1Jo 5:8
From Sensus Plenior
1Jo 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
When three things are closely associated, they represent some aspect of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Topic | Father 1-3* | Son 2-3* | Holy Ghost 3-3* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
They do | Declares | Works | Gives life | |
We do | We are drawn | We we understand | We love | |
Three responses | hear | see | walk | |
Three rejections | deaf | blind | lame | |
Three women at the well | Chooses the bride | Works for and woos the bride | Gathers the bride | |
The well three times | covered | opened by the Son | poured on the town | |
Three waters | available | covered | pouring from Jesus | |
Three farmers | Sows | Waters | Gives the increase | 1Co 3:6 |
Three plants | grass | herb w/ seed | tree w/ fruit & seed | Ge 1:11 |
Three internal responses | read | hear | keep | Re 1:3 |
Three in heaven | Father | Word | Holy Ghost | 1Jn 5:7 |
Three on earth | Spirit | Water | Blood | 1Jn 5:8 |
Three first days of creation | Light | Water | Dry ground - grass herb | |
Three second days of creation | lights | water produce fish and birds | earth produces cattle, beasts and man |
- used as a reference when the number three is used to discern Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- grass, herbs, tree Ge 1:11
- whales, [fish], [fowl]
- living, creeping, beast
- beast, cattle, creeper