Category Archives: John

John 1:29-37 & Moses 7:47 — ‘The Lamb is Slain from the Foundation of the World’ — LeGrand Baker

Posted on July 18, 2015 by LeGrand Baker

Sometimes the scriptures ask more questions than they answer. Enoch’s testimony of the Savior is one of those. 47 And behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul … Continue reading →

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John 2:23-25 & 3:1-4 — The Savior and Nicodemus becoming friends (part 1) — LeGrand Baker

Posted on July 27, 2015 by LeGrand Baker

I read the conversation between the Savior and Nicodemus as a very intimate, deeply encoded, intensely personal account of how Jesus and Nicodemus became close friends. {1} John treats this conversation as sacred. For that reason he gives us just … Continue reading →

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John 3:3-7 — “Born Again” as Ancient Israelite Coronation Rites (Nicodemus, part 2) — LeGrand Baker.

Posted on August 1, 2015 by LeGrand Baker

(This will make much more sense if you first read part one.) John’s report of the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus is very succinct and deeply encoded. The code is the ancient Israelite temple drama, so anyone who knows the … Continue reading →

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John 3:8-12 — The Breath of Life (Nicodemus, part 3) — LeGrand Baker.

Posted on August 8, 2015 by LeGrand Baker

Hugh Nibley once said that a translation is really a commentary. The next verse in the Savior’s conversation with Nicodemus is a perfect example of that. As it is translated, it makes no more sense than Nicodemus’s question about how … Continue reading →

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John 3:13 — Jesus Explains that He is the Premortal Jehovah (Nicodemus part 4) — LeGrand Baker

Posted on August 15, 2015 by LeGrand Baker

In John’s encoded account of Jesus’s conversation with Nicodemus, we have a very brief but accurate description of a sode experience.{1} Jesus said, 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even … Continue reading →

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John 3:14-15 — Jesus Explains that He is the Messiah (Nicodemus part 5) — LeGrand Baker

Posted on August 23, 2015 by LeGrand Baker

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. That story is told in the … Continue reading →

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