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The Sign Jesus Did With Water

Like just about everything to do with the Scriptures, debate occurs about what the 'signs' in the fourth gospel account (FGA) 1 are and even how many there might be.  I've decided that it's better to adopt a seven-sign approach (see next paragraph) and understand them as beginning with the water into wine, then the nobleman's servant, the paralytic man at Bethesda, the feeding of the 5000, Jesus walking on water, the man born blind healed, and the raising of Lazarus. And why be restricted to seven you might be asking? Seven (7) is a highly significant number in the scriptures  as in Genesis 1, the Pentateuch, the prophets, the Book of the Revelation here , and in the FGA, here .  Let's look at the beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee.

The Fourth Gospel And Its Evangelistic Purpose

The fourth gospel account (FGA), traditionally known as 'the gospel according to John', is like the other gospel accounts with interrelated purposes 1 and intentions.  The most obvious purpose in the FGA is the evangelistic aim stated in John 20.30f. The context of these words is the occasion in which the risen Lord confronts Thomas, one of the 12 disciples, with his unbelief about His resurrection.