CHOSEN
John, the Baptist, stated in
unambiguous sentence. He was the only one who saw the Spirit descend as a dove
and also heard;
“THIS IS MY BELOVED SON……..HEAR YOU HIM”
John said in “34 And I have seen
and have borne witness that this is the Son of God." (RSV)
“I knew him not”, John did not
know that God had chosen him to be the Christ; however, he should be manifested
in some way through his baptism. I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a
dove. See Mt 3:16, and notes. It was revealed to John that the Christ would
thus be revealed. Indeed it was the anointing of the Spirit that made Jesus the
Anointed, the Christ.”
Dr Jideofo
Kenechukwu Danmbaezue a.k.a. Revl. Prof. J. J. Kenez, D.Sc.
The Humble Vessel of the Holy Spirit of the Almighty Creator of the
Universe.
(ORIGINAL KJV with
translations in RSV and commentaries from PNTC)
19 ¶ And
<kai> this <houtos> is <esti> the record <marturia> of
John <Ioannes>, when <hote> the Jews <Ioudaios> sent <apostello>
priests <hiereus> and <kai> Levites <Leuites> from <ek>
Jerusalem <Hierosoluma> to <hina> ask <erotao> him
<autos>, Who <tis> art <ei> thou <su>? (KJV)
19 ¶ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and
Levites from Jerusalem
to ask him, "Who are you?" (RSV)
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This is the record of John. The writer now
plunges at once into his history. He passes by the childhood of the Lord,
John's ministry, and comes at once to the time when Jesus, thirty years old, is
acknowledged by the Father as the Son of God.
When the Jews sent priests and Levites. The
Jewish rulers, the Sanhedrin, the court or parliament of seventy-one members
who ruled Israel .
The delegation sent to John was official. His preaching in the wilderness of Jordan
had stirred the whole land, and they were sent to ascertain his character.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke use the term Jews very seldom [sixteen times], John
often [seventy times], a proof that he wrote far away from Palestine and for Gentiles.
20 And <kai> he confessed
<homologeo>, and <kai> denied <arneomai> not <ou>; but
<kai> confessed <homologeo>, <hoti> I <ego> am
<eimi> not <ou> the Christ <Christos>. (KJV)
20 He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the
Christ." (RSV)
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Some conjectured
that John was the expected Christ; others that he was Elijah who was first to
come (Mal 4:5); others that he was "that prophet," the one predicted
by Moses (De 18:15 ); but
he declared that he was none of these. When they insisted that he should
declare who he was, he quoted Isaiah, and said he was "The voice of one
crying in the wilderness [see Isa 40:3]. See PNTC for Mt 3:3. His work was
preparation for the Lord.
21 And <kai> they asked <erotao>
him <autos>, What <tis> then <oun>? Art <ei> thou
<su> Elias <Helias>? And <kai> he saith <lego>, I am
<eimi> not <ou>. Art <ei> thou <su> that prophet
<prophetes>? And <kai> he answered <apokrinomai>, No
<ou>. {that prophet: or, a prophet?} (KJV)
21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said,
"I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered,
"No." (RSV)
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22 Then <oun> said they <epo> unto
him <autos>, Who <tis> art thou <ei>? that <hina> we
may give <didomi> an answer <apokrisis> to them that sent
<pempo> us <hemas>. What <tis> sayest thou <lego> of
<peri> thyself <seautou>? (KJV)
22 They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for
those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" (RSV)
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23 He said <phemi>, I <ego> am the
voice <phone> of one crying <boao> in <en> the wilderness
<eremos>, Make straight <euthuno> the way <hodos> of the Lord
<kurios>, as <kathos> said <epo> the prophet
<prophetes> Esaias <Hesaias>. (KJV)
23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make
straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." (RSV)
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24 And <kai> they which <ho> were
sent <apostello> were <en> of <ek> the Pharisees
<Pharisaios>. (KJV)
24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. (RSV)
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Were of the Pharisees. See PNTC for Mt 3:7.
25 And <kai> they asked <erotao>
him <autos>, and <kai> said <epo> unto him <autos>, Why
<tis> baptizest thou <baptizo> then <oun>, if <ei> thou
<su> be <ei> not <ou> that Christ <Christos>, nor
<oute> Elias <Helias>, neither <oute> that prophet
<prophetes>? (KJV)
25 They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither
the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" (RSV)
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Why baptizest thou then? If he were Christ,
or Elias, or "that prophet," they could understand why he should
establish a new religious rite, but if none of these, why should he do so?
Their perplexity shows that the baptismal rite was new to them. There is no
proof that Jewish proselyte baptism of Gentile converts existed at this period,
save the assertion of the Talmud, written two or three centuries after this.
Josephus, who wrote in the time of the apostles, is silent about it.
26 John <Ioannes> answered <apokrinomai>
them <autos>, saying <lego>, I <ego> baptize <baptizo>
with <en> water <hudor>: but <de> there standeth one
<histemi> among <mesos> you <humon>, whom <hos> ye
<humeis> know <eido> not <ou>; (KJV)
26 John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands
one whom you do not know, (RSV)
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I baptize with water. See PNTC for Mt 3:11.
27 He <autos> it is <esti>, who
<hos> coming <erchomai> after <opiso> me <mou> is
preferred <ginomai> before <emprosthen> me <mou>, whose
<hos> <autos> shoe's <hupodema> latchet <himas> I
<ego> am <eimi> not <ou> worthy <axios> to <hina>
unloose <luo>. (KJV)
27 even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not
worthy to untie." (RSV)
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28 These things <tauta> were done
<ginomai> in <en> Bethabara <Bethabara> beyond <peran>
Jordan <Iordanes>, where <hopou> John <Ioannes> was
<en> baptizing <baptizo>. (KJV)
28 This took place in Bethany beyond the
Jordan ,
where John was baptizing. (RSV)
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These things were done in Bethabara. The
Revised Version says in Bethany, a village whose site is now unknown, on the
east bank of the Jordan .
Bethabara means "the house of the ford."
29 ¶ The next day <epaurion> John
<Ioannes> seeth <blepo> Jesus <Iesous> coming
<erchomai> unto <pros> him <autos>, and <kai> saith
<lego>, Behold <ide> the Lamb <amnos> of God <theos>,
which <ho> taketh away <airo> the sin <hamartia> of the world
<kosmos>. {taketh away: or, beareth} (KJV)
29 ¶ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (RSV)
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The next day John seeth Jesus. Here Jesus
first appears, in person, in John's account, who omits all the details given by
Matthew and Luke of his earlier life. He was now thirty years old, and came from
Galilee to Jordan
to be baptized of John. This interview was after the baptism (Joh 1:33 ), and probably after the
Temptation.
Behold the Lamb of God. Innocent like the
lamb, to be offered as a lamb, "led as a lamb to the slaughter" (Isa
53:7). The lamb was commonly used as a sin offering (Le 4:32 ), and when John points to Jesus as
"the" Lamb of God he can only mean that God had provided him as a
sacrificial offering.
The sin of the world. Not of Jews only, but
of Gentiles. John points to Jesus as the world's Savior.
30 This <houtos> is he <esti> of
<peri> whom <hos> I <ego> said <epo>, After
<opiso> me <mou> cometh <erchomai> a man <aner> which
<hos> is preferred <ginomai> before <emprosthen> me
<mou>: for <hoti> he was <en> before <protos> me
<mou>. (KJV)
30 This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before
me, for he was before me.' (RSV)
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This is he of whom I said. See Joh 1:27.
Was before. Existed before I was born.
31 And I
<kago> knew <eido> him <autos> not <ou>: but
<alla> that <hina> he should be made manifest <phaneroo> to Israel <Israel >, therefore <dia>
<touto> am <erchomai> I <ego> come <erchomai> baptizing
<baptizo> with <en> water <hudor>. (KJV)
31 I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water,
that he might be revealed to Israel ."
(RSV)
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I knew him not. Knew not that God had chosen
him to be the Christ. He knew, however, that he should be manifested in some
way through his baptism.
32 And <kai> John <Ioannes> bare
record <martureo>, saying <lego>, <hoti> I saw
<theaomai> the Spirit <pneuma> descending <katabaino> from
<ek> heaven <ouranos> like <hosei> a dove <peristera>,
and <kai> it abode <meno> upon <epi> him <autos>. (KJV)
32 And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from
heaven, and it remained on him. (RSV)
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I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like
a dove. See Mt 3:16, and notes. It was revealed to John that the Christ would
thus be revealed. Indeed it was the anointing of the Spirit that made Jesus the
Anointed, the Christ.
33 And I <kago> knew <eido> him
<autos> not <ou>: but <alla> he that sent <pempo> me
<me> to baptize <baptizo> with <en> water <hudor>, the
same <ekeinos> said <epo> unto me <moi>, Upon <epi>
whom <hos> <an> thou shalt see <eido> the Spirit
<pneuma> descending <katabaino>, and <kai> remaining
<meno> on <epi> him <autos>, the same <houtos> is
<esti> he which baptizeth <baptizo> with <en> the Holy
<hagios> Ghost <pneuma>. (KJV)
33 I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water
said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who
baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' (RSV)
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34 And I <kago> saw <horao>, and
<kai> bare record <martureo> that <hoti> this <houtos>
is <esti> the Son <huios> of God <theos>. (KJV)
34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of
God." (RSV)
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35 Again <palin> the next day after
<epaurion> John <Ioannes> stood <histemi>, and <kai>
two <duo> of <ek> his <autos> disciples <mathetes>;
(KJV)
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples;
(RSV)
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Again the next day after, John stood, and
two of his disciples. In Joh 1:19-28, the account is given of the visit of the
priests and Levites, sent by the Sanhedrin to John. "The next day"
after this, John sees Jesus and points him out as the Lamb of God, giving a
discourse of which, in Joh 1:19-34, we have a synopsis. On the "next
day" after this, the third day after the deputation of the Sanhedrin, and
the second after the return of Jesus from the wilderness, John stood with two
of his disciples. One of these two, we learn from Joh 1:40 , was Andrew; the other, we have reason to
believe, was John, the apostle.
36 And <kai> looking upon
<emblepo> Jesus <Iesous> as he walked <peripateo>, he saith
<lego>, Behold <ide> the Lamb <amnos> of God <theos>!
(KJV)
36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the
Lamb of God!" (RSV)
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Behold the Lamb of God! On the preceding day
John had recognized Jesus in a public discourse as "the Lamb of God that
taketh away the sin of the world" [Joh 1:29 ]. Now he personally points the disciples to him.
37 ¶ And <kai> the two <duo>
disciples <mathetes> heard <akouo> him <autos> speak
<laleo>, and <kai> they followed <akoloutheo> Jesus
<Iesous>. (KJV)
37 ¶ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
(RSV)
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38 Then <de> Jesus <Iesous> turned
<strepho>, and <kai> saw <theaomai> them <autos>
following <akoloutheo>, and saith <lego> unto them <autos>,
What <tis> seek ye <zeteo>? <de> They said <epo> unto
him <autos>, Rabbi <rhabbi>, (which <hos> is to say
<lego>, being interpreted <hermeneuo>, Master <didaskalos>,)
where <pou> dwellest thou <meno>? {dwellest: or, abidest} (KJV)
38 Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What
do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means
Teacher), "where are you staying?" (RSV)
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Rabbi. A term meaning "teacher,"
or "master."
Where dwellest thou? These disciples had
followed at the bidding of John. Their question implies a desire to be in the
company of Jesus.
39 He saith <lego> unto them
<autos>, Come <erchomai> and <kai> see <eido>. They
came <erchomai> and <kai> saw <eido> where <pou> he
dwelt <meno>, and <kai> abode <meno> with <para> him
<autos> that <ekeinos> day <hemera>: for <de> it was
<en> about <hos> the tenth <dekatos> hour <hora>.
{about...: that was two hours before night} (KJV)
39 He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where
he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth
hour. (RSV)
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It was about the tenth hour. Counting from six o'clock , the first hour among the
Jews, the tenth hour would be four P. M.
40 One <heis> of <ek> the two
<duo> which <ho> heard <akouo> <para> John
<Ioannes> speak, and <kai> followed <akoloutheo> him
<autos>, was <en> Andrew <Andreas>, Simon <Simon>
Peter's <Petros> brother <adelphos>. (KJV)
40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother. (RSV)
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One of the two . . . was Andrew. Afterwards
an apostle. He has the honor of being one of the first two disciples of Jesus.
41 He <houtos> first <protos>
findeth <heurisko> his own <idios> brother <adelphos> Simon
<Simon>, and <kai> saith <lego> unto him <autos>, We
have found <heurisko> the Messias <Messias>, which <hos> is
<esti>, being interpreted <methermeneuo>, the Christ
<Christos>. {the Christ: or, the Anointed} (KJV)
41 He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have
found the Messiah" (which means Christ). (RSV)
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Findeth his own brother Simon. Simon Peter.
In true missionary spirit Andrew at once and first sought his own brother.
We have found the Messias. The Christ
promised by the prophets. Messiah is the Hebrew word meaning the same as
Christ, [that is, "Anointed One."]
42 And <kai> he brought <ago> him
<autos> to <pros> Jesus <Iesous>. And <de> when Jesus
<Iesous> beheld <emblepo> him <autos>, he said <epo>,
Thou <su> art <ei> Simon <Simon> the son <huios> of
Jona <Ionas>: thou <su> shalt be called <kaleo> Cephas
<Kephas>, which <hos> is by interpretation <hermeneuo>, A
stone <Petros>. (KJV)
42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "So you
are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means
Peter). (RSV)
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Thou shalt be called Cephas. A Hebrew word
meaning "stone." Peter is the Greek form.
43 ¶ The day following <epaurion> Jesus
<Iesous> would <thelo> go forth <exerchomai> into <eis>
Galilee <Galilaia>, and <kai>
findeth <heurisko> Philip <Philippos>, and <kai> saith
<lego> unto him <autos>, Follow <akoloutheo> me <moi>.
(KJV)
43 ¶ The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee .
And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." (RSV)
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Findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow
me. This is the first recorded instance of the Savior calling a disciple to
follow him. Philip, it must be borne in mind, is not Philip, "one of the
seven" [Ac 21:8], but "one of the Twelve," a citizen of Bethsaida of Galilee [Joh
12:21 ], and a
fellow-townsman of Andrew and Peter.
44 Now <de> Philip <Philippos> was
<en> of <apo> Bethsaida <Bethsaida >, the city
<polis> of <ek> Andrew <Andreas> and <kai> Peter
<Petros>. (KJV)
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida , the
city of Andrew
and Peter. (RSV)
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45 Philip <Philippos> findeth
<heurisko> Nathanael <Nathanael>, and <kai> saith
<lego> unto him <autos>, We have found <heurisko> him, of
whom <hos> Moses <Moseus> in <en> the law <nomos>, and
<kai> the prophets <prophetes>, did write <grapho>, Jesus
<Iesous> of <apo> Nazareth <Nazareth >, the son
<huios> of Joseph <Ioseph>. (KJV)
45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him of
whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth , the son of Joseph." (RSV)
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Philip findeth Nathanael. As we learn from
Joh 21:2, Nathanael was a Galilean, his home being at "Cana in Galilee ." His name only occurs in these two places.
He is supposed to have been one of the Twelve, the same one mentioned in the
other Gospels as Bartholomew [Mt 10:3; Mr
3:18 ; Lu 6:14 ],
which means "son of Tolmai." The use of the name in Joh 21:2 favors
this hypothesis.
We have found him, of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, did write. There was only one to whom this could refer,
"The prophet like unto Moses" (De 34:10; Ac 3:22; 7:37), the Messiah;
and when Philip names Jesus of Nazareth, Nathanael is at once skeptical whether
the Messiah could come out of Nazareth, an insignificant and despised place.
46 And <kai> Nathanael <Nathanael>
said <epo> unto him <autos>, Can <dunamai> there any <tis>
good thing <agathos> come <einai> out of <ek> Nazareth <Nazareth >?
Philip <Philippos> saith <lego> unto him <autos>, Come
<erchomai> and <kai> see <eido>. (KJV)
46 Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth ?" Philip
said to him, "Come and see." (RSV)
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Come and see. That is the best answer to
the skeptic. Bring him to Christ, let him consider him, and what he has done
for mankind. The strongest proof that Jesus is the Christ is Jesus himself.
47 Jesus <Iesous> saw <eido>
Nathanael <Nathanael> coming <erchomai> to <pros> him
<autos>, and <kai> saith <lego> of <peri> him
<autos>, Behold <ide> an Israelite <Israelites> indeed
<alethos>, in <en> whom <hos> is <esti> no <ou>
guile <dolos>! (KJV)
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" (RSV)
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48 Nathanael <Nathanael> saith
<lego> unto him <autos>, Whence <pothen> knowest thou
<ginosko> me <me>? Jesus <Iesous> answered
<apokrinomai> and <kai> said <epo> unto him <autos>,
Before <pro> that Philip <Philippos> called <phoneo> thee
<se>, when thou wast <on> under <hupo> the fig tree
<suke>, I saw <eido> thee <se>. (KJV)
48 Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus
answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree,
I saw you." (RSV)
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Whence knowest thou me? Nathanael, who had
never met Jesus before, was surprised to hear himself spoken of as one known.
When thou wast under the fig tree. There was
something about this answer that filled Nathanael with astonishment. Under the
shade and shelter of the fig tree he had some rare experience that is not
recorded, and that he supposed unknown to man. That Jesus knew of it and read
his soul startled him and dissipated his unbelief.
49 Nathanael <Nathanael> answered
<apokrinomai> and <kai> saith <lego> unto him <autos>,
Rabbi <rhabbi>, thou <su> art <ei> the Son <huios> of
God <theos>; thou <su> art <ei> the King <basileus> of Israel <Israel >. (KJV)
49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are
the King of Israel !"
(RSV)
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Thou art the Son of God; the King of Israel .
Philip had said, "Jesus, the son of Joseph" [Joh 1:45 ], as he supposed, but Nathanael, convinced,
declared him the Son of God. This is the first confession of the divinity of
Jesus.
50 Jesus <Iesous> answered
<apokrinomai> and <kai> said <epo> unto him <autos>,
Because <hoti> I said <epo> unto thee <soi>, I saw
<eido> thee <se> under <hupokato> the fig tree <suke>,
believest thou <pisteuo>? thou shalt see <optanomai> greater things
<meizon> than these <touton>. (KJV)
50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the
fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." (RSV)
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51 And <kai> he saith <lego> unto
him <autos>, Verily <amen>, verily <amen>, I say <lego>
unto you <humin>, Hereafter <arti> <apo> ye shall see
<optanomai> heaven <ouranos> open <anoigo>, and <kai>
the angels <aggelos> of God <theos> ascending <anabaino> and
<kai> descending <katabaino> upon <epi> the Son <huios>
of man <anthropos>. (KJV)
51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see
heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of
man." (RSV)
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Ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of
God ascending. Jacob, old Israel ,
in his dream at Bethel ,
saw the ladder that reached to heaven with the angels upon it
(Ge 28:12). Christ is
that ladder, the way from earth to heaven, the way heaven sends messages to the
world and the way we must go to reach it. Nathanael would be permitted to see
that Jesus was the Mediator, that through him the Father speaks to man; that
through him there is intercommunication between earth and heaven.
A KENEZIAN COMMENTARY
This Humble
Vessel warns humanity thus, Titles have destroyed kingdoms before and after the
arrival and departure of Jesus, the Christ; who warned thus: “What comes out of
a man defiles him more than what goes into him.”
Religious symbols have been borrowed across cultures and religious
boundaries for centuries that they rarely mean same things to a variety of
fanatical followers or worshippers of the plethora of religions and denominations
in our present world. How do we penetrate centuries of historical distortions
of the originals to define the pristine truths from nature and established by
our Creator so that we can arrive at the most objective version that is
egalitarian, humane and applicable in all cultures, time and clime for world
peace? The Universal Idolatry
introduced by a pagan emperor of Rome was the
master stroke the evil one used to deceive and demonise the original worship
Saul of Tarsus brought to Rome . Type in MITHRANISM in the Google Search
Template or in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopaedia and you will see in graphic
details the god that both the Greeks and Romans adored and worshipped before
the arrival of Jesus on planet earth. Then and only then will you appreciate that
Constantine
could not adore and worship someone who was crucified by Roman soldiers on a
cross! He convened the Council of Nicea and overnight deified Jesus of Nazareth to marry a
Christian girl he loved! Open your eyes, let us halt this derailment leading us
to hell!
EVIL
SPIRITS ARE SUPERNATURAL BEINGS AND THEY RECOGNISED JESUS AS A ‘PROPHET’ AND AS
‘THE HOLY ONE OF GOD’ BUT NEVER “GOD THE SON”
Mark 1:21-28
21 And they went
into Capernaum ;
and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
22 And they were
astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and
not as the scribes.
23 And there was in their synagogue a
man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Nazareth
25 And Jesus
rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
26 And when the
unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
27 And they were
all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing
is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the
unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
28 And immediately
his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee .
Original KJV
Mark 1:21-28
21 Then they went
into Capernaum ,
and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. 22 And they
were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority,
and not as the scribes. 23 Now
there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24
saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth ? Did You come to
destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!" 25 But Jesus
rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" 26 And when the
unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out
of him. 27 Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves,
saying, "What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He
commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him." 28 And immediately
His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee .
NKJV
Mark 1:21-28
21 They went to Capernaum , and when the
Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
22 The people were
amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as
the teachers of the law.
23 Just then a man in their
synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out,
Nazareth
25 "Be
quiet!" said Jesus sternly. "Come out of him!" 26 The evil
spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
27 The people were
all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this? A new
teaching-and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey
him." 28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee .
NIV
I, DR JIDEOFO KENECHUKWU DANMBAEZE,
AM ONLY A HUMAN BEING AS ARE ALL MY READERS ARE AND SO I AM NOT IN A POSITION
TO DOUBT THAT THESE SPIRITUAL BEINGS WITH SUPERHUMAN KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE
IGNORANT OF THE TRUE NATURE OF JESUS. THEIR VERDICT SEALS ALL THE ARGUMENT ON
THE EQUALITY OF JESUS, THE CHRIST WITH THE FATHER ANS HOLY SPIRIT OF
CHRISTENDOM!
Quotations
that amplify INTEGRATIONAL SPIRITAN MOVEMENT
Nigeria
--Rev. Prof. J. J.
Kenez, D.Sc. (2001) the Vessel of the Holy Spirit of the Creator of the
Universe.
Religious symbols have been
borrowed across cultures and religious boundaries for centuries that they
rarely mean same things to a variety of fanatical followers or worshippers of
the plethora of religions and denominations in our present world. How do we
penetrate centuries of historical distortions of the originals to define the
pristine truths from nature and established by our Creator so that we can
arrive at the most objective version that is egalitarian, humane and applicable
in all cultures, time and clime for world peace? Or, put in another fashion,
how can we be certain that the doctrines and dogmas we hold on to today
were/are not merely fake theories from the past. In short, how do we sift truth
from human beliefs, myths, legends and/or fables forged and fabricated by sages
of old or demagogues whose objectives were merely manipulating the masses of
their generation into reverencing and/or obeying them sheepishly? This is the
task before all of us. It is the only way to arrive at ONE WORLD RELIGION.
--Dr J. K.
Danmbaezue, PG Student (1981) after the Rev Jones/Guyana Mass Religious
Suicide.
The Igbo people have no name for the Giver of Life!
All we have are appellations that describe the evident and superlative traits
of this Consummate Spirit that created, creates and will still continue to
create and sustain all the beings; visible and invisible, animate and
inanimate, human or inhuman for ages in the future;
- Chi-na-eke: the ultimate spirit that
creates
- Chi-ukwu:
the greatest spirit
- Obasi bi n-elu: the omnipotent that lives
on high
- Ama-di-oha: the supreme husband of all
- Ogara-nya ngada-nga: the wealthiest of the
rich
- Ugwu ana-ari-atu egwu: the highest
mountain that is climbed with trepidation
- Ogbajiri igwe kpoo ya nku: He that breaks
steel and calls it dry wood
- Utu na agba igwe: bacteria that eats up
iron, i.e. potent ant that tears iron to shreds
- Ogbu onye mbosi ndu n’ato ya oto: he that
snuffs life out the arrogant at the apex of egocentric pride.
In our
culture, one can only give a name to what one owns, has authority over and can
dispose of at will! It is not right to give any name to the Creator; we
describe what he is and does; “Chi-na-eke”, meaning; “the divine spirit that
creates” or “Chi-Ukwu”; the Ultimate Spirit! Those who use the label “God or
gods” for the Creator; have never spelt it backwards. Try it now and be shocked
at what you get. The Igbo could not, should not and cannot use a pejorative
term or even an honourable one for their Creator!
---------Preface to RENASCENT IGBO RELIGION by Rev. Prof. J. J.
Kenez, Animator of I S M
Is it not cynical that each nation had prayers said for its soldiers
before each battle? Were they praying to the same God? Religion is politics,
but many uninformed adherents are hoodwinked into believing that “God” is their
President General. He was/is the supreme dictator and priests and imams were
only human administrators. In the current craze for wealth engaged in by fake pastors, evangelists and overseer,
exploitation in religion wears different gowns; annual missionary collections,
church/mosque levies, pilgrimages, compulsory offertory collections, harvest
and bazaars. To date, centuries after some colonised nations have won pseudo-political
independence; none is independent of religious domination by their
religio-political masters. The wonder of it all it that the above-underlined
scenario is what has been happening and will continue to happen in
churches/mosques all over Africa “world without end! Amen!” The congregation is
short-changed by their wry religious leaders who wine, dine and womanise while
they go a-borrowing to take care of their children’s health, education and
other familial duties unaided by any one!
------‘BEWARE OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHERS’- Rev.
Prof. J. J. Kenez, Animator of I S M
“Freedom of Religion is the right of a person to form
personal religious beliefs according to his or her own conscience and to give
public expression to these beliefs in worship and teaching, restricted only by
the requirements of public order. Religious liberty differs from toleration in
that toleration presupposes preferential treatment of a particular creed by the
state because it is an established church or, in some cases, is the predominant
religion of the population. To achieve
worldwide religious freedom may seem impossible or sound like a mirage, but not
to this astute thinker, this writer who has been under its theocratic
enslavement for half-a-century. His answer is worth experimenting with. Have
you read THE KENEZIAN CREED, DR KENEZ LETTER TO EDUCATIONISTS, THE KENEZIAN
EPITAPH and THE ANIMATOR’S INTERNATIONAL PRAYER? After you have meditated on
their contents, the formula for how ONE WORLD RELIGION can materialise is crystal
clear to all rational human beings. We must first of take stock of the
numerical strength of the plethora of factions in the major world religions for
now and evaluate how counter-productive the multiplicity of religious
organisations has demoralised and scandalised the youth. A worldwide religious
census is imperative!”
---Rev. Prof. J.J.Kenez, the Humble vessel of the Holy Spirit of the
Almighty Creator of the Universe.
Based on what historians
have written on the emergence of religions, this author has observed that there
is no semblance of religious freedom or independence in most communities and
organisations all over the world.When one has to subscribe to the tenets a
foreign religion, behave according to the doctrines and dogmas manufactured,
labelled and patented outside one’s psycho-socio-cultural milieu, is such a
person really independent?I know that there is only True God, the Almighty
Creator of the entire universe, the greatest Designer, Architect and Engineer
who embedded universal laws for the every being he has created. True worship of
this Ultimate Reality is Obedience to all his Natural and Eternal Laws
irrespective of place, time and clime surrounding each person’s birth,
parentage and social status. Therefore, the only religion that we are born into
is true adoration, thanksgiving, mutual respect and brother/sisterhood to all
peoples. We must worship Him in the Spirit of Truth and Fraternal Love which
his Holy Spirit dictates and infuses in our individual hearts.
Oh! that peace will reign
among all the creatures of the Almighty Creator, I pray!
INTEGRATIONAL SPIRITAN MOVEMENT is a universal
spiritual fellowship for all natural scientists and rational human being who
can decipher the truth despite centuries of deceit, subterfuge and
indoctrinations. Equating Jesus to the Almighty Creator God contravenes the
original commandments given to Patriarch Moses. Free yourself, my dear ones in
the name of Jesus who said “You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set
you free!” You are invited to positively criticise every sentence or
proposition in all of this lengthy discourse, backed up with relevant Bible
quotations and correct or modify our errors provided you are very objective and
can carry humanity along with you! ------------------------------------------Dr
J. K. Danmbaezue, saintkenez@yahoo.co.uk
The “Saviour” or “Messiah” was a title he earned since his predecessors failed to achieve the status. This he achieved by total obedience to the Will of the Almighty, whereas others fumbled!
ReplyDeleteMoses was a saviour for the enslaved Israelites in Egypt, but he struck the rock twice instead of once and so failed.
Samson was a saviour for the Israelites maltreated by the Philistines, but despite his anointing from the womb, he permitted Delilah to lead him astray.
Solomon was a saviour king chosen by God to build him a temple and restore peace in Israel, but despite the enormous wisdom bestowed on him for the assignment; he became an easy prey for the Queen of Sheba!
However, Jesus earned the coveted title due to his compliance with the Will of the Almighty Father; Matt 7:21; 21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. and total obedience to His dictates; Matt 12:50; 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother;" all through his ministry to merit the elevation to a salvific prophet, the Messiah of his people promised from the time of Abraham. He defeated the devil and so he excelled where others had failed.
Matt 4:1-11; 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. …. 3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." …. 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. 7 Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. 9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'" 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
By citing only Elijah and Elisha, 24 "I tell you the truth," he continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown. …. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed-only Naaman the Syrian;"
Jesus was emphatically declaring that only three of them came closest to the demands of ultimate elevation to “Christhood”! What he forgot to tell us or that he deliberately left to tell us was; what he did others failed to do properly, why he had the will power to say no to the devil all through his ministry and how he grabbed the title whereas others did not!
He meticulously studied the Laws, the Prophets and digested all the books on Judaism; Matt 5:17-18; 17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.”
THIS PROFESSOR OF MODERN THEOSOPHY LIVES BY TOTAL OBEDIENCE TO ALL THE NATURAL LAWS IN CREATION LIKE PATRIARCH ENOCH IN CHAPTER 5 OF GENESIS.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, In religion and honest living NONE OF YOU MY RELATIVES CAN EVER CATCH UP WITH ME....
Do you know why.....Ask yourself WHY DID GOD SEND ME TO THE SEMINARY EARLY IN LIFE,,,,THEN 12TH DEGEMA STRIKE FORCE, 4TH COMMANDO BRIGADE OF BIAFRA, THEREFROM HE saved my life from two SHELLING SHOCKS...etc etc then back to the Senior Seminary ..then to UNILAG.., UNIBADAN..... LATER TO THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE again back to academics...where i became the FIRST POST GRADUATE OF THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIBEN and UBTH, UGBOWO CAMPUS...again by long distance post doctoral field work and super studies to ADDIS ABABA to earn the D.Sc. and FELLOWSHIP of the prestiguous African College of Research. Scientists.
Moses was so trained ...in the long run he failed BY STRIKING THE ROCK TWICE.......Samson failed because hr violated all the rules given to his parents before he was born and topped it with marry Delilah...The Boy shepherd turned into King David could not control his penis and compounded it with murdering URIAH...soiled his hands with blood and was prevented from building God a temple
KING SOLOMON.. DESPITE HIS STUPENDOUS FREE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE SUCCUMBED TO THE PAGAN WORSHIP OF QUEEN OF SHEBA and messing around with HER RETINUE OF SERVANT GIRLS who were actually the demonic WHORES SHE CAME ALONG WITH HER TO OVERTHROW HIM....
Dr Jideofo Kenechukwu Danmbaezue WILL NEVER ABANDON THE INJUNCTION OF CHRIST JESUS IN CHAPTER 4 OF JOHN'S GOSPEL
HE WORSHIPS ONLY THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH as the MASTER REVEALED IS THE PROPER WAY...NOT ROMAN PAGANISM THAT HAS ENSLAVED ALL CHRISTENDOM TO A UNIVERSAL IDOLATRY