Two Kingdoms, Two Glories (John 12:36-43 and Isaiah 6:1-13)
/There are two kingdoms and two glories – one of God and one of man and the two are mutually exclusive.
The Nature of the Kingdom (John 12:20-36; Revelation 20:1-7)
/Jesus presents the kingdom as a current reality (inaugurated at his death) that is characterized by suffering in this life and glory in the next.
The Triumphal Entry (John 12:12-19)
/Jesus is inaugurating his kingdom by making a covenant in his blood.
Your Two Scents (John 11:55-12:11; Exodus 12:1-13)
/In view of the life you have been given in Jesus Christ you are called to lay that life down for his sake.
The Scapegoat (John 11:45-54; Leviticus 16:1-22)
/Caiaphas, unknowingly, does his job as a high priest and lays the sins of God’s children upon the scapegoat for their salvation.
The Glory of God (John 11:36-46; Psalm 118:19-29)
/Jesus demonstrates the glory of God in this passage in the resurrection, showing that all who have new life, in him, see the glory of God.
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.