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John 14:22-24

Joh 14:22 Judas (not Iscariot) says to him, “Lord, what also has happened that you’re going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world? ”

Joh 14:23 Jesus answered, and said to him “If someone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make a room to stay near him.

Joh 14:24 “The one who doesn’t love me will not keep my words. The word that you hear is not mine but is my sender Father’s.

About those mansions

Judas’ question was sharp and specific. He wanted to know what had happened (γίνομαι) that resulted in the Father and the Son revealing themselves only to the disciples and not to the world. The disciples had been expecting the eschaton—the final, climactic fulfillment of God’s plan. From their perspective, everything seemed to be lining up for the great unveiling of God’s kingdom.

But Jesus’ answer redirected their expectations.
The eschaton was not about to arrive.
Instead, an entire age of gospel proclamation would intervene.

During this age, the Father and the Son would indeed “come,” but not in the visible, world‑shaking way the disciples expected. They would come spiritually, making a dwelling place with those who love Christ and keep His word. And Jesus intentionally uses the same noun—μονή—that appeared earlier in verse 2.

But the similarity of vocabulary does not mean the same event is in view.

• Verse 2 speaks of the permanent dwelling prepared for believers after Christ returns.
• Verse 23 speaks of God’s permanent dwelling with believers now, through the Holy Spirit.

One is future and physical.
The other is present and spiritual.
Both are real.
Both are precious.

And this leads to a surprising reversal of expectations:

• The bad news: believers are not promised glorious mansions immediately after death.
• The good news: God Himself comes to dwell with His people now, in this life, through the Spirit.

The hope of the future is secure.
The presence of God in the present is just as real.

Lord, thank You that although we do not yet live with You in glory, You come to live with us even now.