Glorify Thy Son

"Father, glorify Thy Son" is 

a direct quote from Jesus in John 17:1, initiating his "High Priestly Prayer" before his crucifixion. Jesus asks to be glorified through his impending suffering, death, and resurrection, so that this victory might ultimately glorify the Father. This request signifies returning to his pre-existent glory, establishing his authority to grant eternal life. 

Key Aspects of the Request

• Context: Spoken as the "hour" (crucifixion) had arrived.
• Purpose: The glorification of the Son is intended to glorify the Father.
• Definition of Glory: It involves displaying God's attributes—faithfulness, justice, and love—through the cross.
• Authority: The Father gave the Son authority over all flesh to grant eternal life.
• Eternal Glory: Jesus requests to be glorified with the glory he had with the Father before the world existed (John 17:5). 

This moment highlights the inseparable nature of the Son's sacrifice and the Father's glory. 

 +1 In John 12:28, the phrase "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again" refers to 

God the Father affirming that He has already revealed His glory through Jesus’s earthly life, miracles, and ministry, and will do so again, more powerfully, through Jesus’s upcoming death, resurrection, and ascension. It signifies the completion of the redemptive plan and the ultimate exaltation of God's name. 

Key Meanings in Context:

• "I have glorified it" (Past): Refers to the glory revealed through Jesus’s sinless life, miracles, and the voices from heaven at his baptism and transfiguration.
• "Will glorify it again" (Future): Refers specifically to the "lifting up" of Jesus (crucifixion), followed by his resurrection, ascension, and the subsequent spread of the gospel.
• Purpose: The statement was made to reassure Jesus of his mission and to provide proof to the surrounding crowd that Jesus was acting under divine authority.
• Significance: It highlights the unity of purpose between the Father and the Son, indicating that the suffering of the cross was not a defeat, but the ultimate manifestation of divine glory. 

This voice from heaven, one of three in the Gospels, served as a divine seal of approval on Jesus’s obedience.