A Parting Gift

A Parting Gift

Jesus explains to his disciples that, although he is going to leave them, he will still be with them through the Holy Spirit, revealing himself to them (14:21). Each time he has talked of going away, one of the disciples has asked a question for further clarification—Peter, Thomas, Philip (13:36; 14:5, 8). Now it is the turn of Judas, who is identified as ‘not Iscariot’, not the betrayer, who has gone out into the darkness of the night…