They may be killed because they put their faith in me. They may die because they truly understand the Father that I represent. I just need to tell you these things so that you would keep your faith and your good understanding. Be strong. Do not give up your good understanding on how compassionate your Father is. Now I am on my way to the Father who sent me. Everything the Father has is mine.
Let me say it again: It's better for you that I leave. If I leave, your Friend will come. When I go, I'll send the Holy Spirit to you. When the Spirit comes, the Spirit will show everything. The Spirit will show who I really am. The Spirit will show that the righteousness comes from above. The Spirit will show you good judgments. The Spirit will tell you many things. The Spirit of the Truth will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is.
This Friend make you understand what is about to happen, including all I have done and said. The Spirit will honor me.
This Friend will take from me and deliver it to you.
(Pause, Silence) In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me.
Narrator: That stirred up a hornet's nest of questions among the students. The students are whispering among themselves.
STUDENT #1: What did he say? “In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me”?
STUDENT #2: What is this “day or so”?
STUDENT #3: What is that supposed to mean “I'm on my way to the Father”?
STUDENT #4: I don't know what he's talking about.
Jesus: Are you trying to figure out among yourselves what I meant when I said, 'In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me'?
It means that you're going to be in deep mourning for a day or so. You'll be sad, but your sadness will develop into great joy. When a woman gives birth, she has a hard time, there's no getting around it. But when the baby is born, there is joy! This new life in the world wipes out memory of the pain. The sadness you are going to have is similar to that pain, but the coming joy is even greater. When I see you again, you'll be full of joy, and it will be a joy all around. Then, all your questions will be answered.
I want you to do this: Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I've revealed to you. Ask in my name, according to my will, and he'll certainly give it to you. Your joy will be overflowed!
I've used figures of speech in telling you these things. Soon, I'll drop the figures and tell you about the Father in plain language. Then you can make your requests directly to him in relation to this life I've revealed to you. You make your own requests to the Father in my name.
First, I left the Father and arrived in the world; now I leave the world and travel back to the Father. You commit yourselves to love and trust in me. Believe I came directly from the Father. And the Father loves you directly.
THE STUDENTS: Finally! You're giving it to us straight, in plain talk. Now we know that you know everything. Everything comes together in you. You even answer our hidden questions. We're convinced you came from God.
Jesus: You believe at last! But listen, you're about to make a run for it to save your life. But don’t think that I was abandoned. I'm not abandoned. The Father is with me. I've told you all this so that you can trust in me. I want you to have a deep peace. You will experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world.
