John 1:19-34

The Eternal Word was lifted up by John -- (John 1:19-34) John was a witness who lifted up God's Eternal Word. (John 1:19-28) John the Baptist was "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said." (John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3) John said, "I am not the Christ." (John 1:20) Neither was John the prophet Elijah. (John 1:21) He was questioned about why he baptized if he was not the Christ. John told them that they did not know the Savior. If they knew Jesus they would not have questioned John about his baptism. (John 1:26) The Word is "preferred before John" who was only a witness who lifted Jesus up.

The Eternal Word is the Lamb of God. John 1:29-34 pictures the Eternal Word as "the Lamb of God." John said of Jesus, "...Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29) He went on to say, "This is He of whom I said, After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me." (John 1:30) When Jesus was baptized John knew beyond a doubt that Jesus, the Word, is man's Savior. What He heard and saw caused him to say, "...I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God." (John 1:34)