Section 5
be presented to death. This means that He vol untarily delivered Himself.
BETRAYED BY THE FALSE DISCIPLE
The Lord knew that Judas would betray Him (13:11, 21-27). He did not avoid it. This also proves that He voluntarily delivered Himself to be processed. Satan utilized the false disciple of the Lord to put Him to death, not knowing that by doing this he afforded the Lord the opportu nity to be processed. The Lord took this as an opportunity to be glorified (13:31-32), that is, to be multiplied through death and resurrection.
THE "I AM" WILLING TO BE ARRESTED
Another indication of the Lord's willingness to die was that the people did not discover Him but that He came to them. Judas, the false dis ciple, came with two kinds of people—the po litical and the religious. The soldiers were the political ones, and the deputies from the chief priests and Pharisees were the religious ones. The religious circle worked with the political circle to put the Lord of life to death. However, they did not find the Lord; the Lord came to them. The soldiers did not come to the Lord and capture Him while He was praying. No, Jesus