132 "The Third Time" John 21:1-14 (Doug Paul, September 21, 2025)
Description
series: "According to John"
date: September 21, 2025
episode: 132
title: "The Third Time"
text: John 21:1-14
Introduction: Jesus Revealed Himself Again (1)
1. I Am Going Fishing (1-3)
2. It Is the Lord (4-8)
3. They Knew It Was the Lord (9-13)
Conclusion: Jesus Was Revealed (14)
Scripture References: John 21:1-14; John 1:31 ; John 17:6; Matthew 28:7; John 1:12 ; John 20:8; Luke 5:4-9; John 18:15-27; John 6:1-14; John 1:19 ;
“The Mystery of the 153 Fish and the Unbroken Nets”
“When to the number of 10, representing the Law, we add the Holy Spirit as represented by 7, we have 17. And when this number is used for the adding together of every serial number it contains, from 1 up to itself, the sum amounts to 153. For if you add 2 to 1, you have 3 of course. If to these you add 3 and 4, the whole makes 10, etc. ... All therefore who are sharers in such grace are symbolized by this number, that is, are symbolically represented.”
Tractates on the Gospel of John
Augustine Bishop of Hippo, died AD 430
quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
[I do not endorse this approach to interpreting the 153 fish.]
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