Joh 20:21-22 | TNotes | STEP | 20:21 I am sending you: God had sent Jesus into the world to establish his Kingdom, and now Jesus was sending his disciples to carry on his mission. Christ’s emissaries carry the truth of Jesus’ words to the world (cp. 17:18 ).

a20:21►

b17:18►

c20:22►

d7:39►

e14:16►

f26►

g15:26►

h16:7►

i13►

jActs 1:4-5►

k2:1-47►

‏ John 20:21-22

20:21 ^a I am sending you: God had sent Jesus into the world to establish his Kingdom, and now Jesus was sending his disciples to carry on his mission. Christ’s emissaries carry the truth of Jesus’ words to the world (cp. 17:18 ^b).
20:22 ^c Jesus commissioned the disciples and then empowered them with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit had not been given previously because Jesus had not yet been glorified (7:39 ^d). The glorified Jesus, resplendent in his resurrected body, poured the Spirit on his followers. This gift fulfilled many promises that the Spirit would be sent (14:16 ^e, 26 ^f; 15:26 ^g; 16:7 ^h, 13 ⁱ). It foreshadows the arrival of the Spirit’s empowering presence at Pentecost (Acts 1:4-5 ^j; 2:1-47 ^k).