How the theme develops
- Unbelief is already crisis before the Light.
- The Father entrusts judgment to the Son.
- Claimed sight can become blindness.
- The saving word rejected becomes the last-day judge.
- At the cross, the world's judgment is itself judged.
Key passages
- John 3:17-21
- John 5:22-30
- John 8:12-59
- John 9:39-41
- John 12:47-50
What it reveals about Jesus
Jesus is the Savior whose rejected word truthfully judges.
Old Testament background
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Daniel 7:9-14