John 1 is full of seeing. Jesus turns to His first followers and says, “Come and see” (v.39). Philip finds Nathanael and, instead of arguing him into faith, simply says, “Come and see” (v.46). And Jesus tells Nathanael, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you” (v.48) — He had already seen the man who had not yet seen Him. The whole chapter is an invitation to look: to behold the Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the Son of God. It is the same invitation this series is built on — don’t take someone else’s word for it. Come and see for yourself.
