FAUSTI - "He sees Jesus coming towards him" the day after his testimony, John "sees" the One whom he had already contemplated before, but without recognizing Him. Even the reader has already heard in the prologue that Jesus is the-Begotten Son of God; but it takes time to recognize Him. To see Jesus "coming" is to see the invisible, the Word become Flesh that shows the Glory. John waits for Him, but it is He who comes to be seen. The initiative of the meeting is His. The Son, just as he is turned towards the Father, so necessarily he turns towards us, His brothers. The "voice of one who cries out in the desert" sounds consolation, because it promises forgiveness and brings the good news: "Behold our God! (Is 40:1-9). Forgiveness, however, is not only for Israel, but for "the world", so that all flesh may see His Glory. (Is 40,5). It speaks of sin, not sins. It is about sinfulness, which is the lack of knowledge of God, the root of every single transgression. Whoever takes away sin can only be God in person. Jesus is called "the lamb". The word alludes to the Servant of JHWH, dumb as a lamb that is led to the slaughterhouse (Is 53,7), especially since the Aramaic word "taleya" can mean both child/servant and lamb. In these words of John resounds the same theology of the other Gospels, according to which Jesus in baptism is proclaimed by the Father as the Son/Servant who, with His sacrifice, will save the world.Jesus' Baptism is the gateway to Christian revelation, which introduces us into the house of God. Isn't He all a gateway to man? The scene of Jesus' baptism took place earlier, in an unspecified time. It is not said when, perhaps because in every age the Word "is baptized" and is immersed in the world. John, like each of us, needs time to understand what he has contemplated in the flesh of the Word, in solidarity with all flesh. He reveals Himself as the Son because He becomes our brother and plunges Himself into the condition common to all. The Spirit that hovered over the primordial waters in creation, the dove that hovered over the earth as soon as it emerged from the flood, descends on Jesus who is baptized in the Jordan. Not only does it descend, but it "dwells" on Him, His home. Directly from God by interior inspiration, or indirectly, through the Word long chewed, John knows the sign to recognize "He who comes" . it is the Spirit who descends and dwells on Him. However, for him too, as for us, there is always a distance between knowing and recognizing, between seeing and understanding. While the other prophets had foreseen and predicted, John sees and says. The fulfillment of what was promised has already happened in Jesus and is present to all in the testimony of the one who has seen and tells.
FAUSTI - "He sees Jesus coming towards him" the day after his testimony, John "sees" the One whom he had already contemplated before, but without recognizing Him. Even the reader has already heard in the prologue that Jesus is the-Begotten Son of God; but it takes time to recognize Him.
RispondiEliminaTo see Jesus "coming" is to see the invisible, the Word become Flesh that shows the Glory. John waits for Him, but it is He who comes to be seen. The initiative of the meeting is His.
The Son, just as he is turned towards the Father, so necessarily he turns towards us, His brothers.
The "voice of one who cries out in the desert" sounds consolation, because it promises forgiveness and brings the good news: "Behold our God! (Is 40:1-9).
Forgiveness, however, is not only for Israel, but for "the world", so that all flesh may see His Glory.
(Is 40,5). It speaks of sin, not sins. It is about sinfulness, which is the lack of knowledge of God, the root of every single transgression. Whoever takes away sin can only be God in person.
Jesus is called "the lamb". The word alludes to the Servant of JHWH, dumb as a lamb that is led to the slaughterhouse (Is 53,7), especially since the Aramaic word "taleya" can mean both child/servant and lamb. In these words of John resounds the same theology of the other Gospels, according to which Jesus in baptism is proclaimed by the Father as the Son/Servant who, with His sacrifice, will save the world.Jesus' Baptism is the gateway to Christian revelation, which introduces us into the house of God. Isn't He all a gateway to man?
The scene of Jesus' baptism took place earlier, in an unspecified time. It is not said when, perhaps because in every age the Word "is baptized" and is immersed in the world.
John, like each of us, needs time to understand what he has contemplated in the flesh of the Word, in solidarity with all flesh. He reveals Himself as the Son because He becomes our brother and plunges Himself into the condition common to all.
The Spirit that hovered over the primordial waters in creation, the dove that hovered over the earth as soon as it emerged from the flood, descends on Jesus who is baptized in the Jordan.
Not only does it descend, but it "dwells" on Him, His home.
Directly from God by interior inspiration, or indirectly, through the Word long chewed, John knows the sign to recognize "He who comes" . it is the Spirit who descends and dwells on Him. However, for him too, as for us, there is always a distance between knowing and recognizing, between seeing and understanding.
While the other prophets had foreseen and predicted, John sees and says. The fulfillment of what was promised has already happened in Jesus and is present to all in the testimony of the one who has seen and tells.