“Nathanael, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” – Bible study

As the first-century religious elite was spending their lives arguing the finer points of the Law, we meet a refreshing man by the name of Nathanael in John 1:43-51. This man didnt need to sift through Jesus pedigree or speculate regarding the latest Messianic prophecies in order to arrive at a proper perspective of Jesus (see commentary).

All he needed was a pair of supernatural observances from Jesus (John 1:47-48) before being able to declare emphatically:

Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel (John 1:49).

With a limited knowledge of Christ, i.e., faith Romans 10:17, Nathanael correctly reasoned (Isaiah 1:18) and recognized the deity of Christ just as Peter did in Matthew 16:16.

When I read Jesus response to Nathanaels great faith response in John 1:50, You will see greater things than these His supernatural knowledge of being able to see into the heart of Nathanael John 1:47, as well as His supernatural ability to see Nathaniel before Philip called him) John 1:45-46, I can only imagine what Jesus would have said had He used Texas English:

Nathanael, you aint seen nothin yet.

Adapted from a Power for today [April-June, 2011] article by Drew Baker, Abilene, Texas.