Section 17
makes a final declaration to the religious people. After this declaration, for the remainder of the Gospel of John, the Lord has nothing to do with the religious people.
Firstly, He declared that He is the manifesta tion of the living God (vv. 44-45). He is the Son of God, which means that He is the manifesta tion of God. Whoever sees Him sees God, and whoever receives Him receives God because He is the manifestation of God to man.
Secondly, He declared that He came to this world as the shining light that man might not remain in darkness (vv. 46, 36). If people will receive this light, they will have God. He is the manifestation of God as light, and if you receive Him as light, you will have God. If a man believes in Him, he will not remain in darkness. How ever, if you refuse to receive Him as light, you simply reject God and will be overtaken with darkness. He comes as light. If you receive Him you will have God and will become one of the sons of light.
Thirdly, He declared that He came to man with living words and that whoever receives His words will have eternal life now and forever and that whoever rejects His words will be judged by them in the last day (vv. 47-50).