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DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

New Memory VerseNew Memory Verse

John 17:4, “I glorified You on the earth,

having accomplished the work which You have given

Me to do.”

John 17John 17

The Great High Priestly The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:4-5John 17:4-5

The Petition for Glorification.The Petition for Glorification.

““I glorified You on the earth.”I glorified You on the earth.”DOXAZO - Aor, Act, Ind, DOXAZO - Aor, Act, Ind, indicates the completion of indicates the completion of

Jesus’ ministry in His 1Jesus’ ministry in His 1stst Advent that glorified God the Advent that glorified God the

Father whose plan it was. Father whose plan it was.

Jesus “glorified” the Father Jesus “glorified” the Father by revealing Him in His life by revealing Him in His life

and ministry. and ministry.

Glorify expresses God’s Glorify expresses God’s active presence with His active presence with His

people, disclosing who He is people, disclosing who He is and enabling us to praise Him and enabling us to praise Him

for His essential nature and for His essential nature and character.character.

God’s glory is rooted in who God’s glory is rooted in who He is by nature, and to glorify He is by nature, and to glorify God is to display His nature God is to display His nature in acts which take place in in acts which take place in

space and time.space and time.

““On the earth”, is the place of On the earth”, is the place of Jesus’ glorification of the Jesus’ glorification of the

Father, His incarnation due to Father, His incarnation due to His virgin birth, etc., His virgin birth, etc., the the

fulfilment of Heb 10:5-10. fulfilment of Heb 10:5-10.

““Having accomplished,”Having accomplished,”ToTo complete a project or complete a project or

complete a plan. The plan of complete a plan. The plan of the 1the 1stst Advent calls for the Advent calls for the Cross and Jesus Christ will Cross and Jesus Christ will

complete it.complete it.

Man will know the only true Man will know the only true God after and by means of the God after and by means of the

Cross.Cross.

Our lives in totality are one Our lives in totality are one work, one mission, one plan work, one mission, one plan

that the Father has planned for that the Father has planned for us to do. When we follow that us to do. When we follow that one plan for our lives we too one plan for our lives we too

will glorify the Father.will glorify the Father.

““You have given Me”, You have given Me”, Perf, Act, Ind of DIDOMI. Perf, Act, Ind of DIDOMI.

The Father’s Plan from The Father’s Plan from eternity past was written and eternity past was written and set billions of years ago. set billions of years ago.

““To do.” The Father has a To do.” The Father has a plan specific for you. No one plan specific for you. No one else can or should fulfill that else can or should fulfill that Plan. And you can not fulfill, Plan. And you can not fulfill, nor should you try to fulfill, nor should you try to fulfill, the plan the Father has for the plan the Father has for

someone else.someone else.

John 17:4, John 17:4, ““I glorified You on the I glorified You on the

earth, having accomplished earth, having accomplished the work which You have the work which You have

given Me in order that I do given Me in order that I do itit..””

John 4:34 tells us this was John 4:34 tells us this was Jesus’ mission and goal in Jesus’ mission and goal in

life, “Jesus said to them, “My life, “Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him food is to do the will of Him

who sent Me and to who sent Me and to accomplish His work”.”accomplish His work”.”

The OT declares that God will The OT declares that God will not give His glory to another, not give His glory to another,

Isa 42:8; 48:11.Isa 42:8; 48:11.

Isa 42:8, Isa 42:8, “I am the LORD, that is My “I am the LORD, that is My

name; I will not give My name; I will not give My glory to another, nor My glory to another, nor My praise to graven images.”praise to graven images.”

““Father, Glorify Me” Father, Glorify Me” DOXAZO, DOXAZO, Jesus is petitioning Jesus is petitioning the Father to see Him through the Father to see Him through

to the end, that is, to to the end, that is, to accomplish the Father’s plan accomplish the Father’s plan whereby whereby the Son is glorifiedthe Son is glorified. .

He is not petitioning for the He is not petitioning for the Father to glorify both of them.Father to glorify both of them.

Imperative Mood of RequestImperative Mood of Request Jesus is not commanding the Jesus is not commanding the Father, but petitioning for the Father, but petitioning for the

Father to glorify Him. Father to glorify Him.

““Together with Yourself” is a Together with Yourself” is a bad translation. It should read bad translation. It should read

““by your sideby your side.” .”

““With the glory which I With the glory which I always had beside You always had beside You

before the world existedbefore the world existed.” .” Jesus’ glory from eternity past Jesus’ glory from eternity past has not ended. He still has it. has not ended. He still has it. But there is something more But there is something more He is petitioning for here?He is petitioning for here?

Now He is entreating that His Now He is entreating that His humanity have the same glory humanity have the same glory

that He has as God. He is that He has as God. He is requesting that His humanity requesting that His humanity

have equal glory with His have equal glory with His Deity.Deity.

John 17:5,John 17:5,““And now, Father, You And now, Father, You glorify Me by Your side glorify Me by Your side with the glory which I with the glory which I always had beside You always had beside You

before the world existedbefore the world existed.” .”

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Tape # 11-118Tape # 11-118

Jesus’ Petition for the Father,Jesus’ Petition for the Father,to Glorify His Humanity to Glorify His Humanity

Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 26Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 26

John 17:4-5; Isa 42:8; 48:11; Phil 2:5-11; Heb 12:1-2 John 17:4-5; Isa 42:8; 48:11; Phil 2:5-11; Heb 12:1-2

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