Joh 16:16, 17:2 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 16. A little while ] He had but a few hours to live. And ye shall not see me ] I shall be hidden from your view in the grave. Again a little while ] In three days after my death: Ye shall see me ] I will rise again, and show myself to you. Or, As I am going by my ascension to the Father, in a short time, ye shall see me personally no more; but in a little while I shall pour out my Spirit upon you, and others through your ministry; and ye shall see me virtually in the great and wonderful work which shall then take place in the hearts and lives of men. This may also refer to his coming again to destroy the Jewish state, and also to judge the world; but how can this latter be said to be in a little while ? Because a thousand years are but as a day in the sight of God: .

‏ John 16:16

Verse 16. A little while] He had but a few hours to live.

And ye shall not see me] I shall be hidden from your view in the grave.

Again a little while] In three days after my death:

Ye shall see me] I will rise again, and show myself to you. Or, As I am going by my ascension to the Father, in a short time, ye shall see me personally no more; but in a little while I shall pour out my Spirit upon you, and others through your ministry; and ye shall see me virtually in the great and wonderful work which shall then take place in the hearts and lives of men.

This may also refer to his coming again to destroy the Jewish state, and also to judge the world; but how can this latter be said to be in a little while? Because a thousand years are but as a day in the sight of God: Ps 90:4.

‏ John 17:2

Verse 2. As thou hast given him power] As the Messiah, Jesus Christ received from the Father universal dominion. All flesh, i.e. all the human race, was given unto him, that by one sacrifice of himself, he might reconcile them all to God; having by his grace tasted death for every man, Heb 2:9. And this was according to the promise of the universal inheritance made to Christ, Ps 2:8, which was to be made up of the heathen, and the uttermost parts of the land, all the Jewish people. So that he got all from God, that he might give his life a ransom for the whole. See 2Co 5:14, 15; Ro 5:21; 1Ti 2:4, 6.

That he should have eternal life, &c.] As all were delivered into his power, and he poured out his blood to redeem all, then the design of God is that all should have eternal life, because all are given for this purpose to Christ; and, that this end might be accomplished, he has become their sacrifice and atonement.