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They Beheld His Glory
John 1:14-18
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Introduction• The last few verses of the prologue (Jn 1:1-18)
– John identifies the Word . . .• Who was in the beginning with God, and was
God (Jn 1:1-2)
• Through whom all things were made (Jn 1:3)
• Who was life, and the light of men (Jn 1:4-5, 9
• Who came into the world, though many did not receive Him (Jn 1:10-11)
• Yet those who received Him, were given the right to become children of God (Jn 1:12-13)
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The Word• The Word was Jesus Christ . . .
– Who became flesh and lived among men (v14)– Whose glory was seen by men (v14)
• The word "glory" as used here . . .– Means "majesty, dignity, splendor" (Barnes)– Means “magnificence, excellence, preeminence,
dignity, grace” (Thayer)– Pertaining to Christ, it refers to His personal
excellence or majesty • John writes, "We beheld His glory"
– What majesty, dignity, magnificence, preeminence, grace or splendor did John and others see in Jesus when He walked in the flesh among men?
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The Glory of the Incarnation• “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”
– God, the Word, came into a fleshly existence• “became” Grk ginomai “to come into existence,
arise”– Not that he newly existed, for He was eternally
God (Jn 1:1-3)– But that he took on a new form, flesh
– And He did so to dwell among us• “dwelt” Grk skenoo “tented, tabernacled”
– He ‘pitched His tent with us’» Implies the temporary nature of His visit» Reminds us of God who dwelt with Israel in the
tent (tabernacle) – He came to show us the way
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The Glory of His Deity• "the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father" (v14)• "The dignity which was appropriate to the only
begotten Son of God" (Barnes) – Glory or splendor that could belong to no other,
because it expressed His rank and character – The glory that was clearly seen at the
transfiguration (Lk 9:28-32; 2 Pet 1:16-18)– Glory that was also seen in His miracles, His
doctrine, His resurrection, and His ascension (Jn 2:11)• Only the Son of God could say and do such
things
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The Glory of His Grace• "full of grace . . . grace for grace . . . grace and
truth came through Jesus" (Jn 1:14, 16-17)– Grace means a gift or favor– He was full of grace – kind, merciful gracious,
doing good to all– But His grace led to more grace
• Ultimately to His gift of His own life to save ours
• Yet He did not just reveal His grace . . .
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The Glory of His Truth• "full of grace and truth . . . grace and truth
came through Jesus Christ“ (Jn 1:14,17)
• He declared the truth– The truth of God’s word (Jn 17:17)– He lived the word, He taught the word– He is the Word
• By His life He showed how man should have lived– He showed the truth of our sinfulness– That truth shows the deservedness of
punishment for sin
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The Glory of His Preeminence• “He who comes after me is preferred before me
for He was before me” (Jn 1:15) – “preferred” Grk ginomai means “came into
existence, arose” (same as “became” in v14)– 1st “before me” Grk emprosthen mou means “in
front of me”• Not birth order, but preeminence, importance
– 2nd “before me” Grk protos mou means “first in time”• He was first, prexistent
• Christ was preexistent and remains preeminent
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The Glory of His Revelation• "No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten
Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him" (Jn 1:18)– Not denying that men had witnessed manifestations of
God, as when he appeared to Moses and the prophets (e.g., Num 12:8)
– Rather that no one had seen the essence of God or fully known God
• As God told Moses (Ex 33:18-20)• The prophets delivered what they heard God speak
– Jesus revealed God as His equal, understanding fully His nature “in the bosom of the Father”
• Jesus declared the Father as no one had done before! – As Jesus told Philip (Jn 14:9) – As Jesus expressed in His prayer (Jn 17:6,24) – As written in the epistles (Col 1:15; Heb 1:1-4)
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We too can behold His glory• 2 Cor 3:18
– We behold His glory in the mirror of God’s word• Written by those who saw, heard and touched
(1Jn 1:1-4)– Verified by signs (Heb 2:2-4)
– And seeing His glory we are to be transformed• Into the image of His Son (Rom 8:29, 12:1-2)
• And one day we will see Him in all His glory– Col 3:1-4– Php 2:9-11
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Conclusion• “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among
us, and we beheld His glory . . .”– We may not have seen Jesus in the flesh, but
we can still behold His glory . . . • Through the testimony of His apostles and the
Word of God • When Jesus comes again to be revealed in His
glory – What will we do with the glory of Jesus as
declared by His apostles? • We should let it transform our lives as we behold
the glory of the Lord• Then when Christ comes, He will be glorified in
us, and we in Him! (2 Thes 1:10-12)
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