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be with them, and, on the other hand, He would be away from them. Therefore, on the one hand, they could follow Him, and, on the other hand, they would have to wait for His coming back.
There are two aspects of the Lord's presence— His invisible presence and His visible presence. Because of the Lord's invisible presence, we can follow Him. Invisibly, the Lord is here, and we fol low Him. Visibly, He is not here, and we must wait until He comes. The key is the Lord's won derful presence. In this age, His invisible pres ence is better than His visible presence. His invisible presence is more precious, available, prevailing, rich, and real. I hope that we all un derstand these two aspects of the Lord's presence. Visibly speaking, we are waiting for Him; invisi bly speaking, He is walking with us and we are following Him. After His resurrection, the Lord remained with the disciples for forty days (Acts 1:3-4) in order to train them to realize, practice, and live by His invisible presence. In verse 23 of John 21 the Lord indicated that some of His be lievers would follow Him to death and that some would remain, would live until He comes.
John 21 is a very practical chapter. We have been regenerated as the sons of God and have the life and nature of God. Thus, we are the