JESUS’ PREPARATION FOR
CRUCIFIXION
PART II –THE LORD PREPARES
HIS PEOPLE
BY DR. MERVYN ABREO
HE PREPARES THOSE AROUND HIM:
Reassures them: The Lord reveals to His Apostles that He is the Christ, but
psychologically prepares them for His death.
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He assures them that He would rise again on
the third day. (Luke 9: 18 - 22).
Predicting His betrayal: At the Last Supper, Jesus tells His closest twelve, that one
of them would betray Him.
This
was to prevent them losing faith! (John 13:18 - 30).
Comforts them:
(John 14: 1 - 14). He assures them that, since they have accepted Him, they are
assured of salvation and heaven, because, “I am the way and the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” And, “I am in the Father,
and the Father is in Me.”
Promise of power: Jesus says, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do
what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these……” (John 14:
12).
Promises the Holy Spirit: To those who love Him and obey Him, the Lord has promised to
send the Counselor that is the Holy Spirit, to empower us and give us His
peace! (John 14: 15 – 27).
Washes their feet: What the Lord was teaching them was not being humble by serving others,
but becoming humble by letting others serve you.
This
was essential so that they would be able to grasp that salvation was a free
gift, that we could not work for it and that we should accept it in the true
spirit of humility. (John 13: 1 – 17).
Prays for disciples: He asks the Father to protect them, just as He protected them, because
they are His. (John 17:6 - 19).
Protect
them from what, since all of them were martyred?! The protection that the Lord
asks for is spiritual, and not physical! The Lord’s desire is that they be
protected from the evil one, and to sanctify them by the truth.
Satan
had asked that he sift them like wheat, but the lord had prayed for them so
that their faith may not fail. (Luke 22: 31, 32).
Prays for all believers: The Lord then prays for all those who will accept Him as
their Lord and Savior, down through the ages, till the end of time. (John 17:
20).
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