Commentary on the Gospel of John

                                 Chapter One

                                                                                                                                         Verse 18

Although some humans have seen God in human form and in angelic representations, no human has ever seen God in the majesty of the Oneness of His Being. The Holy Spirit is invisible, but humans saved by grace can feel His presence at times. Jesus came as God in human form to show that His Father loves all living humans and that He desires to forgive and save every one of them. John 14:7-9; John 12:47; Luke 19:10; Luke 20:38; Luke 23:34; John 12:31-32.

                                                                                                                                          Verses 19-28

John the Baptist was like an Old Testament prophet who bridged the gap between the Old and the New Testaments. God sent John to introduce God in human form to the world. John had no miraculous powers. He could only baptize with water which only represented being cleansed of sins. But he introduced the One who could truly cleanse living humans of all their sins by baptizing them with His Holy Spirit. Christ's spiritual baptism saves lost sinners by His grace forever. Water baptism only represents this spiritual salvation. John 1:33; I Corinthians 6:11. But Jesus also came to save the rest of His living humans that He creates and loves by His baptism with fire. Matthew 3:10-12. The Old Testament promised forgiveness of sins by the sin offerings of shed blood and by the burnt offerings. Leviticus 5:7-10. The Spirit of Christ descended into Hell to leave behind there all of the sins and evils of all of humanity not saved by grace that Christ bore on the cross. Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:27. The Holy Spirit rose immaculate from Hell to reanimate the perfect body of Jesus and raise Him from the dead victorious over Hell and all sin and evil. Romans 8:11; Revelation 1:17-18. Christ will appear to all living humans that He had to consign to the regions of death in a great worship service, and He will cause them all to repent and believe of their own free will when they see Him and worship Him as the Lamb of God. Revelation 5:11-14. Christ will activate their lesser from of salvation in His final Judgment and resurrection in the end of the world. Christ will use His fiery wrath against evil to separate their cleansed, living souls and spirits from their evil, dead natures that He will cast into the lake of fire. Matthew 3:10-12; I Corinthians 3:11-15; II Peter 3:9-13; Psalm 75:3. Christ will raise from the dead all of His cleansed and forgiven living souls and spirits, and He will recreate them in body, soul, and spirit to live righteous lives on His recreated earth. Revelation 20:5; Revelation 21:1-5; Revelation 22:11-12. God's Love can never fail, and God can never lose anything He has ever created. I Corinthians 13:8; Ecclesiastes 3:14.