I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
John 16:22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
This wonderful promise and its fulfillment of our Lord to his disciples should be strength enough for them and for you and I.. His disciples saw him again after his death, you and I will have a meeting with him some day.
1. The anticipation of his cross.
John 16:16A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
Commanding love
Complete obedience
Carefully stated
2.The astonishment of his companions
John 16:17Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
Lack of understanding
Likely uncertain of their future
Lean and unskillful in the word
3. The announcement of his crucifixion
John 16:19Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
Decreed in the beginning
Detailed in the scripture
Desired by the Saviour
4.The agony of the cup.
John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Justice demander death of the sinner
Judgment delivered on a substitute
Justification a divine God given standing
5. The ability of Christ
John 16:28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Power to lay down his life
Power to take it up again
Power to conquer death
6. Adoption of his children
John 16 : 21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Saved by his grace
Sharers of his glory
Stockholders and guardians
7. The assurance of his coming
John 16:22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
See you the marriage supper
Rev. 19:9And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
I will see you at the singing
Rev.15 3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
See you on Mount Zion
Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
