What did Jesus mean when He said “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me”
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Surely it means simply when I am lifted up on the cross of crucifixion.
In the same Gospel of John he is quoted as saying two things about being "lifted up":
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. (John 3:14)
and
When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he.. (John 8:28)
Here he was speaking to the Pharisees (John 8:13) later in the conversation they are called "the Jews" (John 8:22). The "lifting up", then, is something that his enemies will do to him, so it cannot be referring to either his resurrection or his ascension.
Jesus keep me near the cross:
There a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary's mountain.
.
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever,
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
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In John 14 : 6 a : we see that Jesus says that He, is the way, the truth, and the life. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,the truth, and the life-- So if and when people hear the word of God, as it is "lifted up" they can be drawn to Him
In Isaiah 55:11 it says that His Word won't come back to Him void. So there is power in the Word. "So shall my word be that forth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void,--
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