from John chapter 12, verses 27 through 50,
through the end of chapter 12.
As we read God's word, remember,
this is God's very own word.
It's inspired, inerrant, infallible,
clear, and sufficient for his people.
John chapter 12, starting at verse 27.
In the context, I'll refresh your memory,
is that some Greeks had come along,
and Jesus now tells them at the beginning of chapter 12,
the hour is here.
So the book of signs has come to a close,
and now it's the hour of his passion.
And in John chapter 12, verse 27, Jesus says,
Now is my soul troubled.
And what shall I say?
Father, save me from this hour,
but for this purpose I have come to this hour.
Father, glorify your name.
Then a voice came from heaven.
I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.
The crowd that stood there and heard it said
that it had thundered.
Others said, An angel has spoken to him.
Jesus answered,
The voice has come for your sake, not mine.
Now is the judgment of this world.
Now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth,
will draw all people to myself.
He said this to show by what kind of death
he was going to die.
So the crowd answered him,
We have heard from the law
that the Christ remains forever.
How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?
Who is this Son of Man?
So Jesus said to them,
The light is among you for a little while longer.
Walk while you have the light,
lest darkness overtake you.
The one who walks in the darkness
does not know where he is going.
While you have the light,
believe in the light,
that you may become sons of light.
When Jesus had said these things,
he departed and hid himself from them.
Though he had done so many signs before him,
they still did not believe in him,
so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah
might be fulfilled.
Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Therefore they could not believe,
for again Isaiah said,
He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart.
Lest they see with their eyes
and understand with their heart
and turn,
and I would heal them.
Isaiah said these things
because he saw his glory
and spoke of him.
Nevertheless,
many even of the authorities
believed in him,
but for fear of the Pharisees,
they did not confess it,
so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
For they loved the glory that comes from man
more than the glory that comes from God.
And Jesus cried out and said,
Whoever believes in me
believes not in me,
but in him who sent me.
And whoever sees me
sees him who sent me.
I have come into this world as light,
so that whoever believes in me
may not remain in darkness.
If anyone hears my words
and does not keep them,
I do not judge him,
for I do not come to judge the world,
but to save the world.
The one who rejects me
and does not receive my words
has a judge.
The word that I have spoken
will judge him on the last day.
For I have not spoken on my own authority,
but the Father who sent me
has himself given me a commandment,
what to say and what to speak.
And I know that this commandment
is eternal life.
What I say, therefore,
I say as the Father has told me.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Indeed, you may be seated.
Would you pray with me?
Father, glorify your name.
Amen.
Oh God, show us your glory.
Amen.
Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the last public sermon
that our Jesus preached.
God took on flesh.
He revealed the kingdom of heaven
and he preached his final sermon
in the public
to Greeks and to Gentiles alike.
And then he withdrew.
The next time the public would see Jesus
would be leading up to his crucifixion.
And look at verse 28.
John chapter 12, verse 28.
How does our Lord Jesus pray
before his final sermon?
What a great prayer.
Father, glorify thy name.
And that's his sermon.
His sermon, he shows you
how God brings glory to his name.
That's my message for you today.
I simply want to try to show you
five observations
about how Jesus,
the Son of God himself,
shows you the glory of God.
He wants you to see
the glory of God.
Could you ask for anything more?
Father?
Now let me make sure
we can relate to this a bit as well.
Father, glorify your name, Jesus says.
Well, all of us have a name.
You've got your first name
that you go by
and you've got your family name.
And if you overhear someone
speaking about your family name
or the name of one of your loved ones,
and especially if they're misrepresenting
the name of one of your loved ones,
you want to set the record straight,
don't you?
You want to reveal to them
and explain to them,
this is who that person is.
You just use their name.
This is what's true of them.
And that's what Jesus came to do.
His entire mission
was to reveal his Father,
to reveal God himself,
to reveal his family
in the name of God for you.
This seems to be always on his mind.
It's, I want these people to know God.
When his disciples ask him,
Lord, teach us to pray.
You remember how he started that prayer?
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
And how he prays right before his last sermon,
Father, glorify your name.
A.W. Tozer said this.
Listen to this quote
and decide if you think it's true.
What comes into our minds
when we think about God
is the most important thing about us.
What we think about God,
whatever comes into your mind,
that is the most important thing about you.
When you hear God's name,
what comes to mind?
Tozer said,
the most revealing thing about the church
is always her idea of God.
An orthodox catechism answers the question,
what does that mean?
Hallowed be your name.
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray,
what does that mean?
Listen to how our catechism defines it.
When you say,
hallowed be your name,
you're really saying,
God, help us to really know you,
to bless you,
to worship you,
to praise you for all your works,
for all that shines forth
from what you have done.
Your magnalia Dei,
your wondrous works.
They shine forth who you are,
your almighty power,
your wisdom,
your kindness,
your justice,
your mercy,
and your truth.
That's what it means
to glorify the name of God.
It's to unveil,
to reveal,
to magnify
who God truly is.
Jesus Christ,
God in the flesh,
he came to show
what no human mind
could make up,
which is the essence
of God himself.
Let's walk through these five.
Number one,
God shows you
his glory
in Christ's mission.
God shows you
his glory
in Christ's mission,
his entire mission.
You need to see
the glory of God
in what Jesus
came to accomplish.
Look at verse 27.
Now is my soul troubled,
Jesus says.
According to his human nature,
he's troubled.
There's a dread.
There's the horror
of what he will bear.
He will bear sin
that's alien to him.
And he will experience
the wrath of God
against the sin
that he is bearing.
And his soul is troubled.
But look at how he answers
his own feelings.
What shall I say
in verse 27?
Father,
save me
from this hour,
but for this cause,
for this purpose,
for this mission,
I have come
to this hour.
He is troubled
by the darkness
in front of him,
the darkness
of the hour
of his passion.
He's troubled.
But he's resolute
in the light
of eternity.
Bear this hour
and for eternity,
the name of God
will be known
to his creatures.
See,
the purpose,
he says,
for this purpose,
I came.
It's for this agreement,
this council of peace
that the Son came
to take on flesh,
to live as the second Adam
as Paul calls him
in Romans 5,
to merit
what all
under the curse of Adam
have demerited.
It's for this purpose
that he came
to fulfill
all righteousness,
to keep the law of God.
He puts himself
under the law
so that he can restore
and that he can earn
by his own merit,
not for himself.
He lacks nothing.
He would merit
our righteousness
and he would give you
that righteousness
but he also must pay
the penalty
for your sin.
He must die
on the cross.
It's for this purpose
that he has come
to this hour.
Verse 28,
he says,
Father,
glorify
thy name.
God's name
is all who God is.
It's the essence
of God.
That's what it means.
the name of God.
It's all of God's
attributes
in holy,
unified,
perfection.
Jeremiah Burroughs,
a Puritan pastor,
he said,
the name of God
is the shine
and luster
of all the attributes
together.
It's God's glory.
That's what it is.
And to say glorify
your name
means to shine
the light
of truth
on who God really is.
Push back
the darkness
and open the eyes
of those who are
in darkness
to behold
who God is.
I love how
one of our confessions
says,
who is God?
God is the creator
and sustainer
of everyone
and everything.
He is eternal,
infinite,
and unchangeable
in his power
and perfection,
goodness
and glory,
wisdom,
justice,
and truth.
Nothing happens
except through him
and by his will.
That's the name
of God
that Christ
came to glorify.
Now,
listen to the response
of God
to this prayer.
Jesus prays,
Father,
glorify your name.
Don't you just wish
you could be there
in Jerusalem
before Christ
will retreat
and experience this,
what happens
in verse 28?
A voice
came out
of the heavens.
I have glorified it.
See,
Christ's ministry
up to this point
already revealed God.
He already has glorified
his name
by the life of Christ,
his active obedience
even before the cross,
his incarnation,
his ministry,
his obedience,
the signs he's performed,
that's already magnified
God's true essence.
And the voice says,
I will glorify it again.
So also in his suffering,
supporting Jesus,
carrying him
through his sufferings,
through his death,
then raising him
from the dead
and setting the son
at God's own right hand,
that will glorify it again.
See,
God shows you
his glory
in all of Christ's mission,
his active
and passive obedience.
He was passive
in humbling himself
to take on the flesh
and he was active
in obeying
and on the cross
he was passive
to endure the wrath
of God
on the place
of sinners
but he was also
actively obeying
and trusting his father
even on the cross.
He was active
and passive
the whole way through
to reveal God
in his essence.
God is pure act,
pure,
holy,
undefiled
act
of obedience
and holiness.
Verse 29,
the crowd
that stood there,
see their reaction
gives us an insight
into what that would
have been like
to experience.
They heard it
and they said
it had thundered
and others said
an angel
has spoken to him.
One commentator
helped me to learn this
that the Jews
called this voice
that comes from heaven
proceeding from the midst
of another voice.
So that's why
some said
it's like thunder
but then it also
was like the voice
of an angel
coming out
from the thunder
and they understood
the distinct words
that were spoken.
It wasn't just
a natural phenomenon.
This was God
putting into
their language
affirming
the ministry
and the work
of his son.
See the father,
the son,
and the spirit
are totally united
in their activity.
They're revealing
themselves
through the son
by the power
of the spirit
teaching the hearts
and opening their hearts
to believe
and hear
and understand
and the voice
on behalf
of father,
son,
and spirit
calling out
and affirming
this is
who I am.
Look to Jesus.
It's the third time
that this has happened.
The first one
was Matthew 3.17
at the baptism
of Jesus
the voice
from heaven
said this is
my beloved son
with whom
I am well pleased.
So we can understand
this to be
the voice
of the father.
Matthew 17.6
says the same thing
but adds on to it.
This is at the
transfiguration.
Peter,
James,
and John
the eyewitness
of our fourth gospel.
At the transfiguration
they hear this voice
that says
this is my son
with whom
I am well pleased.
Now they get involved.
Listen to him.
And listen to how
they reacted,
those three disciples.
They fell
on their faces
terrified.
Now Jesus
clarifies
to the public
that's with him
in verse 30.
Jesus answered
as they're saying
was it thunder?
Was it a voice
of an angel?
What was it?
Jesus says
this voice has come
for your sake
not mine.
And I'm sure
it comforted him.
It's reassuring
for the person
of Jesus Christ
fully God
fully human
the hour
of his passion
to hear this voice.
But he's saying
that this is to
increase your faith
and for you to pay
attention
to what is happening.
This is the most
significant event
in all of human history
that's about
to take place.
This is to get
your attention
at what I am doing
Jesus says.
And I want you
to apply that
as well.
Jesus says
it's for your sake
that the God
has spoken.
It's for your sake
church as well.
Jesus was troubled
according to his
human nature.
He was troubled
by the weight of sin.
He could feel
the shadows deepen.
And he was troubled
according to his
human nature.
So when you are
troubled in this
present evil age
look to Christ's
resolute commission.
It's for this
very hour
that I have come
to save you.
And keep in mind
that he did that
to rescue your soul
to resurrect your body
one day
for eternity.
That's why he endured
that hour.
It's for eternity
so that you can be
with God.
So this voice from God
is for you Christian.
The voice of God
goes out.
It recreates.
And it creates
an awareness
in our soul
that only God
can fill.
It takes the darkness
of our soul
under the curse
of sin
and it speaks
life and light
into it.
That's how Paul
explains it to the church
in Corinth
in 2 Corinthians 4.6.
The same God
who said
let light shine
out of darkness
has shown
into our hearts
to give the light
of the knowledge
of the glory
of God
how?
In the face
of Jesus Christ.
Isn't that comforting
as well?
That if you believe
in Jesus
if you have beheld
the glory of God
in the face
of Jesus Christ
it's because
God's word
his life giving light
has shined
into your soul
and he has revealed
himself
to you.
He has shown you
who he is
by teaching you
to trust him
through Jesus Christ.
When a child
is troubled
maybe they're
having a nightmare
they need to hear
the voice
of their parent
they need to see
the face
of their family
one of their loved ones
and then they're
comforted again.
So when you are
troubled
hear the voice
of God
and behold
the face
of Jesus Christ.
That's the first one.
God shows you
his glory
in Christ's mission.
You see the glory
of God
in what Jesus
accomplished.
Number two
God shows you
his glory
in casting
down
Satan.
God shows you
his glory
in casting
down Satan.
See the glory
of God
in how Jesus
takes his throne
over this
fallen world.
Look at verse 31.
Now is the judgment
of this world
Jesus says.
In the Greek
it reads really cool
it says
this is the crisis
of the cosmos.
I thought about
titling the sermon
that but
it's really about
showing you
the glory of God.
But the crisis
of the cosmos
is what he says.
Matthew Henry
said
the world
thinks that it's
passing judgment
on Jesus
but the cross
passes judgment
on them.
For when they
reject the son
they reject
the father
who sent him.
Jesus says
now
is the judgment
of the world.
Cosmos
here's what's
wrong with you.
Here's what
here's what is
broken.
Here's what your
crisis
your judgment
is.
He's the doctor
giving this fallen
world the
prognosis.
Here's how
bad it is
for you
world.
He says
now
will the
prince
or the
ruler of
this world
be cast
down.
That's a
Jewish phrase
and it's
understood to
mean an
angel
and an
angel
associated
with death
and darkness.
Now
will the
prince
ruler
of this
world.
That's
Satan
himself.
Satan
will be
cast
down
Jesus
says.
Satan
needs to
be cast
down
because
that's
the
brokenness
of the
world.
The
world
is
subject
to
the
oppression
of the
enemy.
And
Jesus
says
I
come
as
the
good
shepherd
but
my
enemy
seeks
to
destroy.
So
Satan
has
great
sway
over this
world.
He
is
on
the
prowl
Peter
says
looking
for
who
he
can
devour.
And
Jesus
says
I'm
going
to
cast
down
this
prince
ruler
of
this
present
fallen
evil
age.
Why
is it
that so
many
after seeing
all these
signs
reject
Jesus?
See
they are
so
bound
by the
chains
of Satan.
They're
so
addicted
to their
own
disobedience.
They
have
yielded
voluntary
subjection
to
Satan
in this
world
for so
long.
They
are
his
prisoners.
Luke
22
verse
53
describes
it this
way.
This
hour
of
darkness
that
Jesus
says
he
will
reverse.
That's
why
when
Satan
is
cast
down
this
hour
of
Satan
having
full
reign
and
blinding
the
eyes
of
all
the
nations
is
coming
to
an
end.
Jesus
said
in
Mark
3
verse
27
that
God
himself
would be
entering
into the
strong
man's
house.
This
world is
like the
house of
Satan.
Satan
is the
strong
man.
And
Jesus
God
himself
in the
flesh
came
to
bind
him
and
then
to
plunder
Satan's
goods
out of
this
world.
We
sang
this
hymn
at
Christmas
time.
O
come
thou
rod
of
Jesse
free
thine
own
from
Satan's
tyranny
from
depths
of
hell
thy
people
save
and
give
them
victory
or
the
grave.
How
will
Jesus
do
this?
Because
this is
good news.
So far
he hasn't
lost
anyone.
He's
going
to
topple
over
the
oppressors
of
this
world.
He's
going
to
reverse
this
evil
power
structure
over
his
creation.
That's
good
news.
But
what
Jesus
says
next,
this is
the way
he'll
cast down
Satan.
This is
the way
many
cast
Jesus
aside.
Look at
verse 32.
This will
happen
when I
am lifted
up
from the
earth.
When I
am lifted
up.
And they
understand his
meaning by how
they react.
When Jesus
is lifted
up,
there's so
much in
that image.
So he
came from
heaven to
earth.
And he'll
be lifted
up in
his earthly
body on
the cross.
He will
be lifted
off the
earth,
suspended
in
midair
between
earth
and
heaven.
That's
the place
of the
mediator
between a
holy God
and sinful
man.
He will
be lifted
up on
the cross.
He will
descend
to hell
and he
will be
ascending.
He will
be raised
up to
the right
hand of
God the
Father
Almighty.
And from
there he
will come
to judge
the living
and the
dead.
he says
in verse
32,
I will
draw
all.
Remember
the Greeks
had come
and they
had come
to see
Jesus.
And he
says I
will draw
all,
not just
the Jews.
I will
be like
a magnet.
I will
pull people
from all
nations.
Like we
read in
Psalm 86
this morning.
When I
am lifted
up I
will draw
them to
myself.
In
verse
33 he
said this
to show
by what
kind of
death he
was going
to die.
It would
be by
the cross
that our
Lord Jesus
would defeat
the devil.
By his
work on
the cross
our Lord
Jesus
would cast
the devil
down.
It would
be by
the cross
Colossians
2.15
that Jesus
would spoil
the principalities
and the
powers
and make
a show
of them
openly
triumphing
over them
in the
cross.
God
so now
the nations
can believe
in Jesus
but hold
on we
know as a
church that
Satan still
seeks to
devour and
Satan is
still causing
destruction in
the world
and Satan
still hates
the church
and Satan
wants to
hunt down
your soul
still.
Well picture
Satan like
a hyena.
You can't
change the
nature of a
hyena but
the work of
Christ
his work
in his
life and
his death
on the
cross
it took
the teeth
and the
claws out
of that
hyena.
Satan is
still going
around like
a scavenger
in this
world but
for Christians
he is
powerless.
Death
has no
sting.
Satan
cannot
hurt
you if
you're
in Christ.
He has
been
cast down.
One day
he'll be
bound up
not allowed
to roam
around the
earth and
he'll be
tormented
in hell.
But that's
how we can
picture if
you're truly
in Christ
Satan to
you is
not something
to fear.
Now you
still don't
want to
mess around
or think
little of
your own
weakness.
Still a
predator
a creature
of prey
whose very
nature hates
God and
hates God's
people but
he has no
more power
over the
church by
the power
of Jesus
Christ.
So find
comfort in
that the
next time
that you
are facing
strong
temptation
and Satan
is accusing
you of
your sin
he's accusing
God to
you he's
accusing your
brothers and
sisters in
the church
to you
that's what
Satan loves
to do
and ask the
Lord to
sustain you
by his
power.
Satan has
no power
over you
and when
God gives
you victory
over temptation
when God
shows you
that's the
enemy lying
to you
you praise
God
you praise
God because
he has
defeated the
enemy he's
cast down
Satan and
that your
ability to
withstand the
sin and the
temptation
it's because
of his
work.
isn't that
great news
we get to
live in
this world
dark as
it is
and when
God does
give us
victory over
temptation
we're more
than conquerors
in Christ
we know it's
because he
has cast
down our
enemy.
Remember
2 Corinthians
4.4
the God
of this
world
that's
Satan
has blinded
the minds
of unbelievers
to keep
them from
seeing the
light of
the gospel
of the glory
of Christ
who is
the image
of God.
That's why we
church we
don't battle
against powers
against flesh
and blood
we do battle
against the
principalities
of darkness
and there's a
spiritual battle
going on
for your soul
and for our
loved ones.
Remember that
God has shown
you his glory
by casting
Satan down
that's how we
fight in this
battle.
Third observation
God shows you
his glory
in the light
of his word.
God shows you
his glory
in the light
of his word.
See how
the glory of
God
is reflected
and magnified
in the word
of God.
Remember how
John introduced
this entire
gospel
he said
in the beginning
was the
word
and the
word was
with God
the word
was God
all things
were created
through the
word of God
and God
shows you
his glory
in the light
of his word.
Verse 34
the crowd
answered him
we have heard
from the law
that the Christ
abides
forever.
Now
the crowds
were doing well
to search
their scriptures
to search
the word
of God
and they were
doing well
to say
we know
what to
expect
when the
Messiah
will come.
Where would
they have
gotten
this
understanding
of a
Messiah
who would
come
who would
abide
and rule
over them
forever?
Could have
been in
countless
places
I'll give
you three
Psalm
110
4
he will
be a
priest
forever
Psalm
45
6
your throne
is forever
and ever
so not only
will he be
a king
that rules
forever
he'll also
be a priest
that rules
forever.
Symbolically
or spiritually
Jerusalem
will be
the hub
in which
the kingly
office
and the
priestly
office
and the
prophetic
office
of
revelation
declaring
God's
word
will be
combined
in one
person.
Those offices
that are
anointed
in the
Old Testament
prophet
priest
and king
combined
and fulfilled
in one
Messiah
who will
abide
forever.
Listen to
the promise
of Daniel
chapter 7
verses 13
and 14
this is so
rich.
Daniel wrote
behold
with the
clouds of
heaven
there came
one like
a son
of man
there's
the phrase
from John
12
he came
to the
ancient
of days
so one
like the
son of
man
the son
Jesus
Christ
God
in the
flesh
he came
before
the
ancient
of
days
that's
the
father
the
triune
God
represented
and the
son of
man
was presented
before him
before the
ancient
of days
to him
to the
son of
man
was given
dominion
and glory
and a
kingdom
that all
peoples
all nations
all languages
should serve
him
his dominion
is an
everlasting
dominion
and it
shall not
pass away
his kingdom
shall never
be destroyed
so they're
holding on to
what God's
word has
told them
about the
Messiah
and that's
why it
doesn't make
sense
that's why
they say
in verse
34
how can
you say
that the
son of
man must
be lifted
up
his kingdom
is supposed
to endure
forever
that's what
the word
of God
says
John
Gill
pointed out
how these
Judean
Old Testament
scholars
they were
confused
they believed
that there
maybe were
two Messiahs
one Messiah
would be
one who would
be like a
servant
who would
suffer
the other
Messiah
would conquer
and deliver
but maybe
it was two
different
Messiahs
so they
say which
Messiah
are you
which
son of
man
are you
because we
thought you
were going
to be the
one that
would conquer
and cast
down
Satan
but now
you're telling
us you're
the Messiah
that will
be lifted
up
and it's
the kind
of death
you're going
to die
so they're
confused
Jesus
Jesus answers
them
I am
the word
I am
the light
look at
verse 35
the light
is among
you for a
little while
longer
walk while
you have
the light
so which
Messiah
am I
I'm the
Messiah
you need
to obey
Jesus
says
lest the
darkness
overtake
you
walk in
the light
while you
have the
light
see the
Jewish nation
had Jesus
in the
flesh
soon Jesus
would be at
the right
hand of the
father and
by the
power of
the spirit
all the
nations
would be
getting the
revelation
they would
all be
invited into
his kingdom
but now
was the
time for
the Jews
to believe
to see
from the
word of
God
for
themselves
the glory
of the
father
in the
person
of Jesus
two
different
Messiah
the same
Messiah
through his
obedience
and suffering
as a
servant
he will
conquer
and reign
and rule
inaugurating
his
spiritual
kingdom
until it's
one day
consummated
verse 36
while you
have the
light
believe in
the light
that you
may become
sons
of light
you may
become
sons
of light
you're
either a
son of
darkness
you're a
son of
Satan
or you're
a son
of light
you're
an heir
with
Christ
Gil
you are
made
light
in the
Lord
don't you
want to
be a
son of
the
light
how
does
that
happen
this is
how you
are
made
a
son
of
the
light
it's
when
the
Holy
Spirit
enlightens
you
it's
when
the
Holy
Spirit
shines
the
light
of
God's
word
to
expose
your
sinfulness
your
impotence
to save
yourself
your
unrighteousness
before a
holy
God
your
need
of
Christ
your
need
of
his
righteousness
your
need
of
Christ's
strength
your
need
of
his
salvation
that's
what it
means
to be
a
son
of
light
and
when
he
does
that
you
walk
in
the
light
you
walk
with
him
if
you
truly
are
a
son
of
the
light
2
Corinthians
4
6
the
same
God
who
said
let
light
shine
out
of
darkness
has
shown
in
our
hearts
to
give
the
light
of
the
knowledge
of
the
glory
of
God
in
the
face
of
Jesus
Christ
you
walk
in
the
light
I was
trying to
think of
a way
to
illustrate
what
this
would
be
like
and
some
crazy
people
like
to
ride
their
mountain
bikes
on
really
steep
ridges
of
mountains
and
even
crazier
people
like
to
do
this
at
what
is
it
like
to
walk
as
a
son
of
the
light
that's
how
we
need
to
picture
our
life
in
this
world
we're
pilgrims
we're
sojourners
we are
mountain
bikers
at
night
and
you
know
what
is
that
headlamp
it
is
the
light
of
the
word
of
God
this
is
our
fourth
one
I
think
it
opens
up
even
further
what
this
means
okay
number
four
God
shows
you
his
glory
in
the
mystery
of
revelation
God
shows
you
his
glory
in
the
mystery
of
revelation
Christ
unveils
God's
glorious
name
God's
glorious
essence
to
you
he
pulls
the
veil
off
of
it
in
Ephesians
3
verses
4
and
5
Paul
writes
of
the
mystery
of
Christ
and
the
mystery
of
Christ
it's
not
meant
to
say
that
anything
about
God
was
concealed
it's
not
like
a
mystery
that
you
have
to
figure
out
no
mystery
is
a
form
of
revelation
all
of
the
gospel
is
contained
in
the
pages
of
scripture
but
in
some
places
it's
shadowy
and
we
need
the
full
light
of
Christ
to
cast
back
the
light
to
illumine
all
of
God's
word
that's
why
Christ
himself
he
is
the
mystery
of
revelation
he
is
the
one
who
he
is
the
key
that
unlocks
the
treasures
of
the
scripture
we
read
that
when
Jesus
had
said
these
things
these
teachings
up to
this
point
he
departed
and
hid
from
them
the
next
time
he'll
enter
the
scene
is
in
John
chapter
13
and
this
is
around
the
time
of
the
Passover
what
we
celebrate
as
our
Good
Friday
there's
still
a few
more
sands
in
the
hour
glass
of
time
just
days
away
from
Passover
and
so
most
commentators
have
come to
the
conclusion
that
what
follows
from
verses
37
to
the
end
of
the
chapter
is
John
the
apostle
John
summarizing
what
was it
that
Jesus
declared
when
he
preached
and
cried
out
throughout
his
whole
ministry
how
do
you
summarize
it
what's
the
residual
message
that's
left
so
look at
verse
37
though
he
had
done
so
many
signs
before
them
they
still
did
not
believe
in
him
it
was
the
signs
that
brought
Nicodemus
to visit
Jesus
at night
he had
made
the blind
man
to see
most
recently
he had
brought
life
back
to
Lazarus
and
you
couldn't
fill up
enough
books
to tell
of all
that
Jesus
did
and
John
says
still
they
did
not
believe
in
him
the
sin
was
so
deeply
rooted
inside
of
them
just
like
it
was
in
us
unless
Christ
has
given
you
a
new
heart
that
even
the
most
undeniable
miracles
were
not
enough
to
make
them
believe
it
takes
God's
sovereign
grace
to
open
the
eyes
of
sinners
verse
38
let's
look
here
it's
so
that
the
word
spoken
by
the
prophet
Isaiah
might
be
fulfilled
it's
the
glory
of
God
on
display
through
his
word
even
their
unbelief
reveals
the
glory
of
God
and
puts
it
on
display
even
what
Isaiah
had
prophesied
in
Isaiah
53
verse
1
Lord
who
has
who
has
believed
what
he
has
heard
from
us
and
to
whom
has
the
arm
of
the
Lord
been
revealed
God
himself
must
reveal
his
gospel
in
verse
39
therefore
they
could
not
believe
see
in
verse
37
he
emphasizes
that
they
did
not
believe
they
hardened
their
hearts
and
in
verse
39
they
could
not
believe
and
God
had
foretold
of
this
hard
heartedness
that
would
happen
even
when
God
himself
took
on
flesh
just
like
it
had
happened
in
the
days
of
Isaiah
in
Israel
Isaiah
had
said
we
in
verse
40
that
he
God
has
blinded
their
eyes
and
God
has
hardened
their
hearts
remember
Pharaoh
hardened
his
heart
toward
God
and
Pharaoh
was
the
oppressor
of
God's
people
and
then
God
hardened
Pharaoh's
heart
and
now
the
people
have
hardened
their
hearts
toward
God
they
did
not
believe
and
so
now
we
read
in
verse
40
that
what
God
did
to
Pharaoh
God
is
doing
to
Israel
national
Israel
God
hardened
their
heart
lest
they
see
with
their
eyes
and
understand
with
their
heart
and
turn
and
I
would
heal
them
God
hardened
the
hearts
of those
who were
bound
under
Satan
you
could
say
God
allowed
their
hard
hearts
to
become
petrified
the
pride
that
already
bound
them
fossilized
them
they're
stuck
like
that
they
are
frozen
now
in
their
fear
of
man
and
their
love
for
the
glory
that
comes
from
man
so
they
remained
blind
toward
the
Messiah
even
Jesus
Christ
himself
who
would
suffer
and
die
it's
that
same
prophecy
where
Isaiah
says
in
Isaiah
53
that
he
was
despised
rejected
by
men
a
man
of
sorrows
acquainted
with
grief
as
one
from
whom
men
hide
their
faces
he
was
despised
and
we
esteemed
him
not
we
read
in
verse
41
of
John
12
that
Isaiah
said
these
things
because
this
should
be
mind
blowing
this
is
why
the
mystery
of
Christ
revelation
is
so
glorious
Isaiah
said
these
things
because
what
in
verse
41
Isaiah
saw
his
glory
and
spoke
of
him
do
you
understand
what
that
means
Isaiah
in
Israel
saw
the glory
of
Jesus
the glory
of God
in the
face
of
Jesus
Christ
and
spoke
these
prophecies
Isaiah
53
spoke
of
Jesus
Christ
centuries
before
he
came
listen
to how
Isaiah
describes
another
eyewitness
of seeing
the glory
of God
in the
face
of
Christ
this
is
Christ
before
he
took
on
flesh
Isaiah
6
1
through
5
I
saw
the
Lord
sitting
upon
a
throne
high
and
lifted
up
and
the
train
of
his
robe
filled
the
temple
above
him
stood
the
seraphim
each
had
six
wings
with
two
he
covered
his
face
and
with
two
he
covered
his
feet
and
with
two
he
flew
and
one
called
to
the
other
and
said
holy
is
the
Lord
of
hosts
the
whole
earth
is
full
of
his
glory
and
the
foundations
of
the
thresholds
shook
at
the
voice
of
him
who
called
and
the
house
was
filled
with
smoke
and
I
said
woe
is
me
for
I
am
lost
for
I
am
a
man
of
unclean
lips
and
I
dwell
in
the
midst
of
a
people
of
unclean
lips
for
my
eyes
have
seen
the
King
the
Lord
of
hosts
John
writes
in
verse
42
nevertheless
many
even
of the
authorities
believed
in
him
but
for
fear
of
the
Pharisees
they
did
not
confess
it
so
they
would
not
be
put
out
of
the
synagogue
verse
43
for
they
loved
the
glory
that
comes
from
man
more
than
the
glory
that
comes
from
God
did
you
hear
how
Isaiah
described
the
glory
that
comes
from
God
shown
and
reflected
through
Jesus
and
yet
they
loved
the
glory
of
man
I
worked
through
a few
different
ideas
of how
to try
to
illustrate
this
and
the
best
one
to
me
is
from
Narnia
you
remember
little
boy
Edmund
one
of the
little
boys
well
Edmund
he's
tempted
by
the
white
witch
and
she
offers
him
Turkish
delight
and
he
becomes
enchanted
by
this
Turkish
delight
and
Edmund
was
choosing
a
path
you
follow
this
white
witch
you
keep
eating
her
Turkish
delight
she's
going
to
take
you
back
to
her
evil
castle
and
you
will
turn
into
a
petrified
statue
just like
everyone else
who took
that bait
or
Edmund
you
listen
to the
voice
the roar
of
Aslan
and you
follow
him
and he's
going to
lay out
a banquet
feast
before
you
and he
crushes
this
white
witch
Edmund
why would
you settle
for
Turkish
delight
when
you
have
Aslan
the king
himself
roaring
for
you
so
how about
you
are you
a son
of the
light
are you
listening
to the
voice
of God
that
speaks
and creates
the light
he calls
to you
will you
be like
those
in Isaiah's
day
and like
those
at the
time
of
Christ
in the
flesh
and will
you
join
the devil
in
eternal
darkness
follow
his
bait
settle
for
worldly
manly
glory
or will
you
follow
Christ
listen
to his
word
by faith
and enjoy
eternal
life
in his
kingdom
to come
my final
observation
I want
to drive
home to
you this
is that
God will
show you
his
glory
either
way
you
respond
God
will
show you
his
glory
either
way
you
respond
obey
him
today
and you
will
see
his
glorious
grace
reject
Jesus
this
hour
and you
will
see
his
glorious
justice
on the
last
day
either
way
you
will
see
his
glory
of
his
grace
now
or
the
glory
of
his
justice
later
look at
verse 44
Jesus
cried
out
you want
to summarize
his
message
here's
what he
declared
whoever
believes
in me
believes
not
in me
but in
him
who
sent
me
whoever
sees
me
sees
him
who
sent
me
God's
grace
I'll show
you first
here is
glorified
when you
believe
in him
in verse
46
he says
I've
come
into
this
world
as
light
whoever
believes
in me
does
not
remain
in
darkness
what a
glorious
promise
that you
will
receive
his
grace
you
want
his
grace
Thomas
Watson
said
the
happy
Christian
makes
his
own
unworthiness
something
he
continually
studies
because
your
unworthiness
magnifies
God's
grace
reflecting
on your
unworthiness
makes
you
happier
as a
Christian
because
you
see
your
need
for
God's
grace
Watson
said
he
looks
with
one
eye
the
happy
Christian
to
grace
which
keeps
his
heart
cheerful
and
he
looks
with
the
other
eye
to
his
own
sin
which
keeps
his
heart
humble
and
depending
on
God
1st
Timothy
3
16
indeed
it's
great
we
confess
the
mystery
of
godliness
how
Jesus
was
manifested
in
the
flesh
vindicated
by
the
spirit
seen
by
angels
proclaimed
among
the
nations
and
believed
on
in
the
world
and
he
was
taken
up
into
glory
so
the
king
of
light
overcomes
the
darkness
the
light
has
already
won
and
you'll
be a
happy
Christian
you
will
see
the
glory
of
God
in
his
grace
if
you
see
the
grace
of
God
in
the
person
of
Jesus
Christ
for
you
and
for
me
when
you're
tired
as a
Christian
when
you feel
like
you're
running
that
sanctification
marathon
and you've
run out
of
energy
well
think
of what
Olympians
do
when
they're
on
that
final
stretch
they're
exhausted
they don't
think
they have
any more
to give
and they
remember
the flag
that's
on
their
jersey
and
they
find
strength
in belonging
to this
nation
this
kingdom
remember
that it's
the strength
of the
kingdom
of
God
it's
his
grace
for
people
like
you
he
puts
the
jersey
of
his
kingdom
on
you
and
says
let's
run
I
am
your
energy
one
more
day
you
can
do
this
with
me
I'm
your
strength
but
remember
you
need
me
it's
my
grace
that
sustains
you
so
you
are
a
champion
but
you're
a
champion
by
grace
run
that
way
but
that's
not
the
end
we
still
have
four
more
verses
here
verse
47
see
if
you
obey
Christ
today
you
see
his
glorious
grace
but
if
you
reject
Christ
you
see
his
glorious
justice
look
at
verse
47
Jesus
says
if
anyone
hears
my
words
and
does
not
keep
them
I
do
judge
him
I
do
not
judge
him
for
I
did
not
come
to
judge
the
world
but
to
save
the
world
he's
saying
in
this
hour
this
mission
the
reason
I
came
now
is
not
to
judge
I
came
to
save
but
I
am
coming
again
and
when
I
come
again
it
will
not
be
a
message
of
grace
it
will
be
a
message
of
judgment
the
purpose
of
his
first
coming
was
salvation
the
purpose
of
his
second
coming
is
justice
verse
48
the
one
who
rejects
me
and
does
not
receive
my
words
has
a
judge
the
word
that
I
have
spoken
will
judge
him
on
the
last
day
do
you
see
how
God
will
show
you
his
glory
either
way
you
respond
in
verse
49
for
I
have
not
spoken
on
my
own
authority
but
the
father
who
sent
me
has
himself
given
me
a
commandment
what
to
say
and
what
to
speak
and
I
know
that
his
commandment
is
eternal
life
either
way
you
respond
his
glory
will
be
displayed
and
listen
if you
reject
the
authority
of
Christ
you
will
not
diminish
his
glory
one
bit
not
one
ounce
of
God's
glory
will
lessen
by
you
rejecting
him
rather
it'll
be
it'll
be
the
glorious
justice
that
is
further
revealed
then
you
have
no
excuse
for
not
believing
we
just
saying
holy
though
the
darkness
hide
thee
though
the
eye
of
sinful
man
thy
glory
may
not
see
God
is
still
holy
and
he
will
come
and
he
will
usher
in
his
kingdom
and
on
that
day
every
knee
will
bow
one
way
or
the
other
so
believe
in
him
today
this
is
the
hour
of
his
salvation
this
is
the
hour
of
grace
2
Corinthians
4
6
the
same
God
who
said
let
light
shine
out
of
darkness
has
shown
in
our
hearts
to
give
us
the
light
of
the
knowledge
of
the
glory
of
God
in
the
face
of
Christ
so
when
your
faith
is
weaker
than
your
sight
look
to
Jesus
see
the
fullness
of
God's
name
glorified
in
the
person
of
Jesus
Christ
and
be
convinced
that
he
is
the
great
king
be
convinced
that
Jesus
Christ
has
glorified
the
name
of
his
father
by
how
he
suffered
by
how
he
lived
by
how
he
proclaimed
the
kingdom
of
heaven
and
make
sure
that
again
and
again
and
again
you
receive
his
grace
and
you
look
to
your
dependence
on
him
Jesus
said
what
I
said
therefore
I
say
as
the
father
has
told
me
what
we
get
now
in
this
life
is
the
word
of
Christ
by
faith
but
behind
the
word
of
Christ
by
faith
is
the
glorious
eternal
heavenly
kingdom
of the
father
and
you
receive
Christ
by
faith
you're
receiving
the
entire
kingdom
of
God
by
faith
I
picture
two
children
both
grew
up
in
a
dark
totalitarian
regime
and
the
enemy
of
this
wicked
totalitarian
empire
is
going to
bring
the
final
day
of
destruction
and
a
chopper
comes
in
and
takes
these
two
children
and
says
come
with
us
to
the
kingdom
that
we're
going
to
take
you
back
to
you've
never
seen
it
but
trust
my
word
this
is
a
kingdom
where
you
want
to
live
and
one
hour
this
kingdom
all
that
you
have
ever
known
will
be
destroyed
well
one
child
takes
the
hand
of
those
who
came
to
rescue
takes
that
hand
of
salvation
gets
in
the
helicopter
and
has
that
life
in
a
kingdom
of
freedom
and
peace
the
other
child
doubts
backs
away
remains
there
and
the
destruction
is
coming
in
the
next
hour
obey
him
obey
Jesus
Christ
by
grace
put
your
faith
in
him
trust
that
he
came
on
this
very
mission
it's
to
save
you
to
seek
and
to
save
reject
him
today
and
know
that
he
has
warned
you
of
his
coming
justice
in
the
hour
to
come
see
the
glory
of
God
in
the
obedience
of
his
servant
our
savior
and
see
the
glory
of
God
in
the
judgment
in
the
coming
of his
kingdom
our
Lord
see
God's
glory
turn
your
eyes
upon
Jesus
look
full
in
his
glorious
face
and
the
things
of
this
world
will
grow
strangely
dim
in the
light
of his
glory
and
grace
as we
sing
do you
see how
in his
last
sermon
Jesus
Christ
shows
you
the
glory
of
God
he
shows
you
his
glorious
name
his
divine
essence
for
you
is
set
on
full
display
in
the
person
of
Jesus
Christ
turn
your
eyes
upon
him
once
again
today
let's
pray
this
is
from
Revelation
15
verses
3
and
4
Lord
you
have
shown
us
your
glory
in
Jesus
Christ
you
fill
your
people
with
the
song
of
the
lamb
we
sing
great
and
amazing
are
your
deeds
oh
Lord
God
almighty
just
and
true
are
your
ways
oh
king
of
the
nations
who
will
not
fear
oh
Lord
and
glorify
your
name
for
you
alone
are
holy
all
nations
will
come
and
worship
you
for
your
righteous
acts
have
been
revealed
help
us
to
receive
them
by
faith
once
again
today
we
pray
amen