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Video of Jesus telling his disciples: “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and bring you to myself, that I too can be there for you.” That seems pretty obvious. Without context to help us, Jesus seemed to mean that he would prepare rooms for us in heaven and would take us to heaven to occupy them. However, what if we consider the context a little more broadly?Reading: that where you too might be The Road to Glory One of the main themes of the Gospel of John is the theme of “glory.” In a biblical context, “glory” refers to one’s status, especially that of royalty. When someone is “honored,” it means that person is elevated and given a royal title or status. “Glorified” (John 12:16). By “raping up,” Jesus spoke not only of his ascension, but also of his crucifixion. When Jesus was nailed to the cross and a sign was placed on his head, reading, “King of the Jews,” Jesus was “glorified.” He was given the right to rule, power, and dominion. Yes, it seems rather strange that an execution can be an honor, but that is how power, importance, and glory work in the kingdom of God. Ascension to the throne is through the cross. There is no glory, no dynasty, no rule without self-sacrificing love and loyalty. Jesus knew that if he was faithful to the Father, the Father would give him glory, the Father would raise him from the dead and let him sit alone. right hand. As soon as Jesus sent out Judas to betray him, Jesus said: “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, then God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him immediately. (John 13:31-32, ESV) In other words, God’s rule and rule will be established through Jesus’ self-sacrificing love and loyalty. God will be glorified, but God will also glorify the Son by raising him from the dead to reign with Him as “Son of Man.” Read more: Home is where I want to be John’s gospel account comes from the Father and will return to the Father. He will return to share the glory he had with the Father “before the world existed” (John 17:5). right hand), not so he can keep the glory to himself, but so that he can share it with us. Jesus prayed to the Father, saying, “I have given them the glory which the Lord has given me, that they may be one, as we are one” (John 17:22). through Him, the glory of mankind (Romans 8:30). Man is now represented in the Father’s house. Through Jesus’ mediation, humans now reign with God in the heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). Jesus prepared us to share in His glory. God wanted all mankind to be joint heirs with the Messiah (Romans 8:17). He wants all mankind to share in the glory of the Son. Many Jewish rulers believed in Jesus, but were afraid to profess their faith, because “they loved the glory that comes from men more than the glory that comes from God” (John 12:43). . It would be better for them to be given power and made rulers by them than for them to receive that honor and status from God. However, Jesus did not receive his glory from men (John 5:41), but from the Father. It is God who gives Jesus power, dominion, and glory.Read more: Where to catch luxio bdspA Status More than one Place So with the theme of “glory” always fresh in mind, read John 14:1-4: Be not your heart in trouble. Believe in God; also believe in me. There are many rooms in my father’s house. If not, did I tell you that I’m going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and bring you to myself, that you too can be there. And you know the way to where I’m going. I then believed that to be in the Father’s house was to share in the Messiah’s glory, to share in His dominion and reign. It is about having a place in the family of God, as John said in his opening, “To all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12) When Jesus spoke of preparing a place for us so that we could be where He was, I do not believe that He was not talking about taking our souls to another realm. to have a place in the clouds. . Jesus is talking about bringing us into the family of God, into the glory that Jesus had with the Father. I know we sing about “going to glory,” but glory is not so much a place, it’s a status. One day, the veil of the sky will be torn open and the Messiah will be revealed. That day:

we will “appear to him in glory” (Colossians 3:4)
we will receive the world as our inheritance (Romans 4:13; Matthew 5:5)
we will be like Jesus (1 John 3:2)
we will share in His glory under the sovereign reign of God the Father (1 Corinthians 15:28)