Seven "I Am's"

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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April 7, 2012


 *2012-03-15 - SEVEN I AM'S FROM JOHN - Link with Judah*


 *1. BREAD. R.P. #145, p. 80, I.H. ARtos, from Aro*, 99 (296) references*

*John 6:35 and 48: “I am the bread of life**”*

m. 6:35 JESUS CLEARLY ANSWERS THEIR QUESTIONING

*:Jesus said to them, I am the bread of :life:*

EIpen auTOIS ho I*e*SOUS, E-G*O* ei-mi ho ARtos t*e*s z*o*-*E*S:

*who comes unto me shall in nowise hunger, and who believes unto me shall
in nowise ever thirst.*

ho erCHOme-nos pros eME ou me peiNAse, kai ho piSTEUon eis eME ou me diPS*E*sei
P*O*po-te.


 *i. 6:48 ** I am the bread of :life.** ** *eG*O* ei-mi ho ARtos t*e*s z*o*-
*E*S.


 The “breaking of bread” became the name for the institution breaking (not
cutting) the loaf at the Lord's Supper, Acts 2:42, 20:7; 1 Corinthians
10:16, 11:23. Metaphorically, Christ is known as the bread of God, John
6:33, 35. George Muller partook of the Word as Soul-food before he prayed.
Priests ate this bread in type! Bread of Presence, Leviticus 24:9. We
minister the living Word by revelation, Romans 8:14.


 *2. LIGHT. R.P. #1512, p. 783, I.L. PHOS, from PHAo*, 70 (255) references*

*of the WORLD. R.P. #717, p. 429, A, KOSmos*, 187 (202) references*

*John 8:12 and 9:5: “I am the light of the world.”*

E. 8:12-20 FATHER WHO WITNESSES OF JESUS - UNKNOWN TO JEWS

a. 8:12 CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

*Again therefore :Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world:*

PAlin oun auTOIS eLAl*e*-sen ho I*e*SOUS, LEg*o*n, E-G*O* ei-mi to ph*o*s
[5457] tou KOSmou [2889]:

*who follows me shall in no wise walk in the darkness, but shall have the
light of :life.*

ho a-ko-louTH*O*N [190] moi ou m*e* pe-ri-paT*E*s*e* en t*e* skoTIa [4653],
all' HExei to ph*o*s t*e*s z*o*-*E*S.


 *e. 9:5 While I am in the world, I am Light of the world.*

HOtan en t*o* KOSm*o* *o*, PH*O*S [5457] ei-mi tou KOSmou.


 Metaphorically, the truth in Christ reaching the mind. Natural man is
incapable of receiving spiritual light, 1 Corinthians 2:14. Believers
become “sons of light” through the New Birth, receiving spiritual capacity
for revelation from God, Luke 16:8. It was *this* that Thomas Kinkaid
sought to portray in his paintings, and which the world could not grasp.
See the candlestick in the Tabernacle: here the “gifts of the Spirit” are
for *light*, 1 Corinthians 12:8-11.


 *3. DOOR. R.P. #544, p. 355, I.G., THUra, from THUo*, 39 (265) references *

*John 10:7: “I am the gate for the sheep” -*

6. 10:7-18 JESUS EXPLAINS PARABLE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

*a. 10:7 :Jesus therefore said again, Amen, Amen, I say unto you, I am the
door of the sheep.*

EIpen oun PAlin ho I*e*SOUS, A-M*E*N, aM*E*N, LEg*o* huMIN, eG*O*
ei-mi h*e*THUra t
*o*n proBAt*o*n.


 Metaphorically, of Christ, John 10:7, 9. Metaphorically of faith, by
acceptance of the Gospel, Acts 14:27. Also of entrance into the Kingdom of
God, Matthew 25:10, Luke 13:24-25. Christ's entrance into a repentant
believer's heart, Revelation 3:20. Access to behold visions relative to the
purposes of God, Revelation 4:1.


 *4. SHEPHERD. R.P. #1158, p. 657, A, poiMEN*, 18 (40) references, John
10:11*

*GOOD. R.P. #625, p. 395, A., kaLOS*, 102 (142) references.*

*John 10:11-15: “I am the good shepherd...”*

e. 10:11 THE PURPOSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

*I am the good :shepherd:*

E-G*O* ei-mi ho poiM*E*N [4166] ho kaLOS [2570]:

*the good :shepherd lays down his :life for the sheep.*

ho poiM*E*N ho kaLOS t*e*n psuCH*E*N [5590] auTOU TIth*e*-sin [5087] huPER t
*o*n proBAt*o*n.


 f. 10:12-13 THE NATURE OF THE HIRELING

*Who is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,*

ho mis-th*o*TOS [3411], kai ouk *o*n poiM*E*N, hou ouk EStin ta PROba-ta
Idi-a,

*beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees*

the-*o*REI ton LUkon [3074] erCHOme-non, kai aPHI*e*-sin [863] ta PROba-ta,
kai PHEUgei [5343]

*(and the wolf snatches them, and scatters):*

(kai ho LUkos harPAzei [726] auTA, kai skorPIzei [4650]):

*13 because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep.*

HOti mis-th*o*TOS es-tin, kai ou MElei [3411] auT*O* peRI t*o*n proBAt*o*n.


 g. 10:14-15 THE KNOWLEDGE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN CHRIST AND HIS SHEEP

*I am the good :shepherd; and I know :mine, and :mine know me,*

eG*O* ei-mi ho poiM*E*N ho kaLOS; kai giN*O*sk*o* ta eMA, kai giN*O*skouSI
me ta eMA,

*15 even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father;*

kaTH*O*S giN*O*skei me ho paT*E*R, ka' 'G*O* giN*O*sk*o* ton paTEra;

*and I lay down my :life for the sheep.*

kai t*e*n psuCH*E*N mou TIth*e*-mi huPER t*o*n proBAt*o*n.


 Metaphorically of Christ, Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27; John 10:11, 14, 16;
Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25. Pastors tend, guide and oversee, as well as
feed the flock, Acts 20:17, 28. It was this service committed to elders
(overseers or bishops). Jesus Christ alone is the chief shepherd, 1 Peter
5:4. Aaron, a type of Christ, was faithful over the Tabernacle. King David
shepherded God's people Israel, Psalm 23.


 *5. RESURRECTION. R.P. #595, p. 371, II.B, aNAsta-sis, from HISte-mi*, 42
(648) references.*

*John 11:25: “I am the resurrection and the life...” *

h. 11:25-26a CHRIST - THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

*:Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life:*

EIpen auT*E* ho I*e*SOUS, E-G*O* ei-mi h*e* aNAsta-sis, kai h*e* z*o*-*E*
[2222]:

*who believes unto me shall live, even if he die; *26a* and every one*

ho piSTEU*o*n eis eME, ka' 'n a-poTHAn*e* Z*E*se-tai [2198]; kai pas

*who lives and believes unto me shall nowise die unto the age.*

ho z*o*n kai PiSTEU*o*n eis eME ou m*e* a-poTHAn*e* [599] eis ton ai*O*na.


 By metonymy, of Christ as the Author of resurrection, John 11:25. Many
found in Christ strength and firmness, a means of their salvation - many in
Israel to stumble. God made Aaron's budding rod bring forth almonds, symbol
of resurrection. Christ Jesus raised Lazarus, and will raise us too, 1
Thessalonians 4:13-18.


 *6. WAY. R.P. #999, p. 554, I.A, hoDOS, 102 (137) references.*

*TRUTH. R.P. #792, p. 464, II.B, a-leTHEIa, from a + LEtho*, 107 (203)
references.*


 JOHN b. 14:6 NO WAY TO GOD BUT THROUGH CHRIST

*Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life:*

LEgei auT*O* I*e*SOUS, E-G*O* ei-mi h*e* hoDOS [3598], kai h*e* aL*E*thei-a
[225], kai h*e* z*o*-*E* [2222]:

*no one comes unto the Father, but through me.*

ouDEIS ERche-tai pros ton paTEra, ei m*e* di’ eMOU.


 Metaphorically, a course of conduct, or way of thinking. The way
instructed and approved of God, Acts 18:26, Hebrews 3:10. Paul's way in
Christ, 1 Corinthians 4:17. The more excellent way of love, 1 Corinthians
12:31. Personified of Christ as means of access to the Father, John 14:6.
The course followed and characterized by followers of Christ, Acts 9:2,
19:9, 23; 24:22. Christ in the Tabernacle: Blood-sprinkled mercy seat on
the Ark, which led Israel in her goings.


 *7. VINE. R.P. #82, p. 53, A, AMpe-los*, 8 (32) references. - John 15:1*

*TRUE vine. R.P. #792, p. 464, II.D, a-le-thiNOS, a + LEtho*, 27 (203)
references.*


 John C. 15:1-16:33 RESULTS FROM THE SPIRIT’S COMING

3. 15:1-16 FRUIT: PURPOSE OF THE SPIRIT

*a. 15:1 I am the true :vine, and my :Father is the husbandman.*

E-G*O* ei-mi h*e* AMpe-los [288] h*e* a-l*e*-thiN*E*, kai ho paT*E*R mou ho
ge-*o*rGOS [1092] es-tin.


 Used figuratively of Christ, John 15:1, 4, 5. A true vine shelters, as
4-fold covering of Tabernacle: badger skins, rams dyed red, goat hairs
(humanity), white linen. Father pruned branches, as they receive life from
the true vine.


 *NOTE*: Here we have a 7-fold picture of Christ - yet *much more* than
this! For our Lord Jesus uses the peculiar meaning of “Jehovah” in each of
these 7 references: “*I am*” - E-G*O* ei-mi. In the Pentateuch (Torah),
Moses points out that the essence of the meaning of the Tetragrammaton:
Jehovah - is “*I am*” - E-G*O* ei-mi! It was Jesus' use of this - that so
enraged the Jewish leaders of His day. They termed it “blasphemy” and took
up rocks to stone Him.


 *But* - He *was* all He said! He came from the Father, *knew* His Father -
and as Son of man - was the perfect servant to His Father. He spoke
*only*His Father's words as Son of man, and did
*only* His deeds as signs and wonders. Just as these are 7 “I AM's” in the
Gospel of John, so John by the Spirit selects 7 of Jesus' signs to portray
aspects of His character.


 In Isaiah there are 4 “Servant Songs” prophetically looking forward to the
Messiah to come: Jesus! The prophetic device Isaiah uses here - the
Catholic theologians called the “sensus plenior” - the *fuller* sense!
Modernists *hate* this term - but it is *true*, nonetheless!


 I originally wrote the above outline in 1967, and now 45 years later - the
day before Resurrection Sunday - the *first* day of the week - I find we
are celebrating Jesus' resurrection (2012-04-07). Paul in 1 Corinthians 15
lays out how important and necessary is the death *and Resurrection* of our
Lord Jesus! Had He *not* risen, we would be yet dead in our trespasses and
sins. But He *has* risen, and His “finished work” on Calvary is now *abundantly
justified*! We *are* redeemed. We *have been* reconciled! He purchased the
Presence of the Father, His heredity of the indwelling Holy Spirit to
*also*indwell us! Now
*our* resurrection is assured at His Second Coming! *This* is the *Blessed
Hope* of the believer!


 Our Lord Jesus in His resurrection became the First Fruit! We will join
Him in Resurrection Bodies like His present Glorified Body when He returns
in Glory with His holy angels (not His saints yet). He will following our
resurrection give out awards to saints at His B*E*ma (Judgment Seat) - and
1000 years later declare final judgment on all who rejected Him - who is
God's *only* selection for man's salvation! No wonder Felix trembled when
Paul reasoned of these things! J.A.Watt



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