The Hour Is Coming

John 16:32 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Still in the upper room, Jesus was saying a lot of things that confused the disciples. He kept talking about "the hour." The chapter beings with Him saying: Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God, 4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. That was unsettling, but Jesus then promised to send the Holy Spirit, Who would guide them into the truth. Just when that settled them, He went on to say: “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” This raised a whole lot of questioning about where Jesus was going when, and why.  After promising them ultimate joy, Jesus then said: The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.  That is what the discipled needed to hear: that they would clearly understand His plan, and so they responded: "Now You're talkin'!"  It is at that point that Jesus makes the final statement above.  They were going to go through some tough times that would keep them unsettled, but in the end they would understand "the hour" had arrived; they would see the pieces fit together as He had promised; they would have peace. So can we.