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JESUS IN GETHSEMANE.
LESSON ", FOURTH QUARTER, IN
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30, And He came out and went as He
was wont to the Mount of Olives; and His
disciples also followed Him" After the
last lesson we must listen to His most
gracious words rs recorded in John xiv,
XIV, xvi, then we hear them sing a hymn,
and then bow our heads and hearts in
deepest alteration AZ we hear Him pray as
never man prayed before John XVIII. He
prayed so earnestly for them, and for us
who believe on Him through their word,
and agnin as lie thinks of His finished
work the glory fills His vision, and He
asks that for us, too. Then they follow
Him, no doubt silent and wondering, hav-
ing heard such strange things about an
other to take His place as their comfcyter,
teacher, friend. He had often gone tothis
mount before in the evening Chap xxi,
81; John viii, y, but perhaps never 50 late
ms this; and now it was the last time, and
He was more alone than ever as far as
human sympathy went. His disciples fol-
low. but they do not understand.
40. "And when lie was ut the place He
said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into
temptation" They had all joined Peter in
saying that they would never deny Him
Mark xiv, 80, and now they are about to
have little test of how far they can go
with Him and how much they can bear for
Him. According to Mark, He left the
eleven perhaps just inside the garden),
and took Peter, James and John, and be-
gan to be sore amazed and very heavy, say
ing, "My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto
death" As lie enters into the deepening
shadows of the cross only these three are
privileged to come near
a. "And He was withdrawn from them
about stones cast and kneelcd down and
prayed The shadows still deepen, and
these, too, must be left.
A. Saying, Father, If thou be willing
remove this cup from Me; nevertheless,
not My will but Thine be done" lie can
not mean the cross and His being made "a
curse thereon, for to that He steadily and
untiinchingly journeyed; but this is an
other cup, Il sore conflict with the enemy
of which we can understand but little. Let
me state 1t rs | see it and then prove it. In
His great atoncment which He came to ac-
complish He was to be made IL curse by be-
ing hung upon a tree Gal iii, l3l. His
hands and feet were to be pierced (Ps. xii,
100; yet not n bone was to be broken (EX.
xii, 49, Thus His death by crucinXion was
plainly fCretold and must be fulfilled. Now
il Satan could manage to kill Him in this
Gethscmane conflict, then the work that
He came to do would be undonc. This
seems TO have been the aim of the adveT-
sary. And If the Father should SO will it,
Jesus would submit.
43. "And there appeared an angel unto
Him from heaven strengthening Him"
One of those blessed ones so ready to wait
upon Him and upon all who are His; who
announced and heralded His birth, and
who waited upon Him at His resurrection,
and spoke to Mary and the other women
so kindly.
a. "And being in an agony lie prayed
more earnestly; and His sweat was, rs it
were, great drops of blood falling down to
the ground" Being strengthened He con
tinues the conflict and is victor but who can
tell the agony which caused this sweat like
drops of bloodS
Is. "And when He rose up from prayer
and was come to His disciples He found
them sleeping for sorrow"
IG. "And said unto them, Why sleep YEP
Rise and pray lest We enter into tempta-
ton" II was poor fulilllment of their
readiness to die with Him; but rs He said,
"whie their spirit was willing their flesh
was weak" and He pitied them.
~. "And while He yet spake, behold n
multitude, aud he that was called Judas,
one Of the twelve went before them, and
drew near unto Jesus to kiss Him" He
mas pceh cohteha,,g VITA une ADVERSARY III
person, ana now lie Is ABOUT 10 meet MN
III one OF hls protesseo ,'lsc'pies' VINO "hiie
processing friendship mas murder IN MS
heart from the supper JUDAS went OUT
satan having entered INTO MN NJohh XIII,
20 Ana having received from the cniel
priests Dahd Oh oineers ana men, they
came with lanterns ana torchcS ana wea
pons TO arrest Jesus (Johh XVlll' o. from
beng treasurer Oh the twelVe' ana out
warmly ulSclple OF Chrls1' nc nus now
come out III MS true colors ny ai ADVERSARY,
devil Nhlie OF the number OF the Twelve
he hnd never been truly chosen one (Johh
XIII, lSl
% but Jesus sald uhto nun, JUDAS De.
trnyest thou the son OF man win klssF
MARK says thht JUDAS saiu' MASTER mas
Ter, anu Kissed MN.
4" men they when were about linn
saw whnt would follow they sald unto
linn, Lord, snail we smlte with the sword'.
Ilad lie not spoken OF sword ana advised
thelf ootainihB themf rms, theh, was
surely the TIME 10 use them but am they
knew HIM not they understood INN not,
they had not much OF Ills spirit; whlle we
may lawfully defend, we must not attack
30 And one OF them smote the servant
Of the high priest and cut of his right ear.
The servants name was Mnlchus, and IL
was Simon Peter who Numbered John
xviii, 10Y, Had Peter been watching and
praying instead OF sleeping he had not
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