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In this episode, we zoom in on John 5:31–47, the section where Jesus effectively turns the temple courts into a courtroom and calls four witnesses to testify on His behalf. Far from being a random proof-text collection, this passage is a tightly crafted legal argument rooted in Deuteronomy. Jesus stands before Israel’s leaders—and flips the script.
We unpack each witness in detail:
• John the Baptist, the burning and shining lamp.
• The Works of Jesus, signs that reveal divine authority.
• The Father, whose testimony validates the Son’s mission.
• The Scriptures—especially Moses, who doesn’t defend Israel but accuses them for rejecting the very Messiah he wrote about.
Along the way, we explore why Jesus gives four witnesses instead of the legally required two or three, how this creates a picture o ...