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November 30, 2023 at 12:57 pm
we have heard … we have seen … we have looked upon … our hands have handled. The words used here point to the vivid recollection of the person of Jesus that John still had even in his old age. For John, even sixty years later, those memories were permanently etched on his mind as if the events had just happened. He uses terms that strongly affirm the physical reality of Jesus, for a spirit cannot be heard, gazed at for long periods (“looked upon”), or touched (“handled”) as Jesus was by John during His earthly ministry and even after His resurrection.
the Word of life. This refers not only to Jesus Christ, but the proclamation of His gospel. ~ MacArthur Bible Commentary
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— ~ 1 John 1:1
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