GOSPEL READING: John 1:29-34
In this passage John is revealing one of the seven names that are given to Jesus in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. Here the name is “lamb of God”. Through this name the author is proposing the mission of Jesus. Jesus is to be the lamb that is going to be sacrificed and yet the lamb belongs to God. Jesus is going to be the messiah who will sacrifice his life for the salvation of all.
John the Baptist also bears witness to the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus. He is an eye witness to the event of the coming of the Spirit. Coming of the Spirit has two purposes: one it distinguishes the Baptism given by Jesus from that of John the Baptist and the other is that this is the sign that Jesus will give baptism by the Spirit.
வெளிப்பாடு வழியாக நமக்கு கொடுக்கப்படுபவை யாவும் உண்மையானவை. வெளிப்பாட்டுக்கு சான்றுபகர்வதே உண்மையான வாழ்வு. திருமுழுக்கு யோவானின் சாட்சிய வாழ்வு அவருக்கு கொடுக்கப்பட்ட வெளிப்பாட்டுக்கு நேர்மையானதாக இருந்தது.
