I was blind but now I see John

I was blind but now I see John 9

I was blind but now I see John 9 The People 1 -7 – Jesus, disciples, blind man 8 -12 – healed man, neighbors 13 -17 – neighbors, healed man, Pharisees 18 -23 – Pharisees, blind man’s parents 24 -34 – Pharisees, healed man 35 -41 – Jesus, healed man, some Pharisees

I was blind but now I see John 9 The Time John 7: 2, 10 – Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot - autumn) John 10: 22 – Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah –winter) John 7: 37 – last & greatest day of the feast Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Leviticus 23: 33 -36 John 8: 2 – at dawn John 9: 14 – healed on Sabbath

I was blind but now I see John 9 The Location John 8: 2 – Temple Courts (Jerusalem) John 8: 59 – away from Temple grounds John 9: 1 – as He went along John 9: 7 - Pool of Siloam John 9: 13 – brought to the Pharisees John 9: 34 – threw him out

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 1 -2 Who sinned – parents? Sins of the fathers to 3 & 4 generations Deuteronomy 5: 8 -10

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 1 -2 Who sinned – this man? Original sin = illness, infirmity, upheaval Kabbalah Hindu Transmigration of the soul Scientology Thetans, engrams & e-meter Karma Reincarnation Past Life Regression

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 3 -5 Who sinned? Neither He was born blind so that…. . WHO can possibly know these things?

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 3 -5 I AM the light of the world! Isaiah 42: 5 -7, 61: 1 Luke 4: 16 -21

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 6 -7 The Healing Spit, mud, touch, wash = sight Mark 7: 31 -35 Mark 8: 22 -26

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 8 -12 The man & his neighbors I went, I washed, I could see The man they call Jesus

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 13 -17 The investigation begins Made mud, healed on Sabbath Sinner! Miraculous signs Not a Sinner!

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 13 -17 Sabbath healing Matthew 12: 9 -14 Luke 13: 10 -14 Luke 14: 1 -4 John 5: 1 -15

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 13 -17 The investigation begins Healed on Sabbath Sinner! Miraculous signs Not a Sinner!

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 17 -23 The investigation begins He is a prophet Bring the parents! We know some things We don’t know some things

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 20 -23 The investigation begins Bring the parents! We know some things We don’t know some things He is of age – ask him Fear! John 16: 1 -4

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 24 -34 The height of the investigation We know this man is a sinner I don’t know if he is a sinner or not One thing I do know…

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 24 -34 The height of the investigation You are this fellow’s disciple We are disciples of Moses We know God spoke to Moses We don’t know where this fellow comes from

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 24 -34 The height of the investigation REMARKABLE! You don’t know where he comes from, yet… We know that God does not listen to sinners

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 35 -41 Cast out – gathered in Do you believe? Tell me so that I may… You have seen Him Lord, I believe!

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 35 -41 A changing heart The man they call Jesus Prophet A disciple From God Lord Worthy to be worshiped

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 39 -41 For judgment? Or not? For judgment I have come… I did not come to judge… John 5: 27 John 12: 47 -48 John 12: 47

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 40 -41 A blindness caused by… Are we blind, too? A miracle that was missed…

I was blind but now I see John 9 9: 39 -41 The blindness will persist At least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves John 14: 11 Romans 11: 25 II Corinthians 4: 3 -4