creation has rejected his creator. The rejection by the world seems ‘universal’ in 1:10, but the possibility of becoming children of God is open to all (ὅσοι) who want to receive him, those who believe in his name (1:12). With this, John links past reality (creation) with present reality (revelation and salvation), since the agent of creation is also the agent of redemption.80 The universal rejection of ὁ λόγος (1:10) is then contrasted with his ‘universal’ openness to all who want to recognize