AGONY OF SOUL

Agony of soul                                                                                                                                              Betrayed by Judas (one of chosen disciples)
(mind, will, emotions)                                                                                        No rest:                                (can only betray those you can look
Emotions greatly stretched                                                                                                                                        in the eye)         
                                                                                                                            
God heard and took away                (two views of one event:                           Immediately                             Judas leading
terror and severity                           one abstract, one relative;                        one thing                                Mob comes/troops
of the inner conflict                           one is revolting, one welcome                 after another                           Chief priests; Pharisees
                                                                                                                                                         (Both Gentiles & Jews seized Him)
Sting of death had to                                                                                                
    be overcome                             Head covered with dew                        For 24 hours                                Rebellious and forceful;        
Death looked Him in face                   locks with the drops                             was abused                                  Not in due process;
(wages of sin is death)                       of night (SOS 5:2)                                                                                    Exposed to rage
Knew He would face hard situation                                                                                       
Bearing the curse of the Law                                                                                                                        Judas kisses as a sign (marked)
                                                                                                                                                                      (kissed by traitor)
Sorrow began here                        His agony worse than                                                                            Judas stands with enemies
(ended when He said                     death as He paid personally                                                                
“It is finished”)                                for all sin by being                                                                                 Asked if He is “Jesus of Nazareth”
                                                   separated from God                                                                                (a name of reproach/disdain)        
                                                                                                                                                            Some fall when He says “I am He”
As thick as cloud was, He                -agony of distress                        He had bound Himself                  (Showed He could have resisted)
would see God as a Father             -struggled inwardly                        to the work and office                              
through it                                                                                                of a Mediator                                Peter cuts off one man’s right ear        
                                                  Confusion and disgrace                                                                            Jesus heals man’s ear
His entire submission and                 --each experience is                         He bound Himself to                                        
acquiescence to the will                            different and all are                  the altar with the cords                Bind Him (handcuffs)       
of God                                                TERRIBLE (MG)                              of love and duty to                      Waived the right of self-preservation
                                                                                                               His Father
                                                     “Terrible agony” (RJ)                                                                          They wanted to torment Him
                                                                                                                                                                 Let Himself be a prisoner
                                                    Came to this world to suffer                                                                  They bound as one already condemned
                                                    and went to other world to reign                                                               
Victory won in the will                                                                                                                                     Deserted by disciples/abandoned
                                                    Began His suffering in the soul                A Man of Sorrows                 One man escapes naked/took his veil (SOS 5:7)
                                                    and then in His body                                Acquainted with grief                              

                                                                                                                                                                    Drank the cup because the                
Willing to embrace                             Foresaw:  treachery of Judas                Made His soul an                      Father put it in His hand
suffering and shame                                        unkindness of Peter;                 offering for sin
                                                                       malice of the Jews;
                                                                       base ingratitude                Voluntary weakness   

                       
“I will suffer”                        Galatians 2:20 “He gave Himself for me”                                Submits Himself to fulfillment of Scripture


*A cup of wine is the symbol of God’s anger to be drunk to the dregs to some people.  That is why Jesus prayed in Gethsemane that He didn’t want to
drink this cup.  It was to be the focus of the anger of God.  He had never known the anger of God before.