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Thoughts on the Gospel of John (130)

So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man 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

Thoughts on the Gospel of John (130)
After Judas has gone out into the night, it becomes light in the upper room. The Lord can now speak freely to His disciples about the things that are dearest to His heart regarding His own. The attentive reader senses the unique character of the following chapters for their light and warmth. The farewell words of Jesus are profound and moving.

Jesus now speaks about Himself, His death and His ascension. Let us look at this in detail.

The Son of Man is glorified: When the Greeks came to Philip because they wanted to see Jesus, the Lord spoke of the hour in which the Son of Man was to be glorified. It was immediately clear that this meant His death (ch. 12:23–24). Never did the glory of the man Jesus Christ appear more clearly than in His death on the cross: His obedience, His love, His sinlessness, His devotion. How glorious Jesus is!

God is glorified in Him: Anyone who wants to contemplate God’s essence – He is light and He is love – looks to the cross of Calvary. There, God thoroughly judged His Son for sin (light), because He wanted to spare people and have them with Him in heaven forever (love). How glorious God is! (Cf. 1 John 1:5; 4:8, 16)

God will glorify Him immediately: The appropriate response of God to the atoning sacrifice of His Son is that Jesus Christ as man now occupies a glorious position at the right hand of God. With this, God immediately glorified His Son.

Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 4:15-28 · Matthew 21:23-32

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