John the apostle wrote how the formally blind man told the Pharisees who questioned him, “Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. They answered and said unto him, you were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Do you believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, You have both seen him, and it is he that talks with you. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshiped him”, and in chapter nine and verse thirty-nine of his book John shared how Jesus said, “for judgment I am come into this world” where we read:
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see;
and that they which see might be made blind.
The verse reads, “And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see;” John began with the words, “and Jesus said” which means “and the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “for judgment” or “toward and unto damnation, condemnation and avenge” “I am come into this world” which means “I, Jesus, arise, appear and come forth into the earth”, “that they which see not” or “so people whether male or female who do not have sight” “might see” which means “may have vision and sight”. John shared how Jesus shared His purpose for coming to the earth was because “condemnation and damnation” were upon those who were unable to “see”, and His desire was to give them “sight”.
The verse continues, “and that they which see might be made blind.” John added the words, “and that they which see” which means “and so the people whether male or female who have vision and sight” “might be made blind” or “may become and appear without sight”. John shared how Jesus said He also came into the earth so people who have “vision” may become as though they had none.
When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we learn how there are two groups of people Jesus came to the earth to address. There are people who do not have “sight” that He wants to make “see”, and there are people who believe they “see”, and He would make them as “blind”. Jesus came to open the “spiritual eyes” of every person who will humble themselves before Him and ask Him to forgive their sins and become their Lord. However, there are others who believe they already “see” spiritually and they shall become as “blind” to Jesus' plan and purpose of “salvation”. The “condemnation and damnation” of mankind is why Jesus came, and because He desires that no one be left in that “spiritually blind state”, He died upon the cross and was raised from the dead three days later. All who yield to Him will “see”, and those who refuse will become or remain “spiritually blind”.
Next time John shares how the Pharisees ask Jesus, “are we blind also?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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