Gospel Notes
John's Gospel has a characteristic "realized eschatology," in which, with Jesus' giving of the Spirit, the parousia has, in effect, been accomplished. Accordingly, the present passage suggests that under the "counsel" of the invisible, indwelling Spirit, believers will be able to see Jesus when others do not and, further, that the ever-presence of the Christ will be life giving. Indeed, verse 20 suggests a relationship between God and believers (and Jesus) so intimate as to threaten the dualistic God-hum…