Betrayer Revealed

12/31/24 • 17 min

For this episode, as an exception, we read from all four gospels. This is one of the most intense moments of the last week, remembered even by Jesus many years later. There is a progression of steps in revealing and identifying the betrayer. Each of these steps is an act of mercy and grace, an opportunity to realize what one is doing and turn around. Grace and repentance were available to Judas until he left the upper room and closed the door after him. There is a point of no return when even God cannot change one’s direction in life.

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In the Upper Room, Jesus transitioned from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant. Passover was linked to the Old Covenant when Israel was liberated from Egypt and became God’s people at Mount Sinai. But Passover also pointed forward to the coming of the true Lamb of God, that was Jesus Christ. Jesus used Passover elements as symbols of His life and death that we should always remember. The New Covenant was ratified with Jesus’ blood shed on the Cross, which happened the next day. By the words “all of you,” Jesus invites everyone into this new covenant of salvation. Have you responded to His invitation?

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