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Jesus is the Good and Great Shepherd? Explain this to me please.
Ask anyone who knows anything about herding and or tending to sheep and they will tell you that sheep without their Shepherd will wander off, be scattered, and die. They will tell you that without the guidance, direction, and care of the Shepherd, they the sheep will be scattered, they will be lost, and they will surely perish. Jesus is the good and great Shepherd people of the world, and we (his people that believe in him) are the sheep. The revelation is that without the guidance, direction, and care of the good and great Shepherd (Jesus) we the sheep (we his people) will be scattered, we will be lost in sin, and we would all perish in sin and death.
Jesus leads us onto the right path in which we should go. Which is the path of righteousness. Jesus leads us to the way everlasting,
Jesus leads us to God the heavenly Father, Jesus leads us and places us on the narrow road that leads to life eternal which is He (1 John 5:11-13).
He is the way (John 14:6), He is the door and gate (John 10:7-9) (Matthew7:13-14), and He is how we are saved (Acts 4:12) (John 3:16) (Romans 10:9-13).
The Scripture that reveals Jesus is the good Shepherd and we who believe in him, thus those who believe the truth,
are the sheep is found in John chapter 10 which is displayed below for you.
John 10:1-30 (KJV)
10 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
Hebrews 13:20-21 (NLT)
And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will.
May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him.
Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep
by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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