Son of God, King of Israel According to John Who Is This Man?

Son of God, King of Israel

According to John

Who Is This Man?

Epiphany

The revelation of the glory of the Christ-child to the Magi

We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.John 1:14

Bethany (across the Jordan)

Bethsaida (on Galilee)

Cana (home of Nathaniel)

Nazareth (home of Jesus)

Nazareth to Cana - 4-5 mls

Philip

‘Follow me’

‘Found’ Nathaniel - we have ‘found’ the one of whom Moses...and the prophets wrote.’

Nathaniel (from Cana)(Bartholomew?)

‘Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?’

‘Come and see’

‘A true Israelite’‘without guile’

Nathaniel

‘How do you know me?’

Under the fig-tree - why is this an important detail?

You are Son of God, King of Israel

‘You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!’

You shall see heaven open

Angels ascending & descending

Son of Man

The revelation of the glory

Jacob’s ‘ladder’

The revelation of the glory

In Jesus, heaven and earth came together and the

glory of the presence of God walked around

Jesus is the new ‘Bethel’ - a ‘Tabernacle’ and

‘Temple’

Awe and worship

Responding to Jesus

Follow

Do we find in Jesus the glory of the presence of God?Do we stand in awe and give our worship to Jesus as God?

Are we prepared to follow him?

Are we prepared to take the risk of being a disciple?

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