Section 3
this building is what the Lord needs today. Two thousand years ago, the Lord said, "I come quickly" (Rev. 22:20). Two thousand years have passed, and still He has not come. Why? Because it is a shame for Him to come back without hav ing a real building. There must be a small rem nant which will respond to the Lord's heart and be willing to lose their identification in order to be built up together as one. This will be a shame to the enemy. The enemy, Satan, hates this build ing. Thus, in John 17, the Lord prayed for it.
In verses 6 through 24 the Lord prayed for the believers to be built up into one. This oneness is in three stages: in the Father's name by the eter nal life (vv. 6-13); in the Triune God through sanctification by the holy word (vv. 14-21); and in the divine glory for the expression of the Tri une God (vv. 22-24). Here we shall consider the first of these three stages.
IN THE FATHER'S NAME
BY THE ETERNAL LIFE
The real oneness, the building up of the be lievers, is in the Father's name by the eternal life. Eternal life is the reality of the Father's name. The Father's name is Father, and the reality of the Fa ther is the divine life. This is even true with