A Tour Through John, Lesson 16

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/tour-john-lesson-16/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p>32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering such things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent temple police to arrest him.</p><ul><li>The dispatch of the Temple Police to arrest Jesus would have spoken clearly to the early Christians, as to disciples today in countries where it is not easy or safe to be a disciple. For they were used to arrests of Christian leaders, a practice that continued all the way until the early 4th century.</li><li>The tension is mounting. Finally, the Pharisees, in collaboration with the upper-echelon priests, send the arrest party to bring Jesus in (v.32).</li></ul><p>33 Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. 34You will search for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.” 35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What does he mean by saying, ‘You will search for me and you will not find me’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”</p><ul><li>Jesus remarks that soon they will be unable to find him (vv.33-36). (He will have returned to heaven.)<ul><li>As usual, they misread him. They presume he may depart the country to preach in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_diaspora" target="_blank">diaspora</a>.<ul><li>They are saying, in effect, that since Christ had so little success among his own people in his own land, he was mad to think he would enjoy more success among diaspora Jews.</li><li>Like Caiaphas' unwitting words in 11:49-50, their insight reached beyond their understanding!</li></ul></li><li>They are on the earthly "channel 2." Jesus is broadcasting on the heavenly "channel 1."</li></ul></li></ul><p>37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there,