{"content":[{"text":"Neville 06-24-1968","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.116356,"width":0.149779,"height":0.015152000000000013}},{"text":"SIGNS FROM ABOVE","bbox":{"left":0.406863,"top":0.169386,"width":0.18650600000000006,"height":0.015151999999999999}},{"text":"The evangelists of scripture, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are anonymous names of men who wrote \n salvation history. They introduced characters who never walked this earth, but whose names are significant.","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.279234,"width":0.804049,"height":0.03409200000000001}},{"text":"In the Book of John, we find the story of Nicodemus. Now, Nicodemus is not mentioned in any other part of \n the Bible, or in any historical records of the time; so we see Nicodemus was not introduced for some \n historical purpose. The word means “conqueror of the people; all victorious”.","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.336053,"width":0.8055490000000001,"height":0.05303000000000002}},{"text":"Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a very learned member of the Sanhedrin - which was the supreme council of \n Jews in New Testament times, having religious, civil, and criminal jurisdiction. In this case, Nicodemus desires \n to interpret scripture and pass judgment on his findings. Tradition has it that Nicodemus was the third richest \n man of his day; so we see he was not only learned, but very, very rich. Observing all the rules of the \n rabbinical order, Nicodemus sought Jesus at night, as he did not want to be seen in the company of one who \n - according to scripture - had no education by standards known to man. Coming to Jesus by night, and \n recognizing him as a teacher, Nicodemus said: \"Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from \n God, for no one can do these signs unless God is with him.\"","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.41181,"width":0.805696,"height":0.14772800000000008}},{"text":"Jesus then answered in the form of a dialogue, saying: \"Truly, truly I say to you, unless you are born from \n above you cannot enter the kingdom of God.\" Nicodemus then said, \"How can a man who is old, enter his \n mother’s womb for a second time and be born? To this Jesus replied, \"You, a teacher of Israel, and you do \n not understand? I tell you, unless you are born from above, you cannot enter the kingdom of God. That \n which is born of the flesh, is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit; and flesh and blood cannot \n inherit the kingdom.\" So we see that an entirely different birth must take place. That birth comes from above. \n The word is \"anothen\" and means \"from the beginning; the top.\" This same word, anothen, is used for the \n seamless robe John speaks of as having been woven from the top.","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.582265,"width":0.805696,"height":0.14772700000000005}},{"text":"And when Pilate said: \"Do you not know that I have the power to crucify you and the power to set you free?\" \n Jesus replied: \"You have no power over me were it not given to you from above.\" Here the word anothen is \n translated \"above.\" Through the Gospel of John the word anothen is brought into play, as he distinguishes that \n which is spirit from that which is flesh.","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.752719,"width":0.8057940000000001,"height":0.07196999999999998}},{"text":"When reading the 3rd chapter of John, start with the 1st verse, and go through to the 21st. Jump to the 31st, \n and continue to the 36th. Then go back to the 22nd, and on to the 30th. Do this and you will find a flow in \n the dialogue that is completely broken as it is now recorded. It is as though the pages were dislocated before \n publication. The words belonging to Jesus flow from verse 10 through 21, then continue at verse 31 through","bbox":{"left":0.098039,"top":0.847416,"width":0.8051470000000001,"height":0.07197000000000009}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}