97 Returning to Heaven

John 16:1-33, TBC Book Two, Chapter 97
With a look of concern, the disciples waited for Jesus to continue. “I am telling you these things before they happen,” Jesus said, “so that when the time comes, you will not fall away and lose your faith. 

“A time is coming when you will be turned away from the synagogues. People will think that they are serving God by killing you. The reason they will do these things is because they have not known the Father, nor have they known me.

“I did not tell you this until now because I have been with you. But now that I am going away, I want you to realize this so you can be prepared for it. When these things happen, I want you to remember that I told you ahead of time. So do not let these things shake your faith.

“Now I am returning to the One who sent me. . . . For if I did not go, the Helper would not come to you. But since I am going, I will send Him to you. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 97, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: A silver lining: Jesus will send the Holy Spirit to convince people of their sin, enable belief, and prove Satan is defeated.
     A promise to cling to: “ ‘Very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.’ ” John 16:7-11 NIV
     A praise to fill you: These Things I Have Spoken Unto You   Maranatha Singers     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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