Many people think that this life is a thriving party – full of joy – and that Jesus came to put an end to that: that Jesus came to bring stern serious strict rules which exist solely for the sake of repressing and ceasing enjoyment in life. But this passage teaches us that this world is not a thriving party, but a dying party: joy dissipates and inevitably runs out, and that Jesus came to restore joy – abundant and superior joy – to this life and the life to come.