Dream: 07 October 2024. East Ham.
I had a dream in which I was teaching a group of people studying the Gospel of Matthew. At the end of the study, I said, “To round it up, we need to go to the beginning of the Book of John.”
Reaction: That really sums it up. Amen.
Dream it’s meaning and correlation:
The connection between the end of Matthew and the beginning of John is profound and reveals the authority and divinity of Christ, forming a complete picture of Jesus’ identity and mission.
1. Matthew 28:18-20 (The Great Commission): This passage focuses on the mission Jesus gives to His disciples after His resurrection. He declares His authority over heaven and earth and commands them to go out and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It emphasises Jesus’ power and His ongoing presence with His followers.
2. John 1:1-5 (The Word): John opens with a cosmic view of Jesus, establishing Him as the eternal Word (Logos) who was with God from the beginning and who was God. John stresses Jesus’ divine nature, His role in creation, and His being the source of life and light. This passage points to Jesus’ preexistence and His role in the creation of everything.
The Correlation:
Authority and Divinity: In Matthew, Jesus declares His authority in both heaven and earth, which finds its foundation in the opening of John where Jesus is revealed as the eternal Word through whom everything was created. The power Jesus claims in Matthew is rooted in His divine nature as explained in John.
The Great Commission and the Word of God: Jesus commands His followers to teach and baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. John reveals that the Son (Jesus) is the Word of God made flesh, the ultimate revelation of God. The authority to teach and baptize comes from understanding Jesus’ eternal nature and role in creation.
Jesus as the Source of Life and Light: John 1 speaks of Jesus as the life and light of men, which echoes the message in Matthew 28 where Jesus promises to be “with you always.” His presence brings life, light, and guidance, ensuring that His followers can fulfil the mission He has set for them.
In my dream, the move from teaching Matthew to going back to the beginning of John may represent a deeper understanding of who Jesus truly is—the foundation of His authority (John) as the source of all life and light, giving weight and power to the mission He entrusts His disciples with (Matthew). It suggests that to fully grasp Jesus’ command, one must first understand His divine nature as the Word who was with God and who is God.