See How He Loved Him (John 11:28-37; Revelation 21:1-8)
/Jesus, who is life itself, demonstrates the manner in which he loves, not just Lazarus, but all his people, by taking the misery of death upon himself.
I Am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:17-27; Isaiah 26:16-21)
/Jesus announces that he has brought the hope of the Last Day into the present.
For Your Sake I Rejoice (John 11:1-16; Genesis 50:15-21)
/Jesus allows suffering for the benefit of the disciples and for the glory of God.
East of Eden (John 10:37-42; Genesis 3:22-24; Ezekiel 11:14-25)
/Jesus identifies himself with the covenantal curse in order to draw a people to himself.
You are Gods (John 10:31-39; Psalm 82)
/Not only have Jesus’ accusers judged Jesus wrongly – calling him a blasphemer – but, in so doing, they have identified themselves with those who deserve the divine judgment of God.
The Dedication of the New Temple (John 10:22-42; Ezekiel 34:20-24)
/Jesus fulfills the Feast of Dedication by showing himself to be the New Temple, consecrated by God.
The Covenant of Redemption (John 10:7-21; Genesis 1:26-31; 2:15-17)
/Jesus identifies the basis for our redemption as being the eternal covenant with the Father.
The Good Shepherd (John 10:7-21; Ezekiel 34:1-24)
/Christ contradicts the wisdom and ways of this sinful world by offering his life in the place of the lives of his sheep in order to save them from their sins.
The Sheep Hear His Voice (John 10:1-6; Numbers 27:12-23)
/In conjunction with declaring judgment on the old order (John 9:39-41), Jesus announces the provision of faithful shepherds, appointed by the Father and recognized by the Church (through whom he will care for his sheep).
For Judgment I Came into the World (John 9:35-41; Deuteronomy 28:15-19, 25-29)
/Jesus came into the world to bring judgment upon the earthly nation of Israel and to establish a new people unto himself, by undergoing their judgment for them.
Do You Also Want to be His Disciple? (John 9:8-34; Deuteronomy 18:15-22)
/When Jesus makes us a new creation, he graciously allows us to join in his suffering in order to wean us from dependence on and allegiance to this passing evil age.
Members of a New Creation (John 9:1-7; Psalm 104:19-35)
/Jesus heals a blind man, making him a new creation, taking him out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.
Why the God-man? (John 8:48-59; Isaiah 43:8-13)
/Jesus not only identifies himself as the eternal God, but also as the eternal God who was willing to enter into creation and identify himself with sinful people in order that they might not endure eternal death.
Children of Immorality (John 8:37-47; Genesis 3:1-15)
/Though the Jews are, physically, the seed of Abraham, spiritually, they are the seed of the devil and, as such, enemies of Christ.
The Sons of Ishmael (John 8:31-36; Genesis 21:1-14)
/Jesus declares that the Jews are the spiritual descendants of Ishmael and, therefore, spiritual slaves (to sin), excluded from God's holy house - the church.
Unless you Believe... (John 8:21-30; Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
/Jesus warns the Pharisees that not only is he the one true God, but unless they believe on him, who has been true from the beginning, they will die in their sins
The Two Bear Witness (John 8:12-20; Isaiah 43:8-13)
/Jesus invokes the message and method of the Isaian lawsuits to declare himself to be the only true God and close the mouths of his accusers.
I Am the Light of the World (John 8:12; Isaiah 42:1-9)
/Jesus claims to be the God of New Creation who brings heavenly light (and, therefore, life) to those who trust in him, regardless of their ethnic origins.
Jesus, The Great Divider (John 7:37-39; Ezekiel 47:1-12)
/There are two kinds of people, those who bow to Jesus as Prophet, Priest and King and those who claim these titles for themselves and, in Jesus, these two will always be necessarily divided.