A little while later after He had given this promise of His Coming for
them they heard Him pray. This prayer is found in the seventeenth
chapter of John. What a prayer it is! As they listened to His voice
addressing the Father they had new glimpses of His great love wherewith
He loved them. He prayed for their sanctification, for their
preservation and finally for their glorification. He made a demand of
the Father which confirmed the promise He had previously given to them.
He prayed, "Father, I will that they, whom Thou hast given Me be with
Me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given Me,
for Thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world" (John xvii:24).
In these words He asks the Father to do what He had promised His
disciples. His own are to be with Him where He is, to behold His glory.