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while." But after "a little while" longer they would see Him because He would be resurrected. The world cannot see the Lord, because the world cannot see the resurrected Lord. Only the disci ples can see the resurrected Lord, the wonderful One. John 20:20 is the fulfillment of the Lord's prediction in John 16:22. The Lord predicted that the disciples would be happy and joyful, and John 20:20 shows that the disciples indeed were glad when they saw Him on the day of resurrec tion.
In verses 23 and 24 of John 16 the Lord said, "And in that day you shall ask Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask anything of the Father, He will give it to you in My name. Until now you have asked nothing in My name; ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be made full." Here we see the believers being one with the Son and praying in His name. Through res urrection, He was born as the Son of God and became the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45). Now we, the believers, in the spirit, by the spirit, and with the spirit, can be one with Him. To pray "in My name" simply means to pray "in Me." To be in His name means to be one with Him. When we are one with the Lord, we do not pray by our selves but by the Lord. The prayer that we utter