1) The Eternal Word - John 1:1-5, Genesis 1:1-31, (See Genesis 1:26-27 for in "OUR" image)

a) John 1:1a - In the Beginning, Jesus Christ is the Word - Through Gods word, that is through Jesus Christ that he came to reveal Gods

heart, mind, works and complete attributes to us as Jesus Christ has said "He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father" (John 14:9).  Now according to The Bible Exposition Commentary (NT) a "WORD" is composed of letters, and Jesus Christ being Alpha and Omega (Revelations 1:11), to which is the beginning and the end of the Greek Alphabet.  Now Jesus Christ is Gods last words to mankind, since he is the Omega, the end.  So in this Jesus Christ is eternal and was not created since he existed before creation.  Now Jesus Christ has sent the disciples and Apostle Paul out to give us instructions on how to living  a Holy Christian Life that is pleasing to Jesus Christ (Eph 1:4, 5:27, 1Pe 1:15-16), So that we can be presented as the Bride of Christ without Blemish (Eph 5:27, 1Pe 1:19).

b) John 1:1b and 1:2 - Jesus Christ was with God - The term that John uses, expresses his friendship or intimacy with God, this is the

meaning of "Was With God" for Jesus Christ was partaker of God's Divine Glory before the creation of the world (John 17:5, 1:18). So therefore Jesus Christ was united with God in the Beginning.

c) John 1:1c - Jesus Christ was God - In this sense of John's meaning that Jesus Christ is eternal as God is eternal, and he is equal to God

with the same glory and in power, and works they are equal with all authority. For God and Jesus Christ has all the same attributes, in mind, in heart and in spirit. For the son is always equal to the Father in all things including their personality.

As Barnes Commentary Notes also Puts it; John 1:1 that the second person may be called by the same name; has the same attributes;performs the same works; and is entitled to the same honors with the first, and that therefore he is "the same in substance, and equal in power and glory," with God.

To put it into human terms is that my son Joshua is equal to me, his dad, in personality, heart and mind, in all attributes even with the same temperament.  My son as learned from me as Jesus Christ has learned from his Father (God) (John 8:28).

d) John 1:3 - All things made through Jesus Christ - As we see here that Jesus Christ and God are one as stated in the previous verses,

so in that, Jesus Christ being the word, and God who spoke the word all things were created through Jesus Christ and for him and nothing was made without him (Colossians 1:16-17).

e) John 1:4 - Jesus Christ The Light and Life of the world - As we know that he is the word and all things were made through him

making Jesus Christ the life of the world, but not just that but he also gave man life through Jesus being crucified on the cross.  He gave mankind in the beginning life by breathing his spirit into them and now he gives life by Baptizing them with the Holy Spirit that gave mankind new life and restored to God through Jesus Christ. So with that mankind is the light of Christ since it is Christ that shines through them to the world, that bears witness regarding Jesus Christ.

f) John 1:5 - The Darkness did not understand the Light - People will either love the light, that is Jesus Christ or they will love the

darkness, that is satan, which is love their own sins, to make their selves their own gods, thinking they control their own lives and destines when satan actually controls them and keeps them from seeing Gods Holy Truths.  So then those that love the darkness does not understand the light of Christ that shines through Christ servants, so instead most people on earth will hate Jesus Christ servants, they hate that light that shines through them, through the darkness of this wicked world!

2) John's Witness: The True Light - John 1:6-13 -

2) The Word Becomes Flesh - John 1:14-18 -

3) A Voice in the wilderness - John 1:19-28 - (Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-20) -   - To Top^

a) John 1:19 - John a Witness of Jesus Christ - John himself who has seen and Baptized our Lord Jesus Christ bears his witness of Jesus

Christ and was personally taught by Jesus. Many of Jews, the people and republicans came to John, to repent and be baptized as a symbol of that sincere repentance, but the religious leaders who in their own hypocrisy thought that they were not sinners. that they were good people and pleasing to God.  They counted on their own self made righteousness instead of walking in humility and see

their true wicked conditions of them selves. 

b) John 1:20-24 - Who is John? - Now the religious leaders were sent by their leaders to ask John who is he?  John himself denied he

was the Christ, or Elijah and even denied being a prophet.  Instead he said he is the voice crying in the wilderness, a voice he claimed who he was.  Now he also stated what he was doing, that is to warn people they must repent, and be ready for the coming of the Lord, that is the Messiah Jesus Christ.

c) John 1:25-26a - By What Authority does John Baptize with? - Now those that was sent from the Pharisees were questioning John's

authority to find out what right does John have to be baptizing people.  Of course just like John, our authority does not come from

Man, but comes from God in Jesus Christ instead and it is God who has given the authority to John to which John was raised up for

this day, to prepare the way for Jesus Christ.  Now lets notice that John did not answer their question at all except to tell them that he baptizes with water (For repentance of sins) and of the one they do not know that is among them.

d) John 1:26b-27 - John tells of the coming Messiah - John lets the Pharisees know of the coming Messiah that is among them, here

now, that they do not know, their hearts are far from God, to which their hearts are cold that has not listened to God.  John lets them

also know that after his own death, John becomes less and Jesus becomes more and is more important than John that John is not so much as worthy to untie Jesus shoes, little lone anything else.

e) John 1:28 - Where John Baptized at - John himself were baptizing people in the southern part of Israel, at the river coming off of the

Salt Sea, the Northern Part to which is about 2 miles or so from Jericho and and maybe about 4 to 6 miles or so from Bethlehem. 

Maybe at the Jordon River.

4) Behold the Lamb of God - John 1:29-34 - (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22) - To Top^

a) John 1:29-31 - John Professes Jesus as The Messiah - The following day after the Priest and Levities questioned him of who he was

Jesus Christ our Lord while coming towards John, John professed in public that Jesus Christ is the Promised Messiah, that is the

"Lamb of God" that comes to take away the sin of the world, meaning to save people from their bondages of sins, from satan, from themselves and from Gods wrath and judgments. In this John also professes that Jesus Christ being here long before him, before the creation of the world, that has come after him to spread the good news to Israel.

b) John 1:32 - The Testimony of John - John himself has seen the Holy Spirit came down from heaven and then remained on Jesus Christ,

being the power of God, as proof of Jesus is who he and the scriptures says he is.

c) John 1:33-34 - God reveals to John Jesus Christ - Now God who has called John to go and baptize with water has revealed to John who

the promised Messiah was at the time of John seeing the Holy Spirit coming down on Jesus Christ.  So John knew at that time Jesus Christ is the Son of God because of God telling John this.