John 1:35–51 (ESV) 35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter). 43 The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Nathanael Experiencing greater things 1. Purity John 1:47 (ESV) Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” “There he is!”
“You need God to see God.”
“Purity before God is received, not achieved.”
2. Proximity John 1:46(ESV)...Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him John 1:48(ESV)Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” “Under the Fig Tree”
“Nathaniel was closer to Jesus than he thought!”
3. Proclamation John 1:49(ESV) Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
“Pure honesty & proximity to Jesus turn skepticism into revelation.”
7 Revelations of Jesus:
Lamb of God — John the Baptist (John 1:29)
Son of God — John the Baptist(John 1:34)
Rabbi — Andrew and another disciple(John 1:38)
Messiah (Christ)— Andrew(John 1:41)
Jesus of Nazareth — Philip(John 1:45)
King of Israel — Nathanael(John 1:49)
Son of Man — Jesus (John 1:51)
Son of Man 1. Earthly Ministry 2. Imminent Suffering 3. Future Glory
4. The Promise
John 1:50-51(ESV) Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
"Jesus thinned the veil between Heaven and Earth."
“Are you living off one revelation, or following Jesus into a greater reality?”
