John 17:18. “Thou hast sent Me..” His preexistence. “Thou hast sent me” [Jn.17:18]. He didn’t come on His own accord. “He sent me” [Jn.8:42; 16:5]. Sent and commissioned. “The Father sent the Son to be the Savior…” [1Jn.4:14]. Sent and qualified. “Fullness…” [Col.2:10; “All power…” [Mat.28:19]; “Authority…” [Jn.5:27]. Sent officially: Prophet [De.18:15]; Priest [Ps.110:4]; King [Ps.2:6]. Sent responsibly: “I must work” [Jn.9:4]; “I must bring” [Jn.10:6]; “Must be lifted up” [Jn.3:14]; “Must be fulfilled” [Lu.24:44].
John 17:18