Day 22: Luke 22-24. Necessary to Suffering and Enter into His Glory
The end is near. Also the beginning. The story becomes familiar: Jesus eats with his disciples, and one of them goes to betray him. He predicts Peter's denial; he prays, and they cannot keep their eyes open. He is arrested, and he is mocked, and Peter does deny Jesus, and finally, he is brought before the religious leaders. Jesus is sent to Pilate, and then to Herod, and then to the crowds, and then crucified. We've been through this now twice before. And yet... Did you notice that when Herod and Pilate meet, they become friends? Formerly, Luke says, they were enemies, but as of today, they blame friends. Hmmmm. What do you suppose that means? When Simon helps Jesus carry his cross, Jesus has words for the women of Jerusalem, who follow him, weeping. "Weep for yourselves, he warns them. On Jesus' Last Day, he flashes forward to another Last Day that is coming: the destruction of Jerusalem. In Matthew and M...