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John 1:6-9 The BIBLICAL UNITARIAN MEANING!
Does John 1:6-9 prove that Jesus is Almighty God Himself? Let us begin part 4 of this series of studies on John 1:1-18 by reading John 1:6-9 without any comments added. And if you have not read parts 1, 2, and 3, then you can find links to those studies under the heading >>>BIBLICAL UNITARIAN MEANING OF JOHN 1:1-18!<<<
Here is John 1:6-9 from the King James Version.
“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9. That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.”
Now, if you remember, in part 3 of this study we learned that the light with a lowercase letter “l” is referring to Jesus as the light of the world, according to John 1:4. And we all agree that God sent Jesus to be the light of the world.
We also learned that those who follow Jesus have the SAME light of LIFE that was in Jesus. So then, now we who believe are sent by Jesus out into the world to teach the MESSAGE that brings LIFE to others who BELIEVE and become followers of Jesus.
Please read John 20:21.
“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: AS my Father has SENT me, even so, send I you.”
In other words, Jesus is saying that in the SAME way that his God and Father sent him out into the world is the SAME way that Jesus sent his disciples out into the world. Now, God did not send Jesus out into the world until God ANOINTED him with His Holy Spirit and POWER, according to Acts 10:38. So then, now let us read the context of the above verse that we just read to see how Jesus sent his disciples to be the LIGHT of the world.
Please read John 20:22.
“And when he had said this, (As my Father sent me EVEN so I send you) he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive you the Holy Ghost:”
But they did not actually receive the Holy Spirit until the day of Pentecost. For you see, Jesus told his disciples in Luke 24:49 to tarry or WAIT in the city of Jerusalem to be ENDUED with POWER from on high before they went out into the world to preach the LIGHT of the gospel.
Luke 24:49.
“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: (Speaking of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the SAME Holy Spirit who dwelt in Jesus beginning at his baptism by John the Baptist) but tarry you in the city of Jerusalem, until you be endued with POWER from on high.”
With that being said, let us now add John 1:4,5 to John 1:6-9 with comments to learn the difference between the light with the lowercase letter “l” in John 1:4,5 and the Light with the capital “L” in John 1:8,9.
John 1:4-9.
“In him was LIFE; and the LIFE was the light of men. (In other words, the SAME life that was IN Jesus is the LIGHT of the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. And the gospel is the POWER of God to save those who BELIEVE, according to Romans 1:16 and 2 Corinthians 4:4)
5. And the light (Of the glorious gospel, the word of God) shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (For you see, the PREACHING OF the gospel is foolishness to them who do NOT believe and PERISH, according to 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, and 1 Corinthians 3:18-21)
6. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. (Speaking of John the Baptist)
7. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, (In other words, John came to witness ABOUT or concerning the light of LIFE that was in Jesus. For you see, Jesus is the subject under discussion in this whole passage of Scripture in John 1:1-18 as coming into existence for a purpose. And one of those purposes of Jesus was to DECLARE the Father as being the only true God. And thus, NEITHER John the Baptist, NOR Jesus, is THAT TRUE Light who dwelt in Jesus. But rather, the TRUE Light is Almighty God the Father Himself who DWELT in Jesus, according to John 14:10:11. Jesus clearly identifies the Father as being the ONLY TRUE God in John 17:1-3) that all men through him (Speaking of Jesus, the light of the world who had the word of the LIGHT of the glorious gospel that the Father put into his mouth to speak that YOU) might believe.
8. He (Speaking of Jesus, the light of the world, who was a MESSENGER of the light of LIFE that was in Jesus) was NOT that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. (Jesus came to show us the Father as being the only TRUE God or the TRUE Light, according to John 17:1-3. So then, John was sent to bear witness of Jesus and Jesus was sent to bear witness of THAT Light who DWELT in him)
9. That was the TRUE Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.”
So then, let me summarize what I am saying.
#1. John 1:4 teaches us that LIFE was in him, speaking of life being in the spoken word of prophecy to bring forth into existence the human Son of God. And as well, it also means that life was in Jesus, AFTER the spoken word of prophecy of God was fulfilled or PERFORMED by God to be made flesh. And that life in Jesus is the MESSAGE of eternal life. And thus, life is in the gospel and that life is the light of men. For you see, God's spoken word of God is Spirit and the one eternal Spirit is the SOURCE of all LIFE, both mortal life and immortal life or eternal life.
#2. Then that LIFE of eternal life was sent out into the darkness that is in the world as a MESSAGE to be BELIEVED. And that LIFE is the glorious gospel or the good news of the spoken word of prophecy being MANIFESTED into existence. In other words, eternal life is in the MESSAGE that the prophecies of the coming of the Messiah have been fulfilled, and whosoever BELIEVES the glorious Gospel will not perish but have everlasting LIFE.
#3. And Jesus was the light of the world as long as Jesus was in the world, according to John 9:5. And now, we who believe are sent out into the world to be the light of the world the SAME way that God sent Jesus into the world to be the light unto the world.
#4. The light that Jesus was sent to show the world is that his God and Father is that LIGHT that gives LIFE to all men who CHOOSE LIFE.
Now let us read some Scriptures as to WHY I myself believe that this is the true sound Biblical meaning of John 1:6-9.
Please read 1 John 1:5-6.
“This then is the MESSAGE (The LIGHT of the glorious gospel) which we have heard of him, (Or which we heard directly from Jesus himself) and declare unto you, that God is LIGHT, and in him is no darkness at all. (We must believe in Jesus, the Son of the LIVING God, before we can be in Almighty God the Father, the God of Jesus, according to John 3:36, 1 John 5:9-13, and 2 John 1:7-11)
6. If we say that we have fellowship with him, (Speaking of Jesus, as being the Christ or the ANOINTING that came in the flesh of Jesus, the Son OF the living God) and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
So then, the TRUE Light in John 1:8,9 is Almighty God the Father Himself, the God of Jesus. And when we are in the Father the same as Jesus was in the Father during the days of his flesh, then we have fellowship with one another and the blood of God’s Son, the ANOINTED Jesus, cleanses us from all sin. In other words, we must abide in BOTH the Father AND in His Son in order to have everlasting LIFE in the world to come.
What some Christians have overlooked is that God ANOINTED the Son of MAN, Jesus TWICE. The first time was at his baptism by John the Baptist where Jesus received a MEASURE of the Holy Spirit, the same as we receive a measure or an earnest of the Holy Spirit. And the second time that God anointed Jesus was after the cross and resurrection of Jesus, according to Hebrews 1:9. And that is when it pleased God that the FULLNESS of Deity should dwell in His now glorified and highly exalted human Son, Jesus, to be MADE both Lord and Christ, according to Acts 2:36, Colossians 1:19, and Colossians 2:9. In other words, Yahweh the Father ANOINTED Jesus with the oil of GLADNESS, the joy set before Jesus to endure the cross, according to Hebrews 12:2. And that joy was fulfilled when the Son of MAN, Jesus was highly exalted and it was GIVEN to him to be MADE or SET in the highest authority and power of any created being.
And that, to ME, is the Biblical Unitarian meaning of John 1:6-9. Jesus was sent by his God and Father to bear witness of the Father and to declare his God and Father to be the ONLY TRUE God, according to John 17:1-3. And thus, we must believe in BOTH the Father and in His Son, Jesus, whom God SENT out into the world to be the light of the world. And that light in Jesus is the Father who alone is the Creator. We have already read 1 John which teaches us that God is LIGHT.
Now let us read James 1:16-18.
“Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18. Of His own WILL He begat us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.”
It is Yahweh, the Creator who FORMS the light and cuts down darkness.
Please read Isaiah 45:7,8.
“I FORM the light, and create darkness: (Or I Yahweh FORM the light and CUT DOWN the darkness. For you see, the Hebrew word “bara” that is translated as “create” ALSO means to CUT DOWN the darkness or the evil) I make peace, and create evil: (Again, this should have been translated as Yahweh makes peace and He CUTS DOWN evil) I the LORD do all these things.
8. Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. (Speaking of God’s new creation of RIGHTEOUS people that will inherit the worlds to come) Let the earth open, and let THEM (The light of the world) bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.”
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