WTTW: HIS WORD

SUNDAY

Psalm 95:6

Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

John 13:18-30

“Betrayal: Prediction, Signal & Instruction”

Paraphrase

Jesus lets his disciples know he’s not referring to all of them when he says one of them is going to betray him in fulfillment of a prophecy in the Psalms that says, “He who shared my bread has turned against me.” However, he tells them when this prophecy is fulfilled not only will they believe who he is but anyone who accepts their testimony about him will believe who he is and that his Father sent him.

Staring at one another and not knowing who he was talking about, Peter told John to ask Jesus directly who among them was going to betray him. Jesus answered John by dipping a piece of bread in a dish and giving it to Judas Iscariot who Satan entered as soon as he took it.

Telling Judas to go quickly to do what he was planning, the other disciples didn’t understand why Jesus said this to him thinking Judas had been asked to go buy something for the festival or to give something to the poor. After taking the bread Judas went out into the night.

Principles

Central Idea of the Text (CIT)
Interrogatory (INT)


A. Meaning for 1st Century Readers

I. CIT: John told his 1st Century Readers that Jesus foretold his disciples they (and others) would believe he was the Light of the World after witnessing the fulfillment of prophecy about his being betrayed by the hands of one of them. v 20

II. INT: How was the prophecy about Jesus being betrayed by one of his disciples fulfilled?

III. ANS: The prophecy about Jesus being betrayed by one of his disciples was fulfilled by His:

A. Prediction: Psalm 41:9 vv 18-19, 21

B. Signal: Satan entered Judas vv 22-27a

C. Instruction: Judas entered the Night vv 27b-30



B. Meaning for 21st Century Readers

I. CIT: John tells us today that Jesus foretold we would believe he was the Light of the World after witnessing the fulfillment of prophecy about his being betrayed by the hands of one of his disciples. v 20

II. INT: How is the prophecy of Jesus’ betrayal by one of his disciples fulfilled today?

III. ANS: The prophecy of Jesus’ betrayal by one of his disciples today is fulfilled by His:

A. Prediction: Our turning against Him

B. Signal: Satan entering Us

C. Instruction: Our entering the Night


Prayer

Our Father, We pray for the protection of the Cross.

Our Father, We pray for the protection of the Blood of Christ.

Our Father, We pray that we as his disciple would never betray our Savior.

Our Father, We pray that we as his disciple would never turn against Him.

Our Father, We Pray that we who come to Your Table, to share in His Body and Blood, would always be protected from Satan, that he could never enter in and that we would never again enter into the night.

Our Father, We thank You for Your Son, the Light of the World, who takes away our Sin and in whose Name as our Lord and Savior we pray to You.

Amen.