WHAT A 'HEADS-UP'!



Let's have a heads-up...

Jesus wants to leave His worried friends filled with endless joy but He must warn them about what lies ahead... as He moves out the door to be betrayed.  (John 16)

Why??  He doesn’t want them to be caught unawares. 
Where will the persecution come from?... religious people thinking they’re doing God a favour.
Yes, by murder!

Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit coming will be a witness to the world...

• of sin - Jesus Christ has been rejected
• of righteousness - Jesus Christ is honoured in heaven

• of judgment - the enemy has been defeated

...and “He will guide you into all truth...and He will show you things to come”!

So what’s just around the corner?                   

Anguish!

Anguish!... just like a mother travailing in childbirth: soon they won’t see him (dead in the tomb)... then they will see him (raised from the dead!)... then ascending to the Father!... who they will be able to petition in Jesus’ name.                                 

Wow, what a ‘heads-up'!...death, resurrection then direct access to God!

But what about tonight though?                             
(You can just about see John hanging on every word Jesus utters.  What's He going to say about betrayal by Judas?)                                                                                         

“You will be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave Me alone"

Oh.                                                                                                                                                                                                  

His final word??
Peace... from a Man expecting crucifixion in the morning!


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