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Betrayal
Over the last several weeks we have read through and studied the final teachings of Jesus when it comes to his disciples.
He was preparing him for his departure.
He was commissioning them for their mission.
He was teaching them to love and serve one another.
And all that is leading up to this moment.
We are coming to the climax of John’s Gospel.
As we have seen before John is a master storyteller.
He has prepared us for this moment from the opening chapters.
Jesus has continually reminded us that it was not his time.
All the while knowing that the time is coming.
The time is now.
This is the moment we have been anticipating since the beginning of the book.
The next two chapters 18-19 that we will cover over the next 3 weeks are going to be focused on the last day of Jesus’ life.
The 27 verses we are going to look at this morning are going to highlight the betrayal felt by Jesus.
Betrayal is going to be felt on three fronts in these verses.
Judas’ betrayal in the Garden.
Peter’s in Two Parts.
Religious Leaders Betrayal.
Outside of Jesus and John all the major players in the next part of this story are spineless, weak, and broken people who demonstrate unfaithful and godless characteristics.
One thing I want us to keep our eyes and ears open for as we read through these verses is the fact that Jesus isn’t shaken by the betrayals.
He is still in complete control.
He is put off our confused by what’s happening.
He knew it was going to happen.
He knew that the struggle was coming.
He knew that the cross was inevitable.
So he stared headlong into his future and was resolute to continue.
He was focused and determined to die for our salvation.
Betrayal in The Garden
Jesus had just finished teaching and praying for his disciples in John 13-17.
And now it was time for him to make his death march toward the cross.
John tells us that Jesus took his disciples across the Kidron Valley to a garden.
One thing of note, is that part of the Kidron valley was where the blood would drain from the temple sacrifices.
The valley was dry most of the year and would flow with water during the wet season, but @ Passover it was dry and so Jesus and the disciples would walk over the valley to get to the garden.
I noted several weeks ago that all men were instructed to come to Jerusalem for Passover.
The population would swell from 70,000 to over 250,000 and each of those families would have to offer a lamb for sacrifice during Passover.
About 30 years after his death, a census was taken and about 250,000 lambs were sacrificed on the day of passover that year.
Doubtless had Jesus made that journey several times in his life.
And he knew the amount of blood that would be directed to the Kidron Valley.
And he was probably thinking about his blood that was about to spill as well.
He had been called by John the Baptist the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
And the thought about his blood being spilled as he was walking across that valley did not detour him.
He continued on the journey.
Knowing the pain.
Knowing his death was coming.
Jesus and the disciples finally made it across the valley to the garden.
This would have been a Garden on the Mount of Olives.
Near where the Gethsemane event would take place.
But notice John doesn’t talk about the Gethsemane event.
That is covered in the other gospel accounts.
But John does tell us something about the garden that is important to note.
Judas knew that Jesus frequented the garden.
In fact, in Luke's account 21:37 and 22:39, we read that Jesus was basically at that garden every night leading up to Passover.
So Jesus would go to that Garden with his disciples and prepare his heart and mind for what was about to happen.
Notice this, Jesus created this pattern with his disciples.
Including Judas.
So he was being predictable.
He could have gone somewhere else.
He could have stayed away from the garden.
He could have gone anywhere else.
But he knew this was the time to face what was going to happen at the Garden head on.
I think it’s interesting to note that the First betrayal of God happened in a Garden.
The Garden of Eden where mankind, Adam and Eve, betrayed God in the search of self-fulfillment.
Where they abandoned the security and truthfulness of God’s Words and betrayed him for lies from the enemy.
God was betrayed by his creation in Eden and now Jesus, God Incarnate, was betrayed by his friend and follower.
But it was in the Garden of Eden that God made a promise to restore what was broken.
To bring back unity between God and man.
In Gen 3:15, God promised there would be one who would crush the head of the serpent.
That he would destroy the one who led the betrayal.
But also in that destruction, the Savior would be wounded.
And all that is coming to fulfillment here in this garden.
Jesus is the one sent by God to restore humanity.
He is the one that crushes the head of the serpent.
He is the one who fulfilled Scripture’s Promises of a redeemer.
What fell apart in a garden, is restored through another betrayal in the Garden.
Judas knew Jesus would be there.
He knew that the disciples would be with him.
Which he told those that were hunting Jesus.
And they didn’t want to risk a revolt or an uprising.
They didn’t want there to be a problem.
So Judas was allowed to bring with him soldiers and officials.
The Greek Word here used for company of soldiers usually refers to 600 soldiers, but could refer to a smaller unit of 200 soldiers.
Nevertheless, there were between 200 and 600 soldiers there to arrest Jesus.
And these soldiers and officials came bearing Lanterns, Torches, and weapons.
They were ready to face whatever may come.
They were coming to intimidate and force Jesus to comply.
They planned on using their numbers and equipment as a forceful reminder of who is in charge, and that Jesus will comply whether he wants to or not.
But how Jesus responds to the crowd is nothing short of epic.
Jesus doesn’t cower in fear.
He doesn’t tremble with anxiety.
Rather he goes and boldly confronts the men.
Betrayal in The Garden
Jesus knowing the events that lay before him.
Knowing the betrayal that awaited him.
Knowing the road he was about to travel.
Didn’t hide behind his followers.
He didn’t run from his captors.
No, John tells us that he went out to them.
He sought them out.
He Boldly confronted them with.
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