<p>6:40 <i>For this is the will of my Father-</i> The will of the Father is a major theme in John, perhaps to counter erroneous notions about this term in the communities to whom John was preaching and pastoring. The connection is again back to the prologue, where we learn that all in the new creation are spiritually born by the Father's will (1:13). This will was His desire for our salvation, and it meant the Lord's death in order to bring it to reality (4:34). The will of God is for our salvation; if we ask anything according to that will, with the end of salvation in view, then we shall be heard (1 Jn. 5:14). Doing that will, living according to the eternal life, is living according to the will of God (1 Jn. 2:17).</p><p><i>That every one that sees the Son and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day</i>- This is similar language to that concerning the lifted up snake. God&rsquo;s will is that we should look upon the cross, with the faith that comes from a true understanding, and accept that great salvation. This is why the cross must be central to our whole living and thinking and conception of our faith and doctrine.The comment that &ldquo;Every one that beholdeth the Son and believeth on him shall have eternal life&quot; (Jn. 6:40) is another allusion to the serpent lifted up on the pole, where everyone who &ldquo;looked upon the serpent of brass&hellip; lived&quot; (Num. 21:9). The 'having eternal life' is different to being 'raised up at the last day'. We are given the gift of life now, through the gift of His Spirit in our hearts whereby we live and think as He did and does. That is the essence of the life we shall eternally live in the Kingdom; and so we shall be changed into immortality to enable that life to be eternally lived.</p>