What does it mean to you when Christ said…
“You will weep and mourn while the world rejoices! But joy will be yours”.
We are not of this World. The world what is good the world say bad , and what is bad the world says good . But as children of Christ we rejoice. God bless you.
We mourne for those lost, enjoying worldly things living a sinful life, but we can rejoice as the Lord has overcome the world and we have a trust in jesus to save the lost. So the world rejoicing r blind which is why we mourne for them and have a respo… See more
We weep and mourn with the heart of God over the sinful condition of the world. But our redemption draweth nigh. The joy of the Lord is our strength. He has overcome the world.
What it means within the context of the quote is that the disciples will weep while they see their Messiah crucified and over His death, while the rest of the world around them mocks and laughs. The joy comes after Christ’s resurrection, and if I might quote it, it’s quite powerful:
John 16:19-22 New International Version
19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.