The Gospel of LUKE
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.
They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.
He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters,
and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’
He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”
They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table.
And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you.
For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.
The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.
A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.
Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.
But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves.
For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
You are those who have stood by me in my trials.
And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me,
so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”
Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”
Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”
The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That’s enough!” he replied.
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.
On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”
He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed,
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,
but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.
And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them.
A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.”
But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said.
A little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” “Man, I am not!” Peter replied.
About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.”
Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed.
The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.”
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him.
They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?”
And they said many other insulting things to him.
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them.
“If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me,
and if I asked you, you would not answer.
But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”
They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”
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Considering the chapter in its entirety, all the reported incidents took place before his crucifixion. Judas plotted with the chief priests how to betray Jesus; Jesus planned the celebration of the Last Passover and instituted the Lord's Supper, in which he announced that he would be betrayed. He spoke to the apostles about the position they would occupy in the future kingdom. He warned Peter about his public denial of Jesus and all disciples regarding the future. He went to the garden of Gethsemane, was betrayed by Judas, arrested, taken to the house of the high priest, denied by Peter, became the object of ridicule, was beaten and brought before the Sanhedrin.
That was a very busy day. Lucas recorded only part of that day. For example, he omitted the washing of the disciples' feet. That day, before he was killed, it was a time of crisis, in which events were accumulated to culminate with the main event, which was the cross. All the actions that were taken pointed to Golgotha. All the facts pointed to the crucifixion. A scholar of the Bible, Dr. Forsythe put it this way: "The cross is the center of gravity in the moral world." We can say that heaven, hell and earth were preparing for the cross. The dynamics of such preparation is expressed in the first verses of the chapter. The religious leaders conspired against Him - this was the preparation of the earth. Judas planned the way to betray him - this was the preparation of hell. Later, Jesus and His disciples planned their last Easter together. -this was the preparation of heaven.
Here I want to highlight the sad prediction that Jesus made of Peter, before his crucifixion, Pedro loved his lord, but as a human he had a problem, he thought himself self-sufficient, for that reason the Lord called him Simon, instead of Pedro (ROCA), Jesus may be suggesting that the disciple will soon act according to his old nature, which is one of his human weaknesses
That wonderful expression of love, that Jesus makes to his beloved disciple, by saying: "but I have prayed for you, that your faith does not fail" is a maximum expression of compassion and love for Peter. He knew in advance of Peter's refusal and subsequent repentance, and therefore urged him to encourage others in their own moments of trial.
In this prediction, Jesus shows Peter and everyone that we should not trust ourselves, that we should only trust and depend on Him.
He is seated at the right hand of the mighty God interceding on our behave.
May the Lord bless His word
As i was reading this chapter, vs 46 jumped at me and i dropped my phone and burst into prayers, it lasted for an hour or so, i dont know why but it makes sense.
Jesus told his disciples, pray to avoid temptations overtaking you.
Sometimes the trouble we face is because we had the nudge to pray and we didnt and bam, something terrible happens.
One of my pastors would always say
One line in the Lord's prayer says..
Prayer can snuff out that trouble coming, why wait when you can pray now.
PRAY!!!
The death of jesus has been the greatest redemption plan for humanity, satan thought he had won when jesus was killed but the failed to understand the plan of God
The Lord was telling them that He had occupied the lowest position. That's what he did when he took our place on the cross. He was like the master who rises from the table and says to his servant: "Sit, eat, and I will serve you". When Jesus Christ came to earth, all mankind should have become his servant. Instead, He served humanity.
Thank God for the Lord's prayer for Simon Peter. If not for this preserving prayer, Peter's ministry would have been doomed. Thank God we have a mediator in Christ who is always praying for us:
My second lesson is drawn from v.46
We do not have to sleep nor cry in the face of trial, rather we pray. Prayer will equip us with the wisdom to overcome every scheme of the enemy.
Satan does not just enter into anybody, He does so when you give Him the opportunity. By opportunity, I mean the kind of life we live. The lifestyle, attitude you portray is what will invite the devil to your life. And when He succeeds in taking over your life, definitely, you can never yield good fruits just as Judas.
So beloved of God, lets watch our lives lest we give the devil a chance.
Thanks @relinquary for sharing this. Kudos!
We must all remember this is God's plan to bring salvation to every person on earth
Here the Lord gives us the example of the holy supper that we should take in commemoration of Him. Where we can remember that He will soon be with us.