III. The Final Fulfilment Still Future.

The prayer looks forward to a perfect fulfilment.

His prayer cannot be vain.

(a) Perfect in degree.

(b) Perfect in extent, when all shall be gathered together and the whole family' shall be in heaven,' and Christ's own word receives its crowning realisation, that of all whom the Father hath given Him He has lost nothing.'

And these are not some handful picked out by a decree which we can neither fathom nor alter, but Christ is given to us all, and if we choose to take Him, then for us He has ascended; and as we watch Him going up the voice comes to us: I go to prepare a place for you. I will come again and receive you unto Myself, that where I am, there ye may be also.'