Who is John 3:16 referring to when it states "Him" and "Everlasting Life"
2007-03-13 15:09:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Truth: Him in 3:15 is Moses and the Jews have eternal life. Truth: Him in 3:16 is Jesus and the believer have everlasting life. So who is 3:18 talking about?
2007-03-14 08:13:37 · update #1
3:18 Truth: He that believeth on him (all other teachers) is not condemned, But he that believeth not (in God, the Father) is condemned already...
2007-03-14 08:21:06 · update #2
John is referring to God's only Son, Jesus Christ.
2007-03-13 15:12:50 · answer #1 · answered by mineemowse 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Christ made clear the prophetic meaning of the wilderness event involving the copper serpent when he told Nicodemus: “Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must be lifted up, that everyone believing in him may have everlasting life.” (Joh 3:13-15) Like the copper serpent that Moses placed on a pole in the wilderness, the Son of God was impaled or fastened on a stake, thus appearing to many as an evildoer and a sinner, like a snake, being in the position of one cursed. (De 21:22, 23; 1Pe 2:24) In the wilderness a person who had been bitten by one of the poisonous serpents that God sent among the Israelites evidently had to gaze at the copper serpent in faith. Similarly, to gain everlasting life through Christ, it is necessary to exercise faith in him.
2007-03-13 23:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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obviously Him is the Son of God (i.e. Jesus Christ) and eternal life begins after the thousand years and judgement day. below shows the opposite of eternal life.
2007-03-13 22:25:31 · answer #3 · answered by Tammy M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus.
2007-03-13 22:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mary W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'who believes in him' - meaning whoever believes in the Only begotten Son (i.e. JESUS)...
"Everlasting Life" - meaning eternal life. ... 'neverending'....live forever
hope this helps.
2007-03-13 22:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by redglory 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋