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The Gospel of John Lesson 18.
Chapter 17. Intercessory Prayer.
There are many wonderful prayers in the Bible, such as
Solomon's (1 Kings 8) and David's (Ps. 51) but none can compare
with this. It is superb. Other prayers show that the men were
mortals calling on God but this prayer shows that the man Christ
Jesus is the Son of God.
Jesus' farewell message was finished. Now He addresses the
Father to Whom He is responsible and for Whom He has come into the
world. v. 1, 24, - Father; v. 5 - O Father; v. 11 - Holy
Father; v. 25 - O Righteous Father. This is a most intimate
conversation between the Son of God and His Father at the close of
His ministry. "THE HOUR HAS COME."
He prays for:--
I. HIMSELF, THE SON OF GOD. v. 1-5.
1st request.........Glorify thy Son. v. Glory by the way of the
Cross, Resurrection and Ascension.
v.2. Eternal life a gift.
v.3. Eternal life defined.
v.4. The goal--to finish the work.
The purpose--to glorify the Father.
2nd request.........The Son requests His Eternal Glory again, only
now He is to receive it in the glorified body
of His humanity v.5.
2. HIS DISCIPLES.
v. 6-19. The disciples are the Father's and the Son's
very own.
3rd request.........That the disciples might be kept by the
Father. (v.11-15)
Kept unto unity. v.11.
Kept unto salvation. v. 12
Kept from evil. v. 15.
4th request.........Sanctification through God's truth, His Word.
v.17-19
Christ consecrated Himself so that we might be
consecrated in Him.
3.HIS CHURCH. v. 20-26.
5th request.........For her unity in the Father and in the Son.
v.21a.
6th request.........That the world may believe and know that the
Father had sent the Son.(v.21b), and that the
Father loves the Church even as the Father
loved the Son. v. 23. The Glory--the Holy
Spirit. Unity in the Holy Spirit. v. 22-23.
This will be fulfilled in the last day revival
and perfection of the Church. Eph. 4:11-16,
5:25-27.
7th request.........For the Glorification of the Church.v. 24-26.
"that they .... be with where I am..."
"that they may behold My Glory...."
The eternal love of the Father for the Son is
the fountainhead or source of the plan of
salvation. v. 24c "For Thou lovest He before
the foundation of the world
Cf. 1 Pet. 1:19-20, Eph. 1:4
Note. The Name of the Father, the LORD, the "I Am", has been
manifested in and through the Name of the Son, the LORD JESUS.
v. 6--manifest the Name,
v. 11-12--kept in the Name,
v. 26 manifest the Name in the past and future.