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Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Everybody in the Church at large has heard of John 3:16:
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.(John 3:16 NKJV)
Have you heard this next verse before?
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. (John 3:14 NKJV)
That was John 3:14, a rarely quoted verse in the same teaching of Jesus to Nicodemus. Yes, that is only two verses before John 3:16, yet it is seldom used or quoted.
Mostly, in Holy Spirit-baptized (tongues- talking), healing-believing circles, this verse is used to refer to divine healing. The connection to healing should be obvious, but there is much more.
Notice the emphasis of Jesus on using the serpent on a pole as referring to His death on the cross. Why would He use the serpent as a symbol of His sacrifice, and not refer to Himself as the spotless Lamb of God on the cross? No question that He was the spotless Lamb of God offered up for us as a sacrifice (1 Peter 1:19), but then something evil and sinister happened to Jesus on the cross that merited identification with the serpent. We study this powerful truth as it relates to His sacrifice for us.
Be mightily blessed!
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Download the free book that was the basis for most of this study, “The Story of our Great Redemption: Beyond Human Imagination!” That's the link to get the free 194-page book. I've published five different versions on this subject since 1977. The latest 2013 version in Spanish,“Tres Días y Tres Noches en el Corazón de la Tierra” is 290 pages long. Obviously, the Lord taught me a few more things from His Word. That is the most complete version I have published. In its pages are many of the extra things I brought out in these podcasts that were not in previous versions. Get the free "Tres Días..." PDF here. Glory to God!
The Messianic Psalm Chapter 22: The Story of our Great Redemption #13
Our Savior on the Cross: That Story of our Great Redemption #12
Speaking by Faith in the Face of Death on the Cross: The Story of our Great Redemption #11
Sufferings of Separation and Death: The Story of our Great Redemption #10
The Hidden Plan of God in Christ: The Story of our Great Redemption #9
Jesus BECAME the curse for us: The Story of our Great Redemption #8
Jesus Suffered the Punishment we Deserved: The Story of our Great Redemption #7
Why only a Sinless Man could pay the price for guilty humanity: The Story of Our Great Redemption #6
Slavery to Sin and Death: The Story of Our Great Redemption #5
Disconnected from God and hooked up with the devil after the fall: The Story of our Great Redemption #4
What the Fall of Man did to the Human Family: The Story of Our Great Redemption #3
The Fall of Man: The Story of our Great Redemption #2
Creation and Authority of Man: The Story of our Great Redemption #1
How To Get Out of Hell
Redemption from the Curse-Part 10
Redemption from the Curse-Part 9
Redemption from the Curse-Part 8
Redemption from the Curse-Part 7
Redemption from the Curse-Part 6
Redemption from the Curse-Part 5
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