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Session 7: Giver of the Spirit, High Priest of Heaven, the Shorn and Si lent Lamb 177

though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

3. The analogy of childbirth: painful process, but a joyful delivery , 16.21

a. When a woman is giving birth: the reality of anguish associated with the process

b. When the baby is delivered, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy: delivery ends one phase, and begins another .

4. So then: You have sorrow now, but you will see me again with a joy that the world didn’t give and the world can’t take away , 16.22.

5. Asking of the Father: Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you, 16.23.

a. In that day (the day of resurrection ?)

b. Until now, you’ve asked nothing in my name. Now ask and you will receive, and your joy will be made complete, 16.24.

C. Figures of speech and plain language about the Father, 16.25-28

1. The power of figures of speech, and a new kind of talk from the Messiah, 16.25 (i.e., no longer in figures but plainly about the Father)