As Jesus finishes His High Priestly Prayer and makes His way out of the Temple area, each step He takes is bringing Him closer and closer to the cross. He exits through the Gate called "Beautiful", which the prophet, Ezekiel, says will be the very same gate Jesus will enter back through when He returns. He and the disciples then make their way to the garden of Gethsemane to rest and pray. And it is here, in the garden, where Jesus speaks aloud, for ours and the disciples' benefit, His willing acceptance to do what only He could do...drink the cup of God's righteous wrath. And then our Savior is betrayed and willingly goes, like a Lamb to the slaughter, with those who will ultimately condemn and kill Him.
ABOUT THIS SERIES: The Gospel of John was written "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing in Him you may have life in His Name" (John 20.30). The Apostle John, as an eyewitness and close friend of Jesus', desires for us to behold His beauty, love, and glory, and believe in His power and willingness to being forgiveness and life. As we journey through the Gospel of John, we will behold the life, teachings, works, and ministry of Jesus, and will hear straight from Him who He said He is, so that we would more deeply put our hope and trust in the Man who is God.
