The Gospel According to John--"I Am The Bread of Life" (John 6:35)

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Magenta

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Been there done that with technology, which is great until something goes haywire or stops working altogether! :rolleyes:
I know, right? LOL. I have not tried turning it back on since then, and that is where my photo shop is...

This machine has no battery power and always starts up right away as long as it is plugged in.

I originally replaced this device because after it smacked on the floor from my desk at work a couple
of times, the internet was so spotty and unreliable it was crazy making. But it is fine now!!!
.:unsure::oops::giggle:

But you know what? After I lost internet dependability on this device is how I started doing my designs.
Because I reset to factory presets a couple of times trying to get the internet to work, and in so doing,
thought I had lost my fonts (I hadn't), and it was while I was searching out fonts that I started seeing
little things here and there that I would think, oh! If I was designing panels I could use that...
One thing led to another and before you know it? Ha. Yeah. The rest is history.




^ An early design... You can tell because (a) it is all purpley, and (b) it has a horse in it heh
 

Magenta

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“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live
: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believest thou this? ‭‭John‬ ‭11:25-26‬ ‭

“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭14:9‬ ‭

“Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open
your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.”

‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭37:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves
after his resurrection,
and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭27:52-53‬ ‭KJV‬‬

John 11:25-26
:)
 

SilverFox7

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I know, right? LOL. I have not tried turning it back on since then, and that is where my photo shop is...

This machine has no battery power and always starts up right away as long as it is plugged in.

I originally replaced this device because after it smacked on the floor from my desk at work a couple
of times, the internet was so spotty and unreliable it was crazy making. But it is fine now!!!
.:unsure::oops::giggle:

But you know what? After I lost internet dependability on this device is how I started doing my designs.
Because I reset to factory presets a couple of times trying to get the internet to work, and in so doing,
thought I had lost my fonts (I hadn't), and it was while I was searching out fonts that I started seeing
little things here and there that I would think, oh! If I was designing panels I could use that...
One thing led to another and before you know it? Ha. Yeah. The rest is history.




^ An early design... You can tell because (a) it is all purpley, and (b) it has a horse in it heh
Yep. that's the creative process for bringing our art to new levels with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit helping as well!
 

Pilgrimshope

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Thank you so much for your very kind words, Silver Fox!


John 5:24 woman
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Those are the two original files for the women I used in the John 5:24 and 24 + 25 panels... :D

I would have posted them sooner but I was at work and on my phone with no access to my image files...

Even so, right now I am on my back-up puter cuz the one I normally used went black on me a couple of weeks ago :censored:
I love this scene from John

“Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father:( son on earth father in heaven ) but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.”( isn’t this what a prophet actually does ? Carries Gods word to those it’s intended for ?)
‭‭John‬ ‭20:10-18‬ ‭KJV‬‬


Its something Mary who was once a sinner possessed by demons became the first to witness the resurrection because of her live and dedication towards the lord

i think of how what Paul said here applies to many

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭1:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus is beautiful in how he dealt with the rejected sinners of society majestic
 

Magenta

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David Hawking is teaching on Jesus and John the baptist on kari55.com right now
 

Magenta

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Thank you I might check it out wouod like to hear another take
Oops I spelled his name wrong it's HOCKING :) I saw they had some archive material but I'm not sure if they archive their daily programs... "Hope For Today"
 

Pilgrimshope

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Oops I spelled his name wrong it's HOCKING :) I saw they had some archive material but I'm not sure if they archive their daily programs... "Hope For Today"
Haha I googled it earlier and a bunch of stories came up about Stephen hawkkng lol
 

SilverFox7

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“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
‭‭John‬ ‭11:25-26‬ ‭

“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭14:9‬ ‭

“Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭37:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭27:52-53‬ ‭KJV‬‬
John 7 covers Jesus' attendance at the "Jews' Feast of Tabernacles" (v. 2), which implies to me that is a festival the disciples didn't incorporate into their religious practices although there are some Christian denominations today who still observe this significant "feast" in God's plan for humanity.

It is the final festival outlined in the torah, and it spans several days like Passover. The Feast of Tabernacle occurs in the fall when the large grain harvests took place in Israel, and this festival is a time for celebration and thankfulness to God and His Providence. In line with your scripture quotes above talking about the resurrection, the "great day of the feast" (v. 37), a.k.a "the last great day" is viewed by some as the final culmination of God's plan for redemption. The day represents the final resurrection of God's people to put a great ending to the often sad story of humanity's history of rebellion against their Creator.

Halfway through the feast, Jesus says

John 7:24

New King James Version

24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.

How do you think this important teaching fits in with the Feast of Tabernacles, which appears on the whole to be representative of the "millennium", brother?

More cool ideas coming soon from me on this awesome chapter from John!
 

Pilgrimshope

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John 7 covers Jesus' attendance at the "Jews' Feast of Tabernacles" (v. 2), which implies to me that is a festival the disciples didn't incorporate into their religious practices although there are some Christian denominations today who still observe this significant "feast" in God's plan for humanity.

It is the final festival outlined in the torah, and it spans several days like Passover. The Feast of Tabernacle occurs in the fall when the large grain harvests took place in Israel, and this festival is a time for celebration and thankfulness to God and His Providence. In line with your scripture quotes above talking about the resurrection, the "great day of the feast" (v. 37), a.k.a "the last great day" is viewed by some as the final culmination of God's plan for redemption. The day represents the final resurrection of God's people to put a great ending to the often sad story of humanity's history of rebellion against their Creator.

Halfway through the feast, Jesus says

John 7:24

New King James Version

24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.

How do you think this important teaching fits in with the Feast of Tabernacles, which appears on the whole to be representative of the "millennium", brother?

More cool ideas coming soon from me on this awesome chapter from John!
I’ve never really looked into the feasts but others have told me alot of cool things regarding them brother I’d like to hear more of what your saying there to be honest rether than talk about a subject im not really familiar with

i know from others there’s alot of significance to the feasts I just never have really understood it . I’m here to hear and learn things I don’t know as well as share things I think I know so if you get time please elaborate. It’s always appreciated dear brother
 

Magenta

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Haha I googled it earlier and a bunch of stories came up about Stephen hawkkng lol
Aaaahhhhh! LOL. Well, he was an atheist, married to a Christian. Until he divorced her to marry one of his care-givers. Did you see the movie based on his life? Eddie Redmayne may have been one of the main reasons I did. The Theory of Everything. Wow! From ten years ago, now. Hawking made the assertion that since the law of gravity exists, the universe could have been created from nothing. Eh? I have no idea what he means to say by that. LOL! But as an atheist he is surely attempting to deny God had anything to do with it. But it also seems ridiculous to say the universe was created from nothing if gravity had anything to do with it. Right? I mean, gravity is something. Heh. Not nothing. Hawking is one of the unholy trinity, you know: Hawking, Dawkins, and Hitchens .:cool::giggle:

Oh, here is his quote: "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous
creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist," Hawking writes.
 

Pilgrimshope

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Aaaahhhhh! LOL. Well, he was an atheist, married to a Christian. Until he divorced her to marry one of his care-givers. Did you see the movie based on his life? Eddie Redmayne may have been one of the main reasons I did. The Theory of Everything. Wow! From ten years ago, now. Hawking made the assertion that since the law of gravity exists, the universe could have been created from nothing. Eh? I have no idea what he means to say by that. LOL! But as an atheist he is surely attempting to deny God had anything to do with it. But it also seems ridiculous to say the universe was created from nothing if gravity had anything to do with it. Right? I mean, gravity is something. Heh. Not nothing. Hawking is one of the unholy trinity, you know: Hawking, Dawkins, and Hitchens .:cool::giggle:

Oh, here is his quote: "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous
creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist," Hawking writes.
Indeed I googled hawking lol and was thinking

“ I don’t think this is the guy she was talking about “ haha
 

Magenta

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Indeed I googled hawking lol and was thinking

“ I don’t think this is the guy she was talking about “ haha
David Hocking is certainly not a favourite teacher of mine, but he has been on the roster
of daily (weekdays, anyways) programs that kari5.com carries, for quite a few years, so
I suppose I have heard quite a bit from him in that time, and just last week I was quite
impressed with something he shared while I was working, so I wrote down the Scripture
verses he was referencing so I could look into them further...
 

Pilgrimshope

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David Hocking is certainly not a favourite teacher of mine, but he has been on the roster
of daily (weekdays, anyways) programs that kari5.com carries, for quite a few years, so
I suppose I have heard quite a bit from him in that time, and just last week I was quite
impressed with something he shared while I was working, so I wrote down the Scripture
verses he was referencing so I could look into it further...
Yes I like to always try to hear people especially if it’s not already agreeable to what I think sort of good to challenge our own thoughts when we hear other thoughts, to test thier strength and integrity
 

Magenta

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Yes I like to always try to hear people especially if it’s not already agreeable to what I think sort of good
to challenge our own thoughts when we hear other thoughts, to test thier strength and integrity
Even Johnny Mac says something every once in a while that I like .:LOL::ROFL::LOL:

They (kari5.com) added Steve Gregg a while back, a question-and-answer format, that I really enjoyed
listening to, so I went to his archives and started listening to many of the offerings, over a day or two...
yikes. That was a mistake. Getting even a good teacher in large doses presented me with too many errors at once.
 

Magenta

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Mmmmmmm Mac and cheese……sorry sorry what we’re we talking about ?
Oops, a couple of times I typed kari5.com instead of kari55.com .:censored:

(My keyboard numbers above the letters don't work so well...) .:cry:

I listen on the radio in my car and at home and also on my phone at work...

But you could have them on on your device while you are here, also...

Although Saturdays are a mixed bag of teachings and health oriented infomercials, then foreign language programs in the evening.
 

SilverFox7

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I’ve never really looked into the feasts but others have told me alot of cool things regarding them brother I’d like to hear more of what your saying there to be honest rether than talk about a subject im not really familiar with

i know from others there’s alot of significance to the feasts I just never have really understood it . I’m here to hear and learn things I don’t know as well as share things I think I know so if you get time please elaborate. It’s always appreciated dear brother
Here's a good article that summarizes some of the key aspects of the Feast of Tabernacles:

What Does the Feast of Tabernacles Mean to Christians? (learnreligions.com)

Leviticus chapter 23 outlines "the feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts" (v.2).

Notice the emphasis the Lord places on these "holy convocations" that they are His feasts. The weekly Sabbath is included in the list as well.

Here are the annual feasts that God passed on to Moses and the Israelites:

1. Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread--represent the night the Israelites were passed over from death in Egypt by the blood of a lamb on their doorposts. Of course, this festival foreshadowed Jesus (the Lamb of God) dying on the cross to save us from eternal death, and the Days of Unleavened Bread focus on putting leaven (sin) out of our lives.

2. Pentecost or the feast of "first-fruits" celebrated the smaller spring harvest in Israel, and for Christians it is the day the Holy Spirit came.

3. Feast of Trumpets points ahead to the return of Jesus Christ.

4. Day of Atonement is a day of fasting and becoming "at one" with our Lord. It also points to the time when Satan is bound for 1000 years during the millennium.

5. Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day point to the millennium and the resurrection of God's people (2nd resurrection noted in the Bible--the first takes place for Christians when Jesus returns).

It is interesting that the spring festivals have been fulfilled in human history with the Passover (Jesus' death) and Pentecost (arrival of the Holy Spirit), yet the fall festivals have not been fulfilled yet. I was thinking about that recently and was struck by the large gap of time between the spring festivals and the fall festivals annually. It's been over 2000 years since Jesus died and the Holy Spirit entered the stage, and who knows (only God) when the Feast of Trumpets will happen with Christ's triumphant return!
 

Pilgrimshope

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Here's a good article that summarizes some of the key aspects of the Feast of Tabernacles:

What Does the Feast of Tabernacles Mean to Christians? (learnreligions.com)

Leviticus chapter 23 outlines "the feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts" (v.2).

Notice the emphasis the Lord places on these "holy convocations" that they are His feasts. The weekly Sabbath is included in the list as well.

Here are the annual feasts that God passed on to Moses and the Israelites:

1. Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread--represent the night the Israelites were passed over from death in Egypt by the blood of a lamb on their doorposts. Of course, this festival foreshadowed Jesus (the Lamb of God) dying on the cross to save us from eternal death, and the Days of Unleavened Bread focus on putting leaven (sin) out of our lives.

2. Pentecost or the feast of "first-fruits" celebrated the smaller spring harvest in Israel, and for Christians it is the day the Holy Spirit came.

3. Feast of Trumpets points ahead to the return of Jesus Christ.

4. Day of Atonement is a day of fasting and becoming "at one" with our Lord. It also points to the time when Satan is bound for 1000 years during the millennium.

5. Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day point to the millennium and the resurrection of God's people (2nd resurrection noted in the Bible--the first takes place for Christians when Jesus returns).

It is interesting that the spring festivals have been fulfilled in human history with the Passover (Jesus' death) and Pentecost (arrival of the Holy Spirit), yet the fall festivals have not been fulfilled yet. I was thinking about that recently and was struck by the large gap of time between the spring festivals and the fall festivals annually. It's been over 2000 years since Jesus died and the Holy Spirit entered the stage, and who knows (only God) when the Feast of Trumpets will happen with Christ's triumphant return!

Here's a good article that summarizes some of the key aspects of the Feast of Tabernacles:

What Does the Feast of Tabernacles Mean to Christians? (learnreligions.com)

Leviticus chapter 23 outlines "the feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts" (v.2).

Notice the emphasis the Lord places on these "holy convocations" that they are His feasts. The weekly Sabbath is included in the list as well.

Here are the annual feasts that God passed on to Moses and the Israelites:

1. Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread--represent the night the Israelites were passed over from death in Egypt by the blood of a lamb on their doorposts. Of course, this festival foreshadowed Jesus (the Lamb of God) dying on the cross to save us from eternal death, and the Days of Unleavened Bread focus on putting leaven (sin) out of our lives.

2. Pentecost or the feast of "first-fruits" celebrated the smaller spring harvest in Israel, and for Christians it is the day the Holy Spirit came.

3. Feast of Trumpets points ahead to the return of Jesus Christ.

4. Day of Atonement is a day of fasting and becoming "at one" with our Lord. It also points to the time when Satan is bound for 1000 years during the millennium.

5. Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day point to the millennium and the resurrection of God's people (2nd resurrection noted in the Bible--the first takes place for Christians when Jesus returns).

It is interesting that the spring festivals have been fulfilled in human history with the Passover (Jesus' death) and Pentecost (arrival of the Holy Spirit), yet the fall festivals have not been fulfilled yet. I was thinking about that recently and was struck by the large gap of time between the spring festivals and the fall festivals annually. It's been over 2000 years since Jesus died and the Holy Spirit entered the stage, and who knows (only God) when the Feast of Trumpets will happen with Christ's triumphant return!
Do you think maybe the trumpets have been sounding a long time and just one is left to blow ?