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 Another passage from John (13:31, 32)—for John's gospel is the one which most fully and intimately records the inner psychologic states of the Lord—has the following statement, made at the time that Judas leaves the table at the Last Supper to go out and betray Jesus to his enemies:

"Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man gloriﬁed," i. e., lifted up, exalted,—"and God is glorified in him," i. e., the Divine brought down into the Son. "If God be glorified in him," i. e., brought down into the Son,—"God shall also glorify him in himself," i. e., exalt the Son into oneness with Himself,—"and shall straightway glorify him." Is not this the obvious meaning of what is sometimes a difficult passage? "Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you."

"The little while" to which Jesus referred is the time remaining before the glorification was completed. Soon they should not behold him as they had now done daily for so long; for the glorification would be complete. At that time, or in that state, they could not find him as they