4/3/2024
On: 4/3/2024,
By Dr. R. Jared Staudt
, In: Opinion
Jesus has been raised up, lifted up for all to see, so that in seeing, we may believe. John puts these images at the center of his Gospel, as we see in chapter eight, when Jesus says, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he" (Jn 8:28). This seems to point clearly to the Cross, when the people of Jerusalem, the you, will lift him to his death to look upon the one they have pierced. But in chapter 12, Jesus refers to being lifted up again: "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself" (Jn 12:32). At first glance, it would seem to be a repetition of the earlier statement, but it follows Jesus's prayer, "Father, glorify thy name" (Jn 12:27). In raising Jesus from the dead, the Father lifted him up from death and exalted him by seating him at his right hand.
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