Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
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… who he is. When I was in my 30s, I did a series called Savage Jesus. I guess I'm getting soft in my old age. Now I'm preaching about seeking Jesus. Now, when we say seeking Jesus, as you find John chapter 1, verse 43 through 51 in your Bible, understand that when we say seeking Jesus, we're seeking someone, not something. Here's the difference. The other day, Holly lost her ring, and I could see she was getting frustrated. I said, move aside. The professional is on the job. I paid for it. I guarantee you I'll find it. I'll stick my hand through your nostril to find it if I have to. The ring was expensive. I said, I bet you I'll find it in three seconds. It wasn't three seconds, but it was only about two minutes. I was seeking her ring. I found her ring. I handed her a ring, and we were done. Because when you're seeking a thing and you find it, you're done. …
… confused. He was like, how do you know me? How do you see me under the fig tree? How did you know who I was. In John 1, verse 50, Jesus said to Nathaniel, you are amazed and believed because I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that. Watch this, Skinner. Verse 51, he said, very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven open and you will see the angels of God. watch this flashback genesis 28 he said you will see the angels of god ascending and descending not on jacob's ladder but jesus said you will see the angels ascending put my verse up boys and descending on the son of man who's the son of man jesus who is the ladder that appeared to Jacob in the wilderness. Jesus, who is the one who is calling to you in this season of your life, saying, We can do this. We can move forward in this. I came to declare to you that it is not your next step that matters. It is the step God has already made toward you. …
… He says, Nathanael said to him, How do you know me? And Jesus answered and said to him, before Philip called you when you were under the fig tree, before you knew who I was, before anyone told you that I had been manifested, before anyone came and got you, I saw you under the fig tree. Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, you are the son of God. You are the king of Israel. Instantly he was converted. He went from questioning whether or not he was the Messiah to Jesus telling him, I saw you under the fig tree. Whatever Jesus saw under that fig tree, it was something that let him know immediately that no one could have known what was happening under that fig tree but me and God. He saw something that no one else would have been able to see unless they were God, unless they'd been sent by God. and Nathanael says you are the son of God you are the king of Israel and Jesus answered and said to him because I said to you I saw you under the fig tree do you believe is that all it took was for me to see you he says you will see greater things than these and Jesus says to him most assuredly I say to you hereafter you shall see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. …