John 1.35-42 The Revealing of Jesus To The Disciples

John 1:35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!" 37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), "where are You staying?" 39 He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour). 40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, A Stone).

In this section of Scripture we continue to see Jesus revealed to another group of people, very important people in God’s plan for the salvation of Mankind. This is the last time we see John the Baptist in his role as the revealer of Jesus. He fades off into the sunset now that his part has been played and the revealed one becomes the main focus of John’s Gospel. Many people then and probably many today misunderstood the role of John the Baptist. He is only the newspaper boy telling us to read all about it in the Headlines, Jesus the Lamb of God has come to take away the sin of the World. We will see John, James, Andrew, and Peter come to Jesus and begin their walk with Him. This is the beginning of their call to eventually become his Apostles and the ones who would write scripture, and become the foundation of the church.