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Joel 2:12

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13. The Lord himself tells us in John that he completely defeated the hells by his suffering on the cross:

Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. (John 12:31)

The Lord said this when his suffering on the cross was at hand. And again,

The ruler of this world is judged. (John 16:11)

And again,

Take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)

And in Luke,

Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” (Luke 10:18)

The world, the ruler of this world, Satan, and the Devil mean hell.

The Lord tells us in John that he also completely glorified his human nature by his suffering on the cross:

After Judas went out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Humanity is glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and glorify him immediately.” (John 13:31-32)

Again,

Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may also glorify you. (John 17:1, 5)

And again,

“Now my soul is troubled.” And he said, “Father, glorify your name.” And a voice came from heaven, saying, “I both have glorified it and will glorify it again.” (John 12:27-28)

In Luke,

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer this and enter into his glory? (Luke 24:26)

These sayings were about his suffering. Glorification is the complete union of the divine nature and the human nature, so it says “God will also glorify him in himself.”

  
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