CRUCIFIED AND RISEN

Lesson 13

Key Text:

“ ‘The Son of Man must be

delivered into the hands of sinful

men, and be crucified, and the

third day rise again’ ”

Luke 24:7

From childhood Jesus was conscious that He had come to this earth to fulfill His Father’s will (Luke 2:41–50). He taught, healed, and ministered with an unwavering commitment to obey the Father. Now the time had come, after celebrating the Last Supper, to walk alone, to affirm God’s will, to be betrayed and denied, to be tried and crucified, and to rise victorious over death.

Throughout His life Jesus knew about the inevitability of the cross. Many times in the Gospels, the word must is used in relationship to the sufferings and death of Jesus (Luke 17:25, 22:37, 24:7, Matt. 16:21, Mark 8:31, 9:12, John 3:14). He must go to Jerusalem. He must suffer. He must be rejected. He must be lifted up, and so on. Nothing would deter the Son of God from going to Golgotha. He denounced, as coming from Satan (Matt. 16:22, 23), any suggestion to reject the cross. He was convinced that He “must go . . . suffer be killed, and be raised” (vs. 21, NKJV). To Jesus, the journey to the cross was not an option; it was a “must” (Luke 24:25, 26, 46), a part of the divine “mystery . . . kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people” (Col. 1:26, NIV).

G E T H S E M A N E

“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but

Yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42)

Adam and Eve gave in to Satan’s temptations at the Garden of Eden. They chose to do their own will instead of God’s.

The “second Adam” (1Co. 15:45) chose to give in to the Father’s will at the garden of Gethsemane. He chose to reject the enemy’s temptations.Jesus gain the full victory over evil for us. He did it through prayer and total surrender to God’s will.We have those two tools to overcome every temptation in Jesus name today.

Now, in God’s own time, another garden (Luke 22:39–46) became a mighty battleground where the war between truth and falsehood, between righteousness and sin, and between God’s plan for human salvation and Satan’s goal for human destruction raged.

In Eden the world was plunged into the disaster of sin; in Gethsemane the world’s ultimate victory was assured. Eden saw the tragic triumph of self asserting itself against God; Gethsemane showed self surrendering itself to God and revealing the victory over sin.

All the hosts of Satan were arraigned against Jesus; the disciples, whom He loved so much, were numb to His suffering. Drops of blood were falling drop by drop; the betrayer’s kiss was just a breath away; and the priests and the temple guards were about to pounce.

Yet, Jesus showed us that prayer and submission to God’s will give the needed strength to the soul to bear life’s great burdens.

“The reason why so many are left to themselves in places of temptation is that they do not set the Lord always before them. When we permit our communion with God to be broken, our defense is departed from us. Not all your good purposes and good intentions will enable you to withstand evil. You must be men and women of prayer. Your petitions must not be faint, occasional, and fitful, but earnest, persevering, and constant. It is not always necessary to bow upon your knees in order to pray. Cultivate the habit of talking with the Saviour when you are alone, when you are walking, and when you are busy with your daily labor. Let the heart be continually uplifted in silent petition for help, for light, for strength, for knowledge. Let every breath be a prayer.”

E.G.W. (The Ministry of Healing, cp. 43, pg. 510)

Next time you are severely tempted, how can you have the kind of experience Jesus

had in Gethsemane as opposed to what Adam and

Eve had in Eden? What is the crucial factor

that makes all the difference between them?

REFLECTION

THE BRETAYAL“Then Satan entered

Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was

numbered among the twelve.” (Luke 22:3)

“Judas was highly regarded by the disciples, and had great influence over them. He himself had a high opinion of his own qualifications, and looked upon his brethren as greatly inferior to him in judgment and ability… Judas regarded himself as the capable one, who could not be overreached. In his own estimation he was an honor to the cause, and as such he always represented himself. Judas was blinded to his own weakness of character, and Christ placed him where he would have an opportunity to see and correct this.”

E.G.W. (The Desire of Ages, cp. 76, pg. 717)

He was blinded by money and power, so he put a price on Jesus’ head—our free gift—. He lost his soul and life.

There is nothing wrong with status, power, or money. The problem comes when these things (or anything) overshadow our faithfulness to God. Why is it always important to take stock of ourselves so that we don’t become as self-deceived as was Judas?

REFLECTION

DECIDING AT GOLGOTHA“Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, ‘If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.’ But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?’” (Luke 23:39-40)Luke introduces several characters who took either live or death decisions at the shadow of the cross.

The Sanhedrin (22:52-54, 66-71)• They had proof that Jesus

was the Messiah, but they decided to reject Him.

Pilate (23:1-7, 13-25)• He had proof that Jesus

was innocence, but he decided to punish Him.

Herod (23:6-12)• He knew Jesus’ power, but

he decided to mock Him.

The good thief (26:39-43)• He understood his own

unworthiness, so he decided to put himself in the hands of his Savior.

Look at the cross, what decision will you make?

How did the following people relate to Jesus, and what lessons can we learn from their examples that can help us in our own relationship to God and how we relate to the Cross?

Sanhedrin (Luke 22:53). What mistakes did these people make, why did they make them, and how can we protect ourselves from doing something similar concerning how they viewed Jesus?

Pilate (Luke 23:1–7, 13–25). What led Pilate to say, “ ‘I find no fault in Him’ ” (John 19:4, NKJV) and at the same time sentence Him to be crucified? What can we learn from his mistake in failing to do what he knew was right?

Herod (Luke 23:6–12). What was his big mistake, and what can we learn from it?

REFLEXIÓN

Two sinners(Luc. 23:39-43). Two sinners look at the same cross and have two different reactions. How does this scene reveal the either-or aspect of salvation—that is, we are either on one side of the great controversy or on the other?

THE RESURREC TION“But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” (Luke 24:2-3)

Those women were astonished, so the angels exclaimed, “He is risen!” (Luke 24:6). How important is the resurrection in the Plan of Salvation? No resurrection, no hope

(1 Corinthians 15:14). No resurrection, no mediation

(Hebrews 7:25). No resurrection, no victory over death

(1 Corinthians 15:21).“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3)

AFTER THE RESURRECTION“Then He said to them, ‘O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?’ And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” (Luke 24:25-27) Jesus gave the disciples physical proof of

His resurrection (He broke the bread, He ate fish, He let them touch Him).Nevertheless, He didn’t want them to have a faith based on their experience. He led them to the study of the Scriptures instead.Furthermore, He told them that “it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name.” (Luke 24:46-47). He linked His resurrection with the preaching of the Gospel.

“After His resurrection Jesus appeared to His disci-ples on the way to Emmaus… He wished the truth to take firm root in their minds, not merely because it was supported by His personal testimony, but be-cause of the unquestionable evidence presented by the symbols and shadows of the typical law, and by the prophecies of the Old Testament. It was needful for the followers of Christ to have an intelligent faith, not only in their own behalf, but that they might carry the knowledge of Christ to the world. And as the very first step in imparting this knowledge, Jesus directed the disciples to ‘Moses and all the prophets.’ Such was the testimony given by the risen Saviour to the value and importance of the Old Testament Scriptures.”

E.G.W. (The Desire of Ages, cp. 19, pg. 349)

How much time do you spend with the

Bible? How does it impact how you live, the choices you make, and how you treat

others?

REFLECTION

THE GOSPEL OF LUKE

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