once more the unity of Himself and the Father. It was partly to encourage all believers in Himself, for the last time, before He was crucified. Let them know that in resting their souls on Him, they were resting not on Him alone who died on Calvary, but on one who was one with the Father, and there- fore were resting on the Father.
Chrysostom observes on the expression " seeth Him that sent me," — " What then? Is God a body? By no means. The see- ing of which Jesus here speaks is that of the mind, thence show- ing the consubstantiality."
Barnes observes, that this language could not have been used about any mere man. To say it of Paul or Isaiah would have been blasphemy.
46. — [I am come a light into the world, etc.'] In this sentence our Lord proclaims once more the great end and object of His com- ing into the world. He does it by using His favourite figure of light, and comparing Himself to the sun. — " I have come into a world full of darkness and sin, to be the source and centre of life, peace, holiness, happiness to mankind, so that every one who receives and believes in Me may be delivered from dark- ness and walk in full light."
Let us note that the form of language used here seems to teach that our Lord existed before He entered the world. The saints " are the light of the world," but they do not " come a light into the world. '" This could only be said of Christ, who was light before His incarnation, just as the sun exists and shines before it rises above the eastern horizon.
Let us note that our Lord's language seems to teach that He came to be a common Saviour and Messiah for all mankind, just as the sun shines for the good of all. It is as though He said, " I have arisen on the world like the sun in the firmament of heaven, in order that every one who is willing to believe in Me should be delivered from spiritual darkness, and be enabled to walk in the light of spiritual life."
Once more we may remember that none could give such a majestic description of His mission, but one who knew and felt that He was very God. We never find Moses, or John the Bap- tist, or Paul, or Peter, using such language as this.
The quantity of precious truth taught and implied in this verse is very noteworthy. — The world is in darkness. — Christ is the only light. — Faith is the only way to have interest in Christ. — He that believeth no longer abides in darkness, but has spiritual light. — He that does not believe remains and continues in a state of darkness, the prelude to hell.
The expression, " not abide in darkness," seems to have a la- tent reference to those Jews who were convinced of Christ's Messiahship, but were afraid to confess Him openly. Such per-