Answers to May Questions

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1. God is not "an unknown God," because it is written (John 1:1818No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. (John 1:18)), "The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him." —2. Christ, "the true Bread from heaven" (John 6:3232Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. (John 6:32)); "the Bread of God" (verse 33) "the Bread of Life" (verse 35). —3. "Son of Man" (John 1:51; 3:13; 5:27; 6:27, 53, 62; 8:28; 12:23, 34; 13:3151And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. (John 1:51)
13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. (John 3:13)
27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. (John 5:27)
27Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27)
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (John 6:53)
62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? (John 6:62)
28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. (John 8:28)
23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. (John 12:23)
34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? (John 12:34)
31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. (John 13:31)). —4. “His mother saith unto the servants Whatsoever, He saith unto you, do it." (John 2:55His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. (John 2:5)). —5. St. Peter and St. John were among the company assembled "in the upper room" at Jerusalem (Acts 1:1313And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. (Acts 1:13)); they went to the Temple together (3:1); they were together before the Sanhedrin (4:13, 19); they were sent together to Samaria (8:14); they were both at Jerusalem after the Herodian persecution, in which "James the brother of John" was killed (12:2); they were together at the first great council at Jerusalem (15:6; compare Gal. 2:99And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. (Galatians 2:9)). They considered them unlearned and ignorant men," for they had not been brought up, as St. Paul was, at the feet of a great Rabbi, and they" took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus."(Acts 4:13,13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13)) —6. Places mentioned in St. John's Gospel: Bethany (Bethabara) beyond Jordan (1:28), Bethsaida (1:44), Nazareth (1:46), Cana of Galilee (2:1), Ælnon (3:23), Bethesda (5:2), the Treasury (part of the Temple) (8:20), Siloam (9:7), Solomon's Porch (10:3); Bethany, near Jerusalem (10:40), Ephraim. (11:51), Kedron (18:1), the garden (18:1), the high priest's palace (18:15), Gabbatha (19:13), Golgotha (19:17) —7. In the opening verses of the Revelation, St. John calls himself the Lord's ` servant John." (Rev. 1:11The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: (Revelation 1:1).) He also speaks of himself to the seven churches as their "brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ." (Verse 9.)—8. The feeding of the five thousand. (John 6:1414Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. (John 6:14).) It was an act of creative power. (Psa. 132:1515I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. (Psalm 132:15).)