You will see me

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We will not have service on Sunday, August 27th

Next Sunday (8/6)

JOH 14:18-20

“You will see Me”

JOH 14:18-20

Verse 18 is the general statement. Jesus makes them a promise of comfort and hope.

Verse 19 explains verse 18 by adding key information.

Verse 20 is the most amazing verse of the three.

Jesus describes things that will come to pass at the dawning of the church age.

The Greek word for orphan here was used for a child who lost his father.

The word orphanos in general meant “left without anyone to care for them”.

When Socrates died, his disciples were said to have been made orphans (orphanos).

When Jesus dies on the cross, His disciples will be orphans in that sense.

Jesus is going to die on the cross, but after that, He will come to them.

Jesus is going to die on the cross. After that, “the world” will no longer see Him.

“the world” is the domain of the unbeliever.

“The world” - the Sanhedrin and the Romans - witnessed His death.

JOH 19:38-42

Joseph and Nicodemus buried the body of Jesus.

After that, no person of “the world” (no unbeliever) ever saw Jesus again.

JOH 14:19

“Because I live” refers to
His resurrection from the dead.

JOH 16:16-23

When Jesus died, the world rejoiced.

When Jesus was raised from the dead, the disciples’ grief turned into joy.

ACT 5:40-41

Peter wrote about Christian suffering.

1PE 4:13

Paul’s letters were bursting with joy, even in the midst of terrible suffering.

JOH 14:19

What happens “after a little while”? Jesus is raised from the dead.

Given that, what does Jesus mean by “I will come to you” and “you will see Me”?

He is talking about His post-resurrection appearances to His disciples.

He made several appearances to the eleven.

JOH 20:26-29

The apostle Paul provides a catalog of the post-resurrection appearances of Christ.

1CO 15:3-8

JOH 14:19-20