Question And Answer

by J. DORRICOTT | Category: General | Nov 1952

Question:-When did the apostle John behold His glory (John 1. 14)?

Answer.-It should be noted that the apostle John is not speaking of himself individually, but as a representative of the apostolic circle. "We beheld His glory." This does not refer to a special occasion such as when He was manifested in His glory on the Mount of Transfiguration, the glory of His Person over His future earthly kingdom (see Matthew 16. 28; 17.1-5; Luke 9.26, 82; 2 Peter 1.16-18). The "glory," which John 1; 14 refers to, was the personal and moral glory shining out from Him when "the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us." This glory is described-"the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." The spiritually enlightened eyes of the apostles (John speaks as a representative of the apostolic band) beheld in Him

"The Father's only Son,

God manifestly seen and heard,

And Heaven's Beloved One."

This was the glory, which in the days of His flesh they continuously beheld.

J. DORRICOTT | Nov 1952
General