JOHN CHAPTER 14 1 THESSALONIANS 14:1 Christ comforteth his disciples with the promise of a heavenly mansion. 1 THESSALONIANS 14:5 He professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, 1 THESSALONIANS 14:8 and that he is one with the Father. 1 THESSALONIANS 14:12 He promises them power to do greater... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; Our Lord's first argument brought to comfort them, from the place whither he was going, and the end of his going thither. The place whither he was going was his FATHER'S HOUSE, so as they needed not to be troubled for him, he was but going home; nor was God his Father only, but theirs also,... [ Continue Reading ]
The particle IF in this place denotes no uncertainty of the thing whereof he had before assured them; but in this place hath either the force of although, or after that: When, or after that, I have died, ascended, and by all these acts, as also by my intercession, shall have made places in Heaven fu... [ Continue Reading ]
Christ, 1 THESSALONIANS 13:33 of the former chapter, had dignified his disciples with the familiar, loving title of _little children._ It is pleasant to consider how he continueth his discourse to them in such a dialect as a mother would speak to a little child crying after her, seeing her preparing... [ Continue Reading ]
Reason tells every one, that he who knoweth not the term whither a person is going, must needs be ignorant of the way. It is plain, that Thomas, and so (probably) divers others of the apostles, notwithstanding what our Saviour had so plainly told them, 1 THESSALONIANS 14:2, yet dreamed of some earth... [ Continue Reading ]
Christ was his own WAY to his Father; _By his own blood he entered in once into the holy place,_ HEBREWS 9:12. See LUKE 24:26 PHILIPPIANS 2:8. But both the former words, where the apostle spake of the way they should go, and the following words, hint to us, that Christ is here speaking of their way,... [ Continue Reading ]
If ye had known me as you ought to have known me, as I am indeed the eternal Son of God, sent by my Father into the world, you should have known my Father, with whom I am equal, and one and the same God, so as in knowing one of us, you must have known both: but you stick in my outward form and appea... [ Continue Reading ]
Still Philip understandeth not our Saviour, and further discovereth a very gross conception of the Divine Being, as if it could be seen with mortal eyes; whereas God had told Moses, EXODUS 33:20, _Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me, and live._ It is a hard thing to determine w... [ Continue Reading ]
Our Saviour still insists upon the oneness of himself with his Father, and the personal union of the Divine and human nature in him; for otherwise the apostles might have been with Christ a long time, and known him, and yet not have seen nor known the Father. But that supposed, none that had seen Ch... [ Continue Reading ]
I AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME. It is the opinion of Mr. Calvin, that these words are not here spoken so much to express his Divine nature and being, (for so Christ is no more known to us than his Father), as to express his manner of revealing it. Yet is the Divine nature of Christ fully p... [ Continue Reading ]
Believe my words (for that is your duty); but yet if you will not believe my words, declaring to you my union with my Father, yet when you see me doing such works as none but God can do, believe me for their sake. It is true, that both the prophets and the apostles spake God's words, not their own,... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME; not every individual soul that believeth on me; but some of those, particularly you that are my apostles, and shall be filled with the Holy Ghost in the days of Pentecost; you shall preach the gospel, and work miracles for the confirmation of the truth of the doctrine of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
The WHATSOEVER, in this text, must be limited by what the will of God hath revealed in other texts, as to the matter of our prayers; viz. they must be things that are for our good; such things as we stand in need of, and as God hath given us a liberty to ask: and indeed no other things can be asked... [ Continue Reading ]
The words are doubled for the further confirmation of them, that we might not doubt when we put up our petitions to God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, according to the will of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
Do not show your love to me in mourning, and being troubled for my going from you; but show it by your obedience to what I have commanded you. True love must not evaporate in compliment, but discover itself in a strict observance of the commandments of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; This verse containeth a new argument by which our Saviour relieveth his disciples under their affliction for the want of his bodily presence; that is, the mission of the Holy Spirit, ANOTHER COMFORTER, as our translation reads it. For this he saith that he WILL PRAY THE FATHER; not that him... [ Continue Reading ]
He here explains himself, and tells them, that by that other Comforter, mentioned 1 THESSALONIANS 14:16, he meant the Spirit; whom he here calls _the Spirit of truth, _ either because he is a Spirit that declareth and revealeth the truth, as in 1 JOHN 5:6, or because he teacheth us truth, 1 JOHN 2:2... [ Continue Reading ]
COMFORTLESS; the word in the Greek is, orphans, persons without father and mother, who for the most part are the most comfortless persons; therefore it is translated _comfortless:_ Christ hath a care, not only of the people's salvation and life, but also of their comforts while they are here; he wil... [ Continue Reading ]
The world seeth me now only with fleshly eyes; it will be but a little while, and the men of the world shall be able to see me no more; I shall be crucified, and laid in the grave; and though I shall rise again, yet I shall not be seen of them: (we read of no appearances of him after his resurrectio... [ Continue Reading ]
Some understand our Saviour here speaking of the day of his resurrection; others interpret it of the days of Pentecost, when there should be such an effusion of the blessed Spirit: but the following words discover, that it is best interpreted of the day of judgment, and the general resurrection: for... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THAT HATH MY COMMANDMENTS AND KEEPETH THEM, HE IT IS THAT LOVETH ME: our Lord here doth repeat what he had before said, 1 THESSALONIANS 14:15, declaring that there is no infallible indication of our love to Christ, but obedience, which is here expressed under two notions. 1. Having Christ's comm... [ Continue Reading ]
Jude the brother of James, JUDGES 1:1, the son of Alphaeus; not Judas the son of Simon, who, from the city whence he was, was called Iscariot, and was the traitor; asks our Saviour, how it was, or wherefore it was, that he would manifest himself to them, and not to the world? This question either pr... [ Continue Reading ]
If any man love Christ, he will keep Christ's words; that is, he will study and endeavour to keep the commandments of Christ; for if nothing evidenced a true love to Christ but a perfect obedience to his will, none could comfort himself from his obedience, or conclude his love to Christ from it; but... [ Continue Reading ]
Because they did not love him, nor keep his sayings, their sin was aggravated; because the words which he spake were not his will only, but the will of his Father who had sent him into the world, to reveal his will to the sons of men.... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, as to his bodily presence: For more than three years I have been fulfilling a ministry amongst you, and have spoken many things to you.... [ Continue Reading ]
The word is the same which was so translated before; (see the import of it, 1 THESSALONIANS 14:16,17) he is there called the COMFORTER, and _the Spirit of truth; _ here, _the Holy Spirit._ The Father here is said to send in the name, that is, with the authority and upon the mediation, of the Lord Je... [ Continue Reading ]
Peace be with you, or to you, was the Jewish common salutation, 1 SAMUEL 25:6; under that general name they comprehended all manner of good: with this good wish they both saluted their friends when they met them, and took their farewell of them when they left them. Christ, being now about to take hi... [ Continue Reading ]
YE HAVE HEARD HOW I SAID UNTO YOU, I GO AWAY, AND COME AGAIN UNTO YOU; they had heard our Saviour saying so, 1 THESSALONIANS 14:3. It is of the nature of true love, to rejoice in the good of the object beloved, as much as in its own, nay, before its own. Saith our Saviour, IF YE LOVED ME, that is, a... [ Continue Reading ]
Evils that surprise us are always the most heavy, and load our spirits. Saith our Saviour, Before these things come to pass, I have given you notice of them, that, when you see them come to pass, you might not be overwhelmed with sorrow and trouble, to the hinderance of your faith in me; but underst... [ Continue Reading ]
I shall not have much time hereafter to reveal my mind to you, my suffering is very near; the devil, who is THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD, SEE POOLE ON "1 THESSALONIANS 12:31", SEE POOLE ON "1 THESSALONIANS 16:11" and SEE POOLE ON "EPHESIANS 6:12" he _cometh_ by the evil angels, or rather by vile and wic... [ Continue Reading ]
I die not for my own sin; but _being found in fashion as a man, I humbled myself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, _,_ \as PHILIPPIANS 2:8\_ to let the world know, that I love the Father, and am obedient to him, doing even so as he hath commanded me. ARISE, LET US GO HENC... [ Continue Reading ]