WHY THE DISCIPLES FOLLOWED JESUS
Listen to these verses and then I will elaborate on what is going on here.
John 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 1: 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
John 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
John 1: 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
The days had came in which those who knew the word of God in their heart would realize he was coming that year to his people as the anointed one who would take away the sins of the world and be the Savior and King of Israel. These statements by John and the soon to be disciples show us this mindset. These men were looking for and waiting on the appearance of the Messiah. When he appeared this is why they so quickly followed him. They couldnt take the chance not to.
John was the one prophecied in Isaiah 60 to come before Christ and prepare the way. He did this by preaching repentance and the soon coming kingdom of God. Malachi also speaks of this.
John also reminds us of prophecys in the old letter of the anointing that would take place on the one who would take away sin. John was referring to Daniels prophecy of chapter 9. Andrew quickly went and told his brother that they had found the Messiah. These men knew the scriptures and when John told them who he was after his anointing they quickly left John and followed Jesus. They all had been waiting for his arrival. Phillip talking to Nathaniel said the one Moses talked about was here the new covenant King. Nathaniel quickly and hastily proclaims Jesus as the king of Israel. And think of this. Why would Matthew drop his well paying job as tax collector and immediately follow Jesus? Matthew must have also in his heart remembered the scriptures he learned as a boy and was also hoping the Messiah would come that year. I see no other reason to believe he left all for Jesus than this. He too was waiting for the Messiah. They as jews who studied the scriptures knew Jesus was to appear in the 483rd year of Daniels prophecy and it was that year. They also knew he would come during the Roman Empire because of Daniel 2. Knowing the word of God eventually saved their souls. because they held the scriptures in their hearts they knew when he arrived. The Word will also save us one day this same way. We look to the day when we can also see our Messiah.
John 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 1: 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
John 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
John 1: 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
The days had came in which those who knew the word of God in their heart would realize he was coming that year to his people as the anointed one who would take away the sins of the world and be the Savior and King of Israel. These statements by John and the soon to be disciples show us this mindset. These men were looking for and waiting on the appearance of the Messiah. When he appeared this is why they so quickly followed him. They couldnt take the chance not to.
John was the one prophecied in Isaiah 60 to come before Christ and prepare the way. He did this by preaching repentance and the soon coming kingdom of God. Malachi also speaks of this.
John also reminds us of prophecys in the old letter of the anointing that would take place on the one who would take away sin. John was referring to Daniels prophecy of chapter 9. Andrew quickly went and told his brother that they had found the Messiah. These men knew the scriptures and when John told them who he was after his anointing they quickly left John and followed Jesus. They all had been waiting for his arrival. Phillip talking to Nathaniel said the one Moses talked about was here the new covenant King. Nathaniel quickly and hastily proclaims Jesus as the king of Israel. And think of this. Why would Matthew drop his well paying job as tax collector and immediately follow Jesus? Matthew must have also in his heart remembered the scriptures he learned as a boy and was also hoping the Messiah would come that year. I see no other reason to believe he left all for Jesus than this. He too was waiting for the Messiah. They as jews who studied the scriptures knew Jesus was to appear in the 483rd year of Daniels prophecy and it was that year. They also knew he would come during the Roman Empire because of Daniel 2. Knowing the word of God eventually saved their souls. because they held the scriptures in their hearts they knew when he arrived. The Word will also save us one day this same way. We look to the day when we can also see our Messiah.
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