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Wesleyan–Holiness Lens · John

John 17 is the high-priestly prayer for the entire sanctification of believers.

Cross-References

Numbers 21:9typeMoses lifted up the bronze serpent in the wilderness.
Who
Moses (Numbers narrator)
To
Israel bitten by venomous snakes
Where
The wilderness near Edom
When
God's strange mercy: look at the lifted serpent and live
Why:Jesus tells Nicodemus that he too must be 'lifted up' — on the cross — so all who look in faith are saved.
Context:A classic 'type': the snake bearing the curse of judgment foreshadows Christ becoming sin for us (2 Cor 5:21).
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1 John 4:9themeGod's love manifested in the sending of his Son.
Who
Jesus (to Nicodemus) / John (narrator)
To
Nicodemus by night; later, every reader
Where
Jerusalem, a nighttime conversation
When
Jesus' explanation of new birth and the divine motive of love
Why:Decades later John re-states the same gospel in his epistle — the unchanging center of Christian faith.
Context:The fourth Gospel's most famous verse and John's mature reflection are one continuous meditation on love.
Read 1 John 4:9 →

About John

Author: John the Apostle
Date: c. AD 85–95
Themes: Life, Light, Belief, Love

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