In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.

John 16:12-22

I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”

Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”

Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 

There will be grief and sadness, but only for a little while. The disciples will see him again and know lasting joy. There is a testing time ahead, but the battle between Jesus and the world is won.

Why?

The role of the Spirit of truth, guides you into all the truth. tell you what is yet to come, glorify me. Receive from me what he will make known to you. 

A little time means Jesus will die and resurrection again three days later. So disciples did not know what will happen on Jesus. This is the emotion that changed from grief to joy.

The Spirit of truth whose main purpose is to guide us into all the truth and tell what is come, glorify Jesus, and make what known to us.

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鼓勵門徒，堅定門徒信心。

第二次講到聖靈最重要是引導人明白神的證話語，堅定信心。門徒現在不明白，以後聖靈會讓他們明白。讀經不是靠努力，靠學問，而是靠聖靈，不用擔心我們讀不懂，聖靈一定會引導我們。神要我們懂多少就明白多少。

聖靈主要目的把聖靈要啟示我們的告訴我們。明白神的心意，明白後進入真理裏面。

聖靈不會離開基督工作，所以聖靈有自己獨立意志，讓我們明白神的心意，領受基督的話語。傳講基督，榮耀基督。我們讀聖經不是為了帶查聖經，明白基督，進入基督裏，榮耀基督。

為什麼耶穌不講清楚，耶穌再過幾小時會死，而是門徒此刻無法領會、無法接受、也聽不懂，或是當作不重要。

耶穌以產婦生產比喻來鼓勵門徒，忍受將要來的憂愁，痛苦，你們是有盼望的，憂愁要轉為喜樂。我們如何在患難中因為有盼望而堅強。

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How?

Jesus loves us so he let the Spirit of truth to guide us and show us the right way and his word.