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mercie:

--- Quote from: Chris R on July 04, 2006, 08:34:31 AM ---Hello,

Sorry i did not get back to all the replies in the thread, As with my work schedule i cannot possibly reply every single day.

I'm sure we have covered about all the aspects of this question, And i'm sure those have formed their opinons on what they believe... Time to move on

Peace

Chris R

--- End quote ---

Thank you for the Update Chris.

We have all come to a conclusion on what we believe in this thread.

As you say time to move on.

Peace

Chris R:
Hello all,

Since i did not know exactly how to answer this question, I did e-mail Ray..
This is his responce

Thankyou

Chris R

Dear Chris And Craig,

I was never asked this one before.  The Pitcher of Water is not a
parable,
neither does it represent Christ, nor the Holy Spirit.

Jesus already knew where they would eat the Passover, however, His
disciples
didn't.  And so Jesus tells them how they can be easily led to the
proper
room. He tells them that a man (if indeed it was man rather than a
woman, as
the Greek merely means a 'person') carring a pitcher of water.  I
rather
believe that most translators render it correctly as "man," and here is
why.

Carrying water to the house was traditionally always a woman's job. The
sign
of a man carrying a pitcher of water would have been unusual.  But when
a
man with a pitcher of water met the disciples, surely they had the
right man
that Jesus described.  But why the pitcher of water?  Did it have some
spiritual significance above that of being a sign to the disciples?  Or
rather, did it not maybe just have a practical significance?  Do we
ever see
or have reference to this pitcher of water again?  Yes we do.

"Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and
that
He was come from God, and went to God; He rises from supper, and laid
aside
His garments; and took a towel, and girded Himself.  After that He
poured
WATER [from a PITCHER] into a bason, and began to wash the disciples
feet...."  (John 13:3-5).

Sometimes we fail to see the trees for the forest.

God be with you all, Ray
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