Recap
of 10/7/12 (John 13:18 -30):
1. Jesus predicts His betrayal so that the
disciples would know that what would happen was not a surprise to Him. He quotes Psalm 41:9 in support of His
prediction. William Barclay points out:
“It was as Scripture said it would be.
There was never any doubt that the redeeming of the world would cost the
broken heart of God. Jesus knew what was
happening. He knew the cost and He was
ready to pay it. He did not want the
disciples to think that He was caught up in a blind web of circumstances from
which He could not escape. He was not
going to be killed; He was choosing to die.
At the moment they did not, and could not, see that, but He wanted to be
sure that a day would come when they would look back and remember and
understand.”
2. Jesus gave Judas numerous opportunities to
change course, treating him as an honored guest at the Last Supper, but Judas
yielded himself instead to be used of Satan.
3. Judas is a cautionary tale in the sense that:
A person can know doctrine, can associate with God’s people, can be found in
worship services and at the Lord’s Table and yet now know Jesus as Savior. (John Mitchell)
4. Two good sources for Biblical teaching about
Satan and demons are: Balancing the Christian Life by Dr.
Charles Ryrie and You Mean the Bible
Teaches That …, also by Dr. Ryrie.
