Classic Sermon Outlines (continued)
The Cross, the Glory of Christ, and God.Itis ation which h yught the blessing to men, Has it not ames ere that lay like mountains of ice upon man's heart? Has it not swept the heavens clear of clouds that wrapped it in darkness?
III. THE SON OF MAN GLORIFIED IN THE FATHER.
A. The Nature of the Glorification.
1. The statement of the glorification of the Son of Man in the Father. "He
2. The explanation of statement of the glorification of the Son of Man in the Father. Mark that—"in Himself? That is the obvious antithesis to what has been spoken about in the previous clause, a glorifying which consisted in a manifestation to the external universe, whereas this is a glorifying within the depths of the Divine nature. And the best commentary upon it is | our Lord's own words: "Father! Glorify Thou Me with the glory which I had B. The Person of the Glorification.
1. It is the Son of Man. That is to say, the man Christ Jesus, "bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh," the very Person that walked upon earth and dwelt amongst us. .
2. It is the Son of Man incorporated into the heart of God. He is taken up into the heart of God and in His manhood enters into that same glory which from the beginning the eternal Word had with God.
C. The Time of the Glorification.
1. It began in paradise. We have the glorifying set forth as commencing immediately upon the completion of God's glorifying by Christ upon the cross. "He shall straightway glorify Him" (verse 32). It began in that _ paradise into which we know that upon that day He entered. ee re oahedentemtnas . Him glory. It reached a still higher point when they brought Him near unto | the Ancient of Days.