From the room where the Last Supper was held, Jesus and the disciples proceeded to the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prepared himself for the coming ordeal by praying and submitting his will to that of his Father. Into the garden then came Judas, leading a band of men to arrest Jesus ...
some of whom were violent subversives. Other than his apostleship, his betrayal, and his death, little else is revealed about Judas in the Gospels. Always the last on the list of the Apostles, he was their treasurer. John 12:6 introduces Judas’s thievery by saying, “as he had the mo...
49 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. 50 Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”[d] Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck ...
38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This...
It wasn’t long after Jesus submitted to His Father’s will in the garden that night that Judas arrived with the soldiers. The disciples had been asleep and oblivious to the anguish of Jesus as He prayed. They weren’t prepared when Judas arrived with the soldiers and kissed Jesus as one...
We have looked atJudasandCaiaphas. Today we will look at Cleopas. If we’re honest, there is a little bit of Cleopas in all of us. Like Cleopas we feel the tension of expecting one thing from Jesus and experiencing another thing. When our expectations are unmet doubts creep in, discourag...
« I thought that I had done the obedience that Porphirea had given me in Your name not too willingly, Lord. And that, therefore, You were punishing me. And I also thought that You did not show Yourself to me because I hated Judas and those who crucified...
We arrived at Bethany, at the house of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, whom I had raised from the dead. How peaceful was my soul in this setting. Then, while at dinner, Mary anointed me with costly nard. Judas protested about using the money for the poor. The...
Rth 1:14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruthclaveunto her. The above commands can also be seen in the inverse when Christ speaks to Peter, after Peter tried to talk Christ out of the idea of crucifixion. Note three inverse state...
Parable of the Marriage Feast - Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who held a wedding feast for his