![]() ![]() ![]() Jesus, who was previously with God in heaven, “was manifested to us” on earth. 1:3).Īnd the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us. Just as we reveal ourselves by what we say, God reveals himself in Jesus (Heb. Jesus is the Word or the Message or the Revelation of God (Rev. (d) The Word of Life is the Word of God and the Word made flesh (John 1:1, 14). Anyone who said Jesus was not from God or had not come in the flesh was a deceiver and an antichrist (1 John 4:3, 2 John 1:7). John is refuting the Gnostic view that the material world was evil and a spiritual God would have nothing to do with it. John was part of a small group of people who physically touched the Risen Lord (Luke 24:39). Unlike the many false prophets who have gone out preaching a false message (1 John 4:1), John is a credible witness. He witnessed his death, resurrection, and glorious ascension. John is establishing his bona fides as a witness of what he is about to discuss, namely the good news of Jesus Christ. (b) What we have heard, what we have seen… what we have looked at. And sometimes “the beginning” refers to the beginning of time (1 John 2:13–14, 3:8). Elsewhere “the beginning” refers to the first time you heard about Jesus or his message (1 John 2:7, 24, 3:11, 2 John 1:5, 6). Here in 1 John 1:1 “the beginning” refers to the beginning of John’s experience with Jesus. John has at least three beginnings in mind. The “from the beginning” phrase appears seven times in John’s first epistle and twice in his second epistle. He was one of the Lord’s closest friends. John was with Jesus from the beginning of his ministry (Matt. What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life. ![]()
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