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Session 4: Giving of Living Water, God’s Eternal Son, Light of the Wor ld 85

d. John 6.35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst .”

e. Rev. 21.6 – And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. ”

f. Rev. 22.1 – Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life , bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2. A future promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit for those who believe in Jesus as the Messiah after his glorification, 7.39

B. Sharp divisions and mixed responses to Jesus’ controversial claim of Messiahship, 7.40-44 ( segments of the populations )

1. Segment one : “This really is the Prophet,” 7.40.

2. Segment two : “This is the Christ,” 7.41.

3. Segment three : “How can a Galilean be the Messiah?”, 7.41b-42.

4. Segment four : This man should be arrested , 7.44.

C. The hardness of heart in the Pharisees and chief priests, John 7.45-52