Jesus was about to be betrayed and crucified. Before these events, he spent some time at their last meal comforting his disciples. These words of comfort have been used at funerals for centuries since that night. He told them about his Father's house, the place he would prepare, and that they knew they way.
We cannot imagine leaving this world and going into the presence of God. Especially in an era of human history where science is seen by our education system as the only valid way to find reliable truth, the idea of life beyond the grave is seen as a comforting tale for those who grieve, nothing more. Science can say nothing about it, because it cannot be experienced by the living. We can't imagine it. We don't really know the place. So how can we know the way to get there? That was the disciples' question, voiced by Thomas, and it is asked just as urgently by people right now.
Jesus answers that the disciples know the way because the Way is Jesus. He answers with himself, just as he has answered every other question that we have studied. When we study this answer, we can see all the teachings of Jesus (especially in the book of John) come together to one definitive truth: Jesus himself is the answer, and there is no other. Whether we are talking about in this life or the next, we cannot know the destination but we can know Jesus, who is the Way.
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