The Son’S Going For The Spirit’S Coming
THE SON'S GOING FOR THE SPIRIT'S COMING
In John 16:7 the Lord said, "I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you." The Son's going was for the Spirit's coming. He said that if He did not go, the Spirit would not come. The Lord's going mentioned in this verse was ulti mately fulfilled with the ascension in 20:17.
When the Son spoke these words, He was still in the flesh. Then He went into death in the flesh that He might be transfigured into the Spirit in resurrection. The Son went into death in the flesh, but He came back in resurrection as the Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45). He came as the Spirit to be an other Comforter. He went through death as the Redeemer to accomplish redemption for us, but He came in resurrection as the Spirit to impart Himself as life to us.
The Son's sending of the Comforter was His coming as the Comforter. His sending was His coming. In other words, He sent Himself in an other form to come as the other Comforter. This is excellent, marvelous, and yet mysterious. Some dear Christian friends are against this, asking