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John 21:15-24
The 7th Garden/Mountain/Jesus way of telling a story.
Jesus ask Peter if he loves Him three times, Jesus tells him to feed my lambs, feed my sheep, and feed my sheep. Jesus tells Peter his future and then Peter wants to know John’s future. Jesus prophesies the time frame of His return back to man using John’s life span. So Jesus has told them what man should have been looking for each of the three times God stood before man in the past and then Jesus tells them when He will return to stand before man in the future.
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Comments on the
John Section
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Look back to the first three times God comes to man.
The first 3 churches.
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Jesus-
the lamb
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John 21:15
15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
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Mountain-
Moses with sheep
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John 21:16
16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
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Outside Garden-
Abel with sheep
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John 21:17
17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me?
And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
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The 4th time God comes to man, the return of Jesus.
The 4th church.
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The history of the 4th church.
The last 2,000 years.
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John 21:18-21
18Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. 20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? 21Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
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The Prophecy of Jesus’ return to the 4th church, to the single man in the “burning bush.”
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John 21:22-23
22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
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To the 5th church
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John’s writing is proof that it is true.
The “next” time is now. The unsealing has begun.
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John 21:24
24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
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