Last week the Lord said, the first miracle of Jesus was a prophecy, a prophesy of the greatest move of God that is about to take place on planet Earth. The changing of water, which represented the sinfulness of humanity—into wine— God's best wine. The best is yet to come. We will see an out pouring of the Holy Spirit over the whole earth. A complete supernatural change of the natural into the spiritual, all in His timing and way.
Jesus' first miracle
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him." (John 2:1-11)
Jesus Christ was and is The Prophet. Everything about Jesus' life—His actions, words, where he went, how He was treated and what happened to Him; even down to the thirty-nine stripes on His body; they all had prophetic meaning—a picture of something bigger. Something beyond time and space. Even the healings, the miracles, including His parables all prophesied of something with much deeper spiritual meanings.
This is the only account given of Jesus' first miracle, it was written by John the beloved. So let's see what can we learn from this miracle, besides the obvious, since there's no such thing as an accident or a coincident with God. Who knows the beginning and the end of all things. Everything has its purpose, place and designated time, and God created it all.
The apostle John, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, starts the account off with, "On the third day," a fact that is often over looked and even left out by some Bible translators, because it doesn't make any sense to most men. But I don't believe it is that insignificant. Just as six days later Jesus took three disciples onto a mountain and was transfigured before them. These numbers have prophetic meaning, and that something significant had or was about to happen. Meanings that would be released later in time.
The number 3, is very important number in Scripture numerology. You have the Godhead (three in one), there's Jonah in the belly of a whale for three days, Jesus raised three persons from the dead, and Jesus Himself rose from the dead on the third day and many others threes throughout the whole Bible.
The wedding Jesus attended was in Cana, it too meant something, it was a small village about five miles north of Nazareth where Jesus was raised. Cana is Hebrew, it is also known as Kna, which is the native word for Canaanite. Canaan was the land promise by God to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their descendant for a thousand generations. Canaan was the Promise Land that flowed with milk and honey—it also represents the spiritual Garden of Eden for all of God's sons, the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
Also the first miracle was at a wedding is not a coincident either—it's significant. A wedding is a covenant, where a man and a women become one and there is a new beginning. Weddings are also a time when friends and family get together to celebrate, and that's where there is great joy and happiness. It prophesied of a greater wedding celebration to come.
Remember, the apostle John had a prophetic anointing on him. Who else would start their gospel account with, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God." Anyone that is close to the heart of God, as John was to Jesus heart is usually a prophet. That's why God had him write the book, The Revelation of Jesus Christ. And Jesus was very close to His Father's heart. Revelation is also a book full of numbers and prophecies. Which tells us of end times that started 2000 years ago and concludes with the last wedding—the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. There the Spirit and the Bride say, "Come."
In the first wedding John tell us that Jesus is a guest. In the last wedding Jesus is the Groom and His Father is the Host and we are His Bride. This wedding feast is already taking place for all those who enter through faith, just as Mary had faith in her son, Jesus. It is an intimate relationship of eating and drinking the Lord Jesus Christ.
God sees everything as already accomplished, remember Jesus said, "It is finished." Many Christian have lost sight of this and the gifts that come with the wedding, because they deferred blessings, hopes, and gifts by placing them into the future or after their dead. Faith is the substance of what is not seen... as thought we have already attained it. (Heb. 11:1 and Mark 11:24) And if we believed we have already received then we should also be thanking Him by faith, that we have His blessings, joy and gifts to enjoy now, and to bring about His restoration for this world.
Jesus demonstrated grace at the first wedding, by helping. In the final wedding He will continue to demonstrate even more grace in preparation for this greatest wedding feast. Where the bride will sit and drink at His table for eternity. Those who refused His love will be judged and cast into outer darkness, until all things are restored. John also reveals the great white throne room where Jesus sit as King, to judge the world one last time.
There were six water jars at this wedding. In typology the number six represents man and water often represents nations. The defilement on people hands and feet needs to be washed off before the wedding ceremonial. That dirt represents the sinful nature of mankind that is removed from us through Jesus' baptism, death and resurrection. So we could be presented to our Groom as a pure and holy bride, because He chose us and we listened and obeyed His call. This requires a miracle of epic proportions, because we said, "Yes" to His divine invitation and amazing grace. Our nature is changed into His nature.
This world has spiritually ran out of wine and God is coming to the rescue it again, when few are expecting His help. He will bring great joy to the people. as the "new wine" begins to flow and His glory fills the whole earth. He will pour out a vast amount of His "new wine" (Spirit of grace) on all flesh, in these last days. (Joel 2:11). There will be abundance of new wine, just as we saw in Jesus' first miracle. Jesus is the "new wine" and the name on the label of the bottle reads, Grace. He is more that enough for those who taste Him.
Just as is the first miracle, when the people see the wonder of God's grace many will believe in Him. For all the water in those six pots were transformation into new wine becoming one with Him, for the old wine and the old ways are gone and no longer desired. We are entering a New Kingdom Age, called GRACE.
"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?" (Isaiah 43:19)
"Look around at the nations; look and be amazed! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn't believe even if someone told you about it." (Habakkak 1:5)
"In the last days I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh."
(Acts 2:17)
