Section 14
to be cut in pieces. He went to the cross and there He was cut and processed, not only into slices, but into watermelon juice good for drinking. Now Jesus is no longer just the watermelon but also the juice. Whoever drinks Jesus gets Jesus into him. Jesus went through death that He might come back as Christ in His resurrection.
"RECEIVE YOU TO MYSELF"
The Lord said, "I am coming again and will receive you to Myself" (14:3). This does not mean that the Lord receives us into a place but that He receives us into Himself. For the Lord to receive His disciples to Himself is to put them into Himself, as is mentioned by the words "you in Me" in verse 20.
"WHERE I AM YOU ALSO MAY BE"
In verse 3 the Lord said that He would receive us to Himself that "where I am you also may be." Where is the Lord? Is He in heaven? No, He is in the Father (vv. 10, 11, 20; 17:21). The Lord wants His disciples also to be in the Father (vv. 17, 21). Since the Lord is in the Father, He will also bring us into the Father. By being in the Lord, we, the disciples, are also in the Father. The Lord was in the Father. Through His death and resurrection