After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord! John 21:1-7

Who is He in yonder stall,
At whose feet the shepherds fall?
Who is He in deep distress,
Fasting in the wilderness?

Refrain:
’Tis the Lord, O wondrous story!
’Tis the Lord, the King of glory!
At His feet we humbly fall,
Crown Him, crown Him Lord of all!

Who is He the people bless
For His words of gentleness?
Who is He to whom they bring
All the sick and sorrowing?

Who is He that stands and weeps
At the grave where Laz’rus sleeps?
Who is He the gath’ring throng
Greet with loud triumphant song?

Lo! at midnight, who is He
Prays in dark Gethsemane?
Who is He on yonder tree
Dies in grief and agony?

Who is He that from the grave
Comes to heal and help and save?
Who is He that from His throne
Rules through all the world alone?

Benjamin R. Hanby, 1866 – copyright status is public domain. Courtesy of Timeless Truths Publications – Copyright © 2002-2020 Free Online Library

Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. Psalm 24:10

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

I Timothy 1:15

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

I John 5:20

Messiah’s Birth foretold – Isaiah 7:14 & 9:6.
Messiah’s Birth fulfilled – Matthew 1:23 & Luke 1:35.

Messiah’s Birthplace foretold – Micah 5:2.
Messiah’s Birthplace fulfilled – Luke 2:4.

Messiah’s Tribe foretold – I Chronicles 5:2.
Messiah’s Tribe fulfilled – Hebrews 7:14.

Messiah’s Family foretold – Isaiah 11:1.
Messiah’s Family fulfilled – Matthew 1:1&6

Messiah’s Forerunner foretold – Malachi 3:1.
Messiah’s Forerunner fulfilled – Matthew 11:10.

Messiah’s Ministry foretold – Isaiah 61:1-3.
Messiah’s Ministry fulfilled – Luke 4:18.

Messiah’s Entry to Jerusalem foretold – Zachariah 9:9&10.
Messiah’s Entry to Jerusalem fulfilled – Matthew 21:5.

Messiah’s Temple purging foretold – Psalm 69:9.
Messiah’s Temple purging fulfilled – John 2:17.

Messiah’s Betrayal foretold – Psalm 41:9.
Messiah’s Betrayal fulfilled – John 13:18

Messiah’s Price foretold – Zachariah 11:12.
Messiah’s Price fulfilled – Matthew 26:15.

Messiah’s Disciples Scattered foretold – Zachariah 13:7.
Messiah’s Disciples Scattered fulfilled – Matthew 26:31.

Messiah’s Unjust Trial foretold – Isaiah 53:8.
Messiah’s Unjust Trial fulfilled – John 19:4-16.

Messiah’s Silence foretold – Isaiah 53:7.
Messiah’s Silence fulfilled – Matthew 27:14.

Messiah’s Scourging foretold – Isaiah 50:6.
Messiah’s Scourging fulfilled – Matthew 26:67.

Messiah’s Crucifixion foretold – Psalm 22:16.
Messiah’s Crucifixion fulfilled – John 19:18.

Messiah’s Mockery foretold – Psalm 22:7.
Messiah’s Mockery fulfilled – Matthew 27:39.

Messiah’s Clothes Divided foretold – Psalm 22:18.
Messiah’s Clothes Divided fulfilled – John 19:23-24.

Messiah’s Cry on the Cross foretold – Psalm 22:1.
Messiah’s Cry on the Cross fulfilled – Matthew 27:46.

Messiah’s Thirst foretold – Psalm 69:21.
Messiah’s Thirst fulfilled – John 19:28.

Messiah’s Pierced Side foretold – Zachariah 12:10.
Messiah’s Pierced Side fulfilled – John 19:34.

Messiah’s Dying Words foretold – Psalm 31:5.
Messiah’s Dying Words fulfilled – Luke 23:46.

Messiah’s Actual Death foretold – Isaiah 53:8.
Messiah’s Actual Death fulfilled – John 19:30.

Messiah’s Sacrifice for Sin foretold – Isaiah 53:10.
Messiah’s Sacrifice for Sin fulfilled – Hebrews 10:12.

Messiah Our Substitute foretold – Isaiah 53:5.
Messiah Our Substitute fulfilled – I Peter 3:18.

Messiah’s Resurrection foretold – Psalm 16:10.
Messiah’s Resurrection fulfilled – Acts 2:25-31.

Messiah’s Ascension foretold – Psalm 110:1.
Messiah’s Ascension fulfilled – Acts 2:34.

Messiah Our Intercessor foretold – Isaiah 53:12.
Messiah Our Intercessor fulfilled – Hebrews 7:25.

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he (the rich man in hell) said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they (my five brothers) will repent. And he (Abraham) said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Luke 16:29-31

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(A Psalm of David.)

Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

…let the word of Messiah dwell (take up its life) in you richly…

Which of the following is a biblical view of man’s spiritual condition?*

Man is OK.

Man is sick and needs help.

Man is dead.

And you (believers) hath he (God) quickened (made alive), who were dead in trespasses and sins; Ephesians 2:1

…let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly…

*Larry

Did you know that giving thanks is one of the characteristics of a Spirit filled believer?

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:17-21

Did you know that it is the will of God for believers to give thanks in everything?

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I Thessalonians 5:18

…let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly…

There await men at death things they have neither looked for nor dreamt of. Heraclitus – Greek philosopher, 6th century BC.

What is truth? Pontius Pilate – questioning Jesus.

A Bible gathering dust.

Jesus speaking:

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

Casting out demons is not the answer for the demon possessed. A decision for Christ is the answer. If the demon possessed person will receive Christ, the demon must leave and he cannot come back to a house occupied by the Saviour.

And it came to pass, as he (Jesus) spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. (In praise of Mary?)

But he (Jesus) said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Luke 11:24-28

…let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly…

Chapter 5:18-21 summarizes I John as follows:

Whosoever is born of God sinneth not.

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit (practice) sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot (practice) sin, because he is born of God. I John 3:9

He that is begotten of God keepeth himself.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. I John 3:3

The wicked one toucheth him not.

I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. I John 2:14

We are of God.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. I John 4:4

The whole world lieth in wickedness.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. I John 2:15-17

The Son of God is come.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ (Messiah Jesus) is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ (Messiah Jesus) is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. I John4:2&3

He hath given us an understanding.

But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. I John 2:20&21

We may know him that is true.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. I John 5:9-13

We are in him that is true.

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. I John 2:5

We are in his Son Jesus Christ.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. I John 4:15

This is the true God, and eternal life.

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. I John 5:10-13

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

John contrasts the word ”idols” with ”the true God” of v. 20. He has reference here to the false teachers who withdrew from the brotherhood with which they had been formerly associated (2:19). Their false beliefs and practices are the idols from which the readers are commanded to protect themselves. The false teachers upheld the world’s philosophy as superior to God’s revelation as demonstrated in their perversion of basic Christian teaching (faith, love, and obedience).*

I John 5:18-21

*Notes on I John 5:21 from the MacArthur Study Bible NKJV – Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson Inc.

…let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly…

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. I John 1:5-10

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. I John 2:1-6

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: I John2:21-23a

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. I John 4:20-21

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. I John 5:9-13

…let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly…