Jesus said the Holy Spirit would show us things to come. That means the Holy Spirit will show you things to come on different levels of life. He will show you things to come in your family. He will show you things to come in the church.

 He will show you things to come in your community, in the nation, in the world, and in the realm of the spirit. The Holy Spirit will roll back the curtains of the future and show you what’s about to take place. He likes doing that, because that’s what Jesus sent Him to do. Tribulation Trouble Every Christian should have an inner awareness of the future, not just a generic paranoia of end-time prophecy.

 “Well 666 is here, and the government is getting ready to stamp it on our foreheads!” Maybe so, but the Holy Spirit is planning to have a revival first! Some of these end-time prophecy teachers jump over the work of the kingdom and try to get everyone living in the tribulation before it’s time! “Well, we are close to the tribulation, aren’t we?” 

Yes, but why focus on that? We should be focused on getting people saved, building new churches, and going to the mission field while we still have time. “But we should be aware the Lord is coming!” Of course! And that awareness should also make us realize it’s time to get to work. I’d rather be found laboring in the harvest field than looking at the sky through a pair of binoculars!

In verse 14, Jesus said of the Holy Spirit, “He will glorify Me” (NKJV). In other words, the Holy Spirit will lift up Jesus. He will reveal Jesus to you and show you how to make Jesus your personal friend. “He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you” (John 16:14).