The book of John in the New Testament tells us a short story of how Nathanael meets Jesus. The following is that story:
"John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
John 1:46 Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
John 1:48 Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
John 1:49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
John 1:50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
John 1:51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man ( Holy Bible, ESV)."
In the foregoing verses, Jesus said that Nathanael was "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!" When Natahanael asked Jesus how He knew him, Jesus said: "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." It appears that Nathanael knew that only God or the Fig tree knew where he was at the time he was under the tree, or something even more deep and spiritual took place that convinced Nathanael to believe in Jesus as the son of God. I am puzzled myself, but Nathanael was definitely convinced right away that Jesus was the Son of God.
References:
Holy Bible, ESV
"John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
John 1:46 Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
John 1:48 Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
John 1:49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
John 1:50 Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
John 1:51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man ( Holy Bible, ESV)."
In the foregoing verses, Jesus said that Nathanael was "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!" When Natahanael asked Jesus how He knew him, Jesus said: "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." It appears that Nathanael knew that only God or the Fig tree knew where he was at the time he was under the tree, or something even more deep and spiritual took place that convinced Nathanael to believe in Jesus as the son of God. I am puzzled myself, but Nathanael was definitely convinced right away that Jesus was the Son of God.
References:
Holy Bible, ESV
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