14:1
Another case where it is helpful to forget the chapter divisions. “Do not let your hearts be troubled”. Jesus has just told them some very troubling things, one will betray Him, another will deny Him. The times themselves were troubling, the disciples knew that the Jewish leaders were out to get Jesus. Even more troubling things were about to happen with the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus.
Yet Jesus tells them not to be troubled. What are they to do instead? Trust in God and also in Jesus. Note the tacit equality between Jesus and God. We are not to let ourselves be governed by the circumstances, instead we are to put our focus on the Lord, to trust in Him.
14:2
“My Father’s house has plenty of room”, or as other versions put it “has many rooms”, or even “many mansions” (AV). The word translated “rooms” is used only here and in v23 of this chapter. The key point is that Jesus is going to prepare a place for us, an abundant dwelling, and the defining characteristic of that dwelling is that we will be with the Lord. We will live in perfect fellowship with Him.
Jesus is going there to prepare a place for us. What does this mean? It refers to His death and resurrection. He was going to pay the price of our sin, to provide our justification, He was going to defeat the power of sin, death and the devil over us. He was going to reconcile us with the God.
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