Being Willingly Led by His Creatures to the Cross
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke 22:52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of
the temple and elders who had come up against Him, Have you
come out as against a robber with swords and clubs? (53) While
I was with you day by day in the temple, you did not stretch
out your hands against Me. But this is your hour and the
authority of darkness. (54) And having arrested Him, they led
Him away, and brought Him into the house of the high priest.
But Peter followed at a distance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Man-Savior was not afraid of being arrested. On the
contrary, He was bold to face the situation, and He even
rebuked the falsehood of those who arrested Him. Actually, the
Lord was not arrested; He gave Himself over to those who
arrested Him. If He had not done this, who could have arrested
Him?
As we read Luke 22:47--23:56, we need to realize who it was who
was arrested, judged, and crucified. The One arrested was the
very God, God in a man. This means that God was arrested by His
creatures, and even arrested in a way of falsehood. Should not
the just and righteous God have judged them immediately? But
instead of judging them, He tolerated them. He accepted being
arrested in order to accomplish redemption both for His
followers and for those who arrested Him.
In 22:63 we are told that the men who were holding the Man-
Savior "mocked Him, beating Him." Then we see that
"blindfolding Him, they questioned Him, saying, Prophesy! Who
is it that hit you? And they said many other things against
Him, blaspheming" (vv. 64-65). The One they were mocking,
beating, and blaspheming was the God-man; the One who suffered
this was God in a man. If we keep this point in mind as we read
this chapter, we shall be deeply impressed that it was the God-
man who was blindfolded and blasphemed.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, p. 442. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
4/29/02)
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