Nathaniel Buzolic Instagram – John’s gospel chapter 6 – you will find Jesus speaking where I am pictured sitting. A synagogue that during Jesus’ day would have been some meters below this one But the same location none the less. Here Jesus will deliver the first of His famous “I am” statements. Jesus will say; I am the bread of life, Whoever comes to me will never be hungry & whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. The ancient Israelites in their wilderness wanders had to rely on God to provide manna (bread) & water. God Did. Note: They still had to collect it, but it was God who provided it for them. Jesus is making that parallel between the Jewish people of Old needing bread from God & the Jewish people of His time needing Him. The BREAD OF LIFE. Our essential daily need to just survive. Jesus will go on to say that everyone the Father gives him, will come to Him & ANYONE who comes to him he will NEVER reject. That’s the invitation. So if we know the invitation, what’s the promise? Jesus will say it FOUR times that whoever believe He is the Messiah they will be granted eternal life. And according to Jesus, He (himself) will raise them up ON THE LAST DAY. Jesus made two things very clear in this exchange with the religious critics. First – It will be He who raises up the dead. Meaning Jesus is claiming to have the power to give life. That’s a a God claim if God is the author of life. The second is this – He will do this on the last day. Let me repeat JESUS’ words so you catch it “ON THE LAST DAY”. So We will all fall asleep, Paul explains to the Thessalonians, kings like David would join their fathers who have fallen asleep before them. And it will be Jesus who raises them up from this SLEEP You see to the one who gives life, when we die, we are merely asleep to him. This means no heaven yet. You wait.. as we will all wait. Wait Until the messiah raises all men & women to face the reality of who God truly was & is. Don’t wait till this last day to know who God is. Seek Jesus now. Seek him with everything you have because nothing will matter more on that day then knowing God in spirit and truth. Eternal life is only for the one who believes in this temporary life.