It took almost 20 minutes to read this passage. When Jesus began his prayer, recorded in John 17, he made a request to the Father in verse 5: “Now, Father, glorify me alongside yourself. Give me the same glory I had with you before the world existed.” I know that Jesus was fully divine and fully human. I know that Jesus understood his purpose was to suffer terribly and die a horrible death on a cross. But he place his faith in the promise that he would rise again; that the pain and humiliation would be temporary. I am wondering if his knowledge of his glory before the world began was an expression of faith, or a recollection of memory? Why does it matter to me? Did he have memory of his glorified time in Heaven or was he speaking with faith in a similar manner that we do when we speak of our future glory in Heaven?
Stuart
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