Who is the “true Light” (John 1:9), also referred to as
“the/that Light” in
John 1:7 & 8?
John 1:10 onwards refers to the true Light as “He” and “Him,”
and states that the “world was made through Him,” equating Him
with the
“Word” (John 1:1). So the “Word” is now being referred
to as the “true Light.”
Where is this “true Light”?
John 1:10 states, “He was in the world,”
and John 1:11 states, “He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.”
What is “His own” in John 1:11?
The Israelites.
To what does the “blood” (John 1:13) refer?
The bloodline of the Jews, who descended from Abraham through his son Isaac and
grandson Jacob.
To what do “the will of the flesh” and “the will of man”
(John 1:13) refer?
The human desire to have sex and the husband's desire for offspring.
But who can become children of God?
“Those believing in His name” (John 1:12).
And who can believe in His name?
The Jews believed that they were God's children by virtue of having been
born Jewish. John 1 declares that God's children in fact are those who
believe in the Creator God who came into the world (see
next page), and the ability to
believe in Him is granted by God Himself: “born...
of the will... of God” (John 1:13).