“Ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”—ST.
JOHN xiv. 17.
IN this verse our Blessed Lord spoke of the knowledge enjoyed by His
people. He spoke of the present, and the future; of that which they had
then at the time that He was with them, and of that which they were about
to enjoy after the Day of Pentecost, when He would be taken away from
them. With reference to the present He says “He dwelleth” (or, is
dwelling) with you, or amongst you; with reference to the future He says
“He shall be in you.” There are clearly, therefore, two great subjects
to be considered, the knowledge enjoyed by the disciples when the Lord
Jesus was still upon earth, and the knowledge enjoyed by all His people
ever since the Day of Pentecost.