14:30 Who is the prince of this world and what does Jesus mean by what He says about Him here?
14:30 Who is the prince of this world and what does Jesus mean by what He says about Him here?
The prince of this world is Satan (CP Jn 12:31; 16:7-11; 2Cor 4:3-4; Eph 2:1-2). Jesus is telling the disciples in Jn 14:30 that there is not much more time left to teach them, because Satan was moving his forces against Jesus to kill Him (CP Mt 26:14-16; Jn 13:2, 27)
And yet Satan had no hold over Jesus. Jesus was not a sinner - He had nothing of Satan in Him. Satan had gained a pseudo-sovereignty over fallen mankind because of Adam's sin, but he had no power over Jesus or His followers. Jesus stripped him of his power at the cross (CP Ac 2:22-27; Eph 2:14-16; Col 1:19-22; 2:13-15; 1Jn 3:8).
See also comments on Ac 2:22-23; 2Cor 4:4 and Col 2:14, and author's study Satan in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 1).