Betrayed Christ Protects His Own!

• He secures us by His intercessory ministry so that all that the Father gives Him, He will bring to glory.
  • John 12:23, 13:1, 17:1ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܒ:23، ܝܓ:1، ܝܙ:1  
• Through all of the injustice and execution by being nailed to a cross John wants us to be certain of one thing - Jesus is no victim; Jesus is no victim
  • John 20:31ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟ:31  

But in the midst of this darkness, John shows us our Lord’s glory.

1) His Divine Resolve (Courage) – John 18:1-4ܠܸܒܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ – ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚ:1 – 4  

• This is a death in which He will absorb all the wrath of God for all the people who have ever believed in Him through all of human history.
• He is no victimܢܸܟܼܣܵܐ، ܓܸܙܡܵܐ. He moved to His betrayal resolutely ܩܛܝܼܵܐܝܼܬ.
• II Samuel 15:12ܒ. ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܝܗ:12  
• John 7:53 – 8:1ܠܘܩܐ ܙ:53 – ܚ:1  
• Luke 9:58ܠܘܩܐ ܛ:58  
• Matthew 26:4-5ܡܬܝ ܟܘ:4 – 5  
• John 10:17-18ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:17 – 18  
• Matthew 26:47ܡܬܝ ܟܘ:47  
• Matthew 15:7-9ܡܬܝ ܝܗ:7 – 9  

2) His Divine Power – John 18:4-6ܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ – ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚ:4 – 6 

• All authorities and powers are literally falling backwards at the power of His name - one single, unarmed figure.
• Isaiah 11:4ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܐ:4  

3) His Divine Love – John 18:7-9ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ – ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚ:7 – 9  

• What this does teach us is no matter how weak, how fast we run and scatter, we’ll never be put through something that would be destructive to our faith.
• John 17:12ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܙ:12  
• John 10:27-28ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:27 – 28  

4) His Divine Righteousness – John 18:11ܙܲܕܝܼܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܬܵܐ – ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚ:11  

• We see the glory of Christ, divine righteousness. He upholds the law as always.
• Matthew 26:52ܡܬܝ ܝܘ:52  
• John 18:36ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚ:36  

Conclusion         Romans 8:31ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:31