Continued from the prior post on The Gospel of John: A New Translation.
The voice of Love opens the first chapter of the Gospel of John, and it makes a promise to Mankind: a new path to God will be made. The voice of John the Apostle closes the chapter by explaining the signs that show the fulfillment of the promise of Love.
See the Apostle John, the student of Jesus, who is now a master with students of his own. Hear him, as John interprets the Song for his students.
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“We had heard from God — a promise to us that someone would come to wake us from our sleep, to lift us up from confusion and find our way to God who dwells within us. How do we know the promise has been kept? There were signs along the way….
…this was the promise:
[1:6] Then, a man named John heard through the confusion and Love entrusted him with a message.
…and this was the sign:
[1:20] And John confirmed for them that he was Love’s herald and refused to deny it.
…this was the promise:
[1:15] “The one of whom I speak comes after me. He will appear before me [as I teach], but he has always been my Master.
…and this was the sign:
[1:29] The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and he said, “Look! Here comes the lamb of God who will lift up all those that have fallen away from Love in the world.”
…this was the promise:
[1:16] “And the light streaming from his presence will seize hold of everyone…
…and this was the sign:
[1:35-46] We saw Jesus at the river with John the Baptist, who had been our teacher, and John sent us to him. The first was Andrew who brought his brother Simon, then there was Phillip who brought Nathanael, and later Andrew and Simon would meet my brother James and I, as we fished on the Lake of Gennesaret, telling us of him and so we went to see. He was our master and we knew in the beat of a heart that we would follow him forever.
But Nathanael was first to understand exactly who the Rabbi was. This was because Nathanael was the most able among us to see the signs; a man undeceived by the illusion of separation.
…and this was the sign:
[1:48] Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him and said, about him, “Here is an Israelite; indeed, one in whom there is no deceit.” Nathanael said to him, “Where is it that you know me from?” and Jesus responded, “Before Philip brought you here, I saw you under a fig tree.” Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are a son of God, you are the King of Israel!”
Nathanael had not been near a fig tree in years, and so he understood that Jesus had a vision of him, and understood the message in it. The fig tree was the third tree in the Garden, and was the sign of the Messiah – and in the vision Nathanael was under the fig tree, which meant under the guidance of the Messiah. And then we all understood that the sign meant we had found:
… the path that had been promised:
[1:17] “Just as the Law was given through Moses, so shall love and unity with the Mind of God come through Jesus who carries within himself the Design of Love.
But of all the promises the greatest was this:
[1:18] … things created by the One Source are never separate from the Mind of God – and this realization will unfold in his presence.
…and the sign of this was Jesus, who said:
[1:51] “Believe, believe! I promise you, revealed in this very moment, you will experience the order of the universe unfolding…
And so the signs were complete and the promise fulfilled. But there was a new promise that Jesus brought to us:
[1:51] … At this point, awareness of the Mind of God, borne by Love, has at last broken through the darkness within mankind.”
And the signs for this new promise would be greater than any seen before. I will tell you the story of these signs — and it starts at a wedding in Cana….”
… continued on The Wedding in Cana.
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