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Upper room discourse (overview)
Chapter 13
Jesus washing the disciples feet,
eating of the passover
Satan possessing Judas and Judas betraying Jesus
Jesus foretells Peter’s denial
Chapter 14
Jesus tells his disciples that he is the way to the Father… He is the way, the truth and the life.
Jesus also encourages by promising the Holy Spirit.
Chapter 15
The True Vine, and they are the branches
he also warns the disciples that the world is going to hate you if you stand in truth and love of Christ
Chapter 16
Jesus speaks more about the Holy Spirit
And gives them hope that he has indeed overcome the world and all those who stand opposed.
Chapter 17
High Priestly prayer
This holy prayer concludes the upper room discourse.
Chapter 18 begins the long story of the Passion, of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trials, beatings, and crucifixion.
So this morning we begin this journey toward the cross beginning in John 18.
After finishing the Passover meal, and teaching and preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus and his disciples left the upper room, they crossed the brook Kidron (Just to the east of the Temple and city wall).
The crossed the brook and went to the mount of Olives, and on the mount of Olives there was a place called Gethsemane, and in Gethsemane there was a garden.
The garden was an olive garden - the word Gethsemane means, “Oil Press” It is thought that there was as an oil press in the garden in order to make olive oil.
Now, Jesus could have gone anywhere with his disciples.
He could have gone up onto a mountain
as he often did to preach.
he could have gone out into the wilderness or the water
as he often did to get away and pray.
he could have gone to the temple courtyard.
However, he decided to go to the mount of olives, and into an olive garden, in a place called Gethsemane (oil press).
We must be careful not to read over these details to quickly.
Here, John is telling us a fascinating story that prepares us for what is to come.
First, we should notice that Jesus enters a garden.
Garden imagery is profound in the bible.
The Bible begins with a garden, and ends with a glorified garden, a garden city.
The first garden is where the first Adam drug all of humanity into the cursed condition sin.
yet here in this Garden, the second Adam is about to free humanity from the curse of the first.
It was in a garden that humanity fell under the weight of sin, and it was in this garden that christ bears that weight of sin for humanity.
Not only is Jesus enter a garden, but he enters it in a place called Gethsemane - it was the Garden of the “oil press”
Even more than gardens, Oil is symbolically overflowing throughout the scriptures
There are times when Oil is seen just as oil
It served a plethora of purposes:
a essential for making food (1 Kings 17:12),
it was a cosmetic (Eccles 9:7–8),
a medicine (Is 1:6).
a fuel for lamps (Ex 25:6),
according the book of Exodus Oil is like liquid light.
It marked God’s favor and faithful provision.
However Oil is also sacred and symbolic
Oil was used for anointing prophets, priests, and kings.
Oil was used in the sacrificial system as an act of worship and dedication
Oil is a sign of god’s blessing and provision
Oil was also used for the anointing of sacred things.
The Holy Anointing Oil was used on the furniture and the utensils in the Tabernacle,
the priests were also anointed with this oil to set them apart as Holy to God…
The anointing declared something to be holy
set apart for the purposes of God.
All of this in view when Jesus, our high priest and King, goes to the oil press garden with his disciples.
Jesus willingly enters this garden as the new Adam and as the true olive tree of Israel, who is about to be crushed under the oil press of God’s wrath.
As he is about to be crushed for our iniquities we receive the anointing oil of his death so that we might be made holy.
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IN the NT followers of Christ are called hagios, holy ones or saints.
Jesus was crushed or pressed for our sake, so that we might be anointed with the the oil of the True Olive Tree.
For our holiness before God is not our own, but we are anointed with the oil of Christ that is the Spirit of God, and like the high priests and tabernacle before us, we are declared holy before the Lord.
This is all in view, as John brings us into the garden with Jesus and his disciples…
It is late, after midnight, and jesus and his disciples walk to the garden together.
We must remember, thats its not all 12 disciples with Jesus, but only 11.
Judas had left a few hours earlier to go and gather together the demonic band of soldiers, temple police, and the Pharisees.
The night it dark, and its darkness is only matched by the Judas’ devilish intentions.
This is a fascinating verse.
Look who it is that Judas brought with him.
a band of soldiers
These were not Jews, but rather a cohort of Roman soldiers.
Some officers from the Chief priests
The officers were the temple police, they were the chief priests’ muscle.
These are the guys that tried to arrest Jesus and failed back in chapter 7.
And the Pharisees
The religious leaders of the day.
The great antagonist of Jesus throughout the gospel.
So you have Romans, Jewish Police, and the Pharisees.
And they come marching into the garden with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Its interesting to think, the crowd with Judas carried torches for fear of stumbling in the dark,
but they ended up stumbling on the rock of offense that is Christ.
They come with lights so they can see, yet they are blind to the light of the world who stands in front of them.
They enter into the presence of the light of men, yet blinded by their own sin and self righteousness.
John notes that they not only had torches and lanterns, but also weapons.
This no doubt caught everyones attention.
especially Peters, who has already said that he would die to protect Jesus.
I could see Peter keep his hand on the handle of his own sword in case any of these fools tried something.
However, Jesus is wasn’t shook by this unholy mob, he is not intimidated, he does not shrink back.
But rather, Jesus takes control of the situation.
You have roman soldiers and temple police coming with torches and lanterns and weapons there in rank to arrest Jesus, and it is Jesus who begins by asking the questions, it is Jesus who interrogates the mob.
Ah, a questions that has been echoing in the back ground of John’s gospel since chapter 1.
Jesus first words in the gospel is this question to Andrew, “what are you seeking?”
This is the question we all must ask and we all must wrestle with.
The whole gospel of John has been a revelation of Jesus, the son of God, the one whom we are to seek.
He is…
“the bread of life" for the hungry
"the light of the world" for those who are enslaved to the darkness
"the door" to freedom, joy, peace, love, glory, truth and righteousness.
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