And I, if I be lifted up (viz. upon the cross) .. will (after My Resurrection and Ascension) draw all men unto me (RV 'myself')] St. John regards the crucifixion of Jesus as a symbol. His elevation upon the cross is an emblem of His being set up as the ensign (Isaiah 11:10) around which the nations are to rally. The attractive power of the cross lies largely in the fact that sorrow and suffering are universal, and that the sympathy for which all suffering souls crave is only to be found in the love of the Crucified. All men] The offer of salvation is made to all.

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