They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him, saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles. They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.”
As you go through the gospels, geographically it begins in the northern part of Israel around the Galilee/Nazareth area and the story progresses as they go southward toward Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, the story climaxes but as the journey from north to south progresses, Jesus is continually warning his companions of what lies ahead. The climax is the Cross and He knows their frail belief so is constantly warning them that it is Jerusalem, He will die. Because of their simple ignorance and because they have seen Him do mighty wonders, they don’t panic at the advance notice that Jesus is giving them. In the end, when the prediction reaches its full measure, all except the apostle John will run and leave Him to die for our sins on the Cross at Calvary.
Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, I cannot say that my faith is any stronger than the disciples that You personally mentored for 3 years. What I can say is that by the power of the Holy Spirit strengthen my inner-man so that I may be built up and live. Amen.
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