It was all things (except his actual death) had been accomplished (Delivering the testimony God sent him to deliver) did Jesus say that all things had been DELIVERED INTO HIS HANDS.
- “For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them.” (John 17:8)
And, of course, that is how things are:
First you accept the deed;
then you pursue the deed;
next you accomplish the deed;
THEN YOU RECEIVE the REWARD
for accomplishing the deed
you pursued
which you accepted…
- “The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.” (Matthew 11:5)
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- “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” (Matthew 11:27)
- “The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.” (John 3:35)
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- “He [Jesus] will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” (Luke 1:32-33)
‘Will … Will … Will… Will…’ !