Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode Zero of our new series on Redeeming the Time: The Kingdom. Before we get going on what the Kingdom is in the biblical sense, we need to address something very important: the modern usage of the term and our common conceptions of it. It turns out that what we think about the Kingdom might not actually be what the Bible means by it… Listen to find out what that means!
Launching with our new series means it was time to get some official theme music. Starting with this episode, you’ll hear “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod as the new Redeeming the Time theme! https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
All other music comes from https://audionautix.com who also made our previous intro music, “Limousine.”
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24 Apr 2020
19. Who is this Guy? - John Finale
You're listening to our John finale on Redeeming the Time.
In this episode, Tyler talks through the theme in John's Gospel of side characters wrestling with Jesus' identity. Almost everyone "on camera" in John's Gospel has something to say about who they think Jesus is, and the end result is a whole book about the discussions and debates about Him.
What this effectively does is put the ball in the reader's court, asking them what THEY think about Jesus. There are numerous possible answers, but one of them has to be the right one, right? True, and that's what John appears to be arguing for in his Gospel account.
Note: Tyler mentioned that he would talk about Nicodemus later on in the episode, but never did because he never wrote it into his notes. Dork. We can platform off of that though and give you a challenge. Tracking with what we know about Nicodemus, first seeking out Jesus in the middle of the night, then quietly (and ineffectively) defending Him in the presence of the Pharisees, go and read John 12:42-50. Nicodemus isn't named here, but it totally fits his story. How do you think this passage fits the whole theme we're looking at?
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10 Apr 2020
18. I AM - John E9
Redeeming the Time is back with the second-to-last installment in our John series.
Tyler starts by giving a brief summary of the content we've covered so far:
1. Jesus is here to create something even cooler than the Law
2. Jesus is the new Moses and is greater than the ancestors (2 Episodes)
3. We’ve explored what John thinks about Jesus and His Divine Identity in the intro passages about “The Word”
4. John has pounded into the book the theme of truth, and distinguished between those seeking it and those who treat truth with indifference
5. In step with his theme of truth, John has “called in” 7 witnesses to Jesus’ identity
6. John also has made it clear that Jesus is One with the Father, and that Oneness is the goal of Jesus’ very presence on earth.
7. John has tied everything together with a theme of “Light,” which serves several metaphorical uses in Biblical literature
The new content in this episode is focused on *7* uses of the Divine Name (in Greek, "Ego Eimi" or "I AM") in these verses in John:
i. John 4:26
ii. 6:20
iii. 8:24, 28
iv. 8:58
v. 13:19
vi. 18:5
Tyler then talks briefly about an entirely separate set of *7* uses of the Divine Name coupled with a characteristic or purpose (I.e. "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life.")
i. “I am the Bread of Life” 6:35
ii. “I am the Light of the World” 8:12, repeated 9:5, referenced in 12:35-50
iii. “I am the Sheep Gate” 10:7
iv. “I am the Good Shepherd” 10:11
v. “I am the Resurrection and the Life” 11:25
vi. “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” 14:6
vii. “I am the True Vine” 15:1
While each of these should be studied on your own time and in their own context, our purposes in this series have been about major themes and recurring patterns in the book of John, so the overarching usage of these statements are what Tyler examined. And these statements do have a very special meaning when grouped together, especially because they are wrapped up in the ribbon of the number 7, giving the whole theme an echo of the abundant peace of Sabbath Rest.
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