which John himself knew of personally and directly and now invites those of us who read his opening words of this chapter to experience with him? Or does John intend the more mysterious and extensive connection of these words “from the beginning” to the opening song of Genesis? In this case John connects the Jesus Christ of his personal relationship to the very source and origin of everything. John is then telling us that this Jesus Christ of our experience is the One who stands with the Father in
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