John 4.21-24
21. Jesus said to her, 'Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall you worship the Father.
22. You worship that which you do not know, we worship that which we know, Salvation is from the Jews.
By saying "Salvation is from the Jews," Jesus meant much broader meaning of these words. Jesus Himself is a Jew and He is the One from Whom salvation to is came, but considering Jews as whole, salvation to the world, in some sense, also came and from them.
Records of Moses, Deliverers of Israel, Prophets, Apostles of Christ, and all others who participated in spreading the Law of Moses and Gospel of Christ all other the world, all of them at the beginning were Jews.
Our modern Bible is the Records of all these men of GOD, inspired by the Holy Spirit, left to us for our salvation.
The woman who talks to Jesus most likely was of Jewish origin, because she said to Christ, "You are no greater than our father JACOB, are You?" (verse 12). No Gentile would call Jacob, the father of the people of Israel as his or her father, only Jew would do this. So, it seems at first that she is of Jewish descent. But on what mountain on which her people worship, she did not specify (verse 20), certainly not on the Mount Zion on which Jerusalem stands. Most likely it was some kind nearby mountain.
According to the Scripture, Sacrifices and worship of GOD must be conducted in the Temple of Jerusalem and not in any other place on Earth. So, she and her local people worshiped GOD differently than the Law prescribed, and when Jesus heard this, He issued a statement that said, "neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall you worship the Father."
By these words Jesus perhaps meant destruction of the Temple about 37 years after His crucifixion, because there is not Temple there is no worship of GOD.
But in verse 22 Jesus said to a woman that "You worship that which you do not know." This is very puzzling statement. If a woman is Jew, she certainly knows Whom she worships, but if she is Gentile, in this case yes, pagan worshipers do not know what they worship.
And finally, Jesus ends His statement with the words, "Salvation is from the Jews." Perhaps suggesting that Jews know Whom their worship and salvation will come from them. As previously explained, salvation came from Jesus Christ.
Jesus Himself is a Jew in flesh. Jesus brought salvation in forms of His Teaching, Miracles, Resurrection of the Dead, and by His Own Death and Resurrection, presenting Himself as One Who has power over Death and Eternal Life, but all this presentation Jesus done it locally, only to His Own people, the Jews.
His Apostles, disciples, and all His believers and followers also brought salvation, but they brought salvation to entire world, doing the same things that Jesus done before them. They spread the word about Jesus and His Gospel outside the borders of Israel, recorded His deeds, miracles, and teaching, and teach Gentiles the true way to GOD and to salvation Sometime later Gentiles themselves took the leadership in spreading the Gospel, and call themselves as Christians.
Acts 11.25-26
25. "Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul (Paul),
26. and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians."
And so, indeed, Salvation is from the Jews.
21. Jesus said to her, 'Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall you worship the Father.
22. You worship that which you do not know, we worship that which we know, Salvation is from the Jews.
By saying "Salvation is from the Jews," Jesus meant much broader meaning of these words. Jesus Himself is a Jew and He is the One from Whom salvation to is came, but considering Jews as whole, salvation to the world, in some sense, also came and from them.
Records of Moses, Deliverers of Israel, Prophets, Apostles of Christ, and all others who participated in spreading the Law of Moses and Gospel of Christ all other the world, all of them at the beginning were Jews.
Our modern Bible is the Records of all these men of GOD, inspired by the Holy Spirit, left to us for our salvation.
The woman who talks to Jesus most likely was of Jewish origin, because she said to Christ, "You are no greater than our father JACOB, are You?" (verse 12). No Gentile would call Jacob, the father of the people of Israel as his or her father, only Jew would do this. So, it seems at first that she is of Jewish descent. But on what mountain on which her people worship, she did not specify (verse 20), certainly not on the Mount Zion on which Jerusalem stands. Most likely it was some kind nearby mountain.
According to the Scripture, Sacrifices and worship of GOD must be conducted in the Temple of Jerusalem and not in any other place on Earth. So, she and her local people worshiped GOD differently than the Law prescribed, and when Jesus heard this, He issued a statement that said, "neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall you worship the Father."
By these words Jesus perhaps meant destruction of the Temple about 37 years after His crucifixion, because there is not Temple there is no worship of GOD.
But in verse 22 Jesus said to a woman that "You worship that which you do not know." This is very puzzling statement. If a woman is Jew, she certainly knows Whom she worships, but if she is Gentile, in this case yes, pagan worshipers do not know what they worship.
And finally, Jesus ends His statement with the words, "Salvation is from the Jews." Perhaps suggesting that Jews know Whom their worship and salvation will come from them. As previously explained, salvation came from Jesus Christ.
Jesus Himself is a Jew in flesh. Jesus brought salvation in forms of His Teaching, Miracles, Resurrection of the Dead, and by His Own Death and Resurrection, presenting Himself as One Who has power over Death and Eternal Life, but all this presentation Jesus done it locally, only to His Own people, the Jews.
His Apostles, disciples, and all His believers and followers also brought salvation, but they brought salvation to entire world, doing the same things that Jesus done before them. They spread the word about Jesus and His Gospel outside the borders of Israel, recorded His deeds, miracles, and teaching, and teach Gentiles the true way to GOD and to salvation Sometime later Gentiles themselves took the leadership in spreading the Gospel, and call themselves as Christians.
Acts 11.25-26
25. "Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul (Paul),
26. and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians."
And so, indeed, Salvation is from the Jews.