The LORD our Passover

Jesus foretells of His pending death and Resurrection

and His return as the Spirit of Holiness and all Truth

John 16:16-22, 23-24, 25-28, 29-33 A little while, and you shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and you shall see* Me, because I go to the Father. *the word here used, see, means to properly perceive as in seeing clearly that which has been hidden from view or understanding.

Then said some of His disciples among themselves, What is this that He said to us, A little while, and you shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and you shall see Me (John 20, Mat. 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, and Acts 1 and 2 as the Spirit of Holiness and all Truth) and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that He said, A little while? we cannot tell what He is saying (or meaning by this). Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask Him, and said to them, Do you enquirer among yourselves of what I said, A little while, and you shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and you shall see Me? Verily, verily, I say to you, That you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.(Ps. 30:5, 11, 40:1-3, 97:11, 126:5-7, Rev. 11:10, Is. 61:3, 66:5) A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you. And in that day you shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever you shall ask the Father being in (through) My name, He will give you.

Another lesson and secret of prayer is revealed

Hitherto have you asked nothing in My name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. (Mark 4:11, Mat. 11:25, 13:11-12, 16, 16:17, Luke 8:10, 10:21-24; 1Cor. 4:7, 2Cor. 4:6) At that day you shall ask being in My name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you: For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. (Here He is stating the change which is to take place within them and their and our station of life. The secret of our marriage relationship and our acquiring His name as a wife takes on her husbands name. This is more fully realized by our character and mindset being changed to His as revealed in Gen. 2:22-23 and spoken of in Jeremaih 31:(33) 32-34, and other NT passages.)

His disciples said to Him, Lo, now speak You plainly, and speak no proverb. Now are we sure that You know all things, and need not that any man should ask You: by this we believe that You came forth from God. (The disciples bear witness to their understanding in proper perspective as the change has taken place within them. For mans eye and ear does not and cannot perceive what the mind is not prepared to receive or comprehend. Remember the thought I shared in my last post, look at it again and think on it.) Jesus answered them, Do you now believe? Behold, the hour comes, yes, is now come, that you shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave Me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you might have Peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Our next passages will be in John 17 where Jesus' High Preirstly Prayer is located.