The Betrayal
(Mark 14:43-52)
Pastor Josh Whitney (josh@trc.life)
Mark 14:43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Mark 14:44 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” 45 And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” And he kissed him.
1 . To truly love people is to be
Mark 14:46 And they laid hands on him and seized him. 47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
[1 Peter 4:19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.]
2 . The Lord is in total
Mark 14:48 And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled.”
3 . Jesus has experienced
Mark 14:50 And they all left him and fled.
4 Jesus loved people perfectly, and yet they abandoned him in his hour of need.
Mark 14:51 And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, 52 but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.
[Parallel passages: Matthew 26:47-56, Luke 22:47-53, and John 18:1-12]