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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

New Memory VerseNew Memory Verse 1 John 5:14-15, 1 John 5:14-15,

“This is the confidence which we “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask have before Him, that, if we ask

anything according to His will, He anything according to His will, He hears us. hears us. 1515And if we know that He And if we know that He

hears us hears us inin whatever we ask, we whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests know that we have the requests

which we have asked from Him.”which we have asked from Him.”

John 16:29-32John 16:29-32

Final Prophecies and Final Prophecies and Words of EncouragementWords of Encouragement

John 16:29John 16:29,,“Using” is actually the verb “Using” is actually the verb

LEGO in the Present, Active, LEGO in the Present, Active, Indicative, “to say or speak.”Indicative, “to say or speak.”

“ “You are not at all speaking You are not at all speaking in parablein parable.” .”

The Lord seems to speak as The Lord seems to speak as He had before, yet the He had before, yet the

disciples seem to understand disciples seem to understand better than they had or they better than they had or they are just sucking up to Him.are just sucking up to Him.

John 16:30,John 16:30, ““Now we know that You Now we know that You

know all thingsknow all things.”.”

OIDA OIDA PANTAOIDA OIDA PANTA

Jesus has been teaching them Jesus has been teaching them for 3 years and they have just for 3 years and they have just decided that He knows what decided that He knows what

He is talking about. He is talking about.

They had failed to understand They had failed to understand the plain words of Jesus about the plain words of Jesus about

going to the Father before going to the Father before this, John 16:5.this, John 16:5.

Sometimes we think that we Sometimes we think that we know. Rarely do we know know. Rarely do we know that we know. But here the that we know. But here the disciples did not know that disciples did not know that

they did not know. they did not know.

Jesus had revealed to them the Jesus had revealed to them the thoughts of their hearts which thoughts of their hearts which was convincing proof of His was convincing proof of His

knowledge. knowledge.

For the first time they seemed For the first time they seemed impressed with His impressed with His

knowledge, even though on knowledge, even though on numerous occasions He had numerous occasions He had

manifested Divine manifested Divine knowledge, John 1:48.knowledge, John 1:48.

““And have no need for And have no need for anyone to question Youanyone to question You” ”

This too may have been said This too may have been said to placate the Lord based on to placate the Lord based on what He told them in verse what He told them in verse

2323, or…., or….

““There should not be a need There should not be a need to ask You since we can ask to ask You since we can ask

the Father.”the Father.”

““By this we believe that You By this we believe that You came from God.came from God.””

By By His demonstration of a His demonstration of a Divine Attribute,Divine Attribute, revealing to revealing to them what was on their mind, them what was on their mind,

they came to beliefthey came to belief. .

John 16:31, John 16:31, ““Jesus answered them, Jesus answered them,

“Do you now believe?””“Do you now believe?””

John 16:31, John 16:31, ““Jesus answered them, Jesus answered them,

“Do you now believe?””“Do you now believe?””

REALLY!!!!!REALLY!!!!!

In deity He knows what they In deity He knows what they are thinking. As a wise person are thinking. As a wise person

He also understands their He also understands their concerns, fear and anxiety. In concerns, fear and anxiety. In

His humanity, He answers His humanity, He answers them somewhat sarcastically. them somewhat sarcastically.

They are too self-confident They are too self-confident here, as their despair at here, as their despair at

Christ’s arrest and death will Christ’s arrest and death will show. show.

John 16:32,John 16:32,““And has And has alreadyalready come come””

Perfect Tense!Perfect Tense!The work of Satan in the body The work of Satan in the body of Judas Iscariot to arrest Jesus of Judas Iscariot to arrest Jesus and bring Him to the six trials and bring Him to the six trials culminating in the crucifixion. culminating in the crucifixion. God’s Plan from eternity past.God’s Plan from eternity past.

““You to be scattered” You to be scattered” SKORPIZO -SKORPIZO - Aorist, Passive, Aorist, Passive,

Subjunctive: Subjunctive: they have they have received dispersal, they have received dispersal, they have

already been defeated. already been defeated.

““Scattered” is descriptive of Scattered” is descriptive of sheep left without a shepherd, sheep left without a shepherd, John 10:11-12. See also the John 10:11-12. See also the

analogy in Zech 13:7.analogy in Zech 13:7.

Zech 13:7, Zech 13:7, “Awake, O sword, against My “Awake, O sword, against My

Shepherd, and against the man, My Shepherd, and against the man, My Associate,” declares the LORD of Associate,” declares the LORD of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd that the hosts. “Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; and I will sheep may be scattered; and I will

turn My hand against the little turn My hand against the little ones.”ones.”

““Each to his own” is fulfilled in Each to his own” is fulfilled in this very Gospel, John 20:10this very Gospel, John 20:10

““And yet I am not alone And yet I am not alone because the Father keeps on because the Father keeps on

being with Me.”being with Me.”

Although the Father would be Although the Father would be with Him throughout the with Him throughout the

human ordeal, even the Father human ordeal, even the Father would finally forsake Jesus on would finally forsake Jesus on

the Cross as Jesus is paying the Cross as Jesus is paying the penalty for our sins. the penalty for our sins.

Yet the Word of God the Yet the Word of God the Father would be resident in Father would be resident in

His soul which sustained Him His soul which sustained Him even in that most crucial three even in that most crucial three

hours.hours.

Here is the doctrine Here is the doctrine “God does not leave or “God does not leave or

forsake you.” forsake you.” Deut 31:6, 8; Josh 1:5; Deut 31:6, 8; Josh 1:5;

Psa 37:28; Heb 13:5Psa 37:28; Heb 13:5

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Final Prophecies and EncouragementFinal Prophecies and EncouragementUpper Room Discourse, Part 527Upper Room Discourse, Part 527

      John 16:29-32; Zech 13:7; Heb 13:5John 16:29-32; Zech 13:7; Heb 13:5

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