<p>14:29- see on Jn. 12:16.</p><p><i>And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe</i>- The purpose of prophecy isn&rsquo;t to specifically predict the future, but so that we shall be able to recognize the signs when they appear. The disciples did not expect Jesus to enter into Jerusalem &ldquo;sitting on an ass&rsquo;s colt&rdquo; in fulfilment of Zech. 9:9. But when He did, then soon afterwards, all became clear to them- that He had fulfilled this prophecy (Jn. 12:16). Likewise with prophecies such as &ldquo;the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up&rdquo; in Ps. 69:9, and even the Lord&rsquo;s own prophecies of His resurrection. When it happened, &ldquo;his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture (Ps. 69:9), and the word which Jesus had said&rdquo; (Jn. 2:17-22).&nbsp;Such later clarification of the Lord's words and actions was all part of the ministry of the Comforter to the disciples (:26).</p>