John 12:27-31
27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.” 29 Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.” 30 Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Jesus as a man was troubled to go through the beatings and crucifixion, but as God knew the purpose to glorify the Father and defeat the ruler of this world in final judgment. So the Father spoke from above as thunder, promising glory through it all. So Jesus came, spoke good news, suffered, was beaten, hung on a tree to die, and then rose from the grave - that glorifies God and gives us a certain hope.
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