Volume 3 3rd Trailhead – 1st Trail – 2nd Track – 1st Checkpoint – 1st Path – 1st Station

We are now at the station of John 1:51.  The verse is set in the context of the first converts of Jesus’ public ministry and the first recorded miracle performed by Jesus when He turned water into the best quality wine.

In the context passage, Jesus just started His earthly ministry.  He revealed some things about Nathanael which apparently only Nathanael himself knew. Amazed, Nathanael addressed Jesus as Rabbi and somewhat indicated his belief in Jesus as a prophet.  It was at this point that John 1:51 came on stage.  Essentially, John 1:51 is saying that Jesus would perform more miraculous signs that would attest to His identity as the Promised Messiah.  The immediate chapter that follows recorded the first miracle of Jesus turning water into top quality wine.  It was His credential and evidence declaring Him as the Promised Messiah.

Hence, John 1:51 is talking about the “impending miracles attesting to Jesus as the Promised Messiah”.  It also speaks of God showing His glory through Jesus of Nazareth.

Jesus of Nazareth performed so many miracles during His earthly ministry that if they were recorded one by one, the world itself could not contain the books that would be written as stated in John 21:25.   The Holy Spirit led the apostle John to record seven miracles in his account of the gospel so that the reader may believe in Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ.  This is recorded in John 20:30-31.