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All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 16:15
Explanation of John 16
作者: Rev. John Clowes M.A.
Explaining the Inner Meaning of John 16
Verses 16:1, 2, 3. That through the power of divine truth there is protection in the time of persecution, when worship shall become merely external, through the extinction of all heavenly good and truth, resulting from the non-acknowledgement of the divinity of the Lord's humanity.
Verses 16:4, 5, 6. Which things are manifested to the understanding, to the intent that they may affect the will and love, and be thus acknowledged to be of divine prediction, in relation to a future state of the church, when the divine operation was no longer to be external, or by truth, but internal, or by good, of which state they, who are principled in truth, are not yet aware.
Verses 16:7, 8. For truth, in its external manifestation, must apparently be taken away, to the intent that it may be received again internally, and by such internal manifestation may remove from man the powers of evil and error, and establish in him the heavenly powers of good and truth.
Verses 16:9, 10, 11. All which evil and error result from the non-acknowledgement of the Lord's Divine Humanity, whilst the glorification of this humanity, together with the subjugation of the powers of darkness, constitute the all of good and of truth.
Verses 16:12, 13. Therefore a limit is set to the instruction of truth externally, but not to the reception of truth internally, because internal truth is in connection with divine good and truth, and thus leads man to depend on the Lord in all states of life.
Verses 16:14, 15, 16. For internal truth is the operation of the Lord's Divine Humanity, and thus the medium of communication with the divine truth in its union with the divine good, and therefore it succeeds the external manifestation of truth.
Verses 16:17, 18, 19, 20. This doctrine however, is with difficulty apprehended by those who receive truth only externally, until they are instructed that the external reception of truth leads man into spiritual temptations, and that by those temptations his state is inverted, and he is thus led to receive truth internally, or in its connection with the divine truth.
Verses 16:21, 22. For every state of spiritual temptation is attended with trouble, but when the temptation is past, the trouble is succeeded by joy, through the manifestation and operation of the divine truth.
Verses 16:23, 24. On which occasion, the guidance of external truth is no longer sought for, but the guidance of internal truth in connection with the Lord's Divine Humanity, which alone brings fullness of satisfaction.
Verses 16:25, 26, 27. Therefore the instruction of external truth must precede, and be succeeded by that which is internal, in which case the Lord in his Divine Humanity will be exalted as the supreme object of worship, who from mercy intercedes for all, and conjoins himself to all, who from love acknowledge him in that Humanity as the manifested Jehovah.
Verses 16:28, 29, 30. For the divine principle itself assumed the human, and became a man, and afterwards united the human essence to the divine, thus convincing, by the light of internal truth, all who are willing to be convinced, that the human essence of the Lord is divine.
Verses 16:31, 32, 33. Nevertheless the loves of self and of the world will operate to obscure this truth even with the well disposed, and therefore all such are instructed, that the acknowledgement of this truth leads to conjunction of life with the Lord, and that therefore whatever of temptation may arise from the above evil loves, they ought the more to confide in the Lord, who has subdued all infernal evils and falsities.
John 16
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"These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.
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They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
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They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
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But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
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But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
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But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.
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Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
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When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;
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about sin, because they don't believe in me;
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about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won't see me any more;
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about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
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"I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.
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However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
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He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.
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All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.
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A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."
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Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"
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They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."
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Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'
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Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
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A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
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Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
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"In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
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Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
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I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
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In that day you will ask in my name; and I don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,
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for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.
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I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."
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His disciples said to him, "Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech.
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Now we know that you know all things, and don't need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God."
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Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?
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Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
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I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
