FiNAL WARNING!

The Messiah has come, only to find the temple wasn’t even fit for Gentile worship, and only one leader recognised Him – secretly mind you - as ‘a teacher from God’.




John maybe?

Meanwhile, what about John the Baptist?                        
He seems to be losing out to Jesus and His disciples…
…and soon to be arrested! (John 3:22-36)                                     
Notice the Jews like rubbing it in: “…all men come to him!”        

John may not be the centre of attention anymore but he has a few parting words, after all…”He must increase, but I must decrease”…                                       

(Unlike Samson’s best man who made off with the bride, John is glad to fade off the scene.)

• He that cometh from heaven is above ALL

• He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of GOD

• The Father loves the SON… (1^st of 7 in John’s Gospel!)

• …and hath given ALL things into His hand

• He that BELIEVETH on the Son hath everlasting life

• He that believeth NOT the Son…the WRATH of God abideth on him

By the way, the Greek word for ‘abideth’ is meno: to stay/remain. Yup, it’s permanent!

Woah! The writer wants this final warning of John the Baptist to ring in our ears.  We’d better believe on this Man because He is the Son of God, loved by the Father, and everlasting life is only by believing on Him.                                                  

Reject Him and you will incur God’s wrath - permanently!

Hang on…where did you say John is baptising these days?                                 
Aenon near Salim….that’s in Samaria!                                                                         
No self-respecting Jew would use Samarian water for cleansing so it’s no wonder the Jews are upset!

If Israel will not receive their Messiah, maybe those ‘fake Jews’ in Samaria will?


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