Traitor’s Kiss

Introduction

• Christ is so perfectly calm in the midst of the unfolding of the redemptive plan of God, that I find comfort in His own comfort and trust. 

Attack of the crowd  ܗܹܓ̰ܘܼܡ ܕܓ̰ܵܡܵܥܲܬ (ܟܸܢܫܵܐ)

While He yet spoke (vs. 47a)ܘܗܸܫ ܗܿܘ ܗܲܡܙܘܼܡܹܐ: (ܓ̰ܪ. 47 ܐ)

• Matthew 26:36-46ܡܬܝ ܟܘ:36 – 46
• John 18:3ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚ:3

Behold, Judas, Lone of the twelve (vs. 47b)ܗܵܐ: ܝܼܗܘܼܕܵܐ: ܚܵܕ݉ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܪܸܥܣܲܪ: (ܓ̰ܪ. 47 ܒ)

• Mark 14:10, 20, 43ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܕ:10، 20، 43
• Luke 22:3, 47ܠܘܩܐ ܟܒ:3، 47
• Apocryphal books, religious books but were not inspired by the Holy Spirit
  • The Story of Joseph of Arimathaeaܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܡܼܢ ܪܵܡܬܵܐ”, “The Acts of Pilateܦܝܼܠܵܛܘܿܣ”, “The Coptic Narratives of the Ministry and Passion”,  “The Legendary Aura”,

Great multitude with swords and clubs, chief priests and elders of the people(47c)ܟܸܢܫܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܥܲܡܹܗ:ܥܲܡ ܣܲܝܦܹ̈ܐ ܘܚܘܼܛܖܹ̈ܐ: ܓܘܼܖ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ ܘܚܘܵܖ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ ܕܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 47 ܓ)

• John 13:30, 27ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܓ:30، 27
• Mark 15:7ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܗ:7 
• Romans soldiers joining the Jewish leaders (Acts 2:23)ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܒ:23 
• Band: Greek is Speira [spi-rah] is one-tenth of a legion which means 600 men

Vivid illustration of the wickedness of the world

They are Unjust, mindless, cowardly, and profane

1. John 8:44  ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚ:44

Kiss of the traitor (vs. 48)ܡܲܢܫܘܼܩܬܵܐ ܕܚܵܐܝܸܢ

1. Phileso, from phile, to show affection; this is fake innocence.
2. Proverbs 27:6ܡܬ̈ܠܐ ܟܙ:6
3. Ezekiel 13:19ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ ܝܓ:19
4. Matthew 26:49 ܡܬܝ ܟܘ:49
   • And here it is not Phileso, but Kataphiles. It is intensified.
   • Mark 14:45ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܕ:45
5. And in verse 50, “Jesus said to him, ‘Companion’ – or fellow
6. This is not the word Philos.  This is the word Hetairos; it means “fellow.”

The marks of a false discipline

1. Greed, deceit, and Hypocriticalܫܲܗ݉ܘܵܬܵܐ، ܥܲܠܕܵܝܬܵܐ (ܕܘܼܓܠܹ̈ܐ)، ܢܵܣܒܲܝ̈ ܒܐܲܦܘܼܬܵܐ