II. Preparations of the Christ: Jesus Gathers His First Disciples (1:19-51) [Three Signs that Jesus is God’s Anointed] Jesus is the One coming after [the prophet] John [the Baptist] (1:19-28) [First Sign: Jesus is the Anointed Prophet] John’s [the Baptist’s] testimony (1:19-28) Who John [the Baptist] is not (1:19-21) The ruling Jews send priests and […]

Author: The apostle John, the disciple whom Jesus loved (13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7,20,24). Date: Around AD 90 Theme: Jesus is the Christ – God’s Chosen and Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King (6:69; 20:31) I. The Prologue: The Pre-eminence of the Word (1:1-18) The Word is God (1:1-2) The pre-existence of the Word (1:1a) The personality […]