John 16:24-33; John 17:1-18

Jesus is with His 11 disciples. Judas has taken off to do his thing. He's giving the last words to His disciples, and we know everyone pays attention to a dying man's last words. They are very important.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Listen, I'm reaching a point now where I'll be with my Father. You can ask anything of me and I will fulfill it because I want you to be happy. Remember, don't ask for worldly things like wealth and fame. He is a good father and He'll give you what you need, not necessarily what you want. This joy He's talking about is joy in Him, not happiness of the world. Joy is something you keep with you regardless of circumstances. Happiness comes and goes depending on what's happening around you.
25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. A proverb is an earthly story with a heavenly or spiritual meaning. Jesus isn't going to tell them anymore of these stories; He's going to show them the Father.
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: You can ask in My name but I won't particularly go to the Father for you because you love Me and I love you and therefore He loves you. At that time you couldn't talk directly to God. You had to go through a priest or someone like that. Jesus will intercede for us if we need it when we sin. He's like our lawyer to God.
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
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