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Come and See
(John 1:46)

Philip and Nathanael

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

(vv. 50,51) Being under the fig tree possibly signified study of the O.T. Perhaps Nathanael had been meditating on the account of Jacob's ladder vision (Gen. 28:12). Jesus tells the disciples they will see a much greater sight: the Son of Man's glory in His ministry among them. Jesus replaces any mediating link with heaven, for He is the unique "Bethel," God's dwelling with men (cf. Gen. 28:17; John 1:14).

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