"Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place:Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"
In today's lesson, Judas completes his horrible mission of betrayal and reveals Jesus to the high priest. Peter, using his sword, cut off the ear of one of the men who came for Jesus. After Jesus commanded Peter to put away his sword, He said, "for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." Jesus had no intention of starting a war with the Jewish hiarchy, if He had, the high priest would have, in the minds of the people, had a reason to kill Him. Jesus would not, and could not give them that satisfaction.
Peter, nor any of the other Apostles yet understood that all of these horrible events were predestined by God and must occur according to the prophesies.
Peter, nor any of the other Apostles yet understood that all of these horrible events were predestined by God and must occur according to the prophesies.
We know that, just as He said, Jesus could have called down ten thousand angels if He truly wanted to be rescued. But, thank God, He stood up to His terrible ordeal so that we may have eternal life.
Jesus said, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:14-15)
Jesus already knew every detail of what was going to happen to Him, He also knew He would triumphantly rise again the third day.
We should humble ourselves every day and praise God, giving thanks for His divine plan to send Jesus to redeem all who will accept His loving grace through faith in Him.~
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