.579 --> 00:29:14.180
 that Jesus

00:29:14.180 --> 00:29:15.000
 is the

00:29:15.000 --> 00:29:15.420
 Christ,

00:29:15.639 --> 00:29:15.980
 the Son

00:29:15.980 --> 00:29:16.460
 of God,

00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:17.480
 and that

00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:18.500
 by believing

00:29:18.500 --> 00:29:19.500
 you may

00:29:19.500 --> 00:29:20.139
 have life

00:29:20.139 --> 00:29:21.279
 in his

00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:21.619
 name.

00:29:21.619 --> 00:29:22.819
 So,

00:29:22.819 --> 00:29:23.000
 it's an

00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:23.379
 astounding

00:29:23.379 --> 00:29:23.859
 thing there,

00:29:23.899 --> 00:29:24.139
 like the

00:29:24.139 --> 00:29:24.819
 whole summary

00:29:24.819 --> 00:29:26.000
 of John's

00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:26.519
 letter given

00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:26.959
 to us,

00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:27.579
 the purpose

00:29:27.579 --> 00:29:28.099
 of it,

00:29:28.199 --> 00:29:28.379
 right,

00:29:28.659 --> 00:29:29.539
 these things

00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:30.259
 written down

00:29:30.259 --> 00:29:30.979
 so that you

00:29:30.979 --> 00:29:31.679
 may believe

00:29:31.679 --> 00:29:32.259
 that Jesus

00:29:32.259 --> 00:29:32.679
 is the

00:29:32.679 --> 00:29:33.039
 Christ,

00:29:33.099 --> 00:29:33.379
 the Son

00:29:33.379 --> 00:29:33.779
 of God,

00:29:33.779 --> 00:29:34.339
 and that

00:29:34.339 --> 00:29:35.099
 by believing

00:29:35.099 --> 00:29:36.039
 you may

00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:37.179
 have life,

00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:37.379
 right,

00:29:37.379 --> 00:29:37.899
 the light

00:29:37.899 --> 00:29:38.439
 of life

00:29:38.439 --> 00:29:39.279
 in you,

00:29:39.439 --> 00:29:40.719
 in his

00:29:40.719 --> 00:29:42.279
 name.

00:29:42.459 --> 00:29:42.759
 And just

00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:43.500
 before that,

00:29:43.679 --> 00:29:43.959
 right,

00:29:44.199 --> 00:29:44.859
 he has said,

00:29:44.959 --> 00:29:45.619
 verse 29,

00:29:45.619 --> 00:29:52.379
 Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.

00:29:53.019 --> 00:29:53.939
 Beloved, that's us.

00:29:54.019 --> 00:29:55.699
 Those of us who have placed faith in Christ

00:29:55.699 --> 00:29:59.299
 and have not touched his hands or put our hand at his side

00:29:59.299 --> 00:30:02.199
 and yet have believed.

00:30:02.899 --> 00:30:05.199
 We are called here blessed.

00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:09.199
 And that's why we gather today.

00:30:09.539 --> 00:30:14.959
 We are gathered today by faith to worship the risen.

00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:16.299
 Christ.

00:30:17.039 --> 00:30:22.159
 We gather every Lord's Day to worship the risen Christ.

00:30:22.759 --> 00:30:24.599
 The light that shines in the darkness

00:30:24.599 --> 00:30:28.819
 and the darkness has not overcome it.

00:30:29.179 --> 00:30:32.139
 It has been ordered that we should do this.

00:30:32.679 --> 00:30:37.479
 We are slow learners and we are quick to forget.

00:30:38.139 --> 00:30:42.439
 The risen Christ needs to be constantly held up in front of us.

00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:45.740
 All the promises of God find their yes in him

00:30:45.740 --> 00:30:52.019
 and the resurrection is the guarantee that he is who he said he is.

00:30:52.500 --> 00:30:56.160
 He is in fact the light that shines in the darkness

00:30:56.160 --> 00:30:59.840
 and the darkness has not overcome it.

00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:03.759
 The church since its founding has done this,

00:31:03.820 --> 00:31:06.299
 this regular gathering on the Lord's Day.

00:31:06.299 --> 00:31:08.359
 It's the reason we gather on Sunday

00:31:08.359 --> 00:31:11.879
 because it's the day that Christ was risen

00:31:11.879 --> 00:31:16.839
 to see and pray and preach and hear and sing the good news

00:31:16.839 --> 00:31:20.279
 of the victory of Jesus Christ.

00:31:20.279 --> 00:31:23.220
 Last week I read to you

00:31:23.220 --> 00:31:25.779
 what I think I said was the second verse.

00:31:25.980 --> 00:31:28.700
 I think it was actually the third verse

00:31:28.700 --> 00:31:30.680
 in a song written by Charles Wesley.

00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:32.599
 It's been sang by the church throughout the ages

00:31:32.599 --> 00:31:32.980
 called,

00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:36.740
 And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:38.059
 This verse,

00:31:38.220 --> 00:31:39.559
 I won't tell you which verse it is

00:31:39.559 --> 00:31:40.660
 because I'm going to get it wrong,

00:31:41.619 --> 00:31:42.759
 it's on the back of your bowl.

00:31:42.920 --> 00:31:43.759
 And he wrote this,

00:31:43.759 --> 00:32:11.599
 Amazing love,

00:32:11.599 --> 00:32:15.119
 How can it be that thou, my God,

00:32:15.779 --> 00:32:16.799
 should die for me?

00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:23.659
 But the story does not end with the resurrection.

00:32:24.899 --> 00:32:27.679
 We keep church calendar days,

00:32:27.740 --> 00:32:30.000
 I think largely for cultural reasons,

00:32:30.099 --> 00:32:32.159
 but there are many other significant things

00:32:32.159 --> 00:32:34.219
 that happen in the life of Christ

00:32:34.219 --> 00:32:38.039
 that we don't give special days to.

00:32:39.619 --> 00:32:40.980
 How about his ascension?

00:32:41.599 --> 00:32:42.279
 Right?

00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:45.000
 Third point is the reigning Jesus.

00:32:45.619 --> 00:32:47.299
 This is part of this darkness

00:32:47.299 --> 00:32:50.759
 not overcoming the light.

00:32:51.859 --> 00:32:52.859
 After 40 days,

00:32:53.019 --> 00:32:54.079
 Jesus ascended

00:32:54.079 --> 00:32:56.759
 and is presently at the right hand

00:32:56.759 --> 00:32:57.980
 of God the Father

00:32:57.980 --> 00:33:02.059
 where he rules over all things.

00:33:02.859 --> 00:33:04.119
 The author of Hebrews says

00:33:04.119 --> 00:33:06.099
 in Hebrews chapter 1 and verse 3,

00:33:06.579 --> 00:33:08.019
 Jesus Christ is the radiance

00:33:08.019 --> 00:33:08.939
 of the glory of God

00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:11.559
 and the exact imprint of his nature

00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:14.120
 and he upholds the universe

00:33:14.120 --> 00:33:16.660
 by the word of his power.

00:33:17.539 --> 00:33:19.759
 After making purifications for sins,

00:33:20.200 --> 00:33:22.160
 he sat down at the right hand

00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:24.480
 of the majesty on high.

00:33:25.220 --> 00:33:26.779
 Paul says in Romans chapter 8,

00:33:26.900 --> 00:33:29.940
 he is there interceding for us.

00:33:30.140 --> 00:33:34.320
 He's praying on behalf of his people.

00:33:34.319 --> 00:33:38.319
 Paul adds to this in Colossians chapter 1,

00:33:38.399 --> 00:33:39.799
 verse 15 and following,

00:33:39.799 --> 00:33:43.859
 Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God,

00:33:44.019 --> 00:33:45.799
 the firstborn of all creation.

00:33:46.919 --> 00:33:48.939
 For by him all things were created

00:33:48.939 --> 00:33:49.859
 in heaven and on earth,

00:33:50.059 --> 00:33:51.299
 visible and invisible,

00:33:51.700 --> 00:33:53.220
 whether thrones or dominions

00:33:53.220 --> 00:33:54.659
 or rulers or authorities,

00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:56.960
 all things were created through him

00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:59.039
 and for him.

00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:02.019
 And he is before all things

00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:06.140
 and in him all things hold together.

00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:09.460
 And he is the head of the body,

00:34:10.159 --> 00:34:11.000
 the church.

00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:12.820
 He is the beginning,

00:34:13.079 --> 00:34:14.840
 the firstborn from the dead,

00:34:14.900 --> 00:34:17.179
 that in everything he might be preeminent,

00:34:17.300 --> 00:34:18.179
 to think excellent.

00:34:19.240 --> 00:34:21.099
 For in him the fullness of God

00:34:21.099 --> 00:34:22.260
 was pleased to dwell

00:34:22.260 --> 00:34:25.139
 and through him to reconcile to himself

00:34:25.139 --> 00:34:26.519
 all things,

00:34:26.839 --> 00:34:29.559
 whether on earth or in heaven,

00:34:30.139 --> 00:34:33.719
 making peace by the blood of his cross.

00:34:34.239 --> 00:34:34.319
 Right?

00:34:34.759 --> 00:34:37.219
 Jesus reigns over all things now

00:34:37.219 --> 00:34:40.879
 and he is working to build his church.

00:34:41.179 --> 00:34:42.619
 A church that he is building

00:34:42.619 --> 00:34:45.900
 on the truth that he is the Christ.

00:34:46.099 --> 00:34:48.319
 A guaranteed church.

00:34:48.440 --> 00:34:52.379
 The gates of hell will not prevail against.

00:34:52.380 --> 00:34:55.300
 The darkness is still working

00:34:55.300 --> 00:34:57.539
 to overcome the light,

00:34:57.619 --> 00:34:59.680
 but it will not.

00:34:59.860 --> 00:35:03.180
 And John has this in mind.

00:35:03.720 --> 00:35:04.280
 The church,

00:35:04.500 --> 00:35:05.840
 under the lordship of Christ,

00:35:06.019 --> 00:35:07.460
 by the will of the Father

00:35:07.460 --> 00:35:10.059
 and the power of the Spirit,

00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:12.300
 goes on

00:35:12.300 --> 00:35:13.880
 and it goes out

00:35:13.880 --> 00:35:16.480
 in order that we might gather people

00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:19.700
 for the praise of the light.

00:35:19.699 --> 00:35:22.259
 The light shines

00:35:22.259 --> 00:35:23.619
 in the darkness

00:35:23.619 --> 00:35:25.000
 and the darkness

00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:26.159
 has not

00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:27.719
 overcome it.

00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:29.139
 Let's pray together.

00:35:29.139 --> 00:35:31.539
 Thank you.

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