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Book: John
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John 13:18-
I. "I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen."
A. In John 6:70 Jesus said, "Have not I chosen you twelve
yet one of you is a devil."
1. Judas was very skillful in deceiving the other
disciples, but he never deceived Jesus.
2. When Jesus identified Judas as the one that should
betray Him by handing him the sop, he then said to
him, "What you do do quickly." When Judas left the
room, the other disciples thought that Jesus had
sent him out to get some supplies.
3. In as much as Judas kept the purse, Jesus probably
many times sent him off to buy something.
B. You may be very clever in deceiving men, but the man who
thinks he is deceiving God is himself deceived.
C. Judas was chosen by the Lord to be a disciple with the
full knowledge that he would later turn and betray him.
1. His life was marked by greed.
2. When Mary poured the expensive ointment on the feet
of Jesus, it was Judas that objected, declaring that
the ointment could have been sold and the money
used for the poor. John tells us that it was not
that he cared for the poor, but that he kept the
purse, and had been theiving out of it.
3. It was greed for the reward money that caused him to
betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
4. Jesus knew the scriptures and the prophesies
concerning Himself. To the disciples on the road to
Emmaus he began at Moses and went through the
prophets telling them the scriptures that referred
to His suffering and death.
5. He was aware of the words of the 41 psalm that spoke
of the Messiah.
a. He that eateth bread, with Me hath lifted up
his heel against Me.
b. To me it is interesting that Jesus had just
washed the feet of Judas, which must have
included his heel also.
D. The story of the betrayal by Judas has been the center of
of much theological debate.
1. Did Judas have a choice in the matter?
2. Was Judas ever a true disciple?
3. We must leave the debate to the theologians who have
nothing better with which to occupy their time.
II. "Now I tell you before it come to pass, that when it comes to
pass, you may believe that I am He."
A. A part of the purpose of prophecy is to offer proof that
God is God, that He is eternal and dwells outside of
time.
1. James said, "Known unto Him are all things from the
beginning."
2. In Isa. 44:7 God said, "Who as I call, and shall
declare it, and set it in order for me since I
appointed the ancient people: and the things that
are coming, and shall come let them shew unto them."
3. In Isa. 43:9 "Who among them can declare this, and
show us former things? let them bring forth their
witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them
hear and say, It is the truth."
4. In Isaiah 42:9 "Behold the former things come to
pass, and the new things I declare before they
spring forth, I tell you of them."
5. God gave a direct challenge in Isa. 41:22, "Let them
bring them forth and show and show us what shall
happen, let them show the former things, what they
be that we may consider them and know the latter
end, or declare us things for to come. Show the
the things that are to come hereafter, that we may
know that you are gods."
B. We say that God is eternal and that He dwells outside of
the time continuum. Can this be proved?
C. In John 14:29 again Jesus said, "I have told you before
it comes to pass that when it comes to pass, you might
believe.
1. The Lord was offering proof of the fact that He was
the true God by telling in advance the events that
would transpire.
2. Not only was He fulfilling prophecy proving that He
was the promised Messiah, but He was also giving
prophecy to prove the same truth.
III. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Whenever Jesus used these
words, they were to lend special emphasis to the truth that
was about to be declared.
A. It was the equivalent of saying, make no mistake about
this, or here is truth that cannot be questioned.
B. He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth Me, and He
that receives Me, receives Him that sent Me.
C. It is interesting how completely Jesus indentified
Himself with His disciples.
1. To receive His disciple was equivalent to receiving
Him.
2. In Luke 10:16 Jesus said, "He who hears you hears
Me; and he who despises you despises Me; and he that
despises Me, despises Him who sent Me."
3. When Jesus comes back to the earth an gathers the
nations for judgment, He will say to those on His
right hand, come you blessed of the Father, inherit
the Kingdom that has been planned for you from the
foundation of the earth, for I was hungry, and you
gave Me meat, thirsty and you gave Me to drink,
I was a stranger and you took Me in, naked and you
clothed Me, sick and you visited Me, in prison and
you came to Me. They then questioned, Lord when did
we see you hungry and thirsty etc. and He answered
In as much as you have done it unto one of these
the least of My brothers, you have done it unto Me.
D. Satan is always getting on our cases, he seeks to
convince you that the Lord is not really interested in
you. That you are one of the least of His servants, that
you really count for nothing.
1. That is not so in the sight of the Lord. He
identifies Himself with the least of His servants.
2. He will stand up for you; for people to mistreat
you, in His sight is the equivalent of mistreating
Him.
3. In all of our afflictions, He is afflicted.
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